CHAPTER 1820: CHAPTER 873: NETHERWORLD FLYER

"You know best." Philancy was very pleased with Gaven’s rare composure for someone so young, after all, the other’s safety was closely tied to their own interests, and there would be many things that she needed him to handle in the future.

The Legendary Arcanist’s gaze involuntarily swept over Berserk Wind, and she remarked in admiration: "Others who wield the Power of Undead often become the source of disasters, yet with you, it becomes a deadly bane for Undead Creatures."

Gaven shared truthfully about his previous discussion with Daphne and Grace on Undead Divinity: "Undead is merely a special state, not inherently divided into good or evil. In this world, there are both evil undead creatures and a series of benevolent Undying Existences like Elf Mummies, Eternal Guardians, and Kind Ghosts.

The existing Divine Residences related to Undead are so severely evil-leaning not because of the Undead Divine Office but due to the other Divine Positions they hold, which pollute the Undead Divine Office, thereby influencing numerous Undead Spirits, imparting an evil inclination to their inherent nature.

If we can rationally guide or constrain this Divine Position, even if we can’t completely pull the natural alignment of Undead Creatures away from evil, we can at least shift it toward neutrality. Justice and Judgment are good options."

Philancy considered for a moment, nodded, then shook her head: "A very good idea, but aside from Divine Positions, another reason those Undying Existences lean toward evil is that they are supported by Negative Energy, a force inherently prone to being drawn to evil.

Many unintelligent Undead Spirits are born out of hatred, their hearts filled solely with a hatred for all things, which, combined with negative energy, achieves an extreme.

Only those with great willpower, grand aspirations, who transform themselves into Undying Existences for greater goals, could possibly become Kind Undead, and even then, they must continuously battle their inner obsessions to prevent being consumed, becoming evil entities.

You must be cautious when wielding this power, and avoid being consumed by it."

"That’s why they need a related Divine Residence to help them. With the support of the corresponding faith, many things will be much easier." Gaven agreed, "I have always been very careful in using this power, using War Ravager as a medium, and my territory as a soul receptacle.

I make sure not to taint myself with this power, both now and in the future. Many things can’t withstand the test, nor should they be tested, especially one’s soul and will."

What Gaven said was not empty talk, but was backed by actual actions.

He had already gradually given up many things, not only abandoning the much-coveted Undead Divine Spark but also ceasing in-depth research into the seemingly potential-rich ability to manipulate shadows.

Because he feared that one day, his shadow would come to life and develop its own consciousness, which would be a big problem.

After all, this was a projection of himself, closely linked to his soul consciousness.

"It’s best that you are aware of this." Philancy cautioned, "You must properly control your pace, keeping your core strength in a suppressive state over the Undead Power, not letting the temporary might intoxicate you. After all, compared to the path and accumulation through construction, this form of accumulation through plunder is far quicker."

"I understand." Gaven nodded with deep feeling, "The gains from a major war far exceed those from all kinds of methodical construction efforts. I have now adjusted my plan, focusing on the quality, not the quantity, of Undying Existences at Weizemay Manor. Aside from unique entities like Berserk Wind, most of the regular souls will be offered to Lady Strategy."

He had now not only passed the stage of insufficient Undead Divinity but had even leaped to saturation.

Khan Yamun had already demonstrated with his own situation that Divine Nature Force was not always better in excess, especially for mortals wielding those attributes with stronger negative aspects.

It’s easy for the dominator to become a puppet of the Divine Nature Force in a reverse role situation.

Unlike Khan Yamun, Gaven had sought a partner among the True Gods early on for collaboration.

The Undead Divinity of War Ravager was mainly suppressed by the planned plunder Divine Nature she provided, so the pressure wasn’t on Gaven’s side, at least not initially.

But due to his own greed, he injected a large amount of Undead Divinity into War Ravager, breaking the balance.

Although it significantly increased its power, the pressure and erosion it brought to him also rose.

What Gaven needed to do was restore balance to the War Ravager by offering an equal number of souls to Lady Strategy, making the number of planned plunder Divine Nature within War Ravager equivalent to the Undead Divinity—that’s what he had done, as the souls captured in the Lake Asen crossing battle had barely warmed in his hands before he sent them to Lady Strategy’s Gunboard Chess Bastion.

There was no need for Lady Strategy to take action personally; once the souls were in place, the planned plunder Divine Nature was automatically arranged.

Since plundering souls through War Ravager was itself an act of planned plunder.

In fact, the recent overbearing plunder transformation of Berserk Wind by War Ravager was not solely due to the power of Undead Divinity; planned plunder Divine Nature also played a crucial role.