"This old man is so tiring!"
Kael complained helplessly.
"Alright, the jokes end here. Now it's time to talk about business."
Several people went together to sit at the table and chairs outside the house.
"I have been working on greening the desert ever since I retired."
Lucy asked, "Retired? Did you work in a guild before, Mr. Warrod?"
"Hahaha, that was a very good guild! I use my 'Green Magic' to stop the desert from expanding. Calling it a charity event sounds nice, but it's actually just a hobby."
As Warrod spoke, a flower quickly grew from his hand.
"So I travel in deserts all over the world year-round. But recently, I discovered a strange village. According to records, it is the Sun Village, a village that worships an eternally burning flame as its guardian deity."
"An eternally burning flame? Does it taste good?!"
As soon as Natsu heard about fire, his eyes lit up. During the dragon attack, Natsu had eaten his fill. Although it felt great, he ultimately had no way to deal with that flame dragon and could only barely contain it.
"I don't know. After all, I don't eat fire. But the point is not that. Whether it was a natural disaster or a man-made one, that village is now frozen. Humans, animals, plants, buildings, and rivers—even the Eternal Flame that guards the village is frozen."
"The fire is frozen?!"
"How can that be?!"
Lucy and Happy were somewhat shocked.
"I don't know what happened in that village, but the villagers inside the ice are still alive. Villagers who still have life have been frozen, and I cannot ignore it. So, I hope you can save that village. This is my request."
Natsu was suddenly excited when he heard this request: "I see!! Then it's simple!! I'll use my fire to melt all the ice!"
He finally had an S-class mission that suited him. He had made the right choice coming here. If he completed an S-class mission, becoming an S-class mage would be a sure thing.
"Aye!"
Happy was also very happy. Natsu was going to complete an S-class mission.
"No... that is not ordinary ice..."
Lucy raised her hand and asked in confusion: "Mr. Warrod, aren't you the fourth seat of the Ten Wizard Saints? A mage as powerful as you should be able to solve it easily."
"You seem to have some misunderstandings! Even the Ten Wizard Saints are not omnipotent. We are just ten people arbitrarily selected by the Council. On this continent, there are plenty of mages more powerful than me. And once you leave this continent, I am just a tiny existence."
"For example, Kael. His strength is clearly so powerful, but before the Grand Magic Games, he was not one of the Ten Wizard Saints. It was only after the Grand Magic Games that he was recommended as one of the Ten Wizard Saints."
Warrod used Kael as an example.
Lucy nodded as she understood a bit: "That's true. Gildarts' strength is also super powerful, and he is also not one of the Ten Wizard Saints."
During the battle between Gildarts and Kael, Gildarts' strength at that time was far stronger than Jose, Jura, and Jellal, who were Ten Wizard Saints. Yet he still wasn't one of them.
In dark guilds, Brain, the master of Oración Seis, and Hades, the master of Grimoire Heart, were also much stronger than the average Ten Wizard Saints.
Hearing this, it really seemed possible that the Ten Wizard Saints were just arbitrarily chosen by the Magic Council. But without a doubt, the chosen Ten Wizard Saints were all very powerful.
"In fact, I know almost nothing about offensive magic. If I were to confront a young person with force, I have no confidence in winning. I saw your performance in the Grand Magic Games. Kael, that final transformation you used called 'Cruel Sun' should be a super high-temperature magic. Moreover, your methods are endless. You should have the ability to solve this problem, so I made a specified request to Fairy Tail for you."
Kael nodded: "Yeah, I accept this request. Leave it to us from here."
He had already accepted the mission on the system long ago. Coming here was just to understand the task and follow the process.
"Where is that village?"
"About two thousand meters south of here."
"Doesn't seem close."
Two thousand meters wasn't far, but the mountain roads were rugged. Walking there would be relatively troublesome. For example, climbing a slope could take some time.
"Let me help you with the travel. Gather over there, and don't forget your luggage."
Several people stood in the spot Warrod pointed to.
"Turn right!"
Swish!
Hearing the command, everyone turned right in unison. Only Happy got confused about the direction and turned the wrong way.
"...Just kidding."
"Hey—!!"
Several people were suddenly a bit annoyed. This old man liked to joke too much.
Warrod chanted an incantation, and a small sapling grew from the ground. Then, the sapling began to grow rapidly, lifting everyone up.
"What is this?"
"I'm counting on you, young people of Fairy Tail."
The tree began to grow wildly, leaving the house far behind in the blink of an eye.
"Whoa!!"
"Incredible!!"
Natsu said: "That old man is clearly very strong!"
Kael smiled: "What did you think? He is the fourth seat of the Ten Wizard Saints. He's just low-profile. His magic power is not even a bit weaker than the Master's."
The magic Makarov specialized in was Giant Magic. This magic was strong in physical attacks, but it also made him an easy target.
Fairy Law was almost a group instant-kill skill against those whose magic power was below the Master's. But against those above the Master, or those with similar magic power, it did almost no damage.
Therefore, the Master's ranking was relatively not very high.
"The wind is blowing. It has been 105 years since then! Mavis, your will has been inherited by the young people."
Warrod looked at the receding figures of Kael and the others and couldn't help but feel emotional. He was one of the founders of Fairy Tail. He had once founded Fairy Tail together with Mavis, Precht, and Yuri. He hadn't returned for who knows how many years, but he had always been watching the young people of Fairy Tail.
His reason for specifying Kael for this mission was also to see this young man of Fairy Tail with his own eyes. After seeing him, he was very satisfied.
Kael's magic power was very abundant, his strength was very powerful, and his character was good. He was very suitable to inherit Fairy Tail.