But once he had fully entered, he froze.
He stared blankly at Ophis, who was sitting on the sofa and sucking on a bottle of milk.
Kidnapping a young girl? Prison sentence?
Those two terms instantly appeared in his mind.
Bang!
Ling Yuan expressionlessly chopped the back of Wang Ming's neck with a hand strike.
"Ow!"
"Were you thinking about something very bad just now?" Ling Yuan asked expressionlessly.
"Ahem, no. Don't spout nonsense." Wang Ming gave a fake cough, but his gaze still drifted toward Ophis from time to time.
He couldn't help it. She was too cute; he was practically going criminal.
"Alright, I called you here because I need you to help me get an operating license for a studio."
"A studio? Hey, hey, don't tell me you really aren't planning to go to university?" Wang Ming finally caught on after hearing Ling Yuan's words.
"What would I go to university for? What could they teach me?"
"Damn, you sure talk big." Wang Ming instinctively reached out and pressed a hand to Ling Yuan's forehead.
"What are you doing?"
"Checking whether you have a fever."
Ling Yuan: "..."
He decisively slapped his hand away.
Rubbing his reddened hand, Wang Ming said, "Universities contain countless resources, and they're supported by Flame Nation's government. Don't you want to become strong?"
"There's still plenty of time before summer vacation ends. We'll talk about it then," Ling Yuan said casually.
"Even though there's a second round of exams, wouldn't it be better to pass in one go?"
Ling Yuan paid it no mind.
University truly held little meaning for him.
With the group chat, resources were the one thing he would never lack.
Besides, he had already worked himself to exhaustion in his previous life. This time, he wanted to live easily.
And once he went to school, it would mean completely exposing himself to the government's watchful eyes.
Seeing his expression, Wang Ming understood that saying anything now would be useless. He could only say, "Alright. Since you want to make a go of it, I won't say anything else. I'll get the license sorted out for you this afternoon."
"Thanks, brother."
"It's nothing. I'm planning to attend Modu University. If possible, let's go together."
"Yeah." Ling Yuan nodded.
Over the following days, Ling Yuan spent tens of thousands on a fully equipped computer.
Then, relying on the memories in his mind, he began creating.
Every now and then, he would tease Ophis, pat the silly dragon, and live a rather fulfilling life.
Katarina: "So boring. The Group Owner hasn't come to the chat for days."
Lightning Dragon Slayer: "What are you busy with? Aren't you busy growing vegetables?"
Katarina: "Ah, speaking of growing vegetables, @Eighth Princess, thanks for Hongyu's vegetable seeds, little sister."
Eighth Princess: "It was nothing. Koumei helped with all of it. Otherwise, I wouldn't even be able to tell the seeds apart."
First Prince: "Well done. Learning to classify seeds and experience the lives of the common people is extremely important for royalty as well."
Eighth Princess: "Yes, Brother Hongyan!"
Maple: "Whenever Uncle Hongyan speaks, little sister Hongyu becomes so serious."
Katarina: "Bloodline suppression, I guess. And I think Hongyan's poker face is really fierce too."
Eighth Princess: "..."
First Prince: "..."
Suddenly, a message from Laxus drew everyone's attention.
Lightning Dragon Slayer: "Heh, interesting. Those Phantom Lord Guild fools are actually so tired of living."
After experiencing the memory dungeon,
Laxus began to properly confront his own heart.
Even if he did not say so outwardly, his change had made the people in the guild less disgusted by him.
Akame: "What is Phantom Lord?"
Lightning Dragon Slayer: "A mage guild in my world. But it seems they've been living far too comfortably."
Inside the Fairy Tail guild,
Laxus slowly descended from the second floor reserved for S-Class mages as he looked at Levy and the others, who had just been brought back covered in wounds.
The Thunder Legion quickly followed after him.
"Laxus, where are you going?" Guild Master Makarov could not help asking when he saw this.
Without even looking back, Laxus said, "Where I go doesn't seem to be any of your business."
"Laxus, how can you speak to the Guild Master like that—"
Natsu rushed over, but upon seeing Laxus's icy eyes, the words at his lips were forcibly swallowed back.
"Is that so? Laxus, since you want to, then go do it." Yet Makarov looked relieved.
Then his eyes turned sharp. "A guild that harms our family is the enemy of us all!"
Laxus said nothing and sauntered away with the Thunder Legion.
"That guy Laxus..." Natsu watched Laxus's departing back with sweat on his forehead.
For that brief instant, it had felt as if he were not staring at a person.
Ding! Would you like to activate Super Dimensional Live Broadcast?
Looking at Phantom Lord's gates before him, Laxus curled his lips into a cold smile.
"Activate."
The instant the words fell,
Rumble!
A bolt of yellow lightning split down from the sky.
Boom!
It struck directly above the Phantom Lord Guild.
The next second, lightning pierced through the center of the entire guild, instantly annihilating countless Phantom Lord Guild members.
Boom!
The two scorched gates crashed heavily onto the ground.
"Drag that guy out for me." A calm voice drifted through the wind.
"Leave it to us!"
Although Laxus had not explained, the Thunder Legion understood. They immediately said eagerly.
Lightning Dragon vs. Iron Dragon
"Alright, today's work is done."
After finishing the final string of code and embedding the images,
Ling Yuan stretched lazily.
He directly pulled Ophis beside him into his arms and kissed her soft pink cheek.
Wrapping his arms around her, the two of them fell onto the bed together.
Of course, they did nothing. They merely buried their faces in each other's hair and inhaled deeply, just like cat lovers.
At that moment, Ling Yuan had already transformed into a dragon servant.
Ding! Reminder, group member 'Lightning Dragon Slayer' has started a livestream.
"?"
Ling Yuan, who had been rubbing his face against Ophis's little cheeks, stopped.
"Shocking. That guy knows how to livestream too?" Ling Yuan asked suspiciously.
The tsundere guy was livestreaming, so naturally Ling Yuan chose to watch.
He turned Ophis around and let her lie on his chest, then closed his eyes and entered the group chat.
After entering the group chat, Ling Yuan joined the packed livestream room.
The moment he looked inside,
Ling Yuan froze.
This was not the Fairy Tail civil war he had imagined. It was clearly Phantom Lord's battle.
The early Fairy Tail battle.
But hadn't Laxus not participated in this fight? He had even mocked Levy and the others as weaklings.
Yet now he was here.
Ling Yuan: "Not easy. The tsundere big boy has finally dared to face his own heart."
Ling Yuan's message immediately drew everyone's attention.
Katarina: "Does the Group Owner know something?"
Akame: "Very calm. Laxus's eyes are extremely calm, completely different from his usual arrogant personality."
First Prince: "He has reached the critical point."
Maple: "I didn't understand, but Brother Laxus's eyes really are terrifying."
Assassins like Akame and commanders like Hongyan could more or less guess what had happened, even without knowing the full story.
Those Phantom Lord people must have touched Laxus's taboo.
Some people became calmer the angrier they were. Laxus usually appeared extremely arrogant, which had nurtured his extreme personality.
"Ling Yuan came too?"
Looking at the messages drifting before him, Laxus curled his lips. But after reading Ling Yuan's words, his expression darkened.
"Heh, don't misunderstand, Ling Yuan. I just don't want the guild I belong to bearing the stain of being inferior to another guild."
Ling Yuan: "Got it. Everyone gets it."
Laxus: "..."
At that moment,
A man with spiky black hair and black steel spikes embedded all over his body landed on the ground before Laxus.
He looked at Laxus and revealed an excited smile.
"You defeated more than half of Phantom Lord's members in an instant. Fairy Tail actually has a strong guy like you?"
With his arms crossed, Laxus calmly looked at Phantom Lord's Iron Dragon, Gajeel.
"So you're the bastard who defiled my guild, trash!"
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