Extreme Cold Era: Shelter Don't Keep Waste-Chapter 787 - 16

The Empress finally stepped forward to lead the cabinet in fully responding to this disaster, a major event for the entire Victory.

For the cabinet officials, having someone to lead them and a backbone to rely on is more valuable than anything.

Previously, their backbone was Perfikot, who conquered everyone with her genius and turned the cabinet into her echo chamber.

While the cabinet usually engaged in various political maneuvers with Perfikot and performed reasonably well in daily affairs, the sudden snowstorm was entirely beyond their scope of handling.

It's not that they were completely petrified, but all known methods were utterly ineffective against the snowstorm.

They tried to send messengers to contact other cities, but the messengers almost froze to death before even leaving the city; they attempted to deploy trains as rescue teams, only to find the snow on the tracks almost burying the vehicles...

As for the Flying Airship? Some brave captains and sailors attempted to ascend amid the snowstorm, but the airship quickly lost control as they tried to force altitude through the clouds, nearly freezing the entire airship, forcing an emergency landing to avoid a crash.

Since they had tried everything and achieved nothing, when Perfikot appeared before the cabinet, they became nothing but her echoing followers.

After all, a genius can indeed lead an era, not to mention someone like Perfikot, who managed to solve all the problems they encountered before single-handedly.

They had gotten used to following Perfikot's orders, for she could tackle any challenge head-on.

So, when Perfikot suddenly announced her withdrawal, panic set in, as if their last straw of hope had suddenly disappeared.

In a sense, this was also a result of Perfikot's 'domestication.'

After all, when Perfikot stepped down previously amid a coup, everyone realized they couldn't function without her, and those daring to oppose her were cleared out.

Now that Perfikot announced her withdrawal again amid such a disaster, how could they not be flustered?

The last time, they nearly messed up everything in a regular situation, and this time, when they needed Perfikot most, she washed her hands of it, making it feel like the sky was falling.

Fortunately, this time, the Empress promptly took charge; her decisiveness stabilized the people's morale significantly.

But determination alone is not enough; while Annie, as the Empress, can maintain the cabinet temporarily, without providing a solution, maintaining the status quo won't improve the situation.

So, the issue returned to the crucial point: how to bring Perfikot back to resolve the challenges they were facing.

However, before that, Empress Annie intended to utilize the existing information and resources to try and solve the problems without relying on Perfikot.

One key lesson she learned on the battlefield was 'never count on unknown reinforcements; use the available forces to win the war.'

Thus, she convened a cabinet meeting again in her capacity as the Empress, only this time, Empress Annie chaired the meeting herself.

"Lord Brandelis has provided the blueprint for the weather controller; how long will it take for the factory to produce it?" Empress Annie donned her military uniform, embodying a very decisive demeanor: "I need you all to do everything possible to complete its manufacturing in the shortest time, at all costs!"

"Yes, Your Majesty! I will mobilize personnel and do everything possible to complete the production in the shortest time!" The Minister of Commerce stood solemnly promising, explaining at the same time: "But the structure of the weather controller is very complex. Even with our best workers and Alchemists, we can't complete it quickly!

Among the Empire's Alchemists, perhaps only Master Sanderion and the Regent can complete such a complex machine in a short time. We..."

"I don't want to hear these excuses! Just tell me how long it will take to build it?" Empress Annie scolded the Minister of Commerce, showing a very stern attitude, as if she was commanding an army on the battlefield at that moment.

This was something she realized after being 'admonished' by Perfikot before.

She indeed was not adept at politics, and even though she learned quite a bit from her veteran advisors, she still wasn't mature enough.

But Perfikot's urging prompted her; she needed to shoulder responsibility, needed to lead others, just as she had been appointed as a Commander on the battlefield in perilous circumstances.

Only, on the battlefield, she relied on swords and guns, whereas now she relies on other tools.

If that's the case, then treat this as a war!

After adopting this approach, she found that what was initially difficult for her to handle suddenly became simpler.

Just like in battle, not everything can be handled personally; as long as trusted individuals are delegated to specific tasks, one only needs to manage those responsible.

During war, the marshal can't command every soldier; generals have their strengths, and the marshal just needs to place them in the proper positions.

Understanding this, Empress Annie naturally knew what she had to do.

However, this also made her particularly admire Perfikot, for Perfikot was capable of commanding every soldier and enabling them to play to their strengths.

This is a terrifying capability because, besides Perfikot, nobody else can possess such fearsome command and coordination ability.

Fortunately, Annie didn't expect herself to compete with Perfikot; she mainly stuck to her own methods to solve problems.

Thus, this emergency cabinet meeting came to be.

And Annie also hoped she could win this war, this blizzard she viewed as a battle.

"Your Majesty, even if we let all factories in Langton work overtime now, it will still take at least more than eight days to produce the weather controller. Achieving completion in a short time is unlikely," the Minister of Commerce gritted his teeth and reported an extreme estimate.

"Eight days? No, you only have five days; five days is the limit I can give you." Annie frowned upon hearing this, then issued orders according to her habitual manner.