Chapter 77. Nice to Meet You

“Saudi Arabia?” Scarlett stared at Dan in shock. “Are you asking me to go with you?”

It had been three weeks since the semester had started. Scarlett went to school as usual to take the all-important Russian newspaper reading and analysis course. Dan waited for her outside the classroom to inform her of his fieldwork trip to Saudi Arabia.

“Yeah. I think it’s a great opportunity. You’re the only person I know who can speak Arabic properly. It would be so great to have you on our team. And I guess you’re not too busy this semester, right? You’ve only got a couple of classes, and Professor Kroll just asked for a month-long leave, so it really seems like perfect timing to me.” Dan adjusted his glasses and looked at her excitedly.

“I mean, yeah, I guess… But it’s Saudi Arabia…”

“We’ve got full support from a famous local research institute, and they said that they’d provide us with all the necessary knowledge throughout the project. You don’t have to worry about