Wasteland Survivalist: A Scientific Guide to Post-Apocalyptic Survival

Pushing open the door of the wooden house, the interior is divided into two rooms, left and right, by a partition wall.

The men's area is on the left, and the women's area is on the right.

The structures are all the same, each with a lounge, bathroom, and toilet.

In the outermost lounge, there is a bench and two lockers against the wall.

Further inside are the bathroom and toilet, with white tiles on the walls and non-slip floor tiles on the floor.

It is fully equipped, and there is an instant electric water heater installed on the wall.

Gu Lang turned on the faucet in the sink, and a hissing sound came from the pipes, but no water flowed out.

"Didn't you say the water and electricity were connected?"

"The camp's power lines are connected to the communication base station. If the base station loses power, the power will naturally go out here as well."

There's a water storage tank behind the log cabin. After the electricity is restored, the water will be pumped into the rooftop water tank, and then we'll have running water.

Bai Lang led Gu Lang to the back of the wooden house, where they found a cement-built water storage pool.

The pool is located right next to the cliff and can collect natural water seeping from the mountain.

Because it hadn't been used for a long time, it was covered with moss and algae, and it looked like it needed to be cleaned and drained before it could be used normally.

Gu Lang turned back and looked at the plateau again, nodding in satisfaction.

A plateau large enough to sustain basic survival, with steep slopes on three sides providing natural defense.

A single entrance and exit, and a well-preserved wooden house.

The water and electricity pipelines are complete, and the water storage and drainage system is well-developed.

"Perfect, this is it," Gu Lang said in a low voice.

"What?" Bai Lang didn't hear clearly.

"I'll choose this place as my future shelter."

Gu Lang spoke firmly and presented his "Project Site Selection Opinion".

Bai Lang secretly breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

After confirming the condition of the camp, the two left the camp and returned down the mountain.

The Lynx assault vehicle slowly drove down the ridgeline, its wheels making a soft rustling sound as they rolled over the dirt road.

Gu Lang held the steering wheel with one hand and rested the other hand on the car door.

He casually brought up the question that had been weighing on his mind.

"Could you tell me about the bloodstains in the trench below the suspension bridge?"

Bai Lang was stroking the assault vehicle when he heard this and stopped.

He remained silent for a few seconds before speaking.

"This is a long story, starting in the early stages after the outbreak of nuclear war."

Government agencies are still operating, and the emergency repair and disaster relief work is progressing steadily.

I also saw it on my way south; basic order was still being maintained.

Unfortunately, after the outbreak of rage, a large number of people died, and everything completely spiraled out of control.

Most of the survivors in the city chose to flee to the suburbs and settle around the supply depots and logistics parks.

Seek out sturdy buildings and establish concealed fortresses in small groups.

Meanwhile, most of the refugees fleeing from the county seat flocked to rural areas.

My dad told me that not long after, villagers from the neighborhood came to our door in droves.

The leader demanded to take refuge inside the hydroelectric power station.

In that situation, it was impossible to determine whether there were virus carriers in the population.

For the safety of my family, it's impossible to let anyone in.

The two sides confronted each other at the iron gate, and the conflict escalated as villagers attempted to force their way in.

My dad hit the leader with his SUV, and the others fired fireworks at the crowd, which temporarily forced the villagers to retreat.

That very night, my dad drove an excavator and dug a trench outside the iron gate.

Then they cut down bamboo from the mountain, cut one end into a slant, heated it over a fire until it hardened, and then planted it all over the bottom of the ditch.

Later, the other side indeed organized another night raid, which was also repelled.

Not long after, rabies broke out in the village, and we suffered several more attacks.

Fortunately, the back of the iron gate had already been completely blocked with stones, and the gate was successfully secured without any major incident.

Next, my dad and the others covered the trench with thin wooden boards and spread sand on top to disguise it as a normal road surface for use as a trap.

Later, sporadic intruders also fell into the trench and were killed by bamboo spears.

Bamboo spears have a drawback: they are naturally hollow, and flesh and blood can remain inside the bamboo tube, making them very difficult to clean.

Even if the body is dragged out and buried, the bottom of the pit will still stink over time.

When I arrived at the base entrance from the north, the fumes were so strong that I couldn't even open my eyes.

So when the suspension bridge was being built, some steel barbed wire was welded on to replace the bamboo spears.

The steel spikes are easy to clean; a quick rinse with a hose is all it takes, and at least they won't accumulate any more odor.

Bai Lang's face was contorted, likely recalling some unpleasant memories.

After listening, Gu Lang turned the steering wheel slightly to the right, swerving around a protruding tree root on the road.

"Now that we've managed to hold on and have such abundant resources, why not just close the door and be self-sufficient?"

Why go through the trouble of building a suspension bridge and then risk driving across it?

"We originally thought that the survival base had been operating stably for so long and that we were fully prepared."

But when the apocalypse actually arrived, many unexpected problems were exposed. Bai Lang sighed softly.

"Let me apologize to you first. I told you before that the turbine unit was very durable, just to try to keep you here."

You have guns and armored vehicles; the base desperately needs this kind of combat capability.

Since you've decided not to leave, I don't need to hide it from you anymore.

To be honest, the hydroelectric power station is facing a major problem and urgently needs repair parts.

Gu Lang didn't respond, but simply tilted his head slightly, signaling him to continue.

"After the nuclear war, a long period of torrential rain fell in the Shiwan Mountains, causing the reservoir water level to rise sharply."

My dad and his team were releasing floodwaters while simultaneously increasing the power generation capacity.

Seize the opportunity to make canned goods in an electric cooker and dried goods in an electric oven.

We want to take advantage of this high-water season to process all perishable ingredients into long-lasting food products.

However, they failed to notice that the water flow during the rainstorm contained extremely high levels of silt.

The wear rate of water with high sediment content on water turbines far exceeds that under normal operating conditions.

"After running at full load for a long time, the overcurrent components have suffered serious damage," Bai Lang sighed.

"What a coincidence, I was still in Changchun when the nuclear bomb fell."

At that time, it was raining heavily outside, which caused flooding across the entire province.

I was forced to run frantically towards the beach; I thought this was only the case in Northeast China.

Gu Lang gripped the steering wheel, recalling the scene of his desperate escape from the flood a few months ago.

"Yes, this rainstorm is actually global."

During my journey south, I heard many official announcements.

After a nuclear war breaks out, the amount of dust raised by the nuclear explosion itself is not actually that serious.

However, the nuclear bomb ignited all the major cities in the world, causing massive fires.

Countless ignition points converged rapidly, generating extreme high temperatures.

This causes the air to rise rapidly, forming a powerful self-supplied wind system—a firestorm.

The center of the firestorm has extremely high temperatures and wind speeds, enough to engulf any flammable material.

The total energy released could be several times greater than the total yield of a nuclear explosion.

According to official rough estimates, this is a massive global wildfire storm.

It has cumulatively injected more than 1.5 million tons of black carbon dust into the atmosphere.

The blocking of sunlight caused the environment to cool down rapidly, which triggered a short period of heavy rainfall.

Scientists predict that this state of low temperature and low light will continue for many years to come.

Bai Lang frowned and said seriously.