The magic merchant who mingled with Fairy Tail

The artifact is in hand, I have the fish pond!

"We...are not fighting alone!"

Holding the "Never Air Force Fishing Rod", Habi's heart is full of pride, as if he can breathe out the heaven and earth, excavate the sun and the moon, and turn the world around. For the first time, he feels that he is so handsome!

How dare three old human men compete with our young and strong cats for fishing? Simply ridiculous!

This [Never Air Force Fishing Rod], also known as the telescopic fishing rod, can be long or short, and is extremely flexible. Habib bought it from Kira a long time ago.

Ever since he got it, Habi has always been successful every time he fished, and countless fish have been hung on the hooks. It can be said that he has made great achievements in battle, and it is his magic weapon to conquer the fishing grounds!

From Habi's point of view, the three old men in front of him were already dim. How could they recognize the sharp weapons in their hands? Little did they know that Ogast and Precito had already seen that the fishing rod in Habi's hand had special magic power, but they didn't know the specific effect.

With someone dripping in cold sweat, an exciting competition officially begins! !

"The fishing competition begins!"

Whoosh whoosh whoosh...

With several soft sounds, the fishing line formed a perfect parabola in the air.

The fishhook shot out of the air with the bait on it, and the iron hook sank into the river with a thud, causing subtle ripples. Then it gradually returned to calm, lurking all the murderous intentions under the water.

The next moment, the fisherman and the fishing cat closed their eyes and took a deep breath at the same time. Their mental energy was highly concentrated on the fishing rod in their hands. All their senses carefully felt its subtle changes, and their bodies seemed to be integrated with nature, completely forgetting themselves. , as quiet as a virgin, waiting for the time to move.

Da da da……

The air seemed to be frozen at this moment. Only Mavis was squatting among the three people and three cats, looking at his petite shadow reflected on the river. His big bright eyes blinked, proving that time was still passing.

…

On the other side, twelve teams climbed over the hill, crossed the five-kilometer border, and arrived at their respective hunting grounds.

"Once here, you can move freely!"

Kira looked around and said to Natsu, whose eyes were about to burst into flames, "What are you going to do next?"

"Go forward!!"

"Then what kind of monster do you want to hunt?"

“The biggest one!!”

Kira: "..."

I knew it! You can't have much hope for someone like Natsu who can barely use his brain.

Sighing helplessly, the two continued to move forward, and Kira started her own teaching at the same time: "Natsu, do you know the purpose of this level?"

"What's the purpose?"

Fortunately, although Natsu couldn't use his brain, he could hear things.

"If you recall the rules, the candidate can only take one shot, and this time it must be used on the Warcraft brought back. We are not familiar with this place in terms of the type of Warcraft or the terrain, let alone three hours. Limitations, that is to say, in addition to luck and strength, this level mainly tests your investigative power, analysis power, judgment and calculation power."

"The most difficult part of the whole process is that we need to detect all the monsters we can encounter within the range as quickly as possible and analyze which one of them has the most food."

"We also need to consider the time it takes to fight the Warcraft and the round trip time! Two points should be noted here. During the battle, you cannot be as heavy-handed as usual, because we need to go back with the living ones; when we return, we will bring the Warcraft with us, so the movement speed will be Descending...if the time calculation of the entire process is wrong, maybe it will fail this time!"

"Yeah...I know!"

Although he didn't understand Kira's words very well, Natsu still assured him again and again that he knew Kira would not cheat him on this matter, so he calmly gave Kira everything he needed to use his brain, just like he usually heard. Erza and Lucy said the same thing.

You have absolutely no idea! !

Kira looked at Natsu's expression and knew what he was thinking.

But there is no way. Although this is Natsu's assessment, as a supporter, it is his responsibility to help hunt and analyze the content of the questions - mainly Mabius and Makarov said that the one who finally got the S-class spot That person and his supporters will also receive a mysterious gift.

With guests from the Western Continent here, no matter how shabby Makarov is, he can't fool people with a bunch of coupons, right?

With this thought in mind, Kira decided to do her best to assist Natsu in becoming an S-class mage!

"Also, you have to be careful about people from other teams!"

"Nani?! People from other teams?"

Kira nodded and began to think about the darkest place: "Yes! If they guard our way back and target the mission on the Warcraft you have obtained, it will be two against one! The two of them will fight I'm the only one, but you can't take action because you have already used the number of shots you can take against Warcraft!"

"Eh eh eh??!! Is this still possible??!"

Natsu was shocked, and his inverted triangular eyes looked at Kira blankly: Couldn't it be that everyone fights a monster and then brings it back to compare which one has more meat? How come you can still use it? ?

For the first time, he felt that Kira's heart was so dark that he even doubted and plotted against his companions.

"What you need to be most careful about is the combination of Lucy and Brandish closest to us, as well as the combination of Wendy and Timaria. Their magic is very strong, and they should be able to find the target monster very quickly..."

Just as Kira was teaching Natsu tirelessly and taking him deep into the sea of ​​trees in front of him, people in the other direction also started similar teaching.

"You said someone might intercept us on our way back? Is that true?"

Facing the big-breasted and brainless Elba Green, Erza looked serious and serious: "It's possible! As the president said, anyone who doesn't bring Warcraft back is considered a failure! The supporters of this competition are all very strong , in a two-on-one situation, there is no possibility of a successful robbery!"

"But in that case, only one of the robber and the robbed can advance. If the battle is too long and the timeout occurs, wouldn't the gain outweigh the loss? In comparison, it is safer to capture a monster by yourself, right? "

"That's if every team can find a Warcraft. What if they never encounter a Warcraft in the direction they are heading? Will they have to steal other people's?"

"Uh... if you say so..."

"Also, as long as there is a huge disparity in combat power between the two sides, the battle will not take much time at all. For example...if Kira comes to snatch the magic beast in our hands, the two of us will not be able to hold on for long."

Thinking of Kira's character, Abba Green suddenly broke into a cold sweat: "No... no... there are several teams separated between us. It's so far away. He shouldn't come here on purpose, right?"

Calculation question: Kira and Natsu are at the twelve o'clock direction, Erza and Elba Green are at the five o'clock direction. The two teams are 5 kilometers away from the stronghold. How far apart are they?

Solution: According to the cosine theorem of the triangle: c^2 = a^2 + b^2 - 2ab cosθ, where a=5, b=5, θ=150°, the solution is c≈9.66 kilometers

Erza and Elba Green, who have not experienced formal mathematics education, naturally cannot solve this problem, but they can probably imagine that the distance is not short.

The competition lasted only three hours. During this period, they were delayed for fifteen minutes at the stronghold and ran five kilometers in their own direction. After subtracting the time for returning and fighting, the remaining time should not be enough for them to run this far. right.

Thinking of this, the two finally felt relieved.

Erza looked at the frightened Aba Green and reminded: "There is a hidden rule in the first level, that is, there is no limit on the actions of 'supporters'! In other words, we can attack the candidates at will. !”

"!!"

Hearing this, Aba Green was completely panicked: "Wait... wait... let me first think about who is in the teams around us... Team No. 4 is Gray and Urrutia; Team No. 6 is Philid and Gerald..."

"It's not just the teams that are close to each other that are in danger. If we are determined to take action, it is also possible to come across several kilometers to grab it, so we must not take it lightly!"

"We must determine the target in the shortest possible time, resolve the battle and return to the base as quickly as possible!"