Faith is a very mysterious thing, and the Power of Faith it produces is also a very practical energy.
After the Sun God Sect was established, Gale discovered the existence of the Power of Faith. However, because there were too few believers, Gale didn't pay much attention to it. But, after hundreds of years of development, the base of believers had reached hundreds of thousands, and the Power of Faith generated became substantial.
It does not occupy the body, but rather attaches itself to Gale's soul. Gale's soul, tempered by Sun God Power, had already become strong enough. With the Power of Faith attached, his soul became even stronger, even capable of leaving his body at any time for out-of-body experiences.
Gale analyzed the Power of Faith and discovered that it was actually a collection of the believers' spiritual energy. Gale highly suspected that the Power of Faith and the Anima of the Shadowlands might be the same thing, but he had no evidence.
Now he had discovered two energies that were suspected to be Anima: one was soul energy, and the other was the Power of Faith.
Before, he didn't know the difference between these two and thought that soul and spirit were the same energy! Now, with a comparison, he knew that soul energy was the energy that made up the soul, while spiritual energy was the energy that caused the soul to fluctuate. Relatively speaking, soul energy was more materialistic, while spiritual energy was more idealistic.
No wonder the Infinite Gems included both the Soul Gem and the Mind Gem. The Soul Gem was for destroying souls, and the Mind Gem was for destroying thoughts. Therefore, the Mind Gem could create monsters like the Scarlet Witch who used Chaos energy, while the Soul Gem could only allow people to reach the depths of their souls to see the most important people.
Irene led Gale into the temple. After Gale saw the murals, he immediately understood NZoth's plan.
"It seems Deathwing should now be called the Nightmare Dragon!"
Irene asked worriedly, "If Deathwing isn't found, then won't the Emerald Dream always face the threat of Nightmare Power?"
"There's nothing we can do about it."
Gale said in a deep voice, "NZoth is the Old God most skilled in schemes and tricks. Before we find the location of NZoth's seal, we can only be careful to guard against his plots. You immediately return to Sky City to prepare for battle, do not leave easily, organize the Sun Sprites, and dispatch them to various parts of Azeroth. If Nightmare creatures appear anywhere, have the Sun Sprites eliminate them."
"As for the Emerald Dream, I will find a way to deal with it. Although Deathwing is very familiar with the Emerald Dream, it will not be an overnight task to corrupt it. We have time to respond."
Irene nodded, and with Inute, led the flying troops back to Stormwind City.
Nordrassil looked at the temple before him, "Father King, let's sink this place to the bottom of the sea!"
Gale shook his head, "Keep it!"
Nordrassil was very puzzled.
Gale explained, "If this temple is sunk to the bottom of the sea, it would be like returning it to the hands of the Naga. By then, Hydross would have to send people to guard it."
Nordrassil nodded, "Hydross's side is indeed short on manpower. I will watch over this place."
Gale nodded with satisfaction. Although his children had various flaws, their familial affection was beyond reproach. This was due to both his guidance and Maiev's education.
The Morning Light Family's population was too small, and with some branches changing their surnames, the Morning Light Family now only had over a hundred people, with even fewer capable ones, only about a dozen.
Therefore, it was essential to emphasize family ties to ensure the Morning Light Family firmly held the reins of the empire. The reason powerful nobles could become strong was because the Morning Light Family's bloodline was thin, forcing them to decentralize power. This decentralization was dangerous and could lead to the nobles becoming too powerful to control.
Gale played this game because he wielded absolute military power. Even if the nobles became too powerful, he could still weaken them by expanding territories through Stormwind City.
Although there were no more wars in Stormwind City, Gale could still open up the Dalaran battlefield. Once the Dalaran battlefield was established, he could open up other battlefields.
Cenarius's son Zaratar had already arrived at Stonetalon Mountains, and the Centaur would soon emerge. The Barrens battlefield would soon take shape, and Gale had already prepared the Ereylas battlefield.
If that didn't work, he would open the gates of AhnQiraj and release the insectoids inside. AhnQiraj would have to be conquered sooner or later anyway; there was no need to wait thousands of years for the War of the Shifting Sands to begin.
If that still didn't work, Gale could also develop cosmic technology and actively seek out the Burning Legion for a fight.
Of course, this method was only a temporary solution; developing the Morning Light Family was the fundamental one.
Gale himself was also working hard, but his time was very tight. He couldn't always have children with Maiev, could he? Wouldn't Maiev become a breeding machine then?
He could only set his sights on the next generation; his children should also be starting their own families.
So, Gale used this time to arrange the marriages of his three sons and two daughters.
The first three were easy; they already had boyfriends and girlfriends. Nordrassil was also easy; he had fallen in love with Salador's daughter. Only Hydross was a bit difficult; he was still very young and lived alone in the sea, making it hard to meet female Kaldorei.
Although Gale did not discriminate against interspecies relationships, what if they found an ugly race?
If they truly ended up like Zaratar, giving birth to a group of Centaur, Gale estimated he would even have the thought of wiping out the Centaur.
He didn't know how Cenarius endured it; he had too good a temper.
To prevent such a situation, Gale decided to give Hydross a temporary pass and not force him to end his bachelorhood.
Sometimes Gale also wondered who these sons inherited their'straight man' personality from. Maiev wasn't like that! To help him, she even resigned from her High Priestess duties and became the High Priestess of the Sun God Sect, specifically to watch over these believers, lest they cause any irreversible consequences.
It couldn't be from him, could it?
Gale quickly banished this wrong thought from his mind. How could I be a'straight man'? If I were a'straight man,' how could I have won Maiev?
After settling the important life events of his four children, Gale returned to the Emerald Dream.
In the few years he had been away, the Emerald Dream had once again been invaded by Nightmare Power. This time it came from the northeast, which, corresponding to reality, should be from the Hinterlands region.
Gale purified the Nightmare Power and immediately went to the Hinterlands to investigate. As a result, in Seradan, which is where the Green Dragon would later be located, he once again discovered a Nightmare Temple. This place was a bit far from Dalaran's jurisdiction, so he could only mark a spatial coordinate for easy future teleportation.
Afterward, Nightmare Power invaded multiple times, always striking and then moving to a new location, mastering the essence of guerrilla warfare.
If Gale didn't always have to purify the Nightmare Power first before tracking Deathwing, he might have even thought Deathwing was also a transmigrator.
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