Feng Ye's Second Trial

"First Master..."

Wendy blinked, a trace of admiration in her eyes.

Erza also smiled gently and said with some admiration, "I heard our First Master was the world-renowned 'Fairy Strategist,' who made enormous contributions to the development of the magical world. I wonder what kind of person she was."

"I never met the First Master either."

Makarov looked kindly toward Tenrou Island and said nostalgically, "I heard that my name was given to me by the First Master. Unfortunately, according to the Second Master, after that, the First Master received a summons from her teacher and left the guild. She never returned after that."

"She never came back?"

Juvia looked over, somewhat surprised. "By the way, who exactly was the First Master's teacher? Why have I never heard of him?"

"Juvia, you haven't read enough books."

Makarov glanced at Juvia and chuckled. "The First Master's teacher was the greatest Mage of four hundred years ago. He made tremendous contributions to the prosperity of the human world and magic. Many things he left behind have now become holy sites."

"Huh?"

Juvia stared in astonishment. "Four hundred years ago?"

She counted on her fingers, figuring that Makarov was the Third Master, and said, "Did the First Master live that long? Wouldn't that make her three or four hundred years old?"

"No."

Makarov shook his head. "The First Master really was from a hundred years ago."

Erza said thoughtfully, "So that means that great Mage lived for three hundred years?"

Makarov pondered slightly. "Perhaps. But that Mage never appeared again after four hundred years ago. Other than the First Master, no one ever saw him again, so no one knows whether he is still alive."

"Such a great Mage, and the First Master too... It would be wonderful if we ever got the