Don’t raise unruly people in extreme cold weather

Chapter 391 The First Snow
When Perfect encountered a research bottleneck, the first large-scale snowfall in the North this year also arrived quietly.

This surprised many people, because when the snow fell, even according to the climate in the north, it should have been late autumn.

But for Perfect and those who knew about this doomsday disaster, the falling of snow was not so surprising. On the contrary, they all felt an imminent urgency.

Because the climate is already breaking down.

This is actually not difficult to understand. Although the global cooling is a continuous process of decreasing temperature little by little, it is not a steady decline in a straight line.

Instead, it is a parabola, starting with a steady and slow decline and ending with a cliff-like drop when it finally collapses.

Obviously, now is the time for a cliff-like decline.

With nine years of continuous cooling, the energy of the planet's surface atmosphere has gradually been exhausted and the original meteorological system has begun to collapse.

In this case, although the sun outside is still constantly replenishing energy for the planet, as the weather gets colder and the most critical meteorological system collapses, extreme weather will occur, and the frequency of extreme weather will become more and more frequent.

Until finally, the entire planet was frozen into ice.

This is certainly bad news for Perfect, but it is also good news.

Because it means that the secret she has been carrying for more than three years has finally come to light, and it also means that she and the empire can finally act openly on the premise of resisting the end of the world.

This will greatly improve their efficiency of action, and at the same time, it will also allow some projects that were originally hidden and required clever excuses to be brought out directly.

Under such circumstances, even Perfect felt much better.

However, with its good side, there is also a bad side. At least because of the snow, Perfecto's originally expected free research time was shortened a lot, causing her to temporarily put aside her research and return to the pile of paperwork in the lord's mansion.

The impact of this snow on the North was huge, as many construction sites and settlements were not yet prepared for the winter.

Especially the crucial winter clothes. Although Wei'er and the Witch Workshop have developed synthetic fibers, they are still a little far from being made into fabrics and produced into clothes on a large scale.

Originally, all this should have been prepared before winter, but no one expected the extreme weather to come so quickly.

"Notify Wei'er and ask her to come up with a practical way to make synthetic fibers into warm clothing in the shortest possible time. I don't care what method she uses or what the cost. I just want the people in the North to have enough warm clothing before the next snow falls." In the office of the lord's mansion, Perfectcot gave the order in an inhumane and cold manner.

Her face was stern at this moment, just like the cold wind and snow outside the house, making people feel chilled.

Although Perfecto had been equally serious in the past, he was far less frightening than this time.

Her face was almost ashen and her lips were tightly pursed. One could tell at a glance that she was extremely nervous at the moment.

No one felt dissatisfied with Perfectcot's attitude. Even those who would normally complain about her being too serious, were now concentrating and listening to her orders with great concentration.

The ice and snow in the North disrupted everyone's deployment and made the entire Northern administrative system about to face the most severe test in history.

Even though they have only been established for a few years, the situation they face this time really tests the ability of these civil servants to handle crises.

"My lord, the food supply in all the established settlements is still normal. Although some settlements are temporarily unable to receive supplies due to traffic interruptions, the compressed biscuit production machines installed a few days ago are now of great use. The residents of these settlements are now relying on compressed biscuits to fill their stomachs." An official reported to Perfect, while not forgetting to praise Perfect subtly in his words.

Perfect showed a slightly relieved expression, but then became tense again.

She tapped her desk rhythmically with her fingers, thought carefully, and then spoke again: "The issue of traffic disruption must be resolved in a timely manner. I don't want to hear that there are settlements that have problems with fuel and food supply due to poor transportation during this snowstorm."

"Please rest assured, we have mobilized a team of capable personnel at the first opportunity and are restoring all interrupted traffic. We have also collected a batch of supplies from the New World colonies, which will arrive at the port of Beloberg soon." Another official who happened to be in charge of this work took over and reported the current situation to Perfectcot: "At present, we have mobilized all the airships that can be mobilized in the North, and are using these airships to deliver supplies to all the settlements that have temporarily interrupted traffic.

From the current situation, the situation in various places is still good, the local people's mood is relatively stable, and there will be no problems for the time being."

"It sounds good, but you must keep it up. This snow is just a greeting from the winter in the north. You must be prepared for a colder and more unexpected winter. This year's winter may come early, and all your preparations must be completed overtime from now on. I don't want you to be unprepared for the winter when the next snow falls." Although Perfecto's tone was not heavy, everyone could feel the meaning expressed in her words, the will she wanted to convey, and the discerning eyes that would carry out this will to the end.

Perfectot's words made many officials look bitter, after all, it meant that their workload would become extremely huge.

All administrative officials and clerks in the North were already very busy due to the sudden snowfall, and now it was really too much to ask them to prepare for the winter in just a few days under such a disaster.

But Perfect didn't care about that. She just looked at the Northern officials in front of her and emphasized one thing: "Gentlemen, the Empire didn't send you to the North to retire, nor were you exiled to the frontier.

You came to the North to make it better, so that the people of the North can live a better and more comfortable life, and to assist me in governing the North. I don’t want any of you to give up because of work pressure and work environment problems, causing mistakes in your work and affecting the deadlines for the tasks I have assigned you.

I know the schedule is tight this time, but I'm sorry everyone, I'm afraid I don't have time to give you rest and adjustment, nor do I have time for you to take your time.

This snowfall is just the beginning. The North will be exceptionally cold this year, so everyone, please... work hard!"

As Perfect said this, her left eye also lit up with a blood-red light. All officials in the North seemed to be affected by this light, and the expressions on their faces became more serious. At the same time, those who were dissatisfied and had complaints disappeared, and their emotions also became serious and solemn. The only thing they thought about was "work hard".

Soon, these people left Perfecto's office, and she raised her hand to cover her left eye and let out a sigh.

If there hadn't been this unexpected snowfall, she would not have easily used the ability of this eye.

This is not an ability that comes from Emerald Jade, but rather an ability that comes from Perfectocte's parents adding to her body as a perfect life form.

Mind control. Anyone who is looked at by Perfectcot will be affected by this ability. From getting a psychological hint to being brainwashed and controlled, to even instilling "non-existent memories" and reshaping personality, Perfectcot can do it all.

However, as her level of operation increases, the energy she needs to expend and the people she can influence will also change.

In the past, she had only tried to use this ability to control small animals and to ask the old housekeeper to remove some vegetables that she didn't like from her menu.

The only time this ability was officially used was when he transmitted theoretical knowledge about the workers' movement to Karen last time.

After all, only Perfecto knew this knowledge. If she wanted to pass on the knowledge, the only thing left besides writing was to write "non-existent memories" for Kallen.

The reason why Perfectcot is unwilling to use this ability, in addition to its consumption problem, is that Perfectcot is unwilling to control others in this way, which makes her feel disgusted.

But now, no matter how reluctant he was, Perfect had to use this ability in order to enable his bureaucrats to perform with maximum efficiency and initiative.

Just now, just by implanting suggestions in a dozen officials, Perfecto felt a dull pain in his brain and a pricking sensation in his left eye.

After Perfecto took a moment to recover, he said to Befa, "Give me a clean handkerchief."

After taking the white handkerchief handed over by Befa, Perfect paused for a moment, then removed his hand that was covering his left eye, and used the white handkerchief to wipe the blood and tears flowing from his left eye.

After wiping the blood and tears off his face, Perfect took off the blood-stained glove on his left hand and threw it into the trash can beside him along with the handkerchief. Then he snapped his fingers and a flame rose up, burning the blood-stained glove and handkerchief into ashes.

"Tell Captain William to dispatch all members of the White Bear Knights, put all steam armors on combat readiness, and patrol the entire northern border. I don't want anyone to cause trouble for me at this time." Perfect gave a new order to Befa. She stared at the wound on the back of her hand that was burned by the Fiery Glue, and her eyes became particularly cold. "The guard work originally in charge of the White Bear Knights will be handed over to the Iron Fire Knights. Let them take over the defense of Chernoborg."

"Yes, master." Befa made a confirming sound.

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Under Perfectcott's command, the White Bear Knights quickly completed the handover and rotation of guards with the Iron Fire Knights. All of them put on the latest upgraded steam knight armor, then took trains and airships to start executing Perfectcott's orders to patrol the North.

The Ironfire Knights also began to fulfill their duties, took over the defense of Chernobog, and began to maintain public order in the city.

As the capital of the North, the situation in Chernoborg is actually not bad. After all, it is a new city, that is, there is no old town area and no slums, and relatively speaking, there are no particularly serious social problems.

As for the city's heating and material supply, if there are problems in Chernoborg, the capital of the North, there will probably be few places in the entire North that are not problematic.

Although the resources in the North are not abundant, the market in Chernobog can still guarantee the supply of the most basic living materials and food.

However, in order to limit looting and hoarding, Perfecto issued an order to the city hall to limit the supply of materials and designated supply points, and ordered the Iron Fire Knights to be responsible for maintaining order at all material supply points.

This has had some impact on the lives of the residents of Chernobog, but although there are some complaints and dissatisfaction, it has not caused much of a response.

After all, the supply of materials is still normal, and residents can still buy the materials they need at relatively stable prices. This is enough to stabilize the emotions of residents and avoid chaos.

Although this has caused inconvenience to some residents, the problem is really not too serious.

People are always like this. When life can still go on, no one would think of overturning the table in resistance, ending up with blood splattered all over the place.

Of course, this does not include those who have ambitions or motives.

But in Chernobog, there are some people who are ignorant of the immensity of the world, or who think that Perfect is too high and will not notice their existence.

These people were sent from the empire to the northern border as punishment camps, and some of them were given a certain degree of freedom because of their good performance.

They used to be involved in gang and smuggling activities, and now many of them want to return to their old jobs.

In their view, the current situation in Chernobog is a good opportunity. As long as they can get a batch of supplies and sell them quietly, they can establish a foundation and then expand it into channels, black markets and gangs on this basis.

For the current Chernoborg, this is indeed the market demand. After all, the restricted supply of materials at fixed points and in fixed quantities is difficult for some people to accept. They would rather spend more money and cost to get more materials and enjoyment.

(End of this chapter)