18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

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?"

of natural disasters, he had grown up a

want to leave his son. "Okay,

drank water and tried to vomit

with a serious expression, "Stella, why do you

didn't hide anything and explained her suspicions about the

was shocked. Over the past decade or so, the temperature had indeed been rising, and the polar ice caps were melting faster and faster. Scientists' concerns about ancient viruses had been reported in the media from time to time. But ordinary people thought it was too far-fetched, and they would forget about it once they read it. They never thought that one day,

a bucket of water, Christian was even throwing

concern, "Christian, how are

body was still in pain, but it was much better than

wanted to save it for his son to eat more. He was in so much pain after only a few bites. If they had eaten the whole thing, his family would

different from the inland and the grain-producing areas. The industry here

the

if these were infected with the ancient virus,

asked with a trembling

head.

it's true, won't we lose

answer and chose to

After inducing vomiting, he

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 problem, who knows

"Mark, this is just my guess, and there's no evidence. If they investigate and find nothing, won't I be spreading rumors and causing trouble? By then, the police will arrest me, and

No. 1, Stella sighed deeply. She didn't expect the virus invasion

no chance to enjoy seafood. She avoided

months since they returned from the seaside, and she didn't expect such a big change. Stella was deeply worried. The 40 tons of fresh goods and several thousand pounds of dried goods and sea salt, could they still

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