Don’t raise unruly people in extreme cold weather

Chapter 431 All living things

Scug Shipyard is a small shipyard located in the suburbs of Langton. In the past, it was famous for producing yachts. It once made a birthday gift for the current queen for the previous emperor of the empire and was highly praised. It even became a fashion among the imperial aristocracy.

At that time, any noble family that did not have a yacht of the same model as the queen's would feel embarrassed to go out for a weekend trip.

However, nothing lasts forever, and the Scug Shipyard eventually faced its decline.

With the popularization of steam engines, new steam ships and cruise ships quickly replaced old yachts. For the nobles, being able to elegantly stand on the boat and enjoy the scenery on the sea was much more respectable than rowing and controlling the sails by themselves.

In addition to those who specifically like traditional sailing, more and more nobles choose new cruise ships with steam engines.

This undoubtedly had a great impact on the business of the Scug Shipyard, which was almost on the verge of bankruptcy and could only make a living by producing lifeboats for the Imperial Navy.

It was not until Perfect invented the airship that the owner of the Scug Shipyard seized the opportunity and quickly completed the industrial transformation, turning to the production of luxurious flying yachts, which brought the Scug Shipyard back to life.

The flying yacht that the capitalists of Langton had presented to Earl Brandless was the work of the Squig Shipyard, and this also created new opportunities for the Squig Shipyard.

In the past two years, the Scug Shipyard has never had any orders, and some have even been piled up for a year.

This kind of yacht that can fly in the sky is a real enjoyment for any noble who pursues elegance, especially when a noble bought a large flying yacht and then invited guests to successfully hold a dinner party in the sky. The Scug Shipyard ushered in a peak that was even more popular than before.

Just as fortune goes with misfortune, and misfortune with fortune, just as the Scug shipyard was in full swing, the news of the coming of doomsday was announced by the imperial government.

This was a huge blow to the Scug Shipyard. After all, who would want to buy a yacht when the end of the world came? Everyone was thinking about escaping or finding ways to strengthen their homes so that they could survive this terrible doomsday crisis.

Even the workers at the Scug Shipyard began to fall into anxiety, going on strike, attacking the factory, etc.

Various problems almost made Scug Shipyard completely finished this time, but it must be said that the owner of Scug Shipyard of this generation was a truly visionary person.

It was he who, against all odds, mortgaged the Scug Shipyard's assets to the bank, and used a loan to upgrade the shipyard's equipment, allowing this old factory to produce the latest airships. He also transplanted the technology used to manufacture yachts to airships, opened up a new track for flying yachts, and made a fortune.

And now, faced with an increasingly tense situation and an impending doomsday crisis, the boss has come up with new ways out and ideas.

He sorted out all the undelivered orders on hand and went door to door to sell Scug Shipyard's new product - the Doomsday Survival Craft.

Yes, this boss was very smart in seizing the business opportunity and modified the original yacht, enhancing its protective performance and cold resistance. He also installed various doomsday survival equipment on the boat, thus transforming the yacht into a doomsday survival boat.

According to the boss's instructions, the Scug Shipyard's external publicity is "The Scug Doomsday Survival Boat is built with Scug Shipyard's century-old craftsmanship. It has yacht-level comfort and naval lifeboat-level safety, coupled with the excellent performance of the airship. It is enough to allow you to remain calm and elegant when the doomsday disaster comes, without having to compete with others for tickets to the North!"

It has to be said that this slogan hit the pain points of many nobles at once.

For many nobles, they already knew about the new policy of the empire, and they also knew that Perfectoct did not intend to take all the nobles to the North. A considerable number of nobles who did not pass the review would be left in the empire.

In this situation, they could only find a way to go to the North on their own.

It is easy for those who are rich. They can sell their property now, get rid of their business in Langton, and then buy a ship ticket to the North with the money.

Although I will no longer have a noble title, as long as I still have money, I can still live a good life in the North.

On this point, Perfect did not make things difficult for these people. As long as they followed her rules, she didn't mind them fleeing to the north.

After all, although she said that the North could only accommodate a limited population, in reality, a few tens of thousands more or less would not be a big problem for a place as big as the North.

Especially since these people will have to spend money to settle themselves after arriving in the North, this money is enough for Perfectcot to build a few more shelters, so the conversion can be made accordingly.

This news undoubtedly excited those nobles in the empire who were not qualified to go to the north. They were eager to buy a ship ticket to the north and escape from their homeland which was obviously being abandoned by the empire.

And a large part of the Scug Shipyard's customers are undoubtedly these nobles.

Especially those aristocrats among them who were very rich and lived a luxurious life in the past, they were unwilling to squeeze onto a cruise ship no matter what.

There is no way to escape. If there are other options, they will not choose this path.

So, when the salesman and the boss of the Scug Shipyard came to sell the flying lifeboat, these nobles were tempted.

Even if they have to pay a higher price or wait in line, for these nobles, it is very tempting to be able to travel to the North in a relatively more respectable manner and transport some valuable items that are not suitable for sale to the North by airship.

After all, even if you buy a ticket, the luggage you can take on board is limited, and you certainly can't take away all of the nobles' wealth and favorites.

Instead of spending time and effort to grab tickets and squeeze into cruise ships, it is better to take your own airship, bring enough wealth and assets, and then arrive in the North elegantly.

Especially for some nobles whose lives have become useless and cannot be separated from the service of servants, the airship can undoubtedly carry more servants to go to the North with them, which is more important to them than bringing more valuables.

As a result, instead of getting worse due to the news of the coming of doomsday, the business of Scug Shipyard suddenly became popular again.

The owner of the shipyard was not a stingy person. He offered the workers triple the salary and asked them to work overtime to complete not only the existing orders but also the new orders before the end of the world.

This is a painful and joyful thing for the workers in the shipyard.

The pain is undoubtedly due to the exhaustion of overtime work. After all, I worked hard before the doomsday, and I work even harder after the doomsday. It would be better if the doomsday killed me. Some workers could not bear this high-intensity labor, and some resigned or made trouble.

But the owner of the Scug Shipyard did not indulge these people. Through the relationship with the nobles who were waiting to get the ships, a team of city guards and police were added outside the gate of the Scug Shipyard, specifically to maintain the safety of the shipyard.

For those nobles, this shipyard is their hope to survive and reach the North, so how could they allow it to be destroyed?
Even if it just affects the construction period, it is not acceptable!

In addition, the boss of the Scug Shipyard also understood at this time that if you want the horse to run, you have to feed it, so the workers' wages were five times higher, and there were additional overtime pay.

Not only that, the boss also used his connections with the nobles to get extra rations for the workers. As long as they completed their daily work diligently, every shipyard worker would receive enough food for a family of three to eat for a day.

This is like a shot in the arm for the workers in the shipyard!

At this critical moment when the end of the world is approaching, money is actually not important. The economy of the empire has fallen into a serious collapse, and even in Langton, people can no longer buy things with money.

But rations are real, even if they are old and of low quality, they are still food! They are good things that can keep you alive and fill your stomach!
Peterbury, an engineer at the Scug shipyard, felt this deeply.

As an engineer in a shipyard, building luxury goods such as yachts, Pitbury's income was very lucrative in the past.

At that time, he could even call himself middle class, because he did have some assets. Not only did he buy a small villa in Longton, he also had some savings. His wife's younger brother also helped him run a small shop. His wife and children at home also loved him very much, which made Pitbury feel that his life was very happy.

In fact, life in Pitbury was indeed happy at the time.

However, when the news of the end of the world was announced, the Pitbury family no longer had the laughter of the past.

First, his wife's younger brother, who was in charge of running a small shop, was killed by robbers and his body was torn into pieces. The thugs even cruelly ate his thighs and arms. When the police found him, all that was left was a half-cooked head and a mutilated body, as well as unrecognizable bones mixed with other people.

This huge blow undoubtedly plunged Pitbury's wife into immense pain. The once beautiful and delicate little woman was devastated in an instant.

If she didn't have children to take care of at home, she might have collapsed long ago.

But even so, it was difficult for Pitbury to take care of his family. He was just an engineer and was not strong enough to rush to the grain store to buy food, nor could he lower himself to collect relief food.

Although the Pitbury family still has savings, the money can no longer buy anything, or in other words, Pitbury does not have the ability to buy things with the money.

Seeing his wife and two children becoming thinner and thinner, and his young son crying all day until he had no strength left to cry, Pitbury felt only deep despair.

He wanted to commit suicide several times, but in the end he couldn't bear to leave his wife and children, so he didn't die.

It's not like he hadn't tried to find a way to get a spot to go to the North, but this is Langton, the core capital of the entire Victoria Empire. There are so many talented people here, how could he get a spot?

During this period, there were people who approached him, hoping that he would join certain organizations, and tempted him to join some sects that seemed to be not serious at first glance.

Fortunately, before Pitbury stepped into the abyss, his boss came up with the idea of ​​a flying lifeboat, which brought the Scug Shipyard back to life, and Pitbury was able to get his life back on track.

Although he was exhausted from work every day, when he brought the daily rations home and looked at his wife, whose face still lacked the smile of the past but had become strong again, his daughter who had become more obedient and sensible than before, and his son who laughed again, he felt that it was all worth it.

Therefore, when someone again came to persuade him to join certain organizations and planned to attack the shelter built by the church in the church, he directly chose to refuse.

Not only that, he reported the incident to the police at the factory gate the next day while at work.

The news was quickly reported up the chain of command, directly alerting Perfecto and Princess Anne.

Under the attention of the two big bosses, the intelligence department quickly figured out the cause of the incident and located the lair of this organization.

Perfect, who was already dizzy from all the complicated paperwork, personally presided over the siege of the organization. Not only that, this time she also put on a set of steam knight armor for the first time, stepped into the battlefield herself, and crushed the heads of several thugs who tried to attack her.

"Huh~!" When the battle was over and Perfect took off her helmet, she breathed a sigh of relief.

The complicated paperwork brought her a lot of work pressure. Although this battle could not be said to have completely vented all the stress, at least she felt much more relaxed physically and mentally and was able to go back to work.

However, there were always some troubles that ruined her hard-earned good mood. A staff member of the intelligence department suddenly came to her side and reported to her: "Mr. Earl, we found something, please take a look."

As he spoke, the other party handed a letter to Perfect.

Taking the letter with his iron gloves still covered in blood and brain matter, Perfect felt his anger boiling at just one glance.

The content of the letter was very simple. It said that some nobles felt that the doomsday crisis was nothing more than the empire's alarmist talk, or that this was a good opportunity to start a riot in Langton, incite the people to attack the imperial government, and then overthrow the existing order.

Under normal circumstances, Perfect wouldn't care about it. Since the announcement of the doomsday, this has happened more than once in Langton.

But the letter mentioned poisoning the food in relief centers, creating large-scale riots, and stirring up people's dissatisfaction with the imperial government. These words undoubtedly stepped on her minefield.

"Find this guy, I'm going to skin him alive!" Perfecto fell into a rage, even the Steam Knight armor she was wearing was shaped into a terrifying shape in her anger, showing her rage at the moment.

(End of this chapter)