sjar Chapter 204 The struggle for the leadership position has always been like this.
Chapter 204 The struggle for the leadership position has always been like this.
Chapter 204 The Struggle for Guild Leader: It's Always Been This Way (Please Subscribe!)
With Moen's suggestion and Makarov's financial guarantee, the "homeless children" who had just completely lost their place in the boys' dormitory made their choice without much hesitation.
Chairman Makarov's willingness to fund their house construction was something they hadn't expected. It wasn't that they hadn't expected Chairman Makarov to be willing to do this, but rather that there was no precedent for it, and no one had thought it could be done like this.
In general, people don't think about relying on the guild for help with these kinds of trivial matters in life; they will find their own ways to solve them.
Everyone looked at Moen, who had made the suggestion, and thought to themselves, "As expected of Moen, he always manages to bring us surprises."
Among them are the intelligent members who are more concerned about the guild's situation. They should feel even more grateful that Guild Master Makarov's confidence in building houses for so many people and providing them with mortgages is largely due to the guild's current financial well-being.
The reason why the guild's finances are so good now is entirely due to Moen's efforts, and no one can deny that.
Firstly, Moen's fame not only boosted the economy of Magnolia City, but also brought more commissions to Fairy Tail.
Secondly, there's the "railway company" that Moen facilitated and personally resolved the issue. The collaboration between "Fairy Tail" and the Heartfilia Foundation, with their annual revenue sharing, is enough to make "Fairy Tail's" financial problems no longer an issue.
In the past, Chairman Makarov would never have been able to provide so many mortgages for them at the same time. One house per person, even if each house only costs four or five million J, that would still be several hundred million J in funds!
Thinking about it this way, Fairy Tail is really rich now!
This can actually be seen from the improvement of various welfare policies of the entire guild. Becoming a member of "Fairy Tail" is really like joining a big family where there will always be someone to support you. As long as you abide by the guild's rules, the guild will definitely let you have no worries!
"Great! Let's get started building our house right away!"
Natsu shouted excitedly, and Happy bounced on his shoulder, shouting back.
"Shouldn't you have found a place to stay before this? You've already destroyed the boys' dormitory."
Moen smiled and reminded the excited crowd of something.
"Oh right! Building the houses will probably take a while, and with so many of us needing to build, it'll definitely take even longer!"
Reminded by Moen, Gray realized what was happening, clapped his hands, and immediately went to join the queue in front of Makarov.
"Grandpa Chairman! I want to apply for a loan!"
Without any hesitation, Gray immediately submitted his application to Makarov.
By submitting a loan application first, he could start building a house and escape the embarrassment of homelessness. Gray's mind worked pretty fast.
Of course, others soon realized this as well, and everyone lined up, vying to get a loan.
"Grey beat me to it! Damn it! But my house will definitely be the first one built!"
Once Natsu realized what was happening, his competitive spirit immediately kicked in, and he even wanted to compete over building the house. These guys really do compete for everything.
Seeing the boys already getting into a fierce competition, Moen smiled helplessly. It seemed the guild was about to get lively again; they would definitely keep competing until the houses were all built.
These mages, who desperately need to build houses, will surely keep the construction industry in Magnolia City busy once they receive the loans.
With so many people building their own houses at the same time, it's impossible to rely on Fairy Tail's own people for help. Uncle Reinhardt and the others are too busy.
Therefore, many people will definitely need to hire external teams, which will increase employment and revenue for Magnolia City.
The existence of "Fairy Tail" is quite helpful in promoting the economic cycle of Magnolia City. Their occasional acts of sabotage actually provide work for many people.
In a sense, the relatively developed construction industry in Magnolia City is inextricably linked to "Fairy Tail," after all, they even came up with the "Gildarts Model," and Magnolia City's construction industry has really gone all out.
After the matter of building a dedicated community for "Fairy Tail" was confirmed, Moen immediately began making arrangements.
Makarov was very confident and entrusted the entire matter to Moen, even entrusting him with the disbursement of the loan.
"It's your money anyway, so there's no problem giving it to you to distribute."
At the "Doleya Old House" restaurant, Makarov casually tossed the account book aside, then picked up a bottle of wine and left. He spoke as if it were the most natural thing in the world, and acted as if he were a carefree, hands-off manager.
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Looking at the ledger in his hand, Moen naturally had no intention of refusing.
The capable should do more! Becoming a guild leader starts with taking control of the guild's finances!
Laxus, who was eating nearby, didn't react at all. Moen could only think that he was still too young.
Laxus, annoyed by Moen's constant nagging, had to go home for a meal. He kept a straight face and his conversation with the old man was only half-hearted.
Laxus's immature behavior may have further solidified Grandpa Makarov's decision, leading him to hand over the entire guild's financial power to Moen this time.
Moen sighed inwardly. This foolish old man probably had no idea what was happening.
The position of guild leader that Laxus had always longed for was gradually being handed over to him by Grandpa Makarov.
Whether it's popular support or the current chairman's approval, Moen firmly holds the lead, leaving Laxus far behind. Even in terms of strength, Moen has now surpassed him.
Thinking about all this, Moen couldn't understand what Laxus had to offer to compete for the position of guild leader. His behavior didn't seem like he wanted to be the guild leader at all. He just kept shouting tough words, but in reality, he was drifting further and further away from the position of guild leader.
In fact, of all the things Moen was thinking about, Laxus only really cared about the last one: strength. He was now focused entirely on improving his strength.
Laxus was a bit taken aback by Moen. This guy made a major breakthrough every three days and a minor breakthrough every two days. His strength improvement was as easy as eating and drinking, which made Laxus feel a bit overwhelmed.
After all, in his view, strength is the key to whether he can take over the position of chairman. He doesn't care about anything else. If he can't defeat Moen in terms of strength, it's useless to do anything else. Therefore, he doesn't think about that much right now.
Moreover, Laxus actually supported the old man handing over the financial power to Moen. He felt that the old man had finally done the right thing. Putting aside everything else, Moen had done a much better job than the old man in expanding the guild's financial resources, so the financial power should be handed over to Moen!
This also aligns with Laxus's "might makes right" theory. While Laxus might not be entirely convinced of Moen's fighting prowess, he readily acknowledges Moen as a true powerhouse, a rare breed in the world, when it comes to making money!
There's no way around it. Even if you had ten brains, you couldn't come up with all the fancy tricks that Moen has come up with so far. Although he has a wide range of interests, he really can't write books or songs. He just loves music, but he doesn't have the ability to create music.
Laxus had always admired Moen's talent in these areas, especially after Moen created music of the type he liked and invited him to sing with him. He was even more impressed with Moen's talent.
If you make music that he's not interested in, he can still stubbornly insist that he "can't appreciate it," but if you make music that he likes and appreciates, then he's completely speechless.
"Are you really going to build this community right next to my house?"
After finishing the last bite, Laxus asked Moen, who was intently looking at the Fairy Tail guild ledger, a question that still bothered him and filled him with resistance.
"Yes, didn't I explain before? That's the most suitable place. Don't worry, my house will be built next to yours, and everyone else's houses will be further away."
As Moen looked at the ledger, he began to speak, a smile appearing on his face as he sought Laxus's opinion:
"What? Don't you welcome me settling down next door?"
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Laxus stood up, glanced at Moen, and then walked outside.
"It's not like I wouldn't come if I didn't welcome you."
Before leaving, Laxus left behind this sentence and then disappeared, which could be considered a slight act of resistance.
Moen smiled and shook his head. Even if Laxus refused, he would still go. He couldn't just give up on this foolish old man.
"Come with me, let's see which piece of land you'd like to choose."
After approving all the loans, Moen led the "street children" to the eastern suburbs forest to show them the "community" he had planned in advance. Everyone sat on the crow plane, which gave them a panoramic view of the entire "community" that Moen had planned.
"See that house? That's Laxus's house. Next to it is the area reserved for my house. From here out of the forest, that's the area reserved for you. You can choose for yourselves. The deeper into the forest, the more dangerous it will definitely be."
Moen pointed to the planned area below and introduced it to everyone. Of course, although it was said that the further in you went, the more dangerous it became, but his and Laxus's house was located at the very back of the entire community. The other planned houses were all located closer to the edge of the forest than their two houses.
"Then I'll take this one!"
As soon as Moen finished speaking, Natsu pointed to an area a little ahead of Moen's house. That was the second group. As soon as Natsu finished speaking, Gray pointed to an area next to it. He also wanted the same row.
'We should fight for this too.'
Moen paused for a moment, speechless. What were they arguing about? Was it a contest of whose place was more dangerous?
"Moen and Laxus, both S-rank, live at the very back. You little ones can have this spot right next to them."
Seeing Natsu, Gray, and Gajeel start arguing, the slightly older Joey and the others wisely withdrew from the battle for those areas. They believed that these places were actually relatively safe, after all, they were close to the Moen and Laxus families.
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Natsu's eyes widened. This was something he hadn't expected. So these places were actually relatively safer?
"Could I change seats?"
Looking at Moen, whose name was already written on the planning map, Natsu asked a question in a low voice, and as expected, Moen denied it.
Natsu wasn't too upset, because Gray and Gajeel's names were also written down, and they were all in the same row right next to Moen and Laxus, so at least everyone was in the same row.
"Then it's Jett, Troy, and the rest of you."
Moen continued writing names up, and the next row was still the little ones. They had all been so eager to grab the list, so naturally their names had to be written first. This made the little ones look at each other, feeling as if they had been tricked by Moen.
Moen clearly said the houses further in were more dangerous, but was he actually trying to make them choose so he could keep an eye on them?!
"Alright, Joey, Lidas, you two choose."
Moen smiled as he wrote the little guy's name, then looked at his older companions.
This time, there were actually more people than before. Some guild members who didn't live in the dorms but rented houses outside also came. The new benefits offered by the guild this time are quite attractive, and many people have the idea of moving into the exclusive community.
This shows that rents in Magnolia have indeed increased significantly. While it's not impossible for people to afford it, they will definitely have to consider other options if given the choice.
Moreover, no matter what, owning your own house is still very attractive, and that's what Lidas and his group came for.
After the little ones finished fighting over it, Joey, Lidas, and the others also made their choices. Everyone was decisive and didn't hesitate much.
Because the places Moen planned are all very good, he has been doing regional planning in the past few days. He is not doing useless work. He is seriously building a complete community, and even the supporting facilities have been arranged.
When only Laxus lived here, there were naturally no amenities, and everything they ate and did had to be bought from the city.
Of course, it's not impossible to make a living off the forest. There are wild animals and fruits in the eastern suburbs forest, and you can even grow your own vegetables.
In this new community, Moen also planned some fruit and vegetable areas where people could grow their own vegetables, fruit trees, and so on. Some of Moen's genes were kicking in, and he thought it was quite interesting to have a place where he could grow something whenever he wanted.
(End of this chapter)