One part of Kemun's words really stuck to Vaan like glue. It was something he had thought about before but wasn't sure. After all, it was just one among many possibilities he thought of based on limited information.

But now that he had more information, this possibility had increased greatly and couldn't be ignored.

According to Empyrean Scarletsea, spirit energy was a fundamental element of life. Where there was life, there would also be spirit energy. One did not exist without the other. Vaan had also learned that an unknown force was devouring all the spirit and divine energy in the world.

That was why it seemed like spirit energy had never existed.

This fundamental energy, which cultivators from the Divine Realm used to advance to the peak of life, was robbed from Pangeans, preventing their growth and development in the field of spirit energy.

Although Vaan was aware of the happening, he never figured out its purpose. But now, he had a strong hunch the spirit energy was withdrawn to hide the planet's life potential from the foreign invaders.

Following this train of thought, the foreign invaders didn't necessarily seek to destroy all life, only life above a certain level. The foreign invaders didn't seek complete destruction but a reset, like pruning overgrown trees.

The more Vaan thought about it, the more he felt this was likely the case.

However, only time will tell if his guess was correct.

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"Our future doesn't look good, Supreme Leader. Not only do we face threats from the other side, but we also face threats from this side. The threat on this side isn't something we can resist," Astarot said with a heavy expression.

Beyond True Divinity-level threat was something almost no one could overcome even if they had all the time in the world to train. Of the countless lives in Chaos, the number of beings who possessed the qualifications to reach such a level of existence was probably no more than a handful.

If this unnatural disaster visited them, there was really nothing they could do to stop it. They were just mere specks of dust in front of such existences.

"Our future look certainly looks grim," Vaan admitted with a nod before suddenly adding, "But it isn't without hope."

"If those foreign invaders come for our world, only death awaits us. That's an unstoppable disaster, so let us not worry about it. Because even if we worry about it, there's nothing we can do to stop it. We can only focus our efforts on Gehenna."

"Compared to an unstoppable disaster, Gehenna's threat is something we still have hope in overcoming," Vaan said, pulling out a piece of refined uranium from his Heaven-Swallowing Space.

The unknown block of metal quickly attracted the attention of the nine dragon lords. They stared at it with both curiosity and wariness. They weren't sure what it was, but they could sense the danger in it.

"Supreme Leader, this is…"

"Deep-Sea Steel, according to people from the Great Ratholos Empire. It's a restricted mineral with no public information. You can say a good friend gifted me all of his family's Deep-Sea Steel, and it could be considered my greatest gain during my trip thus far."

"What do you intend to do with this kind of item, Supreme Leader?" Third Peak Lord Sondrei inquired, adding apprehensively, "I can feel harmful elements emanating from this thing…"

"I know everyone already has their hands full with the current ongoing projects. However, this Deep-Sea Steel will be our main priority from now on," Vaan announced as he glanced at the dragon lords' astonished looks.

"You might be wondering why this Deep-Sea Steel is so important. Well, I don't mind letting you all know this material can let us slay divine beings once we weaponize it."

What?!

Vaan's claim quickly shocked the dragon lords silly.

Although they all sensed some level of danger from the small block of metal, they didn't expect it to have the potential to slay divine beings.

How was that even possible? Such a small block of metal possessed such power?

Seeing the dragon lords in doubt, Vaan casually smiled before explaining the theory of nuclear fission and creating nuclear power from uranium. Shortly after, he drafted a detailed blueprint for a nuclear missile and stressed the importance of safety precautions at each step.

The more dragon lords comprehended about nuclear power, the more astonished they became.

"The power of the sun… If we can really create such a weapon, the destructive power should be enough even to kill an initial Rank 7 Divine Being," Astarot commented with amazement before quickly frowning, "However, this kind of nuclear weapon has one fatal weakness – speed."

Vaan nodded at the flaw Astarot pointed out.

Even if they managed to clear a nuclear weapon with rank-seven destructive power, it didn't have the same level of speed to match. Everything would be for nothing if the nuclear weapon failed to strike its target.lightsnovel

After all, Rank 6 Divine Beings and above wouldn't just wait to be hit by such a slow-moving projectile. In fact, such powerful beings could even have various means to dismantle nuclear weapons and render them useless before their destructive power could be activated.

But as long as they could put the Rank 6 Diving Beings or above in a situation where they could not evade or stop the nuclear weapons, then the nuclear weapons were guaranteed to take their lives.

Vaan was well aware of the weakness of nuclear weapons and had the ability to make up for their weakness. But to improve his success, he needed to strengthen his comprehension of the Spatial Law.

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It just so happened that he knew a few good spots to comprehend the Spatial Law.

"What are we still waiting for? Let us study this blueprint and produce the nuclear weapon right away!" Kemun urged everyone in a jovial mood after having his hope ignited. "The sooner we have these nuclear weapons, the sooner we have something that could guard against the seven Great Devils!"

"Lord Kemun is right. I will also be here to guide you through the production process," Vaan solemnly stated.

Although he trusted the dragon lords' abilities, the knowledge of nuclear power was quite complex and involved many steps. It would be a great loss if the entire Red Dragon Tribe got turned into a nuclear wasteland due to a single misstep.

Nevertheless, Vaan didn't intend to use uranium to create nuclear weapons solely. Nuclear weapons just took priority due to his lack of trump cards.

The usefulness of uranium extended far beyond nuclear warfare.

As long as Vaan could discover a stable source of uranium, building a few nuclear reactors was a must for producing large volumes of electrical power. A nuclear-powered space station would greatly ease the burden on mana consumption.

He was also interested in exploring the compatibility between electrical and magical power and the fusion of science and magic.

However, that was something he would have to leave for another time.

Although Vaan was long aware of it, he was once again reminded of the convenience of magic. With the dragon lords' mastery of magic, the process of building nuclear warheads sped up by countless folds.

It only took two hours to build a simple fifty-kilogram nuclear warhead from scratch.

However, this fifty-kilogram nuclear warhead was still incomplete. It only had the form and not the functions. It couldn't be fired on its own, nor would it necessarily achieve the intended nuclear explosion upon impact.

It was still missing core components.

However, Vaan had purposely created a flawed design to leave room for the dragon lords to improve and complete it. Only their runic knowledge could replace the computing component it was missing for remote activation.

Nevertheless, Vaan didn't stick around to see its full completion.

After leaving the rest of his uranium supply for the dragon lords, Vaan departed from the Red Dragon Tribe.

It was the middle of the night, and most people would be resting at this hour, sleeping until morning. But for Vaan, it was bound to be a restless night.

Vaan made a surprise visit to Eniwse, who was at a relatively new branch of the Shadow Witch Order in the southern region of the Holy Knight Empire.

"V-Vaan?" Eniwse gasped in surprise, but her gaze quickly softened with longing.

She had been so busy setting up the Shadow Witch Order to acquire intelligence from the continent that she had not made any time for anything else. But the moment she saw Vaan, she immediately forgot all about it and only had Vaan in her eyes.

Few words were needed between them as they had already established a tacit understanding of the roles they play. They didn't need to explain anything to each other every time.

At the very least, Eniwse didn't need Vaan to explain anything to her; she only needed to keep supporting him and receive his comfort. As such, without saying much, Eniwse had already thrown herself at Vaan. Their clothes quickly disappeared, and the pants and moans of sheer bliss soon followed.

Without bothering to set up a sound-insulation spell, Eniwse's lewd voice escaped her main office. It dumbfounded the hardworking witches in the southern branch as they all turned their gaze to the main office in wonder.

They didn't expect their usual stern and strict leader to make such lewd noises.

But as they listened, their leader's depraved voice started to make their imaginations run wild. The intense stimulation made them hot and short of breath.

'Oh my god, who on earth is so capable of making our usual stern leader sound like such a bitch in heat?' the shadow witches wondered.

The intimate session lasted three hours before Vaan kissed Eniwse farewell and left to look for his other women and satisfy them in the dead of night.

Haiz, it was not easy being the master of the household.