Scenes took shape beneath Bai Yu's pen as he rapidly labeled each component and its purpose. Most of the components already appeared on earlier pages.
Before long, Bai Yu finished his last stroke, let out a faint breath, and closed the notebook.
"Take this to the Research Department, but tell them not to rush into testing. Build it first, then wait until I get back before putting it into practice."
Bai Yu handed the notebook to Ming beside him.
"Right, understood."
Ming reached out to take it and nodded lightly, then stood and headed outside.
Bai Yu then turned to Kali.
"Oh, right, Kali, check on Eren and the others for me. And keep overseeing the Survey Newspaper's organization and the information it publishes."
Bai Yu had proposed the Survey Newspaper to Erwin, and it had been formed from logistics personnel selected from the Survey Corps. Its job was to inform the public about the Survey Corps' expeditions beyond the walls and the state of its plans, with the occasional reliable tidbit of insider news.
The public now paid extremely close attention to the Survey Corps' expeditions beyond the walls, as well as certain meetings held within them. The cabinet had unanimously approved this decision. There had initially been some disagreement over staffing, but Bai Yu had forcibly secured the people he wanted.
Bai Yu had already been selected as the next commander of the Survey Corps. Although he had yet to take the position, he was also the Research Department's chief developer. The Scientific Research Department fell primarily under the Survey Corps' jurisdiction, and Bai Yu was currently in charge of it.
This concerned whether they could develop enough technology within the available time to support the coming war.
Bai Yu's authority was not as limited as people might