The Wizard: Starting by Scamming the Demon God

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Isaac looked at the first three: Fel summoning, Fel infusion, and Fel shaping.

All three spells are very simple, with a low barrier to entry. Their success rate is also very high thanks to the excellent corrosive and assimil-like ability of demonic energy, which can even be mass-produced!

Isaac mastered the three spells after only watching them twice, but they were of little use in solving the problem.

Because these three extremely simple spells only demonstrate that turning a black orc into a demon requires absolutely no skill, there is no way to crack the code from this angle.

As for the spell to remove demonization...

Isaac took a look and realized it was utterly pointless!

He knew that a scoundrel like the Black Orc God wouldn't be so kind!

The spell to remove demonization is called Extract Fel Energy.

Simply put, these black orcs haven't been corrupted by fel energy deeply enough, so they've only become demonized, not truly demonized. Therefore, in this state, as long as the fel energy is extracted from their bodies, the demonization will be lifted.

The problem lies here: first, fel extraction is a single-target spell; second, the target must remain stationary during the extraction process, otherwise the extraction will be interrupted...

This is ridiculous. I can control the Black Orcs, so killing him with one strike would be much easier than this.

Only someone with a brain problem would let you save the black orc!

Isaac had roughly guessed this, which is why he didn't ask for a solution directly during the ceremony.

However, it's not like we have absolutely no ideas...

Isaac stroked his chin, pondering the possibility of turning the Fel Extraction spell into a ritual spell. If it could be performed ritually, things would be much easier.

but……

"Tsk~"

After thinking for a moment, Isaac shook his head. No.

These four spells are extremely simplified, almost to the point of being arcane. With his current abilities, he cannot convert them into ritual spells.

After realizing he couldn't do it, Isaac put the spell aside. Continuing to study it would only be a waste of time. Instead of wasting time on this, he should study other aspects, which might lead to further improvements.

For example, forbidden knowledge that I just obtained from the Black Orc God!

Isaac was also very interested in necromancy. In his previous life, he loved the necromantic calamities in Western fantasy novels, where people would summon a large army of undead at any time, which was incredibly cool!

However, he certainly wouldn't use it himself, since using this thing would shorten his lifespan!

But he can't use it, but the mouse can!

The rats are a divine species, immune to the corruption of death magic, and the three necromancy spells they obtained from the Black Orc God also have divine versions, so there's no need for much research.

The three necromancy spells obtained from the Black Orc God are Bone Construction, Bone Explosion, and Bone Enhancement, but Isaac's favorite, Summon Skeletons, is missing.

It doesn't matter, it's not like he's using it anyway.

The skeleton's structure allows one to manipulate death magic. By injecting death magic into the skeleton, it can be reassembled according to one's own will, and its actions must be controlled through death magic.

So even if you create a skeleton soldier, it's useless; its combat power is actually lower.

The most suitable use Isaac could think of was to construct a bone sword that could be made to fly in the air using death magic—a magical version of a flying sword!

He's handsome too!

However, this little mouse might not be able to use its brain to its full potential...

"Hey~"

Thinking of this, Isaac sighed. Although he had been working hard to improve the mouse's intelligence, the progress was still worrying, and he didn't know where the problem lay.

But even if flying swords can't be used, this divine technique should still significantly boost the mouse's combat power.

Not to mention the other two spells that work together. Bone Explosion is easy to understand; it detonates the magic within the bones, causing them to explode. Both the flying bone fragments and the death magic spreading with the explosion are extremely powerful, making it a variant of the classic necromancy spell Corpse Explosion.

Skeleton enhancement uses death magic to strengthen skeletons. It can temporarily increase the strength of skeletons, or it can be used for nurturing to gradually increase the strength of skeletons.

There are three divine spells in total, but only one can be implemented at present. The other two will have to wait until the rat's divine status is further improved.

This will take time and patience.

There are three ways to enhance one's divine status. The most common way is to absorb the power of faith. As long as there is enough power of faith, one's divine status can continue to evolve until one becomes a true god!

However, this is difficult to achieve. The faith he guides with magic can only exist for a period of time, and at most can only be used to construct a divine network. It cannot be absorbed by the rat. And apart from using magical means, with the rat's current strength...

To be honest, it's hard to get other creatures to believe in it.

The second method is to improve by absorbing other divine essences. This is much simpler. Isaac can continuously create other divine rats for the rats to absorb. Although the improvement is not high each time, as long as you are willing to work hard, you can still see hope.

Moreover, with each modification surgery, Isaac gains a deeper understanding of it, and perhaps it won't be long before he can simplify it into a simpler spell, improving efficiency.

If the first two were still within Isaac's expectations, then the third was completely beyond Isaac's comprehension—the ability to become stronger by absorbing magic!

In other words, it's possible to cultivate!

In Isaac's stereotype, faith in God can only make Him stronger by absorbing faith, and once faith is lost, He will become weaker and even fall from His pedestal!

Therefore, when he discovered that the rat could strengthen the divine network within its body by absorbing magic, he was very shocked and thought he had created something extraordinary.

However, after reviewing the information, Isaac realized he was wrong. It turned out that this was a characteristic shared by all the gods in the world. In addition to the power of faith, they could also restore their power and even become stronger by absorbing magic.

Furthermore, even if they lose their faith, their power will not be weakened; only the speed of their ascension will be affected.

This is different from the high knights who follow the path of faith, as their strength will decline without the nourishment of faith power.

Therefore, the birth of such high-ranking knights is strictly controlled within each territory.

Unfortunately, this still has nothing to do with mice...

With its current intelligence, it can only absorb magic power instinctively. It can't even recognize all the words, so don't expect it to learn meditation techniques.

"Tsk~" Looking at the mouse on the operating table, whose skeletal structure had been mastered but who was still unconscious, Isaac wondered if he should take advantage of the family's support and make a deal with an Outer God to get something that could accelerate intelligence development...

Otherwise, this is too slow...

Chapter 51 The Fear of Insufficient Firepower at the Start of the War!

Should we make a deal with the evil god or obtain knowledge that can accelerate the development of the mouse's intelligence...?

After thinking for a moment, Isaac abandoned the idea.

It's not that we can't find a suitable Outer God. Although my elder sister's collection of books doesn't have one, there are plenty in the town in the lake. As long as you have money, you can buy many things, especially knowledge that someone deliberately circulates.

Getting to the lakeside town is also easy; now there are pumpkin carriages available, and with their speed, a day is all it takes to travel to and from the nearest woodland.

Isaac was worried that the Outer God's methods were flawed, and that if they drove his rats insane, he would be in big trouble.

After all, this was Isaac's first time with a mouse, so it was quite a memorable occasion.

So in the end, Isaac just flicked the mouse's head, then turned and went to his desk to continue his research. So what if he was a little silly? Anyway, he didn't really need the mouse's fighting power right now.

And so, time slipped away quietly amidst the active preparations.

During this time, in addition to delving deeper into his various research projects, Isaac also took the time to attend a meeting of mad witches, and then...

Returning home disappointed...

Apart from the deaths of two people, things are basically the same as before. It's still the same people trading, still the same items being traded, and still no deals being made...

Even the witch Isaac had put some effort into couldn't offer anything that interested him; she only gave him some standard puppet-making recipes.

Isaac already has plenty of this now. On one hand, the field of alchemical puppets is quite profound, and his current learning progress is stuck. On the other hand, Cheryl is a great wizard who specializes in alchemical puppets.

Although her major was slightly off-track, mainly studying pure mechanical puppets, she was still a high-ranking wizard, close to a great wizard, with a very deep foundation, enough for Isaac to learn from.

Fortunately, Isaac currently has many research projects on his hands, and he is even facing the situation of being too busy to keep up, so it doesn't matter if he doesn't make any progress.

And so, half a month passed quickly. On this day, all the high-ranking officers of Solomon Fortress stopped what they were doing and came to the city wall with solemn expressions, looking at the at least eight thousand black orc phalanxes displayed outside the fortress!

“Eight thousand…” Isaac’s expression turned serious; it was three thousand more than they had anticipated…

The black orcs have gone mad!

Eight thousand demonized black orcs require at least sixteen thousand black orc sacrifices!

Yes at least!

Because people are different, some are weaker and some are stronger, there will be some fluctuation.

Regardless, the sacrifice of so many Black Orcs is a huge loss for them, even if they manage to completely break through in this battle...

"How are the preparations going?" Gaia looked at Cheryl after a moment of silence as he gazed at the massive army of black orcs outside the city.

Isaac had already reported this when he decided to abandon his research on fel magic, but Barbara was a witch who relied on her talent and was not as knowledgeable as Isaac. So, during this period, Cheryl was actually the only one who was really researching this area.

“Not ideal. The spell model is too simple and there’s not much room for optimization. Currently, we can weaken the average combat power of these eight thousand people with the mage tower, but it won’t last long. The preparation time is too short, and the mage tower can only hold a limited amount of fel energy. They can quickly replenish the fel energy they extract.” Cheryl shook her head.

“But I have an idea, which is rather risky. Instead of extracting fel energy, why not inject it into them? That would exacerbate their demonization! However, once we use this method, we'll have to abandon the fortress, and we'll likely become traitors to our family and the Empire!”

"To perish together?" Gaia sighed.

He knew Cheryl's thoughts. Demons were a difficult race to control. Even within the strict hierarchy of demons, it was impossible to guarantee that the demons below would not rebel, let alone the high priests.

Therefore, if the demonization of the black orcs is further intensified, they will lose control and turn into uncontrollable mad dogs!

But this would not only intensify the orcs' destructive desires, but it could also open a portal to the abyss, allowing even more demons to enter this world. And if that happens...

Let alone the Solomon Territory, it's questionable whether the empire can even continue...

Therefore, this kind of thing is absolutely unacceptable!

After silently shaking his head and rejecting Cheryl's crazy idea, Gaia did not ask any further questions, because he had been paying attention to the progress of others during this time. As expected, Caesar successfully broke through to the level of high knight. Although his power was a bit weak, only having the elemental power of [controlling lightning], he was fortunate enough not to be at the bottom of the high knight rankings, so he was quite lucky.

Unfortunately, as expected, Barry failed to break through to the High Knight level, although his strength was indeed much greater than before.

Then there are Isaac and Barbara. They have reported some research progress, but he can't understand it, so he doesn't know how far they've come. But he imagines they've done their best.

"Boom boom boom!!!"

Just as everyone climbed the city wall and looked at the army outside the city, countless roars rang out, and green, fel energy fireballs attacked the fortress like a meteor shower!

A flash of arcane light appeared in Cheryl's hand, and a magnificent staff taller than herself materialized. The amethyst floating above the staff spun gently, and the mage tower behind the fortress immediately shot a beam of light into the sky.

A moment later, a pale blue magical barrier enveloped the entire fortress, blocking all the fel fireballs!

"Ding~"

Then, Cheryl paused slightly again, and the amethyst spun a second time, and a shocking scene unfolded!

Suddenly, countless magic circles unfolded above the fortress, and the inscriptions on the mage towers lit up simultaneously. Terrifying magic power surged forth and converged into the countless magic circles in the sky!