18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 226

After dinner, all the windows were drawn and the three humans and a dog sat harmoniously on the sofa, quietly watching a movie.

Suddenly, the intercom crackled to life. Jasper paused the movie and signaled for quiet.

It was Mark, "Jasper, do you and Stella have a moment?"

"Sure, what's up?"

"I've got something on my mind, could you come down if it's not too much trouble?"

Mark sounded hesitant and confused. Mark was always the problem solver, only asking for help when he really couldn't figure something out. It seemed like this was one of those times. Jasper looked at Stella and they exchanged a glance before replying, "Alright."

They got dressed and headed downstairs. As they stepped outside, Mark was waiting nearby, looking rather grim.

"What's up, Mark?" Stella asked.

Mark looked uneasy, "This afternoon, the city council sent someone over. They want us to free up some buildings to accommodate the homeless refugees."

Stella had had a bad feeling when she saw the devastation in Griffith and the homeless refugees everywhere.

Thanks to the early warning, countless survivors had lived. This was undoubtedly a good thing, but it brought about new problems, such as how to provide for their basic needs?

These were all issues that the government would have to figure out.

The rebuilding process hadn't even started yet; they couldn't just leave them out in the open. That would be even more dangerous.

earthquake, and wasn't densely

agree, Mark?"

towards the refugees, but he was also rational. If they were let in, the residents couldn't just sit back

before resentment brewed. They had just harvested sweet potatoes, and everyone could get a share of water every day, while the refugees had nothing. Mark knew that once the refugees were

aware of the dangers of human nature. Once the refugees moved in, who would be in charge?

agree, the government

government would start a forcible process. He had to tactically say he would convene the community members to discuss, trying to

Mark couldn't think of a plan, how could they? So, he wanted to hear Jasper and Stella's opinions. With his over twenty years of experience, he knew

them. Neither Jasper nor Stella

would also choose to do the same. They couldn't fight the government; there would be no good

try to negotiate with them, while cooperating, to ensure the safety

a glance, and Jasper cleared his throat, "Mark, we don't have the

a bitter smile, as

their understanding and cooperation." As an experienced person, Jasper gave him some advice,

externally

needed a place to stay, they could give buildings 6-8 to the refugees, and build a wall in the middle as a safety buffer. If the starving refugees tried

should be planning to accommodate a lot of refugees, all of whom would need food and shelter. They

trouble, the military could step in and suppress it. Now it was

will inevitably choose a safer place to rebuild in the future. Once Newtown is established, Eastwood Eden will become a lone city, which will be even more dangerous." The members of Eastwood Eden were making a great sacrifice. Mark could take this opportunity to negotiate with the government to secure more points

would still be too

building 5 to building 1 is only a hundred or

patrol and guard would also be a big problem. But in the face of natural disasters and the end of the world, there was really no

sighed deeply, "I'll go back and think about it some more. Hopefully I can negotiate a