18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 185

Stella finally figured it out that Eastwood Eden only accepted capable individuals who could band together to survive in the face of natural disasters.

Mark paused, then laughed, "Miss Stella, you're sharp. Indeed we do have a well in our community, dug by the capable hands of our residents under the guidance of a member who knows how to dig wells. Each household gets around half a barrel of water a day. Do you still think 10 pounds of grain is expensive?"

After their conversation, Mark had a good sense of them and was hoping they would join.

The Eastwood Eden residents were diverse, but they needed a doctor and its defensive capacity was weak. It was in dire need of people like Jasper and Stella.

"Can we think about it and give you an answer in a couple of days?"

They were always on alert. This post-apocalyptic paradise seemed more like a poison apple. They didn't rush into the community to look for houses, deciding that they would first get a good understanding of Eastwood Eden. They didn't want to end up trapped. Instead of going home, they found an unfinished building with a broad view to patiently observe from.

According to Mark, Eastwood Eden had handed over two buildings in phase one, and three in phase two were only externally decorated with rough interiors. Later, he led the homeowners in the community to decorate the third building for rent.

Jasper observed through binoculars and found that indeed only three buildings showed signs of life, and the other two were empty.

From the clothes hanging on balconies and the plants, it seemed that each floor of every building had residents, except for the top ones.

It seemed that each floor housed one family, with the fire doors of the staircases closed. This meant an extra layer of security. This arrangement seemed reasonable.

Eastwood Eden was largely planned, with many empty spaces waiting for development. However, disaster struck unexpectedly. Now, these spaces had become scattered sunshades, with drought-resistant sweet potatoes planted in the fields.

The community was not far from a river, so groundwater should be more abundant than other places. It made sense that they dug a well; otherwise, where would all these sweet potatoes come from?

in Eastwood Eden was much

the conditions were, the more likely it became a thorn in someone else's

that besides the guard at the gate, there was also a lookout in the rooftop garden of the second building, used for monitoring the surroundings. In addition, there was a patrol team that circled the community every half an hour. Clearly, they were

defend. If

water was now the most precious resource. If outsiders discovered that Eastwood Eden had water, it

as long as the community was united. But what about encountering organized

would be constantly on edge. There was also the risk of earthquakes and building collapses. Eastwood Eden didn't collapse in the past, and although it didn't guarantee it wouldn't in the future,

observe for a few more days. If we're sure it's okay, we

had no

all angles. They found the community to be quite orderly, with loudspeakers

unfinished building eating frozen

hoes and sticks,

that soon escalated into physical conflict. The alarm in Eastwood Eden went off,

watermelon to Cooper and watched

strong, but this was obviously not their first confrontation. They were defending their home turf and used tactics like throwing sand in the eyes and pepper spray, quickly repelling the intruders. Still, it seemed some people

the evening, when they returned to their apartment building, they found a van parked at the entrance. The

the man at the front threw his cigarette on

window, his eyes cold,

man raised an eyebrow, "You guys didn't forget that you killed someone

I killed them." Jasper ignored his threat, "Is there a

stormed over to teach Jasper a lesson, "You motherfucker killed so

eyes darkened, "Try