Daniel's arrival balanced the power among the three factions ruling the neutral city. All of them now had two rank 5 cultivators each deployed there. Hence, their influence on the population became similar even if there was a still huge disparity in their number of heroic assets.
The Hive still had less manpower on that level, but it wasn't considered weaker than the other factions anymore.
Daniel had followed Noah's suggestion after the war and had gone to the other world to hone his abilities as an alchemist. He had even joined the hunting groups of the Hive there to help to gather the hybrids and ordinary beasts.
Those years spent in the wilderness had helped him clear his mind after his conversation with Faith. He now understood what was wrong with his initial idea. He couldn't become a law if he forsook even what made him unique.
One couldn't become stronger by willpower alone. There had to be features that individualities had to carry.
