The Wizard: Starting by Scamming the Demon God

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Therefore, they, who have become lonely over the long years, crave "vision" so much. Naturally, the authority shared from such a powerful being, even if it is less than one billionth of what it was at its peak, still possesses extremely terrifying power!

For example, the person Isaac is currently connecting to, who is looking around, is called the Lord of Boundless Mystery and Reality, who wields seven or eight powers, among which the power of reality and illusion is as high as one hundred percent!

It is an authority completely under His control!

This means that even if Isaac can only use a very small part of the virtual and real authority, its power is enough to rival that of authority!

In particular, the series of powers under the guise of real and virtual authority can directly suppress!

Unfortunately, this power is too great. Although the casting animation is almost non-existent, the consumption is extremely high. With Isaac's current mana reserves, he can't even unleash a full attack or defense. He can only use it when he has unlimited mana.

So, after many days, Isaac's blue ran out again...

Isaac: "...Do you know any evil gods who wield magical authority or power?"

Glancing up at his head, Isaac asked helplessly, "There's nothing I can do. There are just too many methods. I've grown to this point, and my magic power has never been enough..."

The Demon Eye did not answer Isaac, but continued to look around curiously.

Of course it wouldn't answer, not because it didn't want to, not because it couldn't, but because it simply didn't know what Isaac was saying, since it only saw and didn't hear.

Of course, lip reading is a skill that would be easy for a god of evil to master, but there is no need for it. Nothing in this world means anything to a god of this rank.

He simply wanted to see the world and satisfy his curiosity, but he had no interest in sound. Moreover, even if he were interested, he would have developed a chosen one to be his "hearing".

Therefore, Isaac's question was destined to be fruitless. Of course, Isaac was just asking casually, and he didn't expect to get an answer anyway.

Or rather, he already knew the answer to this question—that is, there is no answer.

Because magic is one of the cornerstones of the wizarding path, although this cornerstone can be replaced, that would obviously be very troublesome. Therefore, wizards will allow the power of magic to exist because they themselves want to use it, but the authority is absolutely impossible, not even one percent of the authority!

Once discovered, they will be surrounded and killed immediately!

Unfortunately, after so many years of development, the Outer Gods who possessed magical powers have long since become shrewd. They either paid protection money to become legitimate, or they secretly went into hiding, or they cut off their magical powers themselves. Therefore, there are no Outer Gods with magical powers still active today.

This also means that if Isaac wants this power, he can only wait until he advances to the third tier before he can plan for it.

"Kaka~"

Isaac twisted his neck, walked to a laboratory, looked at King Etra lying inside through the glass, and smiled slightly.

Now that the Demon Eye has been officially activated, his fusion with the Demon Eye has reached its final stage. When the Demon Eye is fully fused, he will hold the Evil God Ritual and use the power of the ritual to integrate the three modification surgeries.

And this final step of fusion can be accelerated by studying the corpse of King Etra.

He had always been curious about the power of high-ranking knights!

Perfect timing! If Liuli and the Holy Lord hold another ceremony, they can advance to the third rank and become higher beings. Perhaps this opportunity can further increase their chances of advancement.

However, just as Isaac was about to begin dissecting King Etra's body, Ruri walked in with a letter.

“Master, a letter has arrived from Solomon Fortress. The outcome regarding your second brother, Remington, is in.” Liuli handed a letter to Isaac.

"So long?" Isaac raised an eyebrow as he looked at the letter in his hand. This was truly unexpected. He thought it had ended a long time ago, but he hadn't been notified.

Thinking it over, Isaac opened the letter, then frowned slightly.

Chapter 198 "The Tempest (Moral Bottom Line Version)"

Isaac put down the letter, thoughtfully stroking his chin. The letter was simple, explaining Remington's handling of the situation, which, as he had expected, resulted in nothing happening.

They decided to send Remington back because he had already died once, and had been resurrected in construct form, with no trace of Solomon's blood remaining in him.

At the same time, he is now Prince Norns's man, and he has to consider the prince's attitude no matter what.

Of course, most importantly, since Isaac, who had the biggest conflict with Remington, didn't say anything, they naturally wouldn't say anything either.

However, Isaac probably owes a lot to Caesar for this outcome, because based on his understanding of his father Gaia, he basically killed Remington directly for all his actions!

Although Solomon is still nominally in charge, Caesar has actually begun to take over matters large and small, so Caesar's influence will be much greater.

This result is consistent with Caesar's usual style of doing things.

However, Isaac didn't care about this, because to him, Remington was such a stupid and weak piece of trash that he no longer took him seriously.

What truly troubled Isaac in the letter was the second matter…

It's about Prince Norns!

First, Isaac's previous speculation about Prince Norns was correct; he did indeed have a conflict with Solomon and did indeed want to annex their territory.

But this reason...

But it's incredibly melodramatic...

The story begins when Isaac's father, Gaia, was young...

The Solomon family has a tradition that heirs must travel the continent as adventurers in their youth, partly to gain practical experience and improve their strength, and partly to broaden their horizons.

Gaia was no exception, and during his travels, he happened to form an adventure party with Norns, who was then a prince. This feud began with this adventure party...

At first, they had a good relationship. After all, they were both of noble birth. Although there was a big difference in their social status, they didn't know each other's true identities at the time. In addition, they were both geniuses, so their relationship was very good.

until……

The appearance of that woman!

As an adventure team, even though both of them were geniuses and very strong, the combination of two melee fighters was still too weak in terms of both strength and countermeasures, so they recruited an additional witch.

And then, just like in all chivalric romance novels, a melodramatic love story unfolded!

Norns fell in love with the witch, and the witch fell in love with him.

And Gaia!

Yes, the witch has fallen in love with two people at the same time. She is a typical adult and doesn't want to make a choice.

But that's obviously impossible. Not only would their noble status not allow it, but even if it did, it would still be impossible, because Gaia doesn't like that witch.

Gaia was already engaged to Isaac's mother at the time, and their relationship had always been very good.

As we all know, what we can't have is always the best!

Under the influence of this idea, the witch, who was already mentally unstable, became increasingly perverse in her feelings for Gaia and increasingly distant from Norns.

Of course, things are still alright up to this point. Although Norns has fallen in love with the witch, he is still a prince and is well aware of his situation, so he doesn't have any particular thoughts about the witch's estrangement.

until……

The witch's feelings for Gaia are becoming increasingly twisted!

She was so twisted that she tried to kill Isaac's mother and then turn Gaia into a puppet so that he could stay by her side forever!

Unsurprisingly, she failed.

Afterwards, although Gaia saw through the witch's plan in advance, neither he nor Isaac's mother were injured. However, Gaia's personality was still similar to it now, and he was very protective of his own!

So, having already grown somewhat annoyed by the witch, he killed her without hesitation after discovering her plan!

The decisiveness with which he acted left Norns completely astonished!

This incident created a rift between the two, leading to the disbandment of the adventure team and their respective return to their family businesses.

As time went on, the two grew increasingly incompatible, and then came the political issue. Although Norns was quite talented, the Emperor's talent was far more astonishing, so Gaia naturally did not side with him.

These events, one after another, have deepened the conflict between the two, to the point that it is now irreconcilable!

However, Isaac was more concerned about two other things mentioned in the letter. The first was that the emperor, who had the title of demigod, was actually of the same generation as his father!

This is incredible. Either the Terran royal family has a stable method to pass on power, ensuring that every current emperor is a demigod, or the emperors' talents are truly astonishing, allowing them to grow to their current level in just a few decades!

Isaac, however, believes that both are true.

The Terran royal family likely has a stable method for passing on power, but the efficiency may not be perfect, because not all reigning emperors in the Terran Empire are demigods. Moreover, if such a method truly existed, the Terran royal family wouldn't be in such a hurry for an emperor's death.

The current emperor's talent should be decent, but it's impossible for him to be this outstanding. Even Isaac has cheated, so he can't guarantee that he could become a demigod if given the same amount of time!

Unlike the novels of my previous life, where extraordinary individuals in this world could rise through the ranks simply by having enough talent and resources, extraordinary individuals in this world, even with sufficient talent and resources, will face many hard conditions that require a significant amount of time to overcome.

For example, legendary wizards need a lot of rituals to advance in rank, and these rituals usually have very clear standards for time, place, number of people, and professions, making it very difficult to gather them all.

Unless, like a mad witch, one replaces it with a ritual of an evil god.

So the emperor certainly has talent, but no matter how outstanding he is, it's impossible for him to reach the demigod realm in such a short time.

Besides this information that involves some of the secrets of the Terran royal family, the second piece of information is the reason why Isaac remained silent—his mother's death was related to Norns!

The letter didn't specify the details, only instructing him to go to Fort Solomon to discuss some matters.

"Liuli, call Smith and Lorna here. We're going to Solomon Fortress." Isaac's eyes were lowered.

Liuli noticed the change in Isaac's tone, and her gaze turned cold as she looked at the letter. She nodded, and instead of using magic to notify him, she turned and left the laboratory, leaving Isaac alone.

"Norns!" Isaac murmured the name, a flash of murderous intent crossing his lowered eyes, but it quickly disappeared.

This matter requires careful consideration...

Prince Norns was merely a high-ranking knight, a strength that was nothing to Isaac at the moment, but his princely status was somewhat troublesome.

On the one hand, his status as a prince allowed him to recruit many experts, including even fourth-tier miracle wizards!

On the other hand, he is a member of the Terran royal family. Isaac's relationship with the Terran royal family is somewhat sensitive now. Even if no action is taken against him personally, but only against his forces, extreme caution is required.

but……

A glint flashed in Isaac's eyes, and a magical rift quietly opened, from which a three-eyed strongman stepped out and knelt respectfully on one knee.

“Let’s start gathering intelligence with Prince Norns, and by the way… if the opportunity arises…” A fierce glint flashed in Isaac’s eyes, “If we can kill him, then we will!”

“Yes, my lord.” The three-eyed giant bowed his head in agreement, then disappeared back into the magical rift, relaying Isaac’s orders to the other dimensional apostles.

Given Isaac's current ambiguous relationship with the Terran royal family, it's indeed inconvenient for him to directly confront Prince Norns, but...

What does it have to do with Isaac, since the apostle of the dimensional demon was the one who made the move?

As everyone knows, mad witches are equally hated by all beings, especially the Outer Gods!

Apart from mad witches, no other superhuman can be hated by everyone at the same time, including witches!

While many witches are mentally ill, there are still people and gods who are attracted to yandere (obsessive and possessive) characters. Moreover, witches generally do not hate each other; they only sympathize with one another.

But the Mad Witch is different; the Mad Witch hates all other Mad Witches!

After composing himself, Isaac's figure was swallowed up by the hideous spatial shadow behind him and disappeared into the mage tower. When he reappeared, he was already on the castle's training ground.

Here, Smith and Lorna had already packed their bags and were waiting for Isaac with Liuli.