The Apocalypse Survival Manual (Three Days Before Doomsday, I Stockpiled Billions) novel Chapter 873

Chapter 873

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Only Platforms A and B were complete. Construction continued at full speed on the others, with survivors

moving in as more housing areas became available.

The sites were noisy, but proper safety precautions were in place.

Nicole stared up at the enormous construction machines. “The base doesn’t even have electricity yet.

How much fuel do these things go through in a day?”

Zeph studied the equipment. “The big ones never stop running. They’re probably nuclear-powered, or I doubt they could keep them going this long. The smaller ones use fuel.”

That made sense to Nicole. She couldn’t see exhaust stacks on any of the larger machines.

The equipment dwarfed her. Looking up at it, she understood why Yorwyn’s island-building projects once drew attention from around the world.

Still, she couldn’t understand why work on the island itself wasn’t underway alongside the platforms. Building up the seabed first seemed like it would make platform construction easier.

Even before the disasters, massive dredgers could move enough sand and sediment to create new land. She wondered whether similar equipment could be adapted for use here.

Still, this was well outside her expertise. The people in charge presumably had reasons she knew nothing

about.

Workers crowded the sites around the heavy machinery.

Military personnel and civilians alike had to do their assigned jobs and follow instructions to the letter.

Fuel was no longer something they could take for granted. Their reserves shrank every day, so any work

that could be done by hand fell to the crews.

The sheer scale was staggering.

A loop around just the six platforms under construction stretched nearly nineteen miles. With all twenty

complete, the settlement would be a substantial city.

If the disasters held off long enough, Yorwick could soon become a reality.

Nicole spotted a boat hauling sea creatures aboard and steered closer. “Are those safe to eat?”

Several workers in protective suits hauled up a net together.

“We wouldn’t take the chance yet. These are for the researchers. They’re trying to find a way to get the toxins out of the fish.”

Since ancient viruses contaminated the oceans, almost every source of meat was gone.

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Years of going without left the survivors weak.

With so little variety in their diets, vegetables and grains weren’t enough to help them regain their strength. They needed another reliable source of protein.

The researchers spent years tackling the problem and reportedly had a few promising leads.

A breakthrough could put an almost limitless food supply within reach. They might finally get to eat their fill of meat again.

The workers looked reasonably healthy and seemed willing to talk, so Nicole asked, “What do you eat when you want meat these days?”

The men chuckled. “Easy. Maggots.”

Nicole’s stomach turned at the word. She immediately pictured pale larvae writhing in sewage. 1

“They’re full of protein. We’re lucky whenever we get some.”

That did nothing to settle her stomach.

Poppy was familiar with insects, but she was young enough never to have seen maggots teeming in

human waste.

“How do you raise them?”

“The researchers breed them. They feed them fermented food scraps and other stuff that’s breaking down, I think.”