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Chapter 479: Jerry, the Working Mage (First Update)
Chapter 479: Jerry, the Working Mage (First Update)
At this moment, Natsu was busy with Happy, selecting high-reward tasks from the bulletin board, hoping to fill their empty wallets. He had completely forgotten why he had brought Jerry to the guild in the first place.
After all, single-celled organisms have such short memories. The recent brawl had already exhausted all of his brain cells.
"Employee?"
Jerry's face showed a puzzled expression.
How could he just join the guild and immediately become an employee? And what's the difference between a guild employee and a guild mage?
Mira Jane, who seemed to notice Jerry's confusion, took the initiative to explain:
"Guild mages usually need to complete tasks posted by the guild to earn their pay, and a portion of that pay needs to be turned over to the guild.
On the other hand, guild employees don't need to take on tasks to earn their pay. Their pay comes from serving the guild, just like me."
A typical mage guild operates like a brokerage firm, with most of its profits coming from commissions. Thus, the guild's income comes from the portion of the mages' pay that is turned over to the guild.
Of course, there are also additional sources of income, such as the sale of drinks, food, and other items in the guild hall, which can generate significant profits.
However, the Fairy Tail guild is different from other guilds. Beyond the financial aspect, there is a deep sense of camaraderie and family among the members.
The guild master treats the mages like his own children.
To ensure that the mages can focus on improving their strength and completing tasks, the guild quietly covers any large damages or fines, such as those from property destruction.
As a result, despite being the largest and strongest guild, taking on and completing the most tasks and earning the highest rewards, Fairy Tail often operates at a deficit each month.
Jerry's appearance was like a ray of sunlight shining into the guild.
His restoration spells can completely repair the damage caused by the Fairy Tail mages, saving the guild from hefty fines.
This is why Makarov wanted to recruit Jerry as a guild employee.
Paying Jerry's salary as a guild employee is better than handing over money to the Magic Council, especially since the fines the Magic Council imposes are often much higher than the cost of repairing public buildings.
This way, the guild wouldn't have to worry about financial issues every month.
After listening to Makarov's brief explanation of his future responsibilities and the corresponding salary, Jerry didn't hesitate and nodded in agreement.
It wasn't the generous salary that Makarov offered that convinced him; rather, he believed that becoming a guild employee would greatly help him in learning the Magic of the various mages.
Firstly, once he became a guild mage, he wouldn't take on any guild tasks. He didn't need the money and didn't want to waste time on meaningless tasks.
Instead, he would prefer to stay in this Magic capital, researching the Magic of this world.
However, if he never took on tasks, it would certainly raise suspicions and wouldn't make sense on the surface. No mage would refuse to take tasks and earn money.
Becoming an employee of Fairy Tail solved this problem.
Fairy Tail employees don't need to take on tasks to earn money; their guild salary is enough to live on.
Secondly, as Makarov mentioned, his primary job would be to repair any damage to public property caused by the guild's mages during their missions.
This would prevent the guild from being reprimanded and fined heavily by the Magic Council.
For him, this could also be a way to interact with the guild's mages.
Although it was a guild job, Jerry's presence to help these mages resolve issues with damaged public property would ensure that the guild, this big family, would no longer be bullied by the Council.
Everyone would undoubtedly be grateful to him, and his popularity would skyrocket.
Over time, he would become an indispensable part of the guild, a pillar of support.
In this way, asking the guild's mages for advice on Magic would become much easier.
In this world, while most Magic is often passed down through master-apprentice relationships, there isn't a strong sense of exclusivity.
Most mages' Magic is not unique; many mages know several types, but each has their unique combat techniques.
He didn't need to ask about their combat techniques; learning the principles of the Magic would suffice.
Truly rare Magic, such as Lost Magic, is not rare because it isn't passed down; it's mainly because very few people have the talent to learn it.
For example, Natsu's Dragon Slayer Magic—while he would definitely teach it if asked and wouldn't charge a penny, the key is that without the help of a dragon, it's almost impossible to master.
Lastly, this job wouldn't waste much of his time.
When an issue arises, the Guild Master would definitely notify him, and he could simply open a portal to the location, cast a restoration spell, and be done with it in less than two minutes.
With his Spatial Magic, he wouldn't need to travel by train or carriage to and fro.
After considering all these factors, Jerry felt that becoming an employee of Fairy Tail might be a good choice.
"Jerry, rest assured. I know you came to the guild to take on missions and hone your magical skills like everyone else. So, although you'll be an employee, you won't have to stay at the guild every day like Mira Jane.
As long as you don't have work, I'll allow you to take missions from the bulletin board just like the other mages.
However, you need to be cautious. Time Arc Magic, while capable of rendering objects ineffective by altering their past and future, is not inherently very powerful in terms of attack. It would be wise to learn some other offensive Magic when you have the time."
Seeing Jerry agree to become a guild employee, Makarov was in high spirits. He granted Jerry some privileges that regular employees didn't have and gave him a friendly reminder.
"I understand, Guild Master. When I have the time, I'll ask other mages in the guild for advice on Magic. I'm very interested in many types of Magic!"
Jerry's face lit up with a bright smile.
"If you have any Magic questions, you can also come to me. Although I'm a bit old, I did learn quite a few types of Magic in my younger days."
Makarov downed another large cup of malt liquor, feeling quite pleased.
Hearing Makarov's words, Jerry's eyes sparkled, and he felt just as elated.
(End of Chapter)
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