The origin of the matter actually dates back to the disappearance of the main members of Fairy Tail and the loss of Yanjing Island.
The strongest guild in the kingdom, Fairy Tail, was actually unable to withstand a single attack from the Black Dragon and was completely eliminated. This was incredibly terrifying for the kingdom.
If the Black Dragon had attacked the kingdom, would the kingdom be unable to withstand it as well?
In response, the kingdom began to search for all available information about the Black Dragon, and finally did find some clues in ancient books.
The ancient books recorded some information about the Dragon King Festival of that year, and also predicted the apocalyptic crisis of the Black Dragon.
They believed that the emergence of the Black Dragon must be attributed to Zeref, the dark mage, as only he, who created countless demons, could have brought forth such a terrifying monster.
Led by the kingdom and the princess, with Alcatius as their support, they formulated the Eclipse Gate plan to prevent the future of humanity from being wiped out by the Black Dragon.
The plan consisted of using the Eclipse Gate, passed down generation after generation in the kingdom, to travel through time and kill Zeref before he became a dark mage, thereby preventing the birth of the Black Dragon.
With this, the apocalyptic crisis was naturally averted.
The power led by the Minister of Defense, Dutton, was not very agreeable with this plan, fearing that it would alter history and lead to the kingdom's disappearance, but they did not prevent the Grand Mage from absorbing magic for the film and Eclipse Gate.
"From this, it seems that you are not doing anything bad."
From the perspective of the plan itself, the kingdom held a Grand Mage performance to collect magic, and opened the Eclipse Gate to travel back in time seven years later, all for the sake of humanity.
Even at the cost of altering history and potentially losing their own existence, this truly qualifies as great.
"So it is. The king and the princess are also trying to save humanity. We have no intention of harming the participating mages, and we hope you can keep this secret for the kingdom. Now is not the time for everyone to know this, as it could cause chaos."
Hearing George's words, Alcatius understood that George must have used some kind of magic to read his memories, so he humbly requested.
Once history is changed, the entire world will change. Many people who originally existed will disappear, and those who originally did not exist will appear. This is something most people cannot accept.
"Although there will be sacrifices, it is still better than being eradicated by the Black Dragon."
"I greatly admire your spirit of sacrifice, but your approach is incorrect."
George shook his head upon hearing this.
"First, I have been to North Continent and learned some intelligence about the Black Dragon from there. The name of the Black Dragon is Akunolokka, and he was not created by Zeref."
So even if you go back in time and kill Zeref, you cannot make the Black Dragon in the present disappear.
Second, according to my research on time magic, even if you really do travel through time through that door, you cannot change the present.
Third, if you assume that you go back in time and kill Zeref to prevent the birth of the Black Dragon, have you ever considered that without the Black Dragon appearing, the Dragon race would not be eliminated.
If the Dragon race is not eliminated, it's possible that humanity would have been eliminated by the Dragon race long ago; the outcome is the same."
Time is a river that keeps moving forward without looking back. It can be slowed down and suddenly appear in the future, but it cannot be turned back in normal circumstances.
Of course, different worlds have different laws of time and there are different situations.
In the Marvel Universe, using a time machine to go back in time is not actually returning to the past; rather, it creates a new timeline, a new world.
Changing the history of that timeline will not affect the history of your own timeline.
Like the Harry Potter world, using a time-turner to go back in time makes changes that have already happened in history.
And like in the movie "Back to the Future," if you go back in time and change history, when you return to the future, history has really been changed.
However, based on his research on time magic in this world, the laws of time in this world are likely to be similar to those in the Marvel Universe.
It means that if the Eclipse Gate in front of you can really travel through time and space back to the past, it is returning to the past of another timeline, changing the history of another timeline. The history of this world will remain as it is.
"No way!"
Alcatius was clearly skeptical of what George was saying.
George spread out his cat paws:
"Whether you believe me or not, what I'm saying is the truth."
After speaking, he directly took out a box and put the Eclipse Gate inside his own box, which was then received into his swapping space.
"All right, that's it. To prevent you from doing something foolish, I'll be keeping the Eclipse Gate here temporarily."
As the Eclipse Gateway is a magical device that can travel through time, he naturally wants to study it thoroughly, and he is also very interested in time travel.
There are too few dragons in this time now. If he can travel back in time, even to the past of another timeline, as long as there are a lot of dragons there, he can gain a lot of dragon crystal through killing them.
Maybe if he kills enough, he might even obtain a similar devouring magic as the Black Dragon.
The magic required for the Eclipse Gate does not need to absorb the magic scattered by the Grand Mage performance, he can fill it up by himself with more time.
The amount of magic power after he becomes a dragon is terrifying, and with its characteristic of continuous regeneration, it would be enough to drain for ten days or two weeks continuously.
Only when the rare lunar eclipse appears seven years later will it be possible to open the Eclipse Gateway and travel to the era of the Dragon race's prosperity.
"You can't do this. You are a thief. The Eclipse Gate is a treasure passed down through generations of the kingdom. You cannot take it away. I can report this to the king and then we can rework the plan."
Seeing that George had actually taken the Eclipse Gate, Alcatius was so angry that he drew his sword at once.
However, George's next sentence made him freeze in place.
"Tell the king that I have taken the door, and I will return it to you when the seven-year lunar eclipse passes. This way, you won't be able to execute that foolish plan anymore."
And don't even think about taking it by force.
On the one hand, you won't be able to beat me. On the other hand, I have instantaneous magic, and I can directly teleport to the Magic Council.
If you insist on taking it by force, not only will I publicly disclose the plan, but I will also hand the door over to the Magic Council. Your plan has already violated at least thirty safety regulations established by the Magic Council.
I believe they would be very happy to have a good talk with your king."
George had already disappeared, turning into a shadow and returning to his dormitory room before Alcatius could even respond.
The royal family is not the largest authority in the kingdom; the Magic Council is. The royal family manages ordinary people, while the Magic Council manages mages.
Moreover, it's not just for the Fiore Kingdom; it's for the entire Eastern Continent.
