Extreme Cold Era: Shelter Don't Keep Waste-Chapter 610 - 574: Before the Typhoon Makes Landfall

Inside Windsor Castle, Perfikot continued to sit in the office she had used before, listening to reports from Langton City government officials about various situations.

"Currently, the compressed biscuit factories have all resumed full-capacity production, and the output is sufficient to ensure that everyone in the city can have enough to eat." An official first reported on the situation regarding the compressed biscuit factories.

For Langton City, which has just gone through a tsunami, most of the population is still in a state of lack of clothing and food, making the supply of food a priority that must be secured.

Perfikot was quite concerned about this, so after the official's report, she asked, "How much food reserve do we have at present?"

"Due to damage to the factories and flooded warehouses during the tsunami, we lost some of our stored food. Currently, we have enough food in storage to feed five hundred thousand people for a week." The official, who had obviously done his homework, immediately answered Perfikot's question.

Although Perfikot nodded, she was not very satisfied with this result.

So she gave a new order to the official: "Find a way to increase the food reserve, ensure that at all times the warehouse has enough food for seven hundred thousand people for half a month."

The official immediately looked troubled and, after a quick calculation, responded, "If that's the case, we might need to reduce the current distribution standards, otherwise the compressed biscuit factories won't be able to meet both consumption and storage needs."

Even after the impact of the tsunami, there are still over eight hundred thousand people in the inner city of Langton, a figure that Perfikot had specially had people calculate over the past few days to accommodate the disaster victims.

While there may be some error in the figures, the number of eight hundred thousand is generally accurate.

This is also why she demands that the warehouse have food reserves for at least seven hundred thousand people, because if a big problem arises requiring the use of stored food, without sufficient reserves, people will indeed starve to death on a large scale.

Currently, however, the compressed biscuit factories in Langton City can only meet the daily consumption needs of eight hundred thousand people. If the need to expand the stockpile is also considered, it would inevitably mean cutting back on daily consumption to meet storage requirements.

But Perfikot clearly expressed some dissatisfaction with this kind of talk, frowning slightly, she asked, "What if I want you to increase the food reserves while ensuring supply?"

"This..." The official showed a very troubled expression on his face, but eventually nodded and said, "If you approve an expansion of 20% in the compressed biscuit factories' capacity, then everything will be fine."

Upon hearing this, Perfikot nodded slightly, "I give you a month, in a month, I require at least enough food reserves for seven hundred thousand people for half a month in the warehouse, plus a 20% increase in the compressed biscuit factories' capacity. Is there a problem?"

"No problem!" The official immediately replied loudly.

Only then did Perfikot look satisfied and turn to the next official, asking, "What is the current situation with the water accumulation in the city?"

"Thanks to the pumps, the streets of the inner city are mostly drained, although some lower-lying areas still have water, but it no longer affects the residents' travel." The official reported to Perfikot, and also took out a document for further explanation: "Currently, all the shelters in the inner city have also been restored to normal. The flooded shelters have had the water drained and are now being cleaned and repaired.

Seventy percent of the shelters can already accommodate residents, and the remaining thirty percent will gradually complete cleaning and repairs within a month."

"Sounds okay, but I don't have a month to give you. Increase manpower; you have only half a month." Perfikot, somewhat harshly, but knowing that a major drop in temperature was imminent, realistically didn't have the leisure to let them take their time.

The forefront of the super typhoon has already begun affecting Langton, with strong winds, rain, and other weather expected to arrive in the coming days, and gradually turn into hail and snowstorms as temperatures drop.

When the typhoon lands, if the residents still lack strong shelter to protect them from wind and rain, then even with the heating provided by the Energy Tower, they might not survive.

During a typhoon, the real danger isn't the drop in temperature or precipitation, but the strong winds.

Various debris becomes exceedingly dangerous in strong winds, with speeds reaching tens or even hundreds of kilometers per hour, and if a person is hit, survival is unlikely.

Not to mention that in strong winds, people might be blown away.

And after the typhoon passes, the sharp drop in temperature will make it impossible for residents to live in their current temporary tents.

The heating field does provide a relatively comfortable temperature, but people can't live in tents all the time, especially as the temperature continues to drop.

Although during the typhoon she could temporarily pack everyone into shelters to hide, that could only be a short-term solution; cramming too many people into a small space for a long time not only endangers them but also risks the shelters collapsing.

Therefore, Perfikot did not plan to let the officials spend a month cleaning and repairing those damaged shelters, but put more pressure on them.

This official also showed a worried look but still made a promise nonetheless.

Additionally, a serious issue is the debris problem.

After the tsunami, Perfikot indeed did not have enough manpower to clean the debris, and now with the typhoon about to land, she fears there isn't enough time to get it cleaned up.

This poses a huge safety hazard, as smaller debris or trash can become lethal threats under strong winds.

Moreover, the more important concern is that these fast-moving objects, once they hit the Energy Tower, could cause damage to it as well.

After considering this seriously, Perfikot gave another order to the officials present: "You have one week; I require you to do everything possible to install protective covers on all Energy Towers before the typhoon lands.

I will provide the specific design drawings to the production department later, but you have only one week to complete this task. Once the typhoon hits, even a small piece of iron or a tiny stone could destroy and damage the Energy Towers under the influence of strong winds, so we must reinforce and protect before the typhoon lands."

"Yes, Count!" A crowd of officials looked at each other, seeing the pain in each other's eyes, but they could only respond in unison, accepting Perfikot's orders.