Extreme Cold Era: Shelter Don't Keep Waste-Chapter 601 - 565: Forced Occupation of the Upper City

Requisition? Impossible to requisition even a bit.

The upper city, lower city, and outer city are completely different. This area used to be inhabited by Langton's upper-class individuals.

If one's ancestors hadn't followed the former emperor into the region, it would be embarrassing to greet people here; throw a brick and it could hit eight nobles.

Those who can purchase property in this area are not ordinary people. Many have lived here since the establishment of Langton City and have even followed Victory's past emperors in campaigns, both south and north.

Some have inevitably declined, but the vast majority of nobles who can still live in the upper city retain some connections or ancestral wealth.

After all, as the capital of Victory, Langton's living costs are unimaginably high. Without sufficient income, living in this area would be impossible.

When Perfikot's grandfather of the Brandelis Clan was still around, they once acquired a villa in the upper city. However, following the deaths of his elder and Perfikot's parents, the villa was directly occupied by distant relatives of the Brandelis Clan.

But they didn't occupy it for long. In less than half a year, they couldn't afford the expenses of upper city life and had to sell it.

It's conceivable that those who can purchase real estate in the upper city and reside there long-term are wealthy and powerful.

Even though they have moved to the Northern Territory, requisitioning property here is nearly impossible.

Not to mention, the influence of the remaining noble servants, family branches, and minor nobles who couldn't go to the Northern Territory isn't something the Langton city government can withstand.

Perfikot herself, in the face of the influence brought by their union, also needs to carefully consider how to choose.

Of course, if Perfikot herself wants to requisition the upper city's real estate, the nobles might not dare to unite in opposition but would try to protect their interests in other ways, striving to reach a deal with Perfikot.

However, even though Perfikot has shown herself in front of Langton city government officials, she has not publicly announced her return to Langton; this remains a secret.

Perfikot does this partly to reduce unnecessary trouble, as once the news of her return to Langton spreads, various nobles who haven't left Langton will certainly come knocking.

There are various reasons why these nobles couldn't go to the Northern Territory; whether due to poverty or incompetence, they are ultimately valueless to the Northern Territory.

Thus, Perfikot doesn't wish to be troubled by these people or waste her time on them.

Of course, these nobles are only a small part of the troubles Perfikot would face upon revealing her identity, and the most insignificant part.

The real trouble is that she is now the most undeniably prominent person in the Empire's mainland, with few having a higher rank or power, and those who do have already gone to the Northern Territory. Once Perfikot announces her return, she'll become the highest-ranking individual presently in the Empire's mainland.

Not to mention the people of Langton City, the administrators, nobles, and wealthy businessmen of other cities in the Empire's mainland will inevitably seek her out.

Their goals are simple, either trying to secure a ticket to the Northern Territory or hoping Perfikot can manage the Empire's mainland again.

Because the initial strategy was to abandon the Empire's mainland, when the Imperial Center relocated to the Northern Territory, it effectively abandoned the mainland.

While it remains the Empire's territory, and the Empire's administrative institutions still govern it, the Imperial Center has essentially given up, no longer providing direct governance or investment in this land.

This is understandable; the mainland, after all, is small and resource-poor; previously, it relied on maritime trade and overseas colonies to maintain prosperity.

When maritime trade and connections with overseas colonies were severed, the original prosperity of the mainland quickly declined.

During the previous period when Perfikot governed Langton, issues such as food shortages and factory shutdowns were additional effects brought about by the end of overseas trade.

And after the Imperial Center moved to the Northern Territory, the Empire wasn't even interested in sending someone to oversee affairs on the mainland, leaving regions to fend for themselves.

Though the patriarch of the church still remains in Langton, he is just a religious figure, uninterested in governmental affairs.

Not only the patriarch, the entire church hasn't involved itself in political matters, seemingly only concerned with saving the populace.

This has meant that cities with resources are relatively better off, as they can support themselves with coal and agricultural production, but cities that have abandoned traditional agriculture to transition to industrial ones are less fortunate.

Though there is some exchange of goods between regions, limited by the resource scarcity of the entire Empire's mainland, it's challenging to meet all cities' resource needs.

If Perfikot reveals her identity, it's hard to say that these self-governing cities wouldn't invite her to take charge of everything.

Perfikot, who already feels overwhelmed by her tasks, doesn't want to be entangled in the mainland's political affairs.

Nevertheless, despite the situation, she has let Sanderion act, using both military coercion and strategic exchanges to requisition as much upper city property as possible for future plans.

The minor nobles still lingering in Langton are easier to handle; most are merely seeking a ticket to the Northern Territory.

But the owners of properties who have gone to the Northern Territory leave their servants or family branches without authority to manage these properties and too afraid to confront Sanderion, so they resort to trying to contact their main family in the Northern Territory for help.

Facing such situations, Sanderion wastes no words, following Perfikot's instructions for forced demolition.

As for losses? Naturally, the blame is shifted to the 'Perfikot in the Northern Territory,' and they are told to seek compensation from the Lord of the North.

These people are powerless against Sanderion, compelled to follow her instructions to report the situation to their distant next of kin in the Northern Territory and find a way to calculate their losses.

After acquiring sufficient construction land, Sanderion begins to oversee the construction of large shelters and Energy Towers, attempting to give Langton at least some capacity to withstand the snowstorm.

In this regard, the church provides substantial assistance and offers some of their hoarded resources for use in the construction.

However, a pressing issue remains; many Evil God Sects are entrenched in the outer and lower cities, greatly disrupting the progress of the projects.