Wasteland Survivalist: A Scientific Guide to Post-Apocalyptic Survival

Gu Lang climbed back to the ground and began preparations.

He chose a less crowded spot and took a pillowcase with him.

Place the backpack on the upper bunk ladder.

Take out the paracord, tie one end around your waist, and the other end to your bag.

After climbing up again, step on the guardrails of the middle bunk on both sides with your feet.

Using the window-breaking awl at the end of a tactical pen, I aimed at the four corners of the car window and smashed it several times.

The tempered glass shattered into a spiderweb pattern.

But there is another layer of film to keep it intact.

"Everyone below, disperse! Watch out for broken glass!"

Gu Lang lowered his head and shouted, then wrapped his right hand in a pillowcase and slowly knocked the glass down.

Pull out a large enough gap along the window frame.

He carefully climbed out, then turned back and used the paracord to pull his backpack up.

After turning his headlamp to maximum brightness, Gu Lang could finally vaguely see what was happening outside.

The train is in a narrow valley.

The sides are steep slopes with retaining walls.

The mountain on the right in the distance has collapsed.

The plant roots are hanging out, exposing the brown soil.

The train ahead had twisted into a "W" shape.

The carriages were almost stacked on top of each other.

The locomotive at the very front was completely out of sight, and there was a carriage belching black smoke.

A strong smell of diesel fuel filled the air, and the fire looked quite large.

Gu Lang turned to look behind him; all the other carriages had also derailed.

It lay crookedly and haphazardly, looking just like a strange green snake.

After observing the surroundings, Gu Lang used the paracord to lower the backpack to the ground.

They climbed down to the side away from the tracks.

After his feet touched the ground, he carefully avoided the railway tracks.

Some electrified railway tracks carry 25 kV high-voltage electricity.

Although no high-voltage sparks are visible now, he still has to be wary of the risk of electric shock.

After quickly leaving the track, Gu Lang walked onto the roadbed slope.

The sound of falling gravel kept echoing in my ears.

So he ran away without looking back, heading far away from the danger zone.

When he climbed out, he saw that water was still seeping from the cracks behind the landslide site.

This is not a good sign; there is a risk of a second landslide.

With himself in dire straits, he had no time to meddle in the fates of others.

The further back you go, the better the condition of the carriages becomes.

It simply derailed; it didn't overturn.

The casualties were relatively minor.

The train attendants and police officers are opening the emergency door valves one by one and manually unlocking the carriage doors.

Heading south along the railway tracks, the road was packed with people.

Most people stood there, bewildered and at a loss.

A small number of people were taking pictures of the accident scene with their mobile phones.

The injured appear to have been left inside the train carriage.

They are still waiting for professional medical staff to arrive and transfer them.

In other overturned carriages, people also escaped by breaking windows.

It seems that Gulang was among the first to emerge from the crowd.

After running more than 100 meters, a drone flew overhead.

Gu Lang let out a long breath and stopped walking.

Now that the engineering section has learned of the situation, it will notify the dispatching center immediately.

The risk of another collision has disappeared.

At a speed of 120 kilometers per hour, the braking distance of a train is approximately 800 meters.

This was also the distance he had originally planned to retreat.

Just now, a flight attendant specifically reminded Gu Lang.

He was told to stay nearby and not wander off, but he ignored the warning.

Refer to the Sewol ferry disaster and the Sangdo subway flooding incident.

The survival rate of those who obey commands is far lower than that of those who escape on their own.

This made Gu Lang understand a principle.

In dangerous situations, one must have independent judgment.

So-called professionals mostly just follow the established procedures.

The primary task is not actually to save lives, but to absolve oneself of responsibility.

Ordering them to stay put and await further instructions from their superiors had become second nature to them.

For those trapped at the scene, this is clearly not the optimal solution.

There was nowhere to take shelter from the rain, and the mountain air was bitterly cold on a rainy night.

After escaping the danger zone, Gu Lang immediately opened a pack of emergency thermal blankets and wrapped himself in them.

This is a thin blanket with an aluminum-plated surface.

Aluminum foil can reflect 80% of body heat, reducing the risk of hypothermia.

Windproof and rainproof, inexpensive and portable.

It has two sides, gold and silver, and the silver side can keep you warm when it's close to your body.

The gold side faces outwards to reflect sunlight, providing sun protection and heat insulation in hot environments.

Its highly reflective properties make it visible from a great distance, and it is also more conspicuous in the snow.

It is lightweight, efficient and irreplaceable, and he always carries it with him.

Once he was completely sure it was safe, Gu Lang tried to start the live stream.

After discovering the poor cell phone signal, they had no choice but to give up.

Half an hour after the accident, the first rescue team arrived at the scene.

Forty minutes later, the fire trucks struggled to reach the accident site.

Just as firefighters were preparing to extinguish the fire, a second landslide occurred.

A new landslide swept down, engulfing the newly established warning zone.

The on-site commander immediately issued an order to evacuate the personnel.

Gu Lang followed the crowd to a nearby disaster relief shelter.

Before leaving, I saw a large number of construction vehicles heading to the site.

He could only learn about what happened next from the news.

The official announcement mentioned that some train carriages were buried by the landslide.

The trapped passengers are still being rescued.

Specific reports and casualty figures have not yet been released.

The day after he was rescued, Gu Lang was eating his second boxed lunch.

A high-ranking local official suddenly appeared at the disaster relief site.

After offering a few words of comfort, everyone was instructed to strictly refrain from "spreading rumors."

Everything depends on the official announcement; otherwise, it will "affect" subsequent compensation.

Gu Lang was not injured and did not need to seek medical treatment; he could use his medical insurance.

Therefore, once an "agreement" was signed, the processing procedure was completed.

After some negotiation, the railway company offered a fixed compensation of 1500 yuan.

This includes 800 yuan in compensation, 500 yuan in lost wages, and 200 yuan in transportation expenses.

While waiting for rescue, Gu Lang deliberately damaged some of the old equipment in his bag.

They also received an additional 500 yuan "baggage loss fee".

He originally wanted to ask for some additional compensation for emotional distress.

Unfortunately, the process of proving psychological trauma is too cumbersome.

The negotiators also admitted that the compensation was actually paid by the insurance company.

Based on the insured amount on the ticket, two thousand yuan would be the maximum for someone like him.

Gu Lang stopped worrying about it and continued his journey north with the compensation money.

On the way, he made a point of posting a thank-you message on the Survival Maniacs forum.

Over the years, Gulang has been wandering and exploring everywhere.

In order to improve the survival rate, one has to learn a lot of knowledge and skills.

Whenever I have free time, I spend a lot of time searching for information online.

Today, the internet in China has been completely occupied and blocked by major tech giants.

Everywhere you look, there are paid learning options; you have to subscribe to watch anything.

The spirit of sharing on the internet has almost completely disappeared, and finding anything of substance is as difficult as climbing to the sky.

Traditional forums like Baidu Tieba have long since declined.

Fortunately, there is still a group of active members on the forum.

They were happy to help others and share information, which greatly benefited Gulang.