Extreme Cold Era: Shelter Don't Keep Waste-Chapter 581 - 545 Langton’s Current Situation

After returning to Langton, Sanderion did not go back to the Witch Workshop but went to the Alchemist Association in a very low-key and secretive manner.

As the former president of the Alchemist Association from generations ago, Sanderion is nothing short of a legend to the current alchemists.

Her return is a miracle for these alchemists, making them as ecstatic as if witnessing a mythical revival.

However, most of the high-level alchemists had already gone to the Northern Territory, leaving only a couple of caretakers in the Langton Alchemist Association. So, even though they were excited, there was hardly anyone who could speak with Sanderion, let alone do anything for her.

"It's only been a hundred years, and the Alchemist Association's level has declined so much?" In one of the best-equipped laboratories in the Alchemist Association, Sanderion couldn't help but criticize the current level of the alchemists.

Although she also knew that it wasn't the fault of those alchemists.

On one hand, the high-level alchemists had gone to the Northern Territory. On the other hand, due to the events a century ago, this world's mysteries have further declined. It's understandable that the alchemists' levels aren't what they were a hundred years before.

But after seeing the top-tier craftsmanship of someone like Perfikot, it's only natural to nitpick when looking back at these marginalized, stay-at-home alchemists.

"Their level is as expected, but it's not a big problem. According to the plan, they can handle some simple external tasks." Perfikot, still wearing his hood, spoke about the related matters in a calm voice.

Hearing Perfikot say this, Sanderion showed a helpless expression but nodded, saying, "Alright, I understand. I will make sure they do what they need to do and won't delay your plan."

At this point, Sanderion paused and said, "Speaking of which, Heine and the others should have arrived too? I wonder how their progress is..."

"For safety's sake, you'd better not contact Heine personally for now," Perfikot reminded Sanderion.

"Got it, got it! I'll have someone from the Association notify her," Sanderion waved her hand, seemingly unwilling to say more, and turned to dive into the experimental table, starting to busy herself.

She returned to Langton not just to cover for Perfikot; what she's responsible for is also very important, and the tasks she needs to do are by no means less than those on Heine's side.

Beside her, Perfikot began sorting through the documents he brought back, selecting parts that could be assigned to the alchemists at the Alchemist Association to save some time.

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In the underground of the Witch Workshop, the mysterious figure had already transformed the entire laboratory into a form she was accustomed to, and dug a pit about seven meters deep in the center of the lab for the installation of a giant frame she made by hand.

This was the only option since Sanderion's laboratory was underground, and although it had nearly three meters of clearance, it was not enough for what the mysterious figure needed to create.

Therefore, she could only excavate, carving out space below the lab to accommodate what she wanted to make.

Thankfully, this place was already underground, and since the Alchemy Workshop was established over a century ago, the underground was unencumbered by miscellaneous objects.

Additionally, the mysterious figure was also a powerful alchemist, so digging such a large pit was not troublesome. The soil excavated could be transformed through alchemy into various materials, saving her from having to go out and buy them.

Even with the current conditions, she could delegate any needed purchases to Heine, but without necessity, she'd prefer to minimize the risk of exposure.

What she intended to do required enough secrecy, and until all preparations were complete, she could not be exposed.

Though she had done all sorts of preparations, setting up various covers for herself, it was still necessary to minimize exposure risks.

In fact, even Heine had been keeping a low profile these past few days to avoid being noticed that she had returned.

Now, much of Langton's population had migrated away, leaving the inner city largely deserted. Nobles, government officials, and major factory owners had left Langton for the Northern Territory.

Those who had not yet left either didn't get a quota for migration to the Northern Territory, weren't wealthy enough, or hadn't found a way to go there themselves.

Consequently, Langton City had become quite desolate, with streets nearly devoid of pedestrians, and street corners often inhabited by the corpses of vagrants, left unattended.

The entire city seemed like it had lost its life and vitality, resembling a dying person.

At this time, most of Langton's residents understood that the Empire had abandoned the mainland and Langton. Even though the church had built many cathedral shelters where one could get a meal and wouldn't freeze or starve to death,

a portion of the population was still unwilling to leave their homes.

The church chose to respect these people, not imposing any interference.

However, while the church refrained from interference, the Evil God Sect did not intend to spare these people. By employing various seductive tactics, they had grown increasingly stronger lately.

Even though the presence of Judges, Church Knights, and the Godslaying Armor transported to the mainland by Perfikot maintained a degree of control over the inner city's condition,

the outer city was another story. The church simply couldn't manage such a vast area and so many people, with maintaining a few churches to function like strongholds being a significant achievement already.

Since the massive migration of the population to the Northern Territory had severely weakened Langton, even though the church has effectively taken full control of the city, it's still challenging to eradicate the Evil God Sect's influence and activities.

In fact, to put it bluntly, the Evil God Sect's activities have become even more rampant compared to when Perfikot left.

However, this indirectly serves her purpose, as Perfikot's return to the Northern Territory aimed to flush out these lurking threats and then eliminate them entirely.

Evidently, Perfikot's current return is to address such a matter. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

The mysterious figure is currently designing and building a trump card for suppressing these entities.