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

"The Cult of Flesh and Blood? The wizarding organization that the eldest princess joined? I remember it's very difficult to get in, right? Don't try to be a hero!" Gaia frowned slightly.

For Gaia, both Isaac and Cheryl are his flesh and blood. He cannot sacrifice Cheryl's interests just to compensate Isaac, as that would be unfair to Cheryl.

He had heard of the Flesh and Blood Cult, and that the royal family had reportedly paid a considerable price to get the eldest princess to join.

"Don't worry, the situation is a bit different. I happen to have an unused recommendation slot from a large wizarding organization. It was a gift from the association when I exchanged for high-level arcane magic. As an arcanist, it's naturally easier for me than for others," Cheryl said with a shrug and a smile.

Gaia gave Cheryl a deep look, knowing she wasn't telling the truth. Let alone someone about to be promoted to a high wizard, there are several high wizards within the empire itself; it's not that easy.

However, he didn't point it out; he just felt a sense of relief. Family harmony was something many nobles dreamed of.

But then he thought of his second son, Remington, and his mood immediately soured again.

Their family is full of geniuses, with such excellent bloodline, how could they produce such an idiot?

Gaia sighed.

"I remember the Flesh and Blood Cult required joining in the capital, right?"

"Yes, that's the only office within the Empire. After joining, you can travel directly to the Flesh Cult headquarters via a teleportation ritual."

"In that case, let's do it all at once and have him go to the capital with Remington."

"Hmm?" Hearing this, Cheryl glanced at Caesar, then asked疑惑地问道, "Father, are you planning to let my second brother handle that engagement? They won't have any objections, will they?"

Upon hearing about the marriage proposal, Caesar perked up, looked at his father, and frowned slightly.

As a noble family with a long history, political marriages were inevitable. The Solomon family had a marriage agreement with the royal family of the capital, and the original target of this marriage agreement was Cheryl.

But she became an arcanist, and with exceptional talent, she had been progressing towards becoming a grand arcanist for several years and already possessed the right to control her own destiny, so naturally, a replacement was needed.

Of the remaining three, Isaac was the first to be eliminated because he was physically weak and there was no such thing as a "lucky charm" in this world. Then only Caesar and Remington remained.

And putting these two people together...

Even a fool knows which one to choose!

The other side naturally wanted Caesar, and even declared that Caesar didn't need to marry into the family; a normal marriage would suffice.

For the royal family, even if it's just a branch, this is a huge concession!

It's easy to imagine how satisfied the other party was with Caesar.

What if Remington suddenly married into the family...?

This might be a bit troublesome!

Gaia shook his head and said, "Don't worry, we've already discussed it. It's not good to be too involved with the royal family. Remember this, from now on, just pretend you don't have a brother named Remington."

Caesar and Cheryl fell silent for a moment. So, in the end, would they still have to be removed from the list?

With Gaia's words, Remington's situation was no longer just about marrying into the family...

But they couldn't refute it either. Remington had committed a serious offense. It was only because he was named Solomon that he was sentenced to death several times over for treason alone!

Even if his surname is Solomon, he can be spared the death penalty, but he cannot escape punishment!

Ultimately, being able to marry into the royal family isn't so bad...

Although my rank is low, with some effort in the future, there's still a chance I can break through to become a high-ranking knight...

"When will they set off?" Caesar asked.

"The sooner the better, ideally we'll leave tomorrow!" Gaia said decisively.

There was no other way; they couldn't afford to delay. Isaac's summoning of the Black Orc God today had terrified him; he now had a feeling that Isaac might summon an evil god at any moment...

"Sigh~ I understand~" Caesar sighed heavily.

Gaia frowned slightly, her expression turning somewhat displeased: "It's not like Isaac is being expelled! Why are you sighing?! He can still live in that castle. You can see him anytime you want; no one's stopping you. Remember, you're about to become the lord of this territory. You're responsible for the people behind you! Do you understand?!"

"Yes! I understand, Father!" After Gaia's reprimand, Caesar was still a little annoyed, but he didn't dare to show it on his face and nodded in agreement.

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Meanwhile, Isaac, back in the lab, was unaware that he was about to leave the fortress. Even if he had known, he wouldn't have cared, because he wouldn't have many more opportunities to act in the fortress. Either it was too weak, and his older sister and the others could easily take care of it, or it was too strong, and only his older brother and the others could handle it.

Staying here would make research funding easier to obtain...

However, given the territory's current financial situation, it remains to be seen whether he will be able to obtain funding so smoothly in the future.

So, it's about time to go back and reflect.

Anyway, none of this belonged to Isaac in the first place, and he never intended to compete with Caesar in the first place, so he was quite open-minded about it.

At this moment, Isaac didn't care about such trivial matters. Sitting at his desk, he drew two lines on a piece of paper, representing the two branches of the magic of flesh-and-blood transformation in the future.

One option is to continue the mass production route, further researching monsters like rats and insects that can easily be massed into large numbers; the other is the individual soldier route, sacrificing numbers to concentrate magic power to summon a large one!

This was not in Isaac's original plan, because he felt it was not cost-effective.

But today's battle taught Isaac a real lesson!

In the past, his hypothetical enemies were either incredibly weak goblins or Smith and Barton, who possessed knightly strength. The sample size was too small, which resulted in the final results being somewhat unsatisfactory.

For example, the latest version of the Demon Rat is unable to break through the defenses of the Demonized Orc...

Although both are knights, the demonized orc is much stronger than Smith and Barton in terms of basic stats, especially in defense!

When facing humans, the demonic rats can penetrate their defenses in certain vulnerable areas. Although the damage is minimal, if you scratch quickly enough, it can be as effective as a bone-scraping knife!

But all of this is predicated on breaking through the defenses; if the defenses cannot be broken through, the result will be quite awkward...

For example, today's battle...

But today's battle allowed Isaac to witness a part of the ultimate power of the extraordinary world. So, should he change his research direction?

Or should we try to do both at the same time, like before?

Isaac fell into deep thought.

After thinking for a while, Isaac still didn't know what to do, so he took out a gold coin from his pocket, one side with a human head and the other with a flower. With the human head facing up, he would continue his mass production of troops; with the flower facing up, he would focus on single-unit tactics.

Isaac tossed the gold coin high into the air, caught it, and without looking at the result, stuffed it back into his pocket, because he already had the answer.

In the instant the gold coin was tossed high into the air, what he was hoping for was to spend it...