Wasteland Survivalist: A Scientific Guide to Post-Apocalyptic Survival

After some investigation, the scene that came into view made Gu Lang's heart sink.

The interior of the vaccine factory and research center was severely damaged, with traces of explosions and fires visible everywhere.

The ground was littered with charred remains, a truly shocking sight.

The trio were dismayed to find that, apart from the shell casings scattered all over the ground and the dried, blackened bloodstains, there was nothing else.

Almost all critical areas that might store consumables and equipment were completely cleared out, as if they had been deliberately cleaned.

"Damn it!" Li Zheng angrily slammed his fist against the wall.

Just as the two were overwhelmed with disappointment, Wang Bin, sitting in a wheelchair, keenly saw the key point.

"No, look at where these large instruments are. There are signs that their bases have been dragged. And here, the dust on the shelves is unevenly distributed, clearly indicating that some items have been removed."

"You mean..." Gu Lang immediately realized, "Before the advance team was completely infected and lost their minds, they may have already transferred the most important supplies to a safer location!"

A word to wake up the dreamer!

The three immediately began to expand their search area around the core area, looking for any remaining storage points or temporary warehouses.

Several hours later, the three made a discovery inside a fully enclosed factory building.

Outside the cleanroom for medical devices, there is the body of a soldier sitting on the ground leaning against the wall, with a Type 92 pistol lying on the ground.

The bullet holes in his head and the brains splattered on the wall silently tell the story of his final choice.

He shot himself to avoid becoming a monster devoid of humanity.

This discovery greatly boosted the morale of the three!

Li Zheng, armed with a gun, stood guard around the entrance to the workshop, responsible for keeping watch and vigilance.

After Gu Lang picked up the pistol and disinfected it, he pushed Wang Bin's wheelchair into the workshop.

The two cautiously navigated through a series of complex barriers: changing rooms, airlocks, air showers...

Finally, they entered the innermost sterile clean area.

Sure enough, in this high-level clean space isolated from external pollution, they found mountains of crates and plastic crates.

Under the flashlight beam, you can see that it is covered with all kinds of labels.

"ELISA reader, flow cytometer, gel imager, nucleic acid extractor, chromatography packing material, transfection reagent... Great, everything I'm looking for is here."

Wang Bin meticulously listed the pile of supplies in front of him, his excitement evident in his words.

However, after finding this treasure trove, the brief excitement was quickly replaced by the arduous task ahead.

Wang Bin's leg injury had not yet healed, so he was responsible for guarding the area around the entrance of the vaccine factory and maintaining contact with the other two people through a single-soldier military communication terminal.

Gu Lang and Li Zheng returned to the previous loading and unloading area of ​​the pharmaceutical factory and brought over the forklifts and trucks that were originally used to transport nitrogen cylinders.

While we were at it, we also confiscated all the diesel fuel from other vehicles we encountered along the way.

The two men put on full protective suits, filled backpack sprayers with disinfectant, and thoroughly disinfected the entire truck bed and surrounding area.

Then, the really arduous work began.

Gu Lang carefully maneuvered the forklift and carried out the crates and metal boxes, which, with Li Zheng's assistance, were neatly stacked into the cargo beds of two large trucks.

By the time the last batch of supplies was safely loaded onto the truck, it was almost dark.

Gu Lang was worried that an accident might occur during transportation, causing the goods to roll off and break.

So they found truck tie-down straps and cargo support bars, and reinforced all the boxes.

Li Zheng went even further, bringing several large, heavy waterproof tarpaulins to cover the truck bed completely and securing them firmly with ropes.

Considering the pharmaceutical factory is now a mess due to last night's battle.

Not only were the bodies of berserkers lying everywhere, but the entrance fence was also smashed, making it too conspicuous to defend.

Since the vaccine factory was previously a stronghold of the Berserkers, staying inside would pose a serious risk of infection, making it even more unsuitable for lingering.

Therefore, after discussing it, the three decided to spend their last night in the relatively safer stadium.

They waited until dawn the next morning before setting off again, returning to the seaside and making every effort to call the fleet.

At midnight, when the surroundings were quiet and still, Li Zheng relieved Gu Lang to take over the second half of the night shift.

Instead of going back to rest immediately, Gu Lang grabbed his backpack and, under the cover of night, walked back to the visitor corridor of the pharmaceutical factory.

He found his nearly empty portable oxygen tank and returned to that suffocating hellscape.

Dozens of berserker corpses lay untouched, scattered across the ground in various contorted poses.

Despite his discomfort, Gu Lang carefully searched the former elite troops and quickly moved a large number of guns and ammunition out of the corridor.

There are so many different kinds of guns, and with all the accessories, it's hard to choose.

He first abandoned the Type 81 rifle, which used 7.62mm bullets and, like the Type 56, inherited the ammunition system of the Soviet AK-47.

The subsequent Type 95, Type 03, and Type 191 rifles all adopted 5.8mm small-caliber rifle cartridges.

其中95式与03式是子弹完全通用的兄弟型号，共同使用DBP-87弹药体系，使用的30发弹匣和75发弹鼓也是通用的。

The DBP-191 bullets equipped on the Type 191 have been improved in terms of propellant and other aspects, resulting in better performance in terms of accuracy, range and armor-piercing capability.

Meanwhile, the Type 191 rifle is compatible with the previous generation's DBP-87 ammunition and can even directly use the Type 95's magazine.

However, due to the slightly larger size of the new magazine specifically designed for the Type 191 rifle, the Type 95 rifle cannot be used in reverse.

Following the principle of buying new rather than old, Gu Lang decisively replaced his Type 95 assault rifle with the Type 191 rifle, which has better performance and compatibility.

He strictly followed the procedures and thoroughly disinfected the equipment he had just acquired.

After testing them, Gu Lang found that the Type 191 rifles he had were equipped with adjustable stocks, which made them fit his body shape better than the stockless Type 95 rifles.

Equipped with a polymer transparent magazine, you can quickly tell how much ammunition is left with just a glance, eliminating the need for guesswork.

More importantly, the Type 191 rifle features a Picatinny rail integrated on top of the receiver, allowing for easy mounting of various tactical accessories and offering exceptional expandability.

Finally, Gu Lang picked two of each of two different sub-models from a bunch of 191 rifles.

One type is the QBZ-192 carbine, which comes equipped with a foregrip, red dot sight, and laser designator, and is designed for close-quarters assault and CQB operations.

Another type is the standard QBZ-191 assault rifle, equipped with a 4 to 15x magnified CS/OS20A white light scope for medium to long-range shooting.