The True Tycoon

Isa Sajeka!

That was this old woman's name.

Through chatting during the meal just now, Ul also learned some things about Granny Isa...

Granny Isa's story was actually quite simple. In her early years, her husband went out to do business and was attacked by mountain bandits, dying as a result!

And her son, because he was also away doing business, rarely ever came home.

In other words!

In this independent little courtyard, only Granny Isa lived alone. That was exactly why, when Ul first entered, he felt it was so unusually quiet and desolate.

Granny Isa wasn't short on money!

Emmmm!

And she was the kind of wealthy that didn't lack cash...

Because back when her husband was alive, he had bought a stretch of fish ponds in this area. Every year, just from selling the fish in those ponds, Granny Isa reaped a massive fortune...

And this was precisely Ul's upcoming job!

In the world of "Fairy Tail," the main energy source was magic power.

Magic wasn't just used for fighting. In the world of "Fairy Tail," magic had fully integrated into people's daily lives. Here, many things like transportation and household furniture were powered by magic to function.

Aside from Magic Crystals, the only source of magic power was Mages who could use it!

And Ul's task this time was to charge the Magic Water Pump.

In other words!

He needed to act as a mobile "Magic Charging Treasure"!

Actually, for Granny Isa, money had long since stopped mattering much.

So from a long time ago, she had already given up selling fish. Not only that, she even started keeping the fish in the backyard ponds as pets, occasionally giving them extra meals...

But precisely because of this, the fish in the backyard ponds had not only grown big but also multiplied in number...

Helplessly!

Granny Isa had to sell off the excess fish.

Now the buyers were already lined up, just waiting for the pond water to be drained so the fish could be caught and sold...

The date was set for three days later!

That meant Ul only had three days. He had to, within three days, activate the Magic Water Pump and drain all the water from the backyard ponds.

This was no easy task, especially after Ul saw Granny Isa's fish ponds.

Granny Isa's fish ponds were truly "a stretch"!

The kind of "stretch" where over a dozen ponds were connected into one area!

Ul felt his brain go a bit numb.

Thinking about how he had just spent several hours eating, Ul now wished he could slap his own handsome face...

Wasn't this just wasting time?

Now Ul understood why Makarov had told him to find a partner to finish the job together.

With such huge ponds, relying on his own meager magic power to complete the task would probably require working nonstop for three days without sleep, and that was assuming he hadn't wasted time eating that meal just now!

Originally, Ul thought the reward of fifteen thousand J was high, but now it seemed—far from high—it was practically cheap labor!

Ul didn't dare waste any more time!

He knew that the completion rate of guild tasks involved not just money, but also the guild's reputation and the Mage's own rank advancement.

Ul couldn't keep lingering at the D-rank Mage level, because D-rank tasks earned far too little money!

This world's technology wasn't very advanced, so the Magic Water Pump's efficiency in using magic power was also mediocre.

According to the system's data template calculation, on average, one point of magic power could only last about ten minutes. Even if Ul exhausted all his magic, he could only hold out for two hours each time. After two hours, he would need to recover magic through meditation!

To be honest, Ul really wanted to work hard. After all, no matter what, he had already eaten a free meal here. Just on that basis alone, he had a reason to work diligently!

But... for some reason!

He felt like Granny Isa didn't seem to care much about his work...

"Um... Granny Isa, my appetite really isn't that big. You don't have to prepare so much food every time..." Looking at the increasingly lavish "big fish and big meat" in front of him, Ul helplessly repeated himself once again.

"Nonsense. You're at the age where you need to grow. Look how thin you are—you should eat more..." Granny Is completely ignored Ul's words and kept bringing plates over on her own.

Ul: "..."

Looking at his figure, which had already rounded out in just two days (actually from being stuffed), Ul was truly speechless.

Although Ul had the passive ability "Void Stomach," this ability ultimately only played a supporting role.

Just two days!

Ul's weight had inexplicably increased by several jin, which showed just how much he had eaten during these two days.

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However, thanks to Granny Is's delicious food, Ul's work efficiency had greatly improved.

Originally, when Ul's Magic Power ran out, meditating to replenish it took about an hour.

But because of the food Granny Is brought, Ul's Magic Power recovery speed had noticeably accelerated. It took less than an hour to fully restore all his Magic Power.

Not only that!

Over the two days, Ul's attribute panel had also undergone some changes.

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Invincible Passive System

Host: Wei Yi

Passive Ability: Void Stomach

Health: 12

Magic Power: 12

Mental Power: 16

Magic Resistance: 0%

Armor: 0%

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Due to the system's "rounding" characteristic, Ul's Magic Power and Mental Power had not increased much over these two days—barely even a single attribute point.

But... Ul's Health had increased by a full three points.

This was a terrifying growth rate, because even back when Ul was recovering his body, his Health probably hadn't increased this fast.

It could be said!

This single piece of data most directly reflected just what kind of "pig life" Ul had been living during this period!

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Thanks to Granny Is's "feeding," Ul not only completed the task smoothly but even finished a bit ahead of time.

When he finally left!

Ul could clearly sense that Granny Is was a little reluctant, but he had no way to comfort the old woman, after all, he couldn't stay in this place forever.

So, after accepting Granny Is's "gifts" and payment, Ul still left that unforgettable little courtyard and headed back toward the guild...