Fairy Tail: You call this Celestial Magic?!

Chapter 286 X784 (Please subscribe!)

After traveling for a while, the two arrived at Mira Jane's house. They dropped Mira off at her doorstep before Moen prepared to leave and go home.

"Would you like to come over for a visit?"

Standing at her doorstep, Mira didn't go inside. Instead, she turned around and suddenly asked a question.

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Moen thought again that Mira was alone at home today.

"Okay."

Without hesitation, Moen readily agreed with a smile. After traveling such a long distance, it was only natural to sit and rest at Mirajane's house for a while, right?

However, as soon as Moen agreed, Mirajane opened the door and went in. She closed the door halfway with her hand, only peeking out her head through the crack to look at Moen.

"Never mind, I'm going to take a shower and go to bed. Maybe next time."

As Mirajane spoke, she playfully stuck out her tongue and made a face.

Bye-bye, Moen.

Before Moen could speak again, Mira closed the door. She pressed herself against it, her face flushed, her mind churning with thoughts of her inviting Moen over late at night – a move that could easily be misunderstood!
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Moen stood outside, looking at the closed door, and couldn't help but find it a little funny. Mira's actions were so smooth that they had caught him off guard. He saw the blush on Mira's face, and it was clear that the girl had also realized something was amiss.

In the dead of night, when a man and a woman are alone in a room, it's easy for something to happen.

"Squeak~"

Just as Moen was about to leave, the door was opened a crack again.

"See you tomorrow~"

Mira peeked at Moen through the small gap and spoke.

"See you tomorrow."

Moen shook his head, smiled, and waved goodbye to Mira.

Watching Moen's figure walk further and further away until it disappeared into the darkness, Mira closed the door. Suddenly, she felt a little regretful. Even if she had invited Moen in and let him stay at home for one night, it wouldn't have been a problem, since there was a guest room available anyway.

"The older you get, the more timid you become."

Mira shook her head and laughed at herself, realizing that she wouldn't have thought about such things so much in the past.

Moen didn't think much of this little incident. He thought Mira was quite cute. Her personality was well-balanced now, and she hadn't completely lost her former "fiery" side. You could still often see that "bad girl" personality popping up.

That's good enough. This is actually the biggest difference between Mira and Mira Jane of "Edras". In Moen's opinion, that Mira Jane was a bit too gentle and quiet.

Of course, it's not that Mirajane was bad, it's just that she was so different from the Mirajane that Moen had always known. You couldn't see any trace of her former personality in that Mirajane.

In comparison, Moen certainly prefers Mirajane as she is now.

Back home, Moen quickly washed up and rested. After being busy for so long, he was finally able to go home and relax.

After waking up, Moen didn't go to Mira's house for breakfast. He just ate something casually and kept thinking about how to use his contribution points. These 1010 contribution points weren't a lot, but they weren't a little either. At least he could take a look at the [Bronze] level skills and Saint Cloth.

"Actually, we should get a Corvus Silver Cloth."

Looking at the [Shop], Moen's gaze fell on the [Crow Silver Armor]. The [Crow] skill was used very frequently, and its application scenarios were too wide. Its effect in fighting was average, but it was a very useful functional constellation.

"Unfortunately, a Silver Saint Cloth costs 2000 contribution points. To be honest, it's not very cost-effective. It would be a bit more worthwhile if it were a Cepheus, Lyra, Crater, or Altar Saint Cloth."

Moen sighed. Exchanging 2000 contribution points for a [Crow Silver Cloth] was something only a lunatic would do.

As for the other more worthwhile items to exchange for, such as Lyra and Crater, he has already unlocked their Cloths, which makes the [Silver Cloth] series quite useless. It's better to save up 2000 contribution points to exchange for the [Gold Cloth].

Moen then turned his gaze to the Bronze Armor. The Bronze Armor, which costs 200 contribution points, is actually quite cost-effective. Although the skills it comes with may not be strong and its quality is not as good as the Silver or Gold Armors, it can at least unlock more star charts, which is a decent boost to strength.

As more star maps are unlocked, Moen will be able to obtain more star magic.

With a guaranteed 10 contribution points per day, you can get a [Bronze Skill] in ten days and a [Bronze Saint Armor] in twenty days, making it extremely cost-effective.

He currently has 1000 contribution points, which is enough to unlock five star charts, so it's quite worthwhile. Even if they are not very powerful [Bronze Cloths], it doesn't matter. If a suitable disciple appears, those [Bronze Cloths] can still play a role.

Moen's "new-style Celestial Spirit Magic" is not necessarily the "main offensive magic" for his disciples. For example, for Natsu of the Leo Minor constellation, it is like an amplification buff, making his magic power stronger and his understanding of fire deeper. Natsu mainly relies on "Fire Dragon Slayer Magic" in battle.

The Cygnus Gray is similar; the Cygnus Bronze Cloth's freezing fighting techniques and the powerful Diamond Dust make Gray's "Ice Shape Magic" even more terrifying.

Hibiki Retis inherited Pegasus, which made up for his shortcomings in combat, but his "Ancient Scripture Magic" did not disappear as a result. His fighting style did not change much. He still planned carefully before acting. Pegasus only gave him confidence and made up for his weakness in close combat.

If we had to say, the only one who truly focuses on "new-style Celestial Magic" is Emerald. Even Lucy has now developed "Celestial Clothes," giving her even more options than Emerald.

There's nothing she can do; as an "old-school Celestial Spirit Mage," Emerald doesn't have any powerful Celestial Spirits. Even with her "Celestial Spirit Cloth," she can't have the same decent combat abilities as Lucy.

Moen's approach to accepting disciples is based on individual aptitude; only what is suitable is the best. He believes that every Saint Cloth has a suitable person and a successor who can unleash its power.

"Let's take another look and see how difficult it is to earn contribution points."

After carefully browsing through the entire [Shop], Moen reluctantly looked away. The [Golden Armor] and [Golden Skills] were simply too dazzling, each one incredibly tempting and truly enticing. This made him unwilling to spend contribution points, as he only wanted to save them up to buy the [Golden] level items.

"Although bronze is also cost-effective, it still depends on the difficulty of obtaining contribution points. If it is too difficult to obtain, it is best to save them up. 10 points a day is really a drop in the bucket."

Moen temporarily resisted the urge to spend. He now has a guaranteed 10 contribution points every day, so he will slowly save them up and wait to trigger other "contribution point tasks" to see how difficult they are.

Upon thinking of the "Daily Quest," Moen immediately got up and headed straight for Magnolia. He had come up with a plan to exploit a bug.

"Send a request to Fairy Tail every day, asking them to patrol the city. I'm the one who will do it." Moen went straight to the city hall and gave the order to the mayor.

That's right, he wanted to exploit the bug directly, having his own people issue quest requests, and then designating himself to accept them. The quest was very simple: just take a stroll around Magnolia.

"No problem, Your Grace."

The mayor naturally had no objection to this, as it was not a troublesome matter for them. They only needed to send someone to Fairy Tail every morning to post a request, and the amount of the request was not high, making it a very small expense.

Of course, even if Moen sets the commission amount very high, they still have to comply. The entire Magnolia is Moen's territory, and they are actually just working for Moen.

After arranging the "daily tasks," Moen returned to the guild and waited. Soon, people from the city hall came to issue task requests.

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Looking at the mission request, Mirajane was full of questions. She looked at Moen with suspicion and asked him what kind of trouble he was up to.

Mira didn't even need to think about it; she was certain that this was Moen's doing. The people at the city hall weren't stupid; why would they specifically name Moen and issue such a commission?

"Just handle it directly, it's my arrangement."

Moen nodded, indicating that he was indeed responsible.

"We'll have this request every day from now on; just handle it normally."

Moen added a sentence without further explanation.

"Ok."

Mira Jane nodded and approved the request. She then handed the request form to Moen. Although she didn't understand it, since Moen wanted to do it, she would go along with Moen's idea.

Upon receiving the commission form, Moen immediately went out to inspect the area. He ran around Magnolia once, then headed straight to the city hall to sign the form, before returning to Fairy Tail to complete the process.

[Ding! Daily task completed, 10 contribution points earned.]

The Saint Seiya System popped up a notification that the daily minimum contribution points of 10 points had been credited to the account. This tricky method obviously counts as completion.

"So, what's an even more ingenious way?"

The success of this experiment has given Moen another idea. He won't be in the guild every day, because if he's not there, he won't be able to get the guaranteed 10 points, which is heartbreaking.

Therefore, Moen was thinking of a more opportunistic way. Since this bug could be exploited, could he simply not even appear in the game and complete the daily tasks automatically?

The next day, Moen immediately began a new experiment. This time, he didn't go to the guild himself, but sent a raven instead.

"What's going on now?"

Mirajane was exasperated as she watched the crow carrying the order form, but she knew what to do: just cooperate.

Mira took the task order and registered it promptly. Then she saw the crow fly away with the task order in its beak.

Moen had the crow fly around Magnolia once, then go to the city hall, where he had the people there sign the papers. After that, he had the crow return to Fairy Tail to complete the remaining procedures. Moen himself was not present throughout the entire process.

[Ding! Daily task completed, 10 contribution points earned.]

The Saint Seiya System popped up a notification, acknowledging this bug-exploiting behavior, which made Moen burst out laughing. Now he wouldn't have to worry about not getting the guaranteed 10 contribution points every day.

His entire process was fully automated. He would arrange for someone to post a commission, designate him to accept it, and then have the crow handle it on his behalf. Both the commissioning party and the guild would directly sign off on the task.

As long as nothing major goes wrong, such as the destruction of Magnolia or the annihilation of Fairy Tail, this automatic quest can continue smoothly indefinitely.

"To be honest, we really should equip [Crow] with a Saint Cloth. All the contribution points for these daily missions were earned by [Crow]."

Moen wondered if the crows would be more powerful and intelligent if they had the matching [Crow Silver Cloth].

However, at this stage, the abilities of [Crow] are sufficient. It cannot be of much help in the face of major battles or powerful enemies because its individual strength is insufficient, but its role in other matters is definitely among the top tier.

For example, in the search, a bunch of crows that Moen sent out to find the "Tower of Paradise" finally found some clues. They discovered some strange creatures at sea.

"Indeed, there were ships transporting slaves."

After receiving the message from the crow, Moen immediately took it very seriously. As long as he found the little tail of the "Tower of Paradise", he would definitely be able to find that place.

According to the information revealed by Erza, the "Tower of Paradise" has always been connected to the outside world because they need to continuously replenish their slave population.

Therefore, given the difficulty of finding the island directly, Moen instructed the crows to focus their search on transport ships with unusual routes.

Generally speaking, the schedules and routes of these cargo ships are relatively fixed. After all, the risks are high, and few people would take unfamiliar routes. This is maritime freight, not rowing a small boat on a river.

So if you look carefully, you'll definitely find some clues. Those cargo ships that don't take regular cargo routes but sail in strange directions to remote islands overseas are somewhat suspicious. Even if they're not going to the "Tower of Paradise," they're still worth investigating.

Over this period of time, the crows have identified quite a few strange cargo routes, and the next step is to investigate them one by one.

"Tower of Paradise, let's see how long you can hide."

Moen clenched his fist; he couldn't wait to see it for himself.

Time flew by, and X783 passed quickly. X784 finally arrived. The crows investigated for a long time and found several smuggling dens and pirate lairs. They finally found their target in X784.

This made Moen somewhat wary, and the matter was eventually delayed until X784, this crucial year.

However, even though it was now X784, Moen did not restrain his actions. He was not going to wait for trouble to come knocking on his door; he was going to take the initiative when the time was right.

"Erza, I think I've found the Tower of Paradise."

Upon receiving the message from the crows, Moen immediately went to Erza and told her the news.

(End of this chapter)