"One move affects the whole?"
"Causing a large-scale disaster just by influencing the weather of one region?!"
Warrod was stunned by Precht's rhetoric.
However, after calming down and thinking about it carefully, he felt that what Precht said made a lot of sense. He hurriedly scratched his head apologetically: "I didn't actually think of that. But would things really be that serious?"
When asked this, Precht's tone immediately softened.
"...Actually, I'm only saying there's such a possibility!"
"Before many things actually happen, no one can predict which way they will go!"
That was true enough!
After the two of them finished their evaluations, it was Yuri's turn to speak.
"I say, Chris-chan!"
"You said earlier that controlling the weather is just a simple usage. What about the advanced ones?"
Chris replied: "The advanced usage is actually what Uncle Warrod said just now—controlling or even directly changing the climate of a place for a long time!"
"For example, making it rain in a certain place until it turns into a lake, or making it snow until it becomes a snowy mountain..."
Hearing this, Warrod's eyes lit up again, and he immediately looked at Precht with pride: "See, see... I told you! This is the most correct way to use this magic!"
Fine, fine, you're amazing!
Precht's lip twitched, and he looked at Chris again, asking: "Is there anything else?"
"There's more!"
"Papa said this magic can summon wild winds, torrential rain, thunder and lightning, hail, auroras... and even meteors to fight."
The crowd: "!!"
Wait!
What was that last one?
It clearly didn't fit in with the items before it!
"True, a meteor is also a type of 'Celestial Phenomenon'..."
"Wait a minute, summoning a meteorite? Isn't that similar to Weston's move, 'Sema'?"
"Can your magic even do something like that?"
Chris said firmly: "Since Papa says it's possible, then it should be possible! I'll find an opportunity to experiment with it!"
Everyone looked at each other: "..."
"Then when you experiment, you must remember to stay far away from Magnolia... no, far away from any place where humans live!!"
Soon, Erza and Makarov, who had arrived at the guild, also learned about Chris awakening her magic.
After hearing the news, the two of them were stunned for a long while. Then, as if provoked by something, they impatiently sought out Irene and Precht, requesting them to guide their magic awakening.
Watching the two children so eager to learn magic, the guild members all burst into amused laughter.
"Ho ho..."
"After discovering that Chris also awakened her magic, Erza and Makarov finally couldn't hold back and started seeking power too?"
"This is probably the so-called 'herding effect'."
Mavis sat among the crowd, holding a book related to magical psychology, explaining the principle of this phenomenon to everyone.
"When the first person acts, most people will maintain their original state and take a wait-and-see attitude due to a lack of information. But when the second person also starts to act, the rest will begin to frantically imitate and compete."
"Then, once everyone is moving, they fall into an almost never-ending 'chase race'."
"Weston once called this behavior 'Involution'!"
"Back when we were still on Tenrou Island, he used this method to mobilize the enthusiasm of the children on the island to learn magic!"
Speaking of this, Hugh and Sword, who originated from Tenrou Island, suddenly shuddered as if remembering something terrifying. Their hair stood on end as they continued Mavis's words.
"Those seven years were truly a period of hardship and toil, filled with sweat and tears!"
"Fortunately, life in the guild now is different from the days on the island; it's much more relaxed..."
Smack!!
Just as Hugh finished speaking, he was hit on the head from behind.
Weston's voice came from behind them: "You have the nerve to say that!"
"In the years since coming to Magnolia, every single one of you has slacked off far too much!"
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of everyone present changed simultaneously, and their hearts turned cold.
Based on their familiarity with Weston, whenever he said something like this, a major move was bound to follow!
Sure enough, Weston followed up by saying: "It's not just you few; everyone in the guild is like this!"
"Sigh, come to think of it, it's all my fault!"
"I've been so busy raising kids these years that I've been too lax with you all!!"
"Therefore, to make up for this mistake and revitalize the atmosphere of 'Fairy Tail,' I have decided..."
"One week from now, we will begin the all-guild Wizard Rank Examination!!"
The crowd: "!!!"
Several years ago, Weston had used digitized information to divide wizards into five ranks: S, A, B, C, and D, using this to limit the level of missions they could accept.
By using this method, Fairy Tail's mission completion rate in recent years was as high as 95%, while the work casualty rate was as low as 0.7%.
However, a wizard's rank is not set in stone.
After completing a sufficient quantity and quality of requests, Weston would conduct a comprehensive evaluation to see if they had enough ability to be "promoted."
As seven years passed, many wizards in the guild had upgraded from their original 'D' or 'C' to 'B' or 'A,' but not a single one had been promoted to S-rank yet.
"This time, I have decided to adopt a collective examination model; everyone must participate!"
"I and all the S-rank wizards will score you based on your performance in this examination, and then adjust your ranks according to the scores."
Currently, the S-rank wizards in the guild include Irene, Licht, Mavis, Precht, Yuri, Warrod, and Zera—seven in total.
A-rank wizards are fewer, with only Joey, Reiya, Hugh, and Stuart—four people.
B-rank wizards and below, including the two Exceed members Morgan and Sura, as well as the newly awakened Darwin and Chris, total over a hundred people.
In other words, in this examination, each S-rank wizard would be responsible for managing over ten people.
Just thinking about it made it clear that it would be an extremely exhausting job!
"Guild Master, can I ask for leave?"
Irene immediately raised her hand: "Erza wants to learn magic; I probably won't have time..."
"Oh, that actually reminds me!"
Weston heartlessly interrupted Irene: "I think one week is enough time for Erza and Makarov to awaken their magic, so at that time, those two will also participate in the examination!!"
Irene: "..."
"I will formulate the specific examination process as soon as possible."
"One week from now, not a single one of you better think about running away!!"