Leaving behind the tradition of picking up orphans" is secondary.
The main thing is, if Weston left Joey alone, he might starve to death here in a few days.
Hearing Weston's words, Joey's eyes widened instantly, and a look of ecstasy appeared on his face.
"Big brother, are you a Wizard?!"
"That's right, since you can catch such a big wild boar, you must be a very powerful Wizard!"
He jumped up from the ground abruptly, and his huge body stirred up a gust of wind, rustling the grass under his feet.
"What magic do you know?"
"Can you spew flames? Can you control lightning? Or can you shatter mountain peaks and cut off rivers?"
A series of questions exploded from his mouth like a string of firecrackers.
"Hehehe, I can do almost all of them."
"To tell you the truth, I am a Royal Court Wizard certified by the Fiore Royal Family, and also one of the Ten Wizard Saints certified by the Council!"
Weston was very satisfied with Joey's reaction and couldn't help but brag a little more.
"So, so amazing!!"
Joey didn't know what a Court Wizard" was, nor did he know the value of Ten Wizard Saints", he just felt that these two titles sounded very high-end!
"And my Magic Guild Fairy Tail" is now the most famous and powerful Magic Guild in the Fiore Kingdom, and in the future, it will be the most famous and powerful Magic Guild in Ishgar!"
"Big brother, I didn't expect you to be such an amazing person, I really didn't misjudge you!!"
Joey clenched his fists excitedly, his cheeks flushed red, and his big eyes sparkled with admiration, as if he had seen a legendary hero!
No!
He is the hero.
The Big Brother in front of him should be the hero's master, the great sage who taught the hero magic!
"How about it, want to join Fairy Tail"?"
"Yes, yes, yes!!! Please, big brother, take me in!!"
"Cough cough, pay attention from now on, since you have joined the Guild, you must call me Guild Master!"
"Yes, Guild Master!!"
The date trip changed from two people to three, but this did not have much impact on Weston and Mavis.
Because Joey was too big to fit in the carriage, he could not become a third wheel when the two of them were flirting.
On the contrary, there are many advantages to having him along.
Whether it is climbing trees to pick fruits, going into the water to fish, or opening roads and paving paths, or shaking mountains and deterring tigers, the Giant Clan's huge body has significant advantages.
Even, once the horse pulling the cart is tired, he can replace it.
Of course, Weston and Mavis would not do such outrageous things.
If there is anything bad, it is that the carriage has to slow down, after all, Joey cannot be required to run along the whole way.
But in this way, the dating trip is extended again.
So for Weston, picking up Joey is all good, no bad.
After a few more days, the group arrived at a small village.
This village looked very dilapidated, even worse than Magnolia under the rule of Blue Skull, but there was a large population gathered here.
However, these people were all sallow and emaciated, listless, with dull eyes, and weak, huddled in street corners or dark alleys.
The arrival of Weston and Mavis caused some people's faces to show excited brilliance.
They were like a group of hungry jackals, seeing two little fat sheep actively walking into their territory.
But soon, when these people discovered that there was a six-meter-tall Giant Clan child following behind the carriage, those covetous gazes were all consciously withdrawn, and they did not dare to look at it again.
Fearing that if they were not careful, they would be punched to death by this huge monster.
Weston immediately noticed this change and turned his head to warn, "Mavis, be careful, this place is not simple."
"I know."
Mavis also saw the origins of this group of vagrants at a glance, and at the same time, she judged the current situation of this village.
"Looking at their appearance, they are most likely refugees who were affected by the previous war and migrated here."
"But the resources of this village are limited, and it cannot support so many refugees at all, so they can only wander on the streets like they are now."
Most of the territory within the Fiore Kingdom is not as lucky as Magnolia, and can be spared from the ravages of war.
More places are directly affected by the war and have become dilapidated.
The village in front of us is obviously one of them.
"Queen Lily has already promised me to reduce taxes and support the Guilds, so that they can assist the local area in revitalizing the economy."
"Now it seems that it will take a long time to complete this matter!"
"At least, in this place, this plan is not going smoothly."
"Is it because there are no Guilds nearby?"
What Weston said was not just Magic Guilds.
The biggest use of Magic Guilds is to help people repel magical beasts and thieves, which is to solve security problems.
But if you want to restore the economy, what the civilians need more are Merchant Guilds and Artisan Guilds, the former solves the resource problem, and the latter solves the employment problem.
If there is a lack of support from Merchant Guilds and Artisan Guilds, it will be difficult to restore the economy even if more people are gathered, which will instead form a drag and make the situation in the towns worse and worse.
"What should we do, do you want to help?"
The warm-hearted Mavis has always been unable to see the suffering of the people.
Although Weston is not a saint, and does not think that helping this town is his responsibility and obligation, he can't bear to see those sallow and emaciated vagrants.
"Helping is possible, but we can't rely on just the two of us."
"Later, let's contact the nearby Guilds and the government and let them come forward."
"This is the most effective and reasonable way."
Mavis nodded in agreement.
At this moment, there was a sudden commotion in front of them, and then several vagrant-looking people ran over in a hurry, holding bread and vegetables, with excited expressions on their faces.
"Everyone come quickly, someone is distributing relief food in the town's square!"
This shout was like a refreshing breeze in summer, instantly enlivening the deathly atmosphere.
Those vagrants gathered in the street corners and alleys were stunned when they heard this, and then stood up with a "swish, swish, swish" and rushed towards the same direction.
Weston and Mavis looked at each other, feeling a little relieved.
"It seems that we don't need to take action for the time being, though I don't know who would be kind enough to do so."
"It is good news that someone is distributing relief food, but relief food can only solve the immediate problem and cannot fundamentally help this village."
"Since someone is willing to distribute relief food, perhaps that person is also willing to help, let's go over and see what's going on."