After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World-Chapter 1393: More Babies!

Ansel wrapped an arm around his wife’s shoulder, giving her a sound smooch. "Well, you love me anyway."

Winona scoffed. "Unfortunately."

The two continued their flirty banter at the side as they held the baby with one hand, and everyone else could only roll their eyes.

Anyway, a few days after Liam was born, Caleb—Juni and Victor’s son—came out of this world.

He was also very cute, and inherited his mother’s brown locks and, according to Henry, who ran to Alterra when he received news that Juni was going to labor, his father’s features.

Caleb’s name carried the meaning of ’faithful’. They wished for him to become healthy and strong so that he could maintain and fight for whatever he believed in.

Cassandra looked at everyone settled in and smiled. Then she shifted to look at her baby daughter in her husband’s arms.

Claire, in fact, was born prematurely. It was not long after she received some news from home, but she ignored it despite feeling complicated. The next thing she knew, she was having contractions and she knew she was giving birth.

She was not due for another 2 months...

She remembered crying so much at the time, wondering if she was being punished for abandoning her family.

Fortunately, according to the doctor, the child being born 2 months in advance was better than being born a month later.

This was unheard of and incomprehensible to her, but when Claire really recovered a week later, she really believed it.

Her baby was just born, and she was already a miracle.

This was the theme of today’s gathering: Miracles and Gifts.

The celebration was held in the combined gardens of the Gaea Team, which was pretty much known as the Gaea Estate.

It was a level 2 system garden, and with the improved fertilizers, a lot of the plants had already sprouted, and some were even standing tall already.

The party was like a post-birth baby shower, and they had a "meet the baby" theme wherein the babies would be introduced one by one and the guests would bring gifts to the newborns and give their wishes.

For the wishes, there were also porcelain jars with the baby’s names on them.

"This is the wish jar," Althea said, pointing at the differently designed jars with cover. "You can write down your wishes for the babies and they will open it when they’re old enough."

By old enough, it would probably be in their tweens.

The parents and their kids had their own tables in the front, with the porcelain placed in front of the tables. Most of the guests would admire the babies before placing the messages there, congratulating the happy couples as well.

A single sentence message was not allowed, and neither were generic messages, so all the adults in attendance were forced to think of their wishes for the children.

It was a fun event and a heartwarming one, with the best wishes from the heart, sincerely hoping for the children to grow up nicely and in a wonderful environment.

"This is nice," Eagle said with a smile as he inserted the rolls of messages in each jar. He looked at his wife, who did the same.

His eyes shifted to her stomach, which was showing quite a bit of a bulge now. Sheila was still on her first trimester. "I wonder if it’s a boy or a girl.

"Not that I mind either way, of course," he added, making his wife chuckle.

Right behind them in the queue was Gwen, who had just finished congratulating Melissa and Eugene, placing her letter in their jar.

After so long, Gwen still had no news in that aspect. It was likely because Ryan was in his late level 20s already, while Gwen was not yet level 15.

Generally speaking, past level 20, it would take a few years to conceive. This could be reduced if both parties had smaller level discrepancies. The rationale was that the aether of one could be incompatible with the other.

This meant that, for higher level individuals, although it would universally be more difficult to conceive, their chances of success increased slightly if they mated within the same level range. (It was also why Garan and Althea rarely used birth control except when she was ovulating, ahem).

Veronica was also there, though she was just happy for her friend. She played with the baby, who giggled adorably, feeling her own baby fever marinating in her heart.

But, she pushed down her own longing as soon as he noticed it. How could she think of children when she didn’t even have a lover?!

In any case, the party ended in a happy note, though many people were left in their own thoughts.

...

Gwen felt so envious.

To be honest, she didn’t think she’d look forward to having a child at all. She had always been a free spirit who loved to travel, to move, and the like—something she believed domestic life would stop her from enjoying.

But now...

She entered a bit of a brooding mood, just sitting on her balcony and staring blankly at the star-filled skies above.

This was the sight her husband, who had just gone back from a long day hunting outside the territory, saw as soon as he found her.

He immediately headed to her, kneeling down beside her seat so he could look at her better. "What’s wrong?" Ryan asked, worried. Did something happen at the party?

Gwen blinked, robotically turning to look at her husband, making him flinch. "Have you taken a bath?"

"...not yet?" Ryan mumbled, confused. "I’ll go take one," he said after a moment, thinking that he probably smelled and it bothered Gwen.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he got out of the shower, he was pulled straight down the bed.

"What—" he gasped. His instincts almost flared and he almost attacked his assailant, but then he caught a whiff of her scent which stopped him from moving, and leaving him very confused.

His eyes widened when he saw his wife was wearing one of her more revealing night dresses, and he gulped when she climbed over him.

When she started doing seductive motions on top of him, Ryan’s brain turned to mush.

"I really, really, want kids," she told him with a serious face.

Ryan’s breath was stagnant and he looked at her with dazed eyes.

"...okay," he said, before turning them over.

"As my wife commands."

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