The Wizard: Starting by Scamming the Demon God

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Furthermore, becoming a true god is not so easy. There is a fixed number of positions available, and the strength of one's abilities is linked to divine authority. However, the powerful divine authority has already been occupied, leaving very limited room for development. Anyone who can reach the level of a high-level wizard is already a genius.

Getting back to the main point, after collecting the experimental data, Isaac did not immediately bury himself in research. Instead, he found several places and threw away all the divine attributes except for the Evil Eye, letting them develop freely.

This was also part of an experiment. Isaac wanted to see if he could still have absolute control over the virtual deities after they had been out of his control for a long time, especially when both the number and distance of the virtual deities exceeded his control.

Opportunities to complete such an experiment are rare. Isaac would only dare to do it in a special place like the Boundless Tower, which is completely isolated from the outside world and where the upper limit of power is capped at the fourth rank. Otherwise, it would not be an experiment, but suicidal.

After the virtual deities were deployed, Isaac stopped paying attention to them and went to a secluded spot to start researching and optimizing them.

……

Meanwhile, while Isaac was doing his research, Prince Norns made a different choice.

Upon landing, Norns' first task was to gather his men as quickly as possible. Compared to Isaac, Norns' start was undoubtedly much smoother. Not only did most of his men land in similar locations, but even his trial missions were simply to eliminate cults, although he had more than Isaac and had to eliminate three cults.

But the difficulty is much lower. After all, the power of the cult is relatively dispersed, and it can be defeated one by one. Moreover, compared to the underground palace, the development cost of the cult is lower. As for the evil god, if it is destroyed, it is destroyed. It is not worth the evil god to give them a power boost.

In other words, under normal circumstances, the enemies they encounter when facing the Order will not exceed the fourth rank, at most there will be a few more fourth-rank enemies, but this is exactly what Norns wanted.

Because if he wants to truly possess the power of the fifth rank after leaving the Boundless Tower, in addition to completing the trial mission, he also needs to hold a blood battle ritual to hone his combat skills. And this blood battle ritual happens to require him to fight to the death with a large number of enemies of the same rank!

Such conditions only exist in special and magnificent creations like the Boundless Tower. In the outside world, no matter how high the status of a fourth-tier powerhouse is, who would fight you to the death?

Before long, Prince Norns gathered seven or eight people, almost half of the group, including Isaac's second brother Remington, who had been resurrected in construct form.

Although Prince Norns's task was much easier than Isaac's, he still understood the principle of knowing yourself and your enemy and you will win every battle. Prince Norns did not look down on the local gangs of the Infinite Tower just because he came from the real world.

Therefore, after landing and dealing with the surrounding cult members, and gathering their subordinates, they found a secluded cave to hide in, instead of acting rashly, to gather intelligence first.

The Empire's intelligence was ultimately left over from the last time the Boundless Tower was opened, and more than a thousand years have passed since then!

Even in a supernatural world where immortal beings are everywhere, this time span is considered quite long.

And as they expected, in this thousand years, humanity completely withdrew from the stage of the Wilderness Palace, and was completely kept by the Palace and the cult, especially the cult.

If it weren't for the existence of humans making the expansion of the Order much easier, perhaps humans would have completely disappeared from the Wilderness Palace by now!

However, Prince Norns shares the same attitude as Isaac on this point: let nature take its course.

They had no intention of standing up for the humans here; it would be neither beneficial nor meaningful.

Although Prince Norns didn't see as clearly as Isaac that humanity had no chance of embarking on the path to transcendence, there was one thing he understood very well: the humans here were very weak!

So weak that there isn't a single superhuman among them!

This is not the real world, so the Goblin Slayer ritual of that great wizard has no effect here. Without power, it has no value.

Furthermore, even if we help, what then?

He couldn't stay in the desolate underground palace. After that, the palace and the cult would once again rule this place. The cruelest thing in the world is to give people hope and then extinguish it with your own hands!

That would be the most painful thing for the people here.

Therefore, after Prince Norns understood the situation, he prepared to take immediate action, namely, to both eliminate the cult and win over his own people!

Since the goal is simply to suppress the cult and not to deal with Isaac, this number of people is sufficient.

Yes, Prince Norns is no longer planning to deal with Isaac, although it seems their conflict is now essentially irreconcilable, but...

Conversely, he also had no way to deal with Isaac...

Go kill Isaac?

We still don't know who killed whom...

Although that guy has only advanced to the fourth level, you absolutely cannot judge that madman by ordinary standards!

He might already have the combat power of a strong fourth-tier expert!

After all, that's how legendary wizards are; once they reach a certain level, they're guaranteed a powerful spell for that stage...

They're so shameless.

No, to be precise, all spellcasters are like this. Legend has it that wizards have miracle magic, and arcane mages have corresponding grand arcane spells. After all, the prerequisite for an arcane mage to advance to the fourth rank is to independently research or learn a fourth-rank grand arcane spell...

The Witch's Words...

They're all about bloodlines; they've always been like this from the beginning...

So Prince Norns has given up on dealing with Isaac. Call it cowardice or raising a tiger to his own detriment, but he won't go after that madman. He'll just take it one day at a time!

Besides, once he successfully advances to the fifth rank, the empire might very well protect him after he leaves!

The most important thing right now is to stay alive, and then become stronger!

That's the only chance we have!

and so……

"Our first target is this Golden Radiance Order?" Prince Norns frowned, looking at the magical plan created by his spellcasters, his expression slightly grave.

“Yes.” Prince Norns nodded seriously to the spellcaster in silver robes opposite him, and then said, “We have roughly figured out the situation around us. Although the Golden Radiance Order is the strongest in terms of overall strength, because they worship King Elden, this ancient and warlike evil god, their fighting force is relatively scattered. Moreover, according to their doctrine, they will not unite to fight unless it is a divine decree personally issued by King Elden.”

After speaking, the silver-robed spellcaster adjusted the monocle on his nose.

Of course, there was one more thing he didn't mention: the Golden Radiance Order, which worships the King of Elden, was his trial target. As long as he participated in the siege with a success rate of over 60%, he could complete the trial mission. Once he left the Boundless Tower alive, he could immediately advance to the fourth rank and obtain a fourth-rank arcane spell that suited him perfectly!

Prince Norns glanced at the silver-robed spellcaster. He was well aware of the spellcaster's ulterior motives, but the spellcaster was right. While the Golden Radiance Order wasn't the most suitable target, it was still a decent one.

As long as they don't go against him, Prince Norns wouldn't mind indulging their little desires. After all, that would motivate them even more. Besides, if these people could all advance to the fourth rank under his leadership, it would be a great thing for the Norns family!

Therefore, Prince Norns did not hesitate for long. After a brief consideration, he began to deploy tactics.

……

While Isaac and Prince Norns were taking their respective actions, the other fourth-tier powerhouses who had entered this world were not idle either. Although they had entered a little later than Isaac and the others, they had also begun to take action.

It's worth mentioning that since the Boundless Tower at level four and above forcibly pulls people in, not all participants have the same goal as Isaac and Prince Norns: to complete the trial mission. The vast majority of them have a simple goal: to survive!

A small number of spellcasters set their sights on the humans here. They were very interested in the fact that humanity had completely lost the path to transcendence and wanted to study that special factor. They joined forces with some kind-hearted strongmen and human supremacists to protect the humans here and conduct a series of transcendent training programs on them...

And so, the desolate underground palace, which had been peaceful for many years, became lively again. Cities were built and destroyed, destroyed and rebuilt, on the boundless wilderness.

And so, in the blink of an eye, two and a half years have passed...

"Whoo~"

A gentle breeze blew, and on a riverbank, several pale blue, low-ranking slimes were leisurely wriggling. Suddenly, their bodies trembled, as if they had sensed some powerful monster. Each of them let out a scream, then melted away, merging into the ground and the river, quickly fleeing the area.

Just as the slime disappeared, faint spatial ripples suddenly appeared like water ripples, and Isaac's figure slowly emerged from them, a faint smile on his lips.

Although it took a long time, his experiment was finally completed after three years!

He has filled in the missing parts of the virtual godhood ritual. Of course, this does not mean that they will be completely controlled by Isaac. That is impossible. The desire for freedom is a vision engraved in the souls of most extraordinary beings.

But at least it prevented them from undergoing a drastic change in temperament due to that powerful force.

However, this stability is only temporary. Whether there will be significant changes depends on their individual circumstances. After all, those who possess powerful weapons are bound to have murderous intent.

If I was timid before I became stronger, and I'm still timid after I become stronger, then what was the point of becoming stronger?

Therefore, what Isaac added was merely insurance, not an absolute constraint.

Chapter 287 A Challenge to Greatness!

Standing on the riverbank, Isaac raised his index finger, feeling the magic flowing through his fingertip. His eyes narrowed slightly. The world of the Wilderness Dungeon was in chaos…

It seems that humanity's situation in this world is still quite dire. According to imperial records, the powerful individuals drawn into the previous openings of the Boundless Tower had very low fighting spirits, and most of the battles were among the participants themselves.

After all, a world that sets an upper limit and forcibly accepts all extraordinary individuals is extremely rare!

Every time the boundless tower is opened, it shatters several colossal creatures!

But the Wilderness Dungeon seems different now. Judging from the rough information gleaned from the magic, there is very little "internal strife" and most of the battles are with local gangs.

Isaac twirled his fingers, glanced around, and then his body transformed into a streak of light and shot off into the distance.

Extracting pheromones from the magic of nature to gather intelligence is something even high-ranking wizards can do; it's a basic skill. Naturally, they wouldn't obtain much useful information and could only use it for emergencies.

To find out the specifics, you still need to go and see for yourself.

Before long, Isaac arrived at the nearest human settlement—a huge magical city!

Silently entering this magical city, which was perfectly orderly and situated on a vast plain, Isaac was enveloped in a thin magical barrier, completely concealing his figure and aura.

Walking through the arcane city, Isaac looked at the smiling pedestrians carrying three huge weapons—sword, shield, and staff—and was filled with astonishment, for he could sense extraordinary power emanating from these people!

Moreover, most of them have reached the second order, and a few can even reach the third order!

So, is this the power of a fourth-tier archmage?

It's terrible!

Although they had never met and he didn't know who the great arcane mage who built this arcane city was, this did not diminish Isaac's admiration for him. It had nothing to do with his actions; it was simply Isaac's admiration for the great arcane mage's knowledge.

You have to know that Isaac has studied the special factors in the human body of this world. Although he did not study them in great depth, he still knows how troublesome they are. If it were him, he would definitely not be able to achieve such results in just a few years!

All I can say is that he truly deserves to be called a genuine fourth-tier archmage!

This is different from Isaac, who took a shortcut. There are no shortcuts on the path of an arcanist; one can only climb step by step, steadily and practically.

Don't be fooled by the fact that both Isaac and his older sister Cheryl thought it was a pity that Isaac didn't have magical talent and couldn't become an arcane mage. In reality, even with the help of cheat codes, Isaac would never have been able to progress so quickly if he had actually chosen the path of an arcane mage!

Unlike legendary wizards and witches, who have various shortcuts, arcane mages follow a very simple path—learning and research!

Apart from that, only in extraordinary creations like the Tower of Infinity do shortcuts exist.

For example, if a Grand Arcane Master wants to advance to the fourth rank, he must first learn and improve a fourth-rank arcane spell at the third rank before he can advance to the fourth rank!

It can be said that arcanists have thoroughly implemented the famous saying, "Knowledge is power"!

Pity……

Looking at the smiling pedestrians, Isaac sighed softly.

Unfortunately, even a fourth-tier archmage cannot completely solve the problem here.

Although Isaac believed he was no match for this great arcane mage in terms of research ability, he was no less capable in terms of cheating, since the latter had never turned it off. And for Isaac, the biggest benefit of this cheat was his sharp eyesight!

Especially in research, that glaring zero percent is simply too obvious.

Although special weapons can be used to transfer special factors from the human body, allowing humans to embark on the path of the extraordinary and possess a powerful, upgradeable anti-magic weapon, however!

These special factors will rapidly increase as humanity's overall strength improves. Sooner or later, these special weapons will be unable to suppress these special factors, thus once again extinguishing humanity's extraordinary power!

When the Archmage was around, he could help them adjust the status of their weapons from time to time and guide the special factors in a reasonable way so that they could be better restrained within the weapon. But what if he was no longer there?