Upon hearing about the prize, Lucy and Kana, who had originally no intention of participating, also began to sign up.
After discussing the game rules roughly with George and Makarov, they spread their wings and flew towards the outskirts of the town.
By gliding at high speed, he quickly found a relatively suitable small hill.
"Mountain moving!"
Waving the magic wand in his hand, he began to chant the incantation of the ancient magic spell "moving mountains".
This is one of the ancient magic spells he learned from Dumbledore, just like the thunderstorm magic, which requires reciting the incantation for a long time.
This is because the speed of moving mountains is slow, so enemies with a slightly faster moving speed can basically run out of the attack range before they can attack, making it not very practical. He didn't spend much special time practicing it.
So normally, it would take at least ten minutes to chant the spell.
However, it's not a problem. This time, he wasn't doing it for battle; he just wanted to move a small hill into the big lake beside the guild city.
In this way, he can create a small island in the lake, serving as the main stage for the competition of this event.
"Rise!"
As the incantation was completed, the small mountain in front of George began to tremble immediately, and the movement grew more intense, eventually rising from the ground as it slowly floated into the air.
"Go!"
With his magic wand controlling the small hill, George flapped his wings cautiously and moved towards the big lake beside the town.
As he flew over the city, he suddenly thought, "Actually, this mountain-moving spell may be too slow to hit people, but if used for destruction, its power isn't small either."
For example, if he were to drop the small mountain directly onto the town from high above right now, the entire town would definitely be completely destroyed, and its power wouldn't be much different from that of a high-level super magic spell.
At the same time, the residents of the town below and the tourists watching were all so startled by George bringing a small mountain to above the town that their mouths dropped open in shock.
"Is this also one of the programs for the harvest festival?"
"Don't be afraid, everyone. I am George, a mage from the Guild of Fairy Tail."
At 2 pm today, our guild will hold the first annual Fairy Tail First Mage Convention on the small island in the middle of the lake, to determine the strongest mage of Fairy Tail.
"Those who are interested can watch the competition from the shore, cheering on our mages!"
Using the incantation spell "sound amplification", George broadcasted the news of the event to the entire town. He brought the small mountain close to the shore and gently let it down into the lake.
"Plasma electromagnetic cannon!"
By manipulating the long plasma column, one sweeping blow cut off the upper part of the small mountain, leaving a circular platform sticking out of the water, completing the makeshift stage.
As for the various decorations on the stage, although they can be transformed by using transformation spells, he didn't think it was necessary.
After all, if a real fight breaks out, those things are unlikely to survive.
Plus, there's the audience seats. There are no audience seats on the small island.
The small island is not far from the shore of the town, so the residents of the town can easily watch the competition from the shore.
This is also for the safety of the residents, and it allows the guild mages to fight freely without having to worry about them.
Those town residents and tourists, hearing George's broadcast, immediately began to discuss it and then excitedly gathered at the shore of the town.
After seeing George's method of creating a small island in the lake, they were also impressed by the power of the Fairy Tail mage.
Most people know that mages are powerful, but how powerful they are, in reality, is not very clear.
Magic like this of moving mountains is actually beyond their imagination for some people.
Even the mages of Fairy Tail were shocked at the moment.
Because they had never seen such magic before.
You said that you want to destroy a mountain, which is understandable. Elza and Natsu have such destructive power.
But to say that a mountain should rise from the ground, be controlled to fly to a certain place, and then fall down, this is something that I haven't heard of any mage who can do.
Even their guild master, Makarov, couldn't do that.
When Makarov became a giant, he did have the strength to lift a small mountain, but that only refers to lifting something as heavy as a small mountain. It doesn't mean he can actually carry it on his shoulders and move it away.
A mountain, like this, is definitely connected to the ground. How can it be lifted from the ground?
"This cat is becoming more and more unpredictable to me."
Laxus' gaze turned increasingly solemn as he saw George appear by teleportation in front of the guild.
He had always believed that his biggest rival in the guild would be Mista Gon, but now it seemed that this cat George might be his biggest opponent.
Mainly because he knows too many spells.
Previously, he thought George's greatest strength was his lightning magic, and as a Dragon Slayer of the Lightning, he could absorb all lightning, which would counter the opponent perfectly.
So he didn't think George was a major threat.
It was the mysterious Mista Gon, whose depths he had never fully understood, that made him feel uneasy.
As for Elza, he thought he could handle her with the other Dragon Slayer of the Lightning, Eblan.
However, after experiencing all those events, he felt that George might be his biggest rival, and the old man's trust in him seemed to indicate something.
"George, you've got some skills. If I win in the end, you can become my cat. You're worthy of being my cat."
"You can say that when you've actually won me."
George made a cat-like gesture with his paws, then addressed Makarov:
"The stage is set. It's time for everyone to enter."
"Alright, then I'll say the rules of the match after a moment."
Makarov addressed the eager Fairy Tail mages:
"The rules are simple. The mages will draw lots to form pairs, and the winner progresses to the next round until a champion is decided."
"Losing consciousness or surrendering voluntarily counts as a loss. Please be mindful of your own abilities."
"It's amazing! This time, I have to beat Laxus and become the strongest mage!"
"You should beat me first, Natsu!"
"Don't underestimate us!"
After hearing the rules of the competition, everyone was excited and blood-thirsty.
"Are Gerard and Mista Gon not participating?"
At this time, George whispered a sentence.
Makarov shook his head:
"I've contacted Gerard with a crystal ball, and he said that he had already been defeated by you before, so he won't be participating in this match."
As for Mista Gon, there's no need to ask. I know he won't be participating. He doesn't like being exposed in front of others."
Mista Gon uses sleep magic to put everyone to sleep just to return to the guild. How much more likely is he to perform in front of the entire town on a small island?
"No worries, this competition is voluntary to participate in."
George didn't pay much attention and used his magnetism to extract iron sand from the ground to form a large iron plate.
"Everyone, come on up, I'll take you there."
He can now bear the weight of several tons, so transporting everyone to the island is not particularly difficult.
As they flew towards the small island, the residents on the shore of the town also erupted into enthusiastic cheers and encouragement.
