Crossover: In Fairy Tail, with unparalleled comprehension

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Chapter 52 S-Rank Mission

Fairy Tail Guild

Second floor

Except when injured and needing to go to the infirmary, guild mages are not allowed to enter the second floor of the Fairy Tail guild on ordinary days.

Except for S-class mages.

Because the requests on the request board in the room on the second floor are all S-rank or higher.

It's a life-threatening mission; even ordinary mages would be in mortal danger if they did an S-rank mission.

At this moment, Lu Li and his group were standing in front of these S-level mission request boards.

Makarov said, "The content of your advancement test this time is very simple: choose an S-rank mission and complete it. Those who can complete the S-rank mission can be promoted to S-rank mage."

Laxus's eyes lit up upon hearing this: "An S-rank mission, interesting."

S-rank missions are missions that all mages in the guild want to take on, but due to their danger, the guild only allows S-rank mages to accept them.

Furthermore, not all S-rank missions can be accepted by S-rank mages.

The chairman would decide whether or not to accept the task based on its level of danger. Unexpectedly, it could be done during the S-rank advancement assessment, which made Laxus quite excited.

Lu Li never expected the exam to be like this.

"President, if we complete the mission, the reward will be..." Lu Li rubbed his fingers together.

Gildarts laughed and said, "You brat, that's what you're thinking about. Don't worry, the guild won't covet your little bit of money. This is both an assessment and a real S-rank mission simulation. If you complete the mission, the mission reward will naturally belong to you."

Lu Li stuck out his tongue: "I was just asking, I didn't mean anything by it."

Makarov continued, "Alright, you can choose your tasks now."

The four of them went forward to check.

There are four S-rank missions on the mission board, and all of them are subjugation missions.

[Mission Name: Slay the Deep Sea Monster]

[Task Difficulty: S]

[Mission Description: A giant sea monster has recently appeared in the shipping lanes of the Bay of Bengal. It has attacked all passing ships, causing significant casualties and losses. A mage is required to kill the sea monster.]

[Task Reward: 1000 million J]

Hmm? This task is pretty good! The task is concise and clear.

The pay is also very high; 1000 million J is equivalent to 60 RMB, enough for me to live a carefree life for quite some time.

Lu Li reached out to take off the mission assignment.

Suddenly, a hand appeared swiftly and snatched the mission assignment away.

Lu Li looked at the other party and saw Laxus with a smug smile on his face, looking at Lu Li: "Guild rules, whoever grabs it first gets it. It's your fault for being too slow and having short arms."

Lu Li raised an eyebrow. Although he had watched the anime and knew that Laxus was not a bad person at heart and cared about everyone in the guild, his despicable behavior was really annoying. He suddenly had the urge to give this guy a good beating.

Just then, Lu Li sensed a surge of anger.

Turning my head, I saw Erza staring at a mission request, her body trembling.

Lu Li looked at the person who had made the request.

[Mission Name: Slay the Black Magic Cult]

[Task Difficulty: S]

[Mission Description: A dark magic cult has emerged in the Kingdom of Avalo. This cult has attacked many villages and towns, kidnapping many villagers. Mages are required to eliminate the dark magic cult and rescue the villagers.]

[Task Reward: 1500 million J]

Upon seeing this mission, Lu Li understood why Erza was so angry. Erza had been kidnapped and enslaved by the Dark Magic Order when she was young, and how could she not be furious to see something like this happen again?

"Guild Master, doesn't the Magic Council handle this kind of thing?"

Lu Li asked Makarov with some doubt, "The Magic Council's strength wasn't shown in the Fairy Tail anime, but it still has considerable deterrent power on the continent of Ishgar."

In particular, the Magic Council's ultimate weapon, 'Magical Spirit Power,' is said to be able to strike anywhere on the continent of Ishgar, and its power is even enough to destroy a country.

Makarov shook his head: "The Magic Council only governs the countries on the continent of Ishgar that have joined the Magic Council. The Magic Council does not concern itself with those countries that have not joined, and Avalon is one of those countries that has not joined the Magic Council."

Why didn't you join?

Gildarts said, "Because of the high protection fees, the Magic Council itself is not free. All the protected countries pay high protection fees, but for some countries that are not wealthy, they cannot afford such high fees. For such countries, even if there is a war between mages, the Magic Council will naturally not intervene. There are many such countries on the continent of Ishgar. Therefore, when such things happen, these countries will turn to the mage guilds that cost less."

Gildarts enjoys traveling around and has visited all sorts of countries. Not all kingdoms are as wealthy as the Kingdom of Fiore.

It's quite normal for some kingdoms that can't afford protection money to be divided up by many countries.

When he traveled, he would help in most situations he encountered.

Upon hearing this, Lu Li understood; this was simply Fairy Tail's version of Celestial Gold.

In the world of One Piece, many countries that cannot pay the Heavenly Gold are robbed by pirates, and the Navy does not care at all, and even deliberately lets them go.

It seems that every world is the same.

Of course, Lu Li isn't a saint, so it's normal for her to understand this. You can't expect someone to protect you without paying; there's no such thing as a free lunch.

Lu Li reached out and took off the task assignment.

"I'll take this task."

Chapter Fifty-Three: The Black Magic Cult

"Lu Li? Aren't you going to reconsider?"

Makarov asked Lu Li, "This mission is the most dangerous of the four S-rank missions. The fact that a country was helpless and had to seek help from the Mage Guild shows just how terrifying the power of this Black Magic Order is."

The mission was rated S-level, but its danger level was almost on par with SS-level.

Even if it were a true S-class mage, he wouldn't recommend doing it. Putting this mission here was actually to test the judgment of the people participating in the assessment.

Lu Li shook his head: "No need, this is fine."

Makarov: "Alright then, since you've accepted the mission, let's get going. This task has a one-month time limit. If it's not completed within a month, it will be considered a failure in the assessment."

“A month? It doesn’t take that long at all. I can finish this task in a week.”

Laxus said confidently, then glanced at Lu Li and smirked, "However, some overconfident individuals might not be so lucky."

Whether I'm overestimating myself or not is none of your concern. Just mind your own business.

Even in front of Makarov, Lu Li showed no leniency towards Laxus.

"We're guildmates, so it's only natural that I'm worried about you, isn't it?"

"If that's the case, then I think I should be more worried about you."

Laxus narrowed his eyes slightly and gritted his teeth, saying, "Kid, you should be glad this S-rank assessment isn't a confrontation, otherwise I would definitely let you experience my strength."

"Yes! I'm so glad. If I had accidentally hurt you, I really wouldn't know how to explain it to the president."

"you……"

Laxus really wanted to teach Lu Li a lesson right now, but his grandfather and Gildarts were both there.

"Hmph! Then let's see if you can complete the mission. Let's go."

Laxus took Fiend away.

Lu Li stuck out his tongue at Laxus's retreating figure.

"Let's go too."

Then, they prepared to set off with Erza.

Gildarts chuckled and said, "Hehe, the young people in the guild these days are really energetic!"

Makarov sighed helplessly, "Laxus's temperament is becoming more and more extreme, and he's becoming more and more different from when he was a child. I'm really worried about what he might do one day..."

Gildarts comforted Makarov, saying, "Don't worry, Master. I watched Laxus grow up. He's a Fairy Tail kid. He's a bit rebellious now, but a person's nature isn't so easy to change. He'll figure it out on his own in the future."

"I hope so!"

Soon, Lu Li and Erza boarded the train, which slowly started moving.

Erza asked, "Lu Li, why did you choose that mission?"

"Nothing? It's because the reward for that mission is really high!"

"We are currently undergoing an S-level promotion assessment, so naturally we should choose tasks with lower difficulty to increase our chances of success."

"Aren't they all S-rank missions? The difficulty is about the same, right? I don't think this mission is difficult either, it's quite suitable for me."

Lu Li had an indifferent expression on his face.

But Erza wasn't stupid; she knew that Lu Li must have chosen this mission because of her.

Erza's expression shifted, clearly indicating an intense internal struggle, as if she was hesitating whether to confess everything to Lu Li.

"Alright! I've already accepted the mission, it's too late to back out now. I might as well think about how to complete it. I don't want to go back and see Laxus's sullen face every day."

Erza couldn't help but chuckle when she heard Lu Li say that.

Indeed, given Laxus's personality, if the mission isn't completed, he'll definitely be mocked by Laxus every day.

Erza secretly vowed in her heart, "Don't worry, I will definitely help you become an S-class mage."

After a three-day journey, Lu Li and Erza finally arrived at the Kingdom of Avalo.

"You are the mages sent by Fairy Tail to complete this mission?"

In the royal palace, the King and ministers of the Kingdom of Avalo looked at Lu Li and Erza with suspicion.

"Yes."

Lu Li and Erza were already used to this; every time they went on a mission, their employers would see through them because of their age.

One of the ministers spoke up angrily, "We issued an S-rank mission, and Fairy Tail only sent two children like you? Are they underestimating our Kingdom of Avalo?"

Lu Li calmly waved his hand and said, "Don't get so excited. We're here to complete a mission. If we succeed, you'll pay us. If we fail, you won't have to pay us. So, whether we succeed or fail, you won't lose anything, right?"

"And do you think we want the mission to fail?"

"You know, you only paid money, but we paid with our lives!"

Upon hearing this, everyone seemed to agree that it made sense.

"Alright, let's not delay any longer. Tell me what information you have now."

The middle-aged man in armor in charge of the army stepped forward and said, "I don't know much about them either. I only know that they are a black magic cult that follows Zeref. They appeared in our country last month and attacked the town as soon as they appeared."

"They kidnapped everyone, regardless of age or gender, and we didn't know what they were going to do with them."

"They have attacked three towns in the past month, and tens of thousands of people have been abducted."

Upon hearing this, Erza couldn't help but ask, "Didn't you send troops to rescue them?"

A man in his fifties, dressed in a magic robe, spoke up: "Of course we did. We sent out the kingdom's most elite magic troops, but the enemy was too strong. All the magic troops we sent out were wiped out."

"We only decided to issue a mission to the Mage Guild because we were desperate."

Chapter Fifty-Four: We Are Different

In fact, it is extremely rare for a kingdom to issue a mission request to a mage guild.

Every kingdom has its own army.

Submitting a request to the Mage Guild is already a huge loss of face.

However, the fact that most of the elite magic troops had been wiped out really frightened them; it would be terrible if the enemy attacked the royal palace.

That's why they rushed to the Mage Guild for help, only to find that the reinforcements were just two children, Lu Li and Erza, which is why they were so anxious.

Just now.

"Your Majesty!! No...something terrible has happened!!"

A soldier rushed in, looking flustered.