The Wizard: Starting by Scamming the Demon God

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Because there is repulsion between different dimensions, if it is forcibly expanded, it will only be a case of the big fish eating the small fish, and his flesh and blood dimension will be completely devoured sooner or later!

Therefore, exchanging one instance of infinite magic for the opportunity to open a dimension is definitely worthwhile. After all, this instance of infinite magic will not take up the weekly cooldown, and as a researcher, he will not encounter battles every day.

Although it can only be opened for a short time each time, it allows you to begin the initial development of the farm and start real farming!

At that time, the growth rate of his flesh and blood dimension will definitely reach another level. Sooner or later, his flesh and blood dimension will become like the sect's dimension, which can be opened at will and can be modified by him without restraint!

Provide him with an incredibly solid base of operations!

Overall, this trip was very rewarding!

After inspecting his gains from the dimensional world, Isaac contentedly resealed the ruby ​​and put it inside his clothes. He took a few steps forward, retrieved the magic book floating in the air, and then a demonic claw emerged from the back of his neck, cleaning up all the ritual remnants.

—The Complete Book of Secret Techniques

This is something the Lord of R'lyeh gave to Isaac—knowledge that allows one to steal magic from dimensions.

What Isaac actually wanted was the power to be extracted, to better develop his own dimension, so that he could use more magic power in addition to using infinite magic power. At the same time, he also wanted to reduce the use of infinite magic power and reduce the burden on the dimensional world.

However, the Lord of R'lyeh clearly had his own ideas, subtly shifting the concept from extracting magic to stealing magic—a huge difference indeed…

This is one of the reasons why Isaac doesn't value Outer God trades much. The initiative in a trade actually lies with the other side. Due to the special power generated by the legendary ritual, they can at most not directly kill the legendary wizard, but they still have a lot of room to maneuver in what they give.

However, for most wizards, the level of the Outer Gods is simply too high. Such beings can easily throw out even a little bit of their power, which they would treasure like a priceless gem.

However, Isaac was not satisfied with this, because he had seen a much wider world—in that void world, there was a vast amount of forbidden knowledge, talents, powers, and even dimensional seeds everywhere, which no one wanted!

In that world, he was like a hardworking old man, picking up whatever he wanted!

No one will have any objections!

However, this "Complete Collection of Secret Techniques" is not entirely unusable; if he steals it from himself, isn't that the same thing?

But soon, Isaac realized that the Lord of R'lyeh was indeed an ancient evil god who had lived for so many years. When He gave Isaac the "Complete Book of Arcane Arts," He had already considered that Isaac might possess a dimension.

After all, what he stole in that void was the power of the dream dimension, which is not hard to deduce.

So the "Complete Book of Arcane Arts" does indeed record knowledge about stealing dimensional magic, but all of this knowledge consists of individual arcane arts, arcane arts with specific users!

The so-called arcane arts are spells that borrow magic power from dimensional demons and then cast. Arcane artists themselves do not have magic power. They are similar to magic network mages, but even more powerless than magic network mages.

As you continue to use the secret techniques, your body and soul will be slowly eroded by dimensional magic, eventually turning you into a follower of the dimensional demon god. This process is irreversible!

Although magic network mages also rely on the power of the magic network to cast spells, the magic network does not ask anything of them. The magic network gains a lot of experience in using spells, the wizard who created the magic network gains a unique faith belonging to wizards, and the magic network mages gain the ability to cast spells. This is a win-win-win situation, completely different from the arcane spellcasters of dimensional demons.

All I can say is that the outside gangs are just too unruly!

Chapter 105 Now that things have come to this, let's find the cook first!

The evil gods from other places are really too unruly!

After skimming through the "Complete Book of Arcane Arts," Isaac closed the spellbook, pressing his temples in distress. He was now somewhat nostalgic for the white whale, the god of the black orcs, and the Lord of billions of flesh and blood.

This is a bit troublesome...

The magic power "stolen" by the arcane is different from that of his [God Thief]. The power of the [God Thief] is more domineering than that of the arcane, and the stolen power did not enter Isaac's body, but instead created a familiar outside his body.

And another, more important point is that the "stolen" dimensional magic can only be used for specific arcane arts...

This is really useless. Does Ai really lack those spells?

While the "Complete Collection of Secret Techniques" was somewhat of a gimmick for him, it wasn't entirely useless. Although the specific techniques were ineffective for him, the underlying principles of those techniques might be.

By delving deeper, he might be able to find a way to simply "steal" dimensional magic from these secret techniques and then apply it to his own dimension.

Furthermore, he could even create his own secret techniques based on his own dimension, just like other demon gods, using the help of sorcerers to grow his dimension!

A bright future lies ahead!

But that's all for the future...

Isaac walked to a specially made bookshelf, placed the "Complete Book of Arcane Arts" on it, and then sealed it away along with "Preliminary Study of Goblin Lairs: Flesh and Blood Lairs" and the manuscript of the Black Orc God.

Arcane arts exist within sects as well, so there's no need to rely on them. Besides, there are legitimate demonic dimensions that provide arcane arts, so there's absolutely no need to take the risk.

Moreover, he doesn't have enough energy right now. At this stage, Isaac has three main tasks. The first two are naturally to actively promote his own and his sect's research projects. The third is to learn more spells to enrich his means of dealing with enemies, so that he doesn't have to summon his pets every time he fights.

Although these three tricks are always effective, their flaws are also very obvious. They are not good enough at protecting oneself and are easy to be beheaded.

This seems to be the most common problem encountered by formal wizards.

He also checked the sect's forums and found that other legitimate wizards had the same problem.

Therefore, most formal wizards stay in a safe place, quietly conducting research and accumulating magical reserves, and rarely wander around outside.

Isaac won't be going out anytime soon...

That is impossible.

His period of magical instability should end soon, probably in about a month, at which point he will go out to find a suitable location to hold the promotion ceremony.

Because the ascension to Grand Wizardship is not like the previous two ceremonies, which could be held anywhere, it now has more detailed requirements regarding terrain, population, local culture and beliefs. For example, the ascension ceremony he purchased, the Witch's Sleep, needs to be held in a village or town where three witches have been born, and this place must also have a bed that has borne the life songs of at least three witches...

It's outrageous, but that's the requirement, and there really are such places!

The ceremony he attended included four suitable locations!

Therefore, he has always suspected that witch-related rituals might have been deliberately spread by witches to make money...

That's so damn indecent!

Unfortunately, it's sometimes too serious, and it doesn't even include the ritual of "witch's taste"...

Isaac issued a strong condemnation on behalf of his elder brother Caesar!

Besides needing to travel for the promotion ceremony, there was another matter that had been weighing on his mind...

Princess Philo!

Although Isaac wasn't the abbot, he was still petty!

Although he didn't suffer a loss in the battle with Phyllis, it was because he was very capable. If it were anyone else, she would have taken advantage of them long ago!

How can this grudge be forgotten?

No!

But just like he couldn't kill Philo back in Phyllis, as long as she was still within the Empire, Isaac couldn't touch her, and vice versa.

But they are both legendary wizards. Isaac needs to go out, but doesn't Philo need to?

The moment Philo leaves the Empire will be the moment he makes his move!

So, let's eat first.

Isaac patted his stomach, got up and walked outside. The two rituals had taken up his whole morning, but he was in a good mood now, so he decided to go eat first.

After we finish eating, we can come back and study the information we got from the sect. We can start by looking into the magic problem with the demons. The Demon Ruler is a good school of thought, so let's study it first.

At the dinner table, looking at the simple food in front of him, Isaac suddenly realized a problem, a problem that was even more urgent than all the research!

"Who among you can cook?" Isaac looked up and asked Liuli and Smith.

Yes, Isaac suddenly realized that finding a cook had become the most pressing problem in their territory!

Because Isaac wanted to dismiss everyone else, even the powerful guards were unwilling to stay here, let alone the cook who was just an ordinary person. It is said that since Isaac became a wizard, he has not had a good night's sleep, and every day he is worried about having his head eaten by Isaac's clutches!

Therefore, upon learning that Isaac was willing to release them, the cooks and maids signed the papers immediately after the guards did, so the huge castle might be without a cook in a few days...

Isaac can cook, he still has the skills from his previous life, so cooking some home-style dishes is no problem. The problem is, what master cooks for his servant?

He doesn't mind if Smith and Liuli do.

However, when faced with his question, Smith and Liuli looked at each other at the same time.

Smith: "..."

Liuli: "..."

"Well, none of them know how to cook. Looks like we'll have to hire a cook." Isaac rolled his eyes, picked up a piece of meat, and put it in his mouth. He wasn't particularly surprised by this.

Smith is the butler; he manages the cooks, not the cook himself. It's normal that he can't cook. At most, he can only make some basic home-style dishes, medieval home-style dishes. Even dogs wouldn't eat that stuff in the 21st century!

Although Ruri is depicted as a maid, this is Isaac's fantasy, not a real maid. Isaac's role for her is more like an experimental assistant. She'll do whatever needs to be done, and if there's nothing to do, she'll do something... and she can also act as a henchman. Housework is not within her capabilities.

So, we need to hire a cook. Who would be willing to do it?

Isaac picked up another piece of meat and put it in his mouth, then slowly shook his head. Given his reputation, he figured no one would dare come, and even if they did, he might not feel safe. So, perhaps he could ask the all-knowing netizens; maybe there was some magic that could solve his problem.

After finishing his meal, Isaac posted a request for help on the cult's forum and then threw himself back into studying witchcraft. The first two books he studied were the "Encyclopedia of Fel Magic" and "Demon Contract: Apprentice Edition." These would not only solve his mana shortage problem but were also the spells he needed to learn to complete his project—a win-win situation.

Chapter 106

Isaac first read the "Encyclopedia of Fel Energy." To use the power of demons, one must first understand what their power can do, what the general principles are, how to counter fel energy, and how to stop the spread of fel energy, which can be like a plague.

Only by understanding these things can one be qualified to use evil energy.

Those who use the Black Orcs without knowing anything are the dumbest!

And the result was no exception: all the black orcs who dabbled in fel energy eventually became demonized. Although their strength was greatly enhanced in the end, this was not a good thing.

For example, in that clash, the Black Orc High Priest obtained greater power from the demons by sacrificing demonized Black Orcs; many of the Black Orcs were actually killed by the Orcs themselves.

This is a drawback of demonization, because demons have a strict hierarchical system, and higher-ranking demons can have almost absolute control over lower-ranking demons!

Especially those that have only begun to demonize, or are not even demons at all, are at the very bottom of the hierarchy, and are simply consumables!

From Isaac's current perspective, even if they hadn't been sacrificed by the high priest, very few of those demonized black orcs would have become true demons; they would most likely have been devoured by demons along the way.

Therefore, Isaac did not rush to draw upon the power of fel energy, but instead carefully and repeatedly read the "Encyclopedia of Fel Energy".

And just like that, three days passed without anyone noticing.

For the past three days, Isaac has been almost completely immersed in the "Encyclopedia of Fel Energy," mainly studying various defenses against fel energy. Now, he is confident in dealing with fel energy.

The next step is to learn "Demon Contract: Apprentice Edition". Only after learning this will he attempt to summon fel energy.

However, Isaac unusually did not go to the laboratory to study that day. Instead, he sat in the council hall, looking at Ruri's experimental report while waiting for someone.

At noon, a flash of arcane light streaked across Isaac's council chamber, and his eldest sister, Cheryl, dressed in a white robe, stepped out, looking at Isaac with a complex expression.

Isaac looked at her calmly. He had no remorse for killing his brother Remington; he had given his brother enough chances.

To reiterate, Isaac ultimately suffered no loss, not because the eldest princess and Remington were kind-hearted, but simply because Isaac was cunning. Otherwise, the mouse would have been sacrificed to Philo by Remington.