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

However, you need to rest well before practicing witchcraft.

"Ugh~~"

Stepping out of the basement, Isaac stretched lazily in his bedroom, then took off his wizard robes and hat, collapsed onto the bed, and fell into a deep sleep.

In his sleep, faint magical energy emanated from Isaac's spine, silently transforming his body...

"Thump~ thump~"

The next day, the morning bells of the village church woke Isaac from his sleep. He struggled to get out of bed, walked to the window, drew back the curtains, raised his right hand to slightly block the sunlight, and surveyed his territory.

Yes, territory.

Although he had no right of inheritance, he was not without anything due to his noble birth. After he became independent from his family, old Solomon still gave him a baronship and a territory, so he could live a life of ease and comfort for the rest of his life.

Although it was called a territory, it was actually just a village of two or three hundred people, a few plots of land, and a small castle. He was more like a landlord than a lord.

He should have been able to receive a larger territory, since the Solomon family was a newly emerging noble family, and there was still a lot of land left to be granted; it would have been easy to grant him a barony.

But its rise and fall were both due to its emergence.

The Solomon family is gaining momentum and has the potential to challenge for the title of Earl, so it is naturally impossible to divide the territory at this time. After all, it is only by concentrating forces that great things can be accomplished.

However, Isaac was not dissatisfied with this. He never had such thoughts in the first place. Being small has its advantages. At least it is safe. This place is located in the heart of Solomon's territory. It is poor and difficult to fight. There is enough time for Isaac to develop.

Isaac understood perfectly well that this was a world of extraordinary beings, where personal strength was more important than anything else. With power, authority would naturally come to you.

What he needs now is a stable environment so he can slowly accumulate strength using his special abilities and survive!

But that's just how it is...

"Tsk tsk~" Looking at his own patch of medicinal fields, Isaac couldn't help but smile. The land here was planted with Silver Moon Grass, one of the main ingredients of Knight's Elixir. The demand was high and the price was also high, so the profit was quite considerable.

Sudden……

"Huh?!" Isaac's pupils contracted. To the left of the castle, there appeared... a woodland?

【Wood Hut: Dedicated to serving all wizards, founded by the great Woodland Wizard, it buys and sells all items and knowledge related to wizards. Where there are wizards, there are woodlands, and where there are woodlands, there is Wood Hut】

Sensing the information that suddenly appeared in his mind, Isaac narrowed his eyes, looked around, and discovered an even stranger place: the woodland had only appeared today, yet strangely no one paid any attention to it.

To be precise, it's not that nobody cared, but rather that the concept of "woodland" had been implanted in their minds, as if that thing had always been there. This can be seen from the patrol routes of the castle guards. The original location of the woodland was a medicinal field, and they were originally going to go in to inspect it.

The result is that they now patrol the outside of the woodland and then return, and the original medicinal field has also mysteriously disappeared. The loss is considerable, a full third... um?

Suddenly, Isaac's serious expression relaxed slightly, because after careful observation, he discovered that most of the missing plants were medicinal fields outside his territory, which belonged to the Solomon family and were nominally his elder brother's.

that……

It'll be fine then.

After taking a quick look at the woods, Isaac washed up and changed into his wizard's robes, a wizard's hat hanging from his waist, and went outside. He planned to study the spells first and then go back to the cabin in the woods to see what was going on.

"Young Master Isaac."

Stepping out of the bedroom, an elderly man in a black suit was already waiting. The man's name was Smith Hank, an old man of the Solomon family. Like the ten guards patrolling outside, he had come with him when the family divided.

It was one of the few properties that were given to him as an extra share.

"What's the matter?" Isaac asked in confusion. Although Smith was the bodyguard his family had arranged for him, this was, after all, a castle, and he didn't need to follow him closely. Moreover, with his knightly rank, even if there were any assassins, he could rush to Isaac's side from any corner of the castle.

The knights of this world are not as powerless as those in the wizarding novels he read in his previous life. Knights are also a very powerful path to transcendence. Although they are a product of wizards, they are now no less powerful than wizards.

Unfortunately, Isaac was born weak, and the Knights' training could have killed him!

Otherwise, the Cavaliers would also be a good option.

Of course, wizards are better, especially legendary wizards, as they are a really good match for cheat codes!

"You really became a wizard?" Smith looked at Isaac with some surprise. Yesterday, when Isaac told him that he was going to undergo the ritual to become a wizard, he was quite frightened, because the mortality rate of wizards was really ridiculously high.

Moreover, it was a ritual that I don't know where it came from.

"Hmm, done." Hearing this, Isaac smiled, raised his right hand, and a green "flame" the size of a soybean rose from his fingertip—this was his magic.

"Hiss~~" Smith took a deep breath, then smiled with satisfaction, bowed deeply, and sincerely congratulated, "Congratulations, young master."

"Yes, I told you, I will succeed," Isaac said confidently.

Smith nodded, then asked, "Young Master, should we inform the Master and the others about this?"

"Let's not talk about it yet." Isaac shook his head. "Let's wait a bit longer. We're going back in a month, so let's give them a surprise then."

Smith nodded, said nothing more, and silently followed behind Isaac.

The surprise is welcome, but the main purpose is to wait until I become a formal wizard. It's always better to be cautious and prudent in everything we do.

and……

Isaac glanced furtively at Smith behind him. Even he hadn't noticed the unusual state of the woods; there was definitely something fishy about it.

On his way to the restaurant, Isaac didn't stop. He opened his personal panel to see if his cheat system had changed since becoming a wizard. Although he was already very satisfied with the unlimited increase in success rate, it would be even better if it could be stronger.

Unfortunately, the cheat system remains largely unchanged.

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Demonic Heart Transplant Surgery (14%) +

Bloodline Essence Potion (51%) +

God's Hand (42%)+

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The first two are the witchcrafts Isaac is learning. The percentage represents his level of mastery, and the "+" at the end does not indicate addition, but rather expansion.

Once unfolded, it will reveal the areas where Isaac currently doesn't understand this witchcraft, helping him to fill in the gaps in his knowledge.

The third is the magical pet and innate magic that he is nurturing after the ceremony. All wizards have these, and each person's magical pet and innate magic are different when they become a wizard. It increased by 42% in one night, and this is only natural nurturing. The efficiency is quite high. After studying the spells a bit more, it is estimated that the nurturing will be completed tonight.