Abel sat alone on the platform of the Steel Fortress. Today was a special day—his birthday, his twentieth.
In the past, his birthday on the Holy Continent had been a holiday for the Kingdom of Saint Ellis. Whenever his birthday came around, the entire empire celebrated for him.
But today, he could only spend it alone, gazing at the sky above Wanfa Imperial City and drinking fruit juice.
At that moment, he missed his adoptive father, Duke Marshall, who was like a real father to him. He wondered whether Duke Marshall had been training hard. If he did not reach the Grand Knight Commander level, he would be unable to use the Beast God's Blood Abel had left for him.
An ordinary person's lifespan was limited. Even though Abel had given him a Full Vitality Potion, an astonishing potion that defied the laws of nature, his lifespan would still only be a little over a hundred years.
Then he thought of his father, Duke Bennett. Had he become lost in power and forgotten to cultivate the Knight's Path?
Although the Knight's Path had no future, he had not been idle on the Central Continent. He had been constantly searching for a way forward for the Knight's Path.
He thought of his mother, Nara, and wondered whether she was still in good health. He thought of even more of his family.
At this moment, he recalled many things from the past. Scene after scene of memories flowed through his heart.
He almost felt an urge to return to the Holy Continent, but he knew that what he needed most now was to grow quickly—to become incomparably powerful, powerful enough to protect his family.
Perhaps he should send someone there and lead them all into wizard cultivation.
The resources in his hands