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

"Haha! It's done!"

In the laboratory on the third floor of the Wizard Tower, Isaac excitedly looked at the Divine Species Demon Rat on the experimental table.

This experiment was not only to help it condense divine magic, but also incorporated some of Isaac's conjectures about the "Divinity Chapter".

Unfortunately, he wanted to just take what was readily available, but as mentioned before, the original owner of this witchcraft manuscript was not very skilled. It was called a manual for studying gods, but in reality, it only studied the species of gods.

Therefore, compared to the Anatomy Chapter, the Divinity Chapter is much less valuable, filled with a lot of speculation, and doesn't even have corresponding witchcraft.

Judging from the content, it wasn't deleted by the witch. The reason is simple: although the spirit species are not gods, but rather special monsters, not all spirit species are weak; there are also powerful spirit species.

To gain a deeper understanding of the divine network, simply dissecting weak divine species is insufficient, and the credibility of theories lacking substantial data is questionable.

However, it wasn't entirely without value; at least Isaac figured out the direction for his future efforts—power!

The next stage for the divine race lies in power, not divine magic.

Divine magic is merely a derivative of power; the two are not on the same level at all.

In the wizarding system, power is something that only high-ranking wizards can control!

This is what makes Isaac so excited!

Because, by taking advantage of the special nature of the divine species, he was able to glimpse the landscape of power even at the formal wizard stage!

The current Divine Species Demon Rat possesses two abilities: Divine Art: Blessing, and the Power: Command over the Rat Swarm!

Although it is only a very weak power, its quality is undeniable. No matter how weak it is, it is still a power!

【Command the Rat Swarm】Based on the name alone, you might think it's similar to the divine spell "Command of the Rat Clan", but the actual differences are quite significant.

【Command the Rat Swarm】As an authority, it has a higher priority than divine magic and witchcraft, and there is virtually no cost to using it.

"Squeak~" The obedient demon rat, lying in the middle of the magic circle, tilted its head and looked at Isaac. It didn't quite understand why its master was so happy, but since its master was happy, it was happy too.

The demon rat grinned, revealing a pair of clean, white front teeth, and a hint of amusement appeared in its beady eyes.

Isaac was even happier to see this.

Normal demon rats don't have such high intelligence. Not to mention demon rats, even dragon lizards, which are much stronger than them, rarely have this level of intelligence. This is a limitation imposed by the nature of monsters.

This is also the fundamental difference between gods and demons. Under the influence of the divine network, their brains develop faster and their learning abilities are stronger.

After a while, Isaac slowly calmed down, stroking his chin as he examined the demon rat in the center of the magic circle.

He is considering the next research direction for his "Research on Deities," which is currently his most promising research project.

Isaac also conducted other experiments, and most of them were successful. However, apart from the flesh-and-blood mimicry, the other research projects could only be considered as normal updates to the research progress, and would not bring much improvement to his strength.

Of course, the study of deities is the same.

However, in order to increase its power, Isaac tried to make some improvements to the ritual in this experiment using the Golden Finger, and made considerable gains in the ritual.

However, there hasn't been a significant improvement in terms of overall strength.

So, should the next phase of research focus on translating this into practical application?

Isaac fell into deep thought.

While the key to a wizard's power lies in knowledge, it's not good if that knowledge cannot be transformed into power. However, this would be difficult and would inevitably consume a lot of energy, thus hindering the research progress.

Knowing how to choose is a very important thing.

However, after a moment, Isaac made a decision: not to rush into the conversion, but to continue the research!

Firstly, his current harvest wouldn't be enough to create any powerful magic. Secondly, he's safe in the fortress now, unless he can advance to a high-level wizard in a very short time. Otherwise, if anything happens, there are taller people to hold it up, so he doesn't need to worry.

Thirdly, we can find ways to increase our strength through arcane arts, as learning is much easier than creating.

With that thought in mind, Isaac smiled and scratched the demon rat's chin, making it squint its eyes comfortably.

"Rip!"

The claw emerged from behind Isaac's head and rubbed against his cheek with some dissatisfaction.

"Alright, alright, I'll touch you too~" Isaac said helplessly as he reached out and patted the hideous claws.

"Hiss~" The demon claw, excited to receive Isaac's response, spread its five fingers and showed them off to the demon rat.

Unfortunately, this move by the Demon Claw was like flirting with a blind man. Although the Demon Rat's intelligence had developed, it was limited. It couldn't understand the Demon Claw's behavior at all. It just tilted its head in a daze, staring at the Demon Claw without blinking.

Claws: ...

Feeling bored with the lack of feedback, the demonic claws lowered and slunk back into the back of Isaac's neck.

Isaac shook his head helplessly. After copying the divine network inside the demon rat's body onto the parchment, he was thinking of putting the demon rat back into its cage when he suddenly saw its somewhat lively eyes. After thinking for a moment, Isaac did not put it back into the cage, but instead placed it on his shoulder and gently scratched its nose.

"From now on, you'll be living outside."

The demon rat tilted its head at a ninety-degree angle, looking at Isaac with a blank expression, not quite understanding what this meant. However, it should be a good sign, right?

Thinking of this, the demon rat grinned again.

Isaac didn't look at the demon rat again. Instead, he went to his desk, sorted out the parchment he had copied, and then took out the list he had gotten from the tower spirit. He began to consider how to strengthen the demon claw.

Familiars are also part of a wizard's power. They can assist or even replace wizards in casting spells. Therefore, in a sense, familiars and wizards are one, and this relationship transcends any contract!

Many wizards even go so far as to enhance their magical pets, turning them into powerful combatants.

The Hand of God is an extremely powerful type of battle pet.

However, the enhancement plans for the Hand of God were all very expensive, so he had only looked at them once before and had not considered them again.

But things are different now. Although the family has not yet officially approved the dragon lizard breeding project, the eldest brother Caesar has already taken five thousand gold coins from his own savings and given them to Isaac for his magic research!

After the breeding plan is approved, he will be given an additional 10,000 gold coins from the territory's account for experiments. It is even possible that after the first batch of dragon lizard profits arrive, he will be helped to build a mage tower!

So now, he's rich!

Richer than ever before!

You can't spend it all, you simply can't spend it all!