After not seeing him for so long, Erwin was still so meticulous that he let the two of them into the office with him, sat down separately, and then talked about important matters.

"Lingyi, when did you come back? Erwin asked, "Don't inform the Corps, Alan and they're very worried about you, so I'll have to ask every once in a while." ”

"I just came back today, too. ”

As soon as Li Ling finished speaking, he glanced at Ani and asked, "Commander, do you have anything to do with Ani this time?"

"Yes. But since you're back, I'll just talk to you about it. Erwin said, "The vice president won't have an opinion, will he?"

Ani shook her head, she was originally managing the affairs of the Chamber of Commerce because Li Lingyi was not there, and now that he is back, everything will naturally be handed over to him. After all, she doesn't really want to care about these things herself, and her introverted personality has already determined this.

Seeing this, Erwin nodded and continued: "Lingyi, although I don't know where you have been during this time, but maybe you are a little unfamiliar with the world inside the walls now. ”

He was right, on the way from the Chamber of Commerce to the stronghold of the Investigation Corps, Li Lingyi discovered many new inventions. The most important thing is the replacement of the lighting equipment, and now the entire street has a light source made of special stones, which makes it seem like daylight.

In addition, the renewal of building materials, the laying of the ground, and some small equipment on the street can undoubtedly show the scientific and technological level of the world within the wall during this time.

"In order to confront the country of Marais across the sea, we must form modern armed forces in a very short time. Erwin continued, "After you left, Marley sent several warships to reconnoitre, but under our ambush, with the power of the giants, they were all captured, and the technology on it was analyzed and studied. ”

Li Ling nodded immediately when he heard this, this is a good idea.

There is no doubt that there is a lot of high technology condensed on such things as warships, and if the world inside the walls is thoroughly studied, it is really possible to improve and accelerate modernization in a short period of time.

And now, knowing the purpose of the Marais, the entire world within the walls is also living in a tense anxiety. In the face of the existence that does not know when it will come to destroy itself, it is natural to do his best to survive.

Just like the "technological explosion" mentioned in the Three-Body Problem, it is conceivable that the world inside the walls is now facing a huge crisis, and it is also showing great resilience, so that their own technological explosion is taking place.

"But now we're stuck in a rut. After Erwin finished speaking, Li Lingyi already understood what the latter meant.

He chuckled lightly and asked, "Captain Erwin, you guys...... You don't have any money, do you?"

"Yes. Erwin admitted without hesitation, his expression calm, "The research of modern science and technology requires a lot of experiments, and the cost of this is huge, and our science and technology department has no budget now, and the treasury cannot allocate enough money. Therefore, we need the cooperation of the Star Moon Chamber of Commerce. ”

And rightfully so.

Li Ling thought about it, the Star Moon Chamber of Commerce itself was a region-type chamber of commerce, and after it was seized by him, it developed again, and now it can be regarded as one of the best existences in the entire world within the wall. It is no exaggeration to say that the current liquidity of the Chamber of Commerce is already an astronomical amount, and it takes hundreds of warehouses to put it down.

Is this money useful? As far as Li Lingyi is concerned, it is useless.

It's not that he doesn't be greedy for money, but the money in this world is really useless to him, and there is nothing to spend. He didn't have the desire to eat? He doesn't have a hobby.

As for buying land and buying a house, he doesn't care, so he can take out this money to help the technology department, but he can't take it out without any conditions.

After all, although he and the Survey Corps trusted each other, others were not, especially since Arnie had told him before that some nobles wanted to take advantage of his absence to deal with her, which he couldn't accept.

"I can pay. Li Lingyi said, "But I also have conditions." ”

"It should. Erwin said, "As long as it's not a particularly excessive condition, we accept it all." ”

Erwin's attitude was very sincere, which still made Li Lingyi very satisfied. On the other hand, if Erwin shows a threatening attitude, such as "You can get this money, if you don't get it, I will rely on the power of giants to grab it." With this kind of attitude, Li Lingyi will definitely not take out a point.

"I know there are some nobles who seem to have been fighting our Chamber of Commerce before, and of course, Arnie's. Li Lingyi said, "I know that the investigation corps has expressed its opposition, but it is only against it, and those guys have not been punished, this is not good." ”

Hearing this, Erwin's brows furrowed.

"You want to move them?"

"It's not that I think, it's you who think. Li Lingyi said, "If you don't have to pay any price for offending our Chamber of Commerce, then this kind of thing will happen endlessly." And if you punish them with an official attitude, then others will know that this kind of thing cannot be done. ”

"Those people are the great nobles everywhere, and they have supported our operation. ”

"Then go with them and ask for money. Li Lingyi stood up, without the slightest negotiable, "Head Erwen, you should understand me, if you don't complete my request, I won't pay." Of course, if someone wants to rob it, just ask him to try it. ”

“……”

Erwin hesitated, no doubt that he couldn't give an immediate answer to this matter. After all, he is only the head of the Survey Corps, and it is not easy to agree to punish those big nobles, and he must consult with the president and the queen.

Moreover, the status of the nobility was placed there, and when the Survey Corps put Sisteria on the throne, they staged a coup d'état. And although the coup d'état was successful, it also made the remaining nobles become cautious, and they all began to form their own personal soldiers, and they also united with each other, and it was really not easy to clean up casually.

"It seems that the head of the regiment can't make a decision on his own. Li Lingyi pulled Ani towards the door, "Then I'll wait for a reply, but it's best not to be too long, after all, Ani and I are not very patient." ”

After saying that, the two went out.

The door slammed shut, and Erwin sighed deeply and looked out the window.

"This guy is back at this time...... It's really difficult. ”