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Staring at the ravaged guild hall, George sighed and flew away again, using the restore spell to restore the hall. Then he politely said to everyone:
"Thank you all for your warm invitation, but my current magical abilities are weak, and I don't want to form a team for missions yet. I hope to stay in the guild and study magic to improve myself first."
"I will definitely join the team with all of you when we have the opportunity in the future."
It is impossible for him to leave the guild and go on quests, even if he helps other mages with aftermaths, he will wait for a few years until his strength is strong enough to say.
At present, he can only help to restore the living room that is frequently damaged.
After going through all of this trouble, he has clearly understood the importance of himself to this guild, so he has some new ideas about certain things.
He originally thought that in order to stay in the guild, he would go out more to help the mages of the guild with aftercare, and use the restore spell more times for places that were too damaged.
It is tiring, but as long as he can stay in this guild, he will have the opportunity to learn the most advanced magic in this world.
It seems that this is no longer necessary.
Then the guild master will pay more attention to him. He can stay in the guild and work hard to improve himself for a year or two before helping others. When he has mastered illusory teleportation and made great progress in the restore spell, he can go and help.
This way, he can save a lot of time that would otherwise be wasted on the journey.
Indeed, when he said his thoughts and looked at Makarov, Makarov nodded almost without hesitation.
"If George doesn't want to team up for now, you should disband and go to the quest board to find tasks you can do. Get out and start doing quests!"
To Makarov, it was never his expectation that George would have a significant impact right now; what he valued was George's future.
After all, it was quite a strain to see George repairing the living room. Those huge damages often caused by Gray and Natsu would probably take a couple of weeks or even months to fix.
It's better to enhance his power first. Once his magical abilities are stronger, he can then better contribute and be more efficient.
Knowing that he is helpless, the mages who pursue him no longer disturb George and start working on their tasks. They go to the task announcement board in the living room to accept suitable tasks.
Mages accept tasks for two reasons: one is to make money, and the other is to gain knowledge. They can also improve their magical abilities through combat in tasks.
In this world, mages who prefer to settle down and enhance their abilities through theory and research are rare. Most of them prefer adventure, enjoying forcing themselves in battles, tapping into their potential in dire straits, and significantly boosting their power.
So the mortality rate is also quite high.
George doesn't like adventure. He still prefers to steadily improve his strength in a safe environment.
"Rabi, come here. Are you guys going to the library to read? Take George with you and take good care of our new member."
Makarov sat back at the bar and saw the three mages walking towards the basement entrance. He immediately shouted to the leading mage with blue short hair and a petite figure.
The blue-haired female mage hurried over upon hearing his call.
"Okay, guild master, I will definitely complete the task!"
"Rabi is the most learned mage in our guild, and she has read most of the magic books in the library. If you want to learn magic, you can ask her for help."
Makarov looked at George with a kind expression.
George nodded and extended his paws to Rabi.
"Hello, I'm George. Please take care of me from now on."
"No trouble, helping each other is what companions are for. And guild master, you're overpraising; the guild master is actually the most learned mage in our guild."
Rabi bent down, grabbed George's paws with two fingers, and her eyes twinkled with excitement.
She didn't have much need for George's restore magic, but she found the serious-looking kitty really adorable.
"Hahaha, George, you can also ask me about any magical questions in the future."
Hearing Rabi praise herself, Makarov suddenly burst into laughter, chuckling like a child. At eighty-eight years old, Makarov sometimes acts like a child, enjoying being worshiped and praised.
"I will definitely ask the guild master for guidance."
Upon hearing this, George's eyes lit up. For some reason, Makarov suddenly broke out into a cold sweat on his forehead.
So, George walked and chatted with Rabi while heading towards the basement library.
The female mage named Rabi was indeed very knowledgeable, spewing out various magical knowledge effortlessly. George listened with great interest and found himself becoming more alert, immediately asking questions when he couldn't understand something.
Rabi rarely encounters a mage who is so interested in magic, and she thoroughly enjoyed the experience of being a teacher for a while.
With the mutual interest between a person and a cat, as well as teaching and learning, their relationship quickly became closer.
When they arrived at the library in the basement, upon learning that George was interested in giant and light magic, Rabi kindly led him to find the essential magical books that one must read to master these two forms of magic.
After half a day of interaction, George had also become familiar with Rabi and her two companions.
Most of the mages in the guild, besides a few extremely powerful ones, usually work together in teams to execute tasks.
Rabi and her two companions actually form a team called the Road Engine Squad.
The two companions are named Sarusuk and Doler, who are both fans, teammates, and suitors of Rabi.
Sarusuk's magical name is "Divine Speed," which can significantly increase his running speed, and he claims to be the fastest mage in the Tail. His attacking method is to run up close with a powerful kick that sends the enemy flying.
Doler's magical name is "Plant," which allows her to throw seeds with various abilities, triggering them to grow and attack the enemies.
And as the team leader, Rabi's magic is a very unique "three-dimensional text" magic.
"Three-dimensional text" magic is a type of magic that makes text three-dimensional and throws it at the opponent, possessing corresponding abilities.
Rabi gave George a small demonstration. She wrote "silence" in the air with her hand, and the sound in the entire library immediately disappeared. Everyone could see their mouths moving, but no sound was heard.
The power of the three-dimensional text magic depends on the amount of magical knowledge one has. The more magical knowledge one knows, the more functions the written text can have.
So Rabi, besides doing tasks, also spends most of her time studying in the library to increase her knowledge reserves.
George is interested in all three magics, but with limited time, he decides to prioritize learning the giant and light magic.
After seeing the guild master, Makarlov, quickly subdue all the mages with three moves, George has firmly decided to prioritize learning giant magic.
And just then, Rabi told him that that wasn't even the strongest state of the guild master. Makarlov had only used one-tenth of his strength.
If the guild master were to use giant magic to its limit, even if he stood still and allowed all the guild mages to unleash attack spells together, they would not be able to penetrate his defense.
Giant magic not only boosts strength but also significantly enhances defense, and it increases both physical and magical resistance at the same time. Its ultimate power is said to not be inferior to that of legendary dragons.
Dragons are a big deal; even the dumb dragons in the Harry Potter world can withstand the Avada Kedavra curse. Let alone the dragons in this world.
In other words, if he trains it well, neither modern technology's missiles nor dark magic's Avada Kedavra curse should be able to penetrate his defense if they don't reach a certain level.
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