Chapter 30

Acetic acid, acetone, and methanol still have a wide range of applications.

If the outpost wants to truly embark on industrialization, these chemical raw materials are essential.

Although they are not immediately useful, Chu Guang still awarded the player [WC Really Has Mosquitoes] 1,000 contribution points and publicly recognized his outstanding contribution of "successfully preparing acetic acid, acetone, and methanol using wood as raw materials."

Speaking of which, does this count as a server-wide announcement in a web novel?

Seeing [WC Really Has Mosquitoes] looking proud and the other players envious, Chu Guang felt it was necessary to maintain this excellent tradition.

Hmm.

Not just in the game.

It should also be announced on the official website!

In the future, a Hall of Fame can be set up to record "a certain player achieving a certain milestone on a certain date."

These achievements can be solving development issues or clearing a high-difficulty dungeon.

As a poor ruler, cheap honor is the only high-value reward he can offer to players.

After that, Chu Guang, along with Ye Shi and Garbage Guy, continued their exploration north along the elevated road outside the Wetland Park, searching for traces of prey and valuable exploration targets.

The industrial clusters of Qingquan City are mainly concentrated in the southeastern corner, distributed in a fan shape along the Third Ring Road and the Second Ring Road.

The northern part, where the Linghu Wetland Park is located, is primarily residential, and along the outbound road, there are still many unfinished buildings.

This area, apart from having relatively complete public facilities such as education, healthcare, and transportation, does not have a large-scale industrial cluster. Only a few light industry workshops are scattered in the suburbs, far from residential areas, and are neighbors with the garbage incineration station.

Now, most of them are covered by forests.

When the nuclear war came, the northern suburbs of Qingquan City, with a large population base and low strategic value, were almost not directly hit by strategic weapons.

However, after the complete collapse of order, the massive number of refugees brought another kind of disaster.

Supermarkets, convenience stores, markets, and malls were quickly looted, followed by hospitals, schools, office buildings, and all shops along the streets, even the refrigerators and storage cabinets in residential areas.

No shelter would risk opening its gates to accept them, and the paralyzed transportation made it difficult for these people to leave.

Even two hundred years later, the bullet holes on the walls and shattered glass still reveal the tragedy that once occurred here.

Some display windows, shelves, and trash cans still have partially mummified skeletons hanging from them.

"Whew... This is too tragic."

Seeing a large and small skeleton huddled together, Garbage Guy averted his gaze, feeling sorry, and closed the open trash can door.

Ye Shi's reaction was relatively calm, as he had accompanied Chu Guang on long trips before and was already accustomed to the situation. He even commented with the air of an experienced player.

"To be honest, the game's scene design is quite realistic... It feels like the world after the apocalypse."

"This is the world after the apocalypse."

Chu Guang casually replied, carefully observing the situation inside the shop's display window and marking it on the paper map.

This should be a clothing store.

However, there were few clothes left on the shelves, and the only two rags hanging were covered in black mold.

Clearly, scavengers had visited here long ago, and more than once.

"I think we're wasting our time," Ye Shi sighed, "It's obvious that everything has been scavenged."

"There's always something useful... like this thing." Chu Guang found an unopened sewing kit behind a nearly shattered cabinet and threw it to Ye Shi.

The needles are likely made of alloy, and the thread is synthetic. Since it's unopened, there's no risk of oxidation. It would still be usable even after another two hundred years.

The outpost is currently most in need of these small tools.

Teng Teng would be interested in it.

With nothing else to scavenge, they prepared to leave the store.

However, at that moment, a piercing scream came from a distance, followed by two gunshots.

The sound was like a 5mm bullet.

Chu Guang instantly became alert, took out his iron pipe rifle, and crouched in the shadow of the wall, carefully looking in the direction of the sound.

Not far away, at the street corner, a man in a gray coat, hit by a bullet, lay on the ground, his face filled with fear as he tried to move backward.

Blood seeped from his back, pooling on the ground.

"Scavenger?"

Before long, another figure appeared at the street corner.

A gunman in a fur coat, biting half a cigarette, held a makeshift iron pipe rifle and walked toward the man on the ground, who was begging for mercy.

Behind him were another man and a dog.

The companion also held a similar rifle, with a fire axe on his belt and a dog leash on the other side.

Chu Guang's pupils constricted.

In less than a second, he quickly identified their identities.

Raiders!

"What's going on outside?" Ye Shi came over, lowering his voice.

He thought he was being quiet, but his stealth skills were still lacking.

"Shh!"

Chu Guang just managed to make a silencing gesture when he saw the mutated hyena, with a chain around its neck, suddenly turn its head and bark at them.

Chu Guang's face changed instantly.

Damn!

Is this beast's skill points all in perception?

In a flash, the two raiders also looked over, reacting quickly and raising their rifles to shoot.

Bang bang!

Two consecutive gunshots, Chu Guang quickly ducked back, but soon realized he was overreacting.

The handmade DIY rifles likely had no rifling.

At the distance of a street, they were just shooting blanks. The bullets predictably missed, landing on the concrete road.

"Gunfire? What's happening? Did we encounter mutants?!" Garbage Guy, hiding in the shop, was not at all panicked, even excitedly rubbing his hands.

Ye Shi was the same, drawing his spear immediately.

"Don't panic, I'll take a look—"

"Look at what?!"

Seeing these two not at all afraid, Chu Guang was almost enraged, grabbing Ye Shi's head and pushing him back.

"Raiders! Both have guns and a dog! You two retreat through the back door, we'll meet at the bus stop 300 meters south—"

"Respected Administrator, why should we retreat? There are only two people and a beast on the other side, and we have more people!" Garbage Guy clenched his fists, "We can fight too!"

"Right! We can fight!"

Ye Shi nodded excitedly, picking up the crossbow the Administrator had just thrown, and said with high morale, "We only have one gun, but we also have Molotov cocktails... and this two-meter-tall lizard. I don't believe we can't beat a dog."

Hearing this, Chu Guang, who was tense, suddenly came to his senses.

Right.

Why run?

In the past, he was alone, and it was normal to avoid such vicious bandits when exploring.

Now, with guns and people, why the hell should he run?

Especially when there are only two of them.

Chu Guang's reaction was quick, making a decision and chambering a round.

Damn it!

"You, take the Molotov cocktail and go there." Chu Guang threw the Molotov cocktail and matches to Ye Shi, pointing to the opposite corner of the street.

"Listen to my command. When I shoot, you light and throw it!"

The raiders don't know how many people are on our side. Seeing someone rush out, they will definitely chase.

Ye Shi, holding the Molotov cocktail, hesitated.

"How do I get there?"

"Run, or do you want me to carry you? Don't worry, their guns have no rifling, they won't hit you." Saying this, Chu Guang pushed him.

Ye Shi stumbled to the door.

Although he was extremely nervous, thinking it was a chance to impress the Administrator, he gritted his teeth and went forward.

Damn.

Let's go!

What to fear in a game!

Sure enough, as Chu Guang predicted, seeing Ye Shi rush out of the shop, the two raiders immediately shouted and fired two shots.

"Haha, my little treasure, where are you running?"

"Give up, you can't escape. Surrender now and I'll spare your life!"

Ye Shi didn't understand what they were saying, only feeling the bullets whizzing past his head.

His steps didn't stop, and he didn't dare to look up, rushing into a shop on the other side of the street.

The two raiders exchanged glances, evilly smiled, and advanced with their guns, releasing the dog.

No guns.

Probably a scavenger in the area.

Killing a scavenger is like stepping on a cockroach for them.

Chu Guang, hiding in the shop, remained still, quietly waiting for the right moment.

Hearing the barking getting closer, he suddenly leaned out, aiming at the charging mutated hyena and pulled the trigger.

Bang!

The 9mm bullet, at a distance of less than five meters, couldn't be avoided, piercing the beast's side—

Although Chu Guang aimed for the head.

The hyena didn't even have time to scream, falling to the ground and rolling a few meters before stopping.

The approaching raider was stunned, clearly not expecting the other side to have a gun.

When he came to his senses, his companion was already dead, his face contorted with anger.

"I'll skin you alive!"

"Qiong, calm down! The other side isn't alone—"

Before he could finish, a Molotov cocktail was thrown, smashing into the wreckage of a car behind them.

Flames rose with the scattered glass.

Seeing the other side had Molotov cocktails, the raiders panicked, trying to retreat but trapped by the flames, in a difficult position.

At that moment, one of the raiders, using the corner of his eye, saw a terrifying figure under the eaves of a shop on the street.

It was a dark green lizard.

Or rather, a humanoid lizard.

"Monster—"

Whoosh!

A whistling sound cut off the raider's words, the spear piercing his chest and pinning him to the burning car.

Until his last moment, he couldn't understand why a creature that looked like a mutant would be with scavengers.

He had heard of taming mutated hyenas as pets, even bears and horses, but never this.

This is too outrageous!