Gale appeased Yue Nu, saying, "Darkmoon City is not on the front line, so it can be refurbished at any time. But Dalaran is different; this is the front line, and without proper defenses, we cannot cope with the trolls' counterattack."
"I know that!" Yue Nu was still very indignant; this was a critical moment for him to conquer the Great Lord of Darkmoon City.
"Don't worry, I'll be on your side in this matter," Gale said with a smile.
After receiving Gale's promise, Yue Nu finally smiled: "As long as you support me, I will certainly not treat you unfairly."
Gale smiled and didn't take Yue Nu's words seriously. The future was too distant, and he couldn't ensure that Yue Nu would always maintain a friendly relationship with him. Yue Nu's family was loyal to Azshara and would definitely choose to stand with her.
However, he genuinely needed Yue Nu to manage Darkmoon City now, primarily for his own benefit. Once those eight ore veins were discovered, only Yue Nu would cover for him. If it were anyone else, even if they weren't Savis's confidants, they wouldn't dare risk their lives to help Gale.
Yue Nu was different; he and Gale were semi-allies. He initiated the formation of the mining company and handled the profit distribution. If Gale's hidden ore veins were exposed, Azshara and the nobles would definitely suspect Yue Nu first, believing that he and Gale had hidden these ore veins together.
Therefore, promoting Yue Nu to the position of Great Lord of Darkmoon City was most beneficial to Gale.
He even went so far as to use Prince Farodis's influence to bring this about. In the current imperial political landscape, Prince Farodis and Savis held equal sway, and Yue Nu's family, representing the military, became an object of contention for both sides. As long as Prince Farodis recommended Yue Nu, Savis would have to grudgingly recommend him as well. Otherwise, if Yue Nu sided with Prince Farodis, it would be very detrimental to Savis.
After appeasing Yue Nu, Gale went to see Maiev, who had recently returned.
Maiev had stayed in Solidan Town for several months, successfully helping humans establish the rudimentary form of the Holy Light religion. She could only help this much; the rest was up to the humans themselves.
Upon seeing Gale, Maiev voiced the doubts that had been lingering in her mind.
"The Holy Light of humans is very similar to Elune's divine magic, but the Holy Light seems purer. Moonlight and starlight both seem to be mixed with Arcane characteristics. I once prayed to Elune, but I didn't get an answer."
Gale: "It is indeed as you think; moonlight and starlight are both a combination of Holy Light and Arcane. This is not something to be ashamed of; the reason Elune doesn't answer you is that she wants you to explore it yourself. I have never advocated for obtaining power through sacrifice; you can clearly cultivate yourselves, yet you place your hopes on Elune."
Maiev looked at him in astonishment, "Gale, how can you say such things?"
"I have no intention of blasphemy!" Gale explained: "Because I cannot imagine how busy Elune is. The Sisterhood has thousands of members; if they all prayed together, could Elune respond to all of them?"
Maiev was stunned; she had never thought about such a question.
Gale continued to ask: "Your levels of faith are not all the same, so Elune's responses to you will certainly vary. When you see such differences, will you not feel uncomfortable? If sisters are jealous, does the Sisterhood still need to exist? Would this not represent your lack of piety towards Elune?"
"Uh—"
Maiev couldn't answer.
Gale didn't want to discourage her; she had indeed been jealous of Tyrande. So, he changed the subject: "Have you gained anything in the past few months?"
Maiev breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said: "I have indeed gained something. We found that the healing effect of the Holy Light is better. So we converted many healing divine spells to the Holy Light, and Elune responded to us."
As she spoke, she couldn't help but feel joyful. Previous divine spells were all bestowed upon them by Elune. This was the first time they had modified divine spells themselves, and this modification had even been approved by Elune.
Gale also smiled, "Is that so? Can you show it to me?"
He was wondering how to learn Holy Light spells, and Maiev just happened to provide them.
Maiev demonstrated several healing spells for him; the healing effect was surprisingly similar to that of a Regeneration Potion. Gale activated the Holy Light within him and quickly imitated the casting process.
"Oh? How can you cast divine magic?" Maiev asked in surprise.
Gale demonstrated each of the spells she had cast and said with a smile: "In my opinion, divine magic and magic are no different; both drive energy to achieve a specific purpose. Divine magic is more powerful simply because it contains divine power. During this time, I analyzed Hakkar's divine power and gained a general understanding of divine power. Divine power is simply a stronger form of energy, an upgraded version of energy; fundamentally, they are the same thing."
Maiev couldn't help but retort, "How can they be the same? Elune is a true god; how can you use the loa's divine power to explain Elune's divine power?"
Gale: "I'm sorry, I'm just stating facts."
When it came to magical theory, Gale showed his straightforward side.
Maiev felt a bit stifled, "Elune is not an existence that mortals can fathom."
Gale resisted the urge to explain the essence of gods to her and rephrased his words: "Maiev, I admit that Elune is the only true god in this world. But aren't you curious how Elune became a god?"
Maiev said with a straight face: "No, I'm not."
Gale couldn't help but sigh, "You priests don't even want to understand the gods you worship; you only blindly adore them. No wonder you are still passively using Elune's power."
Maiev was unconvinced, "How do we not understand Elune?"
Gale smiled, "Then tell me, Hydra Nash is called the Wavebreaker because its divine power is water-based. Hakkar is called the Blood God, the Soulflayer, because his divine power is blood-based and soul-based. Elune is called the Lady in White, the Mother of All, the Night Mother. So what kind of divine power should she have?"
"Of course, it's… of course, it's Shadow-based and Moonlight-based—" Maiev paused, because there was no Moonlight-based power in the power system.
She looked at Gale defiantly, "Then what kind of divine power do you say Elune has?"
"You were half right just now; the Night Mother indeed corresponds to the Shadow-based. Gale explained: "But the Mother of All should correspond to the Life-based, which is why your divine magic has healing abilities."
Maiev felt that Gale had a point, "Then what about the Lady in White?"
"Naturally, it's Holy Light-based!"
"Holy Light-based? How is that possible?"
Gale reminded her: "Think about it, why doesn't Elune object to you modifying divine magic? If Elune's divine power wasn't Holy Light-based, how could she allow you to cast Holy Light?"
Maiev was stunned. Yes! They were Elune's priests; if Elune didn't have Holy Light divine power, how could she allow them to cast Holy Light divine magic?
Gale condensed an image of the moon, "I simulated the phases of the moon and found that only when a light source shines on a spherical body can the phases be formed. When we look from the direction of the light source, it's a full moon; from the side of the light source, it's a crescent moon; from the back of the light source, it's a new moon. The alternation of light and dark on the moon represents the Holy Light and Shadow…"
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