The Wizard: Starting by Scamming the Demon God

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"Squeak! Squeak!"

As soon as Isaac appeared, the mouse quickly climbed onto his shoulder, squeaking loudly to express its dissatisfaction.

Its disregard for Isaac has reached its peak during this period!

It understood that it wasn't taken to the Kingdom of Etra at first, since it was researching necromancy at the time. However, it was very dissatisfied that it hadn't come to find it after so long since it returned, and the newly built mage tower hadn't even provided it with a laboratory!

If it hadn't overheard Liuli informing Smith and Lorna, it might not have been able to "catch" Isaac!

Seeing the angry look on the rat's face, Isaac paused for a moment, then gave a helpless smile: "Alright, don't be angry. You can come along too."

"Squeak~" Hearing Isaac's words, the mouse nodded in satisfaction, then chirped seriously, "Squeak! Squeak! Squeak!"

"Okay, I'll have Liuli set up your lab for you. She'll get it done when she gets back."

"Squeak!"

"Yes, you will also receive more and greater divine attributes."

"squeak!"

"Necromantic magic? Fine, this trip to the fortress is a good opportunity to make another deal with the Black Orc God. I'll get it for you then."

"Squeak~" After receiving a series of promises from Isaac, the mouse nodded in satisfaction, then quietly perched on Isaac's shoulder, its eyes revealing a hint of smugness as it looked at Liuli.

It's as if it's saying—look, I'm still the master's favorite!

However, Liuli didn't care about the rat's provocation. She still had that expressionless, icy face, but when she looked at Isaac with a warm smile, a subtle smile appeared in her eyes.

"Alright, let's go." After playing with the mouse, Isaac waved, and Liuli and the others quickly came up behind Isaac. Then, the hideous spatial shadow reappeared and swallowed them all in one gulp!

When they reappeared, they had arrived at Solomon's Fortress!

However, just like when I went home last time, I only appeared outside, because the fortress itself was shrouded in the barrier of the mage tower, and this barrier was even stronger than the one in the lord's mansion!

Of course, under normal circumstances, as long as you register it within the barrier, the teleportation magic will not be intercepted, but this only applies to normal teleportation magic.

Isaac's teleportation magic is not normal; it comes from an evil god, so it cannot be ruled out that His followers may also possess this teleportation ability.

Since it wasn't far at all, there was no need to take the risk, so Isaac didn't register in the protective barrier at home.

However, this was not a big deal. The guards at the fortress gate recognized Isaac and Smith, so they opened the gate the moment they appeared and sent a message into the fortress.

But the step of sending a message was obviously unnecessary, because the next moment, an arcane light flashed, and the eldest sister Cheryl appeared in front of Isaac and the others.

While long-distance movement in phase space is convenient, quick, and consumes little energy, its drawback is that it is quite noisy, at least for Cheryl, who is already a Grand Arcanist.

"coming?"

"Well, here we come."

“Let’s go then. I’ve already informed Father and Caesar. Go to my mage tower; they’ll be there shortly.”

Hearing Cheryl's words, Isaac's eyes narrowed slightly. They actually wanted to talk about it in the mage tower. It seemed that what they were about to say was indeed very important. After all, the mage tower of a great arcane mage had a very high level of secrecy. Even a miracle wizard of the fourth-order prophecy school would have a very high chance of finding out what was going on inside!

"Smith, take them to rest first." With that, Isaac casually tossed a pumpkin, turning it into a pumpkin carriage. He then put the mouse down and, together with Cheryl, transformed into arcane light and headed towards her mage tower.

……

Cheryl's Mage Tower - Top Floor.

“You… have changed quite a bit…” Upon arriving at the mage tower, Cheryl conjured a chair and had Isaac sit down. Then, while pouring Isaac juice, she looked at the darting demonic eye between his brows and said this.

"Really? I'm alright." Isaac touched the magic eye between his eyebrows, understanding the worry in his older sister's words, and smiled casually, "I feel like I'm still me."

Cheryl gave Isaac a deep look. The Isaac she knew before wouldn't have conducted human experiments so recklessly, especially live ones. But she didn't say anything, because she knew it was pointless. Even madmen claim they're not mad.

And actually...

It's not a big problem. That's just how wizards are. As their knowledge increases, their moral standards do tend to decline. This also applies to arcanists, only their decline is slower—like a mad wizard...

It's just a little faster~

Chapter 199 The New Chosen One! An Inescapable Fate?

Not long after Isaac sat down, an arcane light flashed at the doorway, and the figures of Gaia and Caesar emerged from it.

As the two figures approached, Isaac narrowed his eyes slightly. They've gotten stronger again!

Compared to their last meeting, Gaia and Caesar have both become much stronger, with Gaia, in particular, posing a deadly threat to him!

This is something that no ordinary high-ranking knight could do; at the very least, it's very close to that of a fourth-tier miracle knight!

This piqued Isaac's curiosity. He already knew the legendary method for wizards to break through to the fourth rank: leaving three miracles in this world would allow them to advance. But he knew nothing about how knights could break through to the fourth rank.

However, compared to his curiosity about his father, Isaac was somewhat surprised by Caesar, because he sensed two kinds of power in Caesar!

One of them is [Thunder], which is the power he awakened when he was promoted to high knight, but he can't see the other one, he only knows that it is not an elemental power.

But whatever kind of power it is, it's not quite normal!

Because high knights, these brutes, are different from high wizards who can acquire power through privileged magic. They have very few ways to acquire power. Not to mention high knights, many fourth-tier or even fifth-tier knights only have one power!

There is even a theory that knights cannot actively acquire other powers, but can only awaken them naturally!

However, this claim has not been verified, because the knights did not care much about it. Indeed, the powers were strong and magical, but for the knights, the number of powers did not determine their strength.

Rather, it is the tempering of one's own body and the depth of development of one's powers.

Of course, this is also why knights are still inferior to wizards at higher levels, since their combat methods are too simplistic and easily countered.

So no matter how you look at it, Caesar's situation is very strange.

What's even stranger is that after Caesar appeared, the demonic eye between Isaac's eyebrows, which had been about to close after seeing enough, suddenly widened and stared straight at Caesar, as if it had seen something interesting.

This surprised Isaac even more, as he understood the significance of this better than anyone else!

He squinted and looked Caesar up and down. He realized that his understanding of his elder brother, or rather, of the entire Solomon family, was still very limited!

Of course, it's not his fault, after all, he was frail and sickly since childhood.

That's even more like Lin Daiyu than Lin Daiyu herself!

Under these circumstances, Gaia naturally wouldn't let him get too involved in family matters. After Isaac became a superhuman, he separated from the family and immersed himself in his research, never asking about family affairs.

However, his intuition told him that this time, he should get all the answers!

"coming."

"Ah."

"Don't just put random organs on your body!" Gaia sat down opposite Isaac, looking at the slowly closing demonic eye between his brows, his brows furrowing slightly.

“This is the path of the legendary wizard, and there’s nothing I can do about it.” Isaac shrugged. “Don’t worry, the ultimate goal of a legendary wizard is to elevate himself into a higher magical being, not to become some kind of messed-up monster.”

Isaac only said this much about his own situation because he knew that such things couldn't be explained in a few words, and this was simply a prejudice that people held against legendary wizards.

From beginning to end, the legend has it that what wizards want is not the power of the organs, but the concepts that these organs represent. Of course, it is also acceptable to acquire some of the special abilities of the organs as a side benefit.

"What does it mean that Prince Norns was involved in my mother's death? Wasn't she cursed by the Mad Witch Master? Could it be that he hired this Mad Witch?" Isaac frowned slightly.

This is not impossible. Although the Mad Witch is mentally unstable, he is still human at heart. And as long as he is human, he can be driven by interests. Moreover, the Mad Witch has a terrible reputation, so it would be very easy for him to act as a shill for others.

However, Prince Norns's identity is very special, so special that he cannot contact the Mad Witch at will, otherwise the Terran royal family would not tolerate him, so he has no reason to do such a thing.

“He didn’t hire that mad witch, and he wouldn’t dare.” Sure enough, Gaia denied Isaac’s guess and continued, “But your mother’s death was indeed related to him. Before that mad witch, he had already secretly sent people to attack your mother. Although the attack failed, your mother was injured, which directly led to her being unable to resist the mad witch’s curse and thus dying when she gave birth to you.”

Hearing this, Isaac's doubts were resolved, but his brows furrowed again. "Wasn't Mother just an ordinary noblewoman? Could she resist the curse of a high wizard? And the conflict between Prince Norns and you, Father, wouldn't simply killing Mother change anything?"

“That’s right, so this relates to something else, your older brother’s identity…”

Isaac: ...How can something so complicated be behind a lousy viscount family?

"Big brother is...the chosen one?" Although it was a question, Isaac's tone was full of certainty. After all, Isaac couldn't think of any other identity that could attract the attention of that person.

“It seems you have indeed made great progress!” Gaia nodded, then looked at Isaac with a complicated expression. He had never thought of telling Isaac these things, because he hoped that Isaac could live a carefree life.

"That's right, your elder brother is the chosen one of the God of Knights."

God of Knights!

Isaac's pupils contracted as he stared at Caesar in shock.

This knight is not the "knight" of noble titles, but the "knight" of the extraordinary professional knight!

The God of Knights is the only deity named after a class of professions, and He is at the very top among all the gods!

It is because of Him that the profession of knight has been able to grow step by step, until today it can be vaguely ranked alongside wizards.

This one is a true god, so His choice is not like the choice of an evil god, which carries a certain danger. It is simply a blessing and an affirmation of His talents!

According to historical records, every chosen knight of the gods who survived eventually became a demigod!

So now Isaac completely understood why Prince Norns wanted to kill his mother. His purpose, or rather the Terran royal family's purpose, was simply to provoke Caesar!

Young geniuses are never short of arrogance and pride, so if Caesar were to become enraged and attack Prince Norns, they could use that as an excuse to kill him!

The God of Knights wouldn't concern himself with such matters. Bestowing blessings was the only thing He would do for His chosen ones, since the path of a knight was forged through endless thorns, and He didn't like flowers that only grew in greenhouses.

Therefore, many of God's chosen ones have died as a result throughout history.

As for why Norns is backed by the Terran royal family...

Because Caesar's talent was truly outstanding; he was a demigod!

That was a force powerful enough to shake the very foundations of the Terran Empire's rule, and the Terran royal family, at least a part of it, would not allow Caesar to grow up.

As for the mad wizard, his motives are easier to understand. As a high-ranking wizard, he dared not directly attack the chosen knight who had not yet matured, because the mad wizard had a deep fear of the true god. Madness does not mean fearlessness of death.

But he also longed for this "deed," so the chosen one's mother became his best target!

After figuring out the details, Isaac picked up the juice in front of him and took a sip.

"Father, what are your thoughts on the Terra royal family and Prince Norns?" Isaac looked at Gaia quietly.

At this moment, Isaac began to feel a sense of unease about the Terran Emperor's predicament. He and the Terran royal family had been trying to avoid the future where he would destroy the Terran Empire, but everything happening around him seemed to be pushing him toward that future...

Of course, unlike the Terran Emperor, Isaac wasn't too concerned about that future!

At least for now, he genuinely has the idea of ​​turning that future into reality!

However, he still wanted to hear Gaia's opinion on this matter.

“I know what you’re trying to say, but the pro-war faction within the Terra royal family was executed by the Emperor back then. In exchange, we made a marriage agreement with the Norns family. That’s how things ended back then, the ending personally decided by the Emperor!”

"Is that so?" Isaac narrowed his eyes.