The Wizard: Starting by Scamming the Demon God

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Then comes the latter—[Trials].

The [Trial] power is a very special power. It will give the owner or the user some trials, and after passing the trials, they will receive corresponding rewards.

Of course, the premise is that you have to prepare the reward in advance.

Even so, the [Trial] ability is very popular, and many powerful forces like to use it to train newcomers.

Isaac believed that the privileged magic developed based on these two powers would definitely allow Rona to experience the joy of learning!

Of course, it doesn't matter if she can't feel it. As long as she participates in the corresponding trial, the knowledge will enter her mind in a magical way!

How can a noble spellcaster wield swords and spears like those muscle-bound brutes?

That's incredibly rude!

Just imagining Lorna "happily" swimming in the ocean of knowledge made Isaac's lips curl into a smile; it was the feeling of disciplining a junior...

How delightful!

"Sigh~"

Meanwhile, in the training ground, Rona, who had just come to her senses and was preparing to continue sparring with the Silver Knight, suddenly shivered. For some reason, a bad premonition rose in her heart...

Bu Dui!

It's not that I don't know why!

Is Isaac really researching magic that he's forcing her to learn?

This kind of thing...don't do it!

Chapter 181 Rona's Happy Moment!

Three days later, Isaac looked at the manuscript in front of him with a happy smile. The learning time for the privilege magic of Rona, based on the two powers of [Truth] and [Trial], had been successfully completed!

This privilege magic will construct a special maze. Inside the maze, Lorna needs to complete two learning tasks set by Isaac and one learning task set by herself in order to get out of the maze.

Of course, if it's not completed, you won't be trapped inside forever. After all, this is privilege magic, which is just an imitation of power, not power itself, so the magic effect will only last for one day.

If she still fails to complete the three learning tasks after one day, she will automatically be removed from the program.

However, Isaac wasn't worried about Lorna not studying, because the maze was completely empty except for books—a pure white space. In that situation, it would be difficult to relax without finding something to do to distract oneself.

In addition, if Rona comes out without completing her studies, Isaac will give her a small punishment, such as a short period of bad luck.

Of course, this wasn't because Isaac wanted to take revenge on the witch or anything. He simply felt that this small punishment would not only discipline Rona but also serve as a warning.

It's definitely not because Isaac was cursed with bad luck twice by witches!

Absolutely not!

After quickly tidying up the manuscript, Isaac sensed Rona's location and, seeing that she was still in the training ground, raised an eyebrow and a pleased smile appeared on his lips.

You walked right into the line of fire...

Isaac smiled slightly as he looked at the manuscript on the table, then walked out of the study and headed towards the training ground.

Before long, Isaac arrived at the training ground. As he expected, Rona was still sparring with the Silver Knight, and it was clear that both her combat skills and experience had improved significantly compared to the previous few days.

After all, the Silver Knight is essentially a construct puppet. His combat experience and skills are all downloaded, so both his fighting style and the variety of his skills are very rich, making him a perfect practice subject.

Rona herself is extremely interested in close combat, so it's only natural that she has made great progress.

As for the Silver Knight, he has made even greater progress. Although his built-in learning system was rather rigid in the past, that was then. Now he has come alive, has his own thoughts, and seems to have quite a bit of talent.

With his genius-level brilliance and powerful computing ability, it's unrealistic for him to progress slowly.

"Freeze!" Isaac pointed his finger, and Rona, who was about to leave, was instantly frozen in place.

It's clear that after what happened three days ago, Rona has become more cautious. Although she is still engrossed in the battle with the Silver Knight, she remains vigilant. She noticed Isaac's arrival the moment he arrived and prepared to leave.

Unfortunately, the devil is always one step ahead of the saint, and how could Isaac not be on guard against her?

Everything was within his calculations!

Isaac pushed up his non-existent glasses, nodded to the silver knight who bowed to him, and walked toward Rona with a smile, saying, "You see, this is the downside of not learning. I just used a simple immobilization spell to freeze you. And this is only a first-tier spell. You're almost at the second tier. You shouldn't be able to be frozen by such a low-level spell."

Unable to speak, Lorna could only keep glancing at Isaac, like a pitiful little kitten.

Unfortunately, Isaac remained unmoved. In his view, Lorna's talent was outstanding, and the path of a battle mage would only waste her talent. It was fine to study it as a hobby, but to make it her main path would be putting the cart before the horse and would only create huge hidden dangers for Lorna's future!

This is not Isaac exaggerating; the identity of a witch is indeed dangerous, and the more potential a witch has, the more dangerous she is!

Admittedly, with the existence of the Witch Kingdom, most forces will not do too much to the witches, but it should be noted that this world is vast, and the Witch Kingdom cannot control everyone.

For example, the Mad Witch. The Mad Witch is not even afraid of the Outer Gods, so why would she be afraid of a small witch kingdom like yours?

For mad witches, witches are a scarce resource with high cost-effectiveness, especially witches with great potential. After all, it is much easier to seize the abilities of witches than to seize the abilities of outer gods!

Philo had once planned to steal Angel's magic, but she greatly underestimated the power of the [Original Text], and because of her own arrogance, she offended Isaac, ultimately losing everything.

Therefore, Rona must make herself stronger. In this world where power belongs to oneself, self-strengthening is the eternal truth!

"It's no use begging me. I've already developed the corresponding privilege magic, called Rona's Study Time. How about that? Am I thoughtful?" Isaac smiled slightly as he looked at Rona, whose face was full of fear.

"Alright, that's enough. I've already arranged your learning tasks. Once you go in, you'll have three learning tasks. The first two are ones I've assigned: 'The Complete Guide to Basic Potions' and 'A Comparison of Old and New Alchemy.' I don't require you to learn alchemy, but at least you need to have the ability to correctly distinguish between potions and magical items."

"As for the third learning task, I've put a bookshelf inside filled with magic books I've read. Just pick one yourself. Friendly reminder: if you don't complete these three learning tasks, there will be a surprise waiting for you." Isaac finished speaking with a mischievous grin.

Rona: "..."

"Yeah, no need to thank me, we're all buddies!" Isaac chuckled, patting his chest under Lorna's murderous glare, then lightly tapped Lorna with his index finger. "Let's go!"

Instantly, a purple magic circle opened beneath Rona's feet, and purple light surged from it, engulfing Rona and then teleporting her to another dimension.

“Privileged magic and privileges!” Angel, who happened to be passing by, saw this scene and her eyes widened immediately.

Unlike the illiterate Lorna, Angel, though also a witch and a far more powerful Primal Witch, deeply understands the importance of knowledge and seizes every opportunity to learn magic when she is with Filo.

After arriving in the Witch's Kingdom, she did not slack off. Instead, she studied even harder, so she was well aware of the value of Isaac's skill!

While privilege magic isn't exclusive to high-ranking wizards, it's not something an ordinary great wizard can master either; it's very difficult to learn. As for privileges, they're even more difficult. At least, she had never heard of any wizard who had mastered the privilege spell at the second rank.

Furthermore, most privilege magic is not open to the public, because privilege magic can help wizards master power, and the ultimate goal of power is authority. Unlike power that can be held by multiple people without interference, each share of authority has a fixed quota. If you have more, I will have less.

Therefore, even in the wizarding world, which is now enthusiastic about sharing knowledge, there are basically no privileged magic spells available for learning. Most wizards can only study them on their own, and this step alone can block 99% of the great wizards.

The only exception is the theocracy, whose privileged magic comes from the blessings of the gods, and in their hands, privileged magic could never reach the point of wielding power.

Therefore, being able to create privileged magic and master privileges at the second tier, especially right after being promoted, is an extremely extraordinary thing!

At this moment, Angel was once again grateful that she had not become arrogant and stood against Isaac because of the grimoire. This guy's talent was not much worse than the grimoire!

Given time, his achievements might even surpass those of the Demon Codex!

Of course, all of this is contingent on Isaac not dying at the hands of the Outer Gods.

Thinking of this, Angel's initial desire to befriend them vanished instantly. Well, mad witches are all madmen; it's best to avoid them and just not offend them.

Thinking it over, Angel turned her gaze back and left.

Isaac glanced at Angel's retreating figure, said nothing, and let the Silver Knight continue his training before turning back to his study to continue researching the new privileged magic.

As for the spellcasting technique "Privilege"...

There's not much room for improvement. These past few days, he hasn't just been researching Privilege Magic; he's also occasionally taken time to practice the Privilege casting technique, but unfortunately…

Not very effective...

As of now, he has three pre-stored privilege spells and four pre-drawn privilege spells, for a total of seven privilege spells, which may not be enough in actual combat.

But there was nothing he could do; his level was what it was. In the end, he was just a second-tier archmage. Privilege magic was generally a domain for high-level wizards, and naturally, the privilege spellcasting technique was also exclusive to privilege.

So for now, this is the best he can do.

But it's alright, seven privileged spells are enough for him now.

As I said before, in actual combat, no one wants to fight someone of a higher level. As long as he doesn't fight a third-tier opponent, seven privileged spells are enough for him to run away!

Or enough for him to hold out until reinforcements arrive, if any.

In short, his current goal is to first research the corresponding privileged magic. Fortunately, the Kingdom of Itra has entered a relatively peaceful phase. Philo's puppets are still being produced continuously, and the activated puppets are slowly replacing the original garrison troops in the area. However, this will take time, and Philo and Remington will not expand outwards during this period.

Meanwhile, Smith's Greatsword Demon Legion has begun to face some resistance. According to Smith's statement when he returned to re-enchant the Greatsword Demons, this seems to be related to the Etra royal family. Therefore, although they are still fighting abroad, they have entered a period of dormancy and their actions are not as frequent.

Other factions are currently taking a wait-and-see approach towards Isaac and his group because of their previous actions, as no one wants to be eliminated.

Therefore, Isaac still has enough time to complete his privileged magic combat system.

Back in his study, Isaac took several books on lightning-based spellcasting from the bookshelf. He was going to study the privileged magic of displacement, which was his biggest weakness at the moment. The Phase Space he had previously acquired was good for long-distance teleportation, but it was not ideal for short distances because the activation speed was too slow.

Isaac had high hopes for this special magic!

Because the power it imitates is—electromagnetic force!

Chapter 182 On the Eve of the Decisive Battle! (3000 words)

As Isaac buried himself in his research, time slipped by unnoticed. Meanwhile, a hidden force was flowing through the Kingdom of Etra, seemingly plotting something.

Isaac and the others seemed to know nothing about this.

And so, three months passed...

"Kaka~"

In the castle's study, Isaac twisted his neck, looked at the manuscript in front of him, and smiled with satisfaction. The last privilege spell was also completed. With this, the privilege spells in the four directions of attack, displacement, defense, and immunity were successfully developed.

This means that Isaac's combat system has now been successfully formed!

Meanwhile, during these three months, apart from Isaac, the others also made considerable progress. Filo and the others found several rich mines, and under the escort of Smith and the Greatsword Demon Legion, a steady stream of ore was sent to Roton Fortress. After entering the fully operational puppet factory, it was all turned into puppets. Then, after being revitalized by Isaac, it was sent to several towns occupied on the front lines to replace the garrison legions and government officials.

In fact, two months ago, they had already produced enough animated golems for the current towns, but they did not act rashly. Instead, they chose to continue to quietly accumulate strength and produce the animated golems to guard and manage the entire Kingdom of Etra ahead of schedule.

Then we will finish the job in one fell swoop!

Of course, there's also the factor that Isaac's "divine skills" haven't been fully developed yet.

But what made Isaac happiest was Lorna. With the help of Lorna's privilege magic of study time, her progress was rapid!

She not only successfully broke through to the second tier and became a great witch, but also awakened a powerful move called Summon Dragon, which allows her to summon a third-tier dragon to assist in battle, giving her the ability to stand alone.

Moreover, her knowledge base has increased significantly. Now, her knowledge base is comparable to that of most arcane apprentices!

Although it's a bit embarrassing to be second-tier compared to someone who hasn't even entered the first tier, some things can't be judged solely by tier.