"Qi Yan, are you going to work soon?"
Mira asked casually as she placed food in front of Qi Yan. She had specifically looked out for a few suitable tasks for Qi Yan, and if he wanted to do them, she could directly recommend him, saving him the trouble of searching for them one by one.
Qi Yan shook his head and said, "I won't be going for a while. For the next period, I need to focus on training my body."
"Training your body?! You're already so strong, what more body training do you need?"
Elfman's eyes widened. In his eyes, Qi Yan was a complete monster. If this monster wanted to get even stronger, what hope was there for ordinary people like them?
"There's always someone stronger, and always a higher peak!"
Lucy's appearance signaled that the plot had begun. Soon, all sorts of formidable figures would emerge: Oración Seis, Grimoire Heart, Tartaros, Alvarez Empire, the Spriggan 12, the Dark Mage Zeref, and the Black Dragon Acnologia.
Especially the Black Dragon Acnologia at the very end. He was on a completely different level from the Magic Dragon he had defeated. That dragon, in front of Acnologia, would probably be defeated in one move.
So, Qi Yan felt a certain urgency.
At the same time, he also felt an urge to challenge Acnologia, the strongest creature, to a fierce battle.
Over the past six months, he had also realized that the stronger his own basic abilities, the greater the power he displayed after receiving a character.
Therefore, when not on missions, Qi Yan would train his body. The system had also thoughtfully created a training plan for Qi Yan, which he strictly followed.
"I'm going back to train now. Oh, and Cana!"
"Hm?"
Cana looked up at Qi Yan.
"The ten barrels of wine I promised you as a reward have been delivered. Enjoy them." Qi Yan finished speaking, waved his hand, and left.
Cana's face lit up with surprise at the news. Ten barrels of wine meant she had made a huge profit, as a normal fortune-telling session only earned a few thousand Jewels.
With ten barrels of wine, she had already thoroughly fleeced Qi Yan. She hadn't expected him to also give her the subsequent ten barrels as a reward.
Mira heard what Qi Yan said and knew that he must have summoned a powerful Heroic Spirit.
Each previous Heroic Spirit was an extraordinary powerhouse. She wondered what kind of one he had summoned this time.
"He's truly a good man! Mira, if you don't want him, I'm really going to make a move, you know."
Cana was genuinely starting to feel something for Qi Yan. He was handsome, powerful, and could earn money. Such a good man was impossible to find even with a lantern. If it weren't for Mira and Qi Yan being so close, she would truly have actively pursued him.
"Oh, you! You should just get along with your boyfriend number one!"
Mira didn't pay much attention to what Cana said. She was very familiar with Cana and knew she was joking.
Actually, she herself had some complaints about Qi Yan. She might be a bit slow, but that didn't mean she was stupid. She knew Qi Yan liked her, but wasn't he a bit too passive?
She had already dropped very obvious hints. Did she have to confess herself? He was such a blockhead, completely clueless about a girl's feelings.
A week passed in a flash.
"...997, 998, 999, 1000!"
Qi Yan was doing push-ups with his hands, a huge boulder on his back.
After reaching 1000, Qi Yan moved the boulder aside and lay on the ground, panting heavily.
[Ding! Congratulations, Host, for completing the week's training mission!]
"Has a week passed? Then it's time to go to work."
Body training was important, but work was even more important. Completing an S-Class mission could reward him with a ten-pull gacha. Even if he didn't get a gold card from the ten-pull, recycling them could still provide magic power, which was his main method of increasing his magic power.
Qi Yan returned to his room, quickly washed up, and then headed to the guild.
Pushing open the guild doors, the guild was as lively as ever.
"Qi Yan!"
"Qi Yan, you're here!"... As soon as Qi Yan entered the guild, many people greeted him, and Qi Yan responded to each of them.
"Qi Yan, you're here!"
Mira's eyes lit up when she saw Qi Yan arrive, feeling a little happy.
"Yes! I've rested for several days, so it's time to go to work. Are there any suitable jobs for me upstairs?"
"Upstairs" referred to the second floor, where all the highly difficult S-Class quests were located.
"Yes, you've come at a good time. An S-Class quest just came in these past few days."
Qi Yan's eyes brightened: "Then I'll go up and take a look first."
S-Class quests were rare due to their high difficulty. Before becoming an S-Class Mage, he wasn't qualified to do S-Class missions. After becoming an S-Class Mage, he would do every single one he found, as it meant a ten-pull gacha.
Qi Yan quickly walked towards the second floor. It would be bad if Laxus, Mystogan, or Erza got there first.
Lucy, seeing this, asked in confusion, "Isn't the quest board on the first floor? Why is Qi Yan going to the second floor?"
Mira smiled and explained, "The quests on the first-floor board are all ordinary missions. The missions on the second-floor board are of a difficulty that cannot be compared to the first floor; those are S-Class missions."
"S-Class?!"
Lucy felt as if she had heard an extraordinary new term.
"One misjudgment in these missions can cost you your life, but correspondingly, the rewards for the missions will also be very high."
"Wow—!"
Lucy already found the quests on the first-floor board dangerous enough; she couldn't imagine how much more dangerous the quests on the second floor must be.
"Those who can undertake S-Class missions must be approved by the Master. Currently, including Qi Yan, there are only six people qualified. Don't aim for S-Class missions; these are life-threatening jobs."
"I wouldn't dare."
She valued her life the most. She was still so young, with plenty of good times ahead, and she didn't want to risk her life doing that kind of work.
Qi Yan had already arrived at the mission request room on the second floor.
At this moment, there was only one S-Class mission hanging solitarily on the quest board on the second floor. Qi Yan went over and took a look.
[Mission Name: Please Save Our Island.]
[Rank: S-Class]
[Mission Content: The villagers of Galuna Island have been cursed. Please, powerful Mage, lift the curse.]
[Mission Reward: 7 million Jewels + Gold Key!]
"Huh? It's this mission!"
When Qi Yan saw the name of this mission, he immediately recalled the plot surrounding it, as it was the only S-Class mission specifically presented in the Fairy Tail anime, so his memory of it was quite deep.
If one didn't understand the circumstances of this mission, it would be almost impossible to do. However, if one knew the reason, this mission was super simple.
Qi Yan naturally couldn't miss such a mission, so he immediately tore down the request.