"Wait. What if the Empire eventually has everyone start following other cultivation systems?" The thought left Su Ye numb.
His own system only had two stages so far. How was it supposed to compete with the others?
When that happened, should he even keep developing it?
If he did, his system had no real advantage over those mature systems. As things stood, it couldn't even get anyone to godhood.
The gap was obvious.
But if he gave up, he couldn't accept that either. He'd already worked out two damn stages. Wouldn't all that earlier effort be for nothing?
The more Su Ye thought about it, the harder it became to sit still.
He told his two secretaries where he was going and headed straight for the Old Man's office.
"Old Man, I'm heeere!!!" Su Ye's voice rang out like Dragon Roar as he strode into the office.
The Old Man looked up in surprise. Unless he dragged Su Ye here himself, the kid was usually out the door the moment his shift ended. He never came by of his own accord—except to fish for information.
"What is it?" the Old Man asked, eyeing Su Ye's cheeky grin.
"Old Man, I haven't seen you in ages. I missed you," Su Ye said shamelessly.
The Old Man's mouth twitched. Su Ye had been here today. They'd only been apart for a few hours.
"Spit it out. What do you want?" the Old Man asked without looking up again.
"Nothing, Old Man. I just came to see you." Su Ye dragged over a chair and sat beside him.
"What's this? I'm not even gone yet, and you're already after my job?" the Old Man teased.
"How could I? Old Man, do I look like that kind of person? Of course, if you want