Chapter 847: Personnel Determined

During this period afterward, life in the Sakura Empire was very leisurely; each day, aside from taking the shipgirls out for a stroll, Qin Song spent all his remaining time studying and enriching his knowledge.

Whenever he saw his commander working so hard, whether it was Bisimai and the other faction leaders or Xin ze xi and the others, they all felt greatly relieved.

Being able to continue enriching himself after such great achievements, without being lost in them, was something very rare. Moreover, during Qin Ge's later study time, Vanguard once again served as a gatekeeper, turning away all the shipgirls who had nothing to do, so they would not disturb Qin Ge.

Time passed day by day in such a life, and eventually the month of June arrived, soon approaching the appointed day with the Northern Union.

Putting down the book in his hands, Qin Ge rubbed his somewhat tired eyes, stood up, and did a few stretching motions. Once his body felt comfortable, he turned his head and glanced at the clock in the room.

"Huh, is it already five o'clock?" Qin Ge exclaimed in surprise, then walked to the door; as soon as he opened it, he saw Vanguard outside.

"Commander, have you finished studying?" Vanguard said with a smile.

"Yes, I suppose it's done for now." Qin Ge nodded, then said to Vanguard, "So you don't need to stand guard here anymore; you can go attend to your own affairs. Also, please inform Bisimai, Tiancheng, Wuzang, Weineituo, Lisailiu, Yixian, and Zhenhai to come to my place at five-thirty."

"Understood." Vanguard nodded and turned to leave the doorway.

Watching Vanguard's departing figure, Qin Ge couldn't help but shake his head and smile; this Royal battleship was very responsible, and as a guard knight, she was absolutely an excellent choice.

Of course, she would occasionally cause some mishaps, but for Qin Ge, the benefits still outweighed the drawbacks.

After returning to his room, not long later someone came—but it wasn't the shipgirls Qin Ge had mentioned earlier; it was Belfast.

"Master, have you finished studying? You finished earlier today than before; is something the matter?" Belfast asked while tidying Qin Ge's room.

"Yes, it's already well into June, and the day we agreed upon with the Northern Union is drawing near, so it's about time we left the Sakura Empire. I plan to have Bisimai and the others come over to discuss our subsequent decisions—those who will accompany us to the Northern Union, and those who will return to the port area." Qin Ge said.

"I see; then I'll prepare the things needed for the reception later." Belfast smiled.

"Then thank you, Belfast." Qin Ge laughed.

"Being able to serve the master is an honor for me as a maid." Belfast smiled.

Sure enough, just as Belfast was making preparations, Bisimai arrived first at Qin Ge's room, ten minutes earlier than the time Qin Ge had mentioned.

"Bisimai came rather early," Qin Ge laughed.

"I had nothing going on over there, so after Vanguard notified me, I made a quick preparation and came over." Bisimai smiled, then sat down beside Qin Ge.

"Commander, did you summon us this time to discuss matters concerning the Northern Union?"

Hearing Bisimai's guess, Qin Ge nodded. "It is indeed about the Northern Union; the time is no longer early either, the polar ice and snow are melting, and it's time for us to set out for the secret chamber."

But before that, we need to finalize the headcount. This time, more shipgirls are following us, yet we won't need that many for the secret chamber; certainly some must be sent back to the port area.

So we must decide who will lead them back to port and who will stay with us; after that, we'll bid farewell to the Sakura Empire. At most, within one or two days, we'll have to depart.

"I had guessed that the commander would also need to set out in these few days, so for this point I had actually drawn up a list; the commander can take a look first, just as a reference." Bisimai took out a list from the Ship Equipment Space, handed it to Qin Ge, and smiled.

Qin Ge took the list from Bisimai with a surprised expression, saying, "Indeed, as expected of Bisimai, your thoughts are truly thorough."

"Actually, there's not much to do here either; I made this list just to find something to keep myself occupied." Bisimai smiled.

Qin Ge nodded, glanced at it a few times, and kept nodding, saying, "It's roughly what I had in mind, but I keep feeling that taking so many people might be excessive."

"Who is too many?" At that moment a voice came from the doorway; Tiancheng and Wuzang walked in, followed by Yixian and Zhenhai, and of course Weineituo and Lisailiu as well.

After arranging for them to sit down, Qin Ge, holding the list in his hand, said, "It's already well into June, so we should head to the polar regions; this time I summoned you to discuss who will go to the polar regions. Coincidentally, Bisimai had previously made a corresponding list, and when I just looked at it I felt the number of people was a bit too high."

"Let me have a look." Tiancheng took the list from Qin Ge's hand, glanced at it a few times, nodded, and said, "It's pretty much in line with my expectations; indeed, as expected of Bisimai, if we go with this lineup, we basically won't have to worry about anything on this trip."

But overall, our numbers are indeed somewhat excessive. Even without mentioning a few sea legends, you have already completed ship conversion, and with three Yujin added, our strength is already sufficient to sustain a large-scale battle.

So my suggestion is to keep a few outstanding cruisers and destroyers, and send the rest back to the port area. After all, this operation is a cooperation with the Northern Union; they also have personnel there, and we just need to maintain our own organization. Otherwise, sending too many people would instead provoke dissatisfaction from the Northern Union.

"The commander has considered things quite thoroughly; then, who do you intend to bring along?" Wuzang asked.

"Nengdai, Aidang, Ling Bo, and Xuefeng," Qin Ge said, "plus a few sea legends, as well as you all and the three Yujin, should be more than enough to handle this secret chamber."

As for the others, I plan to have Akagi and Kaga take them back, and meanwhile also receive the steel being shipped from Donghuang and the Sakura Empire to our port area.

"No problem." The group nodded.

"Good, the personnel are now set. Next step is route planning." Qin Ge said, then turned to Belfast beside him and had her fetch the already-prepared sea chart from his desk.

"For this trip, I've decided to take this route……"