The Wizard: Starting by Scamming the Demon God

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Agreement?

That thing was meant to protect the survival of the Kingdom of Etra. Now that the kingdom is almost gone, what use is it?

With their strength, they would only be able to run away from high-ranking knights or high-ranking wizards, and they might not even be able to escape!

So Philo just seemed to have revealed a lot of information, but in fact, she hasn't said the most important information yet—how she plans to take over the country!

"So what's your plan? How do you intend to take over this country?" Angel's tone was somewhat unfriendly.

If Angela was wary and cautious towards Isaac, then towards Philo, she simply hated her.

If she weren't truly helpless against the demigod behind Philo, this would be Philo's burial ground!

Isaac glanced at the two men who were on the verge of exchanging blows, chuckled, poured himself a cup of black tea, and leisurely watched them.

Angel had naturally considered Isaac's point, but he didn't care. He wasn't interested in seizing countries anyway. If Philo suggested it, he would lend a hand depending on the situation.

If she doesn't tell...

If he doesn't tell, then it has even less to do with Isaac. If the Etra royal family attacks, he'll be the first to surrender!

If he hadn't called beforehand, he would have taken the kaleidoscope and left, and the rest would be none of his business.

So Isaac didn't care at all what Philo's plan was. In any case, given the current situation, unless Philo was absolutely certain of killing him, he would never make a move against him at this time.

This has nothing to do with her personal will; the Terra royal family would never allow her to take action.

Otherwise, wouldn't ten million gold coins and the mage tower under construction be wasted?

Moreover, at such a crucial moment, they would offend a border nobleman.

"Tsk~"

Philo glanced at Isaac, who was watching the show, and pursed her lips. To be honest, she didn't want to reveal her plan because she didn't trust Isaac and Angel.

If you want Isaac's help, you'll probably have to bleed a little more. And it's best not to let the border nobles behind Isaac know the specifics of this plan. This is one of the preparations that the Terran royal family has made in response to the death of the emperor.

As for Angel, he was simply worried that she would ruin his plans, and she was indeed capable of doing so!

Philo once tried to seize Angel's [Original Text], so she is well aware of the power of the Book of Time!

The annals of history possess the terrifying power to alter the past and the future!

Because it alters the past, it also overwrites the caster's own memories, so no one knows exactly how it operates this ability.

However, there are some speculations about whether the future can be altered.

Essentially, the methods by which history books alter the future are similar to those for predicting the future. The difference is that the scenarios seen in predicting the future are random and uncontrollable; you cannot decide what you will see.

But the way history books predict the future is to see the one you want to see from among countless futures, and then use the power of fate to anchor that future.

The terrifying thing about the annals of history is that even if you clearly understand the nature of this ability, you can't prepare for it, you can't even defend against it, and you can only hope that Angel will show mercy...

The feeling of handing one's fate over to someone else is unpleasant and unacceptable.

But I won't say...

That doesn't seem to work either. We don't know the specific plan, but it's not that we can't make Angelo's plans more likely to be disrupted.

Just because Angel can't do it now doesn't mean Angel can't do it in the future.

So, the power of time is really annoying!

"Tsk!" Thinking of this, Philo glared at Isaac again with dissatisfaction. They were both from the Empire, but now they were just watching the show from the sidelines. Really!

It's infuriating!

"Don't look at me, you guys chat, I don't mind." Seeing Philo looking at him with displeasure for the second time, Isaac chuckled and took a sip of tea, showing no intention of interfering.

Of course, he also wanted to know how Philo intended to conquer the Kingdom of Itra. He couldn't just let the empire's powerful figures suppress the powerful figures of Itra, could he?

That would incur public wrath. Although the Terra Empire is currently facing a rather urgent situation, it is not yet desperate and does not need to take a gamble.

Philo sighed after a few seconds of confrontation with Angel, preparing to reveal her plan.

It was impossible not to say anything, since whether or not to ruin the plan was entirely up to Angel, and the initiative was not in Philo's hands. Although this would completely offend the Terra Empire, Angel was just a witch, would she be afraid of that?

Therefore, the most urgent task is to bring the other madman that Angel is wary of into this plan...

Thinking about it, Philo glanced at Isaac again, and sighed softly once more under Isaac's puzzled gaze.

“Alright, I’ll talk about the plan. Remember what I just said? The entire Kingdom of Itra is a huge site for blood sacrifice rituals.”

“Yeah, you said… wait!” Isaac nodded first, then suddenly jumped up from his seat, looking at Philo with a mixture of shock and excitement. “Damn it, you bunch of lunatics! You wouldn’t be thinking of doing that kind of thing, would you?!”

Philo sighed softly. She knew that with just a little prompting, Isaac would guess their plan. After all, this guy was the most insane old-time mad witch!

However, it is precisely because of this that it is possible to bring Isaac in.

"Huh? What are you talking about?" Angel frowned slightly. Isaac's excited expression... she hadn't seen him like that in the future. "What do you want to do?"

“It’s very simple.” Philo looked at Angel, a slight smile playing on his lips, and said softly, “Sacrifice the entire Kingdom of Etra!”

"!!!" Angel was stunned, as were Smith and Lorna. They hadn't expected Philo's plan to be so crazy!

A blood sacrifice for the entire kingdom!

This kind of thing is one of the most notorious in history!

“How dare you?!” Angel exclaimed in shock.

"Haha~ Of course they dare! Don't forget, there aren't many real humans in the Kingdom of Etra right now!" Isaac said, his eyes flashing with excitement. After a brief explanation, he looked intently at Philo, "Since you've decided to speak up, can I join?"

“Rather than saying you’re joining us, it’s more accurate to say this entire plan was designed just for you.” Philo looked at Isaac with a complicated expression.

She had to admit once again that she was no match for Isaac on the path of mad witchcraft!

At least when she first learned of this plan from Archmage Mensa, her initial reaction was shock and fear, unlike Isaac, who was simply excited...

This guy is a complete madman!

"Wait! Lord Isaac, are you going to sacrifice this country?" Rona, standing behind Isaac, said in shock after a brief moment of stunned silence.

"Don't be nervous." Isaac waved his hand. "The people to be sacrificed are not ordinary people of this country, but special life forms created by that treasure. So it only looks scary, but it won't actually arouse public anger."

Philo looked at Isaac, who was speaking eloquently, and his lips twitched slightly. He made it sound so easy. Although sacrificing such a special artificial life form would not cause public outrage, there was a prerequisite: the ritual must not fail!

Otherwise, they would go from being the organizers to being collaborators...

Introduce the power, or even the very body, of the Outer Gods into this world!

At that point, it won't be a matter of public outrage or not.

This is why she was terrified the moment she learned of the plan; the ritual was not only very difficult, but also had extremely serious consequences!

Most importantly, she didn't earn much!

The goal of the deal was to eliminate all members of the royal family of the Kingdom of Etra. This didn't bring Filo much benefit; it was simply a contribution to the royal family.

Although she was inspired by Isaac and gradually started stealing things from the Outer Gods, all of this was on the premise of her father's Emperor's Decree protecting her, and this ritual absolutely could not use the Emperor's Decree.

Otherwise, it would be better to just send people to launch a direct attack on the Kingdom of Itra.

Philo sighed again, then took a magic book from his pocket and handed it to Isaac, saying solemnly, "This is what Teacher Mensa asked me to give you. He said you should look at it and modify it yourself, according to your own ideas. There is only one requirement—the people of the Etra royal family must die at the hands of the Outer Gods!"

“This is simple.” Isaac took the spellbook, but didn’t rush to open it. Instead, he stroked the cover and said softly. Finally, he smiled and sat down again, asking, “Alright, I’ll take this commission. Now let’s talk about the payment.”

"???" Philo stared at Isaac in bewilderment, then laughed, furious!

"You want payment too?"

“Otherwise?” Isaac said matter-of-factly. “Although I don’t know how you plan to set up the ritual or which Outer God you’re dealing with, I can guarantee that you’re very likely to fail. So get this straight, it’s me who’s here to help you. As for what I can get from this ritual, that’s up to my own abilities, understand?”

Isaac said this without any hesitation, because it was true that the ritual would be difficult for Philo to complete on her own, given its enormous scale and her lack of his ability to control the success rate.

Even if Isaac were to take over the ceremony, the demands of the trade would all be those of the Terran royal family. As for what benefits Isaac might gain... well, that's none of your business. He got it all through his own abilities.

If you're not satisfied, go and try it yourself. See if you can get anything else.

After hearing Isaac's words, Philo was still angry, but she had to admit that Isaac did have a point...

If they were to perform this ritual themselves, even if they succeeded, they would only achieve the basic goal. In fact, this was their only goal to begin with...

Stealing things directly from the Outer Gods is too exciting; they wouldn't even dare to think about it!

"Sigh~ So what do you want?" Philo felt that she had sighed more today than in all her previous days.

"Well... I haven't thought about it yet." Isaac grinned. Just like when he bought Lorna, this was a completely impromptu decision.

Most importantly, having just received a payment from the Terran royal family, he is not short of money at all and has no immediate needs.

If he had to say, he was very interested in the secret treasure of the Kingdom of Etra, but it was obviously very important to the Terran royal family. Perhaps he could borrow it and play with it after everything settled down.

But now, that's impossible.

"Alright, it's settled then. After this is over, the Terra royal family will owe you a favor."

Upon hearing this, Isaac raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised; it was actually a favor…

This thing is still very valuable, at least it is very valuable now.

“I understand. Now tell me about our enemy this time.” Isaac put away the spellbook, a serious expression on his face.

Since this is the plan, their opponents are not only the rebels, but also the people on the Kingdom's side. They need to be prepared for battle.

Since Philo and the others had prepared this plan, they must have been planning it for a long time.

Sure enough, in the following time, amidst the hesitant expressions of Angel and the others, Philo introduced the people who would definitely come from both sides and the people who might appear.

And each person has several thick sheets of intelligence data!

The imperial power was on full display at this moment!

It's important to understand that these people come from various countries and factions, including some who were secretly trained and are on their first mission. They've managed to gather this kind of intelligence...

As expected of an empire!

And so, time slowly passed, and in the blink of an eye, the dim sunset cast golden rays into the garden, shining directly on Isaac's excited face, yet unable to dispel even the slightest shadow...

"Phew~ What terrifying intelligence capabilities." Isaac glanced deeply at the thick stack of intelligence in his hand, then crossed his arms, rested his chin on the back of his hands, and looked at Philo with a smile. "Alright, let's leave the ritual aside for now. Now, tell me, why did you resurrect my second brother? And why did you use forbidden technology..."

Philo paused, then her expression gradually turned serious. Although Isaac was smiling, she could feel the chilling killing intent behind that smile!

She had no doubt that if her answer failed to satisfy Isaac, the man before her would kill her without hesitation!

It seemed illogical, but that was what her intuition told her.

"Remington... I didn't resurrect him..."