Fairy Tail: Magic is not such an inconvenient thing.

He had thought that only the area around Magnolia would have some sales, but he didn't expect that many mage guilds would come and order a batch of magazines to sell in their towns.

Guilds have placed orders for items like "Azure Pegasus," "Snake Princess Scale," and "Four-Headed Hound."

The chairman said it was all thanks to his connections, and Aibo decided to believe him to some extent.

Most of the content in "New Era Weekly" magazine is sourced from another world's "treasury," with professional literary critics selecting suitable literary works for serialization.

A small portion of the content contains Aibo's personal opinions; he published several articles on it, such as "On Productive Forces and Relations of Production," "How Magical Technology Will Affect Our Lives," and "An Interview at the Magnolia Textile Factory—A New Era of Magical Industry Is Coming"...

Although their textile factory is still under construction and hasn't even started operation yet, that doesn't stop Abbot from making some boasts.

The last part is an advertisement for Fairy Tail's new product: the simplified version of the magic communication terminal has overcome the final hurdle, and the magic device production factory is on the agenda.

Mystergan disassembled Abbot's core communication terminal magic circle into several simple magic circles.

By having several magic apprentices sit on a production line, each drawing a simple magic circle, and then assembling them together, mass production of magic terminals can be achieved.

The only difference between modern factory production of mobile phones and this kind of magical terminal is probably that mobile phones require photolithography machines to produce chips, while magical terminals require magical workers to inscribe magic circles on the production line.

Although this factory is a bit labor-intensive, the magic circles after Mystogan is decomposed are actually very easy to draw. Even the least talented mage can easily take on the job. Even ordinary people who are not mages can do this kind of work as long as they have magic power in their bodies, after a little training.

It's important to know that although mages only make up one-tenth of the population in this world, almost 100% of them possess magical power, so there's no need to worry about running out of supplies.

Abbot could even have his Guga set up a production line right now. Although Guga doesn't know magic and has very little magic power, drawing a simplified magic circle wouldn't be a problem.

Unfortunately, in the end, Guga was consuming Abbot's magic power. He wouldn't let his capable assistants do such unskilled work. He should hire more magic workers instead.

In short, Aibo ran a lot of advertisements for the magical terminal in his own magazine, even though it hadn't officially gone on sale yet—"Master Design! Fairy Tail's New Communication Terminal is About to Go on Sale," "A Groundbreaking Invention! Communication Crystals Are About to Become Obsolete," "A Super Convenient Communication Magic Device That Ordinary People Can Use"...

Almost one article per issue, the pre-issue publicity work is as saturated as possible, and Aibo also plans to advertise in other newspapers and magazines. Whether their "Fairy Tail Group" can take off in one fell swoop depends on this!

Aibo also did not forget to seek benefits for his family.

The first batch of trial-produced communication terminals can be obtained for free by any guild member. The unscrupulous Aibo plans to sell this new product for 20 yuan per unit when it is officially released.

After all, the first batch of users will definitely be mages and wealthy nobles. If you sell it too cheaply, others won't even look at your product.

Moreover, it's not that difficult to imitate this thing; the first bite of crab has to be a satisfying experience.

If we continue to launch new products over a period of six months or a year, we can gradually and thoroughly establish the "brand effect" of Fairy Tail.

Over the next few months, Fairy Tail began a major overhaul of the city. Aibo posted many construction projects in the guild, tricking his family members into becoming slaves. The various construction projects were carried out in a grand and enthusiastic manner.

Magnolia gradually became a "hot city" in Fiore, and thanks to magazine publicity, more and more people learned about the town's unique charm.

Here you'll find the kingdom's strongest mage guild, the most popular amusement park, a textile factory hiring, and many new companies looking to recruit...

More and more young people and profit-driven businessmen are coming to this vibrant city in search of new opportunities.

Compared to a few years ago, Magnolia's population has more than doubled, and its area has expanded considerably, with many places no longer recognizable as they once were.

The "Kildari Model" highways have all been ordered to be demolished by Abbott. How could he waste so many resources on a slovenly old man? If he causes further damage... then he'll have to pay for it!

Then Abbott used the Restore to the Beginning magic to rewind time and fleece him mercilessly.

The happiest person was the mayor of Magnolia.

I still remember when little Aibo destroyed half of the riverbank without me noticing. At that time, he was desperate and thought that Fairy Tail had given birth to another Destroyer. Who would have thought that he would be wrong!

Abbott isn't some kind of demon; he's practically an angel!

In short, the town of Magnolia will soon be a thing of the past, and a new metropolis will soon emerge!

During this period, approximately two months after Aibo introduced the shrimp, the Guga once again detected fluctuations resembling those of Anima.

It seems the other side is still harboring malicious intentions and hoping to get away with it. What else is there to say?

Eat shit!

Abbot arrived at the Anima spawn point with a massive amount of excrement he had collected over two months and Mystogan.

Aibo first sensed the situation and discovered that the other side had played a little trick, locating Anima's "exit" in the lower city area, far away from the summoning circle.

LOL, Aibo specifically left a spatial marker in their palace, how could he possibly throw it off course?

Take them all, sir!

Then Abbot began to distribute these hard-won items of reincarnation at designated locations. These were the "essence" of the people of Aslandon, enough for His Majesty the Emperor to enjoy for a while!

This day was the darkest and most desperate moment in the history of the people of Edolas.

The smell of fish and shrimp from last time hadn't dissipated even a month later, and this time, even heavier boulders fell from the sky. The people of Edolas never imagined that one day stones would rain down from the sky!

Even though all these yellow and black things fell into the palace and even piled up into a mountain of stones, without falling anywhere else, they still really stinked them!

I can't stay in this royal city for even a day longer!

Some radical members of the public even called on the king to stop the experiments on Anima, saying they no longer wanted the magic of other worlds.

For nearly six months after Abbo's slinging campaign, Anima did not appear again.

Chapter 102 S-Rank Reserve

"...Macao, Filde, Juvia, Natsu, Gray, Cana, Mystogan, and Ebo. That's the list of those participating in this year's S-rank promotion test. You can choose one of your guild members as your companions to participate in this promotion test."

"What?!"

After hearing Makarov's reading, Naz immediately became indignant, jumping up and down in a panic:

"Why?! Why can Abbot participate? He hasn't done a single commission this year!"

On the surface, Fairy Tail has a requirement to complete a certain number of tasks in order to participate in the S-class test.

Natsu had been working himself to the bone lately to get a chance to participate in this year's S-class test, and he finally got selected. But then Ebo, who's usually so idle, got to go too!? Of course, he was furious.

But in reality, it was just a scam by Makarov to motivate guild members to take on quests. Whether someone could actually be ranked S-class depended on his judgment and their own abilities.

"Hey hey hey, Natsu, even though you've done a lot of commissions, the money you've earned for the guild isn't even a fraction of what I've made~ In terms of contribution to the guild, I'm far superior to you."

Since Kana said she didn't need help, and Abbo had already signed up with the president, he decided to stop pretending.

He wanted to interact with his family as an ordinary member, but instead received only contempt and ridicule! Aibo decided to lay his cards on the table: he's going to reach S-rank this year!

The youngest S-rank guild member was Erza, who was 15 years old.

Aibo will be 13 years old in a month. If he completes the promotion test at the end of this month, he will be an S-class at the age of 12. This will probably be an unprecedented achievement.

"You bastard Abbot! Take this punch!"

Natsu was furious and was about to rush up and hit Abo a couple of times, but Abo's strength was no longer what it used to be.

"【Certainly】!"

With a flick of his sword, a golden "定" (fixed) character appeared above Natsu's head, giving him a golden edge. Natsu remained motionless, still in his charging stance.

Only his terrified, darting eyes proved that he was still conscious, but completely unable to move!

"Hiss—what kind of magic is this!? Natsu seems to be completely unable to move!"

"Is it another spell spell? Can spell spells really achieve this effect? ​​Natsu isn't moving at all, could it be related to this golden light?"

"As expected of Abbott! I think Abbott is the most likely S-class champion this year!"

The guild members surrounded Natsu, pointing and whispering, tapping and patting him here and there, having a great time.

This is a "freezing spell" created by Abbot by combining [text magic] and [spatial magic]. The essence of this spell is to lock the space around the enemy, making them unable to move. It was inspired by Abbot's last time when he imprisoned Mira.

As for that layer of golden light, it's purely a special effect and serves no other purpose.

[Abbot! You bastard! Let me go! I know you can hear me!!!]

Natsu still had a sharp mind; remembering that Ab could use telepathy, he spoke loudly in his head.

But Abbot pretended not to hear, and with a malicious grin, he floated in front of Natsu:

"Oh dear Natsu, I haven't paid attention to you for a while, what happened? You can't even break through my little spell? You really are just a weakling~"

Natsu's eyes turned red, and he felt his magic power surging.

[You bastard!!! Let me go if you dare, I want to fight you one-on-one!!]

"Haha~ Natsu really has a bad memory. Did you forget that you have to defeat Gray before you can challenge me? You've broken the rule again~"

Abbott waved to Gray with a smile:

"Grey, Natsu is completely unable to move right now, but he can still feel pain, so you can hit him all you want. He can't fight back right now."

"Such a good thing?!" x10

"Abbot, don't let go of him! I've put up with this bastard for so long! I've wanted revenge for ages!"

"That's right! Natsu, you fireball bastard, you always bully us! Hahahaha! You've finally met your match! Prepare to die!"

Several burly men swarmed forward and began punching and kicking Natsu. Just as they were having a great time, they noticed that the "定" (ding) character on Natsu's head had cracked.

Abbott's demonic voice rang out behind them:

"Oh dear~ Natsu seems to have temporarily increased his magic power due to emotional stimulation. He seems to be about to break through my immobilization spell. Be careful."

"Are you kidding me?! Abbot, quickly cast a spell on him!"

"No, I want to go home, bye-bye~"

After Aibo stirred up the fire, Meimei disappeared.

The temperature in the guild seems to have risen a little.

"You...you...bastards!!!"

Natsu returned like a dragon, throwing the guild into chaos once again.

Makarov watched this everyday scene calmly, unfazed. He stroked his chin.

"Erza, are you confident you can beat Abbot now?"

"I'm not sure. Abbot's spear and staff skills are now on par with mine, and his magic power is even a notch above mine. Plus, his spatial and textual magic are incredibly powerful..."

The only things I might be better than him in are this body and my combat experience. To be honest, I'm not really confident.

"Really... I didn't realize Abbott had grown to this level so much~ When Gildarts took him in back then, I felt he had unlimited potential, but I never imagined he'd be even more talented than I thought..."

"Haha, I've been working hard to avoid being overtaken by Abbot."

Mira, on the other side, also came over with a smile:

"Oh my gosh~ Our fairy queen is actually troubled by being surpassed by her younger brother? How pathetic~"

"I'm not troubled! I've decided to protect Abbott forever, how can I not try my best!?"

Seeing the new generation of pillars of society so energetic, Makarov was gratified, but also felt a headache:

"Stop arguing, you two. I also have to say something to you. Erza, haven't you been working a little too hard on quests lately? I don't object to you working hard, but you need to have a balance. Our guild's S-rank quests are almost all gone!"

"Oh, that's because I used to carry too much luggage, which took a lot of time to travel. But recently, Abbot gave me a [Four-Dimensional Space Pocket], and Mystergan also lent us the teleportation magic arrays between various major cities, which greatly improved my mobility and efficiency."

"...You should rest more! And Mira, could you please go easy on me when you're doing quests lately? Your title has gone from 'Demon' to 'Bloodthirsty Witch'! If this keeps up, people will start thinking we're a dark guild!"

"Oh? How can you blame me? Lately, I've been taking on all sorts of missions to take down dark guilds in order to get stronger. How could I show mercy to those guys? In fact, this is exactly the effect I wanted. Don't you think Fairy Tail's reputation in the underworld has skyrocketed lately? It's all thanks to me~"

Makarov felt a wave of dizziness. He couldn't tell whether Mira had learned it from Abbot or Abbot had learned it from Mira. The two of them spoke in the same tone, and their logic was so consistent that it left people speechless.

"In short! You guys should keep a low profile lately! Take a break before the S-rank promotion test. Our guild's efficiency in completing commissions has been too high recently, which has already made other guilds unhappy!"

Makarov sighed softly:

"I agree with Abbott's point now more. Perhaps our guild should change its operating model. We don't need the money from commissions anymore..."

Erza asked, puzzled:

"Guild Master, why do we have to consider the opinions of other guilds when we do commissions? Isn't it a good thing that Fairy Tail's reputation is growing? I see you're quite happy about it."

Makarov could only lower his voice and whisper:

"Actually, many guilds have a connection with Fairy Tail. For example, the guild leader of Blue Pegasus and Four-Headed Hound was once a member of Fairy Tail..."

"Huh!?"

"They're all getting old and wanted to go back to their hometowns to create a mage guild to protect their communities, which is why they left Fairy Tail. But we old guys have always had a good relationship... We can't just steal the business from our brother guilds, can we?"

"Oh, I see. That makes sense then..."

Erza sighed:

"Then next time I encounter Blue Pegasus One Night and that drunkard Four-Headed Hound, I'll go a little easier. I think I taught them a bit too harshly before."

"...What!?...How come I've never heard you mention something like this before, Erza?"