Chapter 834: Route

While playing with the destroyer, a middle-aged man in a blue military uniform appeared before Qin Ge.

He gave Qin Ge a military salute, "Hello, may I ask if you are Commander Qin Ge?"

Qin Ge was taken aback by the uniform he was wearing, then quickly put Ruyue on the ground and returned a salute to the man, "Hello, I am Qin Ge, I believe you must be the Staff Officer Qi Yu that the Prince of Wales mentioned earlier?"

"Yes, I am Qi Yu, Commander Qin Ge, just as General Commander Yixian said, you are impressive and outstanding, a dragon among men." Qi Yu smiled.

Qin Ge smiled, "General Commander Yixian's praise is too much; I cannot accept such a title as 'dragon among men'."

"Commander Qin Ge, your modesty aside, to have General Commander Yixian personally contact the inland and arrange a series of reception measures—this hasn't happened in years; you are the first." Qi Yu sighed, "Although I am not part of the commander system, traveling between the coast and inland, I have also heard quite a bit of recent information from the Maritime Affairs Bureau, so I have heard of your reputation."

When Donghuang encountered danger, leading a fleet to deep into rescue alone, successfully resolving the crisis, and also helping other factions, in our system this would be considered for selecting combat heroes.

So being able to receive you this time, I am personally quite excited. Then these must be your shipgirls, right?

Qin Ge nodded, "Yes, it is precisely because of their brave fighting that the previous rescue succeeded."

"Understood, then let's first go onto the train. Following the orders of General Commander Yixian, I will serve as your driver for the upcoming time; we will coordinate the railway line to ensure Commander Qin Ge and your shipgirls have smooth passage." Qi Yu said.

"Then thank you, Staff Officer."

"Please come this way."

Under Qi Yu's lead, everyone together crossed the platform and arrived at a train, which is relatively short compared to other trains.

"This train consists of three soft sleeper cars, one hard seat car, and two dining cars; everything you might need on the road has been prepared above, and the locomotive where I am located can fully enclose the following cars, so there will be no disturbance to you; I hope you have a pleasant journey." Qi Yu introduced.

"Thank you so much, trouble you, Staff Officer." Qin Ge smiled and thanked.

"It's fine, this is what we should do. Before that, I want to ask Commander Qin Ge, where do you want to go for the first stop? After all, I need to contact the Railway General Commander Department to have them draw a separate route for my train, so as not to collide with other trains." Qi Yu said.

Qin Ge smiled, "Beiguo, then Mengyu, Jiangyu, Zangyu..."

"Understood, then the first stop will be Beiguo, and I will plan the route afterwards. So please Commander Qin Ge and your shipgirls, board the train now; I will go contact immediately, and later I will notify you of the exact time via broadcast." Qi Yu said.

"Understood."

After some hustle, everyone boarded the train; some went to the sleeper car, some to the hard seat car, and Qin Ge and Belfast et al. came to the dining car.

"Commander, it seems you have already arranged our route; we hadn't had a chance to ask earlier." Wuzang asked.

"Yes, actually I previously had two plans." Qin Ge smiled, "However, both plans start from the same point: heading to the northernmost part of Dunhuang in Beiguo. Although it is still April, it is still cold there; then we will go south all the way, chasing spring's footsteps, and by the time we reach Dayuefu, it will already be summer."

"However, what I previously told Staff Officer Qi Yu was another route, especially after I saw this train."

"Hehe, indeed, the route Commander spoke of are all vast and sparsely populated places, very suitable for sightseeing. If what we see at sea is a seamless sky and sea, then what we see in Jiangyu and Zangyu is a scene where sky and earth merge into one." Zhenhai nodded, saying; as a Donghuang shipgirl, she clearly understood the meaning of the route Qin Ge chose.

"The bright moon rises over the Tian Mountains, amidst the vast cloud sea, the long wind blows tens of thousands of miles, passing through Jade Gate." Hai Tian smiled and chanted, "I never imagined that as a warship I could truly experience the scenery described in Li Bai's poem; it is truly something to look forward to."

"Hmm, is it that interesting?" Weineituo asked from the side.

"Yes." Yixian nodded, "I have also read some documents recently; although I have never been to Jiangyu or Zangyu, I imagine the scenery there is comparable to that of the Alps."

"Oh, if that is truly the case, then it would be quite interesting." Weineituo said with great interest; Besimai and Lisailiu nearby were also quite interested.

"Getting back to the topic, Donghuang indeed has a wide variety of scenery; for example, Sakura Empire only has Mount Fuji as relatively famous, the rest are just some hot springs and plains."

"How to put it, each place has its own unique scenery; precisely because of this, our world is so precious, and worth us protecting with all our effort." Qin Ge smiled.

"Haha, Commander Qin Ge's words are indeed correct." Xin ze xi laughed, "The continental journey, I am really looking forward to; I don't know when we will be able to depart."

"It should be soon, just as Staff Officer Qi Yu said earlier; I believe the stations in the inland have already made preparations, and we will soon be able to arrange the route." Kalashtadet said.

"Hmm."

While they were chatting, not long after, the broadcast in the dining car sounded.

"Commander Qin Ge, this is Qi Yu; the route has been arranged, we will depart at 10:30 a. m. sharp, estimated to arrive at Beiguo at 18:00 today, personnel have been arranged for timely reception, wishing you and your shipgirls a pleasant journey."

"Departing at 10:30 sharp, eight hours to reach Beiguo? That's much faster than sailing at sea." Lisailiu sighed.

"That's how railways are; moreover, our train is powered by Cube propulsion, if not considering passengers' physical endurance, I believe the speed could be even greater." Qin Ge said.

"Indeed, Commander, what if we take a plane sometime? As a battleship, I have never seen the earth from high altitude; I believe it would certainly offer a different view." Bisimai asked, his eyes revealing a hint of anticipation.

"Sure, anyway this trip is publicly funded, we're not afraid of spending money." Qin Ge smiled.