The Wizard: Starting by Scamming the Demon God

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“Conditions?” Isaac pondered for a moment under Phoenix’s gaze, then said, “Nothing much. Let me study your powers. Powers that are like the sun are truly intriguing.”

As he spoke, Isaac was already prepared for battle; he would act immediately should anything go wrong.

Because knights are different from wizards, the path of wizards now emphasizes sharing. Only by pooling the strength of many can one quickly overcome one research problem after another, allowing the path of wizards to go further.

Knights are different. To this day, the path of the knight remains in the hands of the nobles, with only a small portion spreading to the outside world. But even those that have spread are mostly returning to the control of the nobles.

Because after being promoted to knight, one is usually granted the title of noble by the local lord, or at the very least, a knighthood with only a title.

Furthermore, since the path of knighthood originated from the research of wizards, they were even more reluctant to allow wizards to study them.

Generally speaking, once this point is raised, the knights will start fighting desperately, giving it their all.

however……

"That's it? No problem."

To Isaac's astonishment, Phoenix nodded in agreement. Not only did he agree, he even felt that the request was quite ordinary.

In this world, are there still knights who aren't afraid of being studied by wizards?

Isaac blinked and asked cautiously again, "What I meant was that I need to study your powers. In the process, you might need to take some testing potions. Is that alright?"

"Is that all? No problem."

Phoenix readily agreed.

This completely shocked Isaac. He looked at Phoenix in astonishment. You see, in this day and age, although knights are relatively taboo about studying wizards, as the saying goes, the bold get rich while the timid starve. As long as you pay more, there will always be some knights who are not doing well who are willing to accept wizards' commissions and be studied by them.

Even they wouldn't accept taking potions, because apart from wizards, no one knows what the effects of a potion you drink will be.

However, what Isaac didn't know was that Phoenix's situation was similar to that of the arrogant man. His power was also innate, and that terrible power had been hidden deep within him since childhood, causing him great suffering.

The reason he has been able to get to where he is today is because he was once used as research material by wizards, which not only allowed him to gradually master his own power, but also gave him the resources to advance step by step.

Therefore, his resistance to wizard experiments was relatively weak, and it was just a magic potion. Phoenix was least afraid of such things. Once it was inside his body, he could still make his own decisions.

If the potion is truly harmful, his own power will instantly incinerate it!

That's why he agreed so readily. And to be honest, Isaac's conditions were nothing compared to what he had experienced in the past!

So, Isaac, unaware of all this, was naturally astonished by Phoenix's swift action. Fortunately, Isaac didn't dwell on it for long. After all, he was stronger than Phoenix, and before absolute power, all schemes and tricks were futile.

Furthermore, he was quite confident in his research abilities (his cheat code), believing that he would get results soon. Their relationship wouldn't last long, and even if there were any schemes or tricks, Isaac wouldn't give him time to use them.

Therefore, after only a moment's thought, Isaac waved his sleeve, removing the Sighing Wall surrounding Phoenix, and at the same time, handed Phoenix a magical contract.

Phoenix was slightly taken aback as the parchment floated down in front of him. He looked at Isaac in shock. There was even a witchcraft contract inside? And there were some restrictions on Isaac himself? Was it really that generous?

Seeing Phoenix's shocked expression, Isaac frowned slightly. This shouldn't be the case. The text of the witchcraft contract is a standard template commonly used in the wizarding world and does not contain any traps. After all, as a mad witch, if he really wanted to tamper with it, he wouldn't need to do so within the witchcraft contract; he could simply interfere with the contract directly.

So, why is Phoenix frowning? What's causing this shock?

"Do you have any questions or misunderstandings about the terms here? If so, please let me know, and I can make changes."

“Confused…” Phoenix looked at the clauses targeting Isaac, and was indeed quite puzzled…

However, there's no need to change it. He's not stupid; he understands the principle of knowing when to quit while he's ahead. With such lenient conditions, there's no way he could refuse.

So after shaking his head, Phoenix immediately signed his name on it and threw the witchcraft contract at Isaac, watching him in amazement.

"You're actually Isaac?"

"You know me?" Isaac asked, somewhat surprised.

“Isaac Solomon, the infamous usurper, rose from a mortal with no magic to a high wizard in just a few years. In the Truth Association, your name is known to everyone.” As he spoke, Phoenix sighed and looked at Isaac with a complicated expression. “I just didn’t expect that not only did you rise so quickly, but your combat power was also so strong.”

"The Truth Association? You're a member of the Truth Association?"

“Hmm.” Phoenix nodded, while his right hand traced a peculiar magical symbol across his chest.

In this ritual at the Endless Sea, this magical symbol signifies withdrawal, meaning that from this moment forward, Isaac has truly achieved victory.

Just as Phoenix conceded defeat, new information appeared in Isaac's mind, causing him to show a surprised expression.

In this ritual concerning the struggle for divinity, the Empire's battles at the third tier mainly took place on three battlefields, and Isaac was the last to finish the fight!

He's already this fast, how can there be someone even faster than him?

Of course, it wasn't the first time, so he had a bit of a premonition. After all, Archmage Mensa had also spent many years honing his skills at the High Wizard level, and he had almost reached the limit of the third tier. Isaac knew in his heart that he could be faster than Mensa.

But he actually came in last place...

Isaac didn't understand.

Do not……

maybe……

Looking at the information in his mind, Isaac narrowed his eyes. It wasn't that he couldn't understand, because the first person to complete it was a high-ranking knight!

As for the knight, he might be the one who seized the power of his elder brother Caesar [Boundless]!

Of course, that's not necessarily true. After all, even after his elder brother Caesar was stripped of [Boundless] and reached the third rank, he has now obtained this power that is extremely suitable for knights, so he should be more than the third rank now.

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Of course, whether this guy is the one who stole Caesar's power or not has nothing to do with Isaac. Anyway, he can't do anything about it now, and he has no interest in avenging Caesar.

He's also looking forward to seeing an alternate world version of the "Battle of the Two Stones".

"Alright, the ceremony is over. What are your plans now? Go back? Or explore some more?" After signing the sorcery contract, Phoenix's mission was complete. He smiled and flew to Isaac, saying this.

“Want to explore some more?” Isaac countered.

So far, the task assigned to him by the Empire has been completed. In this ritual, the battle for the third stage of the ritual has been completely won, and the remaining stages are beyond Isaac's current reach.

So there's nothing more for him to do after that.

That's normal. If he's still needed to be heavily involved in the future, the Empire won't let him come to help.

However, Isaac wasn't planning to go back just yet. The Endless Sea had just appeared and contained countless treasures, making it the perfect time to explore and develop it. It would be foolish to leave now.

It just so happens that my elder brother is currently arguing with the Empire over the waterspouts that have appeared in his territory, so he's staying out of the limelight here.

“Me? I have something to attend to, so I’ll head back first. If you return to the real world, send me a message, and I’ll rush to your territory as soon as possible.” With that, Phoenix smiled and handed him a piece of parchment to use for contacting him.

"boom!"

As Isaac took the parchment, Phoenix's body erupted with immense light and heat once more, transforming into a blazing beam that shot into the distance.

Isaac clicked his tongue in amazement as he watched Phoenix leave. These days, there were quite a few high knights who had close ties with wizards, but to associate with wizards as experimental subjects...

He was the only one Isaac knew!

This guy's future is truly limitless, as long as he doesn't die!

Well, of course, it's still a bit inferior to Isaac.

"Let's go." After Phoenix's figure disappeared from Isaac's sight, Isaac breathed a sigh of relief, stretched his limbs, and then continued flying forward with Smith.

The Endless Sea lives up to its name; it is incredibly vast. Isaac has sent out all the dimensional apostles, but so far none have found a suitable island to settle on, let alone a waterspout connecting the two worlds.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that Isaac has only been here for a short time, and the dimensional apostles are flying relatively slowly, so they can't explore much territory.

And so, after flying for two days across the vast ocean, Isaac and Smith finally...

Unable to withstand the pressure, they returned to their territory through a dimensional world.

There was no way around it; the sea was just too monotonous. As far as the eye could see, there was only the horizon, and it seemed as if some kind of special concept shrouded the sea, rendering any magical means like telescopes ineffective. One could only rely on the naked eye to see, and the sense of loneliness was overwhelming…

It's something most people couldn't tolerate.

Of course, Isaac could tolerate it; after all, he was a high-ranking wizard and had some self-control.

But the key point is, he didn't need to do this kind of rough work himself. These tasks, which require no skill whatsoever, could be left to the dimensional apostles. As for the waterspouts in the territory...

Well, that has nothing to do with him from the beginning. Let his older brother Caesar handle the negotiations. He just needs to continue focusing on his research.

A wise person does what is appropriate for their character.

……

Three days later, Isaac stared blankly at the pile of research manuscripts in front of him. He had returned to his territory intending to do some serious research, but he had ended up sitting there for three days straight, his mind completely blank, having gained absolutely nothing...

This is a minor drawback of the [Analysis] power, which isn't really a drawback. Being too good at analyzing data can cause one's inspiration to fall behind when tackling certain difficult problems, and this is exactly what Isaac is experiencing now.

My mind is blank; all inspiration has been drained by the analysis...

"Hey~"

After a long pause, Isaac sighed and stood up from his chair. Since he had run out of inspiration in this direction, he would have to find another area to study. Anyway, other people were also researching this, so he would find out when they got together.

After standing up from his desk, Isaac slowly walked towards a room in the mage tower that was sealed by powerful magic, casting defensive spells on himself as he went.

As Isaac walked, layers of powerful magical seals slowly opened, and after Isaac stepped inside, the opened magical seals closed again.

No wonder Isaac was so cautious; sealed in this room were fragments of the gods he had obtained from Ifans!

It relates to Isaac and Ifans's god-making plan, and is top secret; no amount of caution is too much.

In fact, Isaac had many other research projects, but none of them had much to do with gods, or at least, not in a normal way.

Therefore, he chose to study this because, on the one hand, the study of creating gods was one of the most important research topics he had, and on the other hand, he felt that the research on stealing the power of the god of trust was not progressing smoothly, not only because he had no inspiration for the time being, but also because his knowledge reserves were not sufficient.

And there is no better way to increase knowledge of the divine than by studying the corpses of deities!

Although they are just fragments of a deity's corpse, their essence is the same, and perhaps we can gain new insights.

With this expectation, Isaac entered the room and saw the blood of the gods, which was sealed up layer by layer—a drop of golden liquid floating in the air!

Compared to Isaac's facilities, Even Ifans's adamantite box was rudimentary.

But Isaac couldn't afford to be so cautious, since this drop of golden divine blood, now radiating terrifying divine power, was just a trace of blood with extremely limited power when it was with Ifans.

What Isaac possesses now is divine blood that he activated by sacrificing a large number of artificial divine essences. In a sense, the two are already from different dimensions.

The simplest difference is that the original blood of the gods could only be considered a relatively valuable research material, but this drop of blood of the gods is no different from the real blood of the gods. It can be used to create divine followers!

If there are many of them, new gods may even be born from them!

Of course, without special magical guidance, this possibility is extremely low.

However, this did not prevent Isaac from carefully sealing it away.

Standing in the room surrounded by layers of magical seals, Isaac first carefully observed the drop of golden blood floating in the air. Then, his eyes gleamed, and he activated his [Analysis] power to the fullest extent, beginning to analyze the data of this drop of divine blood.