A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

Visalia, the "small sky island" where Nami lived for two years after being swatted away by Kuma, has very advanced meteorological technology. It is the only sky island that can freely descend to the Qinghai Lake and is also the closest sky island to the Qinghai Lake.

Birka, a small sky island in the southern lands, Enel's hometown, was destroyed by Enel 18 years ago and erased from the map;

In addition, according to the NPC Ganful in the story, there is a high-speed air route from the 'Western Peak' to the 'Kingdom of Gods'. It is a normal route from Qinghai to Baibaihai, and you can encounter many sky islands along the way. Correspondingly, to return to Qinghai, you have to go to the 'End of the Clouds' in the east.

Kira's purpose in this journey is to acquire Shandora's golden treasure, as well as various kinds of shells.

But at this point in time, most of the gold should be in Enel's hands, so Killer can only apologize to Enel!

Ancient wisdom: Possessing a treasure is a crime.

If Enel has anyone to blame, he should blame those people from Qinghai! After all, gold is so precious to them.

As for shellfish, they are a specialty of the Sky Island and are rarely seen in Qinghai. Their working principle is to store and then release them.

In fact, things like 'sound shells', 'flavor shells', 'light shells', and 'wind shells' have similar functions to magic items. But as everyone knows, even if two things have the same function, as long as the packaging is different, they can still be sold for a good price.

This is similar to reskinning a Fairy Tail IP mobile game and turning it into a One Piece IP mobile game. Although the core code and gameplay are exactly the same, only the name and skin have been changed, it can still attract many players to spend money.

Moreover, the principles behind shells and magical items are different, which is equivalent to two games, one developed in JAVA and the other in C++, but they have the same game functions.

Of course, Kira always remembered that he was a merchant, so he could take the gold that belonged to no one; but the shells were the product of the Sky Island people's labor, and he absolutely could not steal them for free.

He decided to do business with the Sky Islanders!

Scarcity drives up prices. He had already purchased a batch of "Qinghai goods" while in Alabasta, mainly steel and sand.

The steel came from the military equipment of the rebel army.

After all, they had already decided not to fight, so Alabasta certainly couldn't allow its citizens to have such a high level of armed force, and thus forced them to take action.

As for the sand...

Alabasta has no shortage of sand!

Actually, for the Sky Islanders, what seems to be precious is not sand, but land. But this is no problem for Kira. Using the 'world's only' magic to create land, or cutting a small piece from an island in the Blue Sea, is still very simple for him!

You know, he can permanently enlarge the 'little garden' several times over!

Unlike Luffy's crew in the original work who rode the Sky Current, Killer and his crew took to the skies directly after arriving at Jaya Island, and their journey was incredibly smooth.

Before long, the Hope spacecraft broke through the clouds and reached an altitude of 7 meters above Qinghai, at the White Sea.

Chapter 879 Arriving at the White Sea, First, a Grilled Hollow Fish

Baihai is an empty sea located 7 meters above the sky above Qinghai.

Compared to the sea surface of the Grand Line, this place is pure white all around, with thin air and high wind speeds, yet not a single ripple can be seen on the sky and sea.

Suddenly, in this boundless, pure white realm, a huge iron box leaped out and then hovered motionless in the air.

The top of the iron box slowly opened, revealing a group of mages inside.

"This is Sky Island?"

"Wow!! That's amazing! Is this the Sky Sea? It's completely different from ordinary sea surfaces!!"

Natsu and the others exclaimed in surprise, their faces filled with excitement, eager to explore the area immediately. However, upon seeing the vast expanse of white all around, they were instantly disappointed.

Suddenly, the group noticed that besides Kukai, there were clusters of pure white clouds below.

"What are these things around us? They're so soft and fluffy, like cotton blankets!"

"This is so much fun! I've decided, we'll call them 'Whimsical Clouds'!"

The group tried pressing on the edge of the Hope a few times and found that the clouds had a certain degree of solidity. They could put their hands on them without sinking. They were immediately excited and ran up to the clouds to play on the trampoline.

The dense cloud is actually a type of cloud with a density between that of ocean clouds and island clouds. It is more condensed than ocean clouds but softer than island clouds. To be precise, it should be similar to the spherical clouds in the Trial of the Sphere, which is overseen by one of the Four High Priests, the big fat man.

"Hey, Natsu! Control your fire!! These clouds are essentially water; if they burn, we'll fall through!"

"Ahhh~ Juvia and Lord Gray have found another romantic date spot!!"

"You guys, be careful while you play, and don't get bounced off!"

Erza, as always, played the role of the 'admonisher,' saying, 'This is 7 meters in the air! If you really fall, there might not be enough time to save you...'

"How amazing!! We're actually lying on the clouds now? It's like a fairy tale!" Melty and Wendy, their girlish hearts fluttering, rolled around on the fluffy clouds, looking completely relaxed.

Lucy, her eyes shining, gazed at the surrounding scene with an expression that said, 'I'm going to write this into my adventure diary.' Suddenly, as if she had thought of something, she asked, 'By the way, what were those things we just saw? Fish? But why did they look so strange?'

Robin, one of the few knowledgeable people on the Hope, stepped forward to answer: "Those are air fish, they grow like that because of a special environment!"

Upon hearing this intriguing name, Happy's mouth watered instantly, and his eyes turned into hearts: "Empty fish?! I wonder if it tastes good..."

"Hehe... Shall we try catching one?"

"May I?!"

After spending time together, Robin has become close friends with the group of mages. Of course, her favorites are the three kittens, Happy and the others, and she often plays with them.

Kira wasn't surprised by this, since in the original story, Robin had a good relationship with Chopper after boarding the Going Merry, which shows that she really likes children and cute pets.

Ok……

I really like children and cute pets...

Children and cute pets...

child……

Momonosuke must die!!!

Kira took a few deep breaths and felt that breathing was indeed a little more difficult than usual. He knew that this was because the oxygen was thin at high altitudes, which caused altitude sickness.

However, this level of low oxygen was nothing to these mages. They could move freely even in the famous Zonia Mountains in the Kingdom of Fiore, a high-altitude snow mountain with a height of over 8 meters.

It took Kira a minute to adjust to the surrounding air before he could recall his journey in the Sky Sea.

To be honest, that feeling was not good at all, because the airspace inside was basically no different from the ocean, with water all around, only the altitude was limited to a few hundred meters.

If they were like the Straw Hat Pirates, riding the Sky Current, then this section of the Sky Sea would be separated by the current, briefly forming a passage with air. But the Hope flew directly up, so it had to pass through that section of sea.

Although the Hope can be completely sealed off and then used magical items to see what's happening outside, it is, after all, an airship, not a submarine!

Fortunately, this period of time was not long, otherwise Kira would have been really worried about whether the water would leak—although he had absolute confidence in his magic and magical items, he couldn't help but have a thought of 'what if'.

The crowd chattered excitedly, their faces beaming with curiosity about everything around them.

After Kira mentally reviewed the arrangements, he came to his senses and found that Natsu and the others had already caught several air fish and were grilling them.

Although Erza is currently the chef on the Hope, aside from formal meals and Kira's requests, she decides whether to cook or not based on her mood. Therefore, to be honest, Erza is not very competent in this job.

However, no one dared to say much about it.

Nonsense! Of this group, apart from Kira, who relies on being the captain, chairman, and salaried boss to order his personal cook around at any time, who would dare to tell Erza, "Go make me something to eat"?

He'll skin him raw!

But they couldn't change the chef, since Erza was the best cook among them.

Fortunately, the Hope always had plenty of snacks on board, and Nazgray and his crew would occasionally catch some fish and birds to eat with them, so they weren't worried about going hungry.

Natsu and Happy are among the most skilled in wilderness survival. Their survival skills, especially barbecuing, are second to none, and grilled fish is their specialty. No one in Fairy Tail can match them. This is mainly due to Happy's frequent cravings and Natsu's training in fire magic.

Before long, Natsu had finished grilling several fish. He brushed them with a thin layer of oil, sprinkled them with a little salt from the kitchen, added some seasonings, and they immediately turned golden brown as if they were glowing. The aroma was irresistible and made one's mouth water. The meat was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and the taste was incredibly delicious.

"Delicious...delicious..."

Natsu is a generous person. After grilling the food, he first gave one to Happy, because it was meant to satisfy his cravings. Then he gave one to Lucy, which was to take care of his girlfriend. The third one was given to Levy.

Currently, on the entire Hope, only Kira can order Erza to cook for him, and only one person can make Erza, and even everyone else, ask if he wants to eat. That person is Levy. As for the reason...

Of course it's because she's pregnant!

Although Natsu is not very intelligent or emotionally intelligent, he is sometimes surprisingly sensitive to certain things, but usually it is about Lucy.

However, after learning that Levy was pregnant, Natsu, who used to be constantly making a fuss, became much less noisy. He also argued less with Gajeel and sometimes even acted reserved or ingratiating in front of Levy.

Kira and the others all knew that this was Natsu's nature; he valued life highly.

When Natsu carefully incubated Happy's egg, it was in a similar state. Because there was a precedent, Kira, Erza, Gray, and others were not surprised by his performance.

However, Gajeel's face always turns sour whenever Natsu makes a move!

"This is my woman, Fire Dragon, why are you rushing to join in? If you want to be nice, go find your Lucy." These words were practically written all over his face.

Lucy wasn't jealous; she knew Natsu was always a bit clueless.

There weren't many grilled fish, so the group had a simple barbecue on the clouds. After quickly finishing their meal and filling their stomachs, they started to get bored.

"How boring! This is Sky Island? Wasn't it supposed to be fun? There's nothing here at all!"

Kira raised his right index finger and pointed to the sky, answering matter-of-factly, "Of course! Because our destination is much higher up; the real Sky Island is in the White Sea, more than three thousand meters above here!"

"Huh?! Why didn't you say that sooner?!"

The group was immediately stunned, then looked at Kira with questioning eyes, "Since we haven't arrived yet, why aren't we continuing to fly upwards? What are we doing stopping here?"

"Hmm... I mainly wanted to see if there were any people here, and if there were any paths leading to other sky islands, but it seems difficult to find them now!"

The white sea before us was covered with endless clouds. Although these clouds were very elastic, they were so dense that they could not be penetrated and formed obstacles to the navigation of ships in a completely irregular manner.

Ordinary people can only travel here by sailboat, so moving forward is extremely difficult. It is impossible without certain navigation skills. If they cannot move forward, the only result is that they will be trapped and die on this white sea, eventually falling into Qinghai one day.

However, Kira and his crew did not have this concern.

Because such obstacles are no match for these mages; with just a simple spell, they can disperse all the wispy clouds and clear a bright, wide path.

Of course, most importantly, the Hope will fly!

Chapter 880 The Straw Hat Crew Follows Closely

Just as Kira and the others were about to continue flying upwards, another incident occurred on the White Sea.

With a soft "poof," a ram-headed sailboat leaped out of the sea of ​​clouds and landed steadily above the clouds.

"Huh? The Going Merry??"

Kira recognized the lovely sailboat at a glance, though it wasn't in good condition. The most obvious sign was that the wings on both sides were broken. Those were originally gliders that the ape brothers had specially made so that the Merry could take advantage of the wind direction as much as possible when riding the surging ocean current.