Man is infinite, and his ambition is to slay the dragon

As he spoke, Makarov walked out from a passage not far away. He glanced at the people present and nodded slightly: "It seems that only Natsu is left~~~ No one can pass Mira and Erza's tests. Aren't you a little too strict?"

As the president of the guild, Makarov still hoped to see one of his children become an S-class wizard. As a result, Mira and Erza directly eliminated two groups... Although it cannot be said that they did a bad job, they could have let them off a little more.

"Ahahaha~~~ I got serious without realizing it~~~"

Mira smiled awkwardly.

And Sieg also walked up to Makarov, squatted down and whispered: "Mr. Makarov, I have something to tell you. If it's convenient... can we talk alone?"

"Oh?"

After hearing this, Makarov's old eyes couldn't help but reveal a gleam that was no less brilliant than that of the young man: "It sounds like it has nothing to do with the exam."

"I guess so. I encountered some things that bothered me a little bit before, and I just joined the guild, so I wanted to verify it with you - about the first president and the invaders."

"—!"

Because Sieg lowered his voice, only Makarov could hear the words.

Makarov's expression was obviously shaken, and he cleared his throat: "Ahem~~~! Let's go over there and talk first. Erza, Mira, Sieg and I have something to talk about. You should start preparing lunch first. When Natsu and the others come, we will announce the content of the next exam while we eat."

"We understand, President."

Erza, Mira, and Lisanna nodded and began to prepare food in the temporary camp.

The supplies on Tianlang Island are actually quite abundant, whether it is edible wild vegetables, some wild animals, or fruits, it can be said that there is everything. In addition, before coming to Tianlang Island, everyone also brought some food, so they can prepare a fairly hearty lunch using local ingredients.

After watching them start to prepare, Makarov took Sieg out and did not stop until they were a long distance away from the camp in a small forest.

"Okay, let's talk about it right here, Sieg."

"What's going on with the first president and the invaders?"

"Before that, please take a look at this video...or my memory."

Sieg tapped his forehead, pulled out a small ball of light and displayed it.

The content was exactly his previous meeting and conversation with Mavis.

18. No one can interfere

Makarov has been to Tenrou Island many times, both when he became an S-class wizard and when he came here later for the S-class wizard exam.

But he had never met the first president even once.

This is understandable. After all, the first president, Mavis, has long been dead. There is even her grave on Tenrou Island. And as the president of the guild, Makarov knows more secrets about Mavis.

So now, after seeing the memories revealed by Sieg, he was even more surprised.

"The first generation... I didn't expect that the first generation has been on Tenrou Island all this time... She has been watching over the children of the guild as they grow up. There is really nothing more reassuring than this."

Makarov's eyes sparkled with emotion.

Seeing his reaction, Sieg said, "It seems that this Mavis is indeed the first president?"

"Well, you've only been in the guild for two weeks, so it's normal for her to look like that. But it really surprised me. I didn't expect the first generation to appear in front of you. Is it because you have a secret that the first generation is interested in?"

"Well...if you want to tell a secret, there is one."

Zieg pursed his lips, but didn't continue.

Makarov did not ask further: "It's okay, you don't need to explain. Everyone has their own secrets. This is human nature. Compared to this, what the first generation revealed is the focus that needs attention. I didn't expect that someone outside the guild would come to Sirius Island... This is my dereliction of duty as the guild master. I really can't face the first generation."

"If you need it, Mr. Makarov, I can help you set up the barrier to protect the entire Tenrou Island. It should be completed in about a month."

After all, Sieg's proficiency in space magic is not high. If he really wants to protect the entire Sirius Island, he must first set up magic circles as nodes and connect them in series to complete the barrier.

Makarov nodded slightly. "If necessary, I'll be very sorry for your hard work. But the most urgent task now is to find the intruder and not let him interfere with the children's exams."

Having said that, Makarov's expression suddenly became extremely serious and earnest.

"This is a very important exam. Every child has invested much more energy and expectations than us adults. It must not be interfered with or trampled upon."

"Then I will handle it according to the first president's request."

Sieg said: "Since Elfman has been eliminated, I don't have anything else to do. Plus, I was planning to visit Tenrou Island anyway, so I'll just stop by."

Makarov looked at Sieg: "...Thank you for your hard work. I will let Erza and Mira assist you."

"No, no, no, just let them have a good rest."

Sieg glanced in the direction of the temporary camp. "Although they are S-class wizards, they have also consumed a lot of magic power in order to stop Elfman and his men. The same is true for the others. So let me go alone. After all, I didn't consume much magic power."

"Besides, if this kind of thing is revealed, it will somewhat affect the exam - the exam is the most important thing, right?"

"......Yeah, I'm sorry to leave this to you." Makarov's eyes were apologetic, "I will treat this as a formal commission and pay you later."

"No need, I'm not short of money. If you really want to, you can tell me more about the first president as a reward. Then I'll leave now, and I'll try to finish it before sunset."

After saying that, Sieg waved his hand and walked away.

Looking at Sieg's leaving figure, Makarov also smiled with relief: "What a good boy, Sieg... It is indeed a blessing for Fairy Tail that he can join the guild."

Whether it is strength or character, or the sense of responsibility and consideration for others, they are all worthy of praise.

(That is, he has just joined the guild, but... in the next generation, maybe he will be a good candidate.)

Thinking this, Makarov turned around and went back to the temporary camp.

Although they were only away for a short while, it was during this short period of time that the last group - Natsu and Happy - also arrived at the temporary camp.

"President."

Erza, who had changed into a swimsuit and apron at some point, looked at him: "Natsu and the others are here too - huh? Where's Sieg?"

"He just said that he wanted to wander around Tenrou Island by himself and see the scenery, so I let him go first." Makarov smiled, "Since Natsu is here, let's explain the content of the second exam while we eat."

This sentence immediately made the people who had passed the first round of exams become serious!

The first round of exams is over, but that doesn’t mean the S-class wizard upgrade exam is over. If you want to become an S-class wizard, there is still a long way to go!

Under the gaze of everyone, Makarov cleared his throat: "Ahem, the content of the second round of examination is also very simple - as I said before, this Tianlang Island is the resting place of the first president Mavis, so the content of the second round of examination is to find the tombstone of the first president."

"I will be waiting there. The first person who comes to me will be the only qualified candidate this time!"

"The time limit is six hours! The exam will start after lunch!"

Unlike the first round of exams which required a battle, the second round of exams was actually just a simple treasure hunt.

However, everyone can realize how difficult this exam is. After all, finding a small tombstone on such a large Sirius Island without any clues is as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack!

However, the higher the difficulty, the more motivated the Fairy Tail wizards will be.

“Uoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!”

The passionate voice echoed in the sky of the makeshift camp.

......

On the other hand, just as the Fairy Tail group was preparing for the exam.

Somewhere on Tenrou Island, on a natural trail surrounded by trees.

A black-haired young man wearing black clothes and a long white cloth tied around his body was walking slowly. His eyes were extremely dim and there was no sign of life in his gray eyes.

After an unknown amount of time had passed, the slowly walking boy murmured.

"When can I die as I wish?"

"When are you going to kill me...Natsu?"

19. The magic airship flying to Sirius Island?

A moment later, somewhere on Tenrou Island.

Walking in a forest, Sieg stretched his body. "Huh~~~ Now I can move freely. It should be done in one day. Miss Brunhilde, Miss Em, how is the analysis progress of Tianlang Island?"

[The overall analysis has been completed. Ms. Em is summarizing it and will upload it to the database later.]

[In addition, the locations of the two intruders have been marked for you, and they are ready to be tracked. You can go and deal with them at any time.]

"Don't worry, you can't run away anyway."

With Sieg's speed, as long as the opponent is still on Sirius Island, he can catch up with him in three seconds at most. Even if the opponent leaves Sirius Island, the Crainshid will lock onto the opponent tightly, so there is no need to worry about the opponent escaping.

So Zig had plenty of time to deal with them before sunset.

"Now I would like to wander around Sirius Island. Even on this planet, this should be a special place. Perhaps there is some information that the scan of the Clinshid cannot clearly obtain?"

[I understand. Then——hmm?]

"What's wrong, Miss Brunhilde?"

[There is an emergency, Lord Sieg]

Brunhilde responded.

[A magic airship was observed in the airspace near Sirius Island. Judging from its route, it was heading towards Sirius Island.]

"what?"

Sieg frowned, then flashed and flew directly into the air, looking in a certain direction according to the instructions in his eyes.

Relying on the clairvoyance granted by the Dragon Slayer System, Sieg spotted at a glance the small black dot in the distant sky that was getting closer and closer to Sirius Island - it was an airship much smaller than the Climbheed.

Although Sieg had never seen it in person, he had heard that there were many mechanical creations on this planet that used magic crystals to operate.

In this sense, the technological tree of this planet is actually not low. Its achievements in the field of mechanics should be comparable to those of the Earth in the 17th and 18th centuries. It's just that it relies too much on magic power, which makes it impossible to develop without the supply of magic power.

"That airship...what is it doing in Tenrou Island? Could it be related to the invaders?"

[The airship has been scanned and analyzed]

[This airship uses very primitive and basic technology. It can be shot down by attacking the core power source. There are hundreds of magicians on the airship, and eight of them have outstanding magic power. They have been temporarily marked as elite units.]

[Do we need to shoot it down? The Clinshid can directly drop the currently active No. 3 and No. 6 'Flame Nightbear']

The bodies of the fourth true ancestor's beast - Flame Night Lord - were originally meant to be dropped directly at designated locations and release their beasts to destroy everything. Brunhilde's arrangement was actually quite reasonable.

But Sieg shook his head: "No, not for now, be polite, the other party hasn't expressed any hostility yet."

【Obide】

[Also, please note that one of the marked intruders is moving very quickly]

"Oh?"

After being reminded by Brunhilde, Sieg also focused on the scene in front of him.

One of the marked invaders was indeed moving quickly on Sirius Island, and his speed was so fast that he crossed half of Sirius Island in just a few tens of seconds!

(This movement route... definitely wasn't by walking, but it certainly wasn't by flying either, in that case I should be able to see the other party.)

(That’s underground – wait, the path ahead of this movement is…)

Sieg noticed the intruder's purpose.

Judging from the current movement route, it won't be long before the invader will be able to resolve the two magical reactions nearby.

And those two magical reactions...are the magical reactions of Fairy Tail, which had long been marked by the Crimsonhaid!

(There are already Natsu and Happy, Lisanna and Juvia, Gray and Loki, Gajeel and Levy at the temporary base, plus me and Elfman, and the group that was also eliminated. The group that we are about to meet now is——)

Thinking of this, Sieg did not linger in the air any longer. He turned around and dived down directly! He rushed to the place where he was about to encounter the invader!

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At the same time, on a cliff by the sea.

Sitting on a rock, Wendy took a deep breath. "Huh~~~Huh~~~Now we can take a short break here, Mr. Meister."

"Yeah... Damn it, I lost this year too!"

Behind Wendy, a man with a crew cut and a scar next to his eye sat down slowly and sighed helplessly.

He is also one of the participants in this S-level exam, named [Mester], and Wendy is his partner.

However, both of them have been eliminated now. They met the combination of Gray and Loki in the first round of exams and unfortunately lost. Now they are on their way to the temporary camp, but Wendy is young and can't remember the way, and Mest seems to have forgotten it too, so they are taking a short rest here.