Wasteland Survivalist: A Scientific Guide to Post-Apocalyptic Survival

He Ping kept recalling and telling his story.

"Later, when I disassembled the machine for inspection, I found that many chips on the circuit board had been punctured."

After a long period of repairs, it could only barely receive signals and was completely unable to send out signals.

At the beginning, there were a lot of messages in the frequency band, such as evacuation notices, troop movements, distress signals, and disaster prevention propaganda.

But since the outbreak of the rabies virus, radio signals have become increasingly scarce.

To ensure safety during rocket recovery, the platform was initially positioned far from major shipping lanes, where no ships normally pass by.

On occasional occasions when I saw a ship appear, I would turn on the ship's lights and fire a flamethrower to signal for help.

The result was not only no response, but it also pushed the other party further away.

In the end, the diesel in the generator ran out, and the signal flares were all used up. I thought I was going to die here.

They collected rainwater and ate fish to survive.

I only just saw your ship, so I quickly flipped over the signal flags to signal for help.

As He Ping spoke, he manually lowered the metal escape ladder, seemingly intending to board the ship.

"Don't come down yet, step back twenty meters."

Gu Lang suddenly spoke up to stop the other party, discovering many loopholes in their statement.

He Ping hesitated for a moment, but still followed the instructions.

Gu Lang quickly climbed onto the platform, drew his gun, and aimed it at the other party.

"You're lying. What about the other people on the platform? Did you kill them all?"

Having experienced the previous deception, Gu Lang's vigilance has greatly increased.

He suspected that after encountering drug dealers, he had now run into a murderer, who might even have eaten human flesh.

"Sir, you've wronged me. I really am the only one on the platform." He Ping looked completely dumbfounded.

"Are you kidding me? How could such a big platform be left with only you guarding it?"

Upon hearing this, He Ping sighed deeply.

"How about I take you into the platform's cabins to check it out? I promise there are only traces of me living there."

"Hmph, you even set a trap in the room? So this is how you kill people."

Gu Lang suddenly realized something and became even more certain of his guess.

"Comrade Song Zhong, let me tell you a story. You can listen if you want."

"If you don't want to listen, just shoot me. There's no need to slander me out of thin air."

"Speak quickly, I'm in a hurry." Gu Lang moved the muzzle of his gun down a bit, signaling the other party to continue.

"It's a long story, please listen patiently..."

There was a man who joined the Eleventh Research Institute of the Sixth Academy of Aerospace Science and Technology in China.

After working for seven years, he obtained his research institute qualification, and eleven years later, he became the deputy chief designer of rocket engines.

He has long held the most critical technical position in the engine development process.

However, he had no connections and, because he only knew how to work hard, he didn't have time to cultivate relationships with his superiors.

The hard work they put in is often unknown to others, and the research achievements they ultimately obtain are all reaped by those with connections.

After fourteen years, I'm still at the bottom of the research institute.

With an annual salary of only 120,000 yuan, he is over 30 years old and still can't get married, and can't even afford to pay his mortgage.

Fortunately, the country later encouraged commercial spaceflight, and a private company discovered the value of men.

They offered him a million-dollar annual salary to switch jobs, and the research institute did not try to retain him and immediately approved his resignation.

Unexpectedly, after his departure, the institute's engine development project quickly came to a standstill.

Under the strong push of the leadership, two launch accidents occurred in the new rocket within a month.

After some investigation, it was discovered that the people who were doing scientific research and practical work had run away.

The research institute immediately issued an official document, citing his status as a key national personnel with access to classified information and the fact that he still had two years left to be declassified according to regulations.

He was forcibly brought back to the research institute by administrative order.

This incident angered the private aerospace company, which immediately chose to expose the whole story to the media.

After attracting public attention, the research institute turned to "debunking the rumors".

The clarification stated that the inappropriate wording in the official document stemmed from an eagerness to achieve secrecy.

It exaggerated the status and role of men in the research and development projects.

The institute's superiors also stated that the man's departure would not have a significant impact on the overall situation.

He was then completely ostracized and suppressed within the institute.

He was assigned to a marine recovery platform as a low-level worker, and was to wait two years before resigning voluntarily.

Comrade Song Zhong, now you know who this man is talking about, right?

He Ping took a work ID out of his pocket and placed it on the ground.

Gu Lang quickly processed the other person's words in his mind.

This story sounds bizarre, but it is extremely true.

Based on his own past experience, the only people who actually do the work in society are those at the bottom and those at the relatively bottom.

The vast majority of companies or entities do not have a reasonable reward and punishment evaluation system at all; they only have speculative thinking and a tendency to discard those who have served their purpose.

When Gu Lang wandered to Hengdian, he was recruited to work as an extra for a few days because of his decent appearance.

He realized then that the director was clearly the most capable leader.

Not to be an all-rounder, but at least to know a little about everything.

However, in reality, those who actually do the work are the lowest-level employees on the film set.

Not only do they have to do dirty and tiring work, but they also have to clean up the messes caused by their superiors' wild and nonsensical commands.

He found that all the other industries he had worked in were the same, and he also discovered an outrageous fact.

That is, the lower the position and the lower the salary, the higher the job requirements will be.

The rights, responsibilities, and rewards are completely reversed, emphasizing a need for all three.

Thinking about this, Gu Lang had already begun to believe half of He Ping's account of his ordeal.

This emotional journey cannot be fabricated on the spot; only those who have personally experienced such grievances can truly remember it.

"One last question, why are you the only engineer left here? That's too few people, it doesn't make sense."

"The others are all relatives or associates of the leadership, so they definitely won't stay."

The top leader originally wanted to keep the outsourced and temporary staff.

However, they banded together and rebelled; a dozen or so people grabbed tools and surrounded the gangway, preventing them from leaving.

In the end, the leader had no choice but to give up and agree to take them along.

I wanted to leave at first, but I was completely isolated and anyone could bully me.

Have you ever experienced what it feels like to be ignored by everyone?

No one talks to you, no one notifies you of meetings, and when you get your food in the cafeteria, the food is just finished by the time it reaches you.

When they were finally forcibly thrown onto the platform, they were powerless to resist.

When He Ping got to the point of being sad, tears streamed down his face.

"I'm sorry, Director He, I misunderstood you. I apologize." Gu Lang finally put down the rifle in his hand.

"Thank you for understanding. To be honest, it's been so hard for me..." Zhang Ping choked up again after saying that.

Once the other party's emotions had gradually stabilized, Gu Lang asked him to collect the useful resources on the platform.

I'm going to help him get out of this prison at sea.