Su Ye opened the red file and studied its contents, a sharp glint in his eyes.
This file contained news from within the Empire.
News about exchanges for destiny.
"The Gu, Zhou, Zhang, Wu, and Tang Families!!" Su Ye murmured as he read the file.
The five families had exchanged resources with the Empire for destiny.
The Empire's families really do have deep reserves. Still, this probably cleaned them out, Su Ye thought.
Neither taboo origins nor diamond-level worlds were easy to obtain.
One destiny cost ten origins or ten diamond-level worlds. Even those top families could barely afford such a price.
What Su Ye had not expected was that the Gu Family could still get back on its feet. That had truly surprised him.
Even a starving camel was bigger than a horse!
There was some truth to that saying. The Empire might have dealt the Gu Family a heavy blow, but its underlying reserves were still there.
Though it had suffered grievously, the Gu Family could recover if given enough time. After all, it had once contributed to the Empire.
I wonder what path these families will choose in the end, Su Ye thought. These five families had now stepped forward.
Ultimately, they still harbored ambitions they should not have had. But since they had not acted on them, the Empire could hardly say anything.
Surely they could not be forbidden from even thinking about it.
Even if the Empire wanted to deal with them, it would have to wait until they took action.
As for the Empire's other families, Su Ye figured most were still watching from the sidelines, waiting to see what these five families would do.
That was a common trait among great families. They would not place their bets lightly. Once they did, the