18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 268

Stella couldn't quite understand. She had merely bought a house, yet it seemed to have become a thorn in everyone's side. However, things should come to an end when they start looking up. She finally eased up and said, "If it was a misunderstanding, I'll let it slide this

time. But don't expect me to be so forgiving next time."

After saying that, she slammed the accelerator to the floor, and the Hummer roared away at full speed.

Bran was left choking on her exhaust, nearly bursting with rage. Damn it, his last remaining off-road vehicle had been reduced to scrap metal!

Bloody hell!

As they left the neighborhood, Stella expressed her confusion, "What on earth is Bran up to?"

Jasper struggled to understand the mindset of the rich kid. After a while, he spoke up, "He defended you in front of his friends last time, and this time he intentionally crashed into you. He's probably trying to find a reason to get close."

Stella was equally baffled. Who knew what went on in the head of a rich boy?

"Do you think he knows something? Is that why he's trying to get close?" She was referring to the three cars or the secret of Arcadia.

Perhaps he had learned something about Eastwood Eden through Samuel, or even earlier. The Porras family, with their astounding wealth, had managed to survive the apocalypse for three years, looking even more radiant than before. They were even invited back by the Griffith city government to help with the economic development. They were clearly not simple-minded people. Moreover, upon meeting again, Stella could clearly see that Bran had changed.

Jasper's face was grave, "No matter what he's up to, we need to stay vigilant."

The newly built school hadn't started enrolling students yet. After some discussions with the higher-ups, it was temporarily lent to the Institute of Traditional Medicine for recruiting staff and handling the herbal medicine cultivation. When Stella drove in, there were already many people gathered for interviews and inquiries.

a good deal. Unfortunately, not only did the institute require basic knowledge, but they also only offered one meal a day and no salary. This was practically asking them to work for big love, and

anything without funding was difficult. They wanted to hire

on indoor temperature control for growing herbs. They too were working out of love, to preserve a civilization that

are we going to return empty-handed this time?" A student asked with frustration, "We took such good care of the herbs we brought back last time, like they were precious gems, but still, half of them died. The

Hummer was quite conspicuous, and as soon as they entered the

familiar, and then he saw Jasper and Stella getting out

interested in growing herbs, so we thought we'd come have a

herb gathering trip that she was a medical student, and Collin had a

Collin so that she'd have a reason to interact with him in the future. "Dr. Collin, actually, we're considering making a living by selling herbs. But we're not very good at growing them, so we thought

herbs for

did the seedlings you gathered last time

seventy to

of their own herbs and only half of them survived. How had Stella and Jasper managed

elaborated, "We built a greenhouse. The indoor temperature doesn't fluctuate as much, and if it's too

sense. Those who could afford to drive a

of the Institute of Traditional Medicine, they found it nearly impossible to build a greenhouse. It wasn't that the government wasn't supportive. It was just that glass was a precious resource after the earthquake. Even if they had

institute already had one greenhouse, so getting approval for a new one was out of the

build a greenhouse didn't mean others couldn't. Three years into the apocalypse,

why not encourage private cultivation? Whether for the sake of preserving civilization or the benefit of the people, it would undoubtedly be a great contribution

you will have to give us twenty percent of the herbs you grow. If you need us to provide seedlings, you'll have to give us an additional ten percent.

and after some consideration, she agreed, "That's fine. We'll figure out the seedlings

agreement and signed