Extreme Cold Era: Shelter Don't Keep Waste-Chapter 784 - 13

How to stop the continued rampage of the blizzard is now the primary issue facing Perfikot and the cabinet.

Although weather controllers can indeed disperse the snowstorm, the one operating in Chernobyl is still continuously dispelling the blizzard assaulting Chernobyl, allowing the city to maintain normal operations even as almost the entire Northern Territory is covered by the white disaster.

But clearly, the vast Northern Territory can't rely on just one weather controller to turn the tide.

The weather controller in Beloburg is being produced in full swing, but without Perfikot's involvement, the production speed is not fast.

Even though the cabinet has mobilized as many alchemists as possible to speed up production, not everyone is Perfikot, and not every alchemist can pull out the Philosopher's Stone, a Divine Artifact, to accelerate the alchemical process.

According to Perfikot's estimates, it will take at least half a month to complete the production of this weather controller, and the installation and debugging might take a few more days.

And let this blizzard rampage for another half month? Perfikot believes that if the blizzard rages for another half month, at least one-third of the people in the Northern Territory will die.

This is not an exaggerated figure; the main reason is the coal shortage.

Alchemy cannot create something from nothing. Even when Perfikot initiates alchemy, it's necessary to conduct material transmutation.

Imaginary Alchemy is to create non-existent things, using the Philosopher's Stone as a substitute for materials rather than materializing them out of thin air.

Therefore, even producing starch from carbon dioxide to make compressed biscuits requires consumption.

With fuel coal reserves already running low in most Northern Territory shelters, some remote shelters have already fallen into a state of shortage. Letting them last another half month? They would indeed die for Perfikot to see.

"But is there any way to stop the blizzard in the Northern Territory in a short time?" Now having donned the crown, Empress Annie looked at Perfikot and consulted her: "Even Lord Brandelis's weather controller cannot be put into use in a short time. Is the Empire really powerless in the face of this disaster?"

Facing Empress Annie's inquiry, Perfikot did not respond but looked at the others present.

By this time, all the members of the cabinet had already gathered, participating in this important meeting.

Except for Empress Annie who had just spoken, everyone else had their eyes on their noses and their noses on their hearts, seeming unwilling to speak.

They all knew their skill limits. Compared to a genius like Perfikot, they wouldn't be much better than monkeys on trees, so even if they had any ideas, they wouldn't bring them up to make fools of themselves at such a time.

Rather than saying they were there to provide opinions, it was more accurate to say they were waiting for Perfikot to come up with a solution so they could execute it.

After all, these cabinet members were still considered competent officials, and they had no problems executing orders.

However, Perfikot had no intention of speaking out yet, simply sitting in her seat sipping black tea, leisurely watching these officials as if there were flowers on their faces.

For a while, the cabinet meeting room was silent except for the sound of Perfikot sipping tea.

For the officials present, Perfikot's attitude was itself an unspoken interrogation.

"Regent, may we ask for your opinion on the current situation?" Someone asked Perfikot, evidently unable to bear the oppressive atmosphere any longer. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

"Use a weather controller to disperse the storm. That's my opinion." Perfikot wasn't about to clean up after these idiots; she had done enough for the Empire already.

Before she became Regent, she was cleaning up for the Empire, and even as Regent she was still doing it? She might as well have been Regent for nothing!

For Perfikot, she certainly had a solution to the problem; at worst, setting up a weather controller near the Arctic Circle could save most of the Northern Territory from the blizzard.

But to do that, she would need to personally intervene and invest a significant amount of resources and alchemists, which is not a small project.

For now, Perfikot wasn't willing to undergo another extreme drain.

Although after one run of extreme overextension, Perfikot had gained a relatively clear understanding of her limits. As long as she was willing to extend the project time, she could reduce her consumption to an acceptable level.

But as it stands, Perfikot didn't want to do that, because a vast Empire can't rely on her for everything; these officials need to learn to do their own work.

Empress Annie looked at these officials who couldn't come up with any solutions without Perfikot speaking, and couldn't help but show a disappointed expression.

She understood Perfikot's capabilities better than anyone. She knew that Perfikot definitely had a solution.

Perfikot's silence was certainly part of her plans.

Though Empress Annie didn't know what Perfikot was thinking, she saw Perfikot pressuring the cabinet to find a way as beneficial to the rule of the Royal Family, so there was no need to rescue these officials.

Moreover, Empress Annie was also somewhat displeased with how these officials always relied on Perfikot for everything; the Empire didn't nurture them to just waste resources!

Faced with problems, they didn't think about solving them, but rather relied on Perfikot; this is definitely unacceptable.

"Gentlemen, the Empire requires your wisdom and talents, not silence," Empress Annie finally spoke up after waiting for a while and seeing that no one else did.

Faced with the Empress's urging, someone finally spoke up with a not too terrible idea: "Perhaps we could install the weather controller on the Flying Airship, allowing it to travel around the Northern Territory to disperse the blizzard?"

"Although there is a certain feasibility, the weather controller can't be set up vertically on a Flying Airship," Perfikot spoke. She didn't dismiss the plan but wasn't too optimistic either: "If we're going to do that, it would require a major transformation of the Flying Airship and specifically designing such an airship, and revising the design of the weather controller currently in production. It would be very troublesome.

But if you have no better ideas, then it might not be impossible to try this plan."

Hearing what Perfikot said, someone seemed inspired and asked: "Then what about mounting the weather controller on a train? Could we install a special mechanical structure on the train that lies it flat when not in use, and stands it up when needed — would that be feasible?"