Alvin was a native Bulgarian railway engineer. He had graduated from Sofia Railway Technical School and worked at a design institute under the railway company.
He had been doing this job for ten years already, and now he was headed to the Arabian Peninsula for an on-site survey.
There was no helping it. Limited by the technology of the era, designers could not possibly complete their designs while sitting in an office. An outstanding railway designer was usually also an outstanding surveyor.
Taking several apprentices and more than a dozen laborers with him, he left his comfortable home in Sofia. A platoon of soldiers accompanied them as well, responsible for protecting them from terrorists.
Ever since the government had demanded that the military provide three million laborers, Bulgaria's colonies had been anything but peaceful. The large enemy forces had already been wiped out, but fish that had slipped through the net still remained.
At present, apart from Asia Minor, Syria, Jordan, and Palestine, which had already been cleared out, every other region was a hard-hit zone for terrorist activity.
The Arabian Peninsula was relatively better off. It had received special attention from the government, and after the military's dragnet-style sweep, lawbreakers no longer had room to survive.
"Will, move faster! We can only rest after we finish surveying this hill today!" Alvin shouted.
"Got it, Teacher! I want to finish early and go back on vacation too!" Will replied.
Field survey work was grueling. Alvin had to personally operate the precision instruments to ensure the accuracy of the data.
Besides terrain surveys, they had to conduct geological surveys almost every few hundred meters to determine whether the area was suitable for railway construction, while also selecting the route with the lowest possible construction cost.
The work was hard, but the