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

While eating, the trio continued to discuss their future in Alterra. Their favorite topic was, of course, their future home.

They were surprised at the level of detail they could discuss—primarily because the architects considered pretty much everything.

Designing the house wasn’t much of a culture in Xeno at all.

After all, there were modules people could just buy and build within a few hours. Who needed to make their house so luxurious when they had survival to worry about, anyway?

Only in Alterra did they realize that it was such a complex practice with an array of things to consider.

First, the sizes of the rooms were based on their size. They were measured everywhere, even how much space they occupied when lying down or while sitting was noted. The designers even measured their tails, and how far they extended or spread.

Even the furniture had a lot of considerations! Briana even sketched what they could look like and they were very impressed by her drawing skills.

The furniture they were making was all broad and comfortable. They would be plush and the cushions would be quite flexible so that their tails wouldn’t be squeezed when they sat.

They even considered their fur problems! For example, the cushions were designed so their furs wouldn’t stick and were easy to clean. Mostly, it would be made of leather of very strong monsters (from the upgrade beast mob) and they just placed comfortable stuffing inside.

Their furniture would also be coated and waxed to make them relatively scratch-proof—which was bound to happen considering their claws.

The architects asked a lot of questions about their routines and habits as well. It was really a lot like interviews, and some questions they didn’t get the relevance of, but they answered anyway.

They were asked what were the first things to do when they woke up. They were asked what they did at home most of the time, and they were asked what they wanted to do more of.

Brian also sketched a lot, and he drew the general arrangement of their future home right in front of them.

He seemed to specialize in the major spaces or the overall layout of the house. He created rectangles that were connected together, and they watched in awe as more and more details were added.

They were also quite amazed by how straight his lines were without having to use rulers. Very talented.

The arrangement was a bit like the usual except for the sizes, but he also explained how their routines affected the arrangement of the spaces.

It was quite fascinating and surprisingly complex.

They also added places for training and grooming, which all looked very comfortable to use. The training area would naturally be located in the garden, but it was right next to the bathroom area.

The grooming area seemed to be a very comfortable place facing the gardens, as if they could clean themselves up while looking at the flowers they had yet to plant.

As for the overall size, it was big enough to fit a dozen more big half-orcs like Baku. However, there were also a few basic furniture like chairs that could be used by humans should they decide to stop by their home.

Looking at all these, it was no wonder the cost was so large. Fortunately, they had all saved a good amount of money and had a pretty nice amount as permanent residents.

They also made arrangements with the guard team about assigning the three of them to the area where their house would be built. They would still make rounds in that area, but they also didn’t want to burden others by guarding the workers while they were working on their houses.

Miss Althea did approach them to say they were thinking of placing lower-level walls—probably level 3 walls—around the area, but they’d still need a bit of planning to determine how big it would be.

Regardless of how big the walls would be, they appreciated it. They knew the Elders weren’t planning on expanding at all so soon, so it could be said they adjusted for them.

”Sigh~ I’m really looking forward to our new home!” Maomao said as she nibbled on her carrots out of habit. She consumed it quite quickly and she absentmindedly grabbed onto the pile in front of her and ate another one.

In fact, this was a new plant and it wasn’t her favorite food at all—she preferred cotton candy best—though she did like its crunch and mild sweetness.

It was just that the humans really liked giving some to her as a snack for some reason and it had become a habit of hers to be munching on it every so often.

”I quite like my room,” he said. His room—according to the colored sketches presented to them a few days ago— was very cozy.

His bed was large and soft, to be placed in the corner. They planned to place a lot of pillows around, which he found to be the best arrangement.

Interestingly, Maomao’s was similar, except she wanted a bit more light and a lot more pillows.

Baku’s bedroom was on the ground floor. The ground floor had the highest ceiling level in the three-story house they had planned. The rooms were for those with big statures like Baku.

Baku nodded. ”I liked that scratch post they added,” he said. Brianna and the others proposed a huge post with a special texture to it in his room.

They had just sent him a smaller sample and Baku rubbed his back on there for longer than proper. If it was stronger and more permanent, they reckoned Baku would’ve stayed even longer.

Other than their rooms, there were provisions for the others too.

Other than questions about the three of them, the architects also asked a lot of questions about what other types of half-orcs there were and they told all they had encountered.

Brianna and Brian seemed very interested and had a lot of fun with that—and this could be seen with the extra functions and rooms they had.

For example, when they heard about ’bird-type’ half-orcs, a good portion of the third floor was reserved for them. They had access from within the house, but they had larger openings heading outside—designed so the birds could get in and out of their rooms with ease.

”They even added a perch of sorts…” Gochi said, recalling the thoughtful design.

Then they found out there were also diggers, who preferred to be underground. In their case, a cellar room was created. While a portion of it was for their storage, the rest were divided into a few rooms for such half-orc.

Their bed was placed in a sunken portion of the room and had an earth tone. It was also very cozy, and even more so to those who thrived underground.

These were just some of the many details that made this house, unlike any abode they had seen before.

How the humans knew exactly what they wanted—and what they needed—was a mystery. But they didn’t question it.

All they knew was that this house was built for them in every sense of the word:

A true ’home’!

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