After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World

It would take a few more days before this wish would come to fruition, but the good day did arrive soon enough.

The trio of Gill, Cassandra, and Ghesso finally arrived in the vicinity of Alterra Village after a long time of traveling!

It was the weekend when they arrived, so most people didn’t have work. This meant the streets were particularly lively, and it was what greeted their arrival—making them feel so relieved to finally be ’home’.

”We’re finally here!” Cassandra said, tapping Gill’s shoulder, asking him to put her down. His arms must be so sore by now, she mused.

The only times he rested were the few hours they set up camp, but he got her to use his arm as a headrest when they slept, so it must not have rested well even then.

He shook his head and continued to head towards the tall gate. ”No, you’re pregnant,” he said, looking as if it was non-negotiable.

Cassandra blushed, both embarrassed and guilty. ”You—”

Ghesso, who was walking behind them, stared at the sight in front. ”This is really a village?” Ghesso asked, looking at the towering walls and the overtly dense sentries.

They soon passed the threshold. Cassandra was the only one who had to pay because Gill was already a permanent resident while Ghesso was a slave.

Before heading elsewhere, Gill looked at the stout man next to him. ”Can you go to Elder Mathilda’s house and tell her Gill is here? You can ask any guard and they would guide you there.

”Tell her we’re going straight to the hospital. It’s nothing too serious and don’t worry, and that we’ll go to her when it’s done.”

”Specifically tell her we’re in the obygyn,” he said with a smile.

”Also… make an announcement in the Village Center for your relatives,” he said, handing him a few silvers. ”I’ll free you after I settle Cassandra.”

Their deal was for the Novam to help him out in Jacoba and to defend them on the way here. After that, Gill would naturally free him.

Ghesso looked at him with teary eyes, shakily taking the money. To be honest, he didn’t expect he’d really be freed after more than a decade of slavery. If it was Gill who was his master, he thought he was already lucky. He didn’t dare hope more.

”Thank you…” he said, following the instructions.

Gill and Cassandra walked along the streets, garnering attention everywhere. Many eyes were bright, but few actually greeted them. It was obvious they were in a bit of a rush, and no one wanted to be the target of Gill’s insults!

The couple arrived at the hospital a couple minutes later, with Gill taking her straight to the Ob-gyn and Pediatrics department.

They did not expect it to be so… lively.

As soon as they entered the halls, they could hear various chatters of adults and the babbling of children alike.

When they turned the corner, they realized that there were a lot of people lining up, many of whom were familiar. For instance, there was Winona and Ansel, as well as Althea, Garan, and the twins.

The babies were here for their standard check-up while Winona’s was there for hers.

The babies, at this time, were on their compact walkers that took half the space as their main ones. This lacked their toys and storage, but it was enough for its purpose. Anyway, if there were a lot of people, the kids rarely got bored.

The two kids were now going around everywhere, exploring every corner of the hall and greeting everyone in the queue, making the wait feel much shorter than it was. They walked and walked, and then bumped into an obstacle all of a sudden.

Said obstacle was Gill’s legs as he stood in the middle of the hall and they both raised their little heads, glaring at him with furrowed eyebrows.

”Mwammmammm~”

”Gooogmmmammmmwwaa…”

It sent cute attacks in the hall.

Anyway, the babies’ voices got the crowd’s attention to turn to the newcomers and Cassandra felt even more awkward being held around like this. ”P-Put me down already!”

Seeing her very serious this time and getting stressed, Gill succumbed.

”You’re finally back!” Ansel smiled and stood up, giving the seat to Cassandra.

”...thank you,” the purple-haired woman said as she sat next to another pregnant woman. They nodded politely at each other, but with shy smiles on their faces.

Cassandra and Winona weren’t particularly close yet, but they knew they’d get along well.

Cassandra lifted her head to look at the other people lining up like her.

Interestingly, there were also two goblin couples in the queue… they looked shy and mostly just talked to each other, but they had begun to respond energetically when a human asked them about their babies.

The goblins didn’t have their own spaces before, but some of them managed to save enough to rent out their own units, allowing private spaces for couples.

The units were in the no-elevator midrise units with smaller units and had the cheapest rents next to the dormitories.

As soon as they got the chance to procreate, it wasn’t difficult for them to succeed in gestating. Goblins had very good fecundity, and it was estimated that the goblins would at least be twins.

Speaking of Goblin babies… they could tell they would be unbelievably adorable. They knew because of the adult goblins who, after they started eating well, would fill up, making them look very different from the slightly-scary gaunt looks when they first arrived.

Even the aborigines were starting to find them cute.

Other than them, a lot of the newly married couples were there. For example, Lulu and her husband, Bull. They were not pregnant, but they wanted to ask what the good ways were in order to do so.

And then… at the corner, there was Juni and Victor.

The two couples looked at each other and nodded politely. It was a bit awkward considering their histories, but at the same time they were happy the others were well.

This way, they could all move forward with smiles on their faces.