18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 137

Lukas didn't catch the hint in Stella's question, "No, I had a couple of drinks with Cody last night and didn't get much sleep."

"What's up this early in the morning?"

Lukas' smile was more like a grimace, "Stella, we're thinking of quitting our jobs."

As much as they didn't want to, their lives were more important.

Stella was undeniably resourceful. Whether it was storms, floods, or extreme cold, she was always better prepared than them, and even lent a hand when needed.

And then there was Jasper, as stoic as a rock in the face of catastrophe.

The Moore family had their sources within the system, always more informed than the average Joe.

Good advice is a feast.

They had made it through before, and they would do it again. With careful rationing, the food they had would last about four years, so they decided to follow the crowd. However, quitting their jobs would take time, so they had to move fast. All hands on deck at 1803, helping Jasper haul the horizontal water towers to the rooftop.

Including those they had brought back before, there were now 14 water towers, each capable of storing 2 tons of water. Two of them were for the Moore family, which meant that the 18th floor could store 24 tons of water. Even with careful rationing, 24 tons of water would only last three to four months at most. What then?

Stella tried to reassure them, "If it gets extremely hot, and even if the city's drainage system collapses, the floodwaters would evaporate in two to three months. The city council will come up with a solution then."

"Stella's right," Cody chimed in, "before we had running water, we used to drink well water."

Angela voiced her concern, "But what if the temperature gets too high and the water can't be stored for long? What if it spoils?"

"I've got the water filters, just throw them in the water towers when the time comes."

"Stella, you're amazing."

Stella shrugged off the compliment, "I don't actually know much. It was Jasper's idea." Lukas was quick to flatter, "Jasper's the real MVP here, a true survival expert." Caught in the spotlight, Jasper shrugged, "I just happen to know a bit."

the water towers, Katie came up to

large water barrels, Cody and Lukas offered to help her shovel snow and

Katie slipping and falling. They decided

there wasn't much

or if the temperature suddenly rises and we

Besides, the seven water towers we had before are full. If we use water sparingly, we'll be fine. You all should quit your jobs as soon as possible. In the meantime, we'll keep collecting snow to make sure that all the

Why not fill

survival experience than people from 1803. It was better to

Cody suddenly yelled from the living room. Startled, Lukas rushed out with his

station's

relayed the latest news: according to current temperature trends, a rapid rise in temperature was expected in about half a month. Residents

spot-on, even more reliable than

The extreme cold was barely over, and now they were about to face a heatwave. When

a heatwave, making their decision to quit their jobs

gotten used to it. If only it could stay this way. For Cody and Lukas, it wasn't just a job. It was a testament to their strength, a symbol of their masculinity. They had fought hard to get to where they were, and just as they were about to flex their muscles, their strength seemed

they took a couple of hard swigs of whiskey, which

"We'll rise again."

let setbacks get to

a few drinks, they fell into

be about half a month before the heatwave hits, no one knows exactly when it'll happen. Maybe you should take a rubber raft with you. In

things in the water, their faces paled and they immediately

they had heeded Stella's advice and wrapped the

after 1803 had left, the

conditioners, electric fans, and the like had long since

snow for water,

Those who were out of supplies simply gave up, resigned to their fate. They were too tired to go

the water towers into Arcadia in the dark,

towers were also moved