Sir! Don't close the net!

"Minister Li Yili, you've come at the perfect time. As you requested, we've found a building for our logistics operations. Of course, this building is much larger than we initially planned to need. I've already inquired, and everyone in Yunzhong is very willing."

El quickly walked to Li Yili's side, leaned forward slightly, and respectfully reported back.

In an instant, all the Fire Elf employees who were moving boxes turned to look at Li Yili, their eyes filled with undisguised resentment.

Li Yili's lips twitched violently.

"I remember, I haven't approved your funding yet..."

"How could we trouble Minister Li Yili to this extent?" El and the others waved their hands in alarm.

Li Yili's lips twitched violently.

It's inhumane to not provide funding and yet allow people to have access to employee dormitories and office buildings.

Actually, he didn't approve funding for El because he was certain those Cloud Clan members had substantial savings, and the employees' accommodation issues... well, they'd have to solve those themselves.

Learning how to empty employees' pockets is a required course for every capitalist.

However, he plans to pay for the office space for Yangcun himself, since he still needs to use Yangcun Logistics for his business.

But Al gave him a big surprise.

Without spending a single penny, they managed to steal the Fire Elf's impressive office building from the Fire Elf.

Li Yili held her forehead, took a deep breath, put her left hand on her hip, and patted El's shoulder with her right hand. "Not bad, your ability is beyond my imagination. From today onwards, you are the vice minister."

El bowed slightly, flattered. "No, no, no, my abilities are limited, and I am not qualified for the position of vice minister. I am only able to obtain this office building thanks to Minister Li Yili."

Al disliked excessive modesty, as it was a sign of contempt for others and a form of arrogance. However, he disliked even more the lack of self-awareness. He knew very well that he was able to sit across from Josephine and ask for an office building entirely thanks to Li Yili.

Josephine agreed to his various requests only because she knew that Li Yili, who was supported by two cadres, was behind him.

"Eh... really?" Li Yili grinned.

“Minister, would you like to take a look at your office first?” Abu Jean waved his hand. “They left behind a lot of usable stuff, but we’ll replace it with new stuff as soon as we’re settled.”

The Flame Elf employee, who was moving things, twitched his lips. What did he mean by leaving behind a lot of usable things? These robbers had forcibly taken them away.

Oh...right, it was clearly agreed that Yangcun Logistics would transport their things, but they only packed and delivered them to their door, and they still had to carry them back themselves.

These guys could have just robbed them, but they packed everything up for them instead. They're so kind.

But when they thought about how even their minister's building had been taken away, they couldn't say anything.

"also."

Looking at the magnificent building in front of her, Li Yili adjusted her collar, put her hands behind her back, and walked in with her head held high. El and other Yunzhong executives followed behind her. Along the way, the Yunzhong members who were preparing stopped their work when they saw Li Yili appear and looked at her with admiration.

"Good morning, Minister!"

"Good morning, Minister!"

Because El had repeatedly emphasized to them that they were able to acquire this building entirely thanks to Li Yili, their admiration for Li Yili had reached the point where they wouldn't be surprised if the fire elves came running to submit to them the next second.

"Okay, okay, get back to work," Li Yili waved her hand.

It must be said that as the largest seaport in Nibelungen, the office buildings in the city center are very impressive, both inside and out. Compared to this, Gowerton's Sheep Village building looks like a small hut, even though this high-end and impressive building is now his.

“Minister Li Yili, we’ve done a little research,” El said, standing slightly to Li Yili’s right as they went upstairs, holding a design plan on one side. “The first floor on the right side of the building will be used as a lobby, and the five floors above that will be used as offices. The three floors on the left side will be used as warehouses, and the three floors above that will be converted into staff dormitories.”

Li Yili glanced at the design drawings of the former Fire Elf Steel Plant building and the First Sheep Village Logistics Building that Elto was holding, and nodded, "What about the seventh floor?"

“Of course, it’s Minister Li Yili’s office. We plan to clear out the floor on the right and convert it into your recreation room and lounge,” El sighed deeply. “Minister Li Yili is extremely busy, and these are the only ways we can help.”

I'm expressing my feelings through small favors that don't really serve any purpose.

Abu Jang and other CEOs of CloudWalk nodded in agreement, expressing their regret.

Li Yili coughed, feeling somewhat embarrassed, but given the atmosphere, he could only wave his hand dismissively.

Seven floors isn't very tall, and Li Yili quickly arrived at the seventh floor. Unlike the previous six floors, which were messy and looked like they had been ransacked, the minister's office on the seventh floor was very tidy, and the relevant information about Sheep Village had been filled into an integrated bookshelf.

Because the entire floor will be used as his office, it's ridiculously spacious.

Li Yili felt a little regretful. If he had known that El would bring over a building in the city center, he would have stayed here instead of renting a place at the rental center.

After touring his office and recreation room, Li Yili turned around and coughed lightly at the Cloud Clan executives, led by El, who were looking at him expectantly. Just as she was about to say some polite words to praise them, the Flame Elf's deputy minister, Joey, and several Flame Elf employees carrying documents appeared in front of them.

"You must be Mr. Levi Esti Richard, the new Minister of the Black Goat's Young."

Joey glanced at the expressions of El and the others, then fixed his gaze on Li Yili.

“I am Joey, the vice minister of the Fire Elves.”

“It’s me, hello Vice Minister Joey,” Li Yili turned to the side and glanced at the several fire elf employees behind Joey. From their attire to their demeanor, they did not seem to be low-level members.

They're up to no good; this building won't be so easy to take over.

Li Yili crossed her arms and slightly raised her chin.

As expected, it's still up to me here.

Since they've already taken this in, there's absolutely no reason for them to give it back!

"Is there anything I can help you with?"

"That's right. After careful consideration, the Flame Elf has decided to transfer the project requested by headquarters to you. The Flame Elf will now fully support all of the Black Goat's cub's actions."

Li Yili was stunned. The Yunzhong executives standing behind Li Yili all widened their eyes, but only El smiled indifferently.

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Li Yili walked leisurely to the desk, leaned against it, crossed her arms, and lazily raised her chin at Jay and the others.

"The project you mentioned at headquarters, it wouldn't be the one I'm thinking of, would it?"

“Yes, it’s the one you’re thinking of,” Joey waved his hand, and the Flame Elf Cloud Clan, who was standing behind Joey holding a box, turned around and walked to Abu Jean, handing the box to the Flame Elf. “These are all the data we have on the project since its inception.”

"The old order demanded that we build a new temple amidst the dead, a temple unlike any that exists today."

Li Yili raised an eyebrow, and El and the others gasped in shock.

This is less a difficult project and more a pipe dream.

Abu Rang looked at Li Yili with some concern.

After a moment of rapid breathing, El calmed down and raised his hand to beckon to Abu Jean.

First, looking at Josephine's previous attitude, handing over this project was like killing Josephine's mother, but now Josephine has asked Deputy Minister Joey to send over all the data on the project since its inception and expressed that she will fully support all of the Black Goat's actions. What does this mean?

Who made Josephine change her mind?

That must be their Minister Li Yili.

Since Li Yili had Josephine hand over this seemingly impossible project, she must be confident in its completion. Moreover, judging from Li Yili's expression of "Huh? What's going on?"... the plan has probably already begun.

Steady!

“It’s really an outrageous project,” Li Yili said, glancing at the box handed to El.

If it's just about building unconventional temples, then so be it—just build whatever you want, the weirder the better, and that's it. As for whether it can even serve its purpose as a temple…

How do you know what those temples looked like when they were built? What?! That's not your concern. Fine, wait three hundred years, and the temple will become what you want it to be.

But the temple was built at the Sea of ​​the Dead.

They went from being an unscrupulous client to a mentally ill patient, but considering that the old guys were no different from mentally ill patients... it's not unreasonable to have your own department complete such a project.

No wonder the Fire Elves have never been able to complete this project, but now they're so readily handing it over...

"Don't worry about saving face," Li Yili smiled.

Joey's lips twitched violently. Josephine had told him to act humiliated to prevent Li Yili from noticing anything, but he felt he didn't need to pretend at all.

Humiliation! Utter humiliation!

He, the dignified Vice Minister of the Fire Elf faction and a chosen one of the gods, was actually mocked by a mere new minister who was just an ordinary person and a lowly black goat's cub!

Abu Jean couldn't help but burst out laughing. Although Joel and the others tried to hold it in, their shoulders were shaking uncontrollably, as if they would burst out laughing at any moment.

Joey, his face stiff, pretended not to understand Li Yili's meaning and replied with a forced smile, "Of course, if the black goat's offspring lacks confidence, we won't force them."

"Hmm—Vice Minister Joey, if I nod now to show I'm not confident I can't do it, will you just go back?" Li Yili pondered for a moment, then tilted her head, revealing a bright smile.

smile.

Joey's forced smile froze, making him look incredibly ridiculous.

He also remembered Josephine's words that it was only a matter of time before the balance of power among the officials was broken, and to stop it, the young black goat had to make a big mistake, such as causing the failure of the temple construction project.

They couldn't keep suppressing the temple construction project indefinitely.

So this is an opportunity, but if Li Yili really lacks confidence and backs down, and doesn't take on this project, then Yan Jingling will have no hope at all as the black goat's cub rides on her face in the name of a cadre.

Joey didn't think Li Yili lacked confidence. He understood Li Yili's eyes all too well. They were the eyes of someone who had gotten lucky for a while and had lost their self-awareness. Simply put, they were arrogant. If someone with such eyes were to take on a project like building a temple, which was impossible to complete in the first place, they would definitely make a mess of things.

We must get Li Yili to take on this project no matter what!

Provocation won't work on someone who's gotten this far, so there's only one option left.

Everything is for the Flame Spirit!

Joey took a deep breath, rubbed his hands together under the watchful eyes of El and the others, and approached Li Yili with a fawning smile.

"Minister Li Yili, I was just making a little joke, a little joke! Although others think that the Guo Weidun séance was only successful because you were lucky, I know that everything was under your control!"

Li Yili's face gradually turned cold, which naturally stunned Joey.

He couldn't understand why Li Yili reacted this way when El and the others had shown expressions of satisfaction that said, "You're very perceptive." His intuition told him that he had messed up.

But with the die already cast, Joey had no choice but to grit his teeth and continue.

"Although we fire elves also want to complete this project, unfortunately, there has been no progress over the years. The mission of headquarters is above all else, so after discussion, we have decided to fully cooperate with the black goat's cub."

"I see..."

Li Yili leaned back slightly and glanced up and down at Qiao Yi, who looked humiliated and like an office lady being coerced by a client.

"Full cooperation means..."

“Whatever you want, from today onwards, whatever the Black Goat’s cub needs, the Fire Elf will do everything in its power to meet it,” Joey breathed a sigh of relief and patted his chest to assure him. “Just like this Fire Elf Building, you only need to ask for it. And don’t worry about funding. Even if the Fire Elf has to sell everything it owns, the Black Goat’s cub will not be short a single penny when it takes action.”

"Wow—selling everything?"

Joey's heart skipped a beat, and she had a very ominous premonition.

“Yes, I see the Flame Elf’s sincerity. I’ll take this project,” Li Yili said, a slight smile playing on her lips as she nodded, feigning seriousness. “But I have one request: don’t ask why, just pay up.”