A comic book journey to see the Eye of Antiquity

"Wow, this is huge! When will it all be over?"

When he learned that there were so many participants, Sting started to complain. He wanted to go to Fairy Tail with Yang Lei as soon as possible and didn't want to waste too much time here.

As they learned more about the guild from Yang Lei, the three children and two cats became even more fascinated by Fairy Tail.

Chapter 476

But they were too young, and Yang Lei was worried about letting them go to the guild on their own. It was a rare opportunity to participate in such a grand event, and he wanted to take them out to have more fun.

"If I had known this would happen, I would have brought one or two people with me."

Seeing their discontent, Yang Lei muttered to himself that if someone else were with them, they could escort them back to the guild right now.

There's nothing they can do now; they can only wait until the conference ends before they can go back with him.

"But it's alright."

Yang Lei comforted the three people and two cats, saying, "I reckon the organizers will definitely have a solution (for Zhao), maybe there will be a preliminary round."

Just like in the original story, eight teams will be selected from more than a hundred guilds to compete in the main tournament.

Although this is the first conference, who knows if others will think about the qualifiers?

As Yang Lei had guessed, the organizers had actually thought of this when they decided to hold the Grand Magic Games. There would indeed be a preliminary round before the main competition, at which time eight teams would be selected to participate in the main competition, just like in the original work.

Not only that, but the duration of the Grand Magic Games is the same as in the original story, lasting from July 1st to July 7th.

The registration period was short, and many staff members were there to input the information. Around 9:30 in the morning, all of the more than 100 teams had finished registering.

At 10:00 AM, all teams were gathered together, and the organizers announced and arranged for the preliminary rounds to begin before the main competition.

The qualifiers ended on June 0414th.

In the original Grand Magic Games, the rules stipulated that guild leaders were not allowed to participate. Otherwise, it would be no joke if powerful mages went down to fight one after another.

Just like in the Phantom Strange arc of the original work, Joseph once said that the battle between the Ten Wizard Saints was earth-shattering. You can imagine how devastating it would be if more than three Ten Wizard Saints fought each other.

That's why, when the Crow's Tail participated in its first competition, their leader, Ivan, disguised himself as someone else.

But here, perhaps because it's the first time it's being held, there isn't such a rule yet.

Furthermore, even if this regulation exists, it's useless. Yang Lei isn't the guild leader yet. At least in the written registration law, the guild leader of Fairy Tail is still Makarov.

In this way, no one could say anything when he represented Fairy Tail in the competition.

After the registration period ended, the organizers called all the more than one hundred participating teams over and explained to them: "Because there are so many participating teams, and our competition only lasts for seven days, from July 1st to July 7th, there will be a preliminary round before the official competition begins."

In other words, if we exclude the time spent in the qualifiers, the actual official competition will last only six days, from July 2nd to July 7th.

"The qualifiers will eliminate most of the teams, leaving only 867 teams in the end."

The organizers continued their explanation, and what they said was shocking: only eight teams would remain? But there were over a hundred teams present.

"Now, let's talk about the rules of the qualifiers."

Next, the organizers explained the schedule for the preliminary rounds. It was actually quite simple: everyone had to start from here and follow the white lines drawn on the ground to circle the entire capital. They could use any means necessary during the rounds, and the first eight teams to reach the finish line would be the winners.

Because there is magical surveillance along the way, there is no fear of anyone taking shortcuts or cheating. Once discovered, they will be disqualified and will not be allowed to participate in this grand event for many years to come.

"Please take your positions."

After explaining the rules, the organizers were very efficient and immediately told us to get ready.

More than a hundred teams dared not slack off, and all five hundred-plus people crowded together to prepare.

"Boom."

The one who shouted "start" wasn't a staff member in front of them. Instead, there was a high platform with a large gong on it, which was struck as the starting signal.

"Whoosh."

People were stunned at first, then reacted quickly. In an instant, a cloud of dust rose up from the spot. All the participants were mages, and they were sent flying a great distance.

This is essentially running laps around the capital. If it were just a race of a few thousand meters, it would probably be over very quickly.

Among these contestants, Yang Lei was in no hurry. He walked slowly forward with his hands behind his back. This was only the beginning. The real show would start in the middle. He wanted to see if any magic that caught his eye would appear.

However, Yang Lei was not slow either. He appeared to be strolling leisurely, but in reality, he covered a great distance with each step, always keeping a firm grip on the end of the group and never falling behind. He was also constantly paying attention to the magic used by each person.

As he expected, when the competition reached the middle, many mages began to get restless. No longer content with just running around, they started to have bad ideas, such as using magic to attack others.

After all, this is one of the rules. They said that all means can be used during this period, which means that even offensive means are included. So what else is there to say?

As the first person tentatively attacked someone else without being disqualified, all sorts of magic began to fly around, and the competition finally entered a heated phase.

Yang Lei remained unhurried, carefully examining each spell with his Eye of Insight. He eventually discovered that those lagging behind were all weaklings, not worth his hopes. His previous wishful thinking had been completely wasted.

"What a waste of time."

With a slightly annoyed grumble, Yang Lei finally started overtaking, passing one mage after another from the back of the line, and while passing his opponents, he didn't forget to use ice magic to freeze their lower bodies.

Once Yang Lei gets serious, there's no need to elaborate. In less than ten seconds, he had moved from the back of the line to the front, with the mages who had been frozen the whole way behind him.

Actually, the preliminary rounds could have ended here, because there were only seven teams in front of Yang Lei, and with Yang Lei himself, that made eight teams. Behind him, not a single person could break free of his magic. As such, they were definitely going to be the winners in the end.

However, this is ultimately a competition, and a result must be achieved; otherwise, it won't be convincing.

Furthermore, what if someone has secret methods?

And so, the qualifiers continued, and Yang Lei stopped trying to overtake or make any moves, instead simply following the seven teams and watching their performance.

The seven teams running ahead of Yang Lei were also quite formidable, representing major guilds. Although they couldn't compare to the complete Fairy Tail team, they were still quite strong.

The seven teams are: Swordbite Tiger, Snake Princess Scale, Blue Pegasus, Mermaid Heel, Four-Headed Hound, Snake Demon Fin, and Giant Nose.

"Amazing strength my foot!"

Chapter 477

Just as the author was about to lavish praise on these guilds and their teams, Yang Lei suddenly cursed inwardly because he realized that apart from the Snake Queen's Scales's Hawthorn, who had some skill, the rest were all noobs.

Or rather, even the bastard was just a piece of cake in his eyes.

However, what angered Yang Lei the most was that these guys didn't possess any magic that caught his eye, and his idea of ​​acquiring something good was completely thwarted.

"Let's open the Super League."

Yang Lei waited for a long time but no one used any more powerful moves. In particular, when the first seven teams realized that there were no competitors behind them, they stopped fighting. This made Yang Lei too lazy to waste any more time with them.

"Whoosh."

Accelerating again, Yang Lei instantly overtook the car, going from last place to the front in a flash, and then disappearing into the distance in a flash.

If this were in Chariots of Fire 2, I'm sure someone would yell, "How come I can't even see the taillights?"

When that time comes, Yang Lei will give the answer: because I don't have taillights, what are you going to see?

Don't make a fuss, don't make a fuss.

After seeing that there was nothing of interest to him, Yang Lei decided not to delay any longer and rode off at breakneck speed to reach the finish line first.

"The champion team is Fairy Tail, which only has one member. Let's cheer for Fairy Tail!"

(PS: I've mentioned this several times in the main text, but I'm afraid there might still be some misunderstandings, so I'm going to say it again. Because this is the first time it's been held, many of the rules aren't as strict as they were for the seventh time in the original work. This means that the number of participants cannot exceed five, but it doesn't say that there can't be fewer than five. Just think that the rule that there must be five participants is because of Yang Lei.)

April 15th, Day 2 of the Grand Magic Games

With the qualifiers concluded, the first day of the Grand Magic Games also came to an end, although there was still plenty of time in the afternoon.

In the afternoon, Yang Lei found three little devils and two kittens. The group strolled around the streets, mainly looking for delicious food.

Because Yang Lei's performance in the qualifiers was broadcast live, he became a prominent figure in Crocas, unless he was defeated by someone else in the later matches.

But at least today, his strength has earned him respect and admiration.

Because of this, they attract countless onlookers wherever they go. Yang Lei doesn't care, but the three little ones have never received such treatment before, and they can't help but be captivated.

When will they be able to do that?

"You'll get to this point."

Yang Lei seemed to be able to see through their hearts. He raised his hand and patted the heads of the three kids, gently encouraging them, "You have great potential. As long as you grow up, you will definitely become recognized mages. I am sure of that. After all, you are people recognized by me, Yang Lei."

Upon hearing Yang Lei's words, the three exchanged glances and finally broke into bright, expectant smiles.

After spending the afternoon strolling around the streets of Crocus, the group ate a lot of good food, and Yang Lei even took them to the amusement park. They didn't return to the hotel until after 8 p.m.

Yukino and the others were still too young. They were tired after playing all day and fell asleep as soon as they got back, after only taking a quick shower.

Yang Lei, however, was not in a hurry to go to sleep. Instead, he walked slowly to the window, opened it, and looked out at a huge conference hall in the distance.

That huge venue was the main competition ground for the Grand Magic Games. At this moment, Yang Lei could see wisps of magic drifting towards the venue, as if there was a suction force drawing magic from the air.

"not only that."

Yang Lei snorted and muttered to himself, "That door should be able to extract magic power from a mage's body, especially if a battle takes place in that area, it will extract even more magic power."

"In that case, in order to prevent the magic power required for the Eclipse Gate from being collected too quickly, I should try to be as gentle as possible."

Yang Lei naturally knew the origin of the Grand Magic Games, so he had already made a plan: he would only participate in this one edition, and he would not participate again afterward. There were two reasons for this.

The first reason is that he will be recognized by the council as the president of Fairy Tail, which will definitely lead to him being banned from participating in tournaments in the future.

Now he is not the president, but the acting president.

If he becomes a guild leader in the future and still comes to participate, then other guild leaders will probably join in as well.

In that case, even if he uses less magic, the speed at which the Eclipse Gate collects magic will increase many times over.

The second reason was that he intended to provide training for the group from Sirius Island.

As the saying goes, "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime."

Now that Yang Lei has accepted Fairy Tail and the guild members, and since the story has progressed to this point, he certainly won't hold back anymore.

He has made his decision. Once the group from Tenrou Island returns, he will give them a good talking-to. Then, he won't have to worry about anything, whether it's the Tartaros arc, the final battle, or the fight against Acnologia.

Therefore, it's better to leave the Eclipse Gate storyline intact, so that Natsu and the other guild mages can have a fight with the dragon.

Go to sleep.

After standing at the window for a while, Yang Lei turned around and lay down on the sofa in the living room. He gave the two large beds in the room to Xue Nai and the others, leaving himself with only one sofa.

At first, Yukino and the others wanted to compete with Yang Lei for ownership of the sofa. Sting and Roger also said that Yang Lei still had to participate in the competition and they couldn't let it affect his condition.

In the end, they were all silenced by Yang Lei's powerful punches. In his own words, "I'm an adult, how could I do something like abusing a child?"

Furthermore, Yang Lei also said that he sees them as his future successors, so they are the guild's most valuable asset.

Just two sentences were enough to move the three kids to tears, and their approval of Fairy Tail, which had not yet joined them, was beyond measure.

Even if they knew about Sirius Island now, they probably wouldn't back down, right?

. . . . . .

Nothing was said that night, and it was six o'clock the next morning.

"Boom bang bang."

Chapter 478

A series of banging on the door woke up Yukino and the others inside.

Yang Lei had been awake for a while. He had his own biological clock, but he didn't move because he saw that the kids were still sleeping soundly. He had been leaning against the sofa, quietly reading a book, looking like a quiet and handsome man.

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Seeing that Yukino and the others had been woken up, he wasn't angry at the people outside, because he had already guessed who it was—it must be the organizers of the conference.

His guess was right. When he opened the door, he saw the person who had explained the rules of the preliminary rounds yesterday standing there.

"Please arrive at the venue before 7:00."

After hurriedly explaining the relevant matters to Yang Lei, the man quickly left. It seems that he had other people to inform. Perhaps because Yang Lei won first place in the preliminary round, Yang Lei was the first person he came to.

"Are you all up?"

Yang Lei turned to look at Yukino and the others, and saw that the three kids were already dressed. He nodded in satisfaction. Since they had come to urge him, he decided not to let them wash up and led the way to the door.

.....

"Let's go, our destination is the breakfast shop."

Yang Lei shouted loudly, causing the three people and two cats following behind him to stumble and almost fall to the ground.

Sting, worried that Yang Lei might have misunderstood the person, quickly repeated loudly, "That person said you need to get to the venue before seven o'clock. We're still quite a distance away from there, so let's go to the venue first and talk about it then."

Yukino and Rogue on either side nodded in agreement.