Chapter 457
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Chapter 457: Roads Blocked by Heavy Snow
Luo Ji’s numerous announcements, issued days in advance to all the people of Myriad World Civilization, ensured everyone was well-prepared.
While this blizzard certainly brought great inconvenience and even severely impacted the development of the entire civilization, it did not cause any panic.
Before dawn and before the snow stopped, people huddled around braziers in their homes, drinking ginger soup and warming themselves, or simply returned to their quilts for more sleep.
This period was not too difficult to endure.
However, Luo Ji was consumed with worry.
Unlike the ordinary populace, most people only needed to concern themselves with whether their household coal reserves were sufficient and how long the cured foods prepared before winter would last.
But Luo Ji, as the Emperor of Myriad World Civilization, had to worry about the entire civilization.
Half a day passed, and Jie Zichuan, who had gone out to deliver orders, had safely returned.
After downing a large bowl of ginger soup, he finally caught his breath.
But the heavy snow showed no sign of stopping.
This meant that throughout Myriad World Civilization, at least half, if not more, of the workplaces could not operate today.
The efficiency of the remaining half would also drastically decrease.
Among the inoperable workplaces were crucial departments like the mining camp, the Agricultural Department, the Hunting Team, and the Fishing Team!
Leaving the mining camp aside for a moment, the Agricultural Department, the Hunting Team, and the Fishing Team accounted for over 70% of Myriad World Civilization’s food supply!
If these three departments could not operate, the civilization’s food production chain would be virtually paralyzed by more than half.
Although he had long been mentally prepared and had stockpiled large quantities of food and coal in advance, the psychological pressure was still considerable when the blizzard truly began to rage.
Facts proved that Luo Ji’s worries were correct; this blizzard continued for 5 consecutive days, showing no signs of stopping even now.
To prevent the snow from piling up excessively and eventually causing disaster, Luo Ji had already, on the 2nd day, mobilized all the barbarian soldiers currently in the Mirror City military camp to start shoveling snow within the city.
But this was already his limit; he couldn’t control the snow outside the city.
With roads blocked by heavy snow, even if cities had reports, they couldn’t be delivered in a short time, or perhaps not at all.
The transmission of information was severely hampered.
Even minor issues, if not handled in time, could escalate into unmanageable major problems!
This was a significant reason why Luo Ji was so worried!
Faced with this exceptionally headache-inducing problem, the expiration of the truce token became a minor issue…
[System Notification: Player ‘Zhu Zihan’ is invading your Civilization!]
Upon hearing this system notification, Luo Ji rolled his eyes, his expression unchanged.
He simply chose to ignore it.
What could a player do by invading in this blizzard? Could they attack a city? He’d like to see them try!
And indeed, the facts proved him right…
At this very moment, outside West Plains City, Player Zhu Zihan, leading his troops in an invasion, had barely landed his foot when his leg, from the knee down, instantly sank into a snowdrift.
This sudden experience of ‘bone-deep chill’ sent a shiver from his feet to the crown of his head!
“Damn it!”
After cursing, Zhu Zihan, caught in the swirling wind and snow, immediately curled into a ball, pulling his cape tighter around him.
His entire face was alarmingly pale, whether from the cold or from anger, it was hard to tell.
“I must have the worst luck in eight generations; I pick one, and it’s in the middle of a blizzard?!”
His face was filled with frustration. As he spoke, Zhu Zihan’s teeth chattered continuously.
Several degrees below zero, plus a blizzard, it was unbelievably cold!
As a king, he at least had a few extra layers on, but the soldiers behind him were much more lightly dressed.
At this moment, every one of them was already frozen pale. What kind of city attack could they even launch?
With this thought, Zhu Zihan decisively shouted.
“Retreat, retreat! Find somewhere to shelter from the wind and snow!”
Undoubtedly, in the cold weapon era, a blizzard was more effective at deterring an attack than any weapon.
Looking at it from an optimistic perspective, this blizzard could be considered a natural barrier for Luo Ji’s Myriad World Civilization. There was no need to even use a truce token.
During this period, no matter who invaded in the Bronze Tier, they would just be delivering points and bronze treasure chests to him.
Thinking of this, a sudden idea flashed in Luo Ji’s mind.
“Why not use this natural barrier to bully others? And at th3 same time grab some coal and food resources, while also racking up points?”
This was certainly an option!
Anyway, the roads were blocked by heavy snow, and reports from various cities couldn’t be delivered.
At the same time, he was stuck here and didn’t know what was happening outside.
Instead of sitting here worrying, he might as well find something to do himself.
As for anything that might truly happen in Mirror City during his absence, Lu Yang, his auxiliary official, would be there to handle it, so there should be no problem.
Of course, before departing, Luo Ji would certainly need to write an order, granting Lu Yang some ‘full authority’ permissions.
After instructing Jie Zichuan to deliver this order to Lu Yang, Luo Ji immediately crossed his legs and opened the invasion list.
Players could, in fact, invade others simultaneously while ‘being invaded.’
The premise was that you just shouldn’t worry about your own civilization being destroyed while you were away.
The invasion list had nothing new; it was simply a virtual interface.
The homepage would randomly display some names, from which players could choose their invasion target.
Of course, one could also choose to be patient and slowly flip through page by page to see if they could stumble upon an easy target.
Additionally, considering players with specific rivalries, the system also ‘considerately’ included a search bar.
If you knew the opponent’s name, you could directly search for it and launch a precise strike!
Looking at the search bar, Luo Ji’s brows slightly raised as he thought of Long Taotian, who had set a trap for him earlier.
After being undermined, not retaliating was simply unacceptable! With this thought, Luo Ji decisively entered Long Taotian name.
However, when he searched, there was no one.
In such a situation, either the player was currently in battle or had a truce token active.
Although he was annoyed that Long Taotian had set a trap for him, this grudge would at most amount to beating him up if they met. It hadn’t escalated to the point of needing to monitor his location.
Time-consuming and laborious methods like waiting for a player to reappear were only used when dealing with sworn enemies or special targets.
As such, since no one was found, he would simply choose another target.
Anyway, at this critical juncture, who mattered as an opponent?
