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Although Isaac acted quickly, the God of the Black Orcs still sensed it in advance. As the inviter of the ritual, He could not stop Isaac, the officiant, from closing the ritual, but He still had a trump card!
We can take a gamble!
Without the slightest hesitation, the Black Orc God's eyes widened, and a powerful force surged forth, cutting through the void and bound by the rules of the world!
The terrifying power of the evil god stirred up gusts of wind, and the ashes on the ritual surface boiled wildly!
The progress bar in Isaac's eyes also plummeted instantly... to eighty percent...
Then, the ceremony ended.
The gray flames completely dissipated under the unwilling gaze of the Black Orc God.
"Phew~ That was close~ Luckily, I'm a cut above the rest~" Isaac wiped away non-existent cold sweat from his forehead, looking with satisfaction at the fading success rate of only 523%.
I was right to say we should play it safe, wasn't I?
Chapter 47 The God of the Black Orcs, a truly great god!
In the realm of the evil god, the instant Isaac interrupted the ritual, a ferocious behemoth lying prone on the wilderness slowly opened its eyes, a hint of surprise flashing across them. How many years had it been? There was still a wizard who had survived His final attack. Truly an interesting wizard…
"You scoundrel! You bastard! I'll kill you!!!"
Just as he was marveling at Isaac's amusing methods, the Black Orc God, who was still displaying his superiority despite his failure, suddenly sensed that a part of the forbidden knowledge in his mind had been stolen. His eyes widened, he stood up from the ground, and roared to the sky!
Boundless divine power wreaks havoc in the realm of evil gods!
Countless lives died in fear amidst this divine power, only to be resurrected within it, and so it went on.
"You despicable thief! I will never let you get away with this!"
That being said, the God of the Black Orcs knew in his heart that he had no chance of revenge.
Firstly, due to the limitations of the ritual, after His descent He could only see Isaac, who was presiding over the ceremony; He was completely unaware of the surrounding scenery or any other life forms.
Secondly, even if His followers in the present world were mobilized to search, it would be of no use, because His followers are either ignorant black orcs or cultists living in the shadows, whose intelligence gathering capabilities are too low. And the mad witches who dare to make deals with evil gods are all madmen. He might not even find anyone before he gets himself killed.
Of course, there's also an even lower possibility...
That is, the wizard thief will become extremely powerful before He finds him!
For no apparent reason, the God of the Black Orcs had a feeling that the little thief would be the latter…
……
"Tsk tsk~ Not a bad haul~"
On the other hand, compared to the enraged Black Orc God, Isaac, who had gained a great deal, was in a much better mood. After the ritual ended, he walked towards the center of the ritual circle to retrieve the animal skin book, while checking the three [stars] he had just taken from his mind.
These three stars belong to the same series of forbidden knowledge, known as—Bone Magic.
It's necromancy.
In this world, perhaps it hasn't developed to that point yet. Unlike the mages in Isaac's previous life novels, necromancy is considered forbidden magic by the Truth Association not because it desecrates the dead.
In fact, no wizard cares about the feelings of the dead. As long as the dead are not related to them, if they can be used to enhance their power or cast some powerful spells, the corpses of the dead will only become popular magical materials, just like the corpses of monsters.
Necromantic spells are forbidden because they require the use of death magic, which corrodes living things and brings the caster one step closer to death each time it is used!
If all the magic power within the body is converted into death magic power, then death will be even faster.
In the wizarding world, only some necromancer-type monsters and deities are known to be able to use necromancy without hindrance; all others need to consume life force to use necromancy.
However, Isaac did see some arcanists researching necromancy in some obscure papers. The main idea was to transform themselves into undead creatures and then maintain their sanity and spellcasting abilities.
But so far we haven't heard of any results.
It might not have been announced, or it might not have been successful.
Isaac leans towards the former, because it's not difficult to do this with the help of Outer Gods. There might be such people among the mad witches. Once they've made a deal with Outer Gods, who cares whether they're human or not?
However, it's not so troublesome for Isaac, since he has a divine species. Although the rat's intelligence is questionable, the forbidden knowledge he picked up from the Black Orc God is quite comprehensive.
There are three necromancy spells in total. In addition to the spell principles and casting methods, there are also divine versions of these three spells!
Not only can it be directly uploaded to the mouse's divine network, but it can also greatly help Isaac's current research on the divineization of magic. It's simply amazing!
God of the Black Orcs, a great and wonderful god!
Approaching the animal-skin book, Isaac put aside his distracting thoughts and, under the concerned gazes of the crowd, took the book down from the air.
The material of the animal hide book felt somewhat like monster hide, and also somewhat like the skin of a black orc. In short, with its strange stripes, it looked particularly eerie. In Isaac's vision, the animal hide book was still radiating a strange magic.
Like the magic book given by the Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood, anyone who obtains this animal skin book and fulfills its sacrificial requirements can cast the spells recorded within without hindrance.
Of course, this comes at a price.
Each time it is used, a portion of the caster's soul will be eroded by the divine power of the Black Orc God, until it is completely eroded and then devoured by the Black Orc God, or becomes his servant.
Isaac glanced at the animal hide book, a look of surprise flashing in his eyes. It was this…
"How are you? Are you... alright?"
With a gust of wind, Caesar and Gaia appeared instantly in front of Isaac, looking at him with concern. Caesar asked somewhat anxiously.
“Don’t worry, everything is fine.” Isaac waved his hand, then shook the animal skin book in his hand, and said with a somewhat solemn expression, “This is what we should be concerned about. If the Black Orc God is not hiding anything, then our situation is a bit dangerous.”
Upon hearing this, Gaia resumed his serious expression, gave a glance to the four barons in the crowd, then looked deeply at Isaac before turning and walking towards the council chamber.
Isaac and Caesar exchanged a glance and immediately followed their father Gaia.
As for Cheryl, she turned and called Remington.
Since her father played the good cop, she had to play the bad cop. Although Remington had allied with the Orcs, as far as they knew, the only tribe they were currently in contact with was an ordinary tribe with very little strength.
Of course, the important thing about this matter is not who was contacted, but the act of contacting the Black Orcs.
However, since my second brother doesn't really intend to rebel, we can't let him have that thought, especially given the current situation.
In any case, Remington was an important member of the Solomon family. If he were to rebel at this time, it would not only leak a lot of intelligence, but also deal a fatal blow to morale.
Therefore, while suppressing Remington, we also need to appease him a little to prevent him from becoming desperate and then blindly rushing to the Black Orcs' camp.
……
Before long, the high-ranking officials of Solomon Fortress gathered again in the council chamber.
Unlike before, this time, the way everyone looked at Isaac changed dramatically!
After all, this is a madman who has made deals with Outer Gods at least twice!
And they all survived!
And we achieved some success!
Even the most brute knights, who knew nothing of magic, could sense the eerie magic emanating from that animal-hide book; it was clearly no ordinary item!
Thank you to the ruthless coder for the 100 Qidian coins!
Thanks for your support, but this name really offended me...
Chapter 48 The Noble Witch
Isaac ignored the stares of the crowd and, after taking his seat, distributed the intelligence he had gathered from the animal hide book along the way to everyone.
The book of animal hide contains the magic of the Black Orc God, and unlike Isaac, no one else can resist the temptation of magic.
Moreover, the information in the animal skin book is actually not much; it mainly consists of gifts from the Black Orc God—a series of restraining spells and the spells that caused this situation.
“This is…” Everyone frowned instantly as they picked up the manuscript.
"The Black Orcs are actually connected to demons? And they can even use demonic power to mass-produce high priests... Are they insane?" Barry said in shock as he looked at the manuscript.
Isaac shrugged, not finding it strange.
"The Black Orcs are not very civilized and they respect the law of the jungle. They are divided into countless tribes of all sizes. Even if they didn't have the order from the Black Orc God, it wouldn't be surprising if they did this."
Demons, strictly speaking, belong to the category of deities. They possess a status equal to that of gods, but the strength of individual demons varies greatly; some are as strong as gods, while others are...
Similar to a semi-cadre.
However, due to their birth chart, they are born with many magical abilities, such as bestowing blessings.
They could accept sacrifices like outward gods and then bless the person presiding over the ceremony.
Of course, this comes at a price.
This is a deal.
The sacrificer will gain power, but after the agreement is made, the demon will take away their soul.
This treaty is even stricter than that of the Outer Gods. Deals with the Outer Gods are more like a one-off transaction. Whether it's a wizard or an Outer God, minor actions can only be taken during the ritual. Once the ritual is over, no one can interfere with the other.
At most, like the Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood and the God of the Black Orcs, they would leave behind a magical artifact that allows them to communicate with each other.
But this isn't actually a good thing, because the devil's deal, unlike the Outer Gods' exchange of money for goods, is a loan.
Only after fulfilling the conditions agreed upon in the ritual will the demon take away their soul.
This gives wizards a lot of room to maneuver!
Within the wizarding school, there is a school called the Demon Dominator!
They are wizards skilled in the art of lending, gaining power by signing contracts with one demon after another, and then delaying the end of the contract by using bugs left in the contract after it is signed.
Some wizards can even use contracts to control demons and forcibly obtain more from them!
Like magic, like knowledge...
Isaac was also very interested in this, and he planned to look for related spells after he became a great wizard.
But that happened later...
Getting back to the main point, everyone nodded in agreement upon hearing Isaac's words. This did indeed seem like something the Black Orcs were capable of doing. It wasn't unheard of before, but it had never been on such a large scale, and usually, the Black Orcs would wipe them out on their own before they could even launch an attack.
But this time...
“The black orcs have become demonized…” Gaia frowned, looking at Cheryl, Isaac, and Barbara the Serpent Princess. They were the only three spellcasters present. “Do you have any solutions for this?”
Demonization is a spell, or divine spell, that almost all newly-minted high priests possess. By sacrificing a certain amount of life, a black orc can be demonized, giving him power comparable to a knight!
Fifteen thousand black orcs can produce five thousand demonized black orcs!
That is, five thousand knights!