Fairy Tail: You said you were just acting, are you serious?

"Yes, sir! All troops, board the ship immediately!"

"Yes!"

Upon receiving the response, the captain, along with his second-in-command Lahar, boarded the familiar ship, the Xiuqi, and set sail.

Upon receiving the order, the soldiers immediately sprang into action, quickly pulling the magic cult's henchmen to their feet and then, one by one, orderly boarding the massive warship.

"Let's go!"

At the captain's command, the aircraft began to move slowly.

The ship left the port and headed towards the unknown sea in the direction Ron had left behind.

Uru stood at the bow of the ship, clutching the life paper tightly in his hand, gazing in the direction Ron was.

wait for me.

Chapter 149 Oops, I didn't mean to!

Inside Paradise Tower, Ron was handcuffed and followed the slaves to Paradise Tower, where he joined the others in construction work.

He and Simon pushed a rickshaw full of gravel across the area.

However, Ron was surrounded by guards and magical beasts who were supervising him, so he could only explore in specific areas and could not go beyond his work area. He could only get a general idea and could not grasp the whole picture of the Paradise Tower.

He had only briefly met with some of the infiltrated soldiers and learned the locations of their cells.

More importantly, he seemed unable to locate other areas or find the core area where the high-ranking members of the magic order were active.

Ron looked at the eyeless canine-like magical beast with disdain, then noticed that the overseer wasn't paying attention to them, so he slowed down.

Once he was sure the supervisor wasn't watching them, Ron leaned towards the man who was helping him move the load.

"Simon, do we usually just move stones here? Is there any chance we'll be assigned to work in other places?"

“Our work areas are assigned randomly every day; you can basically be sent anywhere.”

Simon looked puzzled as he answered Ron's question.

Why would you ask that question? Are you interested in other types of labor?

Ron then discovered several deeper cave entrances nearby and inquired:

"In that case, what's behind those iron gates? Will we be sent there too?"

Simon glanced at Ron's gaze and instantly showed a look of horror.

"Don't be curious about that place. We've never been inside. It's a place the guards forbid us from going."

I am only taken to the correctional area for punishment when we slaves make mistakes.

He quickly dispelled Ron's idea and hurriedly explained.

"I see... Thank you for reminding me."

After hearing Simon's answer, Ron lowered his head and fell into deep thought.

Simon's expression suggests that he would be whipped if he got too close, which may be a deeper, more core area.

It's definitely impossible to get in through normal channels, so the only option is to find an opportunity and make some mistakes by accident.

Ron was making some plans in his mind, and just as he was thinking about how to enter the cave, a sudden commotion came from not far ahead.

He and Simon looked down to the next floor and found that Erza and the others had gotten into trouble.

Erza and her companions weakly pushed the rubble along, but then Erza tripped over a rock and fell to the ground.

Boom!

Along with Erza, the car collapsed to the side, scattering pebbles across the open ground.

The loud noise caused the surrounding slaves to turn pale with fright and immediately stop what they were doing.

"What's going on?! What are you little pieces of trash doing?!"

The two supervisors who were nearby immediately saw the three children fall and started yelling.

Wang Wang Wang!

The nearby canine beasts began barking at Erza, causing her to shrink back in fear and tears welled up in her eyes.

The two supervisors and guards walked over, their whips already drawn.

"You can't even do these things right, you really need to be taught a lesson!"

"Wow!"

Just then, a panicked boy's voice suddenly came from the slope not far away.

The two supervisors and guards who were about to go over and raise their heads at the sound.

Ron, looking astonished, grabbed the guards he was responsible for and charged towards them with all his might.

"Watch out! Get out of the way!"

"You brat! Stop right now!"

The foremen's eyes widened instantly, and they roared in terror.

But as they shouted, Ron's legs pounded harder, and he even peeked out to adjust the direction of his sprint.

boom!

With a loud thud, the guard who was hit couldn't even cry out in pain. He rolled several times on the ground with the force of the impact before collapsing unconscious.

The unbalanced vehicle overturned, and the rubble piled inside poured down towards the supervisor.

"Ahhh!"

One of the supervisors was unable to dodge in time and was hit by the rubble, buried in the pile of stones.

Even the cannibalistic beast that was barking wildly nearby was hit by the flying pebbles, whimpering and falling to the ground with its tail between its legs.

Erza, Hugh, and Miriam stood frozen in place, forgetting to wipe their tears, staring blankly at the pile of rubble blocking their way and the foreman groaning under the stones.

Only the supervisor who had dodged ahead of time escaped unharmed, collapsing to the ground, panting heavily.

The surviving foreman slowly turned his head and looked at the culprit who had caused all this.

"Yes, I'm sorry!"

Ron plopped down on the ground, raising his hands slightly in front of him to shield himself, and said in a flustered, innocent tone, "I'm so sorry!"

"It's all my fault. I accidentally stepped into a hole and couldn't grab the handle... Do you want me to pick up these stones now?"

Actually, he was filled with resentment. Why did this supervisor separate them from the workers, forcing me to push the cart across to where there were many people?

Erza, her eyes brimming with tears, noticed Ron winking at her and her eyes widened in surprise.

Could it be that Ron did this on purpose?

The surrounding slaves gasped, staring in shock at Ron for his mistake.

Simon, who was standing there stunned, was completely petrified when he heard what Ron said.

He stared wide-eyed at Ron below, who was putting on a pitiful act, his initial impression of Ron as sickly and weak completely changed.

Stepping into the air? What did you mean by stepping into the air?

Didn't you just suddenly tell me to let go, Ron, and then turn the car around and push it off the road?!

Despite Simon's inner monologue, a slight smile crept onto his face as he felt a surge of joy. "Well done!"

After regaining his senses, the supervisor looked at the guard lying on the ground and his companion who was still frantically asking for help, and revealed a fierce expression.

"You little brat, do you even know what you've done?!"

Ron exclaimed in surprise, his hands waving more frequently.

"Oh dear, don't say that, don't say that!"

Seeing Ron's appearance, the foreman was so angry that his blood pressure soared, and he quickly took a deep breath.

He then immediately shouted to the guards nearby.

"Guards! I must take this brat to the disciplinary area for punishment right now!"

Chapter 150 Division of Labor and Cooperation

Accompanied by the overseer's roar, the cult guards from other areas quickly ran over.

When the two guards saw the situation before them, they were stunned for a moment, then frowned and looked at Ron, who was sitting slumped to the side.

After taking the two injured colleagues to receive treatment, the other guards surrounded Ron.

"Yes, I'm sorry, it really wasn't intentional..."

Ron was still looking apologetic when the guards ignored him and grabbed his arms on either side.

All the slaves watching were too frightened to utter a sound, and they made way for the guards as they passed by, fearing they would be caught in the crossfire.

With his feet off the ground, Ron was dragged along by them towards the deep cave entrances.

Simon, on the other side of the hillside, lost all hope when he saw the guards approaching, leaving only worry and fear.

Although he wanted to resist, he was more afraid than anything else, which made him hesitate to rush towards the guards.

He watched the guards walk away before daring to move toward Erza and the others.

"Hugh, Miliana, Erza, are you alright?"

He slowly walked down and squatted down to ask his companions.

"Sister, Brother Ron has been kidnapped, what should we do?"

Hugh and Miriam's eyes welled up with tears again out of fear, and they could only approach Erza and ask her in a low voice.

Erza looked completely bewildered and lowered her head in remorse.

They were taken to the disciplinary area because they were being protected.

Just as they were all panicking, Rob and Gerald arrived a step too late.

Gerald looked at Simon anxiously and asked:

"After they punish Ron in that disciplinary area, they'll let him go, right?"

Upon hearing this, Simon broke out in a cold sweat and said in frustration:

"If the offense isn't serious, there's a chance, but those who attempt to escape or rebel..."

"It's alright, children."

Just then, Rob interrupted Simon to stop him from speaking, so as not to make the situation even more tragic.

He turned around, his eyes calm, and assured them:

“Even if he is arrested, we must still believe that he will come back. If we don’t believe it, it’s not a good sign.”

The power of the mind will respond to us.

Since that kid sneaked in on his own initiative, and since he dared to cause trouble, he must have his own reasons.

Now, as an adult, my most important task is to force the children to feel secure and hopeful, otherwise, they won't be able to get by.

After hearing this, Erza and the others were still sad, but their emotions were not as agitated as before.

"Hey! Aren't you going back to work? Do you have a death wish?"

Just then, a supervisor from another area was temporarily dispatched, shouting irritably at the slaves who had stopped working around him.

He casually lashed his whip at the gathered slaves, who quickly returned to their posts.

Gerald and the others quickly turned and left, not daring to stay in the same place.

Erza, retreating, couldn't help but turn back and look at the cave entrance Ron had headed towards, silently praying deep within her heart.

Meanwhile, the surviving overseers and guards led Luo deeper into the Tower of Paradise.

After climbing several steps, the group roughly dragged Ron into the torture chamber in the disciplinary area.

"Get inside!"

With a forceful push, the guard shoved Ron to the center of the room, then expertly pulled on several chains, suspending his hands on a cross-shaped frame.