18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 140

Stella wouldn't hesitate to give what they could. "I've got a secondhand fan, it's all yours. Got a portable fridge too, turned out to be broken when I got home. If you guys can fix it, it's yours. If not, I can give you the one I'm using." Lukas was confident about this, "I'll give it a shot."

As for the power supply, she suggested they divide it per person, with little Rosie exempted. She advised against pedaling the bicycle for long periods, especially in the excessive heat.

"Stella, can we grow vegetables?" Angela had been yearning for it for a year.

Upon hearing this, even Cody and Lukas were craving it now.

Stella had no objections, "With this heat, I'm not sure if hydroponics will work, but I'll give it a try."

Once they had decided on what they wanted, Stella took their belongings as payment. Clear accounts made for good friends; it was best to avoid future conflicts. She gave them a slight discount based on the market price outside. Angela and the others had no objections. They once again marveled at how wise it was to follow Stella's lead. They had saved so much trouble.

Just as they were about to leave, Jasper stopped them, handing them a walkie-talkie, "This will make it easier to keep in touch."

Lukas instantly understood, grinning as he said, "Thanks, Jasper. See you guys later."

At nightfall, the temperature dropped significantly. With the fan blowing, they slept soundly.

At around seven in the morning, the glaring sunlight seeped in through the curtain gaps. After a day and a night, the water had returned to room temperature, with the heat steadily rising.

Jasper came over and helped Stella secure the corners of her balcony with stainless steel mesh to prevent pests from crawling in.

As the weather warmed up, Rosie picked up her abandoned lessons again.

that she not only scored full marks but also completed them

spoke, she flipped through the

exchange of Rosie and Cooper was really... Was he lazy, or was he

"Stella, I like

fine before the end of the world, but now that law and order were gone, teaching these to Rosie could undermine her existing worldview. Which one was

prepared her lessons again, continuing to

residents on the lower floors were soon to taste the bitter fruit. The smell was absolutely horrendous. Out of desperation,

course, there were those without any decency, who flushed their waste down

landing heavy blows, "Damn you, do you think you are as awesome as those on the 18th floor and we're too scared to hit you? How many times have we caught you

several large barrels of water they had hoarded, "So you have water, and you think you can disregard the

the conflict escalated, with both sides fighting

the other refused to let go. In their

kicking down doors and shouting threats, "You flush their waste down again, and

the impenetrable doors leading to the 17th floor. The raging man sat down on the stairs and started

was rising too fast, and before the sun could reach its peak, the temperature had already hit 43 degrees Celsius, with the indoor

lying on the floor with his tongue out. To keep the cold at bay, the dog had grown a thick fur

shave his fur. Not only did the dog himself

on the dog. At first, the dog was resistant, but... Oh, it was actually cool. Cooper

hot it was blinding. The oppressive heatwave hit them face-on,

howling outside. He had gone up to the rooftop to fetch water, and his plastic slippers had melted. They were stuck to the concrete floor, and if he hadn't run fast enough, his slippers would have surely melted

his arm was turning red. Cody took out a thermometer to measure the temperature. My

the downside of living on the top floor. Even if they stayed indoors and just breathed, they