A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

"Hey...look! What's that?!"

"It's terrifying to look at..."

"What a monster!!"

"These eyes must be used for observing the battlefield, right? That's a truly strategic ability!"

Near the shore, the pirates stared blankly up at the crimson eyes in the sky, a shiver running down their spines.

On Cake Island, Erin sat on the throne in the castle.

"Do these people really think that after a week of preparation and even bringing in reinforcements, they can defeat me?"

As she spoke, her regal bearing and domineering gaze drew admiring glances, sighs, and envy from all the mages in the room.

In the very center of the room was a sand table, a model of the entire Whole Cake Island and the surrounding sea, projected through the 'Eye of Exploration'. The sea, land, and ships were clearly visible, although the exact number of people was not very precise. But it was enough for the mages to understand the changes in the battle from the most intuitive perspective.

It is worth mentioning that, according to what Eileen saw after using the 'Eye of Insight', other forces in the surrounding area are also making moves.

Akainu's naval forces did not completely withdraw from the Torrent Sea area, but left behind a group of elites who were watching from hidden corners, intending to reap the benefits.

Kira knew that people from the Revolutionary Army, the Whitebeard Pirates, the Red-Haired Pirates, the news agency, the CP organization, the Donquixote Family, shipping companies, slave traders, the Golden Emperor, and various underworld bigwigs would definitely be mixed in, either watching the show or secretly planning a big operation. In any case, they would definitely not be idle.

“I don’t doubt your strength, but that’s a fleet with over 2 people! And they’re all subordinates of the Four Emperors, the elite of the elite. You only have a few dozen people, right?”

Robin had just accepted Kira's promise and was reluctant to give it up so soon, so when she saw everyone looking careless and overconfident, she couldn't help but speak up to remind them.

Clearly, she was unaware of the true strength of the mages.

"A small fry is still just a small fry. With this guy around, we're not afraid of anything, not just 200, but even 2 million!"

Kira patted Neinhart on the shoulder, smoothed his bangs, and tidied his flamboyant clothes, adopting the demeanor of a company general manager caring for a new, inexperienced employee.

Neinhardt was flattered, but still couldn't help straightening his back: "Hahaha... Kirasan's words are too kind! The average level of those pirates is almost on par with the magic soldiers of the Alvarez Empire. Two million people are still a bit of a challenge for me, 200,000 is more like it."

It sounded like a humble remark, but everyone could hear the smugness in it, though no one objected.

20 people?! Really?!

Robin felt a few drops of cold sweat trickle down her forehead. She didn't know if the person in front of her was talking in his sleep or was really that strong. After hesitating for a moment, she spoke again: "The Four Emperors of the New World are the strongest pirate forces on the sea. Their overall strength and individual strength are incomparable to those pirates in Paradise."

As she spoke, she took out the newspaper that Morgans had published a few days ago, pointed to the contents, and said to everyone, "Judging from the contents of the newspaper, in addition to the two 'Four Emperors,' their senior officers, the 'Four Sweet Commanders' and the 'Three Disasters,' have all been mobilized. These are all great pirates with bounties close to or even exceeding 10 billion Berries, not some small fry!"

"10 billion Berries?!" ×N

Upon hearing the bounty amount announced by Robin, the group of mages were not surprised but delighted, their eyes instantly gleaming.

The group of mages couldn't help but swallow hard, looking at Robin in disbelief and cautiously asking, "So... you mean... if we capture them and hand them over to the Navy, we'll get 10 billion Berries??"

"Uh...yes..."

"Do you have a bounty poster? Let me see it..."

Robin blankly handed out a stack of bounty posters, and the mages immediately swarmed around them like flies to dung, then gasped in shock as the whole room grew hot.

“one…ten…hundred…thousand…ten thousand…”

"Really?! The highest is a whopping 1.39 billion Berries, and the lowest is still 860 million Berries!"

"The Three Calamities plus the Four Sweet Commanders, that's about 70 billion Berries! We're rich now!!"

"Idiot! The newspaper says that not all three disasters have occurred, so more than 10 billion should be deducted!"

"Damn it! Why isn't he coming?! We're going to suffer a huge loss!"

"No need to rush! Don't forget there are still two 'Four Emperors'. They are the main contributors. The two of them together have 90 billion Berries. Add to that all the minor characters, and reaching 150 billion Berries shouldn't be a problem!"

"150 billion?! My God! I've never seen so much money in my life..."

"What I'm saying is, with this much money, we can just lie at home and eat fish until we die, right?"

"If I could get one-tenth of this money... no, one percent, I'd never have to worry about rent again!!"

"Idiot! With so much money, why would you rent a place? Of course you should buy a house and rent it out to collect rent!!"

"Now I don't have to worry about baby formula anymore... Hehehe!!"

"Don't say these things in front of everyone! You idiot Gajeel!!"

Robin stood there, completely stunned: "..."

What's up with this group? When I said their bounty was over 10 billion, I meant they were very strong and difficult to deal with, not that they were very valuable!

Just as the group was making a ruckus, the business whiz Marcus raised a very constructive question: "Now there's a serious problem: with so much money, how should we divide it?"

"Of course, whoever wins gets the money!"

"No, no..."

Kira stepped forward and gestured for everyone to be quiet. "Listen, everyone," he said, "Fairy Tail is just getting started in this world. I think everyone should be more considerate and contribute a portion as guild fees. Half will do. Give me the money, and I, as the new guild master, will definitely build this place to be exactly like Magnolia..."

"Dream on! You're clearly just trying to embezzle!"

"The old man hasn't stepped down yet, and we haven't officially recognized you as the new chairman!"

The crowd roared, interrupting Kira's speech, determined not to give this money-grubber any chance to profit.

"I'm taking this money, no doubt about it!!" Gajeel was extremely arrogant today, all for the sake of his unborn child.

Kira wanted to retort, but the words stuck in his throat.

He suddenly realized that Gajeel himself was not an S-class mage and had limited income. Given Levy's size, if they didn't save up money for baby formula now, the twins might starve after they were born.

"Alright, we can't let the child suffer, so I'll let you off the hook for now."

Gajeel: "??"

Levy immediately understood, and when she noticed that several people had looked at her small chest after Kira finished speaking, she blushed and lowered her head in embarrassment.

However, just because smart people like Kira, as well as experienced and worldly-wise old perverts, can understand this doesn't mean that young people can too.

"Hmph! We'll see if you can steal your opponent..." Laxus sneered, straightening his coat and looking at Gajeel with a provocative gaze.

Gajeel retorted defiantly, "Underestimating me? Let me tell you, I've fought against one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea!"

"The Seven Warlords of the Sea? I've heard them mention him, right? Isn't that guy just an upgraded version of Marcus? LOL, what's there to be proud of? We've fought CP9!"

Marcus: ? ? !

"The Seven Warlords of the Sea and CP9 are so weak, okay? How can they be more influential than the Marine Admirals?"

Gray smugly joined the conversation, drawing Juvia's infatuated gaze and screams: "Lord Gray is so handsome~"

"Anyway, leave this strongest guy to me! I'm fired up!" Natsu grabbed Kaido's bounty poster and waved it around, his face full of excitement.

Erza snatched the bounty poster away and said in a firm, unyielding tone, "Natsu, things are too complicated here. You can't handle it. Leave it to me!"

Seeing the Fairy Tail mages arguing so fiercely, several of the Twelve Shields couldn't help but get involved.

"Speaking of which, I was the main force in this battle, wasn't I?"

Neinhart tossed his bangs with a flourish, "If the reward is distributed according to 'whoever defeats the pirate gets the bounty,' then I've single-handedly taken on a pirate with a bounty of 2, so I should get the most money, right?"

Timalia sneered, her chest heaving slightly: "With me here, no one will steal my kill!"

Brandish said casually, "Actually, if I could, I'd really like to keep those people here. Their desserts are completely different from those in Aslant; they're quite unique..."

"What?! A dessert that even Brandish, who has tasted almost all the delicacies of Aslant, praised?!"

Erza and Wendy glanced at each other simultaneously, their previously firm attitude softening considerably: "In that case, there's nothing we can do! We'll leave a few people here to make desserts!"

"How could that be possible... They're the enemy!"

"We'll definitely find a way then!"

After a flurry of noise and activity, the group of mages quickly formed several teams, such as "who can kill the most pirates and get the highest bounty," "who can defeat the most pirates," and "who can capture a few people to make desserts."

Irene, sitting on the throne, did not stop the noise. She simply sat quietly in her seat with an amused smile on her lips, though her gaze was mostly fixed on Erza.

Chapter 923 Lucy: Not everyone has my kind of talent

"Wait a minute! I'm saying... do you guys really know how strong a pirate with a bounty of over 10 billion is?"

The more heated the discussion became, the more anxious Robin became.

From childhood to adulthood, she has met all kinds of people. Guys who talk so arrogantly and spout so much nonsense always end up dying a terrible death.

She admitted that these mages were very strong, so strong that they could not even put the Seven Warlords of the Sea, CP9, and Marine Admirals in their eyes, but this time was different from the previous times!

Aside from CP9's defeat being due to their incompetence, Crocodile's defeat was mainly due to being countered by water, Enel's defeat was due to being countered by Laxus, and Aokiji's defeat was due to being countered by Gray. But they can't possibly encounter every enemy who happens to have a power that counters them, can they?

After thinking it over, Robin offered what she considered a reasonable suggestion: "I think it would be better to gather intelligence on our opponents before engaging in battle?"

Intelligence on the enemy?

The mages were taken aback, and then all turned their gazes toward Kira.

Kira instantly straightened his back, head held high, his arrogant attitude of looking down on everyone else radiating contempt. He straightened his clothes and sneered, "Now you know you should think of me? Let's make it clear first, I want 30% of the bounty..."

Before he could finish speaking, everyone waved their hands and turned away, saying, "Forget it, we'll fight it ourselves!"

"Hey?! No way!! 20%! 20% is fine, right?"

"Ten percent, that's the most!"

"Damn it! Fine..." Kira forced down the corners of his mouth, gritted his teeth and lowered his head, but in his heart he was overjoyed.

Following the battle format of king against king and general against general, Kaido and Big Mom, the two "Four Emperors," would have to be fought by him and Irene. Apart from these two, the combined bounties of all the other pirates would exceed 10 billion. Even if it's only 10%, that's still 1 billion Berries, which is more than enough.

Kira waved his hand, and magic unfolded a virtual machine in front of him, like a computer. Then he placed his hands on the keyboard and started 'clapping'.

Erza's eyes flashed as she recognized Kira's magic: "This is... an ancient text?"

"It's an ancient document!"

Kira corrected him, but his hands didn't stop moving for a second. He used the keyboard and mouse to send out a document-like file via email.

The next moment, a large amount of information appeared in the minds of everyone in the room, namely the information of the Big Mom Pirates and the main officers of the Kaido Pirates, including their appearance, abilities, bounties, and so on.

"This...this is...enemy intelligence?!"

Robin stared at Kira in disbelief, her gaze filled with shock. She didn't even bother to ask how Kira had managed to input information directly into her mind; it must have been magic, but…

When did you collect these?