Shota's Isekai NTR Adventure Chapter 1989: Toss it to them

"Your Majesty, all our things are packed, and we are set to depart."

With a quick nod, I replied, "Then let's set out."

Klein nodded too and then moved to guide the royal guards.

We had set up camp in this spot solely due to the issues surrounding the racial alliance.

Endless meetings about the Death Valley incident had kept me pinned down, unable to roam freely. I was forced to remain here, responding to their summons throughout the day.

The town itself was off-limits because of the utter disorder engulfing it.

Death Valley's vanishing act naturally sparked this turmoil.

Mercenaries who once relied on Death Valley's riches now found themselves jobless. Cut off from that source, they scrambled for fresh income streams.

Such a shift proved far from simple.

At best, nothing matched the straightforward task of harvesting from Death Valley.

Yes, venturing there carried deadly perils, but those were the hazards inherent in their trade. For mercenaries, risking life for coin was their sole expertise.

It had grown routine for them, having mapped those paths into Death Valley and rigged systems to extract its treasures. Their main duty boiled down to sweeping away monsters now and then to keep routes secure.

Deprived of that setup, they faced raw danger once more.

Eventually, opportunities would arise for them. Yet patching things up wouldn't occur overnight.

This upheaval demanded time before stability returned.

To the racial alliance, I proposed recruiting these idle mercenaries to hunt the forces of Destruction. With their hands empty, directing their vigor toward useful pursuits beat watching them stray into trouble.

A twinge of remorse hit me for robbing them of their means.

Fortunately, the alliance brimmed with resources for this, so I handed off the responsibility. They could ensure these fighters had direction.

During our departure, a detachment veered from the core caravan, bound for the Kite Kingdom's direction.

They weren't returning just to relay news to my wives.

That alone wouldn't pull them from my company.

Their true purpose was delivering an item I needed for Max and his fellow researchers.

My tests revealed that solely high-grade magic stones could contain divine energy without failing. Lesser ones burst apart when infused with it.

Medium-grade stones unleashed fierce blasts, sparking ideas for explosive devices.

However, high-grade stones' scarcity and steep cost ruled out routine use for divine energy storage.

Without a vast stockpile, it remained unfeasible.

Rather than hunt solo for a divine energy vessel...

"Why bother when skilled researchers await? Better to have them probe for a way to contain this divine energy."

Max outshone me in such scholarly pursuits.

He'd crafted that divine energy net to curb the corruption energy within Dorothy.

Given his sharp mind, he could likely devise or uncover a divine energy container.

"Perhaps he's already done so, considering that net he made..."

I pieced this together post my trials.

Essentially, no sense exhausting myself on a puzzle when experts stood ready.

Thus, I delegated the challenge to them.

The returning royal guards carried insects summoned by Queenie, each brimming with her divine energy to endure for some time.

This served as the divine energy stock for their work.

I trusted they'd crack the transport barrier for divine energy.

Overcoming that could unlock further innovations.

Queenie's divine energy neared endless thanks to Insectum's traits. Though not overwhelmingly potent, it counted as divine energy still.

Such power could counter the corruption energy wielded by Destruction's forces.

Integrating it into various arms might equip ordinary troops with divine energy might. Our forces would gain a clear edge against Destruction's threats, if nothing else.

Undeniably, this merited deep exploration.