Chapter 140


    Ste wouldn''t hesitate to give what they could. "I''ve got a secondhand fan, it''s all yours. Got a


    portable fridge too, turned out to be broken when I got home. If you guys can fix it, it''s yours. If not, I


    can give you the one I''m using."


    Lukas was confident about this, "I''ll give it a shot."


    As for the power supply, she suggested they divide it per person, with little Rosie exempted. She


    advised against pedaling the bicycle for long periods, especially in the excessive heat.


    "Ste, can we grow vegetables?" Ang had been yearning for it for a year.


    Upon hearing this, even Cody and Lukas were craving it now.


    Ste had no objections, "With this heat, I''m not sure if hydroponics will work, but I''ll give it a try."


    Once they had decided on what they wanted, Ste took their belongings as payment. Clear


    ounts made for good friends; it was best to avoid future conflicts. She gave them a slight


    discount based on the market price outside.


    Ang and the others had no objections. They once again marveled at how wise it was to follow


    Ste''s lead. They had saved so much trouble.


    Just as they were about to leave, Jasper stopped them, handing them a walkie-talkie, "This will


    make it easier to keep in touch."


    Lukas instantly understood, grinning as he said, "Thanks, Jasper. See you guyster."


    At nightfall, the temperature dropped significantly. With the fan blowing, they slept soundly.


    At around seven in the morning, the ring sunlight seeped in through the curtain gaps. After a day


    and a night, the water had returned to room temperature, with the heat steadily rising.


    Jasper came over and helped Ste secure the corners of her balcony with stainless steel mesh to


    prevent pests from crawling in.


    As the weather warmed up, Rosie picked up her abandoned lessons again.


    Ste tested her with some exercises to see if she forgot the things learned before, only to find that


    she not only scored full marks but alsopleted them very quickly, "Ste, I''ve learned all of this."


    As she spoke, she flipped through the textbook, "Jasper taught me."


    Well, it seemed he could teach. The exchange of Rosie and Cooper was really... Was hezy, or


    was he eyeing her from the start?


    Rosie leaned in to whisper in Ste''s ear, "Ste, I like it when you teach me. You make it very


    interesting."


    Ste noticed that the chapters Jasper had skipped were all about moral education. These would


    have been fine before the end of the world, but now thatw and order were gone, teaching these to


    Rosie could undermine her existing worldview. Which one was right?


    She had to admit. He was really thoughtful.


    Ste prepared her lessons again, continuing to teach Rosie.


    It was getting hotter and hotter, and the residents were constantly throwing their garbage into the


    water. The residents on the lower floors were soon to taste the bitter fruit. The smell was absolutely


    horrendous. Out of desperation, they were forced to move to the upper floors.


    Of course, there were those without any decency, who flushed their waste down the drain.


    Predictably, the survivors on the lower floors stormed upstairs, their furious fistsnding heavy


    blows, "Damn you, do you think you are as awesome as those on the 18th floor and we''re too


    scared to hit you? How many times have we caught you doing this, you heartless bastards!"


    Not only did they assault people, but they also knocked over severalrge barrels of water they had


    hoarded, "So you have water, and you think you can disregard the people downstairs?"


    "My water, my water..."


    As the clean water flowed away, the conflict escted, with both sides fighting tooth and nail.


    One refused to admit, while the other refused to let go. In their rage, they started swinging kitchen


    knives.


    The residents on the lower floors hadpletely lost it, kicking down doors and shouting threats,


    "You flush their waste down again, and I''ll chop you up and serve you as side dishes."


    They stormed all the way up to the 16th floor, only to be brought back to reality by the imprable


    doors leading to the 17th floor. The raging man sat down on the stairs and started crying like a


    broken and helpless child.


    But nobody cared.


    The heat was rising too fast, and before the sun could reach its peak, the temperature had already


    hit 43 degrees Celsius, with the indoor temperature on the top floor reaching 39 degrees. The fan


    was blowing hot air.


    Cooper waspletely worn out, lying on the floor with his tongue out. To keep the cold at bay, the


    dog had grown a thick fur coat. Now, transitioning from extreme cold to extreme heat, the only way


    he could cool down was through his tongue, and he waspletely drained.


    Ste made a tough decision and dragged the dog to the bathroom to shave his fur. Not only did the


    dog himself felt ugly, but even the rabbits were scared and quickly hid away.


    She found the thermo-regting clothes and promptly put them on the dog. At first, the dog was


    resistant, but... Oh, it was actually cool. Cooper was back to its energetic self.


    The ss was so hot it was blinding. The oppressive heatwave hit them face-on, twisting the air.


    Lukas was howling outside. He had gone up to the rooftop to fetch water, and his stic slippers


    had melted. They were stuck to the concrete floor, and if he hadn''t run fast enough, his slippers


    would have surely melted into ice cream.


    "Holy cow, this sunlight is toxic."


    In just a short while, he felt a burning sensation on his face and arms. Looking down, he saw that


    his arm was turning red.


    Cody took out a thermometer to measure the temperature. My goodness, the ground temperature


    was 80 degrees Celsius!


    This was the downside of living on the top floor. Even if they stayed indoors and just breathed, they


    would be sweating profusely.


    When Ste opened the door, she saw the two clownsing up the stairs with umbres, betting


    on whether they could pop popcorn.


    They were just helpless. Ang wasn''t even bothering to control them.


    But when she came to 1803, she discovered that Ang was in no condition to do so. She had


    started her period, and her sanitary pads had long since run out. For the past few months, she had


    been getting by with ashes and tissue paper.


    The extreme cold was bearable, but now it was extremely hot. It was miserable enough just lying


    down, let alone dealing with a period.


    "Why didn''t you say something earlier?"


    Ste had plenty stocked up. When she went to the mall for scavenging, she had hoarded quite a


    bit more. She had more than enough for herself.


    When she handed them to Ang, she couldn''t resist a jab, "Why didn''t you say something earlier?


    Luckily, I managed to trade for some during the cold spell."


    It wasn''t that Ang didn''t want to say anything, but these items were too precious. She couldn''t


    find any even when she asked her colleagues in the patrol team. She did not realize that Ste had


    such wide connections.


    "Thanks."


    "It''s not free. Don''t thank me." Ste took out her notebook, "I''ll charge you the cost price. I''ll take


    two gold rings and three packs of freeze-dried food."


    "That cheap?" Ang was surprised, "Is there a chance to trade for more in the future?"


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    "We''ll have to wait until the water recedes. We can ask around then."


    As the two women were talking, Cody and Lukas, drenched in sweat, came down from the rooftop,


    "Come on, let''s have some popcorn."