Chapter 370 - 273: God Mage and Bloodline Warlock

Chapter 370: Chapter 273: God Mage and Bloodline Warlock

As he watched the magnificent carriages traveling alongside them on the main road, Isaac marveled. He was suddenly grateful he had brought Smith on this trip, as it allowed him to travel with these great nobles and experience a taste of their lifestyle.

To be honest, while Isaac came from nobility, he had never truly enjoyed that life. He was too frail as a child, and once his health improved, he became completely engrossed in the Path of Wizardry.

Experiences like this were quite rare for him. If he had come alone this time, he probably would have stuck to his usual simple style: arrive, find a place to stay, attend the gathering, and then leave...

Of course, this sort of thing was only a fleeting novelty for Isaac. To him, power was the only thing truly worth pursuing!

Besides, the satisfaction from noble etiquette paled in comparison to the thrill of dealing with Outer Gods. Truth was the goal he would pursue his entire life!

All good things must come to an end. Before long, the carriage pulled into a manor in the Imperial Capital that Smith had arranged in advance.

Unlike his last visit to the Imperial Capital, Isaac was no longer the same man he once was. He didn’t need to borrow Solomon’s manor anymore; he had bought one for himself. After all, he was a High-level Mage now and could certainly afford such a small expense.

After settling into the manor, Isaac immediately holed himself up in its small laboratory to continue his experiments. There were about three days left until the royal gathering he had been summoned for.

Other nobles would probably have used these three days to make social calls, exchange information, and discuss the potential distribution of benefits.

To Isaac, however, all of this was meaningless. He would rather be running a few more experiments. Besides, given his reputation as the Mad Witch, very few nobles would dare to come calling.

Of course, even though he was experimenting, this was the Imperial Capital—the political and economic heart of the Empire. He couldn’t conduct any experiments related to the Outer Gods. He couldn’t even perform experiments to construct a Miracle.

This was because a Legendary Mage’s Miracle was usually inseparable from rituals, and a single mistake in a ritual could easily attract an Outer God.

Therefore, Isaac could only conduct some superficial research into a new Path of Wizardry—namely, the Path of Wizardry that used the heart as a Magic Power Source!

This was destined to be one of Isaac’s most important future research topics; it might even help him set foot on the path to greatness!

Well, for now, this was just a fantasy of his, but it was enough to show just how high his expectations were.

’A Magic Power Source...’ In the manor’s laboratory, under the bright lights, Isaac flipped through the Magic Notebook in his hands, comparing its contents to the bloody, steaming, and still-beating Demon Heart on the table.

Transplanting a Demon Heart to act as a Magic Power Source and thus become a Wizard—Isaac wasn’t the first to think of this.

Back in the early days of the Path of Wizardry, many Wizards had already tried transplanting Demon Hearts or modifying their own hearts to pioneer a new, safer Path of Wizardry.

After all, obtaining a Magic Seed from an extra-dimensional Existence was still quite risky.

Unfortunately, the experiment was ultimately abandoned. There were many reasons, but two were most important. First, the technology was immature. The mortality rate for both transplanting and modifying the heart was extremely high—even higher than trading with an extra-dimensional Existence!

Second, even if the transplant or modification was successful and they obtained Magic Power, they *only* obtained Magic Power. They did not gain Casting Ability.

Yes, this was the origin of the first Knights.

By transplanting the heart of a Demon Beast, they gained its blood and Magic Power, and in turn acquired an incomparably powerful physique and some Magic Resistance.

However, although Knights were powerful, they were obviously no match for Wizards and Witches, so this line of research was gradually abandoned.

The problem Isaac now faced was the same: transplanting a Demon Heart would grant Magic Power, but not Casting Ability. This was a problem that even modern Wizards had not been able to solve.

A Magic Power Source has never been equivalent to Casting Ability.

The trading ritual that Legendary Mages conducted with extra-dimensional Existences wasn’t as simple as merely obtaining Magic Power. Later research indicated that during these initial rituals, the soul underwent certain changes under the combined influence of the ritual, the extra-dimensional Existence, and humanity’s own desire for Magic. This was how they acquired the Casting Ability that should not have existed.

Thus, in related fields of study, a theory has always persisted that the birth of Arcanists was not the direct creation of a single Great Wizard. Instead, it was the result of natural human evolution. The Great Wizard in question may have merely accelerated this process, causing Arcanists to emerge ahead of their time.

Even today, this viewpoint is still fraught with controversy, with both sides having considerable reasons to support their arguments.

However, this was irrelevant to Isaac’s research, as these debates mostly remained in the theoretical stage. Very few actually tried to prove them... After all, the topic was far too advanced. Research involving a Great Wizard was not something just anyone was qualified to meddle in.

But to get back to the point, simply transplanting a Magic Power Source could not grant Casting Ability. This had already been proven by many Wizards. Therefore, what Isaac needed to consider was how to bypass the Legendary Mage’s ritual and artificially bestow Casting Ability.