Li Xu's promotion ceremony took place on a specially modified high-speed train, conducted in silence.
The attending generals and senior officials got off at a small station along the way, hurrying to the next promotion ceremony site... oh, no, to the special train.
And all this happened during the night.
It showed the level of importance attached to this great migration and the efficiency of the action.
"...don't worry about being isolated on an island, your access is absolutely free. The reason we've gathered you all together is to temporarily disconnect you, the sources of chaos and influence, from the public and society so we can free up our hands to plan and build,"
The train restarted, flashing lightning as it sped along the track. Perhaps by dawn, everyone would be moving from the rapidly changing hinterlands of China in Xiang Province to the deserted Gobi deserts.