Wasteland Survivalist: A Scientific Guide to Post-Apocalyptic Survival

Judging from their appearance, they should all be Bai Lang's family members or relatives.

However, they were generally older, and Gu Lang only saw Bai Lang, a young man.

Gu Lang now fully understands why Bai Lang is so eager to recruit him.

This group of people guarded a well-equipped survival base, but were severely lacking in labor and combat capability.

Hiding behind high walls and deep moats to hold out is a temporary solution.

But organizing people to go out and collect supplies, or even escorting people to and from the beach to get vaccinated, is nothing short of wishful thinking.

On the other hand, the conditions at this base are extremely favorable.

This gave Gulang great confidence in the upcoming cooperation.

The factory area is spacious, with its own water and electricity supply, and it has a supply of vegetables and even meat.

The country has extremely well-developed material reserves and infrastructure, and its current population size is far from reaching its capacity to support its population.

There is no pressure for the two teams to compete for survival resources; on the contrary, there is room for them to complement each other's strengths.

The foundation for cooperation between the two sides is much more solid than he had anticipated during the negotiations at the mountaintop restaurant.

Bai Lang settled Gu Lang and He Ping in a temporary house next to the parking lot.

There are five standard rooms and a restaurant inside, all well-decorated and fully equipped.

At noon, Bai Lang and his family held a welcome banquet for the two at the restaurant.

Seemingly to avoid putting pressure on his guests, Bai Lang only brought his father and grandfather.

Due to the limited conditions of the post-apocalyptic environment, they ate mostly home-style dishes.

But in today's post-apocalyptic world, being able to eat fresh food is already a luxury.

The menu includes: pickled radish, cucumber salad, tofu casserole, braised tilapia, stir-fried eggs with chives, stir-fried water spinach, stewed potatoes with cured pork, and tomato and egg drop soup.

There was also a large bowl of plain noodles as the main dish, and a fruit platter made of blueberries and strawberries.

This gave the guests a full demonstration of the food supply level here.

Gu Lang, of course, was not stingy and directly took out his prepared stock from the assault vehicle as a return gift.

A cigarette, a bottle of liquor, and a case of various bottled drinks were all laid out on the table.

Bai Lang was setting the table with bowls and chopsticks when he saw the case of drinks and paused.

He picked up a bottle of Coke, turned it upside down, and checked the production date.

Then he rolled his eyes and muttered a curse under his breath.

Gu Lang guessed that he was regretting drinking the expired Coke at the mountaintop restaurant with him a few days ago.

The atmosphere around the table became noticeably warmer when the Bai family members saw these return gifts.

At first, Gu Lang was a little reserved and wary, and only took small bites of the food.

After eating all the fresh fruit, they spent most of their time drinking the beverages they had brought.

After eating for almost half an hour, seeing that everyone was eating normally and had no abnormal reactions,

Only then did he realize that he had been judging others by his own petty standards, so he ate and drank to his heart's content.

After lunch, Gu Lang asked He Ping to stay for a nap.

He drove his Lynx assault vehicle and took Bai Lang out the door.

The two continued driving along the dirt road inside the hydroelectric power station.

The road forks ahead; to the left leads to the dormitories and power plant, while to the right it leads to the mountain east of the hydroelectric power station.

After climbing several hundred meters, a single-story hut surrounded by cement walls appeared on the mountaintop.

The rooftop is a towering communication tower, clearly a communication base station.

There was a lot of construction debris scattered around, which must have been left over from the construction of the base station.

This is considered the highest point near the hydroelectric power station area, offering an extremely wide view.

Looking west, you can see the entire reservoir and the valley downstream of the dam; looking south, you can see the dirt road leading to the suspension bridge.

To the east are layers of mountains, and to the north a road extends to a plateau.

"This is the communication base station I told you about before."

Before the solar storm, this place was also powered by my hydroelectric power station, and the tower company would pay me a monthly electricity bill.

After the nuclear war broke out, I cut off the power supply here, and it became an abandoned building.

"Good place, this is a good place to set up a refuge."

"So, are you planning to live here from now on?"

"Water access and usage are major problems, making it unsuitable for long-term residence."

Gu Lang shook his head and launched the drone to begin topographic mapping.

Due to the heavy workload, he chose to take photos first and collect basic geographical data.

I plan to manually draw the topographic map when I get back.

"Do you need to take such detailed photos? What are you trying to do? You look a bit professional."

Bai Lang stood next to Gu Lang, staring at the remote control screen, seemingly a little uneasy.

"I used to work as a temporary porter for geological surveyors for a period of time when I was exploring in the wild."

I learned a lot from their place, since I need to choose a location for my own sanctuary.

Necessary geological exploration still needs to be conducted, and we can also help you find vulnerabilities in your defenses.

As the drone continued to climb, a small wooden house appeared on the mountainside north of the hydropower station, catching Gu Lang's attention.

"Bai Lang, what's that house on the plateau on the mountainside to the north?"

"Oh, those are the facilities at the campsite; they include toilets and bathrooms."

See that lawn next to the cabin? That's for guests to pitch their tents.

"How come there's a campsite in such a remote place?"

"At that time, the county introduced a policy to support and reward the high-quality development of the camping industry."

A reward of 30 yuan will be given for building a qualified campsite.

I figured building one wouldn't be too risky, and maybe I could even earn some extra money.

It cost 20 yuan to connect the water and electricity and pave the gravel road.

After repairing the drainage ditch and building a public bathroom, the subsidy was successfully obtained after passing the inspection.

"Um, is this considered subsidy fraud?"

"No, this is already considered an excellent example."

Back then, quite a few people simply threw a few capsule sleep pods up the mountain, hung up a sign, and collected their subsidies.

"Come on, take me there." Gu Lang's tone suddenly became serious, as if he had discovered a treasure.

The two continued driving down the dirt road along the ridgeline for a while.

After passing through a small, sparse pine forest, we arrived at the northern mountainside.

The entire campsite was finally revealed before our eyes.

The campsite is located on a natural terrace at the end of the ridgeline, surrounded by cliffs on three sides and backed by mountains on the other.

The area is estimated to be about five acres, with shallow ditches dug by hand on the east and west sides as drainage channels.

Two rows of bougainvillea, which had grown somewhat haphazardly, were planted as hedges along the edge of the terrace, with a compacted gravel path running through the middle.

The gravel road is flanked by lawns, with a few wooden platforms used for setting up tents remaining on them.

Next to the platform stood a weather vane, and below it hung a sign with the words "Genting Camp" written in a flamboyant style.

The cabins we saw earlier were built on the north side of the plateau, close to the mountainside, presumably to avoid the wind.

Gu Lang walked up to the wooden house and observed that the main structure of the house was made of anti-corrosion wood frame.

The foundation consists of dozens of precast concrete piles, each with an estimated diameter of about 30 centimeters.

Although the exterior wooden panels show some signs of weathering, the overall structure remains solid.

There was a deep pit dug on each side of the wooden house, with some pipes and parts of the tanks exposed on the top of the pits.

It looks like a septic tank and sewage collection tank that have been buried.