However, the concerns of the professors at Royal Langton University were actually redundant. To Perfikot, she was not particularly concerned about whether these professors had offended her.
Or rather, to Perfikot at the mont, who was busy day and night, what she needed were people who could co and do work for her, rather than fretting about whether the other party had offended her before.
After all, every alchemy professor at Royal Langton University was a qualified master alchemist; having one more ant one more person to work for her.
Now in the Northern Territory, the only alchemist capable of being useful was Perfikot herself. As for those assistants she recruited? They’re fine to assist her, but to expect them to independently take charge of any research project was simply wishful thinking.
Although their level of knowledge was indeed adequate, none of them were talented enough to make Perfikot see them in a new light, let alone feel assured enough to entrust them with a research project.
Luckily, while these people were not suitable to lead projects, they were still capable of completing the tasks Perfikot assigned them, which freed her from the burdenso foundational work, allowing her to focus on more important matters.
However, with the first snowfall of winter, various problems brought about by the sudden drop in temperature still left Perfikot feeling overwheld.
"How is the situation at the Fjord camp now? Who is in charge?" On the train to the fjord, Perfikot wrapped herself tighter in her fur coat and inquired with Colonel Richard, who was sitting opposite her.
The train carriage was not insulated, and in this snowy weather, the carriage felt like an ice cellar, so even the mighty Northern Guardian could only keep warm with heavy clothing.
But at this mont, Perfikot was very fortunate that before the snow, the construction company had finally completed the railway from the fjord to Eagle’s Beak Cliff and from Eagle’s Beak Cliff to the coal mine, and the coal mine had also started operations.
Otherwise, facing the current situation, she would be even more passive.
"At the first mont after the snowfall last night, Mr. Foster rushed to the military camp to command the soldiers in clearing the snow from the camp," Colonel Richard reported to Perfikot, with a look of concern on his face, "but the snow is really too heavy. When I left the camp this morning, tents had already collapsed, although fortunately, there were no casualties."
The wind and snow in the Northern Territory were unmatched by those in the Empire’s mainland. Even though Colonel Richard was ntally prepared before coming, he was still shocked by the heavy snow last night and felt sowhat at a loss.
This was a very serious dereliction for a competent officer.
But for soone who had lived in the Empire’s mainland from a young age and had never seen blizzards, it was understandable for him to be scared.
"To live in the Northern Territory, such wind and snow will beco the norm in the future." Perfikot shook her head, gazing gloomily out the train window, where the unending blizzard was pattering against it, making a rustling sound. "It’s also my oversight. I should have had you reinforce the camp."
Although Perfikot had made ample preparations for the wind and snow, even she did not expect that the first snow they encountered in the Northern Territory would be this heavy. Last night, she was also startled when she got up to check after hearing the news of the snowfall.
So she would not bla Colonel Richard for his loss of composure in this matter. Sothing she herself couldn’t achieve, she naturally wouldn’t demand from others.
"This can’t be blad on you. Who could have imagined that the wind and snow in the Northern Territory would be so heavy? You have already had us well prepared; it’s us who underestimated the wind and snow of the Northern Territory." Colonel Richard dared not let Perfikot take the responsibility upon herself and quickly reassured her.
However, Perfikot did not care about this. She was not one to get caught up in self-bla.
She rely looked seriously at Colonel Richard and said earnestly, "The most important thing right now isn’t to bla whose responsibility it is, but to find a way to solve the problem.
This snowfall is only the beginning. We have an entire long winter to get through. Whether it’s the soldiers’ winter clothes or the coal for heating, these can’t go wrong."
"Rest assured, I will personally oversee these and ensure there are no problems," Colonel Richard promised with a solemn attitude.
He knew all too well that this was sothing that allowed for no jokes. If there really was a problem, it wouldn’t just be one or two people freezing to death.
Besides, Colonel Richard also thought of another issue: "Count, in such cold weather, surely many soldiers will suffer from frostbite or illness, but the Fjord camp lacks adequate dical facilities. The accompanying military doctor is just one person, absolutely incapable of handling the treatnt for so many people. We need more doctors!"
"dical care is indeed an issue. Transfer the sick and frostbitten soldiers by train to the Eagle’s Beak Base first, as for the doctors..." Perfikot was also troubled by this issue.
It’s not that she didn’t want to hire more doctors, but there simply weren’t that many qualified doctors available.
In an era when even anesthesia wasn’t used in surgeries, hoping for enough qualified doctors to be waiting for hire was as unrealistic as expecting a Flying Airship full of various experts to parachute in and solve all the present issues for her.
However, when this thought surfaced in her mind, Perfikot didn’t completely dismiss it as a fantasy because she had included a request in a secret ssage to Eldest Princess Annie, asking her to hire scientists under the guise of a polar scientific expedition and form an expedition team to co to the Northern Territory.
If everything went smoothly, there might indeed be a Flying Airship’s worth of scientists coming to help her solve problems.
Of course, these were just thoughts. If she relied on this to help her get through the current crisis, then Perfikot would indeed be too naive.
Rather than hoping for soone else to help her solve problems, she’d be better off thinking about what she could do herself, relying on her efforts to get through it.
The small train soon arrived at the Fjord camp. As Perfikot stepped out of the carriage, she was imdiately t with a wind cutting like a knife, making her shiver involuntarily.
The original camp was almost completely covered by the heavy snow, but it was still possible to see soldiers diligently clearing the snow within the camp to prevent it from being entirely buried.
"Count, I am Captain White, ordered to welco your arrival." An officer in military uniform was standing on the platform, seemingly snow-laden from having waited a long ti.
When he saw Perfikot, he imdiately stood at attention and saluted, while the squad of soldiers behind him quickly presented arms in a welcoming gesture.
Perfikot nodded to him and then said, "There’s no need for such formalities. How is the camp situation? Take there and talk as we go."
With that, she took the lead out of the station and headed toward the camp.
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