Chapter 570

Chapter 570: Heating Up

The situation within Mirror City was excellent.

The names of Kaifeng Kitchen and the Braised Food Shop spread across the entire Myriad World Civilization within a short time.

People in many other cities began to wait with high expectations.

They were just waiting for their Emperor to open branch stores.

Luo Ji was very efficient regarding this.

With a wave of his hand, branch stores opened one after another.

He had successfully boosted the poultry industry.

The business would not fall back to rock bottom like before.

At the same time, over at the Wolf Tribe.

Li Yin received his transfer orders and led his Wolf Riders to the grasslands to take up his post.

Everything was proceeding in an orderly manner.

Being too smooth actually made Luo Ji feel more uneasy.

However, life had to go on.

He maintained a mindset of “counter every move as it comes.”

The days passed one by one.

Through the tours of the Mirror Opera Troupe, their expanding influence changed the human race’s view of the orcs.

Luo Ji saw the values rising through the intimacy panel more clearly than anyone.

This was undoubtedly a great thing.

On the streets of Mirror City, the figures of beastmen appeared from time to time.

They even appeared in many jobs.

As far as Luo Ji knew, a minotaur was working in the Mirror City logging team.

Additionally, some Fox kin worked as waiters in some shops.

This indicated that his Myriad World Civilization was developing in a good direction.

However, Luo Ji’s mood had not been particularly good lately.

Luo Ji sat in the Hall of Political Affairs wearing a silk T-shirt.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead while handling government affairs.

“Hot! It’s extremely hot!!”

Is the only thought in his mind right now.

He wondered if it was because he had stayed in this era for too long.

Luo Ji had not experienced the 40-degree midsummer heat of the real world for many years.

His resistance to heat seemed to have dropped significantly.

Just now, Geddo, the Director of the Mirror City Meteorological Bureau, delivered the latest weather forecast.

The weather forecast clearly stated that the temperature would continue to rise in the coming period.

There were no signs of rain in the near future.

This situation made Luo Ji feel slightly uneasy.

Come to think of it, the plum rain season of his Myriad World Civilization had passed without even arriving.

The last rain was a light drizzle more than 15 days ago.

The amount of rainfall was pitiful.

Fortunately, the crops in the fields of his Myriad World Civilization had already switched to manual irrigation.

Otherwise, those crops would likely have died from the sun.

Looking at the current situation, the impact of this weather was not yet significant.

However, if the temperature continued to rise, life would become difficult.

If he had known earlier, he should have dug a cellar in winter to store some ice.

If he had done that, he could at least get some iced fruit juice to cool himself down now.

But thinking about this now was useless.

Last winter, he was busy hoarding food and taking measures against the cold.

The situation was critical during the blizzards.

How could he have the extra energy to think about this?

Currently, his Myriad World Civilization was still in the Little Ice Age.

This period would not end in just a few months.

In history, the Little Ice Age lasted at least 20 or 30 years and sometimes over 100 years.

In other words, the harsh climate of extreme cold in winter and extreme heat in summer continued.

Luo Ji had already made sufficient mental preparations for this situation during the winter.

Otherwise, he would not have started repairing the water conservancy projects so early a few months ago.

The reason he started work so early was to avoid a drought after entering midsummer.

Looking at the current situation, Luo Ji felt he was quite foresighted.

He issued an announcement to notify all citizens of the weather conditions for the next few days.

He also urged everyone to replenish water in time during work to avoid heatstroke.

The days continued to pass, and the temperature continued to rise.

Luo Ji sat in the Hall of Political Affairs.

Although several attendants were fanning him, he was still covered in sweat.

The sun outside was deadly.

Anyone staying outside in this weather would likely faint from the sun.

Of course, despite saying that, the work still had to be done.

Various industries could not stop working because of this.

However, Luo Ji adjusted the working hours slightly.

Work started early while the morning was still cool.

At noon when the sun was high, he set a 2-hour lunch break.

At the same time, he had to pay attention to hygiene.

The weather was too hot, so many things easily spoiled and rotted.

This situation often caused epidemics.

Ancient people did not know, but how could he not know?

The reason plagues broke out every few years in ancient times was due to hygiene issues.

The people of each city were extremely cooperative regarding this matter.

On one hand, it was because Myriad World Civilization had always emphasized hygiene.

They had even created the job position of “Sanitation Worker” very early on.

On the other hand, it was because of the avian flu outbreak a few months ago.

The root cause of avian flu was the poor hygiene of the farms.

The people were not that forgetful about this matter.

Orders and announcements were sent out from the Hall of Political Affairs.

The work files on the desks of Luo Ji and Lu Yang decreased at a visible rate.

Their work efficiency could be described as well-tempered.

“Your Majesty, the sour plum soup is here.”

A maid carefully placed a bowl of sour plum soup on Luo Ji’s desk.

Then she delivered a bowl to Lu Yang.

It is worth mentioning that this was thanks to the hard work of He Liang.

His Little Ye had just gotten married.

After the honeymoon, she became pregnant.

Luo Ji was a bit stunned when he first heard the news.

Considering various troublesome issues, he gave Little Ye a long vacation for several years.

Whether she wanted to return to work later was up to her.

He Liang’s vacation was also extended.

He would wait at least until Little Ye gave birth to the child.

As a result, the maid responsible for taking care of his daily life had completely changed.

Luo Ji drank half a bowl of sour plum soup in one gulp.

He smacked his lips.

Although it had cooled down, he felt the cold water was lukewarm in this weather.

It was uncomfortable!

At that moment, a system prompt suddenly sounded in Luo Ji’s mind.

[System Notification: Congratulations to player ‘Luo Ji’s’ invitee ‘Ye Qingxuan’ for successfully promoting to the Bronze Rank!]

[System Notification: Congratulations to player ‘Luo Ji’ for obtaining ‘Ye Qingxuan’s Bronze Rank Growth Gift Pack x 1!’]