A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

"We've arrived! Judging from the magic concentration and the environment, this should be the place we're looking for!"

Kira was the first to walk into the cave, waving for the others to follow. "Let's go! Although we've seen dragons more than once, you've probably never seen a dragon graveyard like me, right?"

Over the long years, this cave, deposited underground, has been sculpted beyond recognition.

The cave was windy and dark, with dry air. All that could be seen were broken stones, and a strong smell of decay wafted in the wind. Countless dragon spirits lingered here, and the remaining magic and pressure created a repressive and gloomy atmosphere.

Erza looked around at the stalactites scattered throughout the cave, then looked up at the rock wall above her that had several protrusions and was constantly dripping water. After a moment of contemplation, she said, "Judging from the location, this place should be directly below the arena, and it has been there for a long time."

After venturing deeper for a while, their view suddenly opened up, and they were finally able to get a full glimpse of the depths of the cave.

We've arrived!

"This...this is..."

"What huge skeletons..."

"Is it really a dragon graveyard?!"

"Why are there so many dragon carcasses here?"

In my field of vision, corpses paved the way, and grayish-white powder and skeletons piled up into countless small mountains, the air thick with the stench of death.

Based on the few remaining skeletons that have not been eroded by time and are still well preserved, it can be seen that they were some kind of huge animals in life. These animals had ferocious and ugly claws and wings, and were supreme overlords who could soar through the sky, roam the continent, and rule an era!

A giant dragon!

However, at this moment, they have lost their lives and no longer possess the majesty to rule the world. Their corpses have been completely consumed by the invisible decomposers, and even their bones have lost their original hardness, becoming extremely fragile and ready to crumble into fragments or weather into the grayish-white powder on the ground at any time.

"Dragon King Sacrifice!"

"What?!"

Kira explained calmly, "Four hundred years ago, the dragons were divided into the peace faction and the combat faction over the proposal of whether humans and dragons should coexist peacefully. The two sides fought a long war, which was later known as the 'Dragon King Festival'!"

"As for the final winner of the Dragon King Festival... you all know already!"

"Acnologia!" ×N

“That’s right! This graveyard in front of us must have been left behind by a dragon that died in a war.”

Erza frowned and pressed on, "Then why is the Dragon Graveyard near the capital? And right under this arena? It's so close, the Fiore royal family couldn't possibly not know about it, could they?"

"Hmm?? Well..."

The sudden question caught Kira off guard.

Erza is right. Since the arena is built on the dragon graveyard, the Fiore royal family must have discovered such a cemetery underground a long time ago!

But the question is, why is this dragon graveyard, the ancient battlefield of the Dragon King Festival, located near Crocus? What is the connection between the deaths of these dragons and the Fiore royal family?

Kira had no clue either, and could only speculate: "Perhaps some opposing dragons attacked the Fiore royal family, and after a fierce war, the royal family buried all the dragon corpses here? Or perhaps the capital of the Fiore Kingdom was actually built on an ancient battlefield littered with dragon corpses?"

The original work did not explain this point in much detail. The only purpose of the Dragon Graveyard was to reveal the truth about Acnologia through the Emerald Dragon.

However, now that everyone has already fought Acnologia and even met Selene, Culnuki, and other dragons who fled from Ishgar to Giltina, they know some things that happened four hundred years ago, so they naturally don't need it to provide information anymore.

"If you want to know, you can try to summon the undead dragons here, but I don't think it would be of much use even if you found out..."

Erza completely ignored the second half of his sentence, slamming her right fist into her left palm as if she had suddenly realized something: "Oh right! We can also use the summoning of the dead technique!!"

"I can help with that!!"

Wendy volunteered, standing tall with her flat chest and a confident air. "As long as the spirits here haven't completely dissipated, I should be able to awaken them from their slumber. Then, by asking them about the relevant matters, I can find out the connection between that war and the Fiore royal family."

"Um...isn't our goal to dig out dragon bones for Natsu?"

However, no one paid attention to Kira's words; the group was all immersed in the anticipation of summoning the dragon ghost.

"Wow!! You're so amazing, Wendy!!"

"Then I'll leave it to you!"

"I can't wait to learn about that history!"

"Digging for dragon bones can happen anytime! Fairy Tail is a magical guild full of adventurous spirit, and that's the kind of adventurous spirit we should have!"

"The ghost of a dragon? I've never seen one before!"

"The fallen dragon and the ancient kingdom... this theme feels like it could be a new chapter in a novel."

Kira looked at the excited crowd and fell completely silent.

Chapter 624 The Unexpected Appearance

Inside the cave, the enormous, emerald-colored figure gradually disappeared.

With the last trace of Gilkonis in the world completely vanished, the Dragon Graveyard returned to its original tranquility.

After a long while, seeing that everyone was still in a daze, Kira complained, "I told you that summoning it was useless. It's all stuff we already knew."

"What a waste of fifteen precious minutes of life!"

At everyone's insistence, Wendy used 'Galaxy' to summon the undead of Kirkonis.

The other party cooperated well with Erza and the others' questions, providing all the information they knew and recounting some of the past events related to the Dragon King Festival and Acnologia. Finally, they disappeared completely amidst laughter.

However, throughout the entire process, the group gained nothing!

They were talking about things they already knew.

"Ahem... While that's true, being able to see the dragon's ghost means this summoning wasn't a complete waste."

"The idea that seeing something is a win... it's not wrong, but it's a bit too impractical."

"In any case, let's go find the keel we need according to the plan!"

The cemetery was large, and the group dispersed, picking through the corpses like they were shopping at a market.

"By the way, did you know that a long time ago, there was a magic guild in Magnolia that used the skeleton of a giant dragon as decoration?"

With nothing else to do, Kira started chatting with Natsu and the others.

"What?! Really?"

"I've never heard of that before... How long ago was that?"

"How long ago? Let me think... about a hundred years ago, before Fairy Tail was established."

Kira strolled among the dragon's carcasses, casually picked up a two-meter-long bone, tapped it to test its hardness, and then held it in his hand as he continued walking forward.

Bones plucked from dragons might even serve as decent magical materials.

"That magic guild was called 'Blue Skull,' and it was the most powerful force in Magnolia before the establishment of 'Fairy Tail,' and it was also the predecessor of the later 'Phantom Lords.'"

"The precursor to the Phantom?"

When Phantom Lord was mentioned, the group was taken aback, pausing for several seconds before they remembered that it was the guild that attacked Fairy Tail last year and was subsequently wiped out by Makarov and his men.

"That's right, they are the predecessors of the Spectres! So you can probably guess what their character is like. Just like the Spectres, they are proud, greedy, cruel, and bully the weak. In short, they are extremely evil!"

Kira continued to tarnish the reputation of a group of losers without a care in the world.

"Gajeel still retains his villainous nature! I often see him bullying Levy!!"

Happy, with a gossipy look on his face, stuck out his tongue and said, "Natsu, the 'bullying' you're talking about might not be the same thing as Kira's 'bullying the weak'..."

“Mmm…” Lucy nodded vigorously in agreement, “Completely different! I can vouch for that!!”

So everyone here is a know-it-all, huh?

Kira paused for a moment before continuing, "The original four fought against them to reclaim the stolen Sirius Orb, and of course, they won in the end, successfully annihilating the evil force 'Blue Skull.' This is why our guild and 'Phantom' have been at odds for centuries."

"So that's how it is..."

In the dead of night, in a remote mountain cemetery, a group of young men and women were looting corpses. It was quite eerie to think about. To ease the atmosphere, Kira told everyone the story of "ZERO".

Of course, the speaker also emphasized Jelf's contributions, which greatly shocked everyone.

"What?! Zeref was the teacher of the First and Second Generations?!"

"What?! When did the second generation go blind?!"

"What?! The original had a ghost companion?!"

Thirty minutes later...

"Alright everyone! Stop for a moment, come over and summarize what you've learned!"

Upon hearing the sound, everyone gathered at Kira's location, but their hands were empty.

"I couldn't find a keel of the right size."

"I don't have any either."

"Me too."

"..."

Kira was instantly furious and roared at the group with exasperation, "So you all came all this way in the middle of the night just to listen to my story?"

"Even if you don't find the dragon bone Natsu needs, are you really just going to leave empty-handed? Don't you understand the principle of 'pick a feather from a passing goose'?! At least take a few bone clubs back as souvenirs like I did!!!"

The group exchanged glances and asked, "We don't like these things, so why would we want souvenirs?"

"Exactly...who wants to stare at a skeleton all day long! Even if you like it for a while, it gets creepy after a while!"

"Kira, are you planning to take them back as souvenirs? I didn't know you had this kind of interest."

"Of course not, I'm taking it back to use as magic materials!"

"Magic materials?!"

Natsu and the others were all dumbfounded, while Erza seemed to be deep in thought.

She knew that Kira needed some strange materials when researching magical equipment, such as monster bones, hair, scales, and bodily fluids...

There was a time when Erza would bring back materials for Kira when she worked alone, but after she teamed up with Natsu and the others, and Kira stopped developing new magical items, she stopped doing that.

"Dragons are the most blessed race in the world. They are born with enormous magical power and strong bodies. Even their bones after death are excellent magical materials that can be used to forge excellent weapons, armor and the like!"

No one present except Kira knew forging techniques, so the topic had to be ended abruptly.

"Are we just going back empty-handed? What about my dragon bone chair?"