After passing hundreds of magic towers, Abel saw the terrain change. The land had become a series of hills, with even higher peaks in the distance.
During the pauses between the intervals of Teleportation, he also noticed that the stones on the ground were no longer ordinary stones, but iron ore.
As a master blacksmith, he could identify the quality of the iron ore at a glance. All of it was exceptionally high quality—ore of this grade could be produced only by the finest iron mines.
Yet here, such iron ore was everywhere, scattered across the ground like ordinary rubble.
When they continued teleporting toward the hills, he discovered that they were not hills at all, but mines. The ground beneath their feet was entirely ore—extremely pure iron ore.
Rule Wizard Hal cast Teleportation at incredible speed. Although Abel was curious, he had no chance to find an answer.
After passing the hills, Rule Wizard Hal began teleporting toward a mountain peak.
Frankenstein brought Abel close behind. Abel could already see a castle atop the mountain. As they drew nearer, he discovered that the entire castle was made of steel—a true Steel Castle.
But considering that high-quality iron ore could be found almost everywhere here, a castle made of steel did not seem particularly remarkable.
In fact, building castles out of steel was probably more convenient here than building them out of stone. Needless to say, this castle was likely the work of the Dwarf race. Abel was familiar with their style.
Just as they approached the Steel Castle, a scanning wave swept over Abel. Apparently recognizing their identities, a figure appeared atop the city wall.
"Hal, you're here. Why didn't you use the teleportation array?" It was a middle-aged wizard dressed in a wizard's robe. He greeted Rule Wizard