Don’t raise unruly people in extreme cold weather

Chapter 102 Narrow Gauge Railway
  After a night of repairs, everyone started packing their bags very early the next day, preparing to start today's exploration mission.

Purficott also changed into clothes that were more suitable for outdoor activities. A woolen coat and a pair of canvas breeches were not only cold-proof and warm, but also made it easier to move his hands and feet. The wear-resistant materials were used even if he got caught on a branch or fell down in the wild. There won't be any problem.

Coupled with a pair of light and comfortable boots, it is enough to ensure that Purficott's activities in the wild will not be affected or become a hindrance.

There is no development at all in the mountains and forests in the north, and it can be classified as a no-man's land. After all, even the aboriginal people only move in the warmer areas further south and will not go deep into such northern areas.

This also leads to the fact that the forest here is purely primitive and original ecology. Apart from the animal trails formed by wild beasts walking through it, there are no roads that can be called roads at all.

"When the exploration company sent people here last time, was there really any exploration activity here? It looks like no one has been here for hundreds of years." Walking among the mountains and forests, feeling the difficulty of walking under his feet, Po Ficott also had to complain.

There is no way around it. There are overgrown weeds and shrubs everywhere, as well as fallen dead trees and dead branches. Even the towering trees on the roadside have small branches growing around them, which poses a threat to anyone who wants to pass by them. Obstacles, if you want to move forward, you must open up a path step by step.

Even though there are experienced guides in the team, they are trying to cut a way with machetes, but this is only possible, and it is still too difficult for the pampered Purficott.

Although the previous exploration sites have allowed Purficott to see what the wilderness is like, it has to be said that the wilderness and forests in the north are even more wild than the several exploration sites he has been to before.

After all, the previous exploration sites either had imperial colonist activities or local indigenous life. Even if the areas Perficott chose were uninhabited areas, they were still better than the current environment.

Although this is better, it just means that the vegetation is not so dense, they can choose to walk along the river, and the road will not be so rough and difficult.

"Only on this point can you trust our colleagues, they will not fabricate an exploration record." The exploration captain answered Purficott's words, while trying to maintain the company's reputation as much as possible: "The reason why this place is It’s so difficult to get around, partly because it’s so inaccessible, but also because it’s been almost twenty years since my colleagues last came here.

Even if they had blazed a trail back then, twenty years would have been enough to cover everything up. "

Purficott thought about it, so he didn't say anything more, but just said that he might need to take a rest.

Everyone was tolerant of Purficott's request for a break.

On the one hand, this eldest lady is the most distinguished person in the team and the initiator and sponsor of the entire project. She has the right to decide everything.

Not to mention just wanting to rest, even if the eldest lady said she wanted to camp here and take a bath, they still had to cut down trees and boil water.

On the other hand, Purficott was only a fourteen-year-old girl, and no one would expect such a weak girl to be like a man.

So the team soon found a clearing in the forest and stopped to rest for a while.

Although Purficott was rubbing her sore calves and complaining about the rugged mountain road, she had no intention of giving up. If this little bit of suffering can make her retreat, then she won’t have to think about saving the world and just go back and wait for the world to end.

Only when you truly embark on this path will you know how many difficulties await you if you want to save the world.

Compared with these difficulties, the physical exertion is nothing.

"Your Majesty, at our current speed, we should be able to reach Eagle Beak Cliff before dark. We can rest there for one night and go to the coal mine for survey tomorrow." The exploration team leader came to report to Purficott about their current situation. He had just asked the guide about the itinerary and progress, and everything was still within the expected range.

Purficott was also satisfied with this. She nodded and said, "Proceed according to your plan. Don't worry too much about me. If I can't persist, I will tell you."

She didn't want to be a burden, but it was a fact that she couldn't keep up physically, so Purficott was very self-aware of this.

However, her lack of physical fitness has nothing to do with her focus on this exploration mission. While resting, she also asked the exploration team leader: "Where is our current position? If we follow the path we came here, from Is it feasible to build a railway from the fjord’s tidal flat to the coal mine?”

"I'm afraid it's a bit difficult. If we take the straight line from the fjord to the coal mine, we need to go through the mountain we are passing through. If we take a detour, we need to pass through the Eagle Beak Cliff. Although the road is relatively flat, it is not easy. Where to go, especially if you have to go around a big bend, the amount of construction will be huge." The exploration team leader answered Purficott's question.

The main job of the Imperial Exploration Company is to do this, so even if he does not have any special exploration, he can still say something about Perfectcott's proposal.

Purficott just nodded and said that he had remembered it, and then asked: "If you plan a railway network to connect the coal mines, iron mines and fjords with Eagle Beak Cliff as the center, can you find a suitable one?" Is there a line?"

"This is our specialty. If you have this demand, we will definitely be able to satisfy you." The exploration team leader made a confident expression and guarantee, but at the same time explained to Purficott: "But consider this Due to the surrounding environment and terrain, you may only be able to build narrow-gauge railways and use small trains. If you want a regular railway line, it is probably not possible because the amount of construction would be too much."

The so-called narrow gauge, also called inch gauge, usually refers to rails with a gauge less than one thousand millimeters.

Because the track gauge is small, both the construction difficulty and construction difficulty are much lower than that of regular railways. Of course, the same carrying capacity is also much smaller.

Usually this kind of railway is used in places such as mines, mainly for transporting ore in mines. One is convenient for operation, and the other is cost-saving.

Of course, in some places where construction is more difficult, using this narrow-gauge railway can be considered a compromise.

After all, some places want to build railways, but the cost is indeed astonishingly high.

Purficott was not picky about this. She just nodded slightly to show that she understood: "When the exploration is completed, give me a route plan."

(End of this chapter)