Wasteland Survivalist: A Scientific Guide to Post-Apocalyptic Survival

"Sir, this is my seat."

Gu Lang glanced at the hiking backpack that had been thrown on the ground.

"Young man, my wife has trouble walking. You're young and strong, why don't you switch beds with us?"

The old man remained silent, but the old woman spoke up.

"Auntie, I have an old back injury, so I specifically bought a lower bunk."

Gu Lang's reply was polite yet firm.

The old woman's face immediately darkened: "Young people these days are so selfish! We're so old, who's going to take responsibility if we fall while climbing up?"

The old man coughed twice in agreement, groaning as he pressed his hands against his knees.

Passengers around peered out and whispered among themselves, some saying things like "no manners" and "give way to the elderly."

"Who's so rude! Stand up! Give up the lower bunk."

Gu Lang waited for a long time, but no one answered.

"Anyone can use moral blackmail. If you're not willing to sacrifice yourself, then shut up!"

Gu Lang threw his backpack back onto the lower bunk.

The old woman was still persistent: "Then I'll pay the difference! I'll give you the money!"

"Railway regulations stipulate that changing berths is voluntary, and any price difference must be negotiated between the two parties."

Gu Lang began explaining the law in a leisurely manner.

"Occupying a seat forcibly disrupts transportation order, which can result in a fine of 200 yuan or even detention. There was even a 'seat-hogging grandma' on the news a few days ago; you two saw it on your phones, right?"

The old man's face turned pale, and he tugged at his wife.

The train attendant heard the commotion and came to check.

Gu Lang raised his hand and shouted, "Train conductor! There's a passenger hogging this seat, please help remove him."

The train conductor frowned and began checking the tickets.

"Unless there are special circumstances, we cannot force you to change beds. Would you like us to apply for wheelchair service for you?"

After trying to persuade him for a long time without success, the train conductor had no choice but to call Cheng Jin over to record the video as evidence.

The old woman then muttered annoyedly, "No manners," and dragged the old man along as they sheepishly climbed up to the upper bunk.

Gu Lang laughed when he heard the sound of someone turning over and complaining coming from above.

"Hmph, not even 65 years old yet, and his magic resistance isn't fully stacked, but he wants to be like the invincible Old Deng."

Then he took out his phone and sent a letter of commendation to 12306.

He expressed his gratitude online to the train crew for maintaining order in accordance with the law.

"Giving up your seat is a favor, not an obligation. When kindness is being blackmailed, refusing is defending your bottom line."

After pressing the send button, Gu Lang started editing the live stream video on his phone.

As time went on, a torrential downpour began outside the car window.

The train travels through the mountainous region of southern Shandong, between Pengcheng and Lanling.

At 11:40 p.m., the train suddenly jolted violently.

As the vehicle shook violently, the screeching sound of metal friction pierced the air.

Gu Lang immediately realized that this was an emergency stop.

So he quickly adjusted his body and assumed an emergency protective posture.

He lay face down with his hands crossed, using a pillow to protect the back of his head.

Tuck your elbows in to protect your temples, and curl your legs up to wrap yourself tightly in the blanket.

Push yourself up, keeping your abdomen away from the bed.

With a loud "bang," the car body veered to the side instantly.

Everything inside the carriage flew up.

Gu Lang's body rolled off the bed.

After a bout of tinnitus subsided, various cries and screams pulled him back to reality.

He remembered a disaster self-rescue manual he had read before.

It began to determine the priorities under the current situation.

"Let me think, the order should be injury assessment, environmental risks, and escape routes."

He touched his body to check the extent of his injuries.

My back hurts a little, but it's bearable.

"There are no open wounds or fractures."

Gu Lang let out a long sigh of relief.

The carriage was completely dark, clearly indicating a power outage.

He fumbled around under the covers for a while before finally finding his phone.

The flashlights went off, revealing a scene of utter chaos inside the carriage.

It looks like a lot of people are injured; there's blood everywhere.

Gu Lang gently moved his joints and got up to observe his surroundings.

The side walls of the carriage used to be filled with passengers and all sorts of miscellaneous items.

"The vehicle body is basically intact without deformation, and there is no burnt smell inside."

Seeing that there was no immediate fire hazard, he began looking for his shoes.

The corridor floor was made entirely of cracked glass.

This meant the carriage had overturned to the right, and he could not escape from the exits at either end of the carriage.

They had to climb up and smash the left-side window to get out.

A few minutes later, Gu Lang finally found his shoes and backpack.

He pulled a headlamp out of his bag and prepared to break the window to escape.

"Has anyone seen the safety hammer?"

Each carriage is usually equipped with four safety hammers, but Gulang hasn't been able to find a single one.

"That's not a good idea. It's raining so hard outside, if we break the window, everyone will get soaked."

Those who were not injured immediately voiced their objections.

"That's right, it's the middle of nowhere, and it's so dark outside. Let's stay here and wait for rescue."

"My husband is bleeding, please help!"

"Mommy, wake up... Waaaaah..."

Seeing the chaos inside the carriage, Gu Lang stopped wasting his energy speaking.

He silently took out a tactical pen from his backpack.

He remembered that it had a window pick on it.

Although it's not as good as a dedicated safety hammer, there's no other choice right now.

He had just carefully examined the car window under the headlights.

Outside the car, a large amount of yellow muddy water was flowing on the ground.

Combined with the previous emergency braking, the cause of this accident is quite clear.

It is highly likely that the landslide was caused by heavy rain and encroached on the railway line.

Due to poor visibility caused by the heavy rain, the train driver noticed the problem too late and was unable to stop the train in time.

The train collided with the landslide debris, causing it to derail.

Under these conditions, heavy rain is very likely to continue to trigger deep landslides.

If a saturated soil layer continues to slide along a weak zone under the influence of gravity.

The carriages at the front are at risk of being completely buried.

Gu Lang grabbed the ladder of the sleeper berth and climbed up to the top.

The headlights shone through the car windows, revealing that it was still pouring rain outside.

You can still vaguely see wisps of black smoke drifting by.

He quickly realized that it was drifting over from the generator truck ahead.

When I boarded the train earlier, there were many people queuing up.

Gu Lang didn't want to just stand there idly, so he wandered around for a bit.

When you arrive at an unfamiliar place, try to gather as much information as possible.

This is a good habit he has always maintained.

According to observations, this train has a total of 18 carriages.

The baggage and postal car behind the locomotive is carriage number 1.

The air-conditioned generator car is carriage number 2, and carriages 3 to 6 are hard seats.

The dining car is carriage number 7, and carriages 8 through 16 are hard sleeper carriages.

Carriages 17 and 18 are soft sleeper carriages.

His carriage, number 8, was only 5 carriages away from the generator car.

After the train overturns and folds over, this distance will only be shorter.

In this situation, rainwater alone is not enough to extinguish the fire.

Diesel fuel is less dense than water, so it floats on the surface and forms a combustion layer that cannot isolate oxygen.

The impact of water flow can also cause the fire to spread and expand, and may even pose an explosion risk.

The fire department must be dispatched and special extinguishing agents must be used to put out the fire.

Therefore, he immediately came to his own judgment.

Besieged by both water and fire, this place is not a safe place to stay.

If you're going to evacuate, you'd better do it as soon as possible.

Once others realize what's happening, it won't be so easy for them to leave.