Chapter 81

【According to the calculations, it should be almost dawn by that time.】

【Thinking of this, Natsu couldn't help but tighten his grip on the cloth bag in his arms.】

【These were the gold beans that Anna had stuffed into his hands when he left.】

【According to Teacher Anna, in the human world, money is a necessity no matter where one goes.】

【And among all forms of money, gold is the most valuable, serving as one of the hard currencies in every kingdom.】

【Therefore, since Natsu wanted to head out into the outside world, money was essential; this was the travel fund Anna had given him.】

【A whole bag full of gold beans.】

【According to Anna, a single gold bean was enough to buy Natsu ten full meals.】

【"The delicacies of the human world... they should taste better than that roasted beast meat, right?"】

【Muttering these words to himself, Natsu continued to move forward in the darkness.】

Lucy: "Whoa, this Anna is such a tycoon, is she always this generous?"

Happy: "A whole bag of gold beans, that's enough to trade for so, so many fish."

Charle: "No ambition, do you only know fish, fish, fish?"

Gajeel: "That's right, what's the point of eating fish? If you're going to eat, eat these gold beans!"

"They look like they might taste pretty good."

Everyone: "???"

Levy: "Gajeel, can you even eat gold?"

Gajeel: "Uh... I've never eaten it, but it should be fine. After all, it's just metal. I just don't know how it tastes; I really want to try it."

Natsu: "You really dare to think about it. I doubt even the Iron Dragon was ever that extravagant."

Makarov: "Those are gold beans! You spendthrift!"

The Fairy Tail guild was filled with arguments.

During this period, the screen seemed to have been pressed on fast-forward, constantly accelerating.

【Soon, Natsu had already arrived at the outskirts of the forest.】

【Not far away, the morning sun had already peeked over the mountain peak.】

【The warm sunlight spilled onto Natsu's body, illuminating his face, which was covered in beads of sweat.】

【"Phew... finally here, huh?"】

【Natsu's gaze turned toward a wheat field in the distance.】

【Having arrived in the outside world for the first time, his inner excitement was beyond words.】

【"The human world!"】

【Turning his head back, Natsu looked once more at the endless forest.】

【He gently pursed his lips.】

【"Igneel should have discovered I'm gone by now, right? Did Teacher Anna tell Igneel?"】

【"Will he be so worried that he'll search the whole world for me?"】

【Countless thoughts flashed through Natsu's mind, eventually turning into a faint smile that hung on his face.】

【"Anyway, no matter what, I want to go out and see it. Wait for me, Igneel."】

【"When I go back, I'll definitely make your jaw drop!"】

【Seeming to have thought of some amusing scene, Natsu was in a great mood.】

【Even if Natsu was rigorous in his logic, at the end of the day, he was still just a ten-year-old child.】

【A child who wanted to make his parents proud of him.】

【Carrying endless motivation, Natsu set off on his journey again, heading toward the golden wheat field ahead.】

【Soon, Natsu arrived at the wheat field, and the endless expanse of gold entered his vision.】

【"Is this the rice that Teacher Anna often likes to eat?"】

【Because he had learned this knowledge in previous lessons, Natsu was still able to recognize the wheat before him.】

【"If that's the case, this must be the farmers' land, right?"】

【Natsu continued to walk forward; since he had reached the farmland, there must be a village nearby.】

【And the existence of a village proved that there was food to be found.】

【Thinking of this, Natsu rubbed his stomach, which had already started grumbling, and his pace involuntarily quickened a bit.】

【Soon, Natsu crossed one field after another, and at the same time, a question began to fill Natsu's heart.】

【Along the way, Natsu saw many crops, but unexpectedly, even though these crops had reached the time for harvest, it seemed as if no one was tending to them.】

【Some had even rotted in the soil.】

【One must know that many crops have a long growing season but a very short harvest period.】

【Therefore, the time of harvest is absolutely the moment farmers look forward to most; they could not possibly leave these crops unattended, let alone let them rot in the fields.】

【If that were the case, the farmers' half-year or even year-long efforts would be completely in vain.】

【Therefore, the current situation was absolutely abnormal.】

【Filled with doubt, Natsu passed through the farmland, his gaze locked on the direction of the cluster of buildings not far away.】

【"Found it, a human village."】

【"Huh? How could it be like this?"】 ===== CHAPTER 82 =====