"Karna should have followed him by now, right?" Draksa was a little unsure.
Gale, however, had confidence in Karna. Karna was the most skilled in stealth among the Kaldorei. If he couldn't accomplish something, no one else could.
Coming back to his senses, Gale surveyed the Netherworld. The Netherworld was essentially an island, but Helya had opened an Other Space here, keeping it hidden from the real world.
Over these thousands of years, Helya had transformed this place to be highly suitable for collecting soul energy, making it a treasure trove. The sheer amount of soul energy here now was astonishing. If it weren't for the extremely precise micro-control required to manipulate this soul energy, Helya wouldn't have had her spell broken by Aeon.
Such a treasure trove couldn't be allowed back into Helya's hands. Gale raised the eternal spear and summoned the Rainbow Bridge to probe the surrounding boundaries. Then, he used the Rainbow Bridge to set up a barrier on the boundary. This way, the only way to enter the Netherworld would be through Hovswald.
Because the barrier was set by the Rainbow Bridge, the Rainbow Bridge could also directly teleport inside.
After setting it up, Delyana and Tirion also arrived with their teams. They had already dealt with the enemies at the other two ports.
Now, except for scattered Kvaldir still in hiding, the entire Netherworld was under Gale's control.
Gale said to Mejia, "From now on, this place will be under your command. Liches are, after all, undead, and they need their own base."
Mejia nodded. He knew that liches faced many inconveniences in the real world. Although the Kaldorei didn't say anything, fear of their power and mockery of their ugliness were unavoidable.
"Tear down this throne and build a Mage Tower. I will give you teleportation clearance so you can open a portal to Nathalass."
"Transform this place. In the future, if our allies die, they will have a place to be settled."
Gale wanted to turn this place into an Azerothian version of the Underworld, specifically for housing the undead. Souls were the most important energy source in this world. The Shadowlands operated on anima, which was converted from souls. Although Gale didn't know how to use anima, he couldn't let this soul energy benefit the Shadowlands for free.
Especially since the Shadowlands wasn't entirely good. The Warden might already be plotting or implementing a plan to seize all other souls heading to the Shadowlands. Rather than benefiting the Warden, it was better to benefit himself.
But how should these soul energies be collected?
Gale pondered. He had soul-type artifacts, but neither the Reaver's Scythe nor the eternal spear had the ability to absorb such a vast amount of soul energy.
He took out Helya's lantern, which he had confiscated in Twin Bay.
This lantern had the characteristic of absorbing soul energy, and he didn't know what material it was made of.
After Arcane analysis of the lantern, its other materials were nothing special; only its wick was composed of a substance Gale had never seen before.
Gale took out the wick and performed another Arcane analysis.
The wick was a glowing stone that could continuously absorb soul energy, which was similar in effect to an arcane gem.
Gale's heart stirred. He raised the wick and, using his soul divine power, activated it. The wick immediately generated a suction force, drawing the soul energy from the sky into itself.
Soon, the wick became saturated. Clearly, the wick's storage capacity was far less than that of an arcane gem.
However, this didn't stump Gale.
He took out the hammer of Kaz'goroth and struck the wick with it.
"Bang!"
After a soft sound, the wick became somewhat transparent and began to absorb soul energy again.
Before long, the wick was saturated once more.
Gale raised his hammer and struck it again…
Repeatedly, the wick became more and more transparent, its capacity grew larger and larger, and it absorbed more and more soul energy.
Eventually, the wick transformed into a crystal, becoming a true gem. The massive influx of soul energy caused the gem to emit a blue luster.
Gale didn't know how many times he had struck it, but the soul energy within the Netherworld had been mostly absorbed. He stopped, looking at the gem in his hand, and a unique idea formed in his mind.
A gem filled with soul energy, calling it a Soul Gem shouldn't be an exaggeration, right?
arcane gems represented the power of Order, and Soul Gems represented the power of Death. If he could gather gems of the other four primal forces, could he create an Infinity Gauntlet? Then, with a snap of his fingers, he could eliminate the Burning Legion and the Old Gods…
Gale's breathing quickened. This idea was too tempting.
Thinking of this, he quickly put the Soul Gem away. Whether it succeeded or not, he had to try.
But how were the other four primal force gems to be created?
Gale had no clue at all, feeling inexplicably annoyed.
Fortunately, this matter wasn't urgent; he had at least ten thousand years to plan it.
Mejia had already begun operations with the liches. Helya's throne was quickly dismantled, and a Mage Tower gradually took shape.
However, Mejia was a bit speechless that Gale had taken the soul energy. He had planned to research this soul energy in the Netherworld!
The reason Helya's soul magic was so powerful, besides the Netherworld being full of soul energy, was her deep understanding of soul energy. Mejia was confident he was no worse than Helya; if he researched soul energy in the same environment, he would definitely be faster than Helya.
With Gale taking the soul energy, what was he supposed to research?
Thinking of this, his gaze couldn't help but become "resentful."
Gale didn't sense any emotions from Mejia's metallic face. He teleported to the highest peak of the Netherworld, overlooking the entire Netherworld, planning how to transform it.
The Netherworld was not the Shadowlands. The Shadowlands had automatic soul-collecting devices, while the Netherworld could only send people to pull souls in.
This was why Helya created the nagelfar and her pirate fleet; she needed these ships to bring souls into the Netherworld.
Gale didn't intend to use this method. He believed that dispatching a grim reaper to each graveyard would be much more efficient. However, the grim reapers would need a weapon that could send souls into the Netherworld.
Gale looked at the Reaver's Scythe in his hand. Both in appearance and power, it was suitable for a grim reaper to use.
Thinking of this, he modified the Reaver's Scythe, adding the ability to teleport souls. He linked its teleportation system to a dock in the Netherworld. After reaping a soul, it could create the illusion that the soul had been ferried in.
He just wondered what players would think if, ten thousand years later, they arrived and saw a grim reaper standing in the graveyard instead of an angel sister.
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