Chapter 815 Future Planning of the Hope
When Kira arrived at the agreed meeting point, the others had also arrived. Natsu and Happy were as noisy as usual and were arguing with Gray. No one knew what they were arguing about. Around them, there were a dozen simple containers piled up, which were, as expected, the food they had purchased.
"Kira, you're finally back?!"
Erza put an end to the quarrel between Natsu and Gray with two punches, and came over with everyone else. "What were you doing just now? What took you so long to get here?"
Kira answered nonchalantly, "Oh, nothing. I just wandered around here, bought some things, announced the beginning of the Age of Magic to the world, and then pretended to be cool."
Everyone: “…”
What kind of answer is this?! Shopping, buying things, announcing the start of the magic age, showing off, this is not doing anything?! You have done a lot! That "announcement of the start of the magic age" has nothing to do with "not doing anything", right?! Also, what is "pretending to be cool"? Is there anyone who does this casually? ?
As they complained madly in their hearts, the expressions of several people were extremely strange.
"Bought something? But you have nothing on you!" Melty walked around Kira and said with a frown.
"Of course they are all placed in the personal space. How can I carry them on my body?!" Kira walked past a few people and loaded the heavy containers into the personal space.
“Oh…I see!”
Melty suddenly realized that she seldom saw Kira use the portable space directly, so she was not familiar with this and had not yet been able to fully accept the fact that Kira could carry a lot of things with him.
Erza looked at Kira for a few seconds and asked worriedly, "You didn't cause any trouble in town?"
Kira stopped moving the container and turned around with a question mark on his face: "Huh?? You asked the wrong person? I'm not Natsu! Who would cause trouble everywhere?!"
"I say, you are slandering me! I'm not causing any trouble everywhere!" Upon hearing himself being named, Natsu jumped up in unhappiness.
Kira looked at Natsu and was immediately shocked: This kid is so shameless now? Where did he get the nerve to say this? Could it be that Igner's legacy is actually the tough dragon skin on his face?
Gray took advantage of the situation and immediately came up to ridicule Natsu: "How dare you say that?! Didn't you destroy the square and the nearby streets?! Lucy and Wendy paid all the money to bail you two out!!"
"What did you say?!"
Kira immediately screamed, interrupting the two people's quarrel, "You lost all your money?! The money you two have added up is 400,000 Baileys!!"
"Well... actually there's also Xia Lulu's, so it's actually 600,000 Baileys..."
600,000 Baileys is 600,000 J, which is roughly equivalent to the money each person gets for completing an S-level mission.
In other words, if this was the loss caused by their team at work, they would have to take less pay for almost one person, and each person's income would be reduced to six sevenths of the original amount, which would be more than 86,000 J, enough to pay Lucy's rent for a month, and then have a good meal every day for the next week.
Kira frowned in dissatisfaction: "Are you sure you haven't been tricked by the navy? I don't think the damage there is that serious..."
Several people were stunned: "Eh? Kira, have you been to the square to have a look?"
"Yes, that is, the whole square, the office building behind the execution ground, half a street, a circle of houses..."
Kira counted the numbers one by one on his fingers, but the more he counted, the smaller his voice became. To everyone, it was obvious that he was not confident enough.
"Well... if you calculate it this way, it seems that 600,000 Baileys is already considered kind of them to be able to bail you out!"
After hearing what Kira said, Erza and the others, who originally thought that Lucy and the others were really tricked and were planning to settle the score with the navy, were instantly speechless. After a brief daze, they all cast fierce eyes at Natsu and Happy.
Natsu: “…”
Happy: “…”
The man and the cat huddled together timidly, not daring to speak loudly.
After all, those marines were willing to pay off Natsu's debt with 600,000 Beli just for the sake of Lucy and Wendy, two delicate and weak girls.
Snap, snap——!!
Kira clapped his hands, attracting the attention of several people: "Alright, now that we have found Natsu and Happy, and purchased the daily necessities, let's go and look for other partners now!!"
“Ohhhh!!!”
“An exciting sea adventure? I’m excited!!!”
…
Above the boundless ocean, a magic airship that looked like it was made of fine iron, but was actually made of more than a dozen types of metals and magic stones from the Fairy Tail world, was moving towards the location of the Upside-Down Mountain at a leisurely pace.
This magic airship is about 20 meters long, 10 meters wide and 10 meters high. It has wings on both sides and is divided into three layers from top to bottom. Excluding some edges and corners, the usable area of the entire airship exceeds 500 square meters, which is quite large.
The bottom floor is mainly bedrooms, one for Erza and Lucy, one for Natsu, Happy and Gray, one for Melty, Wendy and Charlu, one for Kira and Ultear... there is also a bathroom and a toilet; upwards are the kitchen and dining room, operation room, warehouse, armory, power room and Kira's studio.
What? Eric?
He was a lookout, so he slept on the deck and was responsible for keeping watch.
The ceiling of the top floor can be closed or opened. The airship is divided into two halves, front and back, using the ladder in the middle. The front half can raise the operating table underneath, allowing operations to be performed at the top of the airship without having to enter the operating room on the second floor. The back half is used as a conference room and is covered with a layer of green open-air lawn.
On the lawn were placed a table with a magic refrigerator, a beast leather sofa chair from the First Furniture Chamber of the Kingdom of Fiore, a soft and comfortable rattan hammock, two summer beach umbrellas and beach chairs of the same model as those at Tequila Amusement Park...
The various facilities have turned this place into a luxurious open-air lounge, which is even .
At present, there is more than enough space on this airship for Kira and his companions. However, if they continue to look for other people in the guild, the space will not be sufficient.
As for the armed forces of the "Hope", there are hundreds of gun barrels on the sides and bottom of the airship that can be turned to the maximum extent. They are mini versions of magic elf power with a total of three levels of power.
Through positioning magic, this magic cluster cannon can accurately hit any target Kira wants to hit. It has both quantity and power, and is an all-round mobile turret that is extremely powerful.
The Hope is not a sailing ship. It does not have masts, canvas, keels, rudders, gears, etc. It is more like a rectangular box with wings, made of metal and magic stone.
The operation is fully controlled by the operating table, and the management rights of the operating table are divided into levels. Kira is naturally the highest level, and the others only have management rights. For example, the highest level of micro magic elf power can only be activated by Kira alone.
At this time, in the conference room, five women, four men and two cats were seated, ready for what was to happen next.
Kira lay on the sofa chair and called all the crew members together for a meeting: "Now that everyone is here, I will announce our fleet's next plan!"
As soon as he opened his mouth, everyone's expressions instantly became serious, and there was no more laughter and laughter from before.
Kira leaned his hands on the table in front of him, crossed his fingers and placed them under his chin, making a "pretentious" gesture: "Our goal is to make the name of 'Fairy Tail' resound throughout the world, to give those pirates and navy officers a little magical shock, and by the way, to end the Age of Discovery and start a new era, the Age of Magic!"
After hearing this, everyone fell silent: "..."
It's fine to make a name for yourself. It would be abnormal if Fairy Tail didn't cause trouble when it arrived in a place. It's not surprising that it shocked the magic. The people here are all Muggles. When they encounter a new and mature power system, their reactions can be imagined. But ending and opening an era...
"Kira, I remember you are already 22 years old this year, right? Isn't it a little late for you to develop Chuunibyou?"
"Shut up! You're just a barber slandering me!!"
Kira interrupted Lucy's complaints with a loud shout, then turned around and continued: "In order to welcome more partners later, the first thing we need to prepare now is a ship!"
"So after entering the Grand Line, we have to go to the Seven Waters City. It is the most famous place in the four seas and the entire Grand Line, and it has the most mature and developed shipbuilding technology. We will find people to build our ships there in the future."
Several people nodded when they heard this. In fact, some of them had never heard of the name Seven Water City, but since Kira said it, it must be correct. They also felt that the sooner the shipbuilding was dealt with, the better. After all, they were not sure how long it would take to build a ship and how much manpower it would take.
Kira continued: "The second thing is money!"
"After all, building a ship requires a lot of money, and we wizards also need to gain a foothold in this world, so money is indispensable! After booking the ship, we have to go to an island called 'Shandora', where there are countless gold treasures, enough to support the living needs of our entire guild for the next few years."
The next few years was still a bit conservative, but Kira himself was not sure how much would be needed in the future. Anyway, it didn't cost any money, so it would be good for them to have some idea.
"After money and ships, comes territory and fame."
"In this world, you just need to grab territory, and if you want to make a name for yourself, the best way is to step on someone who's already famous, so we might as well set a bigger goal."
Kira slammed the table and said in a deep voice: "Defeat the next of the Four Emperors, and then take over his plate!"
