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

Chapter 72 An Unsuccessful Start (Paying Off Debts 1|7)

"Smack!"

After the ceremony, Isaac slapped his forehead and realized he had been too hasty!

We should have bought the items first!

With this bad luck buff, it's really not suitable to go out—"—especially when going out to buy things, it's practically maximizing losses!

With a sigh, Isaac thought for a moment, but instead of getting up to go back, he extended his stay by 23 hours to make it a full day. He decided to stay here and learn witchcraft to avoid getting into trouble on the way.

In a place like the capital, a single brick could smash a powerful and influential person!

It's best not to run around causing trouble.

The next day, Isaac looked at the stream of iron sand surrounding him and nodded in satisfaction.

Material shields, as their name suggests, are shields made of real matter enhanced by magic. They have a very good defensive capability against both physical and magical damage. And most importantly, their defensive capability is related to the material that makes up the shield.

The better the materials used in the spell, the stronger the defense. In a sense, the potential of this spell is limitless!

The prerequisite is that you have the financial resources to keep up.

While Isaac's financial resources couldn't keep up, even a shield formed from iron sand was still quite formidable. After being enhanced by magic, it was difficult for ordinary knight-level attacks to penetrate it. Even if the power was strong enough to break through, he would still face another layer of magical shield—an enhanced arcane shield.

At this point, Isaac has already upgraded his defensive capabilities to the maximum. His mobility is still a bit lacking, but there's no other way for the time being. Next, he'll need to buy enough Demonized Flesh Essence and some precious metals, and he should be able to handle the Genie's Lamp Trial without any problems.

Even if Philo and Angel turn against him, he still has the trump card of infinite magic that no one knows about.

So, after spending his time in the laboratory, Isaac went to the Tower of Truth to purchase five thousand gold coins worth of Demonic Flesh Essence!

Three whole trucks!

Half of the truck was used to activate the [God Thief] and summon the demon god's familiars; the rest were all his ammunition!

Fortunately, the Tower of Truth offers door-to-door delivery, which can be delivered directly to his residence; otherwise, he would have had a real difficulty carrying it back.

After placing the order, Isaac didn't linger. He went straight home and stuffed all the essence of the demonized flesh and blood into the flesh and blood dimension for temporary storage.

Such a large amount of flesh and blood essence still needs further processing, but that will have to wait until he goes to the Flesh and Blood Cult headquarters.

He received the basic spells for the official members, although he could also learn them from Philo, who was also a member of the Flesh and Blood Cult.

However, he still harbored some wariness towards Philo. He figured he should learn witchcraft at headquarters himself, and he should try to avoid trading with this guy at future exchange meetings, as he wasn't suitable for a close relationship.

"Your Highness Philo, Miss Angel, good day~"

Another day passed, and the day the three had agreed upon arrived. Early in the morning, Philo and Angel arrived at the gate of Solomon's mansion in a carriage, where they bumped into Isaac, who was just about to leave.

However, there was an unexpected person by Filo and Angel's side—"—

"Second brother? You're going too?" Isaac looked at Remington, the former second brother, standing behind Philo with some surprise. Didn't he understand what kind of people the Mad Witch and the Witch were that day? How dare he follow along?

Don't you die?

However, Remington was also helpless about this. He didn't want to, but after marrying into the family, many things were no longer his own to decide. Prince Norns gave him the order to stay by the three of them under the guise of protecting Philo, and to gather intelligence on Isaac and Philo.

Of course, Isaac couldn't tell him this, so Remington just shrugged helplessly: "The prince asked me to protect the eldest princess's safety. As long as I don't get involved in the ceremony, it won't affect you."

Sure enough, Isaac didn't think much of it and nodded knowingly, because the reason was valid. No matter how much the royal family disliked Philo, she was still the eldest princess of the Terra Empire, and it was impossible for her not to have some guards around her. Even Remington might just be a guard in name only.

"That's how it is~" Philo also shrugged helplessly. She didn't want anyone to follow her. Her frequent transactions with the demon god were already affecting her reputation. If her fighting skills were to be revealed, wouldn't her reputation be even worse?

Although she's a bit carefree, there are some things she cares about, after all, she's a girl too.

"Is that so? Then let's go." With that, Isaac casually tossed a pumpkin, and the mouse on his shoulder jumped off. Accompanied by a puff of purple magical smoke, a pumpkin carriage and a shifty-eyed coachman appeared in front of them.

When Angel saw Isaac's transformation magic for the first time, her eyes lit up as she looked at the pumpkin carriage. The story of Cinderella had already spread to the capital, and she had read it. For a commoner like her, the story was still very appealing!

"You're the author Green?" Angel looked at Isaac with surprise in her beautiful eyes.

Grimm is Isaac's pen name, a tribute to the original author, even though he seems to have forgotten whether Cinderella is a Grimm's fairy tale...

"Hmm, would you like to have a seat?" Isaac smiled slightly and gestured for him to sit down.

"Hmm~" Angel was somewhat tempted, but in the end, she still looked at the driver who had turned out to be a mouse with some fear, and decisively shook her head. She was afraid of mice.

"Hmph~" Seeing this, Philo, who was originally a little nervous, raised her fair and delicate chin and couldn't help but let out a soft hum, revealing a smug expression.

Isaac smiled and shook his head, then got into the pumpkin carriage. With a gentle flick of the whip, the carriage began to move slowly.

On the other side, Philo and Angel also boarded a magnificent carriage, while Remington mounted his horse and followed beside the carriage.

Their destination was a small town not far south of the capital called Phyllis. Although it was built along a river and lake, it was not a trading port, because this section of the river was one of the gathering points for monsters artificially created by the empire.

This place is where monsters from the river that runs through a large part of the empire converge. The water is home to a large number of first and second-tier monsters, and sometimes even high-level monsters are born!

However, usually, high-level monsters are sniped and killed by the Imperial Navy as soon as they appear, and they don't survive past the next day!

Therefore, the town is quite prosperous, with many adventurers settling there to make a living by hunting aquatic monsters, which has also attracted a steady stream of merchants.

Therefore, the most difficult part of this trip is obtaining a spot, because the Genie's Lamp Trial is only a first-level trial, which Grand Wizards and Grand Knights cannot participate in, but there is no such restriction here when it comes to obtaining a spot.

But who knows? After all, there's the eldest princess among them. Maybe once they arrive in Phyllis Town, a spot will be offered to them?

As it turned out, Isaac was overthinking things. Philo walked out of the naval camp with a helpless expression, shrugging his shoulders.

Clearly, the rescue plan failed.