To the north, there is yet another dark, even more sinister intelligence network entangled with the evil god. A slight misstep could drag one into a divine war.
Therefore, our successor must possess formidable personal strength."
From Anka’s words alone, Gaven concluded that the other party held a massive intelligence network to help them gather information about Sambia and the Santarin Association, especially about the Dragon Cult.
"The noble sentints of the Lord are indeed beyond my reach." Gaven sincerely admired. In a world with resurrection spells, such acts of courage and sacrifice might seem valiant but have surprisingly little motivational effect.
But if one sacrifices even their soul to protect their lieges, that’s sothing not everyone can do. Gaven honestly admitted to himself that he couldn’t do that.
No wonder Anka, even after being deceased for over three centuries, still held such high prestige and reputation in the Valley.
"Are there any other questions?"
"No more."
"Then you should answer my previous question."
"Your biggest mistake is using a static standard to judge a person." Gaven responded, "Human beings are highly changeable creatures, with many factors influencing them. Sure, internal factors play a part, but external ones cannot be ignored.
Soone who is fair and fearless today might beco cowardly and stagnant when in a high position, with past fairness turning into selfishness and hedonism.
A forr coward, through a series of trials, might beco brave and selflessly fight for others.
The strength I possess now was not innate, but the result of my struggles over the past year. Had you tested when I first entered Battle Valley, the outco would have been different; I would have been directly defeated by the Dragon Sorcery Wraith.
Therefore, your predictions about my future carry great uncertainty. You can only assess if the current ets the standards; the rest is left to ti to prove."
"The static evaluation standard you ntioned isn’t quite accurate. Except for those from Sambia who’ve perford poorly, all true trial participants are ticulously selected by us. We’ve observed you for half a year and waited for the right mont to bring you into the trial."
"Duke Gaven does make a point. We can only judge if past performances et the standard and project onto the future. It’s not 100% accurate, and we can’t expect more."
"Moreover, ti is running out for us. The Lord’s soul energy is about to be depleted. When that ti cos, everything belonging here will vanish into thin air. We might as well take a chance when there’s an opportunity, at least staying by his side to fulfill our supervisory role."
"Makes sense."
The ghosts whispered among themselves, once again inadvertently revealing a critical ssage: the trials at Anka Estate cannot go on indefinitely. It’s continually draining the Lord’s soul power.
Once his soul power is gone, it will coincide with the rebirth of the Necromancer and the Dragon Sorcery Wraith.
This does not an his sacrifice is aningless.
Three centuries ago, when the Dragon Cult was less than a century old, a Dragon Sorcery Wraith transford from an Ancient Black Dragon was among its top powers. Sealing it dealt a significant blow to this evil organization, severely stalling its developnt.
However, in the current Dragon Sorcery Sect, there are plenty just like it, though it remains a significant force, with or without one more or less.
This is the essence of sealing skills, to wash away everything with ti, or allow the forces of justice to buffer and grow to confront evil previously unconquerable.
So have succeeded, like the Divine Child Elvis of the Undying Goddess of Vengeance whom Gaven and others had destroyed earlier, or the Dragon Sorcery Wraith sealed at Anka Estate.
But so could evolve into greater disasters, especially when there’s a generational gap in succession. Ti erodes not only evil forces, but justice must also be tested.
By now, Gaven was determined to inherit this legacy, speaking once more, " Regardless of inheriting your will, my plans for the Valley will not change. I will proceed resolutely.
Because you represent the Valley’s past, and I represent its present, using my hands to create its future.
We might have significant differences in approach.
But our ultimate goal is the sa, to create a harmonious, strong, prosperous, and unified Valley, where its inhabitants can live contently, without being oppressed or exploited by outsiders."
"Well said. That is indeed the Valley we dream of."
"I find myself liking this little fellow."
"Haha... In him, I see the shadow of our youth. Young people should indeed have so ambition."
"Seems like we’ve been underestimated. He hardly values what we leave behind."
"It’s normal. We’re over three hundred years old. Who knows how much influence remains? At most, it’s to make him more prominent and justified."
"Our Valley was never known for sheer numbers. Even at our peak, our army was no more than ten thousand strong. Yet, he brought fifty thousand from Thacel, guarded by a formidable army. Our ager legacy might indeed appear insignificant."
Gaven’s attitude made those present ghosts suddenly realize they might have misjudged the other party’s expectations of them.
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