Extreme Cold Era: Shelter Don't Keep Waste-Chapter 544 - 511: Placement of Various Departments

The decision made jointly by Perfikot and Eldest Princess Annie was naturally without opposition in the Northern Territory. Even the Empress herself had to consider the implications and consequences of vetoing this decision.

Therefore, at the court meeting proposed by Eldest Princess Annie, after Perfikot presented this proposal, only a few people questioned whether Beloburg could accommodate the various departments of the Imperial Center and host the Royal Family, without doubting the decision itself.

Such a level of questioning was, of course, insignificant, and Perfikot dismissed these doubts by simply mentioning the construction of a new city district.

As for the Royal Family, since Eldest Princess Annie had already expressed her attitude and stance, naturally no one could use the Royal Family’s attitude to make an issue, and the relocation of the Royal Family and Imperial Center to Beloburg became a foregone conclusion.

This was actually a reasonable solution to the current situation. After all, placing the nation’s center and regional local authorities together without conflict would be an oddity.

Now, with both parties separated, it could actually reduce many unnecessary troubles under their respective stances.

The prominent ministers who could attend the court meeting naturally understood this. Although they represented certain interest groups and had their own stances, they also knew that at this critical juncture, no conflicts and contradictions could arise between the Imperial Center and the Northern Territory.

On one hand, the power of the Northern Territory was strong. If they really opposed the Northern Territory and forced Perfikot to the extent of overturning the table, the consequences would be unbearable for anyone.

On the other hand, for all factions, stability was the most desired situation. Nobody wanted to see the situation where all kinds of contradictions and conflicts erupted.

They indeed had their own interest demands, but these demands were based on the grand framework of national stability.

To be precise, only with the existence of the Empire could they, within this stable framework, extract more benefits for the forces they represent.

As for whether anyone wanted to break the existing framework and establish a new one to divide interests fully?

There were such people, but undoubtedly no one dared to do so.

Because the one capable of doing so was Perfikot.

As the Lord of the North, with both the Imperial Center and the Royal Family moving to the Northern Territory, if she truly wanted, she could uproot the Royal Family along with the Imperial Center and then establish a new country.

Even if Perfikot wanted to do this, it would not cause too much turmoil. Given her control over the Northern Territory, both the officials, the vassals, and the populace would support her.

And as for the recently pacified New Continent, it goes without saying, as the Empire’s influence there was already minimal due to the previous governor’s rebellious actions.

So as long as Perfikot was willing, the Northern Territory and the New Continent would become the foundation of the new country she established.

Then she would only need to sever connections with the Empire’s mainland and other colonies to live a peaceful life.

After all, the current times were unprecedented. With the apocalypse and frozen seas, there was no means of transportation capable of crossing the frozen seas except for her invented Flying Airship.

Of course, this held no allure for Perfikot.

If she intended to do so, the conference room holding the court meeting would already be surrounded by Autonomous Knights.

Although people in this world did not know about shattering cups as a signal, the historical stratagems of a certain Eastern country in the original world, with its accumulated five thousand years of history, were enough to teach her what to do at this moment.

Moreover, if she didn’t want her name to be unsavory, she could just have her knights and vassals present her with a yellow robe, couldn’t she?

But Perfikot was truly uninterested in that position. Rather than these, perhaps unsealing new pages of the Jade Record to acquire more alchemical knowledge was more alluring to her.

After all, a mortal king ultimately must die, but the two original goals of alchemy are to turn stone into gold and achieve immortality.

Though the Philosopher’s Stone, said to be able to produce the Elixir of Immortality, didn’t serve such a function in her hands, Perfikot believed that if she could unseal the seventh page of the Jade Record and gain the ability of "omniscience," she would inevitably find the true recipe for the Elixir of Immortality.

By then, resolving the apocalypse crisis brought by the Ancient Gods, returning the world to normal, and then achieving immortality herself; wouldn’t that be the perfect ending?

As for becoming a new deity, Perfikot had no interest in that at all. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

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Even though a decision was made, relocating the various departments of the Imperial Center to Beloburg was not a simple matter, even though they had just moved from the Empire mainland to the Northern Territory.

Moving itself wasn’t difficult; the real challenge was Beloburg not being ready to receive and settle them.

In fact, currently, Chernobyl was not prepared for this either; Perfikot had merely found a temporary place for each department to settle.

Thus, rather than having been settled in Chernobyl, the departments were more like temporarily placed there, without the ability to function and resume operations.

To describe it accurately, the departments of the Empire were akin to luggage packed and temporarily stored away without much hassle or space.

But if the luggage were to be unpacked, it would take a lot of effort and space to properly organize.

In this situation, the departments naturally could only remain in Chernobyl until the promised new district in Beloburg was built by Perfikot, allowing them to move there and fully resume operations.

Regarding this, the departments placed much confidence and trust in Perfikot.

After all, Perfikot had established everything currently existing in the barren Northern Territory within three years. Adding a new district to a city was considered a minor issue by everyone.

The only question was, what kind of new district would be constructed? Would it be simple and modest, or high-end and luxurious, or understated and lavish?

These became the main concern of the currently mostly idle departments of the Empire.

From everyone’s perspective, Perfikot surely wouldn’t shortchange them. Although resources at present should be prioritized for the construction of Energy Towers and shelters, this new district would host the Empire’s departments, representing the Empire’s face, and shouldn’t be handled too perfunctorily or haphazardly, right?