Fairy Tail: You call this celestial magic?

When Moon arrived at the door of this "headquarters in the branch", he was naturally received with extremely high standards. Although he came suddenly, the director of the branch still came out to greet him in person. There was no other way, who made him so famous now?

After Moon handed over the three captives of "Swamp Neck" and the account book of "Swamp Neck", the manager showed a strange expression, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

"Why? Is there something wrong with this?"

Moon looked at the branch manager named Felix strangely.

"No, that's not a problem. This evidence is very important. We will immediately hold Savalu accountable. We will also send someone to notify the government of the Kingdom of Fiore to see how they plan to handle this."

Felix shook his head and said that they certainly could not tolerate such things. Savalou simply did not take them seriously. This guy must give them an explanation!

"Minister Felix, supporting and capturing the Dark Guild is no longer just ordinary nobles. We must strike hard!"

Moon spoke up and said that he felt that this matter must be investigated and dealt with strictly!

"Yes, this matter is indeed very serious and must be handled with caution, otherwise it is likely to cause a considerable public outcry."

Felix then nodded, his face serious.

"This trend must be stopped. This practice undermines the Magic Council system. He doesn't take you seriously at all!"

Looking at Felix, Moon kept emphasizing.

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Felix thought to himself, "You Fairy Tail people don't seem to take the Magic Council seriously."

"If you, the Magic Council, can't handle this, then we at Fairy Tail will do it ourselves. We must never back down from something like this!"

Moon continued, which made Felix feel even more resentful.

"As expected, you Fairy Tail guys don't take us seriously, do you?"

Although he was secretly complaining in his heart, Felix knew that what Moon said made sense and the nature of this matter was indeed quite bad.

The reason why he had a strange expression and was hesitant to speak just now was that he just wanted to complain. These "Fairy Tail" guys really know how to give them things to do! Because of the existence of "Fairy Tail", their workload is much greater than that of their colleagues in other countries!

Felix did not forget that Moon in front of him had just caused them a big trouble not long ago, that is, Joseph Pola, and they had just handed over that hot potato.

"I look forward to your results."

Moon left a few words and then left, leaving Branch Director Felix feeling a little confused.

Felix felt threatened, but had no evidence.

There's nothing you can do. Moon's words are righteous, and although they are a bit harsh, his intentions are good. He seems to be thinking about the Magic Council and maintaining order in the magical world.

"How did this Savalu offend Moen?"

After Moon left, Felix was very confused. The conflict between the Heartfilia Group and the southern nobles had not yet been spread out. Felix was naturally confused. Moon had some ill intentions towards the Duke of Savalou.

"But no matter what, the investigation team and the forced detention team must be dispatched!"

Although he was confused, Felix could not refuse the credit that Moon offered him. This matter was not difficult to handle.

Soon, the professional troops of the Magic Council were sent out. Of course, the Magic Council has professional armed forces, and they are magic forces. After all, their sanction target is the Dark Guild, so naturally they need magic forces that can carry out arrest missions.

"The Magic Council's detention force surrounded Savalou's mansion, and the Duke of Savalou was taken away without resistance."

A few days later, Moon received the news that things went quite smoothly. Savalu was arrested by the Magic Council without even resisting.

"Are you so cowardly?"

Moon couldn't help but be amazed. Is the Magic Council's deterrent power so great?

That previously arrogant Savalu, faced with the arrest warrant from the Magic Council, didn't even have the courage to gather people to resist?

Could it be that we didn't take the Magic Council seriously enough before?"

Moon began to reflect on whether there was something wrong with the Magic Council's image in Fairy Tail. Was there a stereotype formed between both sides?

The Magic Council believes that "Fairy Tail" is a "troublemaker", "the source of trouble", and "creating difficulties without difficulties".

However, they, "Fairy Tail", think that the Magic Council is a bunch of gossipy people who just keep nagging and complaining about everything and always cause trouble for them.

It's true that we are tired of each other.

But no matter what, Savalou's arrest is a fact. Although the sentence has not yet been decided, he should not be able to cause trouble again because no one wants him to cause trouble again.

The government of the Kingdom of Fiore and the Magic Council cooperated and went directly south to take over the territory of the Duke of Savalu. The Magic Council also issued a commission to mobilize the power of the Magician Guild to clean up the dark guild in the territory of the Duke of Savalu.

"So, the real privileged class in this world is actually the wizards."

Jiude was quite moved by this result.

In his eyes, the Duke of Savalou was an extremely powerful opponent, and even a thorny problem for the entire Kingdom of Fiore. However, after Moon and the Magic Council intervened, everything became different.

Facing Moon, Duke Savalou was helpless and he was afraid of the consequences. He couldn't even hire someone to assassinate Moon, because the dark guilds he could contact might not be Moon's match even if they were combined. He could only target Jiude.

After Moon caught him and the Magic Council was taken down, Duke Savalou didn't even have the strength to resist. Faced with the righteousness of the Magic Council and the forced detention troops, he didn't even have the heart to resist.

In this process, the government of the Kingdom of Fiore did not play any role at all. It just took over Savalu's territory after his arrest. It can be said that they won the whole process without doing anything. This is a real score of 3.0. Which is not right. Although they did not contribute, at least they did not cause trouble. It is no problem to give them a passing score of 6.0.

"Isn't this perfectly normal? With blades in hand, murderous intent springs from within, and powerful classes lacking the necessary status, do you think society can be stable? The relative stability of Ishgar today is due to the special status accorded to mages."

Moon said this as a matter of course. As a member of Fairy Tail, he knew very well whether wizards had a special status.

If not, with the style of "Fairy Tail", who knows how many members would have been arrested and thrown in jail.

In a sense, the existence of the Magic Council and its long-standing rules really give ordinary people the conditions to live a normal life, rather than just being slaves to the magicians.

If there were no Magic Council and those regulations, Moon would not have needed to waste time talking to people like Duke Savalou, nor would he have needed to collect evidence of Duke Savalou's crimes. He could have just given him a slap in the face and been done with it.

Chapter 152 The Royal Family’s Invitation

"Now that the biggest problem in the south has been resolved, let's put everything else aside and focus on building the southern railway network first."

Looking at Jiude, Moon emphasized this matter. For him, the most important thing now is to build the southern railway network. Other things have to be put at the back of the priority list. What could be more important than the golden armor?

"Don't worry, Brother Moen, I will definitely start construction everywhere as soon as possible! I will try to build the southern railway network as soon as possible!"

Jiude immediately responded with a serious expression. Although he didn't know why Moon was so anxious, since Moon was anxious, he would try to speed up the progress.

Now facing Moon, Jiude was more respectful. It was because Moon had solved his biggest trouble with just a casual move.

He has seen the power of "Fairy Tail" and the strength of "Rose Star God", so he really made the right choice by clinging to this thigh!

Once the Duke of Savalou fell, the nobles in the south scattered like monkeys when the tree fell. The remaining few, big and small, who had followed the Duke of Savalou, certainly did not dare to cause trouble again.

Jiude knew that Moon didn't need to be involved in the rest of the matters. He talked all the way and none of these nobles dared to ignore him. They all had to treat him as a guest of honor!

Those local nobles who looked down on him before now all have to cooperate with him honestly!

"Sigh~"

I have to say, just thinking about it, Jiude feels very comfortable. Is this the feeling of having a backer behind you?

This made Jiude even change a lot of route plans overnight. Some of the unreasonable routes that were previously planned to avoid those aristocratic industries have now all been changed back.

According to previous statements, if the railway's operations give some of the profits to these local aristocrats, then shouldn't these aristocrats make some sacrifices? Otherwise, why should they be given a share of the profits?

The routes that have been completed in several places such as Balneario and Seville are all planned very reasonably.

The nobles in those places were quite cooperative, providing manpower, labor, and land for the construction of the railway, all without asking for any money.

Given their dedication and diligence, it would be very reasonable to give them a share of the profits. If he really didn't give them any, Jiude himself would feel embarrassed, after all, they did help a lot.

In the southern railway network, Fairy Tail invested in it with military force, while the Heartfilia Group invested with technology. The nobles in the south were subdued and had to invest with land and manpower.

Moon and Jiude are very particular about their work, so it’s not a waste to share some of the profits with them.

Although it is only one percent of the local station's profit, but if it continues to operate over time, it will eventually make a profit, right?

It's better than being arrested like the Duke of Savalou.

Ask yourself, how many of you have clean records? How many of you have never sought help from a dark guild? Who isn't afraid of being visited by the Magic Council?

Of course, there are not many people who dare to play such a lavish game as the Duke of Savalou. Besides, not every noble has a dark guild in his fiefdom.

During this period, at the invitation of the Magic Council, guilds such as "Fairy Tail", "Four-Headed Hounds", "Blue Pegasus", and "Snake Princess' Scale" launched a large-scale crackdown on dark guilds in various parts of the south, and involved many nobles.

This has made the nobles in the south feel insecure. They are now eager to surrender in order to protect themselves.

However, after some less cautious dark guilds were wiped out one after another, the operation to wipe out the dark guilds had to be stopped.

After those dark guilds realized what was happening, they had already concealed their tracks and gone into hiding, so it would be very time-consuming and laborious to find them.

Among the major guilds, only "Fairy Tail" and "Snake Princess Scale" are located in the south. Guilds in the north like "Blue Pegasus" cannot always throw most of their people to the south.

Therefore, this "Southern Dark Guild Crackdown" was not going to last long. Everyone was invited to go through the motions and clean up those ignorant and prominent dark guilds, and they would naturally leave. This was also a face-saving measure for the Magic Council.

The people from the Magic Council could have stayed longer, but they were just a branch after all, with personnel scattered throughout the Kingdom of Fiore. They would not always concentrate their power in the south, and in the end, only a few "branches of branches" would remain.

This "crackdown period" will soon be over, and then these nobles will be able to breathe a sigh of relief.

"By the way, little brother Moen, the royal family said they wanted to thank you. Can you think of a time when you can make a trip to the capital?"

Looking at Moon, who was young but already famous in the continent of Ishgar, Jiude suddenly thought of something.

Someone from the royal family had found him before and expressed their desire to meet Moon. After all, this time Moon not only helped him solve the problem, but also helped the royal family. The royal family gained a lot of benefits from the easy win, and they finally got their hands into the solid south.

“The royal family.”

Moon thought about it and realized that he was not very interested in this matter.

As wizards, they don't really have much involvement with the royal family. The Fiore royal family and government really have no presence in the daily lives of these wizards.

After all, even if something happens or a crime is committed, it is the Magic Council that will deal with them. The Fiore royal family and the government have no direct jurisdiction over the wizards, and they have no ability to intervene even if they want to.

Although the Kingdom of Fiore and the royal family both have knight orders and have absorbed many wizards, if the Kingdom of Fiore is regarded as a wizard guild, their strength is indeed not ranked high.

Under such circumstances, it is naturally impossible for them to command and govern the various wizard guilds, and the Magic Council will not allow them to seize power. They only need to manage worldly affairs well.

"It won't hurt to go and take a look. You've really helped them this time. I'm sure they'll prepare a lot of gifts for you as a thank you."

Seeing that Moon didn't seem to want to have much contact with the royal family, Jiude spoke up and said that he felt that there would always be some benefits in having a good relationship with the royal family, and since the royal family had taken over the Duke of Savalou's territory, they would have to cooperate after all.

"That's fine."

Moon nodded. He just thought it was troublesome at first, and the royal family had always strongly supported the development of railways. He didn't think they would hinder the construction of the railway network in the south, so he felt there was no need to meet them. He didn't want to cause trouble.

But since they insisted on inviting him, there was no reason for Moon to show his fear. It would be interesting to take some time to go there and see what kind of people the royal family of Fiore are.

Chapter 153: "Palace of Lanterns" Meluklias

"Actually, the royal family is quite nice. We, the Heartfilia family, have quite a few connections with them, so we're pretty familiar with them."

Seeing that Moen agreed to meet the royal family, Jiude spoke up and said that it seemed that he had a good relationship with the royal family.

"That would be best. I can't tolerate any ingratitude. If these people in the royal family and government are just a bunch of good-for-nothings, I'll definitely teach them a lesson."

Moen smiled and said that he also wanted Jiude to take precautions in advance.

No matter whether they are royal family or not, if they displease him or if they are not of the same kind as him, he will not treat them well.

If you must invite him to meet you, then be prepared, because he will definitely not be the one trembling with fear and treading on thin ice.

"I think I have a pretty good eye. The people of the Fiore royal family are still worth making friends with. At least the king is not a fool."

Jiude nodded, understanding what Moon meant. He seemed quite confident in the royal family of Fiore, believing that they would not make Moon dissatisfied, or at least would not make Moon unhappy.

"Okay, I'll go to the capital in a couple of days."

Moon nodded, giving Jiude face. He needed Jiude to do his job seriously, so naturally he had to give this guy some face.

The Fiore royal family and the Heartfilia family seem to have some connections, so for Jiude's sake, he won't make things awkward.

A few days later, in Crocus, the "City of Flowers".

Moon got off the Raven glider and landed in front of a hotel.

The sign of this shop is a bee with a skull, and the name of the hotel is called Honey Bone Hotel, which is quite interesting.

Moon was wearing a mask that completely covered his face. The mask was black and blue in color and looked very metallic. It was one of the props obtained from the occasional tasks he performed.

[Pope's Mask: Conceals aura, making it impossible to discern true identity.]

I have to say, this is a pretty useful item among the pile of fashionable junk you get as rewards for small tasks.

It’s not that other things are not precious. Things like Orichalcum, Gamanion, and Silver Star Sand are also very precious, but they are just not useful for the time being.

This [Pope's Mask] is very useful to Moon now. After all, he is so famous now that he is the focus wherever he goes. It is much more convenient with this mask.

After checking in at the "Honey Bone Hotel", Moon began to wander around Crocus, the "City of Flowers".