A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

Hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good."

"Then who is this person?"

Erza walked over to Kira and stared wide-eyed at the signal receiver. Of course, apart from the amount of magic power, the receiver didn't display anything useful.

"There are four people?"

Kira nodded, his magical perception already at its maximum as he spoke: "Yes, and this magic feels very familiar!"

……

Apayado was originally the dwelling place of the Qinghai Shandiya people.

Four hundred years ago, it was carried by the Skyward Sea to the White Sea. Its existence attracted attacks from the Sky Islanders who longed for the land. The two sides fought a great battle. The Shandians were defeated due to altitude sickness and were driven out of Apayado. The Sky Islanders called this place 'Sanctuary'.

For hundreds of years afterward, the Shandians launched numerous wars in an attempt to reclaim their homeland, but they never succeeded, as it remained firmly in the hands of the 'gods' of the Sky Island.

About six years ago, Enel arrived here with four priests and a group of divine soldiers, defeated the then 'god' Ganful and his divine army, as well as the original inhabitants of Shandia who attacked again, took the position of 'god', occupied Apayado, and began his rule.

then……

About a month ago, four people of unknown origin suddenly appeared one day. They first defeated the God Team cleanly and decisively, then went through the four trials of swamp, ball, rope and iron, defeating the four priests in a rout. Finally, they went straight to the Shrine of God, fought Enel, and won.

At this very moment, at Apayado, the Shrine of God.

Laxus sat regally in the chair that originally belonged to Enel, eating the apples offered by the Divine Soldiers, his face full of enjoyment.

These chairs were made from island clouds, and they were spacious, comfortable, and cool. Originally there was only one chair, but now there are three more, each with a person sitting on it. They are Laxus's fans, the three members of the "Thunder God Gang": Freed, Biggleslow, and Abbagrim.

Before the four, below the steps, the original four high priests were kneeling, trembling and afraid to speak, awaiting the new 'god's' orders.

The four priests were Enel's subordinates when he attacked Apayado. They were: Nirvana, who had a spider-like eight-legged hairstyle; Satoru, who wore an orange hat, had long wine-red hair, and was as fat as a ball; Shura, who wore goggles and wing earrings and had a mustache; and Ohm, a bald, tattooed man who carried a large sword and wore sunglasses.

Each of these four possesses the Mind Network, also known as Observation Haki, as well as a weapon used in combat. On the Sky Island, they could easily defeat dozens of well-trained and strong soldiers, if not a hundred.

But compared to the mages of Fairy Tail, they are far inferior.

Even with the advantage of the Mind Network, which allowed them to predict their opponents' moves, they were helpless because they couldn't keep up with the speed. In addition, the power of magic was beyond their comprehension, so all four of them were defeated decisively.

'Damn it! Who are these people? Are they from Qinghai?'

There is a clear difference between the people of Qinghai and the people of Sky Island: the people of Sky Island have wings on their backs, while the people of Qinghai do not.

'But why are the people from Qinghai so strong?! Aren't they supposed to become less powerful after arriving at Baibaihai?!'

It's been almost a month, and there's still no news of God. Where did he go? Did he abandon us because he couldn't win?

A month ago, the group was defeated by Laxus and his companions during a trial. When they woke up and arrived at the Shrine of God, they were shocked to find that their 'god' Enel was gone and all their divine weapons had been destroyed.

Afterwards, they all became prisoners of war and learned from the divine soldiers that their god had been defeated and subsequently disappeared.

'Don't talk nonsense! God is invincible!!'

'But that man can wield lightning power like a god, perhaps…'

Bang! !

A bolt of golden lightning struck in front of the four, interrupting their thoughts, and then a cold voice rang in their ears.

"What are you guys thinking? Didn't you hear what I just said? Hurry up and get us some good food!!"

"Yes...yes...!!"

The original "Four Great Priests" spoke in an extremely humble tone and with an extremely obsequious attitude, bowing and scraping to Laxus and the others, greeting them with smiles, without a trace of the arrogance they had when they were priests.

A few dozen seconds later, the group took the food from the prepared soldiers, raised it high with both hands, and placed it on the table between the four of them. They then immediately stepped back and continued to kneel below in their previous positions, awaiting the next command.

Seeing this, Laxus smiled with satisfaction.

"Mmm...that feels good!!"

Chapter 882 He actually dared to provoke Erza?! Did he freeze to death because he has no clothes to wear...?

"You're saying Laxus is here??"

"Yes, the magical energy information transmitted by the magical energy sensor is exactly the same as Laxus's magical energy. It must be him!"

Above Apayado, Kira and his group set off into the forest in a grand procession, admiring the sights along the way, creating quite a lively scene.

"Happy, look!! There's a huge bird over there!!!"

"Lucy, look!! These cloud balls are so interesting!!"

"..."

Natsu kept shouting the whole way, as if he had come into nature and let himself go, making so much noise that the whole forest could hear him.

As the only knowledgeable person, Robin shared the history and stories she had seen and heard with everyone along the way. However, since this place had been isolated from Qinghai for four hundred years, most of the books that could be found today had lost their records of this place, so she was not entirely familiar with them.

"This is called the South-facing bird. No matter where they are, their heads will always face south, otherwise they will feel very uncomfortable. This is because they have a strong biomagnetic field in their bodies."

"Do living organisms have magnetic fields?"

Kira says he knows the answer to this question!

"Yes, there are! Especially in this world!! Most creatures are better at finding their way and determining directions than humans!"

"Look, didn't we encounter the Newsbird before? That's the most common animal on the Qinghai Sea, with a powerful biomagnetic field. Abnormal weather conditions when crossing the Grand Line are a piece of cake for it!"

Everyone exclaimed in amazement, "Amazing..."

Robin looked at Kira with curiosity in her eyes: "Kira-san, you seem to know a lot. You've only been in this world for a month, haven't you? I haven't seen you reading much lately..."

Kira felt a surge of satisfaction at being looked at like that by Robin, but on the surface he waved his hand dismissively, saying, "You don't need to worry about this. I have special intelligence channels. You'll get used to it."

"??"

Levy patted Robin, who looked completely bewildered, and said, "Kira is like that. He always knows things that others don't. Whenever people ask, his answer is always 'I have special sources of information,' but none of us know what those sources are, so we eventually stop caring. However, his information is completely trustworthy."

Over the course of several days, Levy spent the most time with Robin of all the people. Although the two were 8 or 9 years apart in age, they got along unexpectedly well, probably because they shared a common hobby—they both loved reading and studying.

Under such circumstances, the learning efficiency of both parties is directly doubled.

Levy has learned the basic methods of translating ancient scripts from Robin, and with the help of magic and magical items, she has made some progress in her ability to analyze, read, and write. In addition to teaching ancient scripts, Robin has also taken the time to read many books—all of which belong to Kira.

Of course, she didn't look at the magic book first, but rather at books related to history.

Thanks to the swimming goggles lent by Levy, she could read faster than Levy could learn, and had already memorized most of the publicly recorded history of Aslant.

I just started reading magic books these past couple of days, and it turns out that Robin has a certain talent for magic. He can now begin to condense magical power, but he hasn't learned magic yet.

It is said that among three people walking together, there is bound to be a bad apple. This phenomenon was vividly demonstrated in the 'Ancient Writing Research Group'. Compared to the two of them, Lucy's situation was much worse.

It's not fair to say his performance was terrible; it was more of a slight improvement. It was like an ordinary student mixed in with two top students—unremarkable and unremarkable, which greatly disappointed Kira.

He began to suspect that Lucy was jealous of Levy's success in love, and that's why she had been so busy flirting with Natsu lately.

Indeed, the statement that early romantic relationships negatively impact studies is absolutely true!

But that doesn't make sense either; Levy's early romance doesn't affect her studies at all! What's going on? Could it be that Lucy isn't talented enough in this area?

Kira still prefers to believe that Lucy wasn't focusing on her studies!

Oh well, having Levy who knows ancient languages ​​is enough.

The group strolled leisurely through the woods, greedily enjoying the fresh air of nature, occasionally closing their eyes to feel the gentle summer breeze coming from the trees, feeling extremely happy.

But this feeling of exhilaration lasted only a short time, because just as they were about to step into the heart of the forest, they unexpectedly stumbled upon a simple campsite.

Immediately afterwards, a group of people dressed like primitive people or members of a minority tribe surrounded them.

The leader was dark-skinned, strong, and had long hair resembling a mohawk. He had a cigarette dangling from his mouth, and his left shoulder and left arm were covered with patterns characteristic of primitive tribes. He carried a cannon on his right shoulder, and all he wore was a grass skirt tied around his waist, making him appear extremely poor.

Behind him were three men and one woman, whose clothes and emblems were similar to his, indicating that they were childhood friends.

Kira recognized these people; they were the original inhabitants of Apayado, the Shandians who were driven out of the area 400 years ago!

Although he could no longer remember the names, appearances, or number of these people, he could still recall some things upon seeing them now. For example, the man in the lead was Wapa, a descendant of the great warrior from the story "Nolando the Great Liar."

Wapa glared at Kira and the others, shouting, "Who are you? Get out of here right now!!"

His attitude was arrogant and his tone was forceful, which made Erza frown immediately.

"What did you say?!"

For most people, a battle takes days or even years to prepare, but for the mages of Fairy Tail, often just a glance or a word is enough.

Kira's group consists of twenty people. Excluding the three kittens who have virtually no fighting ability, the rest, including the weakest Romeo, have already learned to use fire magic in combat, so they can be considered to be at least of medium strength.

On the other hand, the Shandians, although they numbered around a hundred and had a geographical advantage, and could use shells to fight, only the four leaders were considered to have any fighting ability. Moreover, their fighting ability in Qinghai was only on par with, or even far inferior to, the chief commanders of the Baroque Works.

Let alone Erza, even Marcus could be taken care of with some time.

Marcus: ? ?

Seeing the atmosphere gradually becoming tense, Natsu, Gray, Lucy, and Happy immediately turned into吐槽 (tu cao, meaning to criticize or complain) characters, whispering among themselves: "This guy actually provoked Erza with that kind of look... How dare he?!"

"I just bet he won't last two rounds!"

"That's so pitiful. Did their brains get damaged from the cold because they had no clothes to wear?"

Shandians: "..."

Fortunately, at this moment, Rachi, the female representative of the Shandians, seemed to realize something was wrong and immediately stepped forward to stop their leader: "Wait, Wapa! I think they are Qinghai people. At this time, it's best if we don't clash with them!"

"Humph!"

With the steps provided, Wapa naturally followed them down, then snorted and put away the cannon. After glancing at Kira and the others, he turned and walked back to their camp.

Gray and the others looked at Kira curiously: "Why is that guy angry?"

Kira shrugged. "Who knows? Everyone's temperament is different, that's normal! Like, I don't know why you take your clothes off for no reason..."

"Ah!! Oh no!!"

Meanwhile, Rachel had already started chatting with Erza.

Are you travelers from Qinghai?

Erza nodded naturally, her eyes flickering, and asked, "Yes, are you residents here? Or..."

If the other party is a resident of this place, and this island is private, like Sirius Island, then it would indeed be impolite for us to barge in without permission. But if not, and this is just an ordinary island, then it would be unreasonable for the other party to ask us to leave.

However, Erza felt that the other party's submissive behavior made her think it was the latter. After all, if she put herself in their shoes, they would definitely drive away any outsiders who entered Tenrou Island without permission.