18 Floors Above the Apocalypse novel Chapter 231

Luna was all over Cooper, tailing him around every day. Cooper was utterly annoyed by her constant presence.

Stella chuckled heartily, "Oh boy, Cooper sure is a heartthrob."

If it was any other dog, it could have been tolerable. But Luna was a poodle, naturally energetic and vivacious.

Stella suggested to Jasper, "What if we play matchmaker for Cooper and Luna?"

"Woof!" Cooper instantly turned his back, sulking on the floor.

As Cooper's trainer, Jasper was more sympathetic, "Seems like Luna isn't Cooper's cup of tea."

Stella could tell from Cooper's disgusted face, "Alright, don't be mad. I was just joking."

In this post-apocalyptic world, finding a companion wasn't easy. If Cooper didn't like Luna, so be it.

Jasper suddenly remarked, "Cooper might think he's a human."

Rosie comforted Cooper, "Cooper, you're one of us."

"Woof!"

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The massive earthquake caused significant geographical changes, making it extremely difficult to find water sources.

The well-digger’s face was sunburnt, "Let's give it a try. The earthquake has changed the course of underground water. I can't guarantee there'll be a water source."

The team selected some sturdy looking refugees to dig a well, offering them an extra serving of food and half a bowl of water each day.

If it were before the disaster, no one would spare a second glance at this amount of food. But in this post-apocalyptic world, countless people were fighting for this job. They would have fought for it physically if it weren't for the armed soldiers around.

Finally, the sergeant selected the workers personally.

Even Eastwood Eden was running out of water, but to maintain a good relationship with their neighbors, Mark would squeeze out half a barrel of water every day for the soldiers and the workers digging the well.

The residents were also short of water, but they didn't want a repeat of that night's incident, so they tightened their belts and conserved water.

The sergeant thanked them, but they still strictly followed their standards. After distributing water to the workers, the rest was poured into the water tower for the refugees in the camp.

The intense heat continued, and the deep wells dug by Griffith were almost all destroyed in the earthquake, unable to meet the survivors' needs.

The camp was relatively better, at least they could see water every day. Meanwhile, people outside the camp were dying of thirst one after another.

Suddenly, water became more scarce than food.

Busy with disaster relief, Griffith's city council didn't have time to rest. They convened a meeting with relevant departments to solve the water source issue. Finally, they decided to form a water transport team to cross Swan Hill and fetch water from the military base in Lincoln.

The military base was built along Pearl Lake, not far from the Long River. It was the city with the richest water resources in the province. Although Long River had dried up, Pearl Lake Reservoir still had water.

So, dozens of water tankers set off to fetch water from the ruins, traveling over 300 kilometers.

It was a three-hour drive before the disaster, but now they had to clear roadblocks and take detours, facing unknown risks. It would take at least three days to reach the military base.

Not only Griffith, surrounding cities also sent distress signals to Lincoln.

The military base had been expanding and maintaining the reservoir since they received the warning of extreme heat and drought.

Thanks to being a city with abundant water resources, they could find water gushing out just twenty or thirty meters below the surface, which somewhat relieved the surrounding cities' urgent needs.