The Wizard: Starting by Scamming the Demon God

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But Philo is different!

Without the puppet army, it would be virtually impossible for her to seize the Kingdom of Etra!

"Ahem~ Well, I'll buy the puppet myself..." Isaac coughed lightly, somewhat embarrassed.

Like Philo, he only just realized that these were puppets that had been bound to a master. These weren't just a few puppets, but at least several thousand, or even tens of thousands!

This is not a small sum of money!

The conflict with Filo had only just eased a little, and he didn't want it to cause any more trouble. For him now, the Terra royal family still held considerable weight.

Furthermore, it's better to avoid trouble. If possible, Isaac just wants to quietly conduct research and learn magic.

Moreover, the puppet army is really useless to him, unless they are all puppets of the Silver Knight level.

Although the Silver Knight itself is a piece of junk with extremely low cost performance, it becomes a completely different thing after being given life. Its expensive materials will be transformed into potential under the effect of the Heart of the Secret Star, making it a complete transformation!

But Philo isn't stupid. Even if she originally didn't plan to build her army with Silver Knights, she would change her mind now, let alone that she originally intended to do so.

The puppet army is expected to consist mainly of non-ranked puppets, interspersed with rank 1 puppets. This way, there will be enough power to guard the territory, the cost will not be too high, and the production speed can keep up.

Therefore, this level of puppet army is not only of little value to Isaac, but it is of no value at all!

Because this is not an ordinary puppet, but a living puppet. There may be nothing wrong at the beginning of Linghui's birth, but as time goes by, conflicts will inevitably arise between them, which will be a lot of troublesome things. He has no interest or ability to deal with such messy things.

So when we get back, we can either dismiss the puppets and let them move freely, just like the sorcerers being trained in the territory, or simply let them become sorcerers, or sell them to our elder brother. I imagine they would be very interested in this special army.

But you never know...

After all, these puppets gained their life from the Heart of the Eternal Star Lord, and the elder brothers might not dare to use them.

On the other side, upon hearing Isaac's words, Philo breathed a slight sigh of relief. It wasn't that she cared about these puppets; they were just a few thousand first-tier and non-tier mixed puppets, not like the Silver Knights under her command. She didn't care about this amount of money.

But she couldn't stand being taken advantage of by Isaac!

If possible, not even a single copper coin!

Unfortunately, no if...

Fei Luo sighed and said helplessly, "Then let's go with fifty percent of the material cost?"

Although she didn't want to be taken advantage of, Philo still kept a low profile because she knew very well that the puppet army was a necessity for her, but not for Isaac.

This puts her at a natural disadvantage in negotiations. Isaac's willingness to pay is already a huge concession, and she should be sensible enough to back down so that everyone can save face.

"Half the cost of materials?" Isaac raised an eyebrow, looking at Philo with some surprise. He had thought it would be the cost price and was prepared to haggle, but he didn't expect Philo to be so easy to talk to. He then nodded, "Okay, then let's settle it at half the cost of materials after the event. When does the activation start?"

Philo shook his head and said, "Wait a few days. I don't have that many low-level magic puppets on hand; I need to make them on the spot."

"Hmm? Okay, just let me know when the time comes." Isaac was a little surprised. Could this woman really have only Silver Knights in her possession? Are first-tier magic puppets considered low-tier magic puppets?

Don't be fooled by the fact that Tier 1 is the lowest rank among superhumans. In reality, Tier 1 superhuman items are not considered low-ranking. This is because many Tier 1 superhumans cannot afford Tier 1 superhuman equipment. Items like magic puppets are only used by the very wealthy.

Like the Black Knight Puppet that Isaac bought back then, it was only a first-tier item, but it cost a whopping 100 gold coins!

This is still a very high price for many Tier 1 transcendents, especially melee fighters!

So, just how rich is this woman?

Does the Terran royal family value this much?

Suddenly, Isaac regretted it. He should have known better than to ask. Damn it, she's so rich, why should he save her money?

However, since the matter had already been settled, there was no reason to go back on his word. So Isaac waved his hand and dismissed the others, as he needed to properly organize his gains.

Especially the Heart of the Secret Star...

Isaac turned his gaze to the Silver Knight, who was still kneeling on the ground. This ability seemed to have even more potential than he had thought...

He felt that the Silver Knight had the potential to advance to the third tier!

Moreover, unlike the artificial powers required by puppets and golems, the Silver Knight is already a living being, and he can awaken his powers on his own!

Normally speaking, this is very difficult, extremely difficult, hundreds or even thousands of times more difficult than for humans!

Although he has become a living being, he is a completely new one. He needs to walk his own path step by step, and other paths can only serve as a reference.

Of course, this is just the normal situation.

The current situation is clearly not normal, because Isaac has the [Analysis] power, which can help the Silver Knight explore the way forward. The Silver Knight doesn't even need to go on the journey himself; Isaac can do it all for him!

In any case, this matter is also very beneficial to Isaac himself. Firstly, it can pave the way for his promotion, and secondly, it may be possible to explore the technology of artificial powers.

Artificial powers are a great invention of mechanical alchemy. Although they can only be applied to constructs, they greatly raised the upper limit of mechanical construct technology! They gave mechanical alchemy a new brilliance!

Although Isaac is not currently skilled in this field, he aspires to become a versatile wizard who knows a little bit about everything. It's only a matter of time before he steps into the field of mechanical constructs; it's just a matter of taking a few steps first.

"Get up," Isaac said after examining the Silver Knight for a moment. "Introduce yourself and tell me your abilities."

"Yes, Master." The Silver Knight rose as ordered, but did not introduce his power. Instead, his eyes, which were flashing with blue flames, flickered slightly, and then a pale blue virtual screen appeared in front of Isaac, displaying detailed information about the Silver Knight's various parameters!

“This…” Isaac was slightly taken aback. For a moment, he thought he had brought up the control panel, but after seeing the complex data on it, he realized what was going on.

The Silver Knight is not a normal life form; he was originally a construct. Constructs, whether golems or puppets, have very detailed data and a dedicated system for recording their own data, allowing for a direct view of changes in various aspects.

After all, although the current structure has developed to the point of assembly line production, the data of the produced structure is very uniform and stable.

The problem is that it's not just various factions that buy these constructs; some individual wizards also buy them directly for experimentation, especially wizards who study mechanical alchemy.

In this situation, if an additional system can be added that allows for a direct view of the specific data of the component itself, then the company will undoubtedly be more competitive than its competitors.

Unfortunately, this technology is not complicated, so nowadays it has become a standard feature. After all, if I don't have it, wouldn't I be at a disadvantage?

As a vengeful machine, the Silver Knight naturally possesses this system, and it remains even after being brought to life.

Isaac glanced at it briefly, raising an eyebrow slightly. The Silver Knight's stats were surprisingly good, with all stats at the peak of the second tier. The only areas where it was lacking were combat skills and combat experience.

There's no way around it; all his combat skills come from the combat skill module and the battle module. Compared to a real Grand Knight, they are too rigid and inflexible. This is normal, since puppets are always about using sheer numbers. In the face of sheer numbers, a few tricks are insignificant!

However, this situation is probably only temporary. The Silver Knight has become a real life with intelligence, and he can make up for this deficiency on his own.

But the biggest surprise the Silver Knight brought to Isaac was his ridiculously expensive body!

[Mithril Body: 99% Magic Resistance, 99% Magic Ability, Superior Hardness, Mystic (Extreme Spell Effectiveness)]

The first three points are generally considered to be inherent properties of mithril. Mithril itself is not that hard, at most it is only medium to low hardness. However, it incorporates some other materials without affecting magic resistance and magic control, so its hardness is also quite good.

But compared to the fourth one, all these attributes are utterly worthless!

Mysterious attribute!

Moreover, it even has mysterious attributes with descriptive entries!

He doesn't have any legendary wizards who pursue the "mystery" of this!

This guy... a natural-born gunner!

Chapter 178 [Analysis]! Pseudo-Omniscience!

The Silver Knight brought Isaac a huge surprise. Besides the expected melee ability, the biggest surprise was the mysterious attribute, and it was even a mysterious attribute with a modifier.

This thing is extremely valuable!

It's important to understand that although the Silver Knight is alive, he is still essentially a construct and retains many of the characteristics of a construct. For example, he doesn't need to slowly learn spells; he can directly gain spellcasting abilities simply by replacing or adding spell memory modules and spell casting modules.

The number of spells one can cast depends on the memory of the spell memory module. Originally, the casting speed was affected by the spell casting module, but now that one is alive, it is also affected by one's own spell talent.

but……

Mithril Drive, with nearly 100% magic transfer efficiency!

What a prostitute!

Looking at the data panel in front of him, Isaac nodded in satisfaction, but then sighed. It was a pity that personnel management was too troublesome; otherwise, he could have built a powerful mage squad with Silver Knights as the main force.

This is for him...

Wait ~

Isaac stroked his chin, wondering if it was really necessary for him to do it himself.

Why not just leave it to my older brother and the others?

Even if such a powerful mage squad were a creation of the Outer Gods, they would still be tempted by it, right?

And you can rent them out as mercenaries... well, that's a way to make money!

Isaac noted down the idea, planning to discuss it with his older brother and the others when he got back. Having multiple sources of income was always a good thing, even if the costs were a bit high.

After studying the Silver Knight for a while, Isaac sent him down to practice combat skills. This was his biggest weakness at the moment, but also his greatest strength as a dual cultivator of magic and martial arts. He could download all the spells, so he only needed to practice martial arts.

Afterwards, Isaac returned to his makeshift laboratory in the castle. Looking at the pile of manuscripts on his desk, a slight smile appeared on his lips. This time, it should finally work, right?

This pile of manuscripts represents Isaac's main research focus during this period, and it is also his biggest weakness at present—privileged magic!

Privilege magic is a special spell that simulates authority. Although it is not as mysterious as authority spells and does not bring the power of authority to its extreme, it far surpasses ordinary spells.

Most importantly, it is not as difficult to learn as power spells, and because it is essentially just an imitation of power, it does not require one to possess power oneself.

Therefore, they can even rely on privileged magic to wield corresponding powers!

Of course, this is something only high-ranking wizards can do.

However, Isaac did not study privilege magic for this reason. He had no shortage of ways to acquire power. What Isaac needed for privilege magic was its unparalleled power!

Because of their high values, privilege magic is the mainstream spell even among high wizards. Although high wizards all have powers, they may not be able to research the corresponding power spells. Without power spells, most powers are just convenient and special abilities.

Of course, high-ranking knights are an exception.

Their path after reaching a higher level is either to imitate gods or monsters. Whether it is their own powerful physical body or divine power and idols, they can perfectly exert the power of authority.

However, it is still inferior to power spells. After all, power spells can not only perfectly exert the power of power, but if you are more proficient, you can even squeeze out power that does not belong to the power itself!

So even if they are both at the third tier, most high-level wizards can still overpower other superhumans. There's no way around it, their stats are just that high!

Of course, privileged magic, as a spell commonly used by most high-ranking wizards, is not bad either.

For Isaac, it's even more important. Currently in the second tier, regardless of class, whether it's a one-on-one fight or a group brawl, he basically has no opponents left!

But facing the third tier...

Whether he is a high-ranking wizard or a high-ranking knight, he might not even have the ability to protect himself!

Although two thousand greatsword demons could theoretically kill one or two high-ranking knights, that's only theoretical. The situation would be too special, requiring the high-ranking knights to lose their minds and charge head-on with the two thousand greatsword demons.

You don't normally play like that.