Stockpiling in the Apocalypse: Supplies Forging a Legend of Survival

Before Zhang Yuan could answer, Liu Ruyan shook her head on her own.

"However, I think it probably won't be usable anymore. After all, there's no one to maintain it."

Zhang Yuan didn't know what WeChat was, but that didn't matter. "I heard from Captain Kong that the base has found quite a number of talents in this area. They've developed a new program. When the network communication is restored, it will be this new program that can be used."

Hearing Zhang Yuan's explanation, Liu Ruyan wasn't surprised. Instead, she thought it was only natural.

For various programs to run, they need to be maintained by staff.

But now, the developers and maintenance personnel of these programs are nowhere to be found. Wanting to use these programs is, of course, just wishful thinking.

It's imperative for the base to develop a new mini-program.

With the technology before the end of the world as a foundation, developing a program suitable for the current base isn't a difficult thing.

Liu Ruyan was vaguely looking forward to it, wondering what that program would be like.

While Liu Ruyan was thinking about this, she noticed that the car was gradually slowing down.

Zhang Yuan parked the car steadily and then looked at Liu Ruyan. "This should be about the right place."

Liu Ruyan looked outside. The environment outside hadn't changed much.

There was still endless snow as far as the eye could see, and the tree trunks were also covered with white on the outside.

The two of them got out of the car, and Zhang Yuan took out the submachine gun.

Although Zhang Yuan was wearing gloves, the gloves didn't affect the movements of his fingers.

Zhang Yuan quickly disassembled the gun into various parts and explained them to Liu Ruyan one by one.

Liu Ruyan listened carefully, and her gaze followed Zhang Yuan's hands closely.

Zhang Yuan's voice was neither rushed nor slow, clear and pleasant to the ear. Besides being very pleasant, his explanation was also very clear.

After Zhang Yuan reassembled the submachine gun, he looked at Liu Ruyan. "How is it?"

"I'll give it a try."

Hearing this, Zhang Yuan put down the submachine gun and made way.

Liu Ruyan stood still, stared at the submachine gun for a while, and then raised her hands to disassemble the submachine gun bit by bit, repeating what Zhang Yuan had just said at the same time.

From beginning to end, not a single word was wrong.

By the time Liu Ruyan finished speaking, the submachine gun in her hands had been reassembled completely.

Zhang Yuan clapped his hands and looked at Liu Ruyan with bright eyes.

"Liu Ruyan, you're amazing!"

Liu Ruyan raised her chin slightly at Zhang Yuan. "I think so too!"

Modesty is a virtue, but admitting that you are excellent is also a very important kind of self-confidence.

During this past month or so, Liu Ruyan hadn't been idle either.

She had downloaded quite a number of things before, but in the past year or so, she had only watched a little of them.

After rummaging through them, Liu Ruyan found videos and books about firearms.

Now, Liu Ruyan was no longer the Liu Ruyan who knew nothing about guns before.

For anything in this world, as long as you're willing to study and work hard at it, you'll always get the rewards you deserve with your efforts.

Zhang Yuan looked at Liu Ruyan with admiration. "It's important to recognize yourself! Only when you know your weapon well enough can you use it better.

Now that you know it well enough, I can teach you shooting."

Liu Ruyan had read a lot of theoretical knowledge about shooting.

But there's still a certain difference between theory and practice.

Fortunately, with Zhang Yuan's careful guidance beside her and the fact that Liu Ruyan wasn't completely ignorant about it either, it was just a matter of time before she mastered it.

When practicing shooting, there was hardly any concept of time.

Liu Ruyan didn't feel tired at all. Instead, she found it really interesting.

It was a completely different feeling from when she used the Tang knife.

It wasn't until she saw that more than half of the bullets in the box were gone that Liu Ruyan stopped reluctantly.

"Why did you stop? Are you tired?" Zhang Yuan asked with a smile.

Liu Ruyan shook her head. "No, I just think it's about enough."

If she wanted to practice in the future, there should still be opportunities.

Bullets were precious, and there was no need to waste them like this.

Although Zhang Yuan didn't know what Liu Ruyan was thinking, he quickly gave a suggestion.

"I heard from Captain Kong that now in the base, whether it's the official teams or private squads, they all come out to hunt.

Although it's terribly cold, the number of wild animals has increased dramatically. They're bigger in size, have thicker skins, and are even fiercer.

The scientific researchers in the base have done research. These wild animals have not only changed in appearance, physical ability, and temperament, but their meat quality has also changed. Eating them has no negative impact on people, and the taste is quite good too."

Liu Ruyan listened quietly to Zhang Yuan's words and felt that what he said before wasn't the key point.

The real key point was the last few sentences.

"So you also want to hunt?" Liu Ruyan asked.

Zhang Yuan nodded. "Since we're already out, it would be too wasteful to go back with an empty car. Besides, when hunting, it will be more helpful for you to practice shooting. Don't you think so?"

Since Zhang Yuan had said so, what else could Liu Ruyan say? Of course, she agreed!

The two of them got back into the car, and Zhang Yuan took out a map.

Liu Ruyan looked at the map and saw that some positions on it were marked with a red pen, which was obviously prepared in advance.

Zhang Yuan pointed at a red dot. "This is where we are now. If we drive north for an hour, we'll reach this place. Captain Kong said that various wild animals are often seen roaming around here."

Seeing that Zhang Yuan had already investigated everything, Liu Ruyan simply said, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!"

The car started up again and drove towards the destination marked by Zhang Yuan.

Liu Ruyan was able to tell directions because she had lived in this extremely cold place with snow everywhere for two years.

However, Liu Ruyan found that Zhang Yuan also had a very good sense of direction.

The road surface was covered with snow, but Zhang Yuan could still accurately find the direction to move forward and wouldn't get lost.

An hour later, the car slowly came to a stop.

In the car, both Liu Ruyan and Zhang Yuan's expressions became a bit solemn.

About a hundred meters in front of them, there were two cars parked.

If it were just two cars, there would be nothing unusual about it.

But at this time, many wild boars were surrounding the cars.

Looking at the number of these wild boars, even Liu Ruyan felt her scalp tingle.

"Can wild boars reproduce so quickly in such cold weather?"

Liu Ruyan muttered this sentence in a low voice, not really expecting an answer.

But as soon as she finished speaking, she heard Zhang Yuan say, "Research shows that their physical fitness has evolved to some extent, and they're not afraid of the current cold.

The reproduction rate of wild boars was originally fast. They could give birth to one or two litters a year, with four to twelve piglets in each litter.

Now, their reproduction rate is even faster, and it's estimated that they can give birth to three to four litters a year."

Liu Ruyan, "..."

Zhang Yuan's answer was completely beyond her expectation, and the content of the answer shocked Liu Ruyan even more.

They're so prolific. No wonder they're called sows!