The Wizard: Starting by Scamming the Demon God

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Even if it means death, it would be worth it!

But it's a pity...

So far, they haven't found any opportunity to cast the spell, so they should retreat...

Meanwhile, on a small hill not far away, several arcane mages dressed in blue wizard robes were watching the roar of artillery fire in amazement. The terrifying destructive power was truly... terrifying!

Chapter 170 Mad Witch Youth Edition

"Are we just going to watch like this?" a young man dressed in a blue wizard's robe, with a sinister look in his eyes, said somewhat unwillingly.

"Don't do anything rash, we can't withstand his ferocious attack." The black-haired woman at the head of the group glanced at the young man and warned him calmly, "Let's go, you've lost this time."

The young man gritted his teeth, finally sighed, and turned to leave.

Yes, he lost...

The young man's name was Sauron Robert. As an arcanist, his talent was not outstanding; in fact, one could say he had no talent at all!

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, he has no chance of even breaking through to the second tier.

For him, it would have been better if he hadn't had this talent at all!

But, there's always a way out!

Just when he was in despair, he saw the story of the Mad Witches in the library of the Truth Society. A group of people with no magical talent had snatched the future from the Outer Gods with their extraordinary courage and wisdom!

This fascinated him, and so he had a bold idea—perhaps he could do it too?

Once this idea emerged, it spread rapidly like wildfire, quickly taking over his mind!

However, he wasn't as bold as the mad witch. He didn't dare to deal with the Outer Gods; those things were too crazy, and he also hated any power outside his control.

Therefore, after careful selection, he finally chose to trade with the gods.

In essence, a divine being is the same as a god; the only difference is the strength of their power. Naturally, they can also be granted power, but not much.

But that doesn't matter at all, because the Divine Race is not strong, at least not strong for the Truth Association, and far weaker than the Truth Association itself.

This means that as long as the contract is handled properly, he can seize power from the divine beings without any restraint!

It was precisely because of this technique that he was able to successfully break through to the second tier and is now striding towards the third tier.

He came to participate in the war of the Kingdom of Etra with the purpose of sacrifice, and he also planned to launch a big attack!

I'm going to advance to the rank of Grand Archmage in one go!

pity……

I ran into Isaac, that slob who always wants to eat alone...

Soren glanced one last time in Isaac's direction, then followed the dark-haired girl away with his companions. As for whether he had truly given up...

Only Sauron himself knows the answer.

"boom!"

As the last flash of magic faded, the battlefield fell silent, with only wisps of smoke and shattered earth bearing witness to a great battle that had just taken place...

"That's it?" Isaac scratched his head in confusion, turned to look at the calm and peaceful Roton Fortress, and exchanged a glance with Harmon. They both saw the doubt in each other's eyes. Such a big house was right there, didn't they think of stealing it?

Unable to figure it out, Isaac stopped thinking about it and flew back to the fortress with Hamon.

Who cares? We'll deal with whatever comes our way. Besides, what's wrong with a weaker enemy? Why fight when we can win without lifting a finger? I'm not a pushover.

Back at the fortress, Isaac saw Rona and Angel looking wary.

"It's over?" Angel looked at the spotless Isaac in surprise.

Dude, isn't this a bit too easy for you?

She knew Isaac would be strong, but did he have to be this strong?

Brother, haven't you already sent out your Great Sword Demon Legion?

"Okay, it's over. How about your side? Is there anyone here?"

“No.” Angel shook her head. “I encountered spying on them a few times, but before I could pinpoint their location, the spying disappeared. They were very wary.”

Upon hearing this, Isaac frowned slightly. This wasn't right. If someone was spying on this place, it meant that the enemy wasn't so clueless as to not notice the situation here. They were aware of the possibility of raiding the base. So why didn't they raid it?

Isaac looked at Angel: "Did you alter history to cover up their past attack on the fortress?"

“I don’t know.” Angel shook her head decisively. “The past that is modified using the Book of Time will also overwrite my own memories, so I don’t know what my future self has modified. I can only be sure that the modified world will be the most advantageous world for me.”

"The supreme power of time?" Isaac shook his head helplessly; there was nothing he could do about it.

Fortunately, at least for now there's no need to worry about the ceremony failing, since the two of them are now in the same boat.

"Then let's stick to the original plan and focus on defense."

"Ah."

"understood."

After a brief exchange, the three dispersed again, some checking the defenses, some helping the residents, and some researching spells. The fortress fell silent again for the time being.

However, along with joy comes sorrow. While Isaac and his friends were enjoying peace and tranquility, Philo was beginning to face some challenges...

Firstly, as they occupy more and more territory, their defensive pressure begins to increase. After all, the android army is not a conventional army, and it lacks superhumans interspersed within it.

This weakness was manageable during offensive operations. With her and Remington present, especially her alchemical dolls, the lack of superhumans could be largely compensated for. Moreover, the enemy's android army also lacked superhumans, which ultimately gave them the advantage.

However, this weakness will be quickly magnified once the defensive phase begins!

The enemy only needs a few superhumans to wipe out the android army that has no superhumans!

In this world where power resides within oneself, the gap between extraordinary individuals and ordinary people is vast. This is one of the reasons why conventional armies need to incorporate extraordinary individuals; only extraordinary individuals can fight against other extraordinary individuals.

However, they cannot rely solely on superhumans, since the cost of training superhumans is quite high, and ordinary forces simply cannot afford to support too many.

The lack of superhumans is one problem Philo and her companions face; another problem is that she's short-handed...

Not an artificial human, but a real person!

After all, according to their pre-arranged plan, these androids were all expendable and would eventually be sacrificed to Isaac. But if they were sacrificed, who would guard the territory she had conquered?

When the Etra royal family disappears, the entire Etra Kingdom will become a no-man's land. Whoever acts first will take it, and other forces will not be lenient with her just because she is the eldest princess of the Terra Empire.

Therefore, she must achieve substantial dominion over Etra before the final day arrives, so she needs many, many people!

What's most urgently needed is the military. Administrative personnel are easier to find. Although this country is in a mess, even a broken ship has some nails. We can still manage to gather some administrative personnel.

But the army...

If they just pull it out on the spot, their fighting power is practically free; they'd just send it from outside...

Looks like we'll have to deliver it from outside...

Philo's eyes flickered slightly. She told Remington and then set off back to Roton Fortress to discuss the feasibility of the matter.

Chapter 171 The Rebirth of Etra

"Call someone from outside? Are you crazy?" Isaac looked at Philo speechlessly.

The key to Philo's plan's potential success lies in the fact that they have a high degree of autonomy during the war, and whatever they do will not attract the attention of outsiders or the Etra royal family.

Terra Empire's plan is to secretly take control of the Kingdom of Etra within the bounds of the rules, and then wipe out the Etra royal family in one fell swoop, thus legitimately seizing power.

At least with the support of the Terra Empire, it will become legitimate.

But all of this is based on one condition: all actions must be carried out within the Kingdom of Itra. If personnel are transferred from outside, especially sensitive personnel like the military, it will definitely arouse the vigilance of the Itra royal family and other forces. At that time, not only will Philo's plan fail, but powerful figures from other forces may also intervene, and Isaac's ceremony may even fail.

"Do you have any other ideas?" Philo asked rather straightforwardly.

She knew that transferring people from outside was very risky, but she had no choice. She was already finding it quite difficult to manage her current territory, let alone expand it further.

"Wait, that's not right." Isaac thought seriously for a moment, then looked at Philo with a puzzled expression and asked curiously, "Wait a minute, before you cooperated with me, your plan was to occupy the entire Kingdom of Etra. You couldn't have overlooked that, could you?"

Philo sighed: "Our original plan was to preserve a portion of the android legion, and with the arcane mages we had arranged to collect the corpses, it wouldn't be a problem to manage Etra in a short time. But now you have to sacrifice them all, and because of your ritual, the war watchdogs have strengthened their surveillance of the kingdom, so I can't gather the people here."

"...Tsk~" After a moment of silence, Isaac was also quite troubled by this, because this problem was indeed troublesome. It was not something that could be solved by fighting. In this matter, being able to fight was really useless.

"Anyway, we definitely can't get it from outside. That would just hand over our weakness to others, and then we would lose everything."

"Then what do you suggest we do?"

“Let me think…” Isaac stroked his chin. “The easiest to deal with first are the local guards. Don’t you have golems and puppets? You must have accumulated quite a few over this long period of time, right?”

Hearing Isaac mention this, Philo's lips twitched slightly. If it weren't for him, the golem in her hand wouldn't be so small...

"For the territory, it's not much, only a little over three hundred golems and a little over a thousand black iron golems. Let alone deploying them to defend the entire Kingdom of Etra, it's not enough to defend the four towns we currently occupy. Moreover, golems and golems are just inanimate objects, and they need to be controlled by people or tower spirits. They simply cannot complete the defense independently."

“The need for manipulation isn’t a problem. Since inanimate objects can’t serve as a defensive force on their own, it’s simple: just bring them to life. We can get some animation abilities from an Outer God.” Isaac waved his hand casually, ignoring Philo’s speechless expression. “However… this number is indeed a bit too few. Forget about the golems, and if we make the puppets on the spot, do you have enough time?”

Seeing that Isaac was serious, Philo hesitated, but ultimately did not deny Isaac's plan. After all, she would never make a deal with the Outer Gods on the spot for something like this; the risk was too great!

But she still gave a serious answer to Isaac's question.

“If it’s just a magic puppet, I can make it on the spot. I have a habit of running a magic puppet production line. Etra has a secret treasure that specifically nurtures minerals, so although this country is raided every year, its mineral resources have not only not decreased, but have even increased, enough for us.”

"There are such good things?" Isaac was somewhat surprised, then speechless. "With so many treasures, it's rare to be in such a state..."

"Heh~" Philo chuckled dismissively, clearly agreeing with Isaac's point of view, "They've long lost their ambition; such people are not fit to be kings!"

Isaac glanced at Philo but said nothing. The Etra royal family was indeed trash, but Philo, a mad witch, wasn't much better. Moreover, he was the kind of mad witch who had failed in his deal and confronted the Outer God head-on, his identity completely exposed to the Outer God. If such a person became king, he would only drag his subjects into the abyss!

For the people of Etra, it's hard to say whether the change of ruler from the Etra royal family to Philo was a good thing or a bad thing.

However, this was irrelevant to Isaac. He had no interest in being a lord; the complicated affairs of the territory would only take up his time for spell research, and the territory wouldn't be of much help to him until it was developed.

Even worse, his territory might not be able to keep up with his development, since he has cheat codes.

"Then there's no problem. You just need to produce enough magic puppets, and I'll choose a suitable Outer God to trade with. As for the administrative staff, there's no way around it. We can only select from Etra's own people. Anyway, with the support of faith, even if the management is terrible, it won't collapse in three to five years. Just make do with them."

With just a few words, Isaac seemed to have resolved a problem that was rather difficult for Philo.

The reason it seems so is...

It's because Philo thinks this plan is unreliable!

The activation of the puppet is one thing, but the real issue here is whether Isaac can successfully complete the transaction, and as for whether such power even exists...

That's not a concern, because there are corresponding spells that can do this, although they might be less efficient. So the Outer Gods definitely have them.