After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World novel Chapter 1591

Chapter 1591: Toolmakers’ Choices

The group ate snacks and drank tea for a while, doing small talk to soften up the atmosphere.

"Tell us about how life was after we were gone," Zaol asked. "If that’s alright."

Kalfene nodded, reporting most of what happened. He also covered a lot of things, hiding some of the things he felt were too embarrassing to reveal.

For example, how he was treated.

However, some things were pulled out of him by their questioning, especially when a certain traitor started blurting things out.

This traitor was none other than his curly-bearded cousin.

Kahonn had been investigating what happened to him when he went to Bleulle for a visit, and had always felt particularly indignant in his stead.

Now that he had a chance to tattle, he went all in. The bastard even had teary eyes.

"They were really ostracized, master Zaol—it’s really unfair!" he said, voice cracking at the memory.

"They were pushed out from their old laboratories, kept expecting him to produce more with less. If Hassen wasn’t a worse Lord, I’d have pulled him with me instead."

Except it was worse, and he really needed the breath of fresh air called ’far away from Hassen City’. His productivity wasn’t high, and his production was adjusted accordingly, but that was all he did.

He also didn’t like the feeling of danger always looming above him. Like, if he disatisfied the Lord, he could get in trouble, and the only thing keeping him alive was the magic tool he could create. But he wasn’t the only one who could make it. What if he got replaced?

Kahonn was the free spirit type and he simply disliked this feeling.

Anyway, he acted like he didn’t feel Kalfene’s glares and continued to chatter.

"How dare they treat such a good toolmaker like that? It’s because they got his juniors to work for them, to start working on similar tools.

"We felt that as soon as they could have the same productivity, and if he still wouldn’t succumb, they’d get rid of him just to continue monopolizing the product!"

The Golds looked heartbroken at this. "I’m so sorry you had to go through that..." Zaol said. "Don’t worry, nothing of the sort will happen to you here."

It was likely that Bleumrick would do that. Since Kalfene refused to comply with his demands, it was likely he’d find a way to go to another territory, which would compromise Bleulle’s Aether Letter monopoly in the area.

"Even if you switched sides, I wouldn’t have blamed you."

They truly understood. People had their own lives. Even if they helped a lot of people, they didn’t do that to be reciprocated.

Kalfene knew this, of course. He smiled, looking them straight in the eye. "Then we wouldn’t have been here, right?"

This made everyone smile lightly. Indeed, if they had switched, Alterra would not have bothered them. They would’ve continued living that limiting life.

This wasn’t anything anyone knew for certain before. Some may have thought of it, but to be able to confirm it? No one had done it before. No one could.

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