Steadfast Wizard: From Heart-Swapping Rat to Dimensional Demon God

Chapter 105 Now that things have come to this, let's find the cook first!

The evil gods from other places are really too unruly!

After skimming through the "Complete Book of Arcane Arts," Isaac closed the spellbook, pressing his temples in distress. He was now somewhat nostalgic for the white whale, the god of the black orcs, and the Lord of billions of flesh and blood.

A bit troublesome—

The magic power "stolen" by the arcane is different from that of his [God Thief]. The power of the [God Thief] is more domineering than that of the arcane, and the stolen power did not enter Isaac's body, but instead created a familiar outside his body.

And another, more important point is that the "stolen" dimensional magic can only be used for specific arcane arts—"

This is really useless. Does Ai really lack those spells?

While the "Complete Collection of Secret Techniques" was somewhat of a gimmick for him, it wasn't entirely useless. Although the specific techniques were ineffective for him, the underlying principles of those techniques might be.

By delving deeper, he might be able to find a way to simply "steal" dimensional magic from these secret techniques and then apply it to his own dimension.

Furthermore, he could even create his own secret techniques based on his own dimension, just like other demon gods, using sorcerers to grow his dimension!

A bright future lies ahead!

But that's all for the future—

Isaac walked to a specially made bookshelf, placed the "Complete Book of Arcane Arts" on it, and then sealed it away along with "Preliminary Study of Goblin Lairs: Flesh and Blood Lairs" and the manuscript of the Black Orc God.

Arcane arts exist within sects as well, so there's no need to rely on them. Besides, there are legitimate demonic dimensions that provide arcane arts, so there's absolutely no need to take the risk.

Moreover, he doesn't have enough energy right now. At this stage, Isaac has three main tasks. The first two are naturally to actively promote his own and his sect's research projects. The third is to learn more spells to enrich his means of dealing with enemies, so that he doesn't have to summon his pets every time he fights.

Although these three tricks are always effective, their flaws are also very obvious. They are not good enough at protecting oneself and are easy to be beheaded.

This seems to be the most common problem encountered by formal wizards.

He also checked the sect's forums and found that other legitimate wizards had the same problem.

Therefore, most formal wizards basically stay in a safe place, quietly conducting research and accumulating magical reserves.

They rarely wander around outside.

Isaac won't be going out anytime soon.

That is impossible.

His period of magical instability should end soon, probably in about a month, at which point he will go out to find a suitable location to hold the promotion ceremony.

Because the ascension to Grand Wizardship, unlike the previous two ceremonies which could be held anywhere, now had more detailed requirements regarding terrain, population, and local culture and beliefs. For example, the ascension ceremony he purchased, "Witch's Sleep," needed to be held in a village or town where three witches had been born, and this place also needed to have a bed that had borne the life songs of at least three witches.

It's outrageous, but that's the requirement, and there really are such places!

The ceremony he attended included four suitable locations!

Therefore, he has always suspected that witch-related rituals might have been deliberately spread by witches to make money.

That's so damn indecent!

Unfortunately, it's sometimes too serious, and it doesn't even include the "witch's taste" ritual.

Isaac issued a strong condemnation on behalf of his elder brother Caesar!

Besides needing to travel for the promotion ceremony, there was another matter that had been weighing on his mind—"

Princess Philo!

Although Isaac wasn't the abbot, he was still petty!

Although he didn't suffer a loss in the battle with Phyllis, it was because he was very capable. If it were anyone else, she would have taken advantage of them long ago!

How can this grudge be forgotten?

No!

But just like he couldn't kill Philo back in Phyllis, as long as she was still within the Empire, Isaac couldn't touch her, and vice versa.

But they are both legendary wizards. Isaac needs to go out, but doesn't Philo need to?

The moment Philo leaves the Empire will be the moment he makes his move!

So, let's eat first.

Isaac patted his stomach, got up and walked outside. The two rituals had taken up his whole morning, but he was in a good mood now, so he decided to go eat first.

After we finish eating, we can come back and study the information we got from the sect. We can start by looking into the magic problem with the demons. The Demon Ruler is a good school of thought, so let's study it first.

At the dinner table, looking at the simple food in front of him, Isaac suddenly realized a problem, a problem that was even more urgent than all the research!

"Who among you can cook?" Isaac looked up and asked Liuli and Smith.

Yes, Isaac suddenly realized that finding a cook had become the most pressing problem in their territory!

Because Isaac wanted to dismiss everyone else, even the powerful guards were unwilling to stay here, let alone the cook who was just an ordinary person. It is said that since Isaac became a wizard, he has not had a good night's sleep, and every day he is worried about having his head eaten by Isaac's clutches!

Therefore, upon learning that Isaac was willing to release them, the cooks and maids signed the papers immediately after the guards did, so in a few days, the entire castle might be without a cook.

Isaac can cook, he still has the skills from his previous life, so cooking some home-style dishes is no problem. The problem is, what master cooks for his servant?

He doesn't mind if Smith and Liuli do.

However, when faced with his question, Smith and Liuli looked at each other at the same time.

Smith:

.......

Liuli:

".......

"Well, none of them know how to cook. Looks like we'll have to hire a cook." Isaac rolled his eyes, picked up a piece of meat and put it in his mouth. He wasn't too surprised by this.

Smith is the butler; he manages the cooks, not the cook himself. It's normal that he can't cook. At most, he can only make some basic home-style dishes, medieval home-style dishes. Even a dog wouldn't eat that stuff in the 21st century!

Although Ruri is depicted as a maid, this is Isaac's persona, not a real maid. Isaac's role for her is more like an experimental assistant. She'll do whatever needs to be done, and if there's nothing to do, she'll find something to do. She can also act as a henchman. Housework is not within her capabilities.

So, we need to hire a cook. Who would be willing to do that?

Isaac picked up another piece of meat and put it in his mouth, then slowly shook his head. Given his reputation, he figured no one would dare to come, and even if they did, he might not feel safe. So, perhaps he could ask the all-knowing netizens; maybe there was a spell that could solve his problem. After finishing his meal, Isaac posted a request for help on the cult's forum and then threw himself back into studying witchcraft. The first things he studied were the "Encyclopedia of Fel Magic" and "Demon Contract: Apprentice Edition." These would not only solve his magic shortage problem but were also spells he needed to learn to complete his studies—killing two birds with one stone.