As Gu Jianuo said this, longing and fervor showed in her eyes.
But Xu Le knew that the idea itself was extremely dangerous and foolish.
Because Xu Le was a Forbidden Warlock, Guyinduo Offspring-Night Fiend, no one understood the effects of Heart Energy better than he did.
Lighthouse wanted a larger population. A larger population meant more people to exploit.
More people to exploit meant more resources, allowing the Upper City to live in unimaginable luxury. Such a life was certainly intoxicating, but it would also produce more Heart Energy from desire.
To protect their interests, status, and lives of extravagant indulgence, the grandees of the Upper City...
Would inevitably need sufficient military force to defend themselves.
With such a large population, mass-producing Warriors was the best choice.
But was doing this really acceptable?
Xu Le might have wondered before, but after meeting Night Fiend, he had a definite answer.
No. Absolutely not.
An ever-growing population, combined with the Alchemists' secret medicines, had indeed produced large numbers of Warriors in Lighthouse.
But during this unhealthy process of growth, those large numbers of Warriors also produced more Heart Energy, just like Wu Shana.
Their physical strength did not match their strength of will.
If Wu Shana had not met him, sooner or later her inability to stabilize her Heart Energy would have attracted Oddities, or even caused an Aberration.
That was inevitable.
Moreover, as Lighthouse's population grew, the Heart Energy released during the Black Tide would attract more Oddities, Night Demons, and even powerful Guyinduo Offspring.
More Oddities would in turn slaughter more people.
As the death toll rose, grief, despair, hatred, and all sorts of emotions would grow more numerous and stronger.
Last time, it had only been a Polluter. Next time, it might be Guyinduo Offspring, or even a