Chapter 232

Facing his younger sister's confusion, Jasper explained, "The sun is hidden behind the clouds."

In this post-apocalyptic world, lightning was an uncanny phenomenon. For safety's sake, Stella decided not to use the solar lamp and instead lit up an old kerosene lantern she'd kept from Arcadia. The light was dim and yellow, but it was a beacon in the darkness.

Rosie was curious, "Stella, what's this?"

This was an antique from a bygone era. Stella started to tell her about the hardship of the old days.

Rosie nestled in Stella's arms, while Cooper, frightened by the thunderstorm, sought refuge in the arms of his trainer, whimpering.

Rosie had claimed his owner!

The thunderstorm lasted half an hour, eventually subsiding along with the heavy dark clouds. Bright light returned quickly, but the heavy rain continued relentlessly. The temperature of the rainwater began to drop. It was no longer scalding hot, but rather carried a refreshing chill.

Rainwater collecting continued. The siblings were responsible for gathering water, while the dog joyfully ran in the rain, making Stella almost want to abandon him.

In the refugee camp, not many people had belongings left. Driven by thirst, they rushed into the rain, drinking water from the sky and washing their bodies, "It's raining. Finally it's raining."

There were those who laughed, those who cried, and those who spun in the rain, seeming almost mad.

Rosie crouched in front of the plant pots, her face full of worry, "Stella, will the sweet potatoes survive?" "They should. We'll know by tomorrow."

The initial rain was indeed scorching hot, but they were shielded by a tent. The plants likely wouldn't be scorched to death.

What was disturbing was that once the rain stopped, the heat from the ground started to rise again, turning the environment into a sauna. The sticky humidity was incredibly uncomfortable.

Back in their room, they turned on the air conditioning. Just as they were about to rest after turning off the lights, Jasper moved closer, "Did you get burned?"

"No, it's just

and Cooper took himself for a walk. He ran around Eastwood Eden twenty-odd times before coming back, even climbing a tree to help catch a runaway mouse, nearly getting bitten in the process.

meal, "Stella, it

temperature-controlled clothes enjoying the air conditioning and hadn't

hadn't noticed either, but Cooper's reaction was more obvious. His tongue wasn't

the balcony. It was 58 degrees. It had indeed dropped, even

a heavy rain, it was normal for the temperature to drop a

being cooped up inside all day, Stella

deluge. Water was now bubbling up from the ground, available in unlimited supply. So, Stella made several

to store water, Mark gathered a collection of pots and pans that had

been crushed, but they could still be used after being beaten back into

degrees each day. When it dropped to 55 degrees, the survivors who had been enduring temperatures around 60 degrees for a long

formed teams to go out and collect resources from nearby collapsed buildings or villages, bringing back clothing or

temperature persisted, but the water level wasn't dropping as noticeably as before. Government officials started

earthquake relief efforts ended, city planners began to plan anew and announced to all citizens - the city would be rebuilt. After surveying and exploring, it was determined that Hope Bay was the

Swan Hill, about forty kilometers from the old city area. It

curious, "Is Hope Bay the new

previous life, she'd heard about the reconstruction plans, but she was brutally murdered

size of the old city area. However, it's close

was actually

survived, and many of them had gone to the base. But even so, not everyone was eligible to settle

the first step. The government encouraged survivors to collect building materials in exchange for points. These points could be exchanged for food, and if they accumulated enough, they could exchange them for a housing

the Agricultural Science Institute was hiring again, with priority given

Agricultural Science Institute. Their frantic indoor and outdoor farming efforts had accumulated a lot of food, especially dried vegetables. The food balls that

not only solved the employment issue but also remedied potential security risks. If they weren't given something to

Agricultural Science Institute also made a plea. With the global environment in continuous chaos and a long recovery period expected, humans needed to

acid rain or alkalinization in the future, all required humans to store as much food as possible under limited conditions to withstand unpredictable natural disasters. In simple terms, they needed to

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