If you want to survive various crises, just talking about it won't keep you alive, especially for two like King Tang who've never undergone any survival training, it's even more difficult than reaching the sky.
Tang Xiaoquan was well aware of this, but having frequently perused survival books, he also understood another truth, which is that giving up means death.
The second rule of the Law of Survival: No matter what kind of crisis you encounter, you should gather all usable resources around you as much as possible, because these things may become your lifeline in the future.
It's well known that to live, humans rely on four things: clothing, food, shelter, and transportation. According to the current situation, Tang Xiaoquan listed three essentials for their daily life in his mind.
First is food. As the saying goes, "Man is iron, rice is steel," missing a meal makes one hungry. To survive this apocalypse, food is one of the indispensable resources. Otherwise, once zombies attack, running away on an empty stomach is no joke.
Secondly, water sources. In some sense, this is even more important than food. After all, a person can survive a week without eating, but not drinking water for three days can lead to death by dehydration, especially in the unbearable heat of July, where daily sweat loss alone can be lethal if not replenished in time.
Lastly is weapons. After the two battles last night, the importance of this is self-evident.
Therefore, in summary, food, water, and weapons are what Tang Xiaoquan feels should be most prepared and planned for at the moment. He immediately started rummaging through the house with Wang Qiang to find all related resource reserves.
The third rule of the Law of Survival: You never know what will happen in the next second, so planning ahead is the best strategy.
The whole scavenging operation lasted almost fifteen minutes. After gathering all the resources in one place, King Tang and Wang Qiang exchanged bitter smiles.
Why? Because they were really nerdy!
In terms of food: 10 packs of instant noodles, 1 piece of chocolate, 2 sticks of gum, several potatoes and peppers, and half a bucket of cheap Basmati rice.
In terms of water: 3 cans of beer, 5 bottles of Nongfu Spring water, and tap water.
In terms of weapons: Two baseball bats, a flathead and a Phillips screwdriver, and several box cutters and fruit knives.
All of this was standard nerd inventory. Tang Xiaoquan roughly estimated and then said to Wang Qiang, "Qiang, you see, with these things, we can hold out for about seven days, and after seven days..."
Nodding indifferently, Wang Qiang was quite glad that last week, during a supermarket membership event, he had bought that 10 pounds of Basmati rice. Otherwise, with just those instant noodles, they could barely last three days, let alone seven.
"Seven days is seven days then. I think things should improve in seven days."
Wang Qiang said the final "though" very lightly and reluctantly. After all, he clearly saw the situation on the streets today, so he wasn't very confident in the government's ability to settle the chaos within seven days.
"Sigh~" Tang Xiaoquan sighed inwardly. He thought for a moment before slowly raising his head and adding gravely, "Qiang, my seven days estimate is only theoretical. Furthermore..."
His brief pause indicated that what he was about to say next weighed heavily on him.
"Furthermore, whether the government can quell this crisis in the short term is an unknown! So we can't wait passively; we must prepare for a long-term struggle."
"So what do you mean?"
"We have to save ourselves!"
"Save ourselves?" Wang Qiang raised an eyebrow. He didn't think nerds like him and Tang Xiaoquan had the means for self-rescue, but given the situation, he nodded and agreed, "Alright, you say, what should we do?"
Raising his arm slightly, Tang Xiaoquan pointed at the pile of resources and said with pursed lips, "These things can sustain us for seven days. In other words, after seven days, we'll face a food shortage. So I think, if the situation doesn't improve in the next four days and we still don't receive assistance, we'll have to prepare to go out and search for resources."
Having played many games and watched many movies, Tang Xiaoquan knew the importance of collecting resources early in the apocalypse. Because as the situation develops, in the latter stages of the apocalypse, resources will become increasingly scarce. At that time, people, in order to survive, will unleash an inner demon even more terrifying than zombies.
"Therefore, we should make a plan with our current resources." Casually grabbing a ballpoint pen from the table, Tang Xiaoquan pulled over a blank sheet of paper and quickly drew two boxes on it. He continued, "I plan to divide the resources into two parts: one for our basic meals for the next four days, and the other as an emergency reserve for sudden situations."
After saying this, Tang Xiaoquan and Wang Qiang discussed the specifics of the allocation. Before long, the originally pristine A4 paper was filled with black ballpoint pen marks.
Once everything was done, Tang Xiaoquan asked Wang Qiang to bring out their backpacks, which they had used for travels during their school days, and packed the resources into them according to priority.
"Phew~" Taking a deep breath, Tang Xiaoquan had often heard survival experts talk about preparing a so-called survival kit, but it was only today that he truly understood the meaning and essence of this phrase.
Glancing at the table where his first-ever survival kit lay, Tang Xiaoquan felt a surge of security, despite his melancholic mood. No matter what the future held, he had, at least, taken a proactive first step.
Carefully moving the remaining six packs of instant noodles and half bucket of rice into the bedroom, these would be their entire food supply for the next four days. For safety, they felt it was better to move them into the bedroom. This way, even if the front door was breached, they could establish a second line of defense relying on the bedroom. Even if such a defense would have limited effectiveness, as long as there was a glimmer of hope for survival, Tang Xiaoquan had no intention of giving up.
Time flew by, and as the scorching sun gradually withdrew its dazzling radiance after a whole day of blazing heat, it finally disappeared completely.
Once again, night had fallen!!