Fairy Tail: You call this Celestial Magic?!

Chapter 246 Qingmei Town and the Public Opening (Please Subscribe!)
"I won't stay here any longer."

At the gates of Crocas, Mystergan was about to leave. He had obtained a royal warrant, which would make his actions within the Kingdom of Fiore much easier.

King Thomas also began sending people to various parts of the kingdom to spread the word, so that the charter could truly take effect and that all the major cities would know about it. This was to emphasize the importance of the matter and to ensure that no one would neglect Mystgang.

"I have gained a lot of experience from this battle against Anima, and I believe that the day when we will go to Edolas together is not far away."

Although Mister Gang was masked and his expression was obscured, Moen could clearly sense the confidence in his words.

"I'm relieved to see how confident you are."

Moen answered with a smile, patting Mystergang on the shoulder. This prince from another world carried a very heavy responsibility.

"wait for my good news."

Mystergan chuckled and punched Moen in the chest. It was clear that he was very happy. This time, the "larger Anima" and Moen's powerful move of blasting the Azure Dragon Fist Shadow into the "Anima" had given him a new understanding of this magic.

For Mystergan, this trip was truly fruitful. Not only did they obtain a special permit and the cooperation of the Kingdom of Fiore, but their research on the teleportation magic circle also made progress. Indeed, risk is always accompanied by opportunity.

After exchanging a few more words, Mistgang left Crocus and continued his journey.

Since arriving in Aslandon, Mystergan has never stopped or rested, as if something terrible was chasing him.

Moen knew that what was chasing after Mister Gang was his extraordinary sense of responsibility and conscience.

Mystergang is gone, but Crocus has not yet returned to peace. The evacuated population is slowly returning to the capital.

Although it only lasted a few days, the complete clearing of the capital and the shutdown of everything had a significant impact, affecting many surrounding cities as well.

In the past few days, all the merchants traveling to and from the royal capital, Crocus, have gone to the "temporary capital." Of course, it now has a new name, "Green Rose Town," which was given entirely because of Moen, in gratitude for Moen saving them.

"Azure" naturally refers to the enormous azure dragon phantom, and "Rose" naturally refers to the "Rose Star God" and "Rose Grand Duke".

Although Mystogan played a significant role in this incident, preventing Anima from falling and allowing Moen to unleash its full power, he was too low-key, and all the credit went to Moen.

Beforehand, Moen used his reputation to call on everyone to cooperate with the royal government's actions. During the event, Moen punched out a phantom of a blue dragon, which fed "Anima" and ended the magic ahead of schedule. Afterwards, Moen stayed in the capital and was granted the title of "Grand Duke of the Rose" and received Magnolia as his fief.

Compared to Mister Gambi, who didn't want to stand out and kept his achievements hidden, Moen was indeed too conspicuous. There was no way around it; they were on completely different paths.

Moen already had a great reputation, and he knew how to use it to generate profits for Fairy Tail and Magnolia. Moen was like a black hole, drawing all the spotlights to him and then sharing the benefits with those around him.

Mystogan, on the other hand, didn't want to be famous at all. He didn't want to cause trouble for Gerald in this world, so he wished that Moen could take away all the attention from him and that no one would notice him.

In this respect, the two cooperated quite well; Mistgang did indeed become invisible, and not many people noticed him.

Mystogan, who can use a wand to cast spells such as hypnosis and illusion, is not difficult to manipulate if he is determined not to be seen or remembered. Even the mages of Fairy Tail cannot withstand him, let alone ordinary people.

"How about we just give you Qingmei Town as a fiefdom as well?"

King Thomas was quite generous with the new town that was about to be built. Since the villagers were grateful to Moen, he decided to hand it over to Moen.

"There's really no need for that. I don't come here often, so I can't take care of them."

Moen thought about it and decided not to take on the responsibility. The main reason was that he didn't have that much energy. "Qingmei Town" was in dire need of reconstruction, and it was uncertain whether it could exist for long. He didn't have that much time to waste here and start farming from scratch.

"It's alright, I'll take good care of them for you. When you come to the capital, you can just check on the development here occasionally. I think the people of Qingmei Town will definitely be willing to become your subjects."

Although Moen refused very directly, King Thomas still did not give up.

With a smile on his face, King Thomas insisted on granting Moen "Green Rose Town" as a fiefdom, an enclave right next to the capital. Undoubtedly, King Thomas hoped that Moen could have a closer connection with the capital and the royal family.

The small fiefdom of "Qingmei Town," adjacent to the capital, was one of his methods, at least giving Moen a thought, a pretext, so that he would occasionally remember that there was a fiefdom near the capital.

"Very well, then I shall accept your offer."

Moen naturally understood King Thomas's intentions, so he did not refuse forcefully, as if to reassure King Thomas.

"Okay, don't worry, I will definitely give my full support to the development of Qingmei Town."

Seeing that Moen had agreed, King Thomas assured him that he would not mind putting in more effort to help the town recover.

Those who were willing to stay in this "Green Rose Town" were all people who had no property in the royal capital, Crocus, and were doing poorly. With the support of the government, they were able to settle down here and become the first residents of "Green Rose Town," which can be considered a blessing in disguise.

In the coming period, the royal government will further promote the development of "Qingmei Town" and gradually make the town take shape.

In fact, supporting King Toma of "Qingmei Town" is not a loss for him. The development of "Qingmei Town" is also a good thing for the capital. The two cities are not far apart, and those who cannot make a living in the capital can settle down in "Qingmei Town". "Qingmei Town" is like a "retirement home" for the capital.

The existence of such a city is conducive to the population cycle of the royal capital. People are constantly being eliminated, and fresh blood is constantly coming in, which makes the royal capital Crocus more vibrant.

Moen didn't care about King Thomas's designation of "Green Rose Town." As long as King Thomas provided money and supplies, that was fine. Otherwise, wouldn't he have to fund the construction himself?
Moen wasn't short of money, nor was he unable to attract investment, but if he could get reimbursed directly, there was no need for him to pay out of his own pocket and go through the trouble. However, as the lord, he still had to do what he could, such as directly connecting "Green Rose Town" with a train.

After finishing his business with Crocus, Moen went directly to Judd. For something like "connecting the trains," one should naturally seek out a real railroad tycoon, the Heartfilia Group, which is now a true railroad tycoon.

The entire railway network of the Kingdom of Fiore is managed by the "Hatefilia Railway Group," which is the advantage of having a powerful backer.

In the past, Jiude would never have dared to think of such a thing. If it weren't for Moen, he wouldn't have been able to get past those stubborn nobles in the south, and might even have had to marry off his only daughter to gain their approval.

Moreover, let alone expansion, once everyone's attention turns to this industry, it will be quite difficult for him to even maintain the railway industry in the northern part of the Kingdom of Fiore.

In the past two years, many people have caused them trouble, from all sides, including nobles, mage guilds, and even the royal family, all eyeing the interests held by the Heartfilia Group. Thanks to Fairy Tail, Jude has weathered many crises.

Of course, Jiude also voluntarily shared some profits. In the previous years of wild development, he had already earned enough. Sharing some profits made the industrial structure more stable, and Jiude did not feel bad about it. He mainly gave them to the royal family.

Leila and the Fiore royal family were old acquaintances. Jude had also been in contact with the royal family before and had even held Emerald. However, after Leila's death, the heartbroken Jude stopped trying to maintain a relationship with the royal family. After all, Leila had died of weakness after returning from Crocus, and Jude did not want to recall those painful memories.

However, after Lucy and Emerald, two only daughters, reconnected through their shared mentor, Moen, Jude rekindled that relationship and shared profits with the royal government. Now, the Heartfilia Group is absolutely secure within the entire Kingdom of Fiore.

"Qingmei Town? Where is that?"

At the headquarters of the Hatfilia Railway Group, Jude was completely baffled by Moen's request, as he had never heard of the place.

“Not far from the capital, there is a newly built small town, which is my fiefdom. I think we should build a train line there.”

Moen approached the map and tapped on it. In Jude's office hung a large map of the Kingdom of Fiore, densely covered with railway lines, both completed and under construction, all clearly marked. For Jude, this map was his "railway empire map," encompassing the entire "railway empire" of the Kingdom of Fiore.

"A fiefdom?! What do you mean? Mr. Moen, you've been granted a title?"

Moen's words startled Jude, who was clearly very surprised. At this stage, it was not easy to obtain a title in the Kingdom of Fiore, especially one that included a fief.

After all, the entire Kingdom of Fiore has been strengthening its centralization of power, nationalizing noble territories and turning them into directly administered territories managed by municipal officials.

Previously, in order to build railways in the south, they clashed with the old and stubborn nobles, which helped the royal family deal with a lot of troubles, allowing the royal family to successfully extend its reach into the south, where the nobles were originally very powerful. As a result, many nobles were stripped of their titles and had their fiefs reduced.

Against this backdrop, it was truly unexpected that Moen was able to obtain a title with a fief, which made Jiude very envious.

Jiude's own territory encompassed several hills and even formed towns and villages, but he did not receive a title. These lands were purchased from the municipality and were not fiefdoms. No matter how large the territory was, it was still under the jurisdiction of the municipality and was not the same as fiefdoms.

What title is it?

Jiude asked curiously, looking at the area Moen had drawn, the fiefdom wasn't very large, it was probably just a baronship. Given Moen's reputation and status, it seemed a bit inappropriate to grant him a baronship.

Jiude mentally complained about King Thomas. If he wasn't going to grant the title, he shouldn't have done so. But if he had chosen to, he should have at least been more generous.

Both King Thomas and King Jude entrusted their only daughters to Moen as heirs. Now, Jude is quite empathetic towards King Thomas, which is why he thinks King Thomas is stingy. If it were him, he certainly wouldn't have just granted him a baronial title; he would have made him an earl at the very least, and the fiefdom would be much larger than it is now.

"Duke, Grand Duke of Rose, this Green Rose Town next to the capital is just a piece of land attached to you; your real fiefdom is Magnolia."

Moen smiled and began to explain, then he saw Jiude's face freeze.

"Magnolia?!"

After a moment of stiffness, Jiude exclaimed in surprise.

Now, Jude just wanted to slap himself. He had just complained that King Thomas was stingy for only giving Moen such a small fiefdom, but the truth was so shocking. That guy Thomas actually gave "Magnolia" directly to Moen!
That's Magnolia, the "City of Magic"!
In recent years, Magnolia has been incredibly popular, arguably the hottest city in the entire Kingdom of Fiore. Its development has been extremely rapid, and it was given away just like that.

"What a big deal!"

Jude couldn't help but sigh, "King Thomas has really made a huge investment for the throne of Emerald and for the future of Emerald."

Having been in business for so many years and built a successful business from scratch, Jiude was no fool. He immediately understood King Thomas's intentions. The fiefdom of "Magnolia" was a strong support for Moen's succession as guild master, while "Green Rose Town" was to build closer relations and give Moen something to keep in mind in the capital.

"No problem, I'll arrange it right away and get a train line to Qingmei Town!"

Without any hesitation, Jiude immediately agreed.

Given the current state of Qingmei Town and the distance between Qingmei Town and the capital, there is absolutely no need to open a separate station.

However, the situation is special, so we should open the gates as soon as possible, and at least connect Qingmei Town and Crocas so that they can transfer in Crocas, which will also facilitate the transportation of supplies.

"please."

Moen smiled and thanked Jiude, who naturally waved his hand repeatedly. He was very curious as to why Moen had suddenly received a title.

"Just wait and see the news; it will be announced soon."

Moen didn't explain; he smiled mysteriously, deliberately keeping everyone in suspense.

Moen could tell that Jude was very interested; the old man probably wanted to get a title for fun too.

This guy, Jiude, is currently planning to expand his railway business to neighboring countries of the Kingdom of Fiore, but it is very difficult. He has encountered resistance from local merchants and mage guilds, and progress is slow at present, since there are already railway companies in those countries.

After his overseas expansion was thwarted, Jiude could only focus on the construction of domestic railways again. However, after the railway construction plans were completed, he actually didn't have much to do. He was so bored that he started visiting Lucy more often lately.

Therefore, upon hearing that Moen had actually obtained a title, he immediately became interested, and Jiude indeed wanted to get one as well.

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Watching Moen leave so casually without telling him anything, Jiude was also very helpless. He could only send someone to find out the information. His intuition told him that things were definitely not simple and the difficulty was probably very high, otherwise Moen would not have deliberately kept him in suspense like this.

The news that Moen had been granted the title of "Grand Duke of the Roses" and received the fiefdoms of "Magnolia" and "Blue Rose Town" was quickly announced, and the reasons for the granting of the title were naturally revealed as well.

"They saved Crocus?"

Many people were puzzled by this reason.

What happened to the capital, "City of Flowers," Crocus? It's reached a point where it needs saving. Is the Kingdom of Fiore about to perish? They've been secretly attacked and their capital has been invaded!
This whole thing was so abrupt and confusing, but the subsequent announcement about the "natural disaster Anima" immediately sparked heated discussions. This was the first time that "Anima" had been officially reported and covered in detail by the authorities.

This incident made Moen and Mistgang realize that there was no need to hide it anymore. If "Anima" appeared in big cities a few more times, it would be impossible to hide it. In that case, it would be better to just announce the news directly.

“Anima is a magical vortex. If you don’t escape its coverage area, you will be sucked in and die. So once you see Anima, you must escape immediately and never stay within its coverage area.”

In front of municipal bulletin boards throughout the Kingdom of Fiore, there are dedicated guides explaining the announcements, mainly about the dangers of "Anima" and what to do if you encounter one. Don't think about anything, just run as far away as possible.

As for how "Anima" was formed, the announcement did not explain it. There is no need to explain these things further. Ordinary people cannot help, and explaining too much will only cause unrest.

The reason we didn't announce it to the public before was to resolve it secretly, but now that it's impossible to hide it any longer, we'll reveal the first layer. To solve this problem, we'll still need the help of powerful mages.

"It should have been made public a long time ago."

Back at the Fairy Tail guild, Moen offered an hindsight analysis, saying that if things had been made public earlier, perhaps there would have been fewer victims.

"No, actually, once an ordinary person encounters that thing, it's basically impossible for them to run away. Whether it's public or not doesn't make much difference."

Makarov shook his head. He didn't think he had done anything wrong. When it came to things in another world, it was right not to make a fuss. That was the real danger, as it would create too many variables.

"How did your seminar go?"

Moon looked at Grandpa Makarov and asked.

The old man returned to Fairy Tail later than him. During the days that he went to the capital, Makarov gathered the powerful mages he knew and held a small seminar to discuss the manuscript left by Mystogan.

(End of this chapter)