The Wizard: Starting by Scamming the Demon God

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Unfortunately, the author of that experimental journal did not complete the experiment himself; he died in the magical experiment before he could even begin to capture the witch.

Isaac certainly wouldn't sacrifice this witch or extract her heart. The reason he wanted to buy her was firstly because he was genuinely interested in witch magic and wanted to study it carefully.

Of course, it's a very normal approach, and I'll try my best to get her consent.

Secondly... and also the reason why Isaac bought her but didn't treat her as a slave, he planned to contact the Witch Kingdom and send the witch there!

There was no other way. Although Remy was the one who captured the person, he had a long history of dealings with the Solomon family. If things were to come to light, the Witch Kingdom's wrath could very well implicate them.

After all, they were a bunch of crazy women. Women are inherently unreasonable, let alone a bunch of crazy women.

"I can give it to the Baron!"

Isaac was no exception to Remy's answer. After all, this was something that could not be measured by money. Although there was certainly a price, Remy, as a slave trader who had been in the business for many years, was certainly not short of money.

"I knew it, what did you want?"

"Hehe~" Remy rubbed his hands together obsequiously and said, "I heard that you, Baron, have recently developed a brand new potion that can purify the bloodline of dragon-blooded creatures in the right direction?"

Isaac glanced at Remy with surprise. Although he hadn't hidden the information much, he hadn't spread it around either. Currently, the news was only circulating within the Flesh Cult's research group, as there were still quite a few shortcomings, so it hadn't been officially announced.

"Yes, there is such a thing, called the Dragon Transformation Elixir. How did you hear about it?"

“It was your sister, Archmage Cheryl, who told me about this, so I hope that when you officially start selling this potion, you will allow me to sell it on your behalf. Of course, I will only sell it on your behalf, and you will set the price. All the profits from the potion will be yours.” As he spoke, Remy lowered his stance even further.

"Strange, aren't you a slave trader? How come you're making money from potions too?" Isaac asked curiously.

"As long as we can make money, what's the difference what we sell? Don't you think so?"

“That makes sense. Okay, I can allow you to sell the Dragon Transformation Elixir. You don’t have to give me all the profits. You can buy it from me and sell it for whatever price you want. However, we need to agree on three rules.”

Remy was overjoyed, but quickly suppressed his excitement and said, "Please speak."

Chapter 147 Dragon Witch Rona

"Just one. From now on, you're not allowed to capture witches as slaves again."

Although it sounds abstract to ask a slave trader not to take slaves, it is necessary if the potion is really to be sold to Remy, otherwise it will affect him sooner or later!

After all, the elves are alright. Although they are strong, they are not unreasonable. They won't hold a grudge against the slave traders just because they cooperate with them. It's not worth it.

Ultimately, only the wealthy can afford to buy elven slaves, so those most deeply involved with these slave traders are also the rich. Taking out one's anger on them could very well bring even greater trouble upon oneself.

But the Witch Kingdom is different; it's a bunch of real lunatics!

They're the kind of people who really have something wrong with their heads; when they get carried away, they don't care about the consequences. So if Remy doesn't agree to his request, he might as well just buy it with money.

But it doesn't matter if he doesn't sell it; his curiosity about the witch hasn't overshadowed his survival instinct.

Fortunately, Remy did not refuse. Witch slaves are not so easy to capture. In all these years, he has only captured this one. And even if he had captured one, it would not be so easy to sell her.

In fact, Isaac wasn't the first person to know about this witch slave, but he was currently the only one who dared to express any intention to buy her.

He hadn't originally planned to go and catch the witch anymore.

And so, Isaac and Remy simply signed a contract, buying more than forty ordinary slaves and a witch, and also ordering three thousand more ordinary slaves, to be delivered in six months.

It cost Isaac over three thousand gold coins and the right to sell the Dragon Transformation Elixir for a year. Most of the money actually spent was the deposit for those three thousand slaves.

Furthermore, this is only because the current Dragon Transformation Elixir may be further improved in the short term, and he doesn't have any readily available magic potions on hand; otherwise, he would definitely make a profit!

Thus, a transaction that satisfied both parties was completed. Leaving behind three carriages, the slave trader Remy departed, and it was estimated that they would not meet again for another six months.

As Remy's convoy gradually disappeared from sight, Isaac turned to Smith and instructed, "Find a few large rooms to house these ordinary slaves. Just make sure they don't starve to death. By the way, do we have enough food for them now?"

Smith shook his head and said, "The castle only keeps some simple bread, but it can be bought back within a day for forty-odd people."

Because the cooks were dismissed, they had been eating takeout all the time, so there wasn't a single grain of food stored in the huge castle, only some emergency bread that was replaced every two or three days.

This was prepared by Smith for Isaac, so that if the delivery suddenly stopped or was late, Isaac would have something to eat if he got hungry.

Fortunately, their castle was located in the heart of Solomon's territory, not far from the nearest town, and the castle was filled with extraordinary... creatures, making it easy to buy whatever they wanted.

"Well, then the food matter is up to you. Buy more, as there will be over three thousand more slaves coming in later, and they will all be staying in the territory for a while."

"Yes, Master."

"As for this witch... Liuli, prepare a room for her alone, and then go to the lake town to bring her some food."

"Yes, Master."

After giving instructions to the two men, Isaac returned to the laboratory.

The next day, the witch awoke.

"Sigh~"

In a room resembling the boudoir of a noble young lady, Rona got up from the soft bed, her fair hands touching her still throbbing head. Looking at the dreamlike scenery before her, a hint of confusion appeared in her eyes.

Wasn't she... captured by slave traders?

where is this?

Could it be that I was sold?!

Rona's expression changed, and she quickly pulled back the covers and looked down. When she saw that her linen clothes had been replaced by silk pajamas, a hint of panic and a chilling killing intent visibly appeared on her face!

"Hey, hey, hey, don't get your imaginations running wild. I didn't change your clothes; it was my familiar who did. Look, it's this one behind me." Beside the soft bed, to prevent things from escalating, Isaac spoke up in time, pointing to Ruri behind him.

Isaac's sudden voice startled Rona. She wrapped herself in the blanket, moved to the side, and then stretched out her fair little hand. With a "whoosh," golden dragon flames ignited.

However, before she could throw the dragon flame at Isaac, suddenly, it seemed as if an unseen hand grabbed her wrist, causing all the magic she had gathered to dissipate.

Naturally, the dragon flames also went out.

After wandering for many years, although she was eventually captured by slave traders, this does not mean that Rona was weak. In fact, due to the witch's good aptitude, most second-tier warriors are no match for her. The reason she was captured was entirely because Remi was very strong!

After all, he hadn't been a slave trader for so many years for nothing.

However, Rona did not continue to resist. On the one hand, she had realized the difference in strength. If her opponent could touch her right hand silently, he could also touch her neck silently. Killing her would be as easy as turning his hand.

On the other hand, she also guessed that this man didn't seem to have any ill intentions towards her.

The dragon flame she just experienced was merely a stress response. After all, she was abandoned by her parents at birth and had been wandering the streets ever since. Without any sense of vigilance, she wouldn't have survived until now.

“Very good, it seems we can communicate properly now.” Isaac was somewhat surprised to see the witch calm down; she seemed to be in good spirits. “Let me introduce myself first. My name is Isaac Solomon, an ordinary second-tier wizard. She is my familiar, Ruri, the one who changed your clothes.”

"Don't worry, although I bought you, you are not a slave here. After you recover, you can decide where you want to go. If you want, I can also contact the Witch Kingdom for you and send you there safely. Alright, it's your turn."

After listening, Rona remained silent for a moment. She slowly pulled her right hand, which Liuli had released, back under the covers, leaving only her head exposed. Then she said, "My name is Rona, and I am a... witch. Did you buy my... master?"

Hearing Rona's address, Isaac smiled helplessly: "You don't need to call me master, just call me Isaac. As I said, you are not a slave here, and I will not force you to stay. The reason I bought you is firstly, I don't want to be targeted by the Witch Kingdom in the future because of some business dealings, and secondly, I am also curious about witch magic. But don't worry, the latter requires your consent."

Rona silently watched Isaac, her guard not lowered, for the Witch's Kingdom...

She doesn't actually trust anyone either...

Otherwise, she would have reached the Witch Kingdom long ago.

Having gone through something like this, they find it very difficult to trust others.

Isaac wasn't surprised at all. After all, there were two witches in Solomon, so he knew a little about witches. He also didn't have his older brother's charm to make witches fall for him.

So, seeing the silent Rona, Isaac didn't say anything more, got up, and prepared to leave.

"You can stay here for now. There's a cabin in the woods next to the castle. You should know how to use it. Once you've recovered a bit, you can go buy some food and equipment if you're worried." As he spoke, Isaac pointed to the bulging money pouch on the bedside table. "There are fifty gold coins and three magic crystals, each worth a thousand gold coins. If you need more, just tell Liuli. I have something to do, so I'll be going now."

After saying that, Isaac turned and left the room with Liuli, leaving Rona sitting blankly on the bed.

He wasn't playing any strategy tricks; Isaac really had something to do.

Tomorrow he's going to the Floating City to discuss some of the current problems with the Dragon Blood Elixir with the big shots. He needs to check the materials he's prepared again and also make arrangements for the recent territory affairs, since he might not be able to return anytime soon.

It's not impossible that they might stay for ten days or half a month. If that happens, then the training of the arcane mages will have to be carried out by the Holy Lord, since he is already a mature arcane mage.

Long after Isaac left, the dazed Lorna finally came to her senses. She was silent for a moment, then picked up the money pouch from the bedside table, opened it, and found a small handful of gold coins and three small magic crystals inside.

She had never used this kind of magic crystal, but she had seen it before.

Magic crystals are usually used in large transactions, since gold coins are really inconvenient to carry, and there are no institutions like banks or money houses in this world, so some large transactions are replaced by equivalents.

Magic crystals are a very common type of crystal.

It has to be said that humans are quite pragmatic. All that Isaac just said doesn't weigh as much as the bag of money in Lorna's hand right now.

Although Rona had seen many scammers, she rarely saw one who would give her money right away, especially one who gave her more than three thousand gold coins in one go. Could that really be a scammer?

If this is a scam, then...

She was willing to be deceived!

On the bed, Rona, her hair disheveled, clutched her purse tightly in her small hands, lost in thought.

Night, restaurant.

"You were looking for me?" Isaac placed the lunchbox on the table and sat down opposite the witch Rona. Normally, he wouldn't eat in the restaurant; he would just eat in the lab so he could continue his research afterward. However, Ruri said that Rona wanted to see him, so he made a special trip out for this meal.

As Isaac rummaged through his food, he glanced at Rona. It was clear she hadn't spent the money properly. She had changed her clothes, but they were just ordinary leather armor, not monster leather, and unenchanted. It was just very ordinary leather armor; few adventurers would buy such a thing.

The same goes for his trousers and shoes; his entire outfit probably cost less than half a silver coin.

This puzzled Isaac greatly. He knew the witch was having a hard time, but she was already sixteen or seventeen years old and should have a good grasp of her magic, so she shouldn't be unable to earn money.

You could easily earn enough to buy a decent set of magical equipment just by selling monster materials. Why are you being so stingy?

Seemingly noticing Isaac's gaze, Lorna shrank back and said, "I... I feel safer this way."

Isaac understood and nodded, saying he could see it; one shouldn't flaunt their wealth.

If you want to buy a set of understated magical equipment, it's not a matter of money; these things require time to prepare and can't be rushed.

"It seems you have figured it out."

"Um, thank you. And then, can I stay here for the time being? I don't want to go to the Witch's Kingdom, but I haven't decided where to go yet." Seemingly worried that Isaac would refuse, Rona quickly added, "Don't worry, I won't stay for free. I can do things!"

Isaac swallowed the monster meat in his mouth and said, "I understand how you feel, but like I said this morning, you're free here. Stay as long as you want. Well, no, that's not quite right. If you stay too long, you'll have to prepare your own food. Other than that, there are no other mandatory requirements."

"You don't need to do anything. The only thing you can do here is to let me study your magical abilities. But don't worry, I will ask for your opinion, and it will absolutely meet all the standards of the Truth Association for experimenting on free people."

“…Thank you.” Rona paused for a moment, then bowed her head again and said thank you.

"You tell me..." Before he could finish speaking, Isaac heard Rona's hissing sobs. Looking at her tears falling continuously, Isaac scratched his head. Was she moved, or had he touched on something sad?

Isaac recalled what had just been said and the atmosphere, and concluded that he must have been moved.

Having been single for two lifetimes, Isaac had little experience in comforting women, so he thought for a moment, then continued eating, letting Rona continue crying until she was done.