The rest of the journey to Manchuria was rather smooth. Albeit a boring one. Still, by the time Bruno stepped foot at the naval base which the Japanese were using as a foothold in the region, Captain Hermann von Humboldt had grown quite fond of Bruno.
His initial goal of establishing relations with a promising naval officer had succeeded. And Bruno promised to keep in touch with Erich's older brother as he and his attaché stepped foot off the SMS Hansa, and entered the Japanese naval base.
There were both members of the Imperial Japanese Navy, and the Imperial Japanese Army stationed within it. Seeing as how they were dressed in foreign uniforms, they were quickly approached after stepping foot onto the docks by representatives of the Japanese General Chief of Staff.