Chapter 195

【The scene shifted once again.】

【Above the northern mountain range.】

【Due to the high altitude, this place is covered in wind and snow year-round, gradually forming a snow-capped mountain standing here.】

【Originally a snow mountain no one would step foot on, it became a destination because of the extremely rare medicinal herbs that grow on top which can increase magic power.】

【They are called Ice Spirit Grass.】

【It is said that if you grind them up and boil them into a soup to drink, you can permanently increase the magic power within your body; it is a rare treasure for many mages in their cultivation.】

【However, because they are scarce and their growth conditions are extremely harsh, there is not much production in the entire Kingdom of Fiore.】

【Therefore, the price is extremely high.】

【In the towns, there are many magic merchants who rely on climbing the mountain to pick Ice Spirit Grass to sell, and they can be said to be making a fortune.】

【However, ever since a wyvern discovered the existence of Ice Spirit Grass here a short while ago, it has taken up residence on this mountain.】

【Furthermore, it has claimed all the Ice Spirit Grass for itself, which has led to the magic merchants' livelihood being cut off.】

【Consequently, they posted a request at the Lord's mansion.】

【Attempting to find a powerful mage to drive the wyvern away.】

Ur: "Ice Spirit Grass? It is indeed one of the few things that can directly help a mage's cultivation."

Ultear: "I remember we saw this stuff too when we lived in the north, right?"

Gray: "More than just seen it, I remember when I was Ur's disciple, this kind of herb was planted in the backyard."

Lyon: "Yeah, we ate plenty of that stuff back then, but unfortunately, for those with relatively vast magic power in their bodies, the effect is negligible."

Jellal: "However, it cannot be denied that for those weak mages, or mages who have just started learning magic, it has a huge attraction."

【Black Natsu accepted the request.】

【Although, it wasn't very smooth when he accepted the request.】

【The cause of the matter was that the person registering the request became suspicious after seeing Black Natsu's age, and tried to persuade him to give up, after all, a wyvern is not something to be trifled with.】

【It would be bad if he lost his life over those two million J.】

【At the time, almost everyone thought that Black Natsu was just a child from a family who had run out because he was naughty and wanted to take a request to play around.】

【Therefore, it was naturally impossible to let Black Natsu actually complete this currently most difficult request.】

【It caused quite a scene at the time, even attracting a large crowd of onlookers and people trying to persuade him.】

【Things like, children should go home and play, this is a place for adults.】

【Things like, an ignorant brat who doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth.】

【Blah blah blah, anyway, Black Natsu's ears were going deaf from listening.】

【In the end, having no choice, Black Natsu chose to knock down the two people who were shouting the loudest on the spot, and only after proving his strength did he dispel everyone's doubts.】

【He successfully accepted the request.】

【Traveling quickly, he soon arrived at this snow mountain.】

【His nose twitched slightly, and Black Natsu clearly captured that faint fragrance drifting in the air.】

【Before coming, in order to save time and to quickly find the wyvern's location.】

【Black Natsu specifically went to smell the few Ice Spirit Grasses currently in the town.】

【The purpose was to memorize this scent.】

【After all, since the wyvern is guarding the Ice Spirit Grass, as long as he finds the location of the Ice Spirit Grass, he doesn't have to worry about the wyvern not showing up.】

【And in fact, Black Natsu's guess was not wrong at all.】

【The dragon's keen sense of smell allowed Black Natsu to easily find the cave piled with Ice Spirit Grass by following the scent.】

【The rich medicinal fragrance filled this cave.】

【Placed in front of Black Natsu was a pile of grass half a person high.】

【These were all Ice Spirit Grass!】

【Black Natsu moved his feet while looking around with a puzzled gaze.】

【"Where's the wyvern?"】

【At this moment, Black Natsu still maintained his vigilance.】

【After all, he was facing an unknown creature, and Black Natsu didn't know how strong this wyvern was.】

【But, it carried the title of dragon after all, so it must not be an easy character to deal with, therefore, it was better to be careful.】

【At the same time, on the path up the snow mountain.】

【A short old man was climbing slowly toward the heights, one deep pit at a time.】

【Because his body was relatively short and this was halfway up the mountain, the accumulated snow was already about a meter deep.】

【Therefore, the old man was truly making a deep pit with every step, sinking his whole body into the snow with every footfall, then struggling to climb out, and then repeating the process.】

【The old man was none other than Makarov.】

【Come to think of it, Makarov had indeed been a bit unlucky lately.】

【He had originally come here for a vacation, but a comet fell from the sky last night.】

【As one of the only ten Wizard Saints on the entire continent, while Makarov enjoyed the various benefits brought by the title of Wizard Saint.】

【He also had to fulfill the corresponding responsibilities; this was inevitable.】

【And the matter of the comet landing naturally could not be treated as ordinary, so at the moment the comet landed.】

【The Magic Council contacted Makarov, who was vacationing nearby, and asked him to investigate.】

【This led to the incident of Makarov going deep into the mountains early in the morning without even getting enough sleep.】

【And what was even more surprising was that Makarov discovered that the comet that fell last night might be related to the brat he met this morning?】

【So, Makarov rushed back to that town without stopping, attempting to find that brat again.】

【But he found nothing; Makarov, who had intended to go to the Lord's mansion to ask the Lord to send people to help search, accidentally heard people around him talking about the monster boy who appeared in the morning.】

【He had actually used his own strength to easily knock down two mages who were renowned in this area.】

【Such praise made Makarov immediately think of the boy he met in the morning who was hiding his true strength.】

【So, Makarov, who couldn't hold back, immediately started inquiring about information regarding that boy from the people around him.】

【The moment he learned that the boy had actually gone to challenge the wyvern without knowing the immensity of heaven and earth.】

【Makarov was stunned!】

【That was a wyvern, although it didn't count for much to Wizard Saints like them.】

【However, even for an S-class mage, it would take some effort to take it down.】

【Ordinary mages would even be in danger of losing their lives.】

【Why was that brat so reckless?】

【Could it be that he really thought he could block the wyvern's attack just by relying on that terrifying defensive power?】 【So Makarov couldn't hesitate and immediately set off on the road to the northern mountain range.】