In a single day after Country Eater was killed, everything was all set up for Sol to begin conquering Abyss, one of the Four Great Dungeons, whenever he wanted.
Regardless of how much power he possessed, be it power to make every king bow, power to move the continent, or even power to physically destroy the planet, there were still things that were plain impossible. Completing a base from which he could take on a dungeon within a day was one of those things. Or at least, it should have been.
The entrance to Abyss was in the very heart of Atriesta, the old capital of Crystania, where the royal palace had once stood. That meant it was deep inside a taboo territory that, though now without a boss, was still an extremely dangerous place. The world’s armies did not have the strength to carve a path through the large, terrifying monsters still roaming about here, much less build a base. Even if Sol’s group eliminated all the threats, simply preparing and carrying in supplies would take a long time. Anyone would call the prospect unrealistic, and they would be right.
Now, however, these problems were all in the past. The Floating Continent, various floating islands, normal teleportation magic, and superlong-range teleportation magic that had been thought a mere myth until recently opened possibilities galore when used in conjunction. The new system set up by Sol’s group had completely rewritten how logistics worked.
Three times a day, at set times, the capitals of every country were connected to their respective floating islands through teleportation. In turn, the islands were connected to their country’s special ward on the Floating Continent. In other words, the distance between the massive surface-level continent and the continent in the sky had been shrunk to effectively nothing. The Floating Continent was therefore practically the center of the world, and as it could travel anywhere, there was no need to build a base camp from scratch. It was a simple matter of driving the large landmass to where Sol wanted it.
In fact, he didn’t even have to go to the trouble. A teleportation circle had already been set up right next to Abyss’s entrance, making it possible for him and his group to commute directly to and from the rear palace in Emelia every day.
And yet, Sol had no intention of starting this very day.