18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 218

Stella had given him barley seeds, fresh and well-preserved. Barley was pretty easy to grow, requiring far less water than rice. Monkey was thrilled, knowing the seeds could be sold for a good price.

Storing the seeds in Arcadia, Stella rode back home on her bike.

When she got back, she relayed all the information she had gathered from Monkey to Jasper, "It seems not just the middlemen know about the mutation of seafood, but many wealthy folks are in the know as well. They just keep quiet to protect their own interests and safety."

Jasper nodded in agreement, "In these times of disaster, everyone is just trying to survive. They aren't going to worry about others."

Leaning on his shoulder, Stella asked, "We've stocked up on so much seafood, should we still eat it?"

With his arm around her, Jasper replied, "Haven't we been eating it for months now?"

That was true, but they decided to be more cautious in the future, avoiding anything that looked abnormal.

Despite the extreme heat, the sweet potatoes on the large terrace had managed to survive under the shade and regular watering.

Rosie had been taking care of them enthusiastically. Though she was still recovering from her concussion, she was always finding things to keep herself busy.

The terrace's sweet potatoes were just a cover, though. If they had to rely on them, they would have starved.

Stella expended a considerable amount of mental energy, and the six acres of cornfields in Arcadia were finally planted.

While they were having lunch, the radio announced the latest city government news, advising people to stop consuming mutated seafood.

Due to the extreme heat catastrophe, the melting of polar ice caps, and the contamination of the oceans by ancient viruses, sea creatures underwent mutations. Mutated marine products grew rapidly, expanding in size several times or becoming deformed. Not only seafood, but seaweed was affected as well. The safety of sea salt was still being researched, and it was also not recommended for consumption.

neuralgia, organ infection, etc., mainly spreading

message over the loudspeaker, reminding everyone to be safe and avoid

cutting off the survival route of

crab when Mark's announcement about the dangers of seafood made him drop the crab

Stella reassured him, "Ours is safe. Don't eat what others give you. It

for a bit, Cooper couldn't resist the temptation of the

grudges aside, helping villagers find locations to dig wells. After half a month of hard work, they finally found a water source

"It was just a misunderstanding. We're all just trying to survive. We should all

the villagers their ancestral craft. If one well wasn't enough, they

left, a villager suggested, "Mayor, we're running out of water and our crops are dying. Now that we know how to dig wells,

is so smart, why doesn't he use this skill to make

If it were me, I

one. Your head's full of

are you

I insult? Wake up, or you won't even know how you

earn them a lot of supplies, but who had an easy life

disaster only affected the poor, while the rich continued to live in luxury. Being alive was the most important thing right now. They could be killed after digging the well, and wouldn't even get their promised supplies. Even if they managed to get the supplies, could they protect

teach them just to spread

about our water source. Whoever leaks it, get out of the

but they didn't. If someone came to steal, they'd be the

frequently drove

around. If they hid in Arcadia during the earthquake,

be lost in

was good for Rosie, but it increased the risk for him and Stella.

of searching, Jasper finally found a