You guys are returning from the battlefield and immediately want to work, your reaction isn't weariness but anticipation?!
These guys are really outrageous!
"Since you're all so eager, why don't you go ahead and start working."
"I want to rest for a while."
Weston clapped his hands and looked at them with a smile.
"...Huh?!" ×5
Sure enough, as soon as he said this, the five people present cast fierce 'how dare you' glances at Weston.
Weston pretended not to see it, turned his head, and looked at Mavis affectionately: "Mavis, please take full responsibility for the guild's affairs then~"
"Well..."
Hearing this, Zera couldn't bear it anymore, stood up with a 'whoosh', and grabbed Weston's ear: "You, you want to throw the guild's affairs to Mavis again?!"
"Hiss... easy, easy..."
Mavis pulled the two apart while laughing: "It's okay, Zera, I'm also happy to contribute to the guild."
"It's because you always indulge him like this that this guy unscrupulously exploits you!"
Looking at the noisy three, Yuri and the others suddenly felt very full.
"Alright, alright..."
"I said I'm resting, but it's not like I'm really doing nothing!"
Weston rubbed his reddened ear and stated his plan.
"The development of the guild is closely related to the town."
"We've been away from Magnolia for more than a year. During this time, without our help, I don't know how the town chief has developed this place. Now that we're back, I have to see the situation first, right?"
This reason was impeccable, so none of them spoke out against it.
"Also, I have to consult the town chief about where exactly the thousand acres of land I was granted are located, so I can plan how to develop it in the future, right?"
Mentioning this matter, Zera immediately changed her attitude: "Ahem... that..."
"Since that's the case, then remember to get things done early and come back to work early!"
The others cast strange glances at her, and then suddenly understood.
That's right!
Weston's home is Zera and Mavis's home, so the land under Weston's name is of course also Zera and Mavis's land.
Zera doesn't allow Weston to be lazy, but if he is busy for the sake of the three's future small home... no, luxurious manor, then she, as one of the future mistresses of the luxurious manor, will of course not hinder him.
"What are you looking at?!"
Zera's cheeks flushed red, "Everyone continue eating!!"
After saying that, she buried her head in her rice bowl and ate.
Mavis pretended, unable to stop herself from covering her mouth and laughing: "Zera is really cute!"
"Mavis!!"
"Hahaha...!!"
The tavern was immediately filled with a lively atmosphere... To develop the economy and build the town, one must first understand the local terrain, resources, population, and other information.
Weston was already very familiar with the terrain and resources of Magnolia and the surrounding area, and they were all recorded in the Super Archive.
However, during the year they were away from Magnolia, the town had also undergone some changes, so Weston had to update the data.
So, for a period of time afterward, the residents of Magnolia could always see such a scene—
This young Guild Master of the Magic Guild, now a famous person in the Fiore Kingdom, shuttled through the streets and alleys of the town from morning till night, looking here and walking there.
After a few days, Weston finally had a preliminary grasp of the current situation of the town, and was very pleased with its current state.
Thanks to Fairy Tail's intervention, the southern cities of the Fiore Kingdom were less affected by the war.
And Magnolia was even better preserved because of the 'Town Planning Scheme' proposed by Weston back then. It can even be said that from a year ago until now, the town has been under construction in an orderly manner—
Residential areas, commercial districts, academies, and markets are all divided in an orderly manner according to the plan, with spacious streets;
A large number of old and damaged houses have been demolished and are now being rebuilt;
The elderly, adults, teenagers, and children are all busy with their own things.
Looking at the newly built houses, a sense of unspeakable satisfaction once again surged in Weston's heart.
He had experienced this emotion before.
The last time was when he was building Tenrou Village.
"Speaking of the people of Tenrou Village..."
"Calculating the time, those restless guys are almost old enough to come out and venture into the world, right?"
"I should find some time to go back and recruit them all to Magnolia to add bricks and tiles to the construction of a peaceful and beautiful new town!"
In Weston's vision, in the next twenty years, all the residents of Magnolia, whether locals or outsiders, would enter a state of endless busyness.
They would be like precise parts, operating efficiently according to his plan, allowing the entire city to shine even more brilliantly.
On this day, Weston finished 'updating data' on the street and returned to the guild, preparing to rest for a while.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the door, he heard a commotion coming from the guild tavern.
"What's going on? What's going on??"
"Let me see!"
Pushing aside the onlookers in a few steps, Weston nimbly came to the bar.
When the others saw him arrive, they stepped aside one after another, clearing the space and quieting down.
"Guild Master, you've come at the right time. Mavis said there's a very special request and doesn't know how to handle it."
What kind of request can't even Mavis solve?
Weston was puzzled: "A special request? What's the content?"
"I heard it's about clearing out the Bandits causing trouble."
"Then just send someone to clear them out. Is it that the client is giving too little money?"
"The war has just ended. Although the southern region has been less affected, the entire kingdom's economy is depressed, and it's normal for ordinary people not to have money."
"We can just accept a little. Didn't the guild do the same before?"
The 'before' that Weston mentioned refers to when the war had just broken out a year ago.
At that time, the number of requests the guild received each month continued to decrease, and the commission fee received for each request continued to decrease, but they still accepted them all without missing any, and no one complained.
"It's not a matter of money."
Mavis stepped forward, holding a request form in her hand: "I suspect that the Bandits they're talking about are not simple."
Weston reached out to take it and carefully read the information on the request.
The content and amount of the task are fine, but... "This location... is a bit far!"
Until now, the requests that Fairy Tail has received have mostly been issued by nearby residents.
There are no trains in this era, so once the request comes from other towns, or even further away, they have to ride horses or take horse-drawn carriages.
But this time, the village that issued the request is very far from Magnolia, and it would take three days even by horse-drawn carriage.
"Not only is it far, but it's also very close to the City of Outlaws!"