Chapter 38
Casting a quick nce at the man, Ste turned to find Lukas and his team, suggesting they try on
mink coats. “The store only has ten of them in stock, and the sizes might not necessarily fit, but I
honestly can''t find anything else to spend money on.”
Cody, trying on a coat, joked, “Feels like I''m being kept by a rich woman, doesn''t it?”
Ste rolled her eyes. “Sorry, you''re not my type.”
Their banter was interrupted by the man approaching again, “Lady, if you really want it, we can
negotiate.”
The four of them were standing together, and he still dared to approach them again, so he was
probably not a bad guy.
Ste exined the situation. Lukas and Cody were thrilled, even taking a bite to taste. “Feels just
like what you''d buy in a store.”
“You can rest assured. The quality is top-notch.” The man seemed excited by having gained a big
order. “I only brought 5 pounds with me, but I can arrange for more if you want.”
The four of them stepped aside to discuss. Jasper had his reservations. “We can buy their food, but
we should be careful in case we are scammed.”
The safest way would be to conduct the trade in multiple batches.
After the agreement, Ste returned to negotiate with the man, “We''ll take 250 pounds, but we want
to get them separately. Fifty pounds a day, right here at the department store entrance.”
The man hesitated, “I can''t make that decision, but I can ask right away. Please wait.” After saying
that, he hurriedly left the store.
Ste set aside 500,000 dors. She got everything she needed without spending it all, so she had
to grab an extra mink coat to reach the amount. She brought plenty of vacuum bags. After paying,
she packed all the clothes and nkets. Many people were starving, but here were the rich,
spending 500,000 dors in a blink of an eye. The sight almost made the cashier''s eyes fall out of
her head, as if she had met a spendthrift.
Just as they left the department store, the man, known as Monkey who had been waiting outside
hurriedly approached. “Our boss agreed. We can trade.” As he said this, he nced at a masked
man not far away, who was holding a hefty sack.
After an exchange of nces, they moved to a ce out of everyone''s sight. Jasper went over to
check, confirming the quality before nodding at Ste. She handed over a prepared ck trash bag
to Monkey, which contained 100,000 dors.
Monkey stuffed it into his backpack before checking quickly. The department store was guarded by
the military, so no one would rob here.
With the tradepleted and the time for the next transaction agreed upon, the four of them left in
a speedboat loaded with goods. The boat was filled with supplies. Lukas and Cody were on guard,
while Jasper took the less crowded route. The detour was longer, but the view was clearer and any
approaching people could be spotted immediately.
Lukas, who had been holding a pair of binocrs, suddenly spoke up, “What is that?”
Cody looked in the direction Lukas was pointing, and saw something floating in the distance. “A
corpse, perhaps?”
Ste took the binocrs, staring for a while. “Seems like... a pig.”
A pig? Everyone was surprised and took a closer look. “It''s a pig, and it''s alive!”
They hadn''t had pork for a long time. Dog meat was off the books, but pork should be fine, right?
The speedboat slowed down, turning towards the pig in the river. It was indeed a live pig, and
judging by the size of its head, it was not small.
Pigs can swim, but they can''t fight against the vast flood. They can only drift with the current. When
it saw peopleing over, it didn''t appear scared. It even made “oink oink” sounds, as if asking for
help.
They paddled the speedboat over, and used the oar to block the swimming pig. Cody leaned over to
grab the pig''s front leg. The pig struggled and squealed, but not too violently. It probably had been
in the water for too long.
With much effort, they managed to pull the pig onto the boat. It was arge pig, but had lost a lot of
weight, weighing around 200 pounds.
The pigy on the speedboat, panting heavily, “Oink... oink...”
Suddenly, Ste pulled out a stun gun from her bag. After two screams, the pig was knocked out.
Jasper spoke up, “Find a ce to ughter it.”
They couldn''t take it back, because it would cause trouble if someone found out.
Cody quickly came back to his senses. “Let''s go to the construction site where we found the
materials. It''s deserted and not far from here.”
So, the speedboat headed in another direction.
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About four miles away, several buildings under construction were half-submerged in water. They
parked the speedboat. The three men carried the pig ashore, and Ste handed over a butcher''s
knife. She didn''t participate in the ughter, instead, she took the opportunity to walk upstairs.
The higher she went, the more construction materials she found. There were cement bricks and
steel bars. Ste was not shy about taking them. The garden in Arcadia was over 1,800 square
meters, and she needed to find ways to fill it up. She took everything. These materials might not be
useful now, but they would be indispensable for rebuilding after an earthquake.
Anyone coulde to this ce, so it was unlikely that Lukas and the others would suspect her
once they found the materials were gone.
When she came down, the pig had already been ughtered, with Jasper leading, Lukas and Cody
assisting. They were now discussing how to divide the pork.
Except for Ste, all of them were a disaster in kitchen. Jasper was the worst. Although he was
fearless in killing, he couldn''t even manage to cook oatmeal. They decided to divide the pork and
give all the offal to Ste.
Ste didn''t refuse. “Okay, I''ll call you over when I cook it.”
Lukas took half of the pig. The other half was divided between Jasper and Ste. Jasper asked
Ste, “Which half do you want?”
“The top half, please.”
Actually, the bottom half had more meat, but the pig''s face could be braised and the skull could be
used for soup.
Jasper felt like he had gotten a good deal, so he cut an extra portion for her when dividing the pig.
Ste noticed but didn''t say anything.
It was not convenient to do this at home, so she had them cut the meat into small pieces and pack it
into ck stic bags. In this way, it was impossible to tell what was inside.
Lukas was a bit worried, “If we eat meat, won''t others find out?”
“We''re on the top floor, and any smell would drift upwards. We''ll keep the doors and windows closed
when cooking. Even if a bit of smell gets out, it will be washed away by the rain. It won''t be a
problem.”
Lukas was pleased, “Alright, let''s celebrate tonight.”
They had been living a hard life for too long. It was time for something exciting.
“Why don''t we cook together? If we cook separately, the smell will be too strong.” Cody liked a lively
atmosphere and was eager to improve rtions with the aloof Jasper. “We''re all one big family on
the 18th floor.”
Lukas chimed in, “Why don''t Ste cook? You''re the best cook among us.”
Seeing that Jasper didn''t object, Ste agreed, “I have seasoning. How about having a pork stew?”
Everyone agreed, and the mere mention of pork stew had their mouths watering.
As they returned to the Sunrise Sanctuary, the residents of the 18th floor once again caused a stir.
A ship of goods was enough to make everyone feel jealous, but they had no other choice. Many
wished to join forces with the residents of the 18th floor, but they simply wouldn''t be epted.
Ste and others were well-prepared, stuffing theirrge backpacks with rice and pork, only
revealing winter clothes and nkets. However, no matter how low-key they tried to be, there were
still many green-eyed watchers.
But so what? The 18th floor was home to a band of ruthless folks, especially the young gal wielding
a knife.