The Wizard: Starting by Scamming the Demon God

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He can't stay here forever, and even if he did, it wouldn't make any difference; it would only postpone the outcome, and that would be all.

Because this is a law established by the great wizard!

It is the supreme law!

At least a mere fourth-tier archmage cannot ignore this law.

Therefore, although he was surprised, Isaac did not pay too much attention to this. He was more focused on observing the way these people lived and how the city operated.

When Isaac left the Arcane City, he had a pretty good understanding of the situation. As he had expected, the Arcane City operated in a manner similar to that of adventurer towns in the real world.

The game revolves around a tavern, where adventurer teams are formed to complete quests, earn money, use it to buy necessities, and then spend that money again through quests, creating a basic and simple economic cycle.

Unlike the real world, many aspects of this process have been replaced by that Archmage. For example, most of the tavern commissions are issued by that Archmage, and the supplies for daily life also mostly come from him.

After all, for a fourth-tier archmage, production is a piece of cake.

In addition, most of the quests in the tavern are focused on clearing dungeon monsters and collecting monster materials, which is rather monotonous compared to the wide variety of quests in the real world.

But this is indeed the best way for the world, and Isaac is prepared to do so.

The difference is that his city is not bound by taverns and uses adventurers as weapons, but by the bond of the cult and faith as weapons!

But what they will have in common is that there will be more than one religious order in his city!

After all, he can control more than one virtual deity. Managing one city is definitely easier than managing two. Besides, he also has ambitions!

He wanted to see if his "miracle" could defeat this great creation, the Wilderness Palace!

One of the rules!

Yes, the Great Wizard is supreme, he acknowledged that.

But that doesn't mean Isaac wouldn't dare to challenge them!

Otherwise, he wouldn't have released so many uncontrollable virtual divine sparks before going into seclusion...

However, it's a bit early to talk about that now. The most urgent task is to first condense two virtual divine cores of the true god side, build the prototype of the [Underground City], and then gradually develop in that direction.

Anyway, the Infinite Tower will be open for a long time to come.

Chapter 288 Isaac's Underground City!

Isaac was rather casual about the location of the underground city; as long as there were three or five underground palaces nearby, it would be fine. He wanted to create a sense of normal confrontation for the demons behind those underground palaces.

As for the terrain...

The name of this world, Wilderness Palace, speaks volumes. This world is either wilderness or a dungeon, with most of the area being endless plains. The few strategic locations have long been occupied.

Moreover, Isaac will not stand in the limelight for this underground city; he will not even provide technical and material support to the underground city like that great arcanist.

This is for a trial mission, and also part of Isaac's attempt to fight against the Great!

Soon, Isaac found a suitable location—a small hill that was easy to attack but difficult to defend.

Don't let its unimpressive location fool you; it's surrounded by numerous underground palaces!

There are a total of seven underground palaces!

Most importantly, these underground palaces are in a semi-dormant state, so the monster content within a thousand miles of this small hill is not high, which is just right for slow development.

The so-called semi-dormant state of the underground palace is an energy-saving mode. This is because the demons set up the underground palace in this world partly because they were indeed forced by the tyranny of the great wizard, but on the other hand, it was also because they could gain many benefits from this world.

However, setting up an underground palace doesn't mean you'll immediately gain any benefits; at most, it will only save your life.

If the demon god wants to gain benefits from the world of the Wilderness Dungeon, he must participate in the Wilderness Dungeon game—that is, the trial.

This trial refers both to outsiders like Isaac and his companions, and to another hostile force—the Order.

The three sides fight each other in this desolate underground palace. The palace accumulates magical power, creates monsters, and wreaks havoc. Outsiders hunt monsters, conquer the underground palace, and protect the world.

The Order...

He's a competent troublemaker, stirring things up here and there, doing nothing productive, just playing around.

This is the nature of evil gods, and also the task given to them by the great wizard.

This arrangement can be said to have perfectly combined the interests and nature of all parties.

However, this raises another question—

The demon god is too ruthless, the evil god is too crazy.

Because demons have an unlimited supply of demons from the dimensional world, building dungeons is basically only a matter of time for them. So, if they want to, they can create dungeons without limit!

In fact, that's exactly what they did.

While the cult would also raid and destroy dungeons, this was not their mission. Most of the dungeons raided were simply coincidences.

In this way, there will be more and more underground palaces in this world!

If the monsters in the dungeon are not cleaned up regularly, they will come out and wreak havoc!

This is certainly not what the great wizard wanted to see, after all, the world inside the boundless tower is not a one-time thing, that would be too wasteful.

Thus, this rule came into being: when a dungeon has not been cleaned for a long time, and the monsters that emerge from it reach a certain level, the dungeon will temporarily cease operation until someone enters it again.

These seven are in this state at present, which allows Isaac's underground city some room for development.

Having selected the location, the next step is naturally to create a virtual deity.

This time, Isaac is not going to continue creating evil god divine status, because there is already a place for an evil god in the current wilderness dungeon. Although he plans to use a cult to conquer the dungeon for him, he does not want to continue developing the evil god cult.

A righteous god would be quite suitable.

However, even though they are righteous gods, it does not mean that they can solve the problems of humanity in this world. Even righteous gods, if they want to develop their own churches, only have one choice, like evil gods—to be non-human!

Of course, it doesn't matter.

Although he harbors the idea of ​​challenging some of the rules of the great wizard's great creation, Isaac is not naive enough to believe that his current "miracle" alone can challenge the rules of the great creation.

You have to eat one bite at a time.

Compared to the divine status of evil gods, the divine status of righteous gods is relatively simple. After all, many righteous gods are quite friendly to wizards nowadays. If they only need a little divine power, setting up a simple prayer ritual is enough.

However, although it is a prayer ceremony, Isaac does not actually need to pray in person. Other humanoid beings can also pray, even if it is just a simple and temporary prayer. After all, the wizards have more power now.

After much effort, Isaac acquired the divine power of the sun god, the god of war, the god of battle, and the god of fire, along with the necessary materials...

There were practically none, just a dozen or so loaves of bread.

In fact, if it weren't for the fact that it involved faith, Isaac could have completed these simple rituals independently without needing any materials, given his current abilities.

After that, Isaac spent another two days weaving two virtual deities: [Blade of the Sun] and [God of War]!

Yes, one of them is named "God of War," which is the same name as the god he borrowed from. Of course, although the names are the same, their divine power and authority are vastly different.

That war god wields the authority representing skill and is among the top beings in the pantheon. His power has grown even stronger with the rise of knights.

The "God of War" created by Isaac possesses the divine powers of "strength," "fighting," and "combat," and its divine authority is "combat skills," which is extremely weak in every aspect.

It's far inferior to the [Blade of the Sun], but Isaac doesn't really care. After all, this miracle came too easily. The process of weaving the divine essence is still in the blind box stage. What you get depends entirely on luck.

This is why Isaac sought out several powerful deities, as this would increase the chances of encountering a combat-oriented deity.

It's worth mentioning that these two virtual divine sparks, like the [Evil Eye], were nurtured by Isaac using divine spark fragments, and they also possess the [Eternal] characteristic!

Unlike other virtual deities, it does not have a time limit for existence; it simply cannot increase its strength.

However, this has no effect on the Wilderness Palace, since the power limit here is only the fourth tier, and there is nowhere to improve it.

However, Isaac wasn't entirely satisfied with this. Although the production efficiency of godhood fragments had improved, it was still insufficient at present. It had taken nearly two years to produce only two eternal virtual godhood fragments. This technology still needed further optimization...

While pondering the technical optimization of the divine fragments, Isaac arrived at a human settlement, quietly entered, and silently observed.

He is selecting a suitable candidate to merge with the virtual deity.

Chapter 289 The Mysterious Tiger-Skin Man!

Deep within the settlement, several figures wrapped in animal skins huddled together, looking at a sheepskin map with mixed feelings of joy and worry, their brows furrowed.

Isaac leaned closer and immediately understood why they had those expressions.

This is clearly a map leading to the nearest new city, which should be the City of Madness. As the name suggests, it is a magical city built by a legendary wizard.

Compared to arcane mages who rely almost entirely on a knowledge system, the difference between legendary wizards, who now mainly rely on a mystical system, becomes very significant after the fourth rank.

For example, the kind of magic that can make a giant city rise from the ground in a short time. Cities built by arcanists are exceptionally neat and have a kind of beauty of knowledge, while cities built by legendary wizards are filled with a mysterious atmosphere and magic!

Especially the latter!

You can often see some unidentified creatures running around inside, such as chairs and tables...

Even worse, in a mad city like this, non-supernatural beings who live there long-term have a high chance of developing mental illness...

In short, it's quite bizarre.

Even so, for the humans in the desolate dungeon, this was an exceptionally rare place of peace, which was both a source of joy and sorrow for them...

It wasn't because of the side effects of the crazy city; in the face of survival, a few mental problems were nothing. What truly worried them was the distance!

This place is more than a thousand kilometers away from the city of madness!

This is a devastating number!

The parchment originated from the City of Madness, so it contains a simple spell. Even an illiterate human can understand its meaning and the concept of related units by looking at it for more than three seconds.

So although they didn't know how far a thousand kilometers was, they did know that it would take at least thirty days and nights for a single person to walk that thousand kilometers!

If it were all over a hundred of them together, it would take even longer!

And more likely, they all died on the way!

We'll never reach that land of hope!

The news from the land of hope brought no hope...

Isaac circled the group twice, who were growing increasingly desperate but gradually making some kind of decision. Under the cover of magic, a purplish-black claw silently emerged from behind Isaac's head, circled above their heads, and then, as Isaac extended his right hand, the sharp claw retracted and lightly touched Isaac's fingertip.

In an instant, Isaac roughly understood the thoughts of the group. Their character was relatively noble, and they were qualified to fuse with virtual godhood. At least for now, there were no problems. As for whether problems would arise in the future...

That's not a problem Isaac needs to worry about; these are things that only humanity can solve on its own.

With this in mind, Isaac dispelled the spell that concealed his presence, appearing before the group and greeting them with a smile: "Hey~ you lot, interested in developing yourselves in a better place?"