User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 439: Albareth Empire, Review./@comment-26455355-20150608074049/@comment-5303512-20150608083120

I kinda see this arc to be like Edolas Arc too ... But Only A 100 Timez Better!!!

No, but in a calmer tone, if anything I believe that Arbaless (or Alvarez) Kingdom would be way more dangerous than the Edolas Kingdom with a a few things that we know about them.

1. They know about Lumen Histoire and are after it for unknown reasons.

2. They might have not just holder-type wizards but caster- type wizards too. Unlike Edolas that had limited magic and weak weapons that could barely stop or hinder a grew Fairy Tail wizards before the timeskip.

3. They could have successfully invaded Earthland/Ishgal if not for Etherion and Face (Thanks to Tartarus)

4. They are a Kingdom accumulated with all 730 guilds (including dark guilds) on the continent, while in Earthland, the most of the 500 guilds remain divided and possibly some dark guilds may survive. (You mentioned all the guilds from the GMG, but that's not all the guilds in Ishgal)

5. Even Makarov is worried and sure enough that this a battle they cannot win and desperately hopes that this guild members would not get involved.