By early June, the temperature in Bu Peien had already neared zero degrees. It would usually have started snowing around this time, but this year there seemed to be no sign of snow.
Perhaps it would be delayed a little longer.
The temperature near the equator had risen to over ten degrees. Ocean currents across the world had slowed considerably, and the clashes between hot and cold air were no longer as obvious. The entire planet seemed to be... slowly falling asleep.
Scientists initially used the word "death," but since the concept of death did not exist for a planet, they chose a more precise term: it was preparing to enter dormancy.
While the temperature was still tolerable and there had been no large-scale snowfall, the people remaining in Bu Peien began to take action.
Snowplows and icebreakers worked almost around the clock, clearing a route south for the people inside Bu Peien.
Large numbers of trucks carried supplies in preparation for departure. At first, the people in Congress had wanted to hold out in Bu Peien until the Last Day of human surface civilization.
But it now seemed that doing so would be incredibly foolish. Bu Peien would remain frozen for a long time to come, with relatively normal weather lasting only from June to October each year.
The other eight months would be spent in temperatures dozens of degrees below zero. In such an environment, nothing could be done.
Thus, after a winter of discussions, the congressional Masters finally raised both hands and surrendered under the threat of the cold wave.
The public did not resent the politicians' departure. After all, there were no ordinary people left here anyway.
Lin Qi stood in the Side Hall on the third floor of the villa, overlooking all of Bu Peien.