50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 860 Sharpening the Knife
If we consider the meaning of "yellow" in European culture, the term "yellow race" can almost be compared to "shameful people," and the connotation of "grossing" is self-evident.

But why would Linnaeus do that?

The answer is simple: to put it bluntly, it's all about currying favor with the powerful.

Sweden is located in the northernmost part of Northern Europe, a geographically remote region. In Europe, it is a marginalized country, and has long suffered discrimination from other European countries.

Going back to the Viking Age, they were just a bunch of barbarians. Countries like the Spanish have always considered the Scandinavians not to be human.

This "marginal" identity makes Sweden particularly eager to gain recognition from mainstream European society.

Therefore, when negative news about Asians, especially China, began to circulate throughout Europe, Sweden naturally became the "pawn" and began to adjust its domestic attitude towards China.

Linnaeus was a microcosm of that era, representing the distorted mentality of many Swedes who hoped to win "applause" from the Western mainstream society by "insulting China".

However, since the end of World War II and the beginning of reconstruction in Europe, Sweden, which had remained neutral during the war, was the first to recognize the new China, which made relations between the two countries relatively good recently.

Unfortunately, this favorable situation will not last long.

Because if Sweden does not change its small-country mentality, once the Soviet Union and the United States have decided who is superior, Sweden will inevitably make the same choice as Linnaeus did back then: to curry favor with the powerful.

In 2020, the American Pew Research Center used data analysis to determine which Western countries' populations disliked Chinese people the most.

The final result was unexpected by everyone; yes, it was Sweden.

According to research data, at that time, more than 85% of the Swedish people felt extremely disgusted with China, a figure far exceeding that of all Western countries.

Of course, we must understand that Sweden and my country do not actually have any fundamental conflict of interest.

This attitude among Swedes is largely due to the malicious manipulation by various films, newspapers, and media outlets.

The solution to this problem is simple: just break the information cocoon of the Swedes.

With the introduction of our unilateral visa-free policy, more and more foreign self-media personalities are coming to China in person to report on China truthfully, providing the Swedish people with a more comprehensive perspective.

Therefore, the Swedes' aversion is now changing.

Of course, we must recognize that this is a subversion of their past understanding, and the process will not be smooth sailing, nor will the result be achieved overnight.

However, once this information cocoon is cracked, it is never able to be repaired, and the future always tends to develop in a positive direction.

Therefore, we just need to stick to the right path and believe that time will provide the answer!
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After getting off the plane in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, Sun Zhiwei said goodbye to Professor Maxwell.

Professor Maxwell knew he was in a hurry and didn't try to stop him; the two parted ways at Bruma Airport.

He then planned to visit three more places: the Krasnoyarsk-Solmovo Shipyard in Gorky, 400 kilometers east of Moscow; the Murmansk Naval Base on the Barents Sea coast; and the Leningrad Admiralty Shipyard.

Leningrad is the easiest place to visit because it is a tourist city. Since the 60s, Leningrad has been welcoming tourists from friendly countries.

Sweden is now a neutral country, so it is naturally among those welcome. Therefore, there are frequent flights from Stockholm to Leningrad.

Sun Zhiwei then found a tourist flight to Leningrad at Bruma Airport, departing in three days. With three days to spare, he naturally wouldn't be idle. After booking a room at a hotel near the airport, he began to wander around Stockholm.

Sun Zhiwei first heard the name Stockholm from the name of a disease: Stockholm syndrome.

At the time, learning about a city and a bank robbery through a disease was actually a very interesting experience.

He wasn't out shopping this time; he was going to the town of Falon in the north of the city, where there was a large chemical plant.

His subsequent actions required a flammable compound: silane (SiH4) and diborane (B2H6) both met the requirements, and the chemical plant in the suburbs produced both.

Silosilane (SiH4) is a typical colorless and toxic gas with a garlic-like smell. It will explode and burn when it comes into contact with air at room temperature and pressure.

It is widely used in the manufacture of semiconductor chips, display panels, solar cells, etc.

Diborane (B2H6) is also a highly toxic and flammable gas. It is colorless and transparent, but has a peculiar odor. Its ignition temperature is 38-51℃.

It is often used to make high-energy fuel for rockets and missiles, and also for organic synthesis.

There are no more than 10 countries in the world that can industrially produce silane (SiH4) and diborane (B2H6), and Sweden is one of them.

Both of these materials are flammable compounds that may be present in submarines.

Since he was going to scam ships again, he naturally needed a means of self-defense, and these two highly flammable colorless gases were just right.

Silane burns to produce silicon and water, while diborane burns to produce water, carbon dioxide, and boron oxide, which is soluble in water.

This makes them leave almost no residue after burning, making them a rare material used to fake fires.

Normally, both of these compounds are difficult to preserve, but they are easy to store in his space. He plans to stock up on them as essential supplies.

Once they arrived in the town of Falon, they easily found the chemical plant.

The chemical plant was filled with a dense network of pipes and towering metal storage tanks, which made Sun Zhiwei feel a little uneasy.

Although we know they are safe, these canisters contain highly toxic substances. Even a small leak could spread and kill a large number of people in the surrounding area. The more we learn about them, the more frightened we become.

He was reminded of the Bhopal gas leak two years prior, which directly killed 25,000 people and indirectly killed 550,000—it was simply too tragic.
Although every chemical plant claims that its facilities are safe, anyone who knows the risks would not live near a chemical plant.

If something unexpected were to happen, it would be worse than death.

It must be said that people in the chemical industry are all brave; he remembers very clearly how Nobel's brother died.

Looking at all these potential dangers, he didn't want to stay here any longer.

Sun Zhiwei quickly expanded the space to cover the entire chemical plant, and then located the storage tanks for silane (SiH4) and diborane (B2H6).

(End of this chapter)