Chapter 835: Ice Snow Paradise

When the time reached half past ten, the train departed exactly on schedule, or perhaps it is now inappropriate to board this train; describing this train with the former world's high-speed rail is also acceptable.

As the scenery outside the window rapidly receded, the seats by the windows were filled with shipgirls. They looked at the receding scenery outside, chattering excitedly, their eyes full of joy and curiosity.

As battleships, the scenery they most often see is the sea and sky; a view like this, filled with land and nothing but farmland as far as the eye can see, is something they have never seen before.

As the train moved forward, from the vibrant south to the north where spring had just begun to sprout, then in the afternoon, looking ahead there was no green left; even when everyone arrived in the northern country, goose-feather snow began to fall from the sky, and those on the train exclaimed in amazement.

After the train stopped, Qin Ge disembarked with his shipgirls and saw that Qi Yu had already gotten off, standing together with a young woman wearing the standard army uniform and holding the rank of lieutenant.

That young woman's eyes lit up upon seeing Qin Ge, and she quickly stepped forward, saluting. "Hello, Commander Qin Ge, welcome to the northern country. I am Sun Ying, tasked by orders to receive you and your shipgirls."

"Hello." Qin Ge returned the salute and said, "Sorry for the trouble."

"It's no trouble at all. Although I haven't gone to Linhai like you have, Commander Qin Ge's reputation is still widespread in our military. So the higher-ups sent me to receive you this time, and I am truly honored." Sun Ying smiled.

Qin Ge was taken aback; Sun Ying really praised him highly. Although he had never come to the inland, he had previously been part of the military system and was quite familiar with such formalities. He then said, "Lieutenant Sun, you flatter me."

"No, actually I am originally from the coast. I also wanted to go to the Commander Academy for further study to become a commander, but because my compatibility with the Cube was poor, I couldn't become a commander. Yet I was unwilling to merely exist as logistics or research personnel in the navy, so I rejoined the army." Sun Ying explained.

"That is why I especially admire commanders like Commander Qin Ge who rush to the front lines of battle; I am quite familiar with your deeds."

Qin Ge smiled. "Thank you very much. Although you didn't become a commander, you are now an outstanding soldier."

"Hehe, thank you for the praise, Commander Qin Ge." Sun Ying laughed, like a little fangirl.

Qi Yu beside them said, "Lieutenant Sun, let's stop chatting for now; it's getting late and the weather is freezing. First arrange accommodations for Commander Qin Ge and his shipgirls. Anyway, you'll be leading a team to tour with them here tomorrow, so there's plenty of time."

"That's right, I got a bit carried away, sorry." Sun Ying smiled and said to Qin Ge, "Then Commander Qin Ge and I will go; the vehicle is ready, we can head to the hotel anytime."

"Thank you both." Qin Ge laughed.

Along the way, chatting with Sun Ying, everyone boarded the prepared bus and headed to the hotel here, where they settled in.

Early the next morning, everyone rose excitedly, because according to the plan Qin Ge and Sun Ying discussed last night, today they would go to the Ice Snow World for a visit.

They had heard that the place was entirely constructed from ice and snow, and everyone was eagerly looking forward to seeing what it looked like.

Not long after finishing breakfast, everyone got into the vehicle and headed together to the destination.

Upon arriving and stepping out of the vehicle, the destroyers exclaimed in awe. Before them stood various buildings and sculptures carved entirely from ice, accompanied by flashing multicolored lights and snowflakes drifting in the sky, making the whole scene dreamlike and illusory—a sight they had never seen before.

"What a beautiful place." Xin Ze Xi, standing beside Qin Ge, exclaimed in amazement. "I never expected to see such scenery in April; this world is truly wondrous."

"Hehe, indeed." Qin Ge nodded. "Perhaps because we are used to the climate of Guandao Port, the further north we go, the lower the temperature; I believe the Northern Union is similar to this place."

"Pretty much the same. I have stayed in the Northern Union before, though not the Northern Union of this world, but I believe the climate is similar; there, the ice and snow only melt after June. However, it doesn't last long—around October the temperature drops again, turning it into a world of ice and snow." Kalongshitade said.

"Well, hehe, precisely for that reason we plan to stay longer in Donghuang and Sakura Empire. We'll see later; if our time in Donghuang for sightseeing isn't enough, we can delay a bit before heading to Sakura Empire, since as long as we make it before June, we can go from Sakura Empire to the Northern Union." Qin Ge said.

"I have no objection to that," Wuzang smiled. "Compared to Donghuang, Sakura Empire is still too small, and if it's just for tourism, the scenery is rather monotonous, far less rich than Donghuang." She obviously was also very satisfied with the scenery here.

"Although that's what was said, April and May are exactly the cherry blossom viewing season; we should try to make it there then, after all, this is a promise I made with you all." Qin Ge laughed.

"Mm." Wuzang nodded with a smile.

"Commander, don't just stand there talking; let's hurry inside to have a look. The destroyers have already gone in, and if we scatter later it'll be hard to regroup." Zuikaku said with a laugh from the side.

"No problem, but given the crowd here, everyone should stay close to our port area, taking the form of shipgirls beside the warships, since they have a Soul Link with me and can sense my position.

"Even if we get separated later, we can quickly regroup." Qin Ge smiled.

"Understood."

The following time belonged entirely to the shipgirls, or rather entirely to the destroyers and submarines. Of course, some cruisers also had a great time; laughter from the shipgirls could be heard throughout the park, drawing many onlookers' glances.

Of course, there were also instances where some people saw the attractive shipgirls and tried to approach them to flirt, but when they made a move, plainclothes personnel stepped forward in time to stop them, showing the relevant credentials, causing them to give up.

Qin Ge naturally also saw this situation; in an instant his worried heart eased. Although he wasn't worried that his shipgirls would be kidnapped by others, if improper words angered his shipgirls, he certainly didn't want this ice-snow park to turn into a blaze.

"Commander, don't stare, rest assured—there are plenty of people in plain clothes among these visitors, so let's go play together; elder sister has discovered some interesting things." Atago laughed as she said to Qin Ge.

"All right." Qin Ge nodded and followed Atago and a few others deeper into the park.