Fairy Tail: Magic is not such an inconvenient thing.

"Small idea."

"Hey! No problem, meow!"

The two people and the cat chatted and laughed as they made their way forward. Not long after leaving the village, they entered a wild and untamed region. Most of the country was covered by these unmanaged primeval forests, where monsters roamed freely and were as rare as dogs.

After flying for half an hour, Abbo and his group finally encountered a monster that looked decent. It looked like a Tyrannosaurus Rex, was four or five meters tall, and looked like a dangerous beast.

"Abbo! Abbo! This one, the [Mountain Rift Beast], a magical beast that may awaken earth magic. It has a powerful physique and looks really strong!"

"Actually, I don't really recommend catching such large magical beasts... Maintaining this kind of summoning consumes too much magic power, but since we're already here, let's try catching one first."

Aibo glanced at his basic attributes:

Energy: 220/220

[Stamina: 250/250]

[Magic Power: 3390/3496]

A look of eager anticipation rose in Aibo's eyes as he pulled out his red-tasseled spear from his personal storage space:

"Sister Kana, don't make a move yet. I want to test my current strength. Ailu! Stay here and watch the boss perform!"

"Hey! Boss Meow!"

After saying that, Abbott disappeared from the flying carpet, and the next instant he appeared above the giant dinosaur's head. He raised his spear high and began to "enchant" it.

"[Weapon Enhancement], with the added text 'Collapse'!"

Smash it down hard with a stick!

"Bam—"

The spear slammed into the dinosaur's head, and a surge of power poured out from the spearhead, transforming into a visible white shockwave that rippled outwards.

The giant dinosaur's neck sank, its dazed eyes rolled back for a moment, and its entire body was swept up by the force and slammed into the ground, creating a wave of dust and even a small crater.

Before the dinosaur could react, it was stunned by the blow. Luckily, it was tough and strong, and after roaring wildly for a while, it got back up.

"Not bad, you're pretty resilient, let's go again!"

Because he wanted to capture the dinosaur alive, Abbott didn't use the tip of his spear to poke it; instead, he used the spear like a stick, beating the dinosaur until it roared in pain.

Aibo was small and highly mobile, making it look like a tiny insect to the large dinosaur. It couldn't find Aibo at all and could only retaliate haphazardly, resulting in it being unilaterally beaten by Aibo.

Weapons enhanced by magic are less prone to damage, and the addition of the word "Collapse" imbues attacks with a force field attribute, multiplying the power of blunt attacks.

Abbot didn't use any other magic throughout the entire fight; he was purely enjoying the visceral thrill of the combat. It has to be said, melee fighters are just too easy to get carried away with; the feeling of blood rushing through their veins is truly irresistible.

A few minutes later, Abbott stood on the large, reclining dinosaur with a gun in hand and declared his victory.

"Abbot is awesome!"

"Long live the boss! Meow!"

Aibo waved his hand, wiped the sweat from his brow, and glanced at his panel again, panting heavily:

Energy: 215/220

[Stamina: 96/250]

[Magic Power: 3255/3496]

Hahaha, really... Chun Chun is just asking for trouble. Something that could be solved with a few spells, she insists on hitting him with a stick for ages.

But... how come this feeling of being hit hard with a stick is so satisfying?

Inspiration Points +666

It seems Aibo has found a new way to gain experience—combat! Awesome!

Chapter 52 The Correct Way to Use Summoning Cards

"Kana! Quickly summon the Wind Weasel! It's about to summon the Mist!"

In an open area in a dense forest, Abbot and Kana surrounded an adorable little deer. This was a [Misty Deer], a magical beast that could generate special mist that was difficult for ordinary winds to disperse.

"Light-shaped [Light-Sealing Sword]!"

With a wave of his hand, dozens of lightsabers descended from the sky, forming a circle that trapped the little deer in place. The little deer was so frightened that it curled up into a ball and then spewed out a huge amount of thick fog from its skin.

"Wind Weasel! Use Kamikaze!"

Kana commanded the little weasel beside her to unleash its innate wind magic. Ordinary winds could not disperse the fog of the Lost Deer, but the wind weasel's wind magic was also special, and it was just right to counter the Lost Deer.

After the fog was blown away, the little deer panicked completely, trembling and burying its head in the sand like an ostrich, having completely lost the will to resist.

Then comes the final step…

"Yay! The contract was successful! This is actually... a five-star card! That's amazing!"

"Success! Congratulations, Kana, meow! Hello, little deer, I'm Ailu meow!"

The atmosphere group's Ellu flew onto the head of the listless deer, wanting to befriend it, but the deer didn't want to talk to her.

The contracted monsters only obey when summoned; their true forms are not much different from before the contract. If it weren't for the fact that it was truly no match for them, the little deer would have run away long ago.

Monsters also have their own lives, and in order to extend the "shelf life" of cards, Kana needs to find a way to contract monsters with stronger survival abilities, since if a monster dies, the card will be useless.

With Abbot's help, Kana's card magic has become a complete system.

The star rating of a card represents the magical power of the summoned monster.

One star represents 500 magic units. This is not the magic standard set by the Council, but the magic standard of the Abbot System.

For example, if Abbot's magic power is currently over 3000, then he can only be considered a 7-star card.

Once this lost deer is successfully summoned, it possesses approximately 2000 magic points, thus qualifying as a five-star card.

However, this little deer obviously doesn't have much combat power, and it can only be used as a special counter card in battle to create a fog field, but that doesn't mean the card is useless.

When Kana summons a card monster, the ratio of the magic power she needs to pay to the magic power provided by the monster itself is 1:4—Kana contributes 20% of her magic power for summoning and teleportation, while the monster itself draws 80% of its magic power to create a pseudo-thought body.

For example, if Kana wants to summon the Deer with 2500 magic power, she needs to consume 500 magic power at once. After successfully summoning it, she will obtain a Deer Memory Form with 2000 magic power.

Looking at it this way, it seems like we're at a disadvantage, as we need to pay a lot of magic power. Is this summoning magic too useless?

Actually, that's not the case. Firstly, this little lost deer is clearly a magic-specialized monster, characterized by its high magic power. However, most powerful monsters actually have very little magic power, with low-star cards being the most common.

and!

Actually, the 500 mana is the cost of "directly" summoning a five-star card, which is the traditional way of playing. But the real card summoning magic is not played like this!

Under Abo's guidance, Kana has successfully developed the "Sacrifice" summoning method—using the properties of link magic to extract the magic power of low-star cards to summon high-star cards.

For example, when Kana wants to summon the five-star card [Deer of the Lost], she needs to pay 500 mana, but she doesn't have to pay for it herself. She can also achieve this by sacrificing a two-star card.

That is, after summoning a two-star monster with 500+ mana, immediately drain all of its mana to summon a five-star card, so that Kana only needs to spend about 100 mana.

The only cost is that the monster whose magic has been drained may be in slight danger for a period of time and will not be able to be summoned again for a short period of time.

In this way, Kana can summon very powerful magical beasts with only a small amount of magic power, ensuring both her raw strength and endurance.

At this point, Kana's card magic system is officially complete. From now on, Kana's task is to collect as many cards as possible, whether they are low-star or high-star cards, the more the better.

The five-star Deer might not be of much use, but it can be used as a sacrifice! She can't always drain all the magic power of the sacrificial beasts; those with more magic power are actually the best sacrifices.

Offerings with 2000+ mana can theoretically be used to summon [Sun]-level cards with 10000+ mana!

In the card system designed by Kana, the card quality is divided into three levels: "Sun, Moon, and Star". Cards with less than 5000 magic power are "Star" level cards, cards with 5000-10000 magic power are "Moon" level cards, and cards with 10000+ magic power are "Sun" level cards.

Unfortunately, the most powerful monsters that Kana and Ebo have caught so far are only 8-star, and it seems like a long way off before they can create higher-level cards.

Today is the seventh day of Abbot's hunter team's expedition. They have ventured deep into the southwestern dense forest, a place teeming with rare magical beasts and their ideal hunting ground.

Hunting during the day and returning to town with a single click at night, Abbot has been living a very comfortable life lately.

Especially after Abbot discovered that he could also gain Inspiration Points from battles, he seemed to have awakened a new hobby. Relying on his strong magic and high agility, he started looking for clumsy and heavy magical beasts to bully.

Thus, it is common to see a harmonious scene in the forest where a 9-year-old child beats up a 9-meter-tall monster.

Because melee combat only consumes [Stamina], while injuries consume [Energy]. However, Abbot's [Heal] spell can replenish [Energy] and restore a certain amount of [Stamina].

During the process of replenishing energy after it is depleted, the maximum energy level will also increase.

Body-strengthening magic has a stronger effect on improving [Energy], close-quarters combat has a stronger effect on improving [Strength], and meditation is used to improve [Magic Power].

It's safe to say that Abbott has everything he needs now! The future of the Bucket is beckoning him.

Thus, Aibo once again began a spiral of ascension: "enjoyable combat → enjoyable recovery → enjoyable becoming stronger → enjoyable combat."

Now, Abbott firmly believes that given time, he can stack his basic three dimensions to an absurd level, and becoming a Super Saiyan is not a dream!

Moreover, Aibo felt like he was about to pick up the fighting habits of those idiots in the guild.

Could it be that they discovered that fighting can make them stronger quickly, which is why they love fighting so much every day?

Huh? Wow, thinking about it, isn't this perfectly reasonable? Why would they do something every day if there's no benefit to it? It can't be because they like it!

Damn it, how could we not have discovered this secret sooner! What a huge loss!

"Alright, alright, now that we've successfully formed a contract with this deer, let's let it go. Let's find another monster we can fight!"

Abbott impatiently clenched his fist.

Looking at her younger brother, who was increasingly adopting a "guild-like" demeanor, Kana smiled helplessly yet indulgently:

"Okay, okay, whatever you say, let's continue our journey~"

The two people and the cat jumped onto the magic carpet and continued forward.

After a while, Kana seemed to have discovered something:

"Abbot, look, there seems to be a small village over there? Or maybe a fortified village? It's actually built in a primeval forest? That's amazing."

Aibo was also surprised:

"It really is true, and I think I saw a mage guild flag... Do you think there would be a mage guild in a place like this?"

"I've never heard of any guild in the dense forest. That symbol... it looks like a cat? I've never seen a guild like this before. Abbot, should we go check it out?"

"Wait a minute, Kana... can you feel it?"

"what?"

"An extremely powerful magical force, though divided into many parts, was indeed singular; I only heard one voice..."

Abbot suddenly paused, then laughed:

"Let's go take a look; the owner here has extended an invitation to me."

Chapter 53 A Guild Built for One Person

"Hello, children who have come from afar."

When Abbo and Kana arrived at the village on their flying carpet cards...

An old man with a white beard, dressed in what resembled traditional Native American clothing, appeared before Abbot and Kana with his "villagers."

"I am Robin Lu, the guild master of the Cat's Abode Guild. I never expected to find such a young person in such a remote place. May I ask what brings you here?"

"Is this really a mage guild?! The Cat's Den? I don't think I've ever heard of it."

"Our guild isn't very well-known, but we're registered with the council..."

Abbott pretended to look around, then suddenly spoke:

"A guild with only one person?"

Robin Lu turned his gaze to Abbot and sighed:

"Child, your talent for telepathic magic is truly remarkable; it couldn't be hidden from you after all..."

"What? What? What are you talking about? There are plenty of people here!"

Abbott nodded and explained:

"This village is unusually 'quiet,' with almost no unusual sounds. And if you calm down and focus your senses, you'll find that the magic emanating from these 'people' is the same. If I'm not mistaken, these are all thought entities, right?"

"...These young people nowadays are really something else. That's right, just as you can see, I built this guild using my thoughts. There is actually only one person in front of you."

Robin looked at the tiny Abbot with a complicated expression. When he first sensed a wave of telepathic magic sweeping across all his mental entities, he knew he couldn't hide it anymore, which is why he stepped forward to speak with Abbot directly:

"Of course, I have my reasons for doing all this. Before that, could you please tell me your purpose?"