Extreme Cold Era: Shelter Don't Keep Waste-Chapter 671 - 628: Eldest Princess Annie’s Reaction

In fact, Eldest Princess Annie's attitude towards this matter did not surprise Perfikot; she indeed showed great interest and support for the National Assembly and the Prime Minister's Cabinet system.

From a certain perspective, Eldest Princess Annie even felt relieved about this.

Although Eldest Princess Annie has been striving to be a qualified successor to the imperial throne, she also understands that her character can never adapt to politics and finds it difficult to become the kind of wise leader that Perfikot and her mother expect.

Eldest Princess Annie believes her talents are somewhat mediocre, and during peaceful times, the Empire's strength wouldn't pose any problems for her.

But now, the entire Empire is undergoing a transition, and even all of humanity is facing an entirely unfamiliar era, making mediocrity unacceptable in such a grand environment.

The Empire needs a wise leader, someone resolute and brave enough to lead the people through the current crisis and find a new path for humanity and the Empire in the new era.

This demand, to some extent, is too high for Eldest Princess Annie.

Originally, she had no other choice but to force herself to become such a person, which is why she has been striving to accumulate accomplishments by reclaiming colonies and training herself through frontline battles.

After all, in the past, Eldest Princess Annie had military experience, had honed her skills in battlefields, and considered herself a qualified soldier, yet now she feels there's something lacking.

At least the decisiveness of a soldier is not evident in her.

Although she can be ruthless when needed, more often Eldest Princess Annie is acutely aware of her own indecisiveness and lack of decisiveness in decision-making.

The Empress and Perfikot have created numerous opportunities for her to train, but Eldest Princess Annie feels her growth remains limited.

After all, the time has been too short, and she finds it difficult to completely change herself and grow to a satisfactory level in just two or three years.

It's not that there hasn't been growth, but it's just been too slow.

Eldest Princess Annie feels this deeply, aware of her shortcomings and striving to change, but she finds it hard to meet others' expectations.

This gives Eldest Princess Annie immense pressure; she fears disappointing others, especially her mother and Perfikot, as she can feel their deep expectations for her to grow into a competent leader, but Eldest Princess Annie's growth pace undoubtedly falls short of their expectations.

This has once plunged Eldest Princess Annie into deep anxiety, questioning her suitability to inherit the imperial throne, wondering whether she should instead pass it on to more suitable candidates.

Especially when compared to Perfikot, Eldest Princess Annie feels she seems like nothing more than a supporting character.

Perfikot has managed to build the vast Northern Territory from scratch within three years, although supported by the entire Empire, her abilities are evidently remarkable.

After all, for most individuals, even with such resources, achieving what Perfikot has done would be incredibly difficult.

Not to mention Perfikot's decisiveness in warfare is infamous enough to stop a child's night tears; even Eldest Princess Annie finds herself intimidated by her reputation as the Bloody Count at times.

It can be said that in comparison to Perfikot, Eldest Princess Annie feels she falls short in every aspect.

If possible, she even thinks Perfikot would be more suitable to govern the Empire.

But Eldest Princess Annie cannot do this; she is the Empire's Eldest Princess, the heir to the throne, and must occupy that position to govern the Empire. Perfikot can assist her, but she cannot hand over all imperial power to Perfikot.

It's simply not an option; she has been educated this way since childhood, and the Empress has repeatedly advised her that to become a qualified monarch, she can rely on her ministers but must never entrust all power to one person; there must be checks on him.

However, there's no check on Perfikot, or rather, in the past three years, no one dared to check Perfikot.

After all, she bears the responsibility of saving the entire Empire, and restricting her under such circumstances would only mean strangling the Empire's chances of survival during this apocalyptic winter.

Yet this has caused an irreparable consequence—namely, the Lord of the North's weight in the Empire is growing so high that it can threaten imperial power.

Now, only the Royal Family can intervene personally to check Perfikot. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

Initially, Eldest Princess Annie believed she could undertake this task; after all, she thought her relationship with Perfikot was good, and they could handle everything through consultation.

Then, Perfikot proved her wrong with facts, showing her she could accomplish nothing.

Eldest Princess Annie is no fool; she can discern that Perfikot turned against her largely on purpose, deliberately creating a state of conflict between the Northern Territory and the Imperial Center, making the Imperial Center an opponent to the North, forming a trend of mutual balance.

Only by doing this can the Empire maintain balance; otherwise, Perfikot's power in the Empire will only continue swelling, ultimately threatening imperial authority.