The Damn Devil's Contract

"Old Man, I'm a little curious. How many Taboos has The Empire slaughtered?" Su Ye asked Old Man curiously.

Old Man rolled his eyes at Su Ye. Was that even something a person could ask?

"Do you think Taboos are cabbages? Although The Empire isn't afraid of Taboos, slaughtering one is still extremely troublesome," Old Man said softly.

"This isn't something you need to worry about right now. I have a feeling that The Empire is about to make a major move," Old Man said, a trace of puzzlement in his eyes.

Su Ye froze for a moment, looked at Old Man, then nodded without saying anything else.

Old Man would naturally tell him what he needed to know.

"By the way, Abe's compensation should arrive soon," Old Man said to Su Ye.

Su Ye indicated that he understood. As long as the compensation was in place, everything could be discussed. The Empire's current strategy was to stabilize the surrounding small nations.

At the very least, they could not be allowed to descend into chaos at a time like this. Disorder would not be a good thing for The Empire.

Especially since traitors had clearly appeared within The Empire. That only further solidified its decision to stabilize the surrounding small nations.

Once the internal destabilizing factors had been dealt with and it could free up its hands, it could start causing trouble for those small nations.

But now was not the time.

A battlefront was no joke. Even a small one required people to fill it. The Empire could not make its own people fill the front lines for another country.

"Then I'll head back first, Old Man. Let me know if there's any news," Su Ye said.

Old Man nodded.

"Oh, a Relic World is about to open. Are