Extreme Cold Era: Shelter Don't Keep Waste-Chapter 543 - 510: The Royal Family and the Northern Territory

Despite having her leisure activities interrupted and being forced back to work in the office, Perfikot brought Eldest Princess Annie along to help handle various matters.

This undoubtedly made Eldest Princess Annie feel like she was shooting herself in the foot; she was unwilling to deal with these political duties, especially since the affairs Perfikot handed her were from the Northern Territory, matters outside her responsibilities.

However, Eldest Princess Annie did not resist these tasks; she was just a bit unwilling.

But Perfikot, with a sense of justification, said that since her rest time had been interrupted, Annie had to help. After all, from a certain perspective, Perfikot was also making preparations for the future.

After all, the Northern Territory was her domain, and logically everything there belonged to her. Even the King couldn’t change that or intervene in the Northern Territory without her consent.

This is the ancient and sacred contract between the nobles and the monarch. Although the advent of the industrial era and capitalism has broken the traditional feudal system, at least legally, the Northern Territory is still Perfikot’s domain, and as long as the Empire acknowledges this, it must respect her rule over the Northern Territory.

Moreover, Perfikot’s control over the Northern Territory is also in place, and even though the Imperial Center has now moved to the Northern Territory, they cannot interfere with her control and governance there.

But from a legal standpoint, while things are thus, both Perfikot’s and the Empire’s initial intention was to turn the Northern Territory into a sanctuary capable of coping with apocalypse disasters, not to divide the land for feudal territories.

Additionally, now that the Imperial Center has moved to the Northern Territory, if Perfikot wants to avoid unnecessary conflicts or troubles, she must consider how to accommodate the nobles and key ministers of the Imperial Center and, more importantly, coordinate the relationship between the Northern Territory and the Imperial Center.

This is akin to the traditional feudal era, where a king seeking refuge arrives at a lord’s domain; if the king wishes to avoid alienation, he must not meddle with the lord’s ownership of their domain.

At the same time, the lord must respect the king because he is the monarch they serve.

As for the notion of leveraging the ruler to command subordinates or vice versa, where the king seizes the vassal’s land, that’s another scenario.

Although Perfikot has the foundation to become a powerbroker, she is uninterested in these matters.

Her initial purpose was to cope with the disaster, and now she has done what she can. If not for the Evil God Sect and the returned Ancient Gods threatening humanity’s future, she might abandon all this and seek a peaceful retreat.

After all, dealing with these political affairs on a daily basis is quite burdensome for Perfikot.

If she truly enjoyed doing this, why would she create a humanoid doll to replace herself while she went off to leisure in hot springs?

But this sort of thing is definitely not something she can discuss with others, not even Eldest Princess Annie.

Although with their relationship, Perfikot can share various matters with Eldest Princess Annie, the identity of the Eldest Princess also determines a political stance difference between her and Perfikot.

Regardless, even if Perfikot truly wishes to relinquish power over the Northern Territory, she can do so, but the local officials and her vassals would not consent to simply relinquish such power.

Power is a valuable thing, everyone desires it, and those who truly possess power, even if they don’t want it, the interested parties will push her to keep holding onto it.

It is precisely because of this that Perfikot must hold onto the power over the Northern Territory, ensuring everything remains under her control.

As for the Imperial Center? She can only partially transfer some powers to a certain extent, showing a respectful attitude towards the Royal Family and the Imperial Center, thus satisfying certain people’s demands.

As for the Royal Family itself, although the Empress and Eldest Princess Annie do not place heavy emphasis on power and have already tried gradually transferring royal authority to the parliament before the disaster, the Royal Family cannot announce constitutional monarchy yet.

The reasoning is similar to why Perfikot cannot abandon power over the Northern Territory.

Their conflicting stances undoubtedly caused various confrontations between the Northern Faction and the Imperial Faction.

Although Perfikot suppresses them, and humanity’s apocalyptic crisis forces everyone to maintain restraint as much as possible, conflicts will inevitably erupt someday.

By now involving Eldest Princess Annie in Northern Territory affairs, Perfikot is actually sending a signal.

Although she is unwilling to handle these trivial matters, it does not mean she does not understand how to deal with them.

"Aunt Annie, where does the Imperial Center and the Royal Family plan to settle?" Perfikot asked as she flipped through the documents in her hand, suddenly speaking out: "Yet again, Northern Territory officials report another conflict this month between nobles who migrated from the Empire’s homeland and local residents. This is the sixth time this month!"

The implication of Perfikot’s words was very clear.

Eldest Princess Annie could not help but feel a headache; she didn’t want to deal with these issues either.

But as the heir to the Imperial throne, she clearly understood that some matters couldn’t be ignored just because one wants to.

So after thinking for a moment, she spoke, "Perhaps the Royal Family should be settled in Beloburg? Chernobyl is the capital of the Northern Territory, and it’s not suitable for the Royal Family and Imperial Center to be here."

In fact, if the Royal Family and Imperial Center want to seize power over the Northern Territory, then staying in Chernobyl would be to their greatest advantage.

After all, it is the central governing hub of the entire Northern Territory, and what happens in Chernobyl will affect the entire Northern Territory.

However, if the Royal Family and Imperial Center voluntarily move to Beloburg, it means they choose to cede and relinquish control over the Northern Territory.

This is precisely why Eldest Princess Annie and Perfikot both despise politics; because even actions taken just to avoid trouble can be interpreted by those with intentions as various signals.

So instead of this, it is better not to back down at all to avoid conflict.

Hearing Eldest Princess Annie’s words, Perfikot thought for a moment before nodding in agreement, "If so, then a new city district will be built in Beloburg to accommodate the various departments of the Imperial Center, while constructing a temporary palace for the Royal Family."

Although it is termed a temporary palace, practically speaking, unless the Royal Family plans to return to Langton, this location is essentially the future official royal palace.

"Keep everything simple. At this time of year, you should allocate all resources to building more Energy Towers and shelters," Eldest Princess Annie advised Perfikot.