I NEED A BETTER NAME FOR THE AIRSHIP I HAVE PLANS AND ITS A SHITTY NAME.
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On the Airship "Russian Embrace" the crew ran through the various corridors and crawl spaces of the airship to make ready the vessel for the Czarina.
On the main deck at the top of the giant sat, Tinley Trengwaa Tibetan immigrant that had volunteered to the Russia Airforce during the revolution and hasn't regretted the decision since.
Well that not entirely true, as even with the huge honor it was to Captain the "Russian Embrace" he was currently wanting to strangle the "guests".
The Czarina had ordered the filing of the entire trip "for the future generations" and like a good soldier he said yes ma'am. But he was very much regretted it right now.
As Sergei Eisensteint the leader of Imperial Filming Company was trying to move around his men to different stations for the fourth time, "Mr, Eisensteint if you get my men's way again I'll throw you of this airship."
He had been polite at first, explaining the duties of the the crew on the vessel and allowing him into various non classified areas of the vessel.
But he kept getting in the way of the crew and wanting people to do various shots and sences while they were on duty, He was fine with it while they were off duty then they could do interviews and shots.
Thankfully his rage and plans of murder were stopped when his second mate announced, "Attention! Presenting Czarina Romonav and her Fiancé Olena Volodymyrivna." His second mate stood to the side and allowed Ana and Olena to enter.
The crew upon hearing the announcement stand at attention as the royals entered the cabin, Anastasia wearing an ankle length Imperil Green dress, with detailing lines of flowing golden vines that collect at the center of her chest with a large Emerald in the center, While around her waist was a thick belt with various pouches and tools sticking out, While her Fiancé is in a deep black men's suit with a large case underneath her arms.
Ana-"At ease soldiers are we ready to shove off Captain?"
"Of course your majesty, we will be ready in moments to make way for Harbin Manchuria, and with the good conditions and strong wind we will be there in in two hours."
"Wonderful, Captain I'll be settling in then."
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On the first stop of the Czarina grand tour, she would be exploring the vast lands under her dominion as she has not seen a small fraction of hit over the past six years.
At each of these stop she would tour the major historical landmarks, like in Harbin the oldest city in her landscape. It has been inhabited since 2,000BC and has been the main focus of the archaeological schools in her nation.
This process would continue like clockwork for the rest her lands except in Mongolia as it was the third largest ethnic group in her nation which meant she need to do something special.
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In the heart of Mongolia sat an extremely old buddhist monastery isolated from the world from the steep peaks of the near by the near verticality of the cliff face.
So the monks toiled away in there ways like they had for the past 1,000s of years, so when a young woman and a group of soldiers made there way up the singular path that winded up the mountain side they payed no mind as many had come for pilgrimage.
The woman dismounted her horse and gave a wave to the two men with her, then approached the main pagoda with a cloth wrapped package held gently in her arms.
In the main pagoda sat a group of nine monks in deep meditation in front of nine white banners, one in the center of the group was a foot taller than others and surrounding it was a variety of offerings.
The woman belt before the head banner and unwrapped her offering, a Mongol Sabre made of Adamantium then in a old Mongolian tongue she whispered to the banners.
"Kahn of Kahns I kneel before you a in recognition of your greatest and wish for your wisdom in the coming trials, as the war to come will be like nothing before.
Men shall slaughter like never before cites will burn, and I shall lead them like you did once before, So Anastasia Romonav ask for guidance in the war to come."
She then gently placed her offerings at the base of the pole and gave one last bow before exiting, the monks again payed her no mind but unknown to them a single hair was now missing.
Then with a flow of wind flowing behind her, Anastasia mounted her horse and rode for the base of the mountain, not noticing the new set of eyes upon her. She would continue her visit to other pilgrimage sites in Mongolia, like the supposed birth place of Genghis Khan and his sword in the Mongolian history museum.
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Anastasia last stop in Russia was not publicized like the rest of her journey as she and one other pilot would fly far north too the Anzhu Island.
Here is one of the many secret military installation of Russia as with the many great leaps in technology no one could be trusted, here the Navy is conducting research into icebreakers.
Two theories are being explored and tested, above water ships that would have ultra tough and heavy hulls that could take the beatings of million ton icebergs and keeping going, While the other was ultra large submarines to stand the cold and crushing depths needed to go under these massive ice shelves.
Subbotin Radoslav the current project lead was showing off the advances in hull materials they had developed. "Again thank your majesty these alloys have revealed some interesting avenues of research for the ultra-hulls.
We have begun producing an alloy of Tritanium and Duranium, which has proven practically invincible to most testing so a full mock up will be tested in the coming months.
But….There are downsides, both materials are extremely expensive for different reasons as you know I'm sure, Tritanium is an extremely rare variety of Titanium that we have begun looking for the means of creating. While Druanium is completely synthetic, it must be created in the crystal growth vats that take months of continuous oversight to produce a couple hundred pounds.
Also completely new designs must be developed to use this alloy, as the alloys is double the weight of steel.
So by current output with no improvement to build a single battleship will take almost ten years of continuous work and overtime."
"Hmmm, well first congratulations on the discovery of this wonder alloy that I believe will one day revolutionize the world. I will be doubling the budget and sending some notes on the synthesis process of synthetic materials, also looking into plating to reduce the needed amount of the alloy."
Leaving the naval researches to there work she returned to the airship and made her way across the Pacific Ocean too the USA.