After Makarov finished the meeting, the members of Fairy Tail immediately began to act in full swing, going to the storage room to bring out things for the festival and hanging up gorgeous decorations everywhere.
It wasn't just the Fairy Tail Guild; the residents of the entire Magnolia Town were also in the midst of bustling preparations.
A hundred years ago, Fairy Tail defeated Blue Skull and saved Magnolia Town. Since then, the two sides had become inseparable. Although the guild members often caused destruction, the residents loved the people of Fairy Tail from the bottom of their hearts.
Acnologia and Gildarts also took on manual labor, breaking and expanding the square. Then, Fried laid down various Jutsu Shiki to reinforce its defenses.
"Why do I have to do this kind of thing?"
Laxus had a reluctant look on his face as he carried a large iron frame two stories high, then forcefully shoved it into the concrete ground. Finally, he reached out to grab the iron frame and even sent some electricity through it to see if the sign on top would light up.
Acnologia casually enlarged a cut stone several hundred times and embedded it into the ground. Without even looking up, he said, "Your magic is only good for this much. If you're so capable, go build a castle like theirs."
"A castle?"
Laxus looked at Gray and Juvia in the distance. Ice castles were rising from the ground, with snowflakes fluttering about, creating a beautiful world of ice and snow.
He snorted coldly, "I can build a castle, I just fear no one would dare to enter."
Acnologia couldn't help but laugh. "Then build it. I'll definitely go and support you. Oh, right, remember to find a remote place. If it affects the electricity of Magnolia Town, I'm afraid you'll be beaten to death."
Gildarts laughed and said, "I'll go and support you too, to see if your lightning is really that powerful."
Laxus said confidently, "No problem, you guys just wait and see!"
After saying that, he turned into a bolt of lightning and rushed into the distance.
At the front desk, Mirajane and Lisanna were serving tea and water to the busy crowd. Seeing this scene, they were a bit curious: "What is Laxus doing?"
"Don't mind him, he's just acting crazy." Acnologia took a glass of water from the tray and drank it in one gulp, immediately feeling refreshed all over.
Gildarts picked up a keg and laughed loudly, "Why drink water? If you're going to drink, drink wine!"
"You're the one who taught Cana to drink, right? If Cơnelia finds out that Cana is a drunkard..."
"Okay, okay, stop talking!"
Gildarts hurriedly put down the keg and interrupted, "I've already told Cana to quit drinking. This must never reach Cơnelia's ears. Let's not mention the past."
Mirajane covered her mouth and smiled, "Cana drinks all year round. It won't be easy to get her to quit."
All the people in the guild combined didn't drink as much as Cana alone. The rewards from an s-class mission weren't even enough to cover her alcohol expenses.
Acnologia nodded in agreement and looked at Gildarts, saying, "Just like you quitting those dirty books."
Hearing this, Gildarts understood the difficulty of Cana quitting drinking. If one could even quit their favorite thing, how ruthless would they have to be? Anyway, he couldn't do it.
Lucy had already summoned Virgo to dig holes everywhere. Although Leo was a Celestial Spirit, as a Mage of Fairy Tail, he was also pulled out to help.
Irene and Levy were assigned by Makarov to reinforce the defenses of Magnolia Town, adding fireproofing and blast-proofing. Once the Harvest Festival began, those troublemakers would definitely cause destruction again.
Erza wore a hard hat as a supervisor, leading the beautiful girls of the guild to arrange colorful lights and fresh flowers everywhere. She had experience leading such festival preparations in the past.
Natsu and Happy were wearing work clothes, setting up a barbecue stall. Then, Natsu spat out a mouthful of fire, heating the iron rack until it was red-hot.
Happy said excitedly, "Let's have some grilled fish first. I want to give it to Carla as a gift!"
"No problem, leave it to me!"
Natsu picked up a skewer of fish, placed it on the red-hot iron rack, and poured some hot oil on it, making a sizzling sound.
Soon, the tempting aroma of grilled fish filled the air, stimulating the taste buds and making both the person and the cat drool.
Gajeel was an important laborer, constantly extracting iron elements from underground to create iron frames, road signs, barbecue skewers... He was so busy he barely had a moment to rest. Finally, his magic power was depleted, and he collapsed on the ground. When he saw Natsu, Happy, and Carla eating the delicious grilled fish, he was instantly devastated.
Those were the skewers he made, and they didn't even think to reward him first.
Gajeel walked over angrily. Under the bewildered gazes of the person and the two cats, he unceremoniously grabbed all the meat skewers and grilled fish and began to eat them in large gulps without saying a word.
Natsu and Happy's eyes widened. They immediately pinned Gajeel to the ground, punching and kicking him. "You bastard, you ate it all?"
Gajeel lay on the ground, chewing the grilled meat and the iron skewers, and said angrily, "I'm the one who worked the hardest, damn it! What's wrong with eating two skewers!"
"Was it just two skewers? That was the result of an hour of grilling! You bastard, spit it out right now!"
"I can't spit it out, but I can poop it out."
"Go to hell!"
Natsu and Happy were furious and gave him a sound beating. Even Carla joined in. Saying something so disgusting at a barbecue stall—he deserved to be beaten.
Gajeel was soon beaten black and blue. Finally, he was taken away by Laxus, and he was finally freed.
Of course, taking him away also required his effort. Laxus wanted to build a Thunder Castle. Lightning alone wasn't enough; he also needed iron for structural support.
Gajeel looked listless, as if he had just escaped the wolf's den only to enter the tiger's mouth.
"You might as well have let them beat me to death. My magic power is depleted. How can I have the strength to build a castle for you?"
"Huh?"
Laxus's face darkened. He grabbed Gajeel by the collar and lifted him up. "I see you're not giving me face. You can help everyone else, but not me!"
He threw Gajeel to the ground. "Hurry up and turn some iron for me, or I'll dismantle you into scrap metal!"
Gajeel had a look of grief and indignation as he cursed loudly, "If I had magic power, I wouldn't have been beaten into this state by those bastards! Just kill me already!"
A bunch of bastards, all taking advantage of him. Did they think he was an easy target?
Only then did Laxus notice that Gajeel had been beaten into a pulp. He was suddenly very surprised. This guy was helping out everywhere and still got beaten like this? Who did it?
Gajeel explained what had just happened, cursing those two bastards Natsu and Happy, and Carla, who took the opportunity to kick him twice. Don't think he didn't see it.
Laxus looked sympathetic, helped Gajeel up, and patted his shoulder. "Don't worry. As long as you help me build the Thunder Castle, I'll pay them back for every hit they gave you. I'll make sure they get beaten until you're satisfied!"
Gajeel's eyes lit up. "Really?"
He might not be able to win alone, but with Laxus, it would be a sure thing.
Laxus guaranteed solemnly, "Absolutely. As long as you help me with this, you're my good brother!"
Listening to Laxus's empty promises, Gajeel was already fantasizing about stepping on Natsu, Happy, and Carla, hearing them beg for mercy.
"Let's do it!"
Gajeel was full of energy and used his magic with all his might. Even if it was just to beat up Natsu, he would give it his all.
Three hours passed in a flash. The prototype of Laxus's Thunder Castle was completed. It was comparable in size to the guild and made entirely of steel. He only needed to inject lightning into it to finish.
Gajeel was extremely excited. "Is it time to help me deal with those bastards?"
Laxus waved his hand. "My Thunder Castle isn't finished yet. You wait a bit!"
Gajeel's face darkened. This guy wasn't going back on his word, was he? "Are you going back on your word?"
"Who's going back on their word? I've already promised you, and I will definitely do it!"
"Then you..."
Laxus reached out and grabbed an iron pillar. Lightning erupted from his entire body, and the castle was instantly dyed gold. "Alright, go play somewhere else and don't bother me. The S-Class Promotion Trial is the day after tomorrow. I guarantee I'll beat Natsu into the same state as you."
"You're ruthless!"
Gajeel was very annoyed and walked away angrily.
Just a moment ago, he was calling him a "good brother," and now he was telling him to go away. This guy changed his face faster than turning a page.
Blocking the participants in the S-Class Promotion Trial was something he was supposed to do anyway. This guy had played him.
Laxus didn't care at all. He was a man of his word, but he hadn't specified when. Waiting for the S-Class Promotion Trial was the same thing.
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