As Ryan understood it, the Axeniel Continent was not particularly large. It was even smaller than the territory of the present-day Florian Empire.
Yet kingdoms had once existed on this continent.
However, in Furnace City, Ryan had not heard of any King or even any members of a royal family. Even among the nobles of those kingdoms, there were only two or three fringe nobles such as Barons.
Duke Moriarty was the highest-ranking noble in Furnace City. He and the Mage Academy governed the city—or perhaps, more accurately, he watched over it on behalf of several Grand Mages.
After all, on the Axeniel Continent, the only supernatural path left to the nobility was that of the mage. Naturally, mages had become even more esteemed.
This was the difference in treatment between worlds brought about by supply and demand.
By nightfall, after giving it some thought, Ryan decided to leave Harrington in Furnace City to gather information for him. Then, he took Brandt back to Frozen Earth Territory.
The next time he crossed through the Planar Gate, even if he did not appear directly in Furnace City, he would still arrive somewhere near it. Ryan had more or less figured out the rules. This cheat ability of his had its own temper too.
So there was no need to worry too much about leaving Harrington there alone. Ryan only needed to show up every few days.
The development of Frozen Earth Territory continued. In the first batch of terraced fields, wheat was already growing vigorously. This immediately made the Bain Family, who had been put in charge of the fields, the envy of many people in the territory.
If the grand promises Ryan had made before had filled their heads with excitement, then now that those promises had become reality, the