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.

the evening, they didn't slaughter pigs but

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

good balance

put them into a pot, added water, and simmered them until they were cooked.

and

stored in the

Stella worked together to slaughter three pigs. Rosie worked alone, making meatballs until her back ached,

decided

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

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

his fur standing on end as he growled softly and looked out of the villa. Stella became alert as well. After a

had arrived

did Stella realize that Monkey had long since expanded their business to the villa

you?" Monkey had sharp eyes, "Wow, you

the master fish butcher, washed his hands and changed his clothes to get rid of the fishy smell. Austin came

here to discuss cooperation, and his target was clear:

appeared hesitant, "We do have water, but it's getting harder to obtain now with all the strict checks. At

people in the area, and one truckload of water was far from enough. But Austin knew that high-quality fresh water was hard to come

Stella, who had gotten a taste, insisted on top-quality gemstones first, followed by

exchanged for 500 pounds of dried seafood. Fresh seafood would be 1200 pounds, and coarse sea salt would be 2000 pounds. Stella could choose freely, but she had to

into the villa area. At around 2 a.m.,

place to rest. At 5 a.m., they arrived at the designated

out to

the day,

fishballs and meatballs, various steamed, braised, garlic, and spicy pork

with stir-fried squid with celery, various shrimp and crab, and kelp salad, among

to stock as much as possible, as they might not have such an opportunity

hard these past few days.

ruse but

nor Rosie objected.