The Alpha's Regret Return Of The Betrayed Luna (Addison) novel Chapter 174

Chapter 174: Chapter 174 Where Did It Came From?

Every moment they hesitated, the situation grew worse. In just 10 to 14 days, the eggs laid by the female locusts would begin to hatch, and each female could produce 100 to 150 eggs per batch. With thousands of locusts already swarming in the West, a single hatch could easily push their numbers into the millions.

If that happened, the West could fall into chaos overnight, perhaps even worse than what the South was facing now.

"Have you asked Archmage Elric if there’s a way to destroy the locust swarm using magic?" Addison asked, still hoping for another solution. But her father shook his head and sighed before explaining.

"Elric has already looked into the situation. The locust swarm appeared so suddenly, without any prior warning or signs, it was as if they just materialized out of nowhere. If it had been caught earlier, he might’ve been able to contain it with an area-of-effect spell in the affected region. But now, the swarm has grown too large. Even if he mobilized all the mages from the Mage Tower, it still wouldn’t be enough to cover the entire swarm with magic."

"And as for creating a magical tool to deal with the problem, it would take too much time to develop and refine. Unfortunately, time isn’t a luxury we have. That’s why, even though we didn’t reach a definitive solution during the conference meeting this morning, we knew we couldn’t afford to sit idle."

"After the meeting, one of my advisors approached me about the worsening situation in the West. It’s both urgent and time-sensitive. That’s why I wanted your input, and the opinion of our Royal Merchant, on whether he could help with transporting the crops."

"Using a teleportation gate is out of the question, too. If the locusts were to pass through the gate, they could escape containment and spread to other regions of the kingdom. That leaves us with land transportation as the safest option. We might also be able to provide some aerial support."

"The plan is to transport what we can by land while aerial units contain the swarm and eventually drop biochemical agents in the infected areas. Meanwhile, the mages will do what they can to hold the swarm in place."

The Alpha King explained the strategy in full, and now that Addison had a clearer picture of what her father and his advisor had planned, she found it to be a reasonable but risky approach. But given how little time they had, a carefully perfected plan wasn’t an option. What they needed now was swift action.

"But will the biochemical agent we’re planning to use also target the locusts’ eggs?" Addison asked, her tone sharp and serious. "Because even if we manage to kill the swarm, if the agent doesn’t affect the eggs, then the entire problem will repeat itself. And who exactly is providing the biochemical agent? No one mentioned its source earlier, and it doesn’t sound like it’s coming from the Mage Tower. So, who’s the supplier?"

"The Gypsies, I heard..." the Alpha King replied, though even he didn’t sound entirely certain.

"Says who?" Addison asked with a frown. "Aren’t the Gypsies known for breeding warhorses and raising sheep? Since when did they become experts in biochemicals?" Her brows furrowed deeper. From what she’d learned, the ones most likely to supply a biochemical agent would be the humans, especially those who had established laboratories dedicated to groundbreaking research.

As far as she knew, the human continent was far from their own continent, which had enjoyed relative peace. But that peace had bred disputes over territory, leadership, and resources. Eventually, these tensions erupted into internal wars.

The tragic irony?

"I had my advisor send a Mage through a teleportation gate as soon as we heard about it, to strike a deal. The Gypsies are demanding a steep price: one hundred dairy cows, one hundred beef cattle, sheep, vegetables, and a large quantity of seeds." _{fre\e(w)ebn ov.e l\. co.m}

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