Chapter 1044: Birthday

Abel sat by himself on the platform of his metal fort. It was a special day–his 20th birthday.

The Kingdom of St Ellis in the Holy Continent had turned his birthday into a national holiday. It was a celebration for their king.

However, he could only celebrate alone this year as he looked towards the skyships while drinking his juice.

He missed his stepfather, uncle Marshall. He wondered if they were training hard. If they still hadn’t become a head commander, the orc god blood he prepared for them would be useless.

The lifespan of a normal person was limited. Even with full recovery potions, they could only live to 100 years.

He thought about his father, Duke Bennett. Did he get caught up in political power and forgot about knight training?

Although there was nowhere to progress for a knight, Abel never gave up his hope since he came to the Central Continent.

He also thought about his mother, Nora. Was her body doing ok?

That day, Abel thought about many people he missed as he contemplated the moments of nostalgia.

He felt the urge to go back, but he knew he could waste any time. He had to get even more powerful to protect his family.

Or maybe he should send someone there so that they could be under the protection of wizards.

He had more than enough resources to change the bodies of his family to become more wizard adopted and level up as a wizard with a longer lifespan.

He had not done anything ever since he returned from the Dark World early in the morning. All he did was sit peacefully and admire the view outside.

There were already 16 skyships in the sky. 8 of them were controlled by the Judson family serving him.

The other 8 were scattered around the potion maker camp and other areas, patrolling for the royal palace.

The potion maker camp has expanded recently with 8 skyships on guard. It had become one of the safest places, and many elves had gathered nearby.

Abel looked down at the bustling city from the sky. His heart lifted, and a smile emerged on his face.

Peace returned under his influence after the horror of war.

“Frankenstein, how’s your law of fire training going?” Abel turned and asked.

“It’s…still….” Frankenstein was slowly learning how to speak. The voice of the metal puppet was a little special, and it did not inherit the speaking ability from Wizard Marlon, so he had to start all over again.

This new soul was slowly growing during this time. With the nourishment of intelligence, its speed could be scary.

Abel did not wait for Frankenstein to speak slowly. He directly connected with his power of the will to his soul and saw a fully formed law of fire. It just needed a wizard pattern for ignition.

“Not bad, I’ll bring you to the tree of life later to ignite it!” Abel smiled and said.

Although it has only been a few months in the Central continent, years had passed in the Dark World. Abel had formed his law of fire long ago, so all he needed was to ignite it.

Frankenstein was a little slower. Maybe it was because he had fewer unnecessary thoughts in his soul.

Abel has been trying to speak with Frankenstein lately to strengthen his speaking skills, and Abel was the only one he would speak to.

The only one who could talk in Abel’s team was Frankenstein–not even Johnson and Jason could speak yet.

Frankenstein knew what Abel meant, so he nodded.

Frankenstein was a special being. He was the body of Wizard Marlon, but his soul was a newly created soul bound to Abel.

Abel was the first thing it ever saw, so his loyalty to Abel was unlike anything, even in his personal training.

“Let’s go, today is a special day. Let’s ignite our law of fire!” Abel looked at the more human-like Frankenstein and laughed.

He left Doff alone on the metal platform and flashed towards the large teleportation circle underground with Frankenstein.

He connected to the tree of life valley, and they arrived in a flash.

Months had passed since he last visited, and things were looked completely different. The entrance was no longer the forest it used to be.

Instead, there was a giant fortress built in front of it as a second layer of defense.

“Master Bennett!” A big druid stepped out from a side passage and bowed.

“Why are you the only one here. Aren’t there normally 2 big druids on guard?” Abel scanned with his power of the will and realized the big druid in front of him was the only big druid.

“There are actually 3 big druids on guard, the other 2 are in the fortress!” That big druid quickly explained.

“Can I go in and have a look?” Abel asked curiously.

“Of course Master Bennett. You have all the permission here!” That big druid said in respect.

The speed at which this fortress was built truly showed Abel’s bond with the dwarves.

Abel arrived at a teleportation circle he had never seen before, and he stepped on with Frankenstein. He ignited it with his power of the will. Just like the big druid said, he really did have all the permissions.

In a flash, Abel and Frankenstein arrived at the hall of the fortress,

“Master Bennett! Wizard Frankenstein!” As soon as he appeared, 15 intermediate druids on guard bowed at him.

“Don’t mind me, I’m just here to look around!” Abel smiled.

Therefore, 15 big druids quickly returned to their businesses.

Maybe Abel’s arrival had disrupted the meeting of those druids, but seeing them leaving, Abel began to examine the fortress.

The decorations on the wall were not uselessly extravagant. It was filled with all kinds of magic patterns made with top materials. The entire hall was basically a huge magic circle.

It seemed familiar. It was the technology used in the front line.

Although it did not use as many resources as the front line, Abel knew the dwarves did not hold back when building this thing.

“Master Bennett, you are finally here to see the battle fort!” Big Druid Conrad appeared from a short distance teleportation circle and bowed with a smile.

“Big druid Conrad, you call this a battle fort?” Abel smiled and bowed back.

He was close with this big druid Conrad, and they always kept in touch.

“We did not expect the dwarves to turn this defence fort into a battle fort as well. But they did it in your name!” Big Druid Conrad laughed.

“When was this battle fort built?” Abel asked.

“10 days, we sent you a message, but you were in retreat!” Big Druid Conrad said in slight embarrassment.

Abel was supposed to join the opening ceremony of this fortress since it was the result of his suggestion and dealing with the dwarves.

“No worries, I’ve been in retreat lately. I’ve basically shut myself off from all communication of the outside world!” Abel smiled.

Besides a few friends who could contact him, no one could do so, including his followers, steward, and the research spirit.

If he didn’t want to take a break on his birthday, he wouldn’t even leave the metal fort.

“Master Bennett, Wizard Frankenstein, please come with me. I’ll show you around!” Big Druid Conrad laughed and bowed.

They left the hall and arrived at an open space without any decorations or plants. It looked nothing like an elf fortress.

However, 10 little war puppets were standing in the center waiting to be ignited, and there was a huge box by the side.

“These war puppets came with the battle fort during the exchange. They are the specialty of dwarves!” Big Druid Conrad said in admiration.

“Those are some military resources also given by the dwarves. It includes armour piercing arrows and stone throwers stones. We can buy more when we finish them!” Big Druid Conrad pointed at the box and continued.

As big druid Conrad led the way, Abel and Frankenstein arrived on the fortress war. A hundred meters around the fortress were filled with trees and nothing more than a meter beyond that, so they could easily see anyone approaching.

The fortress war was equipped with 20 bursting crossbows, 10 top-level stone throwers, and some lightweight war machines. The power they could bring was scary.

“Master Bennett, these are all common defence, the true power of the fortress is here!” Big Druid Conrad pointed at 4 sharp towers and said.

They then arrived at the center of one of them through a short distance teleportation circle.

As soon as they stepped out, Abel sensed a strong familiar feeling. It was just like the internal of a magic tower.

“Master Bennett, each of these towers can fit a big druid, so that’s 4 big druids in total. Through the amplifying circle of the fortress as well as mana gems as energy, our elements can get a few times more powerful!” Big Druid Conrad said in excitement.

Abel nodded. It was definitely a thoughtful design, considering how many elemental attacks a big druid had.

“The Monitoring circle of this fortress is built alongside our own elven magic circle makers. It can scan anything in the range of 2 miles.

The fortress in the front line could scan up to 10 miles, but those things were built when resources were not a factor.

Although Abel didn’t know how skillful that elven magic circle maker was, the resources still played a huge role.

Abel could clearly see the dwarves’ respect for him from this fortress. Although some of it was paired by his potions and skyship core, the dwarves definitely would not have put so much effort into building this thing if it wasn’t for Abel.

It was probably the most powerful fortress beside the one in the front line.

Still, such a big favor was something that needed to be paid back.