18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 242

Before going to bed, Stella pulled out her blanket, "Rosie, if you feel cold at night, you can use this."

The radio had timely notifications, but there was no sound from Mark's loudspeaker. It might be because the radio was out of battery. Jasper relayed the message, "The Weather Bureau has issued a warning: the Polar Day is here, and there will be a significant temperature difference between day and night."

So, the loudspeaker echoed once more, reminding everyone to dress warmly and prevent the cold. It was not a matter to be taken lightly. Once you fell sick and couldn't recover, death was the next stop. Waking up the next morning, Stella found a blanket on her. She glanced at the thermometer on the wall, 20 degrees Celsius.

The spot next to her was empty. Jasper was nowhere to be seen.

Pulling the curtain aside, she saw him exercising on the terrace with the dog, even Rosie was there. Uh, seemed like she had been slacking off.

20 degrees in the morning, 37 at noon, and 18 at night, the temperature was like a rollercoaster.

The darkness was postponed again, till 9 pm.

Day by day, eating was the only routine. They had become tired of watching TV. They could only study for two hours a day, and reading had become daunting. Living such a life was not as easy as it seemed. Sensing her boredom, Jasper suggested, "How about we cook something?"

Now that they were living far away from everyone else, they could cook without the smell spreading around. In the future, when they moved to Newtown, the villas wouldn't have such a wide gap between the buildings. Stella liked this idea, "How about some cookies and bread?"

They were not in a hurry this time; they only cooked when they felt like it. They strived for perfection, every dish looking like a piece of art.

A month later, they had stored a lot of food.

Now, it only got dark at 1 am and the sun rose at 5 am. The daytime temperature was 30 degrees Celsius while the night was only 10 degrees.

Thanks to the Polar Day, the survivors had to change their clothes every two hours. If you had to go out, you didn't need to bring anything else other than clothes for all four seasons. A minor negligence could lead to a cold.

The erratic weather was troubling for Cooper as he didn't know whether to grow his fur or shed it.

Stella put on a thermal coat for him.

routine. If the sun was too bright, they would draw the

the shortened night relatively reduced crime rate. However, it had nothing to do with Stella, who was leading a laid-back lifestyle.

had developed a love for planting,

below, called out to him

terrace, she saw the carpenter

in the evening while fetching water, "Patrick, do you know how to

had been an apprentice in a boat factory

older generation of locals all had wooden boats which they used to

was curious, "You want

boat hardened during the extreme cold. With this erratic weather, in case there's a flood,

making a boat, and

tools he had, the wooden boat could be at most 1.8 meters wide and 3 meters long, and

yachts and cruise ships, who would

she found out he also made bath barrels and

time, and considering the cost of teak oil, Patrick asked for 80 kg of sweet potatoes as compensation. Stella pretended to hesitate before agreeing

and unloaded the required wood at the entrance of building no.3, "My friend also wants a

many high-tech products couldn't be used,

of sweet potatoes made Patrick ecstatic;

made in two batches. The first batch was delivered

the wooden boat was sturdy and also polished smooth. Even the oars were

and it indeed didn't leak. So, she went to Patrick again, "My friend has sold the wooden boats and wants to place another order for six with you. Ensure the quality, and there might be more business

their biological clock, the people of Eastwood Eden had adapted. The patrol team worked in shifts; their main task was to look

Stella had propagated them several times, planted over several square meters. In

had already started

every now and then, recording its growth.

was becoming more and more

certain, "It's

he said so, it must be so. After all, he was always steady

one herb, what about the