Chapter 214.2 - I Became the Legendary Emperor Throughout the Ages After I Started Giving Away My Territory

At this moment, a Great Xia general approached and said, “If you have nowhere to go, head over there. There’s an employment office responsible for taking in refugees! Once you’ve registered, you’ll be put to work!”

The refugees were stunned: “Work in the dead of winter?”

The Great Xia general retorted, “Why not work? Do you expect to live here for free?”

“Mister general, that’s not what we mean!” an elderly refugee said with a wry smile.

“We’re just saying, look at how cold and frozen everything is, how can we work? One careless move and we might freeze to death!”

“Yes sir, even if we have to work, reasonable conditions must be considered!”

“We’re willing to work, but the weather won’t allow it!”

Now it was the Great Xia general’s turn to be dumbfounded: “Who told you it’s freezing here? Since the beginning of winter, we haven’t had a single snowfall in Great Xia, and there’s hardly any wind. It’s not cold at all!”

The refugees were dumbfounded once again.

“What? No snow at all?”

“Hardly any wind?”

“The weather isn’t cold?”

You see, in the Great Feng Dynasty, the snow had been falling for several days and hadn’t stopped yet.

The wind in Great Feng was relentless, chilling people to the bone.

As for the weather, it was bitterly cold, enough to freeze someone to death.

How could it be so different here in Great Xia?

Watching the confused crowd, the Great Xia general waved his hand impatiently: “You’ll come to understand the situation in time! I have other matters to attend to and cannot accompany you any longer!”

Then, the group of refugees started to inquire around and indeed found that Great Xia was just as described.

Since the onset of winter, there had been no snowfall and no significant winds, and although the weather was cold, it was bearable, more akin to autumn temperatures.

Compared to their Great Feng, it was like comparing heaven and earth.

Because of this, Great Xia did not cease production and continued to operate on a large scale.

The refugees became excited!

A mild winter was great!

A mild winter meant they wouldn’t freeze to death!

Having work was great!

Having work meant they could earn money and not deplete their resources!

So, they all registered with high spirits and followed the crowd to start reclaiming land.

The same was true for the White Tiger Fortress.

Although the Great Luo Dynasty had prepared for the cold, there were too many common people at the bottom, and it was inevitable that some would be overlooked.

Therefore, many who couldn’t make ends meet passed through the White Tiger Fortress to Great Xia to escape the winter cold.

Then, to their amazement, they discovered that Great Xia was completely unaffected by the snow and ice, so they all decided to stay.

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A few days later, another blast of extremely cold air blew down from the north.

Consequently, the weather turned even colder, as if it could penetrate walls.

Not only did it start to snow from the sky, but hail also began to fall.

The hail, the size of chicken eggs, pelted down, destroying many houses and even killing a number of people.

The ice disaster had reached its most severe point!

At this very moment, the Great Luo Emperor was huddled in his palace, dressed in a thick fur coat, warming himself in front of a stove.

Despite this, he was still shivering like a leaf, sneezing from time to time.

“This weather is lethal, I hope it passes soon!”

He exhaled a breath of warm air, rubbed his hands together, and then placed them over a charcoal stove to roast, finally feeling a bit of warmth.

At that time, a group of officials walked in while trembling from the cold to report on the country’s situation regarding the cold weather.

After listening to the reports, the Great Luo Emperor felt very heavy-hearted.

The losses for Great Luo were just too great!

Just the common people who had frozen to death numbered up to 500,000!

Many livestock couldn’t survive and also perished in the ice disaster!

And the most important point is that no one could work because of the icy and snowy conditions, and the country’s resources were being consumed in vain, resulting in enormous material losses!

The Great Luo Emperor couldn’t help but sigh, “This ice disaster is too severe! Not only is it difficult for me, but it’s difficult for everyone! However, we are faring much better compared to other countries because we were prepared!”

“Your Majesty speaks the truth. We have indeed done very well, and other countries simply cannot compare! For example, in the Great Feng Dynasty, the death toll had already reached 3 million, and the numbers for livestock were countless.”

“And there’s the Great Dé Dynasty, with a death toll that has reached 1.5 million, and the loss of livestock is…”

After hearing about the dire situations in other countries, the Great Luo Emperor felt quite relieved.

Although my Great Luo is not doing well, you all are doing even worse, haha!

“By the way, how is Great Xia doing?”

With a smile on his face and full of anticipation, the Great Luo Emperor asked, “Another wave of extremely cold weather is moving south. This cold front is even more severe than before, with hail falling as well. They must be affected by now, right?”

The officials looked at each other, at a loss for words.

The Great Luo Emperor said with a smile, “In such extreme cold weather, I refuse to believe that they can remain unscathed! That Great Xia Emperor is probably going to take a fall! Haha… Which minister can inform me about the situation in Great Xia?”

The officials kept their heads down, not daring to say a word.

The Great Luo Emperor became dissatisfied, “What’s the matter, have you all become mute? You were all so eloquent just a moment ago, but now you have nothing to say when it comes to Great Xia?”

The Great Luo Emperor had no choice but to call on someone directly, “Prime Minister, you are the head of the officials, you speak!”

With great reluctance, the Prime Minister stood up and said, “Your Majesty, please forgive your humble servant first so that I may speak without fear of punishment!”

A bad premonition rose in the Great Luo Emperor’s heart, “You’re not going to tell me that Great Xia remains unaffected, are you?”

The Prime Minister bowed and said, “Your Majesty is wise, you are correct!”

“F*ck!” The Great Luo Emperor was once again thrown off balance!

Goodness! This is just too much!

I’m freezing like a beggar over here, and you’re telling me they’re still unaffected?

Is there no justice in this world?

Is there no law anymore?

“Prime Minister, are you telling the truth, not deliberately deceiving me?” The Great Luo Emperor asked with a last glimmer of hope.

The Prime Minister replied with a wry smile, “Your Majesty, you are the ruler of this nation. How could we dare to deceive you? Great Xia indeed has not been affected by the ice disaster. There has been no snow, no wind, and they continue their construction work!”

“They continue their construction work?” The Great Luo Emperor’s face twisted with envy.

The cold and frozen land in Great Luo made it impossible to work, leaving them with no choice but to deplete their resources.

After the ice disaster, the national power would surely be greatly diminished.

But Great Xia continued their construction work, which meant that after the ice disaster, their national power would be even stronger.

One’s loss and another’s gain, the gap is definitely widening further!

Thinking of this, he was so angry that he felt as if his internal organs were burning, and once again, he was not in a good state!

He looked up to the sky and let out a long sigh: “Heaven is so unfair!”

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