karlmaks
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6.6 M
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Reading
23 d, 1 h
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"That's great. As long as there is petroleum, all kinds of machinery with internal combustion engines can be put into motion. And I heard Lu Tong say that a substance called asphalt can also be obtained from petroleum. With this substance, we can build even flatter roads, is that right?" Lin Wentao was so excited that he waved his hands and feet. For him, petroleum had always been a major hurdle, and now Xiao Ming's words finally made him see hope. A faint smile hung on Xiao Ming's face. There was no…-
1.3 M • Ongoing
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Inside the massive semi-underground fortification, the space was divided into several sections. Several army group staff officers were busy at their respective desks, the ringing of telephones and the "tick-tack" sounds of telegraph machines rising and falling. A huge Western Front campaign situation map hung on the wall, filled with various tactical symbols marked in red and blue arrows and notations. The atmosphere was tense yet orderly. As soon as Morin walked in, he immediately attracted quite…-
779.1 K • Ongoing
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The platform of the Koblenz train station was crowded with people, and field-gray overcoats merged into a flowing tide. Although the scene seemed chaotic, every trickle was converging towards a predetermined direction. Regarding returning to the battlefield, none of the officers and soldiers of the instruction unit actually felt surprised. Those veterans who had rolled in the bloody mud pits of Charleroi, Amiens, and Creil, although they had long understood the cruelty of war, knew from the day…
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Three days is not a long time. In the grand scheme of a much longer life, it is but a fleeting moment. Three days was also enough time for Mr. Thurray to figure some things out. When they got out of the car and felt the sunlight again, they felt as if their lives had been renewed. The van, at this moment, was like a womb. He was the child who had just come out, unable to even walk properly. For three days, he had not been able to stretch his body. Like a fetus, although he did not need to curl up…-
1.8 M • Ongoing
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With a dark expression, Mr. Thurray and his family left Golden State. At that moment, the Speaker of the Congress glanced at the material in his hand and, under the limited flash of the cameras, slowly stood up. "The results of the vote, excluding one abstention and two objections, are all in favor. The 'Federal International Security Act' has been passed with an absolute majority." This news spread like a massive earthquake throughout the Federation at an extremely fast speed. At the congressional…
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Chang Yuzhu, who was walking through the fire-engulfed city of Jakarta, was almost driven mad with anger. Now, burning buildings were everywhere in Jakarta. The captured Dutch soldiers had pointed out all the important buildings in the city one by one, and without exception, these buildings were all on fire. "These sons of bitches!" Chang Yuzhu said angrily. "Go quickly and notify the fleet to head for the city of Bula. We absolutely cannot let these Dutchmen escape from the city of Bula to…
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1.3 M • Ongoing
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The winter of 1914 seemed to arrive unusually early. During the time Morin was busy leading the instruction unit in intensive training, the calendar on his desk was turned to the last page, and Koblenz saw its first snow. Although the temperature dropped sharply, the intensity of the war showed no signs of cooling down. The war machine of the Saxon Empire had completely operated to its limit. According to news circulating within the Army Department, as well as the constantly updated content in…
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779.1 K • Ongoing
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After the full-regiment joint practice ended, the air in the Koblenz base lost some of its previous tension but gained a dull restlessness. That feeling was like a pack of young wolves that had just tasted blood, lying in their den licking their claws and teeth, waiting for the next hunt. And Morin didn't give the troops too much time to rest. Since problems were exposed in the exercise, they had to be corrected while the iron was hot. So many subsequent training contents were also adjusted based…
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Several days had passed since Mr. Thurray had contacted Jordan. At first, he didn't feel much unease, only the thrill of impending revenge. But as a week went by with no word from Jordan, he began to feel a little restless. He had someone make inquiries and found out that in the higher echelons of Golden Port City, there was now only one major gang: the Lance Family. They were the top, the one and only. The former Five Families were a thing of the past, with only the Pasoretto Family remaining,…
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1.8 M • Ongoing
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In the late hours of the night, the people who had gone out had returned one after another, some of them still cursing under their breath. They had gone to the casino. It was hard to come to Golden Port City and not visit the Golden Port Casino. In the travel magazines of the Federation, the Golden Port Casino had already become a must-see attraction for visitors to Golden Port City. Even if you didn't gamble, you had to go in and play a little, to see one of the largest casinos on the East…
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