Altar?
That is indeed very likely where the Tenrou Jade is located!
"Now that the location has been determined, when shall we make our move?"
"Tonight, of course!"
Yuri's face was filled with a rich smile and an eagerness to get the Tenrou Jade.
"Tonight, while the villagers are celebrating the anniversary and are dead drunk, we'll sneak to the altar, take the Tenrou Jade, and leave overnight!"
"Even if they realize something is wrong tomorrow, it will be too late."
"Besides, they may not even notice the loss of the Tenrou Jade right away..."
This plan is perfect.
Because at other times, there is no guarantee that the theft will not be discovered.
But coincidentally, today is the anniversary of Tenrou Village, a day when everyone on the island gathers together to enjoy themselves, and their vigilance will be at its lowest.
"Ah—!"
"How can it be such a coincidence that they are holding an Anniversary Celebration when we came here, creating an opportunity for our actions?"
"I think this must be the blessing of the God of Treasure!"
"He is guiding us to take the Tenrou Jade!"
The more Yuri spoke, the more radiant he became, even unable to restrain himself from gesticulating, his whole being completely immersed in the wonderful fantasy of obtaining an S-class treasure.
"Don't get too carried away, be careful not to reveal any flaws!"
Precht warned, "That kid named Weston seems to be able to use magic to monitor the entire island. As long as a foreign Wizard lands on the island, he will know immediately."
"If the altar and the Tenrou Jade are very important to the people here, then he may have already prepared for it."
Oh, right!
Yuri's brain instantly cleared, and a drop of cold sweat involuntarily appeared on his forehead.
"That makes sense, I almost forgot about this person!"
"Then... what do you think we should do?"
"Simple, get him drunk!"
As Precht spoke, he looked at Warrod next to him, "Warrod, I'll leave this matter to you."
"Eh? Me?"
Warrod stretched out a finger and pointed at himself, somewhat surprised.
"Of course, it's you!"
"Your alcohol tolerance is the best among the three of us, and you also look the most honest and simple, so ordinary people won't be wary of you at all."
"So only you can do this!"
In fact, Precht had another reason he didn't say.
That is, in case the operation fails in the end, they need to maintain the greatest combat power, and Warrod's strength is slightly inferior to the other two.
Of course, neither Yuri nor Precht felt that Warrod was a burden.
On the contrary, in their opinion, no one is more reliable as their teammate than Warrod.
But Precht knew that Warrod was never a very confident person, and if he heard these words, he would inevitably overthink.
"I... I understand!"
Warrod immediately felt a great responsibility fall on his shoulders, and at the same time, he was delighted to be able to help.
The three then briefly discussed the specific actions, and when the people around them gathered, they hurriedly ended the topic, pretending that nothing had happened, and celebrated the festival with the villagers.
Before long, Weston arrived.
Amidst the cheers of the villagers, Weston walked onto the pre-built stage and began his 'speech'.
"Ahem... In order not to disturb everyone's eating and drinking, I will only say a few simple words this year."
"Next year, I plan to move Fairy Tail to the mainland, submit a formal application to the council to establish a Magic Guild, and establish formal diplomatic relations between Tenrou Island and the outside world!"
As soon as these words came out, the whole place erupted.
Everyone present began to whisper to each other, and discussions arose.
After a long while, under the pushing and shoving of a group of uncles and aunts, the Village chief stood up.
"Weston, you said you want to establish diplomatic relations between Tenrou Village and the outside world, that's no problem, but moving Fairy Tail to the mainland, isn't that too hasty?"
"Are you going to take all the children from the village away?"
The children in the village, apart from those born in the past seven years, number about seventy.
Among them, the members of Fairy Tail are about fifty, and the youngest of these people is only ten years old, and the oldest is only eighteen or nineteen years old.
Fifty people represent fifty families, fifty pairs of parents or even grandparents behind them.
This group of people has lived on Tenrou Island since they were young and have never left once, so they are both afraid of life outside and unwilling to let their children leave them and go out to work hard as a group.
Furthermore, if these people move their families to the outside world, the population of Tenrou Village will immediately decrease by 70%, and the remaining 30% will be ordinary people with little combat power and broken families.
How can such a group of people support such a large Tenrou Village?
What's more, they spent seven years and finally managed to build Tenrou Village into its current prosperous state. If they are suddenly asked to give up everything they have and move out completely, then what about their past efforts?
If they had known this, why didn't they just leave Tenrou Island and go live outside?
At this moment, although everyone was reluctant to directly oppose Weston because of his past contributions to the village, the expressions on their faces already showed their unwillingness.
"It's not that simple after all..."
Weston took in everyone's reaction and sighed secretly in his heart, but after all, this is related to his future development, and he has to pay attention to it.
"I have a dream."
"I want to pursue the mysteries of magic, I want to go on adventures in all kinds of places;"
"I want to make magic no longer a weapon for ambitious people to start wars, not a source of disaster that makes the world lose family and partners, but a good medicine to save the world."
"I want to establish order in the magic world, to eliminate tragedies like the one seven years ago, to make the Magic Guild a place that can help others, not an evil force used to compete for resources and territory;"
'I want to make the name of Fairy Tail resound throughout the world!'
"Until now, although I have always called Fairy Tail a Magic Guild, in reality, we all know that it is just an organization that serves the construction of Tenrou Village and the magic education of the children on the island."
"Now that Tenrou Village has completed its construction, everyone's lives have become prosperous, and the children in the village have all learned magic and are able to stand on their own, and even protect Tenrou Island."
"In that case, I want to put Fairy Tail on the right track, to become a real Magic Guild, to help more people in need, to realize dreams, and to create miracles!"
"To do this, Fairy Tail cannot stay in Tenrou Village forever."
"I don't force everyone to come with me, but I hope everyone can support my decision!"