Chapter 2 First Mission
[Host: Ethan Blackwood]
[Age: 18 years old]
[Race: Human]
[Magic Power: ★]
[Magic: Take Over Magic · Anime Soul.]
[Character Card: Ulquiorra Cifer...]
Watching Ulquiorra's character card quietly sitting in the system panel, Ethan was extremely excited.
Ethan, originally just a high school graduate on Blue Star, transmigrated to the Fairy Tail world half a month ago due to an accident, and also awakened a gacha system.
That's right! The system he just mentioned.
The system can draw characters who have died in anime. After Ethan takes over, he can use the character's power to fight.
It's like playing Genshin Impact.
However, the system requires the host to bind with a Guild. After binding, in addition to one fixed drawing chance awarded each month, completing tasks within the Guild can also earn drawing chances.
Since he came to Fairy Tail, he naturally had to bind with the Fairy Tail Guild. After all, he was more familiar with Fairy Tail and preferred its atmosphere.
Moreover, Fairy Tail was also the strongest Guild in the Fiore Kingdom. Binding here meant he could accept more tasks.
Ethan walked to the request board and looked at the various requests on it.
The requests on the first-floor request board didn't have clear grading, but the system panel displayed their levels.
Tasks with a reward of 1,000,000 J or more were marked as A-rank. Completing one A-rank task would reward one drawing chance.
Tasks with a reward between 500,000 J and 1,000,000 J were marked as B-rank. Completing two B-rank tasks would also reward one drawing chance.
Tasks with a reward between 100,000 J and 500,000 J were marked as C-rank. Completing ten C-rank tasks would reward one drawing chance.
As for tasks with rewards below 100,000 J, the system would no longer mark them.
In other words, if he wanted to get a drawing chance, he could only complete tasks with a reward of 100,000 J or more.
Ethan first looked at tasks with rewards between 100,000 and 500,000.
Eliminate the Snow Mountain Fierce Beast Vulcan, wipe out bandits, kill forest monsters... In the Fairy Tail world, 100,000 J is equivalent to about 5,000 RMB. Getting 5,000 RMB or more for one task could be considered generous, but that was for Mages. For example, facing the Fierce Beast Vulcan, if it were ordinary people, twenty adult soldiers might not even be a match for one Vulcan. When calculated this way, this small reward seemed quite cheap.
Ethan glanced at this level of tasks a few times and then stopped looking. It wasn't about the reward; it was because completing ten such tasks would only reward one drawing chance. One task, including travel time, would take at least two or three days.
Ten tasks, even if he didn't rest, would take at least a month. One drawing chance a month meant twelve a year. Including the one granted by the system each month, that would be a total of twenty-four.
It was simply too few. According to the system, a guaranteed golden character was 100 draws. It would be a long time before he could get another golden one.
No, he had to take on more difficult tasks, and more difficult tasks offered more rewards. In his previous life, he was poor; in this life, he must become rich.
Soon, Ethan selected a task. Ethan walked towards Mira with the request form.
"Mira, I want to do this job."
Mira was also very surprised to see Ethan pick a suitable task so quickly: "Are you starting work so soon? You can familiarize yourself with the Guild first."
Ethan smiled bitterly and shook his head: "No need, I'm already so poor I can't even afford food. If I don't work, I won't have money to eat."
He had been in this world for half a month and hadn't been doing well. Without money for food, he could only sleep in the wilderness.
On his way to Fairy Tail, he even encountered bandits. If the system hadn't given him a drawing chance, and he hadn't drawn a blue Chunin, he might have failed before even starting. He scrounged some money from the bandits, which allowed him to reach Fairy Tail.
Now, he had little left, and his desire for money had reached its peak.
"Hehe!"
Mira couldn't help but laugh when she heard Ethan say this. Most Mages in the Fairy Tail Guild were in this state, too lazy to work until the last moment, only remembering to work when they truly ran out of money.
"Let me see what kind of job it is... Hmm?!"
Mira was somewhat surprised when she saw the job content: "Wait, I can't decide on this kind of job. I still need to ask the Master. Please wait a moment, the Master will be back soon."
"Master?"
Ethan hadn't met Makarov when he came to the Guild.
Just then, an old man wearing a yellow trench coat and a clown hat walked into the Guild with a roll of paper.
"Master, you're back!"
Mira immediately went to greet him when she saw him.
Makarov saw Ethan next to Mira: "Hmm? A newcomer?"
"Yes, my name is Ethan Blackwood. Please guide me."
Ethan bowed respectfully. Although the other party was a small old man less than a meter tall, Ethan knew that this short body contained world-destroying power.
Makarov's signature Titan Magic could transform him into the size of an island at its maximum. His Super Magic, Fairy Law, when fully activated, could even defeat the Alvarez Empire's million-strong army.
And the old man treated the Guild members like his own children. Both reasons were enough for Ethan to respect him.
Makarov raised his hand and greeted: "Oh! Nice to meet you!"
Then, "Hmph!!"
Makarov let out a soft snort, pushed off with his legs, and jumped onto the second-floor railing.
Everyone in the Guild looked over.
Makarov waved the thick stack of documents in his hand and said with a displeased expression:
"You guys are causing trouble for me again, aren't you? Take a good look at how many documents have been sent from the Magic Council."
"First, Gray."
"Huh?"
A shirtless boy wearing only underwear looked disdainful. He hadn't caused any trouble.
Mira smiled and reminded him: "Gray, your clothes."
"Ah~!! I forgot again!"
Gray quickly went to look for his clothes.
"There was no problem during your apprehension of the bandits, but after that, why were you walking around the streets without clothes? And in the end, you stole someone's underwear that was drying on their balcony and ran away."
Gray immediately felt a bit awkward: "Well... being naked isn't very good..."
Elfman retorted: "Then don't be naked!"
Makarov then looked at Elfman and sighed: "Sigh! Elfman, you brat, you actually used violence against your client?"
Elfman scratched his cheek awkwardly: "Because he said I wasn't a man!"
"Cana! You went to the client's place to work, and then secretly drank all their wine cellar dry. To prevent being discovered, you diluted the wine in the barrels with water."
"...Was I discovered...?"
Cana also felt a bit guilty.
"Loki, you provoked Master Makarov's granddaughter."
Makarov was a Council member of the Magic Council, and he had been scolded by Makarov quite a bit during his visit to the Council this time.
"Next, Natsu."
"Eliminating monsters, destroying roads, pursuing fugitives, ruining six civilian houses, guarding a caravan but burning its goods, eliminating bandits and also burning the victims' belongings..."
Listening to Makarov recount Natsu's mischief, Ethan was truly shocked. He knew this guy could cause trouble, but he didn't expect him to cause so much trouble.
"Alzack, Levy, Krov, Lydus, Bisca..."
"You bunch! You always make me get scolded by the Council members..."
Makarov suppressed his anger, and the air became heavy.
Then Makarov's tone softened: "However... those Council members can go eat shit!"
Makarov used magic to ignite all the documents in his hand.
"Listen up, all phenomena beyond common sense are born from common sense. Magic is not a miraculous power, but rather the manifestation of our inner 'Chi' aligning with the 'Chi' in nature. Magic is the result of condensing spiritual power and concentration, no, it's the result of pouring in your entire soul."
"If you care about what the higher-ups think, magic will not progress. Don't be afraid of those fools in the Council; proceed on the path you believe in!"
"This is what a Fairy Tail Mage is!!!"
"Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh!!!"
Everyone in Fairy Tail cheered. Although Ethan had just joined Fairy Tail, his emotions were also infected by the crowd. He was now also a member of Fairy Tail.
Soon, the Guild returned to its usual lively scene, with everyone drinking, chatting, and bragging.
Mira came to Makarov with the request form and said: "Master, Ethan wants to do this job. I can't decide, please take a look."
"Oh, what kind of task is it? Let me see."
Makarov took the request form.
[Eliminate the Phantom Bandit Gang: Task Reward: 700,000 J.]