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Outside the hyacinth was a level seven or eight northwest wind. The temperature had also dropped to -30 degrees Celsius, but inside the hyacinth, the temperature was around zero degrees Celsius.

At this kind of temperature, as long as you wrap it up a little thicker, you wouldn't have to worry about cold after wearing a few more layers of fur.

After eating a few mouthfuls of beef jerky and drinking some whiskey, Gordon and Samuel's faces turned a little red.

Gordon leaned on the sheepskin's mattress half and took out a box of paper bullets to disassemble it. In the early stages of the birth of a stationary bomb, many Military experts from various countries were not willing to use copper as an overall bullet shell.

In order to save money, many countries have opted for less stable carapace to make gunpowder cartridge!

The disadvantage of this type of bullet was obvious. If the carapace didn't burn properly, it would block the barrel of the gun and affect the firing speed. Therefore, this type of bullet wasn't very useful on the battlefield.

However, for a small squad like the Expedition, who did not need to fight for long periods of time, due to the cost and load, carrying a batch of paper bullets was still very necessary.

”It's a simple signal detonator, but what are these Chinese people called... Second Kick... What a weird name... By the way, Samuel, how do you feel about this trip to China? ”

The two lay in the warm hyacinth. The thick snow bricks isolated the northwest wind and the cruel cold, giving people a complete sense of security.

It was also a good way to kill time by eating dried beef around a candle, making signal bombs, and then chatting.

Sai Mouerbeike was a famous British explorer. His knowledge was not inferior to normal politicians, so they were able to talk on the same level.

”You know, I spent the first half of my life exploring the Middle East and North Africa... In 1863, I explored the source of the Nile... ”Because of this contribution, Ottoman Empire bestowed me the position of Pasha …”

”I don't know much about this mysterious East … But this time, entering China from Central Asia, brought a great shock to my heart! ”

”I have a feeling that this country, this civilization... It is as if we cannot assimilate them at all! ”

Gordon's hand stopped, and the sharp dagger almost cut his own finger. He was stunned for a while, ”Why did you come to this conclusion? You only came for a short period of time, and what you've seen isn't everything … Why are you so pessimistic and negative? ”

Sai Mouerbeike took a sip of the whiskey, feeling the warmth in his stomach. ”Indeed, the entire Western world knows that Chinese civilization has declined, and under the rule of the foreign race of the Qing Dynasty, it has lost its former glory …”

”Poverty, ignorance, rejection of the latest science, serious xenophobia even from the government... ”They don't have any thoughts of reform at all, and everyone seems to be muddleheaded as they live …”

”Along the way, I've taken a lot of photos, and I've also seen a lot of ordinary people … All I can see in their eyes is indifference … ”

”The eyes of those scrawny commoners are empty, like the bottomless abyss in the Atlantic Ocean …” ”Nothing at all …”

”No wealth, no dignity, no ideals, no resistance … There's nothing but complete emptiness and numbness! ”

”They seem to have all their energy completely drained by the suffering. All of them are like walking corpses …”

Gordon put down the dagger and laughed, ”Isn't this good? Their minds are empty, so naturally our thoughts can take their place... Isn't letting the Western Civilization rule the East completely the desire of our time? ”

”No …” No, no, no... ”Things are not that simple …” Sai Mouerbeike shook his head, ”But when I really came here, I realized that there was a very scary phenomenon. ”Big!”