Chapter 1151: Observations

"Welcome to your arrival."

As Chester and the Ross nobles were shocked by the scene before them, a voice came over.

A Great Song official appeared before them.

He was none other than Su Yuntang, Vice Minister of the Foreign Affairs Department.

After Dong An headed to Ross, he had taken over all the affairs of the Foreign Affairs Department.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Su Yuntang stated his identity to Chester and signaled for Chester to accompany him to the guesthouse specifically for entertaining foreign envoys.

Su Yuntang's attitude was neither warm nor cold, as if a Head of the Family were greeting unwelcome guests, which made Chester feel somewhat indignant.

But thinking that the current Great Song was by no means like the Northern Di, he swallowed this anger back into his lungs and obediently followed Su Yuntang.

Compared to the attitude of the Great Song diplomats, he was more concerned with the true appearance of the Great Song today.

Once the group exited the station, Chester and the Ross nobles were so surprised their mouths could not close.

At this moment, the setting sun had completely dipped below the horizon, leaving only a hint of a red glow, and the whole world appeared dim.

The street lamps on both sides of the station road lit up one after another, extending far into the distance.

On the streets illuminated by the dim yellow light, the common people of Great Song rode two-wheeled machines back and forth.

There were also some wealthy merchants sitting in open carriages pulled by horses.

The wheels of this type of carriage were similar to the wheels of the two-wheeled machines, but much thicker.

It seemed to take less effort for horses to pull such carriages, and they moved very briskly.

Chester and the accompanying Ross nobles were all stunned, forgetting even how to walk.

After a good while, Chester finally reacted.

His face suddenly felt a bit hot, and suppressing a trace of shame and annoyance, he asked Su Yuntang, who was waiting for them, "What are these things people are riding?"

"Bicycle," Su Yuntang spat out the three words, with no emotional fluctuation visible in his small eyes.

Just like the indifference of the Ross diplomats toward the Great Song mission, he was also maintaining his own indifference.

Unless Ross agreed to the conditions of Great Song and cooperated with Great Song, he might then appear like a friend on the surface.

"Bicycle?" Chester repeated.

He had never seen this thing before.

But the moment he saw it, he was certain that this thing would bring convenience to personal travel.

Moreover, this thing seemed capable of carrying heavy objects.

Many Great Song people had heavy items tied behind their seats, and sometimes people were sitting there too.

"How do your oil lamps light up all at once?" Before Chester could ask, a Ross noble asked.

He was a Count who strongly opposed Nikolai making concessions to Great Song.

Therefore, he decided to personally go to Great Song to see for himself, using the actual situation to make Great Emperor Nikolai and the Xitu Guo stand together against Great Song.

But now, his heart was suddenly somewhat shaken.

The bicycle was one thing; although novel, he felt it was acceptable—at most a personal travel tool—and far less shocking than these lamps that lit up instantly.

In the courts of Ross and the Xitu Guo, there were also street lamps.

These street lamps relied on wicks burning whale oil.

After dark, they needed servants to light them one by one; it was absolutely impossible for them to light up by themselves.

"Hahaha..."

The Count's question made the Foreign Affairs Department officials beside Su Yuntang laugh.

One official said, "These are not oil lamps, but Electric Lamps. These Electric Lamps are connected in series by Electric Wire, so they can light up in an instant."

"Electric Lamp, Electric Wire..." The Ross nobles were even more bewildered.

They did not understand at all what the Great Song official was saying.

Looking at the Great Song official's half-smiling face, the faces of Chester and the Ross nobles turned even redder.

In order to appear not so ignorant, they did not continue to press, but followed Su Yuntang forward, while silently observing this Great Song Imperial Capital.

As their gazes wandered, they discovered tall buildings being constructed on both sides of the road.

Many buildings were even taller and larger than the tallest buildings in Petersburg.

They also discovered that tracks thinner than railway tracks were laid on the city ground.

Steam Locomotives pulled carriages over ten meters long, shuttling through the city, filled with all kinds of Great Song people.

Someone stood at the intersection waving a flag, making pedestrians stop crossing the road before the Steam Locomotive arrived.

They themselves also attracted the attention of many Great Song people.

Many people deliberately moved closer to observe them.

Chester noticed that the clothing of these ordinary Great Song people had neat and dense horizontal and diagonal patterns, all sewn from high-quality fabric.

Some people even wore a watch on their wrists, equivalent to attaching a chain to a Pocket Watch.

Such a design made his eyes light up.

Only, after the surprise, his mood became increasingly heavy.

The Ross people in Petersburg did not seem to have as high a standard of living as the Great Song people.

Afterward, they noticed the shops along the street.

These shops still had the Great Song architectural style, but there were also some fashionable changes.

For example, the side of some shops facing the street was a single piece of Glass.

The Electric Lamps inside the shops were lit, illuminating the shops clearly.

Chester and the Ross nobles observed all this thirstily, not even noticing when they arrived at the guesthouse.

It was not until Su Yuntang reminded them that they had arrived that they reacted.

At this moment, the hostility they had brought with them when arriving in Great Song had faded significantly, while their awe toward Great Song had grown much stronger.

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