The Wizard: Starting by Scamming the Demon God

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"Om~~~"

In an instant, a buzzing sound filled Isaac's mind, as if time had been paused. He could clearly see that the fur on the heart-transplanted rat had stopped fluttering, it remained motionless in its hissing motion, and its heart had stopped beating. In the entire world, it seemed that only Isaac's own consciousness could move...

"Tear~"

Then, the sound of flesh tearing suddenly rang out, and wisps of purplish-black unknown energy floated out from the back of Isaac's neck, which condensed into a purplish-black ferocious claw a moment later!

The claw had no skin, and the muscle texture, tendons, and blood vessels were clearly visible. One end of the claw was connected to the back of Isaac's neck, and it grew larger and larger outwards, ending in a huge hand with five sharp fingers. One of its hands was bigger than Isaac's entire body!

Once the ferocious claws had solidified, time began to flow again.

Isaac stared in amazement at the demonic claw, without a trace of fear in his eyes. After all, it was his own power, which he could completely control, and he could feel the affection emanating from the demonic claw.

Yes, the Demon Claw, or the Hand of God, possesses consciousness. The Hand of God is like a magical pet, capable of assisting wizards in casting spells.

Depending on the ritual performed when becoming a wizard, the magical creatures that can be awakened will also be different. Isaac's God Hand is a more classic and ancient type of magical creature.

When it reaches its final stage, it can possess power comparable to a demon god!

But that's all in the distant future.

"Hiss~ Whoosh~ Hiss~ Whoosh~"

Although Isaac was very curious about the power of the Hand of God, the surgery was not yet finished. There was still one mutated rat whose heart had not been replaced with a normal one. So he took two deep breaths, forcibly suppressed the surging emotions in his heart, and continued the surgery.

Fortunately, he had the experience of success this time, and his magic became stronger after he became a formal wizard, greatly increasing the effectiveness of the spell. Before long, he successfully replaced the heart of a normal rat with the heart of the demon rat.

However, compared to replacing a normal rat's heart with a demonized one, replacing a demonized rat's heart with a normal one has little effect, and the rat even becomes weaker.

However, this was within Isaac's expectations. He put the two heart-transplanted rats into separate cages, added some food, washed his hands, and went to the side to check the power of the God's Hand.

"Tear~"

The sound of flesh tearing rang out again, and the hideous hand of God emerged from the back of Isaac's neck. It first stretched out its hideous claws, and then rubbed the back of its hand against Isaac's face, just like a puppy.

Isaac smiled and placed his hand on the God's Hand, carefully sensing the innate sorcery born with it—flesh and blood transformation.

As the information suggests, the awakened talent magic does indeed have a certain linkage effect with the heart transplant surgery. The flesh-and-blood transformation effect is very simple, and it can directly transform flesh and blood with magic into a biological form with a certain degree of vitality!

Chapter 4 The Three Methods of Cultivation for Legendary Wizards

Feeling the power of the flesh-transformation magic, Isaac thoughtfully stroked his chin. To be fair, this magic was indeed very suitable for the demonized heart transplant surgery, and even instantly enhanced the practicality of the surgery.

Originally, the enchanted heart transplant surgery was mainly used for humans. By transplanting the heart of a demon, one could gain magical power and strengthen their body. The degree of strengthening varied slightly depending on the quality of the enchanted heart transplanted. It was one of the methods used by wizards to train servants.

However, this is a very old and primitive method. After the emergence of the Knight's Breathing Technique, this kind of witchcraft was gradually phased out, and in this day and age, it has completely lost its practical significance.

Because there are many more efficient methods than this, and it also ensures the loyalty of the modified entity.

But with the transformation of flesh and blood, its meaning changes again.

Isaac could enhance monsters by implanting different hearts and limbs, and then recreate them through flesh and blood conversion!

In other words, a rather unconventional summoner!

The only unknown factor is the casting speed and mana consumption...

Thinking it over, Isaac turned his gaze to the modified demon rat. After a moment, he looked away. It was a good candidate, but these were the only two available for now. He needed to keep them for observation, and the surgical procedure could be optimized. There was no rush.

The biological template for flesh-and-blood conversion requires swallowing a sample whole; we'll consider that once the technology is more mature.

With a thought, the hideous claws moved in front of Isaac. The hideous hand clenched slightly, then opened, and three books with black covers appeared from the claws. Isaac took one with interest and opened it.

Just as he knew, it was a complete blank.

Once these three books are filled with content and the period of magical turmoil has completely ended, he will be able to begin his ascension to the rank of Grand Wizard.

Unlike primitive witches and wise arcane mages, legend has it that wizards cultivate their skills not through bloodline or meditation, but through faith!

Legend has it that there is only one way for a wizard to increase his magical power—by absorbing the power of faith!

However, unlike gods, the power of faith that legendary wizards draw upon is very special. The power of faith that legendary wizards need mainly comes from cognition. When people know about a certain thing or a certain story, this special power of faith is generated and absorbed by the legendary wizards.

Legend has it that there are two ways for wizards to increase their magical power: one is to become famous. As long as they are famous enough and enough people know them and understand their deeds, they can gain the power of faith. The other is to spread their stories. As long as the stories they write have a wide enough reach, they can also gain the power of faith.

Furthermore, both of these methods, while acquiring the power of faith, can also condense unique talent magic based on the content of the story.

Once a wizard acquires three innate magical arts and the period of magical instability ends, the legendary wizard can begin to prepare the ritual to advance to the rank of Grand Wizard.

Besides these two methods, legend has it that wizards have another way to acquire powerful magical talents—rituals!

Or rather, it's a game of strategy!

Legend has it that wizards can communicate and trade with beings outside the world through rituals in order to acquire specific and powerful magical talents!

Of course, this is the ideal situation.

Normally, both legendary wizards and beings from beyond the world are extremely greedy, each wanting to devour the other without paying any price!

Therefore, in most cases, the ritual itself is a way of playing a game between two parties, with the winner taking all.

The same was true of the ceremony Isaac underwent when he was promoted to a full wizard; otherwise, how could he have made so many mistakes during the ceremony?

Wasn't it guided by that demon on the other side?

This method is extremely dangerous and can only grant witchcraft, not enhance magical power.

However, many incredibly talented legendary wizards still used this method to "trade" with beings from beyond the realm time and again, because the power they plundered was indeed very strong.

Besides these three methods, legend has it that wizards can also study spells like arcane sorcerers, but they cannot improve their mental strength and magical power in the process.

The three methods are not mutually exclusive; they can be used simultaneously or only one can be used. However, the vast majority of legendary wizards choose the first two, training in a one-to-two ratio.

The first type, "Self-Legend," provides sufficiently refined and easily controlled magic, but its drawback is its limited quantity. The second type, "Fantasy Legend," provides a greater and continuous supply of magic, but its drawback is its difficulty in controlling it. This combination allows the two to balance out their respective drawbacks.

As for the third method, only a few madmen would choose this approach, but the 1:1:1 ratio is also recognized as the strongest legendary wizard's path!

Of course, the mortality rate is also the highest!

Isaac gently stroked the black book cover and smiled confidently. He naturally chose the strongest path. With his cheat-like abilities, he was bound to fail in the game!

But before that...

Isaac took a magic book, walked to the desk, sat down, spread it out on the table, picked up a quill pen, dipped it in ink, and began to write a story on it.

Well, to be precise, it should be called plagiarism.

The stories that give rise to "fantasy legends" do not necessarily have to be original creations, as long as the story is not bound to other legend wizards. Therefore, in this world, famous writers often go missing.

Nine out of ten of these writers were supposedly kidnapped by a wizard and imprisoned in a dark room, forced to update their works day and night...

Isaac doesn't need to go through such a complicated process; he can simply copy stories from his past life!

With so many classic masterpieces from the past, wouldn't it be a waste to just randomly pick one and destroy it?

For example, the story he is copying is the classic fairy tale from his previous life - "Cinderella"!

He chose this story after careful consideration, because these are two different worlds, and many things are different. The story cannot be blindly copied; it must conform to the social context.

First of all, this kind of domineering prince falling in love with me plot has been very popular in ancient and modern times, both in China and abroad. The only difference is that the prince has become a domineering CEO and the fairy has become a rich woman. He believes that this world is no exception.

Moreover, the meaning of this fairy tale is very simple and does not carry any political overtones.

Finally, it also contains magical elements, whether it's the power to make wishes or the power to transform, these are very practical magical powers that are worth looking forward to.

Isaac was bent over his desk, copying the story of Cinderella. He had already memorized the plot and had someone polish his pen; now he just needed to copy it into the magic book.

Before long, Isaac had written it all down. After checking it for a moment and seeing that the writing hadn't faded, a smile slowly appeared on Isaac's face. It was done. Now all he had to do was wait for the story to spread.

This problem was nothing to Isaac, who was of noble birth. Although the family had separated, there were no major conflicts of interest, and the division was not thorough. It was easy for him to spread a story within the territory.

Chapter 5 Flesh and Blood Transformation

After finishing the story, Isaac put the magic book back into his clutches, banished it, took out a new mouse, and stood back at the operating table to continue his experiments.

The gestation of a fantasy legend takes time, and the other two ways to enhance magic power require corresponding magical rituals, unlike the fantasy legend which is simple. So what he can do for now is to improve the heart transplant surgery and flesh-and-blood conversion as soon as possible to form a certain level of combat power.

That way, we can go to the cabin in the woods and see what's going on there.

Of course, now that the Hand of God has been fully formed, arcane magic can begin to be learned. Legend has it that wizards cannot increase their magic power through learning and researching arcane magic, but they can still cast arcane spells.

Nowadays, many legendary wizards also learn arcane arts to enrich their combat systems.

But the most important thing, of course, is the heart transplant surgery...

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Solozburg, night.

"*&……%……￥……&"

In the dimly lit laboratory, Isaac, dressed in a white lab coat and wearing blood-stained white rubber gloves, chanted a tongue-twisting incantation. Streams of magic flowed from his body and merged into the body of the rat on the operating table in a bizarre way, accelerating the fusion of the rat with the newly replaced heart.

"ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss"

In the laboratory illuminated by blue candlelight, besides Isaac's deep incantations, one could faintly hear the sound of flesh tearing from the rats on the operating table.

That was the sound of the rat's body being rapidly transformed by the magic surging from its heart.

Normally, it won't be effective that quickly. Firstly, the heart needs time to fuse, and secondly, the demonized rat itself isn't even a demonic beast, so the magic power contained in its heart is very limited, and there won't be any immediate effect.

However, under the influence of Isaac's spell, this process was accelerated.

Soon, Isaac stopped chanting the incantation and frowned slightly as he looked at the ferocious demonized rat on the operating table.

The surgery was a great success; both the heart transplant and the magical transformation of the body went very smoothly.

But it was all for naught, because the demonized rat was so weak that any adult, if they mustered their courage, could easily crush it with a single stomp...

In terms of vitality, demonized rats are not much different from ordinary rats, but their combat power is slightly stronger. Due to the influence of magic, demonized rats are more bloodthirsty and aggressive, but their basic strength is limited.

After frowning and pondering for a moment, Isaac locked up the demonized rat and sat back down at his desk to read the spell for the heart transplant surgery.

His advantage lies in the ability to infinitely stack spell effects; we should make good use of that, perhaps we can find some enhancements...

"Hey~"

After a long pause, Isaac sighed and reluctantly put down the parchment scroll. It contained only basic spells, mostly healing spells, none of which were the kind he needed...

This path is blocked.

How about a different kind of monster?

After a moment's thought, Isaac sighed. It wouldn't work.