18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 169

Cooper perked up his ears and listened for a moment but heard no sound. He shrugged and returned to his shell.

Stella glanced at Jasper, who was lounging next to her, wanting to speak but uncertain of what to say. Finally, she turned to him and asked, "Are we still planning to sell water?" If not, they would have to trade their food or alcohol for it.

"Getting fresh water isn't easy these days, and purifying seawater costs too much. Let's wait a few days and see what Austin decides," Jasper suggested.

Stella agreed, and feeling reassured, she settled down for her afternoon nap.

Jasper didn't leave. Instead, he gently wrapped his arm around her. Stella felt a bit nervous. Was he going to do something to her? If he did, should she scratch him?

Fortunately, he proved to be a gentleman and made no untoward moves. Eventually, she fell asleep.

Which man didn't like sex? But Jasper felt Stella wasn't ready for that yet. Some things couldn't be rushed.

After making up their minds, they didn't go out anymore.

Staying in the villa all day was rather dull, so Stella thought for a moment, then pulled out a pig from the Arcadia and smiled at Jasper, "This is your mission."

With a butcher's knife and boning knife, the task was straightforward.

The pig had been thrown into the Arcadia just after it died and was still warm. Stella quickly found a large basin and didn't even waste the pig's blood.

Both of them squatted in the restroom, busy with their tasks. Jasper was the main labor force. After more than two hours of hard work, he successfully slaughtered the pig and cut it into small pieces. Just as he was about to relax, Stella pulled out another pig. Seeing his stunned expression, Stella laughed, "Just teasing you. We'll deal with this one tomorrow."

With that, she put the pig back into the Arcadia.

Jasper, who had been duped, suddenly approached Stella, reaching out to hold her.

Stella dodged him, "Stay away from me. You stink."

Actually, it wasn't that bad. The pig had starved for so many days that its intestines were relatively clean. But Jasper was meticulous in his work, and he handled the large and small intestines beautifully.

slaughter pigs but they weren't idle

the Sunrise Sanctuary where even chopping bones would cause a noisy racket that could be heard

balance of fat

mixed them evenly. Then she shaped the mixture into balls, put them into a pot, added water, and simmered them until they were cooked. As soon as the meatballs floated to the surface, they

was simple, and

they had cooled, they were all stored in

three pigs. Rosie

Stella decided

senior pig-slaughtering engineer, was speechless. Rosie also switched modes, setting her sights on becoming a fishball expert. Cooper, with nothing else to do, blinked his

house. Guard the house. Guard the house," Stella repeated

alert, his fur standing on end as he growled softly and looked out

had arrived

then did Stella realize that Monkey had long since expanded their business to the villa area. They were here to deliver goods and

Monkey had sharp eyes, "Wow, you even installed solar panels.

exhaust fan to clear the kitchen of the lingering smell and carefully hid anything that should be hidden. Jasper, the master fish butcher, washed his hands and changed his clothes to get rid of the fishy smell. Austin came bearing gifts, all of

cooperation, and his

make the first move. She appeared hesitant, "We do have water, but it's getting harder

water was far from enough. But Austin knew that high-quality fresh water was

in return, Stella, who had gotten

would be exchanged for 500 pounds of dried seafood. Fresh seafood would be 1200 pounds, and coarse sea salt would

around 2 a.m., they set out on their journey, with

to avoid people, then found a place to rest. At 5 a.m., they arrived at the designated location to deliver the goods and loaded 500 pounds of dried goods onto their truck to take back to

arousing suspicion, Jasper occasionally drove out to make it appear as if he

day,

a month, they had accumulated over 2200 pounds of fishballs and meatballs, various steamed, braised,

with stir-fried squid with celery, various

they might not have such an opportunity to cook

craved barbecue, "Mr. Jasper, you've been working hard these past few days. How about we have a barbecue tonight

her ruse

Rosie objected. They were both food