The Wizard: Starting by Scamming the Demon God

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Sure enough, Isaac's method was quite effective. Lorna quickly stopped her tears and emotions, took a deep breath, gritted her teeth, and said, "If you want to study this, I will... I will cooperate with you!"

Lorna decided to be bold and take a gamble!

I'm betting Isaac is a good guy!

If you lose, you'll just die, or at worst, go back to being a slave. But if you win the gamble...

Then she won't have to go back to those days of living in fear!

After all, Isaac looks quite wealthy!

Indeed, no matter the world, the most effective way to woo a girl is always to have money.

“No rush.” Isaac waved his hand while eating. “You came too suddenly. I haven’t figured out how to do the research yet. No rush. You can stay here for now. Oh, by the way, since you plan to stay permanently, I’m just about to build a mage tower. I can give you one floor. Tell Smith your needs and I’ll add it for you.”

“Mage Tower…no need, no need, I don’t need it!” Rona quickly waved her hand.

“Witches are spellcasters too, how could they not need the lab? Don’t worry, it’s just the right to use it, not a gift. Since you’ve decided to stay, think carefully about how to cooperate in the future. Don’t worry, take your time. I also need to think about it.” Isaac shrugged.

Unlike Smith and Liuli, Rona is a true outsider. Isaac hasn't really figured out how to get along with her yet. Buying her was a spur-of-the-moment decision for Isaac.

Chapter 148 The Terrifying Bahamut!

The next day, Isaac went directly to the floating city in the sect's dimension and arrived at the seminar venue ahead of time. He thought that since everyone here was a senior, he should arrive early and try not to keep them waiting.

Unfortunately, when he arrived at the seminar, he found it was already full of people, clearly indicating that he wasn't the only one who valued this event.

Asan and Clot, who had initially received Isaac, were also among them. They waved to Isaac, gesturing for him to sit down.

Seeing the two's actions, the other wizards all turned to look at Isaac. Their previously puzzled eyes cleared the moment they saw Isaac. So he was a mad wizard. No wonder.

They were initially curious about what kind of genius could have developed such a powerful magical potion as the Dragon Transformation Elixir, which had overcome a challenge that even their many high-level wizards had found difficult to conquer.

Some of them even considered dissecting Isaac!

Although it was only for a moment, it was enough to prove how surprised they were.

However, all these doubts vanished the moment he saw Isaac.

A mad witch is capable of anything, whether it's the potion he created with the power of an Outer God or his own special abilities, it's all quite normal.

After all, compared to stealing power from the Outer Gods, the Dragon Transformation Potion is indeed child's play.

This also explains why a potion developed by Isaac, a formal wizard, could only be successfully concocted by high-ranking wizards.

A mad witch? Could she be an ordinary person?

Isaac was a little confused by the change in everyone's gazes, but it seemed...

It seems like a good thing?

Isaac carefully walked over and sat down next to Asan and Klot. He glanced at the positions of the various wizards and discovered a strange phenomenon: although he did not recognize most of the people present, he could immediately recognize their names and general past deeds when he looked at them.

He sees himself the same way!

Fortunately, what we can see here is only some ordinary information; there is nothing too secretive. I don't know if it's true that it's not there, or if it's just not written down.

Even so, this technology is still astonishing enough.

Seemingly noticing Isaac's confusion, Asan smiled and said, "This is a simple detection spell. It works by collecting something called pheromones from your body and analyzing it to extract your basic information. It's a product of those arcanists. It's said that they originally wanted to create a more convenient identification spell, but unfortunately, they failed and could only get the most basic information. So, it's mostly used at various medium and large gatherings among wizards to skip the introduction."

Isaac understood, but said nothing on the surface. He made a mental note of it and went back to find an Outer God who was involved in this field, so he could learn some techniques from Him to protect himself.

After all, the information we only have is what Yashan said; who knows what the actual capabilities are? Or what if someone develops a better version?

Who knows?

Although wizards are no longer the kind of profession where being exposed to information puts them at a huge disadvantage, the help that information can provide in battle should not be underestimated.

Indeed, with this thing around, gatherings among wizards can save a lot of trouble. At least you don't have to introduce everyone one by one; you can tell who someone is just by looking at them.

Isaac only needed to glance at the crowd to know their identities. Although he still didn't have any impression of them, at least he could call them by name. Moreover, the spell would tell him the approximate achievements of each wizard, which was of the greatest help to Isaac.

Because he hadn't forgotten that the purpose of this seminar was to analyze the advantages and disadvantages of his Dragon Transformation Elixir, and then to prescribe the right medicine and optimize it.

The small room contained sixteen wizards, including himself. Most of them were high wizards, with only four exceptions. Three of them, like Isaac, were only great wizards, specializing in flesh alchemy, monster transformation, and flesh puppetry, respectively. They had also made considerable progress in purifying dragon blood.

Of course, it's not as big as Isaac.

Besides the three of them, the last one is a fourth-tier miracle wizard. His introduction is very simple: Bahamut Wyatt, the first dragon wizard, can transform into a fifth-tier legendary dragon!

These three short sentences convey a wealth of information!

Without a doubt, this is a true big shot!

The Transformation spell is a very special spell, unlike Isaac's Transformation magic. This spell is particularly difficult to learn because this transformation is not a simple transformation; it is almost equivalent to your second life!

In your transformed state, no matter how severe your injuries are, they will disappear once you de-transform. However, you will not be able to transform again for a short period of time!

Such an incredible effect naturally comes with a high learning difficulty. First, you need a complete monster corpse, and then you have to find a way to eat it completely. You don't need to swallow it whole, and you don't need to eat it all at once, but you have to eat it all, no matter what part it is.

Only in this way can you extract the complete concept before you can formally begin learning this spell.

Furthermore, the daily learning time for this spell is limited, because if the transformation lasts too long, you may not be able to transform back, neither mentally nor physically!

Extremely dangerous!

Finally, aside from the extremely high danger, normal transformation spells will result in the transformed being one rank lower than the original rank. Only a very few geniuses can cultivate the transformation to the same rank as their original rank.

But someone like Bahamut, who is a level higher than him, and even a high-level one like the fifth rank!

You can imagine how difficult it is...

A fifth-tier dragon...

You should know that dragons have the ability to cast spells. How is that any different from a fifth-tier dragon wizard?

Looking at Bahamut, who was sitting quietly in the middle of the crowd, Isaac couldn't help but straighten his back. This was a real big shot!

"Don't be so nervous. Today, you are the teacher of all of us." Bahamut noticed Isaac's nervousness and couldn't help but make a small joke to ease the atmosphere. Then he said with a smile, "Alright, now it's your time. Tell us about your thoughts and steps in creating the Dragon Transformation Elixir."

After saying that, Bahamut waved his right hand, and two bottles of potions flew into the room. With the help of the special magic in the room, everyone understood that the two potions were made by Isaac and Bahamut respectively.

It looks like...

There seem to be some differences?

Everyone looked on with curiosity, and then looked at Isaac. Apart from the three great wizards, the other high wizards had already understood the principle when they obtained the dragon transformation potion and the formula. They had also seen some flaws and were able to optimize it using their own knowledge.

But that's not right.

The only ones who can directly optimize are arcanists. All their spells, experiments, and creations follow a unified standard, under which any arcanist can optimize and improve existing technologies.

But legendary wizards are different. They don't have a unified standard, and their experiments usually involve many implicit factors called "concepts." So, to optimize something, you must first know the whole process of how it came to be.

This has led to the fact that, for the same witchcraft, different legends can show different forms that witches can master.

Therefore, if they want to properly optimize the Dragon's Blood Elixir according to their own ideas, they need to know the entire process by which Isaac researched the Dragon's Blood Elixir.

This is why most witchcraft spells come with a thick experimental notebook; otherwise, you wouldn't even be able to optimize them, let alone learn the original version!

In this respect, arcane mages have it much easier than legendary wizards.

But that's normal; otherwise, why would you say that arcane mages are a product of the new era?

Actually, Isaac doesn't necessarily have to explain this step himself; experimental notes are sufficient. However, the Dragon Transformation Elixir is too important for the research on purifying dragon blood, so obviously, the one with the best effect is needed.

At the same time, their insightful advice will also be of great benefit to Isaac, making it a win-win situation.

So, in the following time, Isaac explained the entire experimental process to everyone in detail, as well as his thoughts at different stages.

Isaac spoke smoothly because he had prepared his speech beforehand.

After listening, everyone nodded thoughtfully, as they generally thought the same thing, although a few steps were a bit abrupt, and Isaac had deliberately omitted some information.

But they could roughly guess what it was—either the methods of Outer Gods or his own special methods. The former involved Outer Gods and was considered forbidden knowledge, which could not be spread at will; that kind of thing was illegal, according to the laws of the Truth Association.

The latter...

Although it may not necessarily be illegal, it's obvious that Isaac wouldn't say that the Mad Witch's special methods, if leaked and found out by the Outer Gods, would be the end of him!

So everyone tacitly refrained from asking further questions, since the information they already had was more than enough for them to verify their ideas.

First, they made it clear that the Dragon Blood Elixir did indeed focus more on extracting the "concept" during its development, which is very much in the style of a mad witch.

Mad witches deal with all sorts of evil god rituals every day, and their understanding of "concepts" far surpasses that of ordinary wizards. This is why the Dragon Blood Elixir is so difficult to actually prepare.

In terms of understanding and applying "concepts," Isaac has undoubtedly reached the level of a high wizard, but he himself is unaware of this, and the entire mixing process is summarized according to this standard.

However, ordinary formal wizards and great wizards simply do not have this ability, which is why they follow the recipe but no one succeeds.

"I see..." After listening to everyone's explanations, Isaac roughly understood. It wasn't that he was wrong; it was that the others were just too incompetent...

But did he really have such a deep understanding of "concepts"?

This is the disadvantage of wild mages: lacking systematic training, they often have serious misjudgments about their own skill level in certain areas.

Of course, usually such misjudgments are underestimated. After all, researching this kind of thing is like solving a math problem; if you don't know it, you just don't know it.

"Then... how do we optimize it?"

Isaac didn't ask this question aloud, because after the formula for the Isaac Dragon Transformation Elixir was explained, everyone immediately began to express their opinions and propose optimization solutions from their own perspectives, without Isaac having to ask.

The first to speak was an elderly female wizard, or rather, a witch, whose skin was wrinkled like tree bark, and whose voice was sinister. Although the message did not specify, Isaac, with his limited knowledge, understood that this appearance was intentional.

Like the slave trader Remy, he deliberately enhanced his image in the eyes of others through actions and attire, which was very beneficial for a legendary wizard.

However, Isaac doesn't need to go through all that trouble, because his image is that of a mad witch. He only needs to communicate his views with others normally, and the effect will be excellent.

This is talent!

The witch's name is quite incongruous with her image: Lilith Estia, a name full of girlish charm. But perhaps it is precisely because of this name that she needed to design such an image.

Isaac didn't delve into the specific reasons, because his attention was completely absorbed in the optimization conjecture proposed by Lilith.

Lilith is a high wizard specializing in potion brewing, and she is the only one among everyone present who can perfectly replicate the Dragon Blood Elixir that Isaac brewed!

Even a fourth-tier miracle wizard like Bahamut couldn't do that!

The reason she was able to do this was because the legendary Potions Master in Wizarding World was also a master at manipulating "concepts," so naturally, the optimization plan she proposed was of the greatest help to Isaac.

There are three directions for optimization. The first is to continue to strengthen the "dragon concept" in the Dragon Blood Elixir and enhance its efficacy. We don't need to directly transform it into a third-tier pure-blooded dragon, but at least it should be able to undergo half-dragon transformation!

Half-dragon transformation is an ability that can only be obtained when the purity and concentration of dragon blood reach a certain level. After use, some of the physical characteristics of a dragon will appear, and magic power and physical attributes will be greatly enhanced. At the same time, one will have the initial ability to control dragon blood monsters!

Isaac's current dragonification elixir can only guarantee the purity of his dragon blood, but the concentration is still far from sufficient. He will need a considerable amount of time for rigorous training before he can awaken his semi-dragonification ability.