Was building a railway to the Northern Territory reliable?
In theory, it was feasible, but no one had ever tried it in practice.
Blue Star's history had no shortage of railways built specifically for war, but this was the first time in this world.
From an engineering standpoint, there would be no problem at all—it could even be called simple. Theus planned to recruit a large number of workers from Blood Port for the railway-laying project. The work itself was not particularly difficult, but it required considerable manpower, and they would need some training to prevent Cognitive Interference.
Castel had long since gained experience in such matters. From literacy classes to specialized training, the Faithguard Army was thoroughly familiar with it. Many of them even had experience organizing study groups. If it was merely widespread education, they could pull together a large number of instructors at any time.
If construction was not a problem, then the remaining trouble was security.
Would laying the tracks be dangerous?
Theus felt that it should not be much of an issue. Since the workers involved in construction would already have Faithguard Army soldiers teaching them, those soldiers could take on defensive duties as well.
The workers could also receive some military training.
The military could handle construction, so workers could be issued guns too.
But at the end of the day, they were still light infantry. Though they were anything but light by this era's standards, Theus still did not feel entirely reassured.
He needed to give the Faithguard Army boys some heavy hardware to carry.
Banshees?
No, there was no need. There was a simpler solution—have the armored train's locomotive follow along directly.
If fighting broke out ahead, they could retreat to the armored train and rely on its heavy firepower for defense.