Chapter 763: Leaving Iris

Although Prince Ou Gen Qin Wang said that, in fact she had already made all preparations in secret.

When the entire fleet learned that Qin Ge would take them to visit the Iris church, they all became extremely excited; even some shipgirls who weren't interested in the church were very happy.

During this period, seeing Qin Ge take others out on dates every day, they had long grown jealous; but because they had joined the fleet later, they never got a chance.

If it weren't like that, they would have to properly arrange something for Qin Ge.

Now that they have this opportunity, how could they not cherish it? Naturally, they want to show themselves off in front of Qin Ge as much as possible, so he will remember them.

Otherwise, as the population of Gangqu keeps growing, they will likely have fewer chances to appear before Qin Ge; even if they do appear, they might not get a chance because he has many people around him.

After the shipgirls had carefully dressed up, when they arrived at the entrance to wait for assembly, they discovered Qin Ge was conversing with Prince Ou Gen Qin Wang and an Iris shipgirl.

"Commander Qin Ge has become famous in our Iris these past few days; basically all the commanders and residents of this city know there is a commander from Donghuang who has recently been dating high-ranking Iris shipgirls here." Kaixuan said with a grin to Qin Ge.

Qin Ge's face turned red, "Isn't it said that the people of Iris love romance? Why do I feel that the people here are more gossipy than those of the other major factions?"

"Hehe, we don't know either; after you came to Iris, you only took the high-ranking Iris shipgirls out on dates, and you even gave them rings." Kaixuan laughed, covering his mouth.

"Cough, haven't the other members told you this? In the other factions I also only took their own shipgirls out on dates." Qin Ge said helplessly.

Kaixuan smiled and said, "When our major factions communicate with each other, we only exchange important information, such as the cost required for scientific-technology exchanges, or how to discuss defense matters."

"As for the private life of Commander Qin Ge, we generally don't talk about it in faction communications; perhaps sometimes we sit together and chat about it."

Qin Ge nodded embarrassedly, "That's right; faction communications concern a faction's safety and development—how could they be used for gossip?"

"So what is Kaixuan doing here today? He surely couldn't have come just to mock me."

Kaixuan glanced at the smirking Prince Ou Gen Qin Wang beside him, quickly waved his hands, and said, "I heard that Commander Qin Ge will today take his own shipgirls to visit the Iris church, so to avoid others disturbing Qin Ge and your shipgirls' enjoyment, the high command specially sent me to lead Commander Qin Ge and you to our Iris-dedicated church for a visit."

"Oh?" Upon hearing Kaixuan's words, Qin Ge immediately became interested, "Do you also have a church dedicated exclusively to you?"

Kaixuan smiled and said, "Of course, knowing that Lady Lisailiu and Lady Zhende are a cardinal and a saint, they naturally have their own church."

"Moreover, to avoid disturbances, this church was built not far from the command headquarters, so if the commander simply wants to visit a church, going there is the best option."

Upon hearing Kaixuan say that, Qin Ge turned his head to look at Prince Ou Gen Qin Wang and asked, "So this was your doing?"

Prince Ou Gen Qin Wang chuckled, "In order for the commander to perform better, we naturally need to eliminate other factors, so I unilaterally informed Iris to have them find a church suitable for our outing."

Qin Ge grinned, "Alright, then I can relax."

Immediately he turned to Kaixuan and said, "Thank you very much for Iris's consideration; then today I'll trouble you, Kaixuan."

"Hehe, it's no trouble, and being able to accompany Commander Qin Ge on a tour is actually a relaxation from our recent tense work." Kaixuan smiled.

"Ha, that's perfect." After saying that, Qin Ge turned his head to the many assembled shipgirls and said, "Everyone, check who's missing; if someone isn't here, we'll wait a bit longer; if everyone's present, we'll set off now."

"Reporting, Commander, aside from a few leaders who went to negotiate with Iris, everyone else has arrived." Weineituo glanced at the headcount and then smiled as she spoke.

"Hmm, that's good." Qin Ge nodded, leading the shipgirls, followed Kaixuan, and walked toward the destination.

That church wasn't far from the hotel, and before long everyone had arrived.

Indeed, as Kaixuan had said, the location is rather remote, obviously few people come here; moreover, the surrounding environment is very good, making it an excellent place for leisure.

They spent the whole afternoon having a great time; after touring the church, everyone then went to the nearby grassy area for a campout.

Basking in the warm sun, everyone sat in a circle, chatting nonstop while eating the boxed lunches brought from the hotel, and everyone's mood was good.

However, happy times are always fleeting; when the afternoon sky began to darken, everyone reluctantly headed back to the hotel.

Originally the Iris trip was supposed to end this afternoon, but because they visited the church in the afternoon, when the next morning arrived, Qin Ge, representing the fleet, decisively proposed to leave Iris.

Their next stop would be the Sardinian Empire, after which they would cross the Atlantic Ocean to return to the White Eagle; after signing the agreement with the White Eagle, they would then go directly back to Guandao via the Panama Canal.

This route is still quite long; although someone at home doesn't need to worry about preparing New Year's goods, Qin Ge still hopes to return as soon as possible.

After drifting out at sea for such a long time, it's also time for all the shipgirls to take a rest.

They arrived at the Sardinian Empire that evening; the persons in charge of reception were Weineituo and Lituoliao.

Actually they were already acquaintances, and due to time constraints they didn't discuss things in detail. First they returned to the hotel prepared for them in the Sardinian Empire, then briefly explained the schedule for the next day.

In the morning both sides dispatched representatives to begin negotiations; the other personnel were led by Sardinian Empire shipgirls on a tour of the port city of Talun tuo, and in the evening a welcome banquet was held for Qin Ge.

As a guest, Qin Ge naturally accepted this arrangement, and also postponed his date with Weineituo by one day, because if tomorrow the Sardinian Empire shipgirls were to lead them around Talun tuo in the Sardinian Empire, that would indeed be perfect.

Not only could they better understand the situation in Talun tuo to prepare for future dates, but they could also accompany the other shipgirls so that they wouldn't be too lonely.

Qin Ge still remembers the skiing in the Northern Union and the laughter in Iris.