The Wizard: Starting by Scamming the Demon God

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Because the only usable material on the Enchanted Butterfly is this, and it cannot be damaged, otherwise it will be useless.

Fortunately, the psychedelic butterfly is a magical creature that can be bred; otherwise, its price would be even higher!

Compared to the core materials, the mat for this ceremony is much cheaper. It contains magical pollen, one gram of which increases the success rate by one percent, and the quality is not limited!

The lowest quality Magic Pollen can be bought for one kilogram for one gold coin!

When he saw the price, he suspected that this thing could be artificially manufactured, because it was the only powdered magical material that was sold by weight!

Without saying a word, he bought a pound of it and used some of it to bring the success rate to 200%.

Isaac is now quite adept at these rituals. As long as they don't involve high-ranking beings and are just normal ritual magic, a 200% success rate is definitely enough.

Only in transactions with those in high positions do you need to maximize your success rate, because the other party will constantly induce you to make mistakes and continuously lower your success rate until your ritual fails, and then take your soul or corrupt you into a dog!

At this point, a sufficient success rate is needed to ensure a sufficient margin of error.

However, such a ritual to enhance the effects of ordinary magic is unnecessary.

In the end, Isaac succeeded as expected. Strange colored patterns appeared on Hamon's arm, and when the illusion was activated, these colored stripes would gather in his palm, forming an eye-like pattern and releasing a powerful hallucinogenic power.

After using the Illusion Mark to stun a demonic wolf and test its power level, Isaac then initiated the Demon Hand ritual, which was also a great success. Hamon's mystical attributes were amplified to a certain extent, and the strength and power of the Demon Claw were also greatly enhanced.

I can already lift 200 kilograms!

Don't underestimate this power. It may seem far from the strength of a knight, but remember, Hamon can fly!

That 200 kilograms of force brings too many variables to actual combat!

For example, Isaac can now stand on Hamon's palm and then lift him up, effectively achieving flight!

The speed is not slow!

In addition, the increased mystery seems to have brought some magical changes to Hamon, enhancing some of its original abilities. Unfortunately, after three rituals in a row, Hamon's mind went a bit sluggish and it needed to catch its breath.

Therefore, after reluctantly accompanying Isaac to experiment with a few tactical ideas (which was actually just flying around on the palm of the demon's claw), Hamon shrank back into Isaac's body and fell into a deep sleep.

As Hamon slept, Isaac could sense that the benefits of these three rituals had only just begun, and that Hamon's power would undoubtedly increase further once it awoke!

But before that...

Isaac shook his head, walked back to his desk, and began to think about optimization plans for the talent spell, Flesh and Blood Conversion.

……

On the third day of Harmon's slumber, Isaac was modifying the new version of the spell optimization plan by comparing the data on the panel when suddenly, a ball of light appeared in front of him, flashing and attracting attention.

Isaac raised an eyebrow. This was one of the fortress's assembly orders. Could it be that the Black Orcs were attacking?

Isaac grabbed the ball of light and scattered it. Not daring to be careless, he walked out while taking off his white coat, putting on a wizard's robe and hat. He casually tossed a pumpkin and rode in a pumpkin carriage towards the castle in the center of the fortress.

Before he landed, Isaac glanced outside the fortress and, seeing no sign of a gathering of orcish troops, breathed a sigh of relief.

He's not entirely satisfied with the three monsters he has now; they need more time to develop.

However, if the Black Orcs didn't come, then what was the purpose of the gathering?

As the pumpkin carriage flew over the castle, Isaac looked at the several carriages parked in front of the castle and gradually got the answer in his mind—the other lords had arrived.

As a long-established border viscount, and one that was about to be promoted to viscount, the Solomon family naturally had many dependents, some of whom had branched out in the past, and some of whom had been granted fiefs for their merits.

Most were lords, with only a small number being barons.

Strictly speaking, lords are not nobles, but due to social customs, they are still included in the ranks of nobles.

Of course, he was very different from the nobles. First of all, he did not have his own fiefdom. Although he would be given some land when he was enfeoffed, he did not own the territory. He only had the right to manage it and some taxation rights.

Secondly, lords are not allowed to have their own army. Of course, this rule is not so strict nowadays, and many lords will form an army in the name of a guard. As long as you don't go too far, no one will care.

So strictly speaking, although Isaac is a baron in name, in terms of power he is actually only a lord. This is mainly due to the current situation of the territory. After all, if he were to be given a barony, the process of elevating the territory to a lordship would have to be postponed again.

Fortunately, Isaac himself didn't care about this. Managing the territory was too troublesome, and if he wanted to develop it, he would have to invest money in it. He didn't even have enough money to conduct his own experiments!

Excluding the lords, there were four barons under Solomon's jurisdiction, and it seems they have all come.

This is normal, after all, the Solomon territory is located on the border, and if the fortress is breached, they will be the next to suffer!

And they'll be in even worse shape!

Gaia is a high-ranking knight. Even if the fortress falls, he can protect the Solomon family. Once the storm passes, at worst they will be severely weakened, but they will still have a chance to start over.

However, among the other four barons, the strongest was only a Grand Knight, far from being a High Knight. Once the Black Orc army arrived, they would only be waiting to die.

So even if it's just for their own sake, they have to come!

Not to mention, the Solomon family even gave them orders!

Chapter 41 The Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood Who Went Online

Stepping down from the pumpkin carriage, Isaac patted the mouse on his shoulder and strode towards the council chamber.

A short while later, Isaac entered the council chamber. At a glance, besides his father and eldest brother, there were three men and one woman sitting opposite his second brother.

These were the four barons who belonged to Solomon.

They are Arithmetic Hall the Mad Swordsman, James Allen the Demon Wolf, Barry Edward the Great Knight the Black Serpent, and Barbara Cook the Witch Snake Princess!

There's not much to say about the first two; both are knights in strength. Their ancestors followed Solomon's ancestors and achieved great feats, so they inherited their baronies.

Barry Edward the Black Serpent was different; he earned his baronship through sheer skill and hard work, fighting his way through the fortress of Solomon!

His own strength has reached the peak of the Great Knight. As long as he obtains the training methods and resources of the High Knight, he can start breaking through at any time!

Of course, it's not the path of faith for high-ranking knights, but another path for high-ranking knights—becoming a monster!

The bloodline of the demon is to be forged into the body, and through a special bloodline forging method, it is to be completely integrated with oneself, thus shedding the human identity and evolving towards a higher level of existence!

It is an option that is no less powerful than the path of the King's Way High Knights, but with a lower threshold, and can be cultivated even without the power of faith.

However, the so-called low threshold is only relative. For others, the Bloodline Fusion Method and the accompanying cultivation resources are extremely rare!

Of course, the Solomon family was prepared for this. After all, the territory was only so big, and the number of high-ranking knights they could support was limited. It would be fine if the rest of them didn't have talent, but if they did, wouldn't it be a waste?

However, even the Solomon family only managed to gather one set of cultivation resources, so if Barry wanted to break through to the High Knight level, he would have to find them himself.

Of course, that was the situation before...

Isaac glanced at the somewhat excited Barry and the dejected Remington, and immediately realized that his brother's punishment was not yet officially over.

That makes sense, Isaac understood after a moment's thought. Putting aside the fact that he neglected Isaac's safety and was not a responsible brother, his act of colluding with the enemy alone was enough to get him into trouble.

He is still alive for one reason: the war with the Black Orcs is about to begin. If news were to spread that the second son of the Solomon family had colluded with the Black Orcs, the impact on morale would be unprecedented!

Secondly, Remington was of noble birth. Even if Gaia loved his people like his own children, he was still just like his own children, not his own son. But Remington was indeed his son, so he didn't have to die.

Of course, the death penalty may be spared, but punishment is inevitable!

It is foreseeable that once the war with the Black Orcs ends, he will inevitably be purged. The severity of the purge may depend on his performance in this war, or it may be completely unaffected.

After all, it was Gaia who made the final decision, not Isaac and the others.

However, it certainly won't be easy. There's definitely no hope of getting the resources to break through to the High Knight level. You can roughly guess from Barry's expression that he must have been given a lot of pep talks.

Of course, it may not actually be inspirational quotes.

Barry was a retainer of the Solomon family, so his loyalty was not a concern at all; in fact, to Caesar, he might have been even more loyal than Remington…

So barring any unforeseen circumstances, it's basically certain that it's for him.

Unless Barry performs terribly in this battle, or is completely eliminated.

But that's unlikely. The Great Knight has incredibly strong vitality, and its recovery efficiency far surpasses that of a certain modern powerhouse. Even if it were cut in half, it could still survive!

Isaac's gaze lingered briefly on Barry; he was most curious about Barbara Cook, the witch who sat at the end of the table.

Barbara wore a wide black wizard's robe that was completely flat, and on her head was a witch's hat with a brim even larger than Isaac's. From Isaac's perspective, all that could be seen was a glimpse of her fair and delicate chin.

Witches are people born with powerful spellcasting abilities!

Their childhoods are often accompanied by fear and loneliness.

Most witches are feared and cursed by the ordinary people around them from a young age. Their childhoods are very tragic, and they often lose everything when they are very young.

but……

This does not stem from ordinary people's fear of the unknown.

In fact, in this world with extraordinary powers, if you are born with extraordinary powers, you will not be disliked, but rather be the treasure of a family, a village, or even a city!

Because if such a person doesn't die young, he's bound to become a big shot in the future!

But witches are an exception. This is not because their powers are as evil as legend suggests. On the contrary, many witches' powers have nothing to do with evil at all. So why do they suffer such a terrible fate?

Because their power is too great, too easy to control, and they awakened too early...

In Isaac's previous life, many people were annoyed by the phrase, "He was still a child."

But this statement is not wrong in itself, because children's worldview has not yet been formed. In their world, there are many ideas that adults find terrifying, and they will replicate them.

For example, many children will point to people with toy guns and shout things like "I'll kill you" with a grin. In their minds, they are simply imitating this unknown world.

Therefore, in his previous life in that country across the ocean, there were even absurd incidents such as one-year-old or four-year-old children accidentally shooting themselves or even killing their parents.

But witches are more terrifying than these armed children!

The witch was born with magical powers even before she could speak...

This is much simpler than firing a gun; often, all it takes is a chaotic thought, and their magic will destroy everything around them according to their will...

Therefore, it's actually very difficult to be certain whether their tragic childhood was their fault...

Witches raised in such circumstances are bound to have abnormal thinking; they are all madmen, even madder than mad witches.

Barbara's situation is slightly better than that of a normal witch. Her abilities are relatively weak; she is said to only be able to summon snakes and does not possess much destructive power.

Unfortunately, she was born into a noble family, and a family where power struggles were fierce. Her mother was killed by the first wife when she was six years old, and she herself was almost killed. Fortunately, at the critical moment, she unleashed her power and summoned a powerful demonic snake, which swallowed the assassin whole and allowed her to escape!

And so she wandered alone until she was 16 years old. By then, she had grown into a qualified witch and was about to break through to become a great witch.

So she returned for revenge...

Isaac had no idea what she did after she returned; all he knew was that Barbara Cook replaced her father and became a baron belonging to the Solomon family!

Her story was also told to Isaac by Caesar.

A witch who is suspected to be the Great Witch...