18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

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?"

her face, "No, it's just

ran around Eastwood Eden twenty-odd times before coming back, even climbing a

meal, "Stella, it doesn't seem as

Stella was in her temperature-controlled clothes enjoying the

Cooper's reaction was more

balcony. It was 58 degrees. It had indeed dropped, even if only

a heavy rain, it was normal for the

after being cooped up inside all day, Stella came down with a

the deluge. Water was now bubbling up from the ground, available

gathered a collection of pots and pans that had

they could

who had been enduring temperatures around 60 degrees for a long time were much more comfortable. Human life truly was

teams to go out and collect resources from nearby collapsed buildings

high temperature persisted, but the water level wasn't dropping as noticeably as before. Government officials started to organize manpower to dig wells again. The large-scale water retrieval project

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

was near Swan Hill, about forty kilometers from the old city area. It was a semi-developed remote

"Is Hope Bay the new

the reconstruction plans, but she was brutally

the old city area. However, it's close to Swan Hill's new town, so

was

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

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 slot. However, the needed

was hiring again, with priority

Their frantic indoor and outdoor farming efforts had accumulated a lot of food, especially dried

remedied potential security risks. If they weren't given

a plea. With the global environment in continuous chaos and

floods, extreme cold, extreme heat, earthquakes, and potentially acid rain or alkalinization in the future, all required humans to store as