Extreme Cold Era: Shelter Don't Keep Waste-Chapter 811 - 40: Strange Changes

Not wanting to waste time traveling, Perfikot arrived in Beloburg via the Flying Airship this time.

Since her last visit, there hadn't been much change in Beloburg.

But as the city's weather controller had been constructed, the weather was exceptionally good. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

"Has the weather controller been put into use?" Perfikot asked the person beside her, looking at the clear weather and bright sunshine.

The court attendant responsible for welcoming her replied, "It was completed shortly after you left Beloburg and is activated during inclement weather to disperse it.

A few days ago, the Astronomical Society predicted a small snowstorm during this period, so the cloud layers were dispersed."

Perfikot nodded slightly at this answer, but then asked, "Why is the Astronomical Society still responsible for weather reporting now?"

Though the Astronomical Society had previously handled weather predictions, they generally treated it as routine practice and not serious forecasts.

As for using weather forecasts in conjunction with the weather controller, Perfikot had considered it, but never implemented it.

It's not that she couldn't do it, but she always had doubts about controlling the weather, fearing it would cause adverse effects on the climate.

If adverse weather is frequently dispersed, it could disrupt local climate patterns.

After all, the weather controller is not a cheat code in a game to delete bad weather with one click but disperses it, disrupting natural climate changes.

This causes a chain reaction and could even lead to severe consequences.

If not for the severe snowstorm last time, Perfikot wouldn't have thought of using the weather controller to change the weather either.

"It was Deputy Prime Minister Kafka's suggestion. She proposed that the Astronomical Society predicts future weather, activating the weather controller only for inclement weather to minimize climate impact." The court attendant provided an answer, which surprised Perfikot beyond expectations but seemed reasonable.

Kallen, whom she had nurtured and supported, was now maturing. It's not surprising she'd propose such suggestions.

So Perfikot merely nodded and didn't concern herself further with this matter.

With the court attendant's service, Perfikot arrived at her usual hotel.

Along the way, perhaps because of preparation for some festival, the streets were adorned with ribbons, and stalls were being set up.

Noticing this, Perfikot slightly frowned and asked the court attendant, "What is being prepared for? I don't recall any festival being held in Beloburg."

"It's preparation for the Floating Battleship's maiden voyage ceremony. Deputy Prime Minister Kafka suggested the cabinet turn this ceremony into a celebration to stimulate Beloburg's economy." The court attendant replied.

"Kafka again?" This time, Perfikot showed a surprised expression.

She had certain expectations for Kallen's growth.

But this level of growth seemed beyond Kallen's expected abilities.

"Yes, it's Deputy Prime Minister Kafka!" The court attendant spoke with pride, saying, "Deputy Prime Minister Kafka proposed a series of recovery policies after the disaster, which greatly helped advance the Floating Battleship's maiden voyage ahead of schedule!"

Hearing this answer, Perfikot had more doubts.

She considered herself familiar enough with Kallen. It wasn't surprising that she could propose new policies beneficial to economic development.

Having led worker movements and participated in prime ministerial elections, even if Kallen wasn't knowledgeable before, she should have some growth and accomplishments by now.

But being able to suddenly develop a series of economic policies that proved effective was astonishing.

It's like someone who usually scores eighty in exams, ranking average in class, suddenly leaps to the top ranks in the whole school or city; anyone would wonder if there's something suspicious.

While Perfikot didn't suspect Kallen of cheating, she was curious about how she conceived these ideas.

Thinking of this, she told the court attendant, "Arrange for me to meet with Deputy Prime Minister Kafka; there's something I'd like to discuss."

"Alright, I will inform Deputy Prime Minister Kafka," the court attendant agreed to Perfikot's invitation, though appearing strange and somewhat unwilling.

Perfikot became increasingly concerned; she had been away from Beloburg for only three months, yet it felt like three years had passed?

From this, Perfikot grew wary, instructing Beifa to switch to alert mode.

If anyone intended to cause trouble, Perfikot wasn't entirely unprepared or without plans, and she was ready to confront issues if needed.

However, this would mean Beloburg couldn't be preserved, as she'd already witnessed the consequences of divine-level battles in cities with Langton and hoped not to see a repeat anywhere.

"So, what exactly happened? Or is there someone incredibly talented around Kallen?" Perfikot requested the series of policies Kallen had issued and, after carefully studying them, couldn't help but furrow her brows deeply.

Kallen's policies were overall not complicated and could be summarized as the government distributing money to workers through infrastructure construction, enabling them to buy goods, thereby driving internal demand and economic recovery.

Holding celebrations was an extension of this policy, accompanied by a series of related policies.

As for how the manufacturing period of the Floating Battleship was shortened so much, Kallen extended workers' labor hours from ten to twelve, implementing a shift system.

This method reduced the construction period and lowered the standards and requirements for fitting the Floating Battleship, allowing for rapid advancement and completion in a short time.

At this point, Perfikot's expression changed.

Kallen represented the interests of the workers and was the Workers' Federation's elected leader; using methods to exploit workers didn't make sense.

Especially as the extended hours and night shifts did not come with extra overtime pay, which seemed all the more wrong.

This led Perfikot to seriously suspect either Kallen had problems, or someone around her did, or possibly both.