Their family was already one of the few closest to the top tier in the entire Alliance.
Did they still need to climb higher?
He felt there was no need for that.
As long as their family maintained its current strength and worked steadily, it could become one of the Alliance's foremost powers within a century.
There was nothing wrong with keeping their heads down and abiding by the rules.
However, his family clearly did not see it that way.
They believed that if they did not change the status quo, their family would forever remain beneath great families such as the Qing Family.
The current family head was deeply unwilling to accept that.
Their strength was no weaker than anyone else's.
Why did they have to wait behind others for a share of the spoils? Why could they not be the foremost supernova, surrounded by countless stars?
And so, he embarked on another path, seeking to turn the situation around through his own efforts.
It was not merely because the terms offered by the other side were tempting. Their family had already intended to do this, and everyone had unanimously approved it at the meeting.
Furthermore, they all believed the other party had a high chance of success, because he possessed strength that all of Jingsu could not match.
Once he took control of the entire Jingsu Alliance, the family that assisted him would surely become the strongest family in this starfield.
Taking such a risk was a last resort.
The family head gave A Si a stern reprimand.
He then explained the Alliance's current stakes and interests in detail once more, telling him to discard the ideas instilled by the Alliance and place the family as a whole first, to take a longer view.
A Si's heart ached