Shota's Isekai NTR Adventure Chapter 2091: It’s a seal (2)

The primary cause for sealing the elementals stemmed from the unwanted interest they drew from the forces of Destruction.

Those forces of Destruction sought to claim the elementals for themselves due to their unique ability.

That's precisely why the seals were implemented to contain them, even if it was masked as a reward for their contributions in the war of the gods.

Yet, to imagine they extended their efforts even further by sealing the land above the seals as well...

They went to such extremes merely to deter anyone from approaching these locations.

Though it felt somewhat unjust, I couldn't deny the effectiveness of their approach.

Indeed, the areas housing the seals were regarded as forbidden zones that no one dared to venture into. Moreover, with no benefits to be found in those regions, they had been utterly forsaken.

However, one couldn't ignore considerations for the future.

As the races inhabiting the continent expanded, their demand for more territory would inevitably rise.

Should they eventually face a shortage of land for growth, wouldn't they seek methods to colonize these forbidden territories?

Ultimately, everything boiled down to necessity.

Nevertheless, the continent was far from approaching such a crisis, and prior to that, I had already been dispatched to aid the elementals and uncovered all these secrets.

"Do the gods truly foresee every event, or are they merely orchestrating it all?"

Given how events unfolded, the second option appeared more probable.

Even so, this wasn't the moment to dwell on such matters.

Turning to the ancestors, I inquired, "How does this function? Creation divine energy typically manifests things from nothingness; it doesn't transform one element into another."

In response, the ancestors merely shook their heads and replied, "We possess no knowledge of this. Such matters fall under the gods' purview, beyond the grasp of us mere elementals."

A sense of deep respect colored their words as they spoke.

Unlike other elementals, these two genuinely held faith in the gods and adhered to their will.

That made sense, considering they had battled in the war and witnessed the gods' immense might firsthand, fostering this profound devotion.

Regardless, I needed to unravel the issue concerning the red gem and the rock pillar performing this peculiar task.

"First off, mortals aren't supposed to wield divine energy. Thus, it's odd that the elementals can trigger it solely through their rituals."

It didn't take long for me to pinpoint the core problem, though it offered no resolution until I decided to examine the red gem more thoroughly.

My conversation with the ancestors had fully clarified the enigma.

The red gem generated that chill to repel intruders, and they had been instructed to pause the ceremony during my stay to ensure I could remain safely. After all, if the temperature plummeted further, the overlying land would turn utterly unlivable.

Therefore, I was meant to stay put in that spot until the process concluded.

I couldn't shake the feeling that the seal over the rock elemental's domain wasn't quite as stringent as this one...

Still, it wasn't my role to critique the gods' ingenious designs.

Accompanying the ancestors, I approached the red gem.

I could have joined the other flame elementals, but the ancestors displayed curiosity about my intentions. Apparently, even they were unaware of this object's true nature.

After scrutinizing the red gem for a while, I discerned its essence.

I hadn't inspected the red gem or the rock pillar in detail before, as my attention had been fixed on the sensations from infusing it with divine energy.

But upon closer observation, something peculiar caught my eye.

The reason mortals could activate it via their ceremony lay in the presence of a divine energy array etched upon it, enabling this feat.

Initially baffling, it gradually clicked as I continued to gaze at it.

I couldn't fathom how I perceived the array's intricacies, but it was designed to let mortals trigger the red gem.

This worked because mortals couldn't harness divine energy's full potency, so the array channeled that power into the desired effect.

Yet, this process carried a side effect: the transformation of one substance into another.

It served as a balancing mechanism to facilitate this conversion.

The gods had evidently anticipated every detail in crafting this artifact.

However, without my intervention to replenish it, the mechanism couldn't sustain itself indefinitely. Part of the creation divine energy was expended in the conversion, accelerating the red gem's depletion.

Observing the array on the red gem, I sensed an opportunity to refine it.

There was no real advantage to doing so, but I simply yearned to correct this imperfection...

"If something could substitute for this cost, it might alleviate the burden on the red gem's creation divine energy. But what could possibly serve as that alternative compensation?"

My face shifted gradually as I mulled over this, until enlightenment struck.

The only issue was my reluctance to experiment with this realization.