18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 151

Stella called out to Angela, "We've got some drought-resistant sweet potatoes sprouting, are you still interested in planting?"

Sweet potatoes took four to five months to grow, and the water level would go down in just one or two months. Planting them seemed pointless.

Nothing could deter Angela from leaving, "Stella, you go ahead and plant them."

Once everyone had left, Stella suggested, "How about planting them in Arcadia?"

Planting outside required constant care, with worries about sun exposure and daily watering. It was simply too much trouble.

Jasper pondered, "Why not plant half in each place?"

The soil in Arcadia was rich. If the sweet potatoes grown there turned out differently from those grown outside, it could cause unnecessary trouble during trades. Planting half in each place also allowed for a comparison. Stella had no objections. So the two divided the task. Jasper took care of the ones outside, while Stella handled those planted in Arcadia.

After dinner, Jasper sent Rosie and Cooper next door, and he began discussing with Stella, "The water level has dropped to the fourth floor. Soon, survivors will start going out to search for supplies. Should we make a trip tomorrow?" People from 1803 didn't have any diving suits, so there was no point in involving them. Plus, they had already decided to leave and wouldn't be interested in searching for non-essential supplies.

Stella agreed, taking out a paper map and an offline map on her phone.

The flood had softened the foundations of the houses, the extreme cold had made the building materials brittle, and the intense heat had caused the houses to swell.

After the ice melted, houses with shallow or old and dilapidated foundations had collapsed, not to mention that an earthquake could leave the entire city in ruins. The most important element in rebuilding was steel. Griffith did not produce steel, but it was home to Steel World- a one-stop service for processing, procurement, and trade. It was the largest professional steel market in the country, serving the entire coastal city. After some discussing, the two went to bed early, not forgetting to inform room 1803 that they would be going out for a stroll.

Rosie was left in Cooper's care, and the two would stay at home all day. Not only Rosie, but even Cooper had learned to operate the walkie-talkie. If anything happened, they only needed to call out into the walkie-talkie. The days were long in the intense heat, and it was already light before five in the morning. In order to avoid attracting attention, the two got up at three in the morning and quietly left.

Steel World was located on the outskirts of the city, about forty kilometers away.

Dressed in their thermal suits and protective gear, they rowed their inflatable boat out of the residential area, and started the motor towards the outskirts.

unknown dangers lurking beneath

commercial houses nearby. As the water level dropped, the sign of "Steel World" was faintly visible on the water surface. In the dim morning light, it looked

frame was covered with scaffolding, a

large

it a bit heavy. Fortunately, they had been physically trained regularly, otherwise, it would have been too

underwater, Stella stored the inflatable

headlamp on her forehead,

acres. The types of steel were diverse, including wear-resistant, drop-resistant, climate-resistant, bendable, H-section steel, channel steel, angle steel, I-beam, composite steel, and hundreds of other varieties. The shops were all large, starting from several hundred square meters, with the larger ones even reaching a

They couldn't possibly take all of it, and they could only stock up on the types of steel needed for building construction, such

carefully swam upwards, grabbing the steel

between 1-2 tons. Stella was worried that she might

safety but also keeping an eye out

sweep several shops for round steel bars, stacking them

For safety reasons, she had to rest in Arcadia. Jasper handed her a power bar and some chocolate to quickly replenish her energy, and helped her relax her hands and

at all. The living room was empty, so he moved a

sure knew how to pick, he moved a 2-meter king-sized bed. From the tag, it was a luxurious bed worth six figures. His taste in choosing a

considerately said to Stella, "Go and have some

a break and went to help with the work in the field instead. Tthe

rested, they dived back into the water to continue their scavenging. Now they

and the sunlight was dazzling on the water surface, constantly shining into

up on supplies, but they also needed to

ate braised fish, boiled

materials were stacked up. The exact quantity was unknown, but it was roughly estimated

floor area, each floor required about 12 tons of steel bars.

"That should be