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.

learned before, only to find that she not only scored

she spoke, she flipped through the textbook, "Jasper

it seemed he could teach. The exchange of Rosie and Cooper was really... Was he lazy, or was he

leaned in to whisper in Stella's ear, "Stella, I like it when you teach me. You make

moral education. These would have been fine before the end of the world, but now that law and order were gone, teaching these to Rosie could

again, continuing

hotter, and the residents were constantly throwing their garbage into the water. The residents on the lower floors were soon to taste the bitter fruit. The smell was absolutely horrendous.

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

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 doing

barrels of water they had hoarded, "So you have water, and you think you

the conflict escalated, with both sides

other refused to let go. In their rage, they

it, kicking down doors and shouting threats, "You flush

to reality by the impenetrable doors leading to the 17th floor. The raging man sat down on the stairs and started crying like a broken and helpless child. But nobody

had already hit 43 degrees Celsius, with the indoor temperature on the top floor reaching 39 degrees.

To keep the cold at bay, the dog had grown a thick fur coat. Now, transitioning from extreme cold to extreme heat, the only way he could cool down was through his tongue,

the bathroom to shave his fur. Not only did the dog

thermo-regulating clothes and promptly put them on the dog. At first, the dog was resistant, but...

was blinding. The oppressive heatwave hit them face-on, twisting the

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 into ice

a burning sensation on his face and arms. Looking down, he saw that his arm was turning red. Cody took out a thermometer to measure the temperature. My goodness, the ground temperature

Even if they stayed