18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 249

When they woke up naturally, it was already ten in the morning.

After washing up and having breakfast, Stella kept flipping through the "Complete Guide to Herbal Medicine", but she still couldn't figure out the two plants that she brought back from Mount Murray. What the hell was so mysterious about these plants?

Unwilling to give up, she continued to scour the resources on botany that she had downloaded before the disaster, almost driving herself to frustration.

Nevermind, she thought. She'd plant them first and figure them out eventually.

With only two of these plants, Stella treated them with extreme care, gently planting them in her garden.

She also had hundreds of different types of herbs that she had collected from Mount Greenwood. She organized them by their medicinal properties and noted them down in her notebook. Though there were many herbs, not all of them were suitable for treating illnesses on demand.

Stella made a list of common ailments and then made corresponding prescriptions. She checked what she had and what she was missing. To her surprise, she realized that she was missing a lot of essential ingredients. She made a note of the ingredients she was lacking, planning to go out and find them when she had the chance.

Jasper showed up at dinner time. He came down from upstairs and said, "Those people aren't interested in the crops. They're scouting Eastwood Eden."

Stella thought for a moment, "What do you suggest?"

Did they have to deal with refugees, bandits, or organized crime? She and Jasper could leave without a problem.

If it was within their ability, they could lend a hand from time to time. If it was a large-scale conflict, and the enemies were armed, they wouldn't rush into the fray.

"Did Mark ask you to join?" she asked Jasper.

"He asked for my opinion, but he didn't ask me to join."

This made Stella feel a little better. She was willing to help in a life or death situation, but she didn't want people to take their help for granted.

Dependency could become a habit. If Mark took their help for granted, Stella would refuse, and they might even move away.

Eden had suggested that Mark should involve them in the decision-making process. Mark considered it, but in the end, he said, "Given Jasper and Stella's abilities, they won't have trouble finding a place to stay. They're just passing

saved us. If it

you're scared and want someone to protect you, but they're not obligated to do so. We need to rely on ourselves. If you always depend on others, what will you do if

If anything happens,

continued to arrange work, "We'll split into four groups. If it comes

...

in Eastwood Eden,

something was off. However, they didn't say anything, and

Agricultural Institute is distributing seeds. Are you going to pick them up yourself, or should we do it on behalf of

them up on time. I'm worried they won't distribute them if

Jasper came out of his study, "There are more people

real night, but most people's biological clocks were still set to sleep at night, making it

to sleep and

she was

outside. An endless stream of people

binoculars and saw men, women, old, and young, all dressed in ragged clothes, their expressions numb

clear that they were refugees turned bandits, and there were probably over three hundred of them. With so many bandits gathered in one place, there was

clearly knew that Eastwood Eden had gasoline and sprayers. They weren't recklessly charging in,

right, they were just surrounding Eastwood Eden at a

almost angry enough to explode, "What

the people of Eastwood Eden

could surround and kill them. If there were many, they would scatter. If the community members didn't come out, they would

their makeshift weapons, and the bandits scattered immediately.

had their homes and food. The psychological pressure was naturally greater on them.

felt, but she was seething with rage at

He scanned the dancing bandits one by one with his binoculars, quickly figuring out the key to the situation. The team's duties were clear, each taking charge of a different direction, while the leader took it upon himself to challenge residents in a

me the sniper