The Wizard: Starting by Scamming the Demon God

Fortunately, thanks to the nearly five thousand gold coins' worth of flesh and blood essence he had processed earlier, his mastery of flesh and blood coagulation was still acceptable. Therefore, although it took a while, he was able to successfully compress the heart back to its original size in the end.

"Whoo~"

For Isaac, the experiment was a success at this point. After all, putting the heart back in might be difficult for others, but for Isaac, it was a piece of cake!

You have a 90% success rate even with your eyes closed!

Chapter 97: Let's keep taking advantage of the loopholes!

After stitching up the lizard's wounds, Isaac put it in a cage and hung some papers on the cage. After that, Isaac didn't have to do anything else. Ruri was in charge of the periodic observations, and Isaac only needed to check the reports.

Of course, you can take a look yourself if you have free time; that's the advantage of having an assistant!

Isaac stretched his fingers, but instead of immediately starting the next experiment, he went to the desk next to him, reviewed the experimental process again, and wrote it down before heading to operating table number 1.

There was also a disemboweled dragon lizard lying on it, but the difference was that its heart had not been removed. Although it was also a blood purification experiment involving heart modification, Isaac chose a different treatment method as a control group.

This is not required by the research project. Although it requires five modified Dragonblood Demon Lizards, it does not specify any requirements for the experimental methods. As long as they are not purchased, you can submit five samples of the same design.

But that wouldn't make any sense for Isaac; wouldn't that just be a waste of time?

If he wanted to get by, wouldn't it be simple? He could just abandon the evil god's trading ritual, go home and be a plagiarist in another world, and then use his family's money to learn arcane arts, wouldn't that be enough?

But that would be too boring and too weak.

Therefore, Isaac put a lot of effort into the blood purification experiment, and carefully designed two schemes outside of the project to compare with the original one.

The experiment he is about to conduct will involve modifying the heart inside a dragon lizard!

The biggest challenges in this experiment are threefold: first, the material used to activate bloodline factors is not easy to fully integrate with the heart; second, the activation of bloodline factors may spread; and third, even if the first two problems are perfectly solved, there is still a third problem: the lizard's heart is too large, and if the condensation process goes wrong even slightly, the lizard will die instantly.

This step was beyond his control, even with his cheat-like abilities.

First, Isaac cast a spell, carefully channeling strands of magic into the dragon lizard's slowly beating heart. Then, Isaac poured the potion into his right hand and gently inserted it into the dragon lizard's heart, the magic binding the potion to prevent it from sticking to other places.

Then Isaac gently squeezed the dragon lizard's heart, pressing it gently with each heartbeat, slowly channeling the medicine and magic into the dragon lizard's heart. At the same time, his mouth and left hand were not idle either, softly chanting the Viagra incantation, and pale green magic flowed into the dragon lizard's body, maintaining its life.

Ten minutes later, Isaac pulled his hand out and breathed a slight sigh of relief.

I've completed the first attempt; there are still three more attempts to go.

Twenty minutes later, Isaac sighed as he looked at the lizard on the operating table, now with a third leg. It had failed…

As calculated before, the second step failed. The materials and magic fused smoothly, but the activation of the bloodline factor quickly spread throughout the dragon lizard's body with the circulation of blood.

We need to find a way to restrict it.

After standing there for a moment, Isaac picked up a scalpel and ended the dragon lizard's life. He then threw it aside and went to the next operating table to continue his experiment.

Originally, there were only two dragon lizards in the territory. One of them had its dragon blood awakened and had mastered a spell called Dragon Flame, so it was named Number One. The other one was forgotten by him, as it had not awakened its dragon blood and would be sold in a few days.

Besides these two, Isaac bought ten more for experiments on the way here, so he is not short of them at the moment.

Soon, the third experiment also failed. This time, three new eyes grew, and the already extremely weak dragon blood became even thinner...

In a sense, this is a new discovery. The bloodline concentration of dragon lizards has always been recognized as the lowest, but it is unexpected that there is still room for it to decrease!

Unfortunately, it meant nothing to him; he ended it all with a single stroke and continued with the new experiment.

The fourth attempt failed.

The fifth attempt succeeded in activating the blood vessels, but failed to control the expansion of the heart.

The sixth attempt failed because the heart's expansion could not be controlled.

The seventh time, the swelling of the heart was brought under control, but the dragon lizard's body could not withstand the magic in the new dragon blood, and its blood vessels burst, causing it to die.

On the eighth attempt, Isaac fed the dragon lizard a blood vessel-strengthening potion beforehand, and everything went smoothly; the experiment was a success!

"Whoo~"

Isaac put the molting dragon-blooded demon lizard into the cage and let out a long sigh of relief. The long experiment had left him feeling a bit tired, mainly because he had failed too many times. He hadn't experimented for a long time, and he had almost forgotten what failure tasted like.

After adjusting his mindset, Isaac began his ninth experiment. This time, Isaac was much more confident because the experimental procedure was his forte: ritual modification.

With a cheat code, that's how confident they are!

Soon, the ninth experiment was successfully completed. At this point, Isaac had only one dragon lizard left, two short of the five required for the project. However, Isaac had no intention of keeping it; he planned to sell it along with the other one.

The reason is simple: he has no new inspiration right now. Since the deadline for the project is still early, he can collect some data first and see if he can come up with a new experimental plan or make some adjustments to the current experiment.

Now, Isaac went to the area in the laboratory specifically used for setting up rituals, made the arrangements, and then headed to the dimension where the Cult of Flesh and Blood resided.

During this time, he had already developed some ideas for his research project, "A Feasibility Study on Cultivating High-Level Monster Flesh and Blood in the Magic Pool of the Mage Tower," so it was time to use the funding the sect had allocated for this project.

Regarding this research topic, Isaac currently has two ideas. One is the original idea, which is to use the Flesh Nest spell as the main element, modify it slightly, and then place it in the magic pool, using the magic power in the magic pool as energy to produce monster flesh.

This is the safest option because the magic pools of mage towers are generally connected to the four elemental realms, and the magic power is almost inexhaustible.

Unfortunately, while it's safe, the cost is too high. Individuals simply can't afford it, and the cost-effectiveness is also very low. After all, those who can build mage towers don't care about the money.

Besides this pay-to-win scheme, Isaac has another plan: to combine the [God Thief] with the Flesh Nest, using the power of the Outer Gods as a source!

But this plan is too risky.

Because the production of the Flesh Nest is a continuous process, taking a quick bite from the Outer Gods and running away is a completely different matter from continuously stealing power, the latter being far too easy to be discovered.

Moreover, the power of Outer Gods is mostly highly corrosive, and its unrestrained use can easily lead to loss of control.

However, I'm not afraid of having problems; I'm afraid of not having solutions to problems.

Chapter 98 That despicable senior!

Upon arriving at the cult's sorcery exchange office, Isaac first checked the prices of individual magic pool-related technologies. Although the cost-effectiveness was low, it was safe and reliable.

Nothing is more important than safety.

Moreover, flesh and blood resources are essential for Isaac; they are a very important strategic resource.

Take the battle in Phyllis Town for example. From beginning to end, it was a one-sided beatdown by him. No matter how many came, he simply swept them all away!

They play with great confidence!

But behind this confidence was the demonic flesh essence he bought, which cost him almost five thousand gold coins in one battle!

When he finally fought Philo, it wasn't enough. He had to activate the infinite magic of the dimension and, combined with the accumulation over such a long period of time, unleash a miraculous fighting power!

However, the consequences were extremely serious. After the battle, five thousand of the ten thousand gold coins Caesar gave him evaporated!

Even if he eventually recycles it, he would conservatively lose more than two thousand gold coins. And most importantly, if he wants to reuse the recycled flesh and blood, he would have to reopen the dimension.

The current dimension, after using that infinite magic and having used it sporadically a few times before, has shown signs of instability. Until it is stabilized, this move is truly a trump card.

Therefore, his current regular combat strength is not as outrageous as it appeared in the town of Phyllis. At least, he can only summon one Greatsword Demon at most right now.

So if it can give him freedom of flesh and blood, then a magic pool is acceptable.

however……

"Three thousand magic stones..." Isaac sighed helplessly. Too expensive, he couldn't afford it...

This is just the cost of paid knowledge services; the material costs haven't even been factored in yet...

It seems that getting something for free suits him best...

Isaac begins searching for witchcraft that steals the power of the Outer Gods.

He has some ideas about this.

Before coming, Isaac had done his research. In this world, most Outer Gods are mysterious, and most people don't even have the concept of Outer Gods. They only know about evil gods because the more you know, the more dangerous it is.

But there are some Outer Gods in this world whose power is extremely corrosive. Simply using their power can even cause people to become deformed. Therefore, these beings are extremely generous, so generous that if a mortal prays a few times, their power will come down, and then disaster will strike.

It's worth mentioning that some witches were born in this way, perhaps because this is part of their power that they cannot control?

Isaac had no idea, but it was good news for him.

Because these beings don't care whether their power is stolen or not; they'd love for you to use it as much as possible!

Of the energy emanating from these beings, the most abundant is the evil energy from demons, which is what those beings love to use the most.

However, even though these dangers exist, for wizards, especially legendary wizards, there is only one thing in this world that they cannot touch, and that is something that cannot be touched!

Is there a risk of this energy going out of control?

Making deals with Outer Gods carries an extremely high risk of death, so when have we ever been afraid?

Therefore, any wizarding organization would certainly collect information on these existing studies; the key question is how much control they have over the research.

Soon, Isaac found three relatively reliable first-tier sorcery spells, two of which utilized fel energy, and one of which was energy obtained from a fel god called the Infinite Heart.

Needless to say, fel energy can lead to the demonization of living beings due to excessive use. In severe cases, it can even provide coordinates for demons and become a guide. The power granted by the evil god Infinite Heart is no benevolent thing either. Once you come into contact with the energy called "Arcane Energy", both life and matter will transform into an energy state and eventually become His servants.

Isaac checked the price and found it to be only 100 magic stones in total, which was very cheap. Normally, a first-tier spell would cost around 100 magic stones, so the fact that these three spells only cost 100 showed just how unpopular this kind of spell was.

After exchanging for those two spells, he still had four hundred magic stones left from the cult's allocation, so he found two more spells: "Encyclopedia of Fel Energy" and "Demon Contract: Apprentice Edition," spending a total of four hundred magic stones.

The former is a low-level sorcery, which, according to the current arcane system, should be called the Encyclopedia of Tricks. It mainly introduces the characteristics of fel energy and some simple methods of research and utilization, and only cost fifty magic stones.

The "Demon Contract," which is the most important book, has a very impressive background. It records all kinds of demon contracts and the methods to break these contracts without compensation. This sorcery also gave rise to a very famous school of thought - the Demon Dominator!

"Demon Contract" is the core sorcery of this famous school, but Isaac only exchanged for the basic part of this sorcery, which can only avoid some contracts with nascent demons. The main content of "Apprentice Chapter" is to explain the principles of Demon Contract in depth, laying the foundation for the future.

After making the decision, Isaac submitted the applications for the five spells. He then sat on the sofa and waited while searching for spells related to dimensions. As a wizarding organization headquartered in a dimension, the Flesh Cult had done a lot of research on dimensions, and the spells derived from them were quite numerous.

Unfortunately, none of them were below the third order...

In other words, one must become a high-level wizard to use it properly, whether it's utilizing the power of dimensions or cultivating dimensions.

This disappointed Isaac somewhat. If it were only at the second tier, he could still work harder. The gap between a formal wizard and a grand wizard isn't that big; it's just that the research is a bit more difficult. Besides, he's about to become a grand wizard himself.

But for the third tier...

There's nothing we can do about it.

The difference between a Grand Wizard and a High Wizard is enormous...

After a while, Isaac's application for five witchcraft spells was approved. This was quite easy, since his plan, apart from being a bit bold, was indeed feasible and would indeed use these witchcraft spells.

However, the approval process for magical materials was not so simple. Knowledge and resources are two different kinds of difficulty to obtain. After understanding the process, he only applied for some materials for learning these five spells. He submitted materials worth two thousand gold coins, and one thousand gold coins were approved.

Shaking his head, Isaac cursed inwardly at those predecessors who had swindled funding. It was all their fault; now he couldn't even get funding anymore...

Having obtained the items, Isaac left the cult headquarters immediately. Without lingering, he went to the town in the lake, determined to complete the ritual materials for the two evil gods as soon as possible.