It was an ordinary little wooden cabin, and the wood used to build the cabin even had branches and leaves still attached.
Even to the eyes of an ordinary person, the little wooden cabin was too crude, and it was hard to imagine that this was where one of the strongest mages on the entire continent lived.
And after meeting Warrod, everyone also realized that he wasn't the kind of big figure that they had imagined.
This old man, whose appearance resembled a tree and who always liked to tell jokes that no one could find funny, didn't have the airs of one of the Four Gods of Ishgar, but he had a very Fairy Tail-like style.
Everyone then truly accepted that Warrod was indeed a great senior of their guild.
Warrod looked at Drake, and his expression became serious, saying, "Seeing such an excellent young man like you, I can't help but lament the changes of the times!"
Drake said respectfully, "Senior is joking. Compared to you, I still have a long way to go!"
Warrod was taken aback for a moment. He could sense that in terms of combat ability, he might not even be a match for this junior in the guild, but he could also sense that Drake wasn't just being polite when he said those words.
In other words, Drake really felt that he was lacking in some way.
A young man of this age actually had such a humble attitude, which couldn't help but make Warrod show a gratified smile.
But then that smile became casual, and he also patted Drake on the shoulder, saying, "You're a really good kid!"
Then Warrod looked at the others and said, "You're the same. I know about the Grand Magic Games. You're all excellent mages.
So I think you'll definitely be able to complete this request."
Erza said, "Then what does the request ask us to do?"
Warrod said, "Because of my own interest, I've been using Green Magic to prevent desertification from expanding in various places after retiring. While traveling through the deserts, I discovered a special village."
Saying this, Warrod took out a book and opened it in front of everyone, letting everyone see the illustrations of the sun and flames on it.
"According to the documents, that village is called Sun Village, and they worship the Eternal Flame as their guardian deity.
However, I don't know if it was due to a natural disaster or a man-made disaster, but that village has now been frozen.
Whether it's people, animals, plants, or rivers, buildings, even the Eternal Flame that protects the village has been frozen."
While everyone showed surprised expressions, Drake had already remembered which part of the plot this was.
This incident was the prelude to the war with Tartaros. The one who had frozen Sun Village was Gray's father, Silver, who was now one of the Nine Demon Gates and an Ice Devil Slayer Mage.
After his hometown was destroyed by the demon Deliora from the Books of Zeref, Silver, like Gray when he had met Ultear, only wanted to find Deliora to take revenge.
And he didn't know what had happened specifically, but Silver did eventually obtain the power to slay demons - Ice Devil Slayer Magic.
But when he appeared again, he had already become one of the Nine Demon Gates, a cadre of Tartaros. But at this time, he was already an undead, controlled by the Black Monk, Keyes, another of the Nine Demon Gates.
Even so, Silver had never forgotten his goal. And he had also learned from Tartaros that E.N.D. was a Flame Demon.
It was because he had mistakenly thought that the Eternal Flame, which had been transformed from the last soul of the Hellfire Dragon, was the Flame Demon that Silver had frozen the entire village.
Warrod continued, "Although I don't know what happened to that village, the people in the village are still alive, so I can't ignore it.
I hope you can save that village. That's my request."
Natsu patted his chest and said, "Then that's simple. Just use my flames to melt all the ice!"
Gray, however, said, "If that's the case, then you don't need me, right!"
Everyone hadn't forgotten that this request was for Warrod to designate three people to do it.
Melting the ice definitely required the power of a flame mage, so finding Natsu was no problem, and it was also normal for Drake to be there as a guarantee. But Gray, the ice mage, was a bit redundant.
Warrod explained, "No, that's not ordinary ice. Your power is also indispensable."
Drake nodded. The power of Devil Slayer Magic, one of the three great Slayer Magics, was undoubtedly special. In the original plot, Natsu and Gray had indeed solved this incident together.
Erza said, "However, with all due respect, why would you entrust us with something that a mage like you can't do!"
Warrod said with emotion, "You may have some misunderstandings, but the so-called Ten Wizard Saints are just titles that the Council has arbitrarily determined. There are countless mages on this continent who are stronger than me. Once I leave this continent, I'm even more of an insignificant existence.
Moreover, I'm not good at attack magic. If I were to compete in martial arts with young people, I wouldn't have much confidence in winning.
Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses. Those who complement each other's strengths and weaknesses are comrades, and by extension, that's the guild!"
Everyone looked at each other. They had already deeply felt this principle!
So Drake said, "Then we'll accept this request. We'll definitely complete it beautifully!"
Warrod smiled and said, "Then I'll send you to that village!"
Saying this, he led everyone outside, and after everyone stood together, he held his wooden staff in the ground and began to chant an incantation.
A sapling drilled out of the soil, and then grew wildly into thick vines that lifted the group up. As the vines extended, they directly sent everyone into the sky.
The vines broke through the clouds, and the whistling wind in their ears told everyone how fast it was. That old man was still being humble. There probably weren't many people in the world who could use this kind of magic that balanced scale and precision.
After only a few seconds, the vines let the group down. Drake and Natsu supported each other, and only then did they stop themselves from wanting to vomit.
And everyone also saw the ground covered with ice.
According to the traces of the ice, the group quickly found the frozen village.
Lucy said, "The buildings have really been frozen!"
Erza, however, said with confusion, "According to what Mr. Warrod said, the people in this village have also been frozen, but why don't I see any figures anywhere?"
Drake said, "Why don't you look up!"
Hearing Drake's reminder, everyone looked up, and then their mouths widened in surprise.
There was a huge man, with a big beard, and a short sword and dagger at his waist, maintaining a forward posture.
However, his body was completely wrapped in ice, and because he was too big, everyone had thought it was some kind of building.
It was a frozen person, but the person was a giant tens of meters tall. The Sun Village recorded in the documents was a village inhabited by giants.
And Drake's gaze fell on the direction that the giant ice statue's back was facing. There was a small iceberg there.
Drake knew that that wasn't a small mountain that had been frozen, but the Eternal Flame that protected Sun Village, which had been frozen!
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