The vanguard teams from the major powers arriving at the Kemola Tomb World were all the elite of the elite.
Even though Reinhardt had already advanced to Earth Knight, every Wizard and Knight he encountered was a Hero unit as judged by the system. The scarlet symbols of the Steel of the Heart in his system view were particularly striking.
Even the Tier Two Mage Florant and Robbie Hiling were judged by the system as Epic-level units.
Although the system had never provided an explanation, Reinhardt had gradually figured out the rules for stacking Steel of the Heart. Using 50 layers as the baseline, the upper strength limit of a Hero unit was probably Fear Knight Dortmund, whom he had encountered outside Frostfire Fortress years ago. Dortmund had provided 150 Heart Steel Layers.
