Chapter 391 The First Snow
When Purficott encountered a research bottleneck, the first large-scale snowfall in the north this year also came quietly.
This surprised many people, because when the snow fell, even according to the climate in the north, it should still be late autumn.
But for Purficott and those who knew about this doomsday disaster, the falling snow was not actually that surprising. On the contrary, they all felt an imminent urgency. .
Because the climate is already starting to collapse.
This is actually not difficult to understand. Although the global cooling is continuously decreasing bit by bit, this cooling is not a linear and steady decline.
It is a parabola, from a steady and slow decline at the beginning to a cliff-like decline at the final collapse.
Obviously, now is the time to fall off a cliff.
With nine years of continuous cooling, the energy of the planet's surface atmosphere has gradually been exhausted, and the original weather system has begun to collapse.
Under such circumstances, although the outside sun is still continuously replenishing energy for the planet, as the weather gets colder and the most critical weather system collapses, extreme weather will result occurrence, and the frequency of extreme weather will become more and more frequent.
In the end, the entire planet was frozen into ice.
For Purficott, this is of course bad news, but it is also good news.
Because this means that the secret she has been carrying for more than three years has finally reached the moment where it can be made public. It also means that she and the empire can finally act openly and openly on the premise of resisting the end of the world.
This will greatly improve their operational efficiency, and at the same time, they can directly take out some projects that were originally secretive and required clever names.
Under such circumstances, even Perfectcott felt much better.
However, while there is a good side, there is also a bad side. At least because of the snow, Purficott's originally expected free research time was shortened a lot, causing her to have to temporarily put aside her research. Returned to the pile of documents in the Lord's Mansion.
The impact of this snow on the northern border is huge, because many construction sites and settlements are not ready for the winter.
Especially the crucial winter clothes. Although Weier and the Witch Workshop have developed synthetic fibers, they are still a little far away from being made into fabrics and made into clothes on a large scale.
Originally, all this was supposed to be prepared before winter, but no one expected that extreme weather would come so quickly.
“Inform Weier and ask her to come up with a practical method in the shortest possible time to make synthetic fibers into clothing that can keep out the cold. I don’t care what method she uses or what she pays. At this price, as long as the people in the north have enough clothing to keep out the cold before the next snow falls, Purficott gave the order in an inhumane and cold manner in the office of the Lord's Mansion. .
Her face looked stern at this time, just like the cold wind and ice and snow outside, making people feel a chilling coldness.
Although Perficott was equally serious in the past, he was far less scary than this time.
Her face was almost ashen, and her lips were pursed tightly. One glance showed that she was also very tense at the moment.
No one was dissatisfied with Purfict's attitude. Even those who would normally criticize Purfict for being too serious were all fully focused at this moment. Listening to her orders.
The ice and snow in the North has disrupted everyone's subordinates, and the entire administrative system in the North is about to undergo the most severe test in history.
Even though they have only been established for a few years, the situation they faced this time really tested the ability of this group of civil servants to handle crises.
“Lord, the food supply in various established settlements is currently relatively normal. Although some settlements are temporarily unable to receive supplies due to traffic interruptions, the compressed biscuit production machines that were deployed recently are now in use. It is of great use, and the residents in these settlements are now relying on compressed biscuits to satisfy their hunger." An official reported to Purficott, and at the same time, he did not forget to praise Purficott without any trace.
Perfect showed a slightly relieved expression at this, but then it turned tense again.
She tapped her desk rhythmically with her fingers, and after thinking about it seriously, she spoke again: "The traffic disruption must be resolved in time. I don't want to hear that during this snowstorm, Some settlements have problems with fuel supply and food supply due to poor traffic.”
“Please rest assured that we have deployed a capable team as soon as possible and are restoring all interrupted traffic. A batch of supplies has also been collected from the New World colonies and will arrive at the port of Belloberg soon." Another official was in charge of this aspect and took over the conversation to report the current situation to Purficott. : "Currently, we have deployed all available airships in the north, and are using these airships to deliver supplies to all settlements where traffic has been temporarily interrupted.
Judging from the current situation, the situation in various places is quite good, the mood of the local people 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 to the winter in the north. You must be prepared for a colder and more unprepared winter. This winter is very cold. It may be ahead of schedule. 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 Purficott's tone was not serious, everyone could feel the meaning expressed in her words, the will she wanted to convey, and the appraising eyes that carried out this will to the end.
< br>Perfect's words made many officials look bitter. After all, this meant that their workload would become extremely huge
It was because of this sudden snowfall. As a result, all the administrative officials and clerks in the north are already busy, and they have to prepare for the winter in a few days under such disaster conditions. This is really difficult.
< br>But Purficott didn't care about this. She just looked at the northern bureaucrats in front of her and emphasized one thing: "Gentlemen, the empire did not send you to the north to provide for retirement, nor to be sent to the frontier.
You came to the North to make the North a better place so that the people in the North can live a more generous and comfortable life. You are also here to assist me in governing the North. I don’t want any of you to suffer from work pressure. Due to the problems in Yamato's working environment, I broke the pot, which caused my mistakes in my work and affected the deadline of the tasks I assigned.
I know that time is tight this time, but I'm sorry everyone, I'm afraid I don't have time for you to rest and adjust, and I don't have time for you to take your time.
This snowfall is just the beginning. It will be extremely cold in the north this year, so everyone, please...work hard! "
When Purficott said this, her left eye also lit up with a blood-red light. All the officials in the northern border seemed to be affected by this light, and everyone's faces Their expressions became more serious, but at the same time, the original opinions and complaints of those who were dissatisfied and dissatisfied disappeared, and their emotions also became serious and serious, and all they thought about was "hard work" These four words.
Soon, these people left Purficott's office, and she raised her hand to cover her left eye and let out a sigh.
If it hadn't been for this unexpected snowfall, she wouldn't have easily used the power of this eye.
This is not an ability that comes from Jade Record, but that Purficott, as a perfect life form, comes from the abilities that her parents added to her body.
Mind control, anyone who is looked at by Purficott with his eyes will be affected by this ability, from obtaining a psychological suggestion to being brainwashed and controlled, or even instilling "non-existent memories" , personality reshaping, etc., Purficott can do it all.
But as the level of her operation increases, the energy she needs to expend and the people she can influence will also change accordingly.
In the past, she had only tried to use this ability to control small animals, and asked the old housekeeper to delete some vegetables she didn't like from her menu.
The only time this ability was officially used was the last time he transmitted theoretical knowledge about the labor movement to Karen.
After all, only Purficott herself knows this knowledge. If she wants to pass on the knowledge, in addition to writing texts, she only has to write "non-existent memories" for Kallen.
The reason why Purficott is unwilling to use this ability, in addition to its consumption problem, is that another key factor is that Purficott is not willing to control others in this way. It made her feel sick.
But now, no matter how reluctant he is in his heart, in order to allow his bureaucrats to maximize their work efficiency and initiative, Purficott has to use this ability.
But just now, just by implanting hints into a dozen officials, Purficott felt a dull pain in his brain and a needle-pricking stimulation in his left eye.
Perfect slowed down and allowed himself to recover a little before he said to Beifa beside him: "Give me a clean handkerchief."
Received the handkerchief from Beifa. When the white handkerchief came over, Purfict paused for a moment, then removed the hand covering his left eye, and used the white handkerchief to wipe the blood and tears from his left eye.
After wiping away the blood and tears on his face, Purficott took off the red-stained glove on his left hand and threw it into the trash can nearby along with the handkerchief. Then he snapped his fingers, and a wisp of flame followed. Rising up, the gloves and handkerchief stained with blood red inside were burned to ashes.
"Tell Captain William that all members of the White Bear Knights are dispatched, and all steam armors are on combat readiness to patrol the entire northern border. I don't want anyone to cause trouble for me at this time." Purficott told Bei. Fa issued a new order. While she was looking at the wound on the back of her hand that had been burned by the hot glue, her eyes became particularly cold: "The guarding work originally responsible for the White Bear Knights was handed over to the Iron Fire Knights. They take over Chernobog's defenses."
"Yes, Master." Befa made a confirmation voice.
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Under the deployment of Purficott, the White Bear Knights quickly completed the handover with the Iron Fire Knights After changing defense, all of them put on the newly upgraded Steam Knight armor, then took the train and airship to begin executing Purficott's order to patrol the northern border.
The Iron Fire Knights also began to fulfill their duties, taking over Chernobog's city defense and beginning to maintain law and order in the city.
As the capital of the North, the situation in Chernobog is actually not bad. After all, it is a new city. There are no old towns or slums. Relatively speaking, there are no particularly serious social problems.
As for the city's heating and material supply, if there is a problem in Chernobog, the capital of the Northern Territory, then there may be few places in the entire Northern Territory that are not without problems.
Although the products in the north are not rich, the market in Chernobog can still guarantee the supply of the most basic living materials and food.
Just to limit the looting and hoarding, Purficott issued an order to the city hall to limit the supply of supplies and fixed-point supply, and ordered the Knights of Iron Fire to be responsible for maintaining order at all supply points.
This had a certain impact on the lives of Chernobog residents, but although there were some criticisms and dissatisfaction, it did not cause much repercussions.
After all, the supply of supplies is still normal, and residents can still buy the supplies they need at relatively stable prices. This is enough to stabilize the mood of the residents and prevent 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 flipping the table and rising up to resist, and in the end, blood will be splashed five steps away.
Of course, people with ambitions or plans are excluded.
But in Chernobog, there are just such people who don’t know how high the sky is and how high it is, or they think that Perfectcourt is too high to notice their existence.
These people were sent from the empire to the punishment camps in the north. Some of them were given a certain degree of freedom because of their good performance.
They used to work in gangs and smuggling, but now many want to return to their old jobs.
In their view, Chernobog's current situation 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 build on this foundation. expand into channels, black markets, and gangs.
For Chernobrog now, this is indeed a market demand. After all, fixed-point and quantitative restrictions on material supply are unacceptable to some people. They would rather spend more money and Pay the price to get more supplies and enjoyment.
(End of this chapter)