# Out of entrenchment to seaside resort. A story

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MMMDCXCVII. Out of entrenchment to seaside resort. A story. - September 7, 2025.

Out of entrenchment to seaside resort. A story.


Alex woke up at the end of the night - early in the morning. It's still dark.


Today he must to move to a new position (to a new fortified area).


Over this night, the robots prepared firing points, observation posts, entrenchments, shelters, supply and transportation routes. Everything is camouflaged, is covered with camouflage nets.


Alex will conduct an experiment using lightweight mortars.


The new position is not that far away, but the territory is strewn with explosive land mines of all kinds. Swarms of drones are circling in the air.


The new position can be reached quickly - by air on a heavy transport drone. Or - relatively slowly: along an underground tunnel on a universal transport cart.


Alex has a combat experience: ones he scratched his leg. So he does not intend to show off (to demonstrate his courage) - shaking ash from a cigarette during a flight on a drone - Alex lies down on the universal transport module (cart) and rushes along the underground tunnel to a new position.


Usually, a journey along an underground tunnel takes twice as long as a flight on a drone. But the smart guys have improved the transport module (cart), so that the speed of the cart has increased by 30 percent, and the travel time has been reduced. A habit (psychological stability) is needed: a rushing underground is not a very comfortable process. But Alex puts on smart glasses as well as headphones. He watches the new film "Northern Fairy" and listens to Mozart's music. The darkness and confined space are not noticeable while on the road.


Here is the new position (the new fortified area).


Drones (by air) and ground transport modules (by ground/underground) deliver a necessary military equipment: a reconnaissance drone, lightweight mortars, ammunition kits for mortars (bombs), robots-observers.


Firstly - a cap of coffee, the film "Musical Umbrellas", music by the ensemble "Fast Mosquitoes".


Alex looks at his watch: the work day has begun.


Alex launches a reconnaissance drone, looks into his smart glasses and launches bombes using lightweight mortars delivered to the firing points.


It is important to quickly change the firing points to avoid retaliatory strikes.


Alex runs along (in) the entrenchments, he moves from one firing point to another. Each firing point has a lightweight mortar and a set of ammunition (necessary quantity of bombs). Everything was delivered either by drone (by air) or by transport cart (by ground/underground).


Alex has a fitness watch on his wrist, he is dressed in a tracksuit - with the addition of military symbols provided for by international military law. In a day, he need to run about 15-20 thousand steps, no less. This is his daily norm.


Alex carries only a personal weapon (pistol) with him. This is an additional weight, but it can be considered as a sports equipment.


A time of lunch break is approaching.


Alex looks at the screen of his smartphone. A form for ordering a lunch menu appears on the screen. Alex places an order: first, second, third course (dishes). For dessert, he needs to choose a good cake or pastry. He must not to forget the juicy pears.


The order is made and sent to the nearest local restaurant. In an hour, this order will be fulfilled, and in an hour and a half, the completed order will be delivered to Alex by drone or by transport cart. It's nice to dreamily think that this is the best French cuisine, dishes from a Parisian restaurant. A dreaming is not a harmful thing; even it's a useful inclination - in order to receive a good, fighting mood.


In the meantime, Alex continues to fire by mortars.


Here is the lunch break. Alex goes into the lunch blindage. There is not only a dining room, but also a shower room.


After several hours of running, he needs to take a shower.


Meanwhile, robots-observers crawl out of shelters and analyze the situation: are the enemies approaching Alex's position?


All is calm.


Alex sits down at the table. He starts eating the previously ordered and prepared dishes delivered from the restaurant.


The smartphone beeps. Alex looks at the screen. The words "Our congratulations!" appear on the screen.


Alex reads the message that came in. According to the Integrated Surveillance Service, one of the bombs fired by Alex from one of the lightweight mortars hit a camouflaged enemy ballistic missile (speed Mach 10, combat equipment 100 kilotons, range 25,000 km).


A premium is due for such success. Alex opens the application on his smartphone. He can watch (on the screen, in real time) the change in the amount of money in his bank account.


The amount in his account increased three minutes ago by 100,000 universal monetary units.


It's good. After signing the contract, Alex does not feel any financial problems. But... the constructing of the mansion... the car loan payments... children are studying at foreign universities... Helen is waiting for him on a tropical island at the end of the week - to spend the weekend together...


However, the lunch break is over. Alex gives the received lunch an "excellent" mark. The restaurant has an excellent cook.


It's time to continue performing combat missions.


The days until the end of the week flew by fastly.


A flight on a plane - together with comrades. He met many of them during such flights. It turns out that he studied at the same school with one of his companions... Now - everyone is in combat positions (on working days of a week).


The beach, the Sun, palm trees. Golden sand. Helen, with a smile, is walking towards Alex. Alex quickens his pace.


Out of the corner of his eye, he sees a goldfish, who is swimming in the clear sea water under the blue sky.


September 07, 2025 12:06


Translation from Russian into English: September 08, 2025 07:36

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