The Wizard: Starting by Scamming the Demon God

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The research on secret techniques is divided into two parts. One part is to guide the Holy Lord to learn secret techniques and then use them as a springboard to devour the power of the demon god. This part is progressing very smoothly. Currently, the Holy Lord has learned the first secret technique - the scorching ray.

A secret technique from the demon god of purgatory can release a high-temperature, highly corrosive ray that will completely melt the target!

Its power is considerable.

Of course, that's obvious. In reality, all offensive arcane arts are quite powerful because the power of an arcane art is positively correlated with the dimensional magic it draws out. Therefore, arcane arts actually only have learning levels, not power levels.

The Holy Lord has only learned the secret technique so far. His proficiency is still lacking if he wants to draw out the power of the dimensional demon god and devour it.

But it's just a matter of time and practice; you'll get the hang of it with more practice.

The real trouble lies in another aspect of arcane research—creating one's own arcane arts!

The essence of arcane arts is to borrow magic from dimensional demons, and the power of demons comes from dimensions. Therefore, although Isaac, who possesses dimensions, is far inferior to a demon, he actually has the necessary conditions to create his own arcane arts.

Isaac had this idea a long time ago, but he hadn't had the chance to start researching it before.

After all, there are many benefits to developing one's own secret techniques. First, he will not lack spell attack methods. The reason why there is a limit to the number of times infinite magic can be used is not because supplying energy to Isaac will damage the dimensional world, but because that's how much magic he can use.

The reason why the dimensional world is damaged is that the real world and the dimensional world should not have any actual contact. They would repel each other, so there is a time limit for each time the dimensional world is opened.

Although powerful dimensional worlds also have strong repulsive forces, their own power is strong enough to withstand this repulsion and they can open frequently.

However, Isaac's dimension is still very weak. Using infinite magic would not only require opening up the dimensional world, but also forcibly drawing its power into Isaac's body, which would naturally come at a great cost.

However, arcane arts are different. Arcane arts are developed by dimensional demons using the power of the real world and the dimensional world, and are power within the rules.

Therefore, with his own secret technique, Isaac essentially possessed a limited spell with unlimited magic power, and his strength would inevitably rise to another level!

In addition, Isaac can also cultivate his own arcane mages, just like other demon gods, to build his own power and, like other demon gods, put his dimensional world on the right track, thus providing another channel for cultivation.

Unfortunately, creating his own arcane arts is still too difficult. Isaac's biggest problem right now is that he can't perceive his own dimensional world using arcane arts...

Chapter 143 Advanced Spells and Fairies

Perceiving the dimensional world is the most basic and important step for an arcane mage. After all, if you can't even perceive the dimensional world, how can you borrow power?

However, saying that he can't sense it is not quite accurate. To be precise, Isaac can't sense his own dimensional world using the methods of a sorcerer. After all, strictly speaking, what he has now can only be called a dimensional space at most.

His own things are normally fine to sense, but if you want to use a sorcerer's methods...

That's a bit troublesome...

Using the methods of a sorcerer to connect with the dimensional world is the most basic requirement. This is equivalent to a legitimate certification, and only in this way can one properly use the magic of the dimensional world without being rejected by the real world.

Currently, Isaac has two ideas for solving this problem. One is to continue to strengthen the dimensional world, since all he needs to create is a very simple arcane technique—magic rays, which is simply the release of magic and does not involve the power characteristics of the dimensional world itself.

Although his dimensional world doesn't have that thing yet...

However, this is out of the question in the short term. The white whale clone has almost reached the near-shore area, and the improvement it brings to the dimensional world is negligible. Strengthening the dimensional world cannot rely on it. At present, a suitable demon god ritual has not yet been found, so it is not a good idea in the short term.

The second approach is to find a way to improve the accuracy of the secret techniques he uses to perceive dimensional worlds, so that even if the dimensional world is weak, it can still be perceived.

However, this method also has some problems. Isaac has not been exposed to arcane arts for long and is currently only a beginner. It is a bit difficult for him to do this.

But something difficult is better than nothing. After all, if he can successfully research the secret technique, the benefits will be plentiful, not only for him now, but also for him when he becomes stronger in the future.

The greatest value of arcane arts lies in its spread, cultivating one's own arcane masters, and establishing one's own power. Isaac doesn't covet their power, but they would be a valuable source of intelligence.

In addition, this act of creating extraordinary systems can also be written in the three books of the legendary wizard, belonging to a kind of self-legend, and a relatively advanced one at that.

In fact, many of the extraordinary professions today were created by legendary wizards. The strongest are the magic network mages, who are said to have become high-level wizards through this profession, while the weakest are the arcane swordsmen, who are only first-level extraordinary beings.

In fact, Goblin Slayer's rank is lower than Arcane Swordsman, but it's a different story. Strictly speaking, Goblin Slayer doesn't possess extraordinary power. Firstly, its strength is insufficient, and secondly, the power Goblin Slayer acquires is used to enhance itself in a balanced way, making it perfectly compatible with various melee classes.

This is quite different from the extraordinary path of the warrior, which is distinct from that of the knight.

This is normal, after all, it was created by the wizard who created goblins.

So if he can complete the creation of the arcane arts, then Isaac's self-legend as a great wizard will be settled; otherwise, he'll have to find a way to do something, and something influential at that...

'Hmm? Could it be that my future self is thinking of destroying the Terra Empire because of this?'

Isaac paused for a moment, but quickly shook his head. He felt he couldn't be that stupid. No one had ever said that the Empire only had one demigod. Just like in novels, many forces secretly had one or more powerful ancestors.

This was just a fleeting thought of Isaac's, which he quickly put aside. After identifying his own problems, he began to organize all his current knowledge related to arcane arts and record it in a book.

However, just as he was about to head to the island in the middle of the lake, he suddenly turned around and went to the Flesh and Blood Cult.

Almost forgot, he's now joined the research group and can access the group's internal materials for free. He'll look at the free ones first.

Passing through the crack, Isaac went directly into the floating city. He first inquired about the secret medicine lecture, but as before, not everyone was there...

This is unavoidable. Although wizards don't have a concept of time like immortals, and can spend thousands or hundreds of years in seclusion, it is still quite common for high-level wizards to spend one or two months conducting experiments.

Even so, Isaac wouldn't really wait for him for several months. He'd give him two more weeks at most. If it still didn't open, he'd research the shortcomings of the dragon transformation elixir himself. Although that would be more troublesome, he couldn't keep waiting forever. After all, he needed more research to refresh his mind.

Upon arriving at the library, Isaac unsurprisingly found what he needed, and plenty of it!

There are three books on the basic principles of esoteric arts alone, six papers, and a total of thirteen collections of spells that record specific esoteric arts!

Although it is just an internal library for the research group, its value is by no means low.

That's normal. Although arcane arts are dangerous, they are only dangerous after you use them. If you don't use them, they're not that dangerous. They're different from the magic books given by the Outer Gods, which are also cult texts.

Once its dangers are ignored, arcane arts become only beneficial to wizards, since they are still spells, although most of their effects are achieved through the power of demons.

However, it may still offer some reference value for wizards' research on magic.

After making copies of all the books, Isaac returned directly to the laboratory and immersed himself once again in his research on the arcane arts.

A week later, Isaac, who was studying the secret method, felt a sudden tremor in his heart and woke up from his research. He first frowned slightly, but then relaxed.

It's a good thing.

In the previous Genie's Lamp Trial, Isaac obtained a storybook that could only grant one legend. He wrote his own modified version of "The Ugly Duckling" in it. Previously, due to Remington's influence, the story only circulated in a small area nearby.

After talking to my older brother when I got home this time, he also brought up this matter. Judging from the timeline, it seems like it's about time.

"Tear~"

At Isaac's summons, Hamon emerged from behind Isaac's head, its five claws outstretched, and seven magic books appeared, slowly rotating in its palm.

Three of them are blank, and two are lit up, which means a new legend can be awakened... Hmm? Two?

Isaac was taken aback. Upon closer inspection, he realized that the other book on the screen was "Cinderella." After a moment of stunned silence, Isaac realized that he had accumulated enough faith power to create a second legend.

Blinking, Isaac first focused his attention on "The Ugly Duckling." Just as he had initially thought, the thing readers envied most in the whole story was indeed the high-level spell used to bestow and transform bloodlines, as described in the book. And the legend he could condense was also a high-level spell—to transform from an ugly duck into a noble swan!

The incantation was somewhat abstract, but that didn't matter. Isaac was a pragmatist, and soon, with the gathering of faith, the high-level spell "[Become a noble swan like an ugly duck!]" quickly materialized, becoming a real power that Isaac possessed.

This was the first high-level spell Isaac had mastered; he had been curious about it for a long time.

Like basic spells, advanced spells rely on mystery. The more people who know them, the weaker their effectiveness becomes. However, unlike basic spells, advanced spells can only be held by one person. Their mystery level is at its highest, so their effectiveness is exceptionally high!

Of course, not all Greater Charms are powerful. As far as Isaac knows, there are also weaker Greater Charms. The weakest Greater Charm known in the wizarding world is called "Today I'll Be Beautiful," which only has the effect of makeup and no other effects.

If the holder is not lying.

However, there is generally no need to lie, because even if the effect of a high-level spell is poor, its noble mystery has high research value, and there is no need to show it off unless there is a reason.

Isaac had been very interested in this for a long time because he wanted to know two things: first, how exactly did the higher spells maintain such an exaggerated level of mystery, and was it possible to replicate them; second, would his cheat ability produce a strange chemical reaction when combined with the higher spells?

To this day, he still doesn't quite understand why he can increase the power of a spell by repeatedly casting the same spell. In the hands of other wizards, most spells become ineffective after being repeated twice on the same target, and a few special spells can be repeated three times, but even so, the power will decrease to some extent each time.

Only Isaac's spell's power doesn't diminish; instead, it keeps increasing!

So he wanted to see if his cheat codes would work on higher spells.

Now, one of Isaac's two questions has been answered. The reason why higher spells can maintain such a high degree of mystery is that they have something called a "spell core" that is different from ordinary spells. Only those who possess a spell core can use the corresponding higher spell.

However, the reason why the curse core has this effect requires further research. At the same time, whether the effects of higher-level spells can be stacked will also need to be tested later.

Even if they can't be stacked, the advanced spell he obtained is powerful enough.

【Transform from an ugly duck into a noble swan!】 This spell is largely the same as the one Isaac designed in the story. It can awaken a shallow bloodline within the body. After use, it will apply a three-day buff to the target. Within three days, any effective training can develop the bloodline you want to awaken. The extent to which it can be developed depends on how hard you try.

Judging from the effects alone, it's quite good, especially when combined with his Dragon Transformation Elixir. Even if the improvement is small each time, it can save a lot of money over the long term!

Most importantly, the Dragon Transformation Elixir only grants you the bloodline of a pure-blooded dragon, giving you the right direction to evolve into a pure-blooded dragon.

But that doesn’t mean you’ll definitely evolve into a pure-blooded dragon, because having a direction isn’t enough; you also have to run on that path!

With this advanced spell, combined with his dragon transformation elixir, a dragon army is no longer a dream!

Although he can't afford to keep it, he can sell it!

Moreover, unlike the Dragon Transformation Elixir, which is difficult to replicate but can indeed be copied by outsiders, the High-Level Spell is something unique to him. Uniqueness means monopoly, and monopoly means huge profits!

Although Isaac has recently received several windfalls and is not short of money, these are windfalls after all, and they will eventually run out. Money is something that can never be enough.

Unfortunately, this business is too big for Isaac to handle right now, let alone the Solomon family.

However, we could discuss it with our family and raise a dragon army for them first, then we'd be safe.

Isaac pondered for a moment, then shook his head. He had to take it slow; there was no rush. His family had already used up the next few years' worth of cash flow to buy his batch of golem remains, so he needed to wait for them to recover their losses first.

Then, Isaac's gaze fell on another glowing magic book—"Cinderella".

As Isaac focused his mind, several larger points of light appeared "before" him. They were the same two as before: the [Higher Spell: Prince's Etiquette] from the prince and the [Fairy Spirit Contract] from the fairy spirit.

Isaac's gaze shifted between the two, and after a moment of contemplation, he channeled his faith into the [Fairy Spirit Contract].

In the past, he would have definitely chosen the higher-level spells, because they not only have research value, but are also very likely to suit his cheat ability, so they offer the best value for money.

However, since there are now advanced spells, their cost-effectiveness is correspondingly lower.

Besides, he really needs beautiful and dreamy fairies and elves to neutralize his distorted art style right now!

Currently, he is the only normal human in the entire territory. Is this reasonable?

In a while, the only normal human will be gone, and will turn into a three-eyed monster...

However, as the power of faith gradually seeped into one of the wishing stars, a new legend was born, and the smile on Isaac's face slowly disappeared. You call this a fairy elf? Is this a fairy?!

Miscalculation!

Isaac's lips twitched slightly. He had thought about it for a long time, but he never expected that the fairies and elves mentioned in the contract were not the beautiful fantasy creatures in the story, but species that exist in reality!

Both are similar in ability, proficient in transformation magic, able to freely travel through the dreams of living beings, possess special wish-granting spells, and are keen to fulfill human desires.

It's basically the same as the description in Isaac's book, the only difference being—appearance!

In Isaac's eyes, the fairies and elves of reality are neither fairies nor elves!

It's a tentacle monster!