18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 216

Chapter 216

Afraid of wasting food, he didn't even peel off the purple outer layer of the squid, but washed it several times. Moreover, Samuel deliberately dawdled, not eating, just hoping his father would eat a few more bites of meat. Stella watched the squid, picking it up with her fork to examine the tentacles, "Dried squid?"

"Yes, it's a huge piece of squid, about a pound. I used a quarter of it for cooking."

A pound of dried squid? Stella was astonished. Ordinary farmed squid, when dried, was already considered large if it weighed about half a pound. Wild-caught ones, even smaller.

The flood destroyed the seafood farm, and wild squid in the sea couldn't possibly weigh so much. Even if there were any, they would have been caught long ago. After being brought ashore, they would be distributed according to their size, and the best ones would never end up in the hands of ordinary survivors.

Samuel explained, "No, the dried squid they sell is huge. Some even weigh more than two pounds."

Stella furrowed her brow, a sudden fear gripping her heart. She remembered what Jasper had said - extreme heat would cause the polar ice caps to melt, and ancient viruses were likely to invade the sea.

"Where did you get the squid?"

Samuel quickly brought out the remaining dried squid from the kitchen.

Stella was shocked. This dried squid was not only several times larger than what she had previously hoarded, but the purple outer layer was also thicker. There were several raised bumps on the squid, which were not very noticeable after being dried, but could still be identified upon close examination.

She sniffed it. It was indeed dried squid, but the smell was much worse than her hoarded ones. It had a particularly strong fishy smell.

"There's something wrong with this squid," Stella said seriously. "We need to induce vomiting, right now."

Without a stomach pump, they could only keep pouring water into Christian's mouth. Once he had drunk enough, he would naturally vomit. Then they would continue.

At first, Christian didn't want to believe it. But Samuel was so scared he started crying, almost begging him on his knees, "Dad, please listen to Stella. Mom is already gone, and if you leave too, what am I supposed to do?"

two years of natural disasters, he had grown up a lot.

to leave his son.

and tried to

serious expression, "Stella, why do you say

didn't hide anything and explained

the media from time to time. But ordinary people thought

water,

"Christian, how

was gasping for breath. His body was still in pain, but it was much

eat more. He was in so much pain

was sweating profusely. The coastal area was different from the inland and the grain-producing areas. The industry here

food to eat after the disaster was that they had asked the

with the ancient virus, what would the survivors do in the

trembling voice, "Stella, are

her head. "It's just a

it's true, won't we lose

couldn't answer and chose

After inducing vomiting, he could only

could, so she decided to leave. But Mark stopped her. "Stella, this is no small matter. So much seawater and seafood come to Griffith every day. If there's really a

investigate and find nothing, won't I be spreading rumors and causing trouble? By then, the police will arrest me, and I'm afraid those who sell goods will be the first to jump out and kill me. I'm glad that

She

her previous life, she lived a destitute and wandering life, eating tree bark and gnawing at clay. She had no chance to enjoy seafood. She

expect such a big change. Stella was deeply worried. The 40 tons of fresh goods and several

previous life, a bag of salt could be exchanged for 30 pounds of grain. The

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