The Wizard: Starting by Scamming the Demon God

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Is he still researching magic?

At Solomon Fortress, Lord's Mansion, Caesar looked at Cheryl with curiosity.

"Hmm." Cheryl shrugged, saying with a touch of感慨 (gan3kai3, a complex emotion encompassing both admiration and awe), "Now I understand why my third brother is so outstanding; he's truly insane!"

Caesar glanced at Cheryl. In her younger days, her obsession with magic was no less than Isaac's. In recent years, she had only had some free time because she had hit a bottleneck.

However, Caesar didn't say anything. He glanced in the direction of the mage tower and asked with some worry, "He's so crazy, won't something happen to him?"

"Don't worry, the tower spirit is watching over him, he won't have any problems. And his magical pet... tsk... although it looks a bit abstract, it's surprisingly the kind that's very caring. Don't worry."

"Since you've put it that way, then so be it." Caesar shrugged, then turned his gaze back to the sand table in front of him, his brows furrowing slightly.

Seeing this, Cheryl frowned slightly, her beautiful figure bending down slightly as she looked at the sand table with Caesar.

"Has the Black Orc army not been found yet?"

“No.” Caesar shook his head. “According to previous years, the Black Orc army should be almost assembled by now, but our scouts have found nothing.”

“That’s a bit troublesome…” Cheryl hesitated for a moment while looking at the sand table, as if she was wondering whether she should say it.

"What's wrong? Do you have any ideas?" Caesar noticed the hesitation on Cheryl's face and asked curiously.

"Sigh..." After thinking for a moment, Cheryl sighed heavily, finally deciding to speak up. She hesitated before saying, "Could it be the second son...?"

Upon hearing this, Caesar fell silent. Cheryl didn't finish speaking, but he knew what she meant.

The second son is not the kind of person who can keep secrets. Many people know that he wants to compete for the title of viscount and has been working towards that goal.

Although Caesar was reluctant to suspect his brother of betraying the interests of the territory, realistically, he had to admit that it was something his second brother was capable of doing...

Because that's the level of the second-in-command: overly ambitious, short-sighted, and prone to taking unconventional approaches...

For example, in the recent goblin incident, in order to compete with Caesar for the position, he even went so far as to allow goblins in his territory to multiply!

He doesn't even consider how much damage this behavior will cause to the territory and its people!

Or rather, he didn't care; he only wanted to fight for the right of inheritance!

"Sigh~" After a moment of silence, Caesar also sighed and waved his hand helplessly. "Have your little elf keep an eye on the second one. I'll have the Shadow Guards go find the Black Orc army."

Cheryl nodded silently; she didn't want to see brothers turn against each other either.

“When is Father coming?” Cheryl asked.

It seems that if the second son really did such a thing, then only his father can stop him; Caesar's intervention would only add fuel to the fire.

"Soon, within a week. Preparing a gift for Isaac took a little longer." Caesar's lips curled up slightly when he mentioned Isaac, and his mood, which had been somewhat sour because of his second son, improved a bit.

What made him happiest during this time was that Isaac became a wizard, changing his previous frail and sickly appearance!

As the eldest brother, his greatest wish is for his brothers and sisters to be healthy!

……

"Haha! It's done!"

Chapter 27 The True Divine Race!

"Haha! It's done!"

In the laboratory on the third floor of the Wizard Tower, Isaac excitedly looked at the Divine Species Demon Rat on the experimental table.

This experiment was not only to help it condense divine magic, but also incorporated some of Isaac's conjectures about the "Divinity Chapter".

Unfortunately, he wanted to just take what was readily available, but as mentioned before, the original owner of this witchcraft manuscript was not very skilled. It was called a manual for studying gods, but in reality, it only studied the species of gods.

Therefore, compared to the Anatomy Chapter, the Divinity Chapter is much less valuable, filled with a lot of speculation, and doesn't even have corresponding witchcraft.

Judging from the content, it wasn't deleted by the witch. The reason is simple: although the spirit species are not gods, but rather special monsters, not all spirit species are weak; there are also powerful spirit species.

To gain a deeper understanding of the divine network, simply dissecting weak divine species is insufficient, and the credibility of theories lacking substantial data is questionable.

However, it wasn't entirely without value; at least Isaac figured out the direction for his future efforts—power!

The next stage for the divine race lies in power, not divine magic.

Divine magic is merely a derivative of power; the two are not on the same level at all.

In the wizarding system, power is something that only high-ranking wizards can control!

This is what makes Isaac so excited!

Because, by taking advantage of the special nature of the divine species, he was able to glimpse the landscape of power even at the formal wizard stage!

The current Divine Species Demon Rat possesses two abilities: Divine Art: Blessing, and the Power: Command over the Rat Swarm!

Although it is only a very weak power, its quality is undeniable. No matter how weak it is, it is still a power!

【Command the Rat Swarm】Based on the name alone, you might think it's similar to the divine spell "Command of the Rat Clan", but the actual differences are quite significant.

【Command the Rat Swarm】As an authority, it has a higher priority than divine magic and witchcraft, and there is virtually no cost to using it.

"Squeak~" The obedient demon rat, lying in the middle of the magic circle, tilted its head and looked at Isaac. It didn't quite understand why its master was so happy, but since its master was happy, it was happy too.

The demon rat grinned, revealing a pair of clean, white front teeth, and a hint of amusement appeared in its beady eyes.

Isaac was even happier to see this.

Normal demon rats don't have such high intelligence. Not to mention demon rats, even dragon lizards, which are much stronger than them, rarely have this level of intelligence. This is a limitation imposed by the nature of monsters.

This is also the fundamental difference between gods and demons. Under the influence of the divine network, their brains develop faster and their learning abilities are stronger.

After a while, Isaac slowly calmed down, stroking his chin as he examined the demon rat in the center of the magic circle.

He is considering the next research direction for his "Research on Deities," which is currently his most promising research project.

Isaac also conducted other experiments, and most of them were successful. However, apart from the flesh-and-blood mimicry, the other research projects could only be considered as normal updates to the research progress, and would not bring much improvement to his strength.

Of course, the study of deities is the same.

However, in order to increase its power, Isaac tried to make some improvements to the ritual in this experiment using the Golden Finger, and made considerable progress in the ritual.

However, there hasn't been a significant improvement in terms of overall strength.

So, should the next phase of research focus on translating this into practical application?

Isaac fell into deep thought.

While the key to a wizard's power lies in knowledge, it's not good if that knowledge cannot be transformed into power. However, this would be difficult and would inevitably consume a lot of energy, thus hindering the research progress.

How to make a choice is a very important matter.

However, after a moment, Isaac made a decision: not to rush into the conversion, but to continue the research!

Firstly, his current gains wouldn't be enough to create any powerful sorcery. Secondly, he's safe in the fortress, and unless he can advance to a high-level wizard in a very short time, there are taller people to hold up the sky if things go wrong, so he doesn't need to worry about it.

Thirdly, we can find ways to increase our strength through arcane arts, as learning is much easier than creating.

With that thought in mind, Isaac smiled and scratched the demon rat's chin, making it squint its eyes comfortably.

"Tear!"

The claw emerged from behind Isaac's head and rubbed against his cheek with some dissatisfaction.

"Alright, alright, I'll touch you too~" Isaac said helplessly as he reached out and patted the hideous claws.

"Hiss~" The demon claw, excited to receive Isaac's response, spread its five fingers and showed them off to the demon rat.

Unfortunately, this move by the Demon Claw was like flirting with a blind man. Although the Demon Rat's intelligence had developed, it was limited. It couldn't understand the Demon Claw's behavior at all. It just tilted its head in a daze, staring at the Demon Claw without blinking.

Claws: ...

Feeling bored after getting no feedback, the claws lowered and slunk back to the back of Isaac's neck.

Isaac shook his head helplessly. After copying the divine network inside the demon rat onto the parchment, he was thinking of putting the demon rat back into its cage when he suddenly saw its somewhat lively eyes. After thinking for a moment, Isaac did not put it back into the cage, but instead placed it on his shoulder and gently stroked its nose.

"From now on, you'll be living outside."

The demon rat tilted its head at a ninety-degree angle, looking at Isaac with a blank expression, not quite understanding what this meant. However, it should be a good sign, right?

Thinking of this, the demon rat grinned again.

Isaac didn't look at the demon rat again. Instead, he went to his desk, sorted out the parchment he had copied, and then took out the list he had gotten from the tower spirit. He began to consider how to strengthen the demon claw.

Familiars are also part of a wizard's power. They can assist or even replace wizards in casting spells. Therefore, in a sense, familiars and wizards are one, and this relationship transcends any contract!

Many wizards even go so far as to enhance their magical pets, turning them into powerful combatants.

The Hand of God is an extremely powerful type of battle pet.

However, the enhancement plans for the Hand of God were all very expensive, so he had only looked at them once before and had not considered them again.

But things are different now. Although the family has not yet officially approved the dragon lizard breeding project, the eldest brother Caesar has already taken five thousand gold coins from his own savings and given them to Isaac for his magic research!

After the breeding plan is approved, he will be given an additional 10,000 gold coins from the territory's account for experiments. It is even possible that after the first batch of dragon lizard profits arrive, he will be helped to build a mage tower!

So now, he's rich!

Richer than ever before!

I can’t spend it all, I can’t spend it all!

Chapter 28 The Future of the Claws

So, which option should we choose?

The wealthy and generous Isaac immediately flipped to the last page of the list and started looking directly at the most expensive and best items!

It's just a first-tier cultivation program, so how expensive can it be?

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Demon God Incarnation: 300,000 Gold Coins (Note: This plan requires extremely valuable knowledge and does not include any materials)

Demon Lord: 100,000 gold coins (Note: This plan requires extremely valuable knowledge and does not provide any materials)

Outer God: 300,000 to 1,000,000 gold coins (Note: This plan requires extremely valuable knowledge and does not provide any materials)

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Isaac: "..."

After a moment of silence, Isaac immediately flipped back to the first page. He couldn't afford it, he really couldn't afford it…