Chapter 372 - 274: The Terra Royal Family’s Grand Gesture and the Mature Philo

Chapter 372: Chapter 274: The Terra Royal Family’s Grand Gesture and the Mature Philo

Although the Eldest Princess was far from Isaac’s equal on the Path of Wizardry, they were both Legendary Wizards and Mad Witches. She should have a good idea of what he needed right now.

At least, that’s what everyone else thought.

Philo said nothing. She simply pursed her lips, picked up the list before her, and began to read it carefully.

The list wasn’t long—only six items. The very first was the Emperor’s Decree, a single-use Magic Item sealing a portion of the Emperor’s power. In the Real World, it could be used to repel most Outer Gods.

As far as Isaac was concerned, it was the most valuable thing the Empire could currently offer.

And the most cost-effective.

The reason was simple: the Emperor’s fated death was drawing ever closer. Once the Emperor died, the Emperor’s Decree—that little trinket—would lose all its power.

As a result, the conditions for distributing them had been relaxed.

Philo’s gaze didn’t linger on it, however. For Philo, who had once considered Isaac a rival, it was a bitter pill to swallow, but she had to admit the item held little real value for him.

The Emperor’s power wasn’t actually that exceptional. As a Mad Witch who had maxed out her proficiency with the Emperor’s Decree, Philo was something of an expert on the subject. Most importantly, the Emperor’s Decree couldn’t be used by just anyone who got their hands on it. Only the Emperor or someone recognized by the Empire could wield its power.

If an outsider or an enemy were to obtain it, they wouldn’t even need to try to activate it; they would be instantly crushed by the Emperor’s will contained within.

Someone like Isaac would never use such a thing.

Putting herself in his shoes, she knew that if the Emperor weren’t her father, she wouldn’t use the Emperor’s Decree either. Of course, if she weren’t the Emperor’s daughter, the item wouldn’t even exist in the first place.

So, while the Emperor’s Decree was valuable, it was rarely in demand.

The second item, however, was a different story...

Philo’s eyes narrowed. The second item on the list was none other than a spoil of war from the treasury of the Evans Kingdom: Francis’s Life Derivation Technique!

Among the spoils from the Evans Kingdom, this Crystal Ball wasn’t the highest-tiered item, but for any faction, it was by far the most practical!

It could create a virtually endless supply of Soldiers!

Even if these Soldiers couldn’t compare to elite legions, their numbers were simply too vast. They were fearless in the face of death, capable of overwhelming most Extraordinary Legions through sheer attrition.

For a madman like Isaac, however, it presented a completely different opportunity...

To Isaac, this item could generate a massive number of sacrificial offerings...

But...

Now, however, Philo wasn’t sure if Isaac would even want it. After the campaign in Evans, Isaac had possessed the item for some time. A perfect replication was likely impossible, but Philo felt that Isaac was more than capable of reproducing some of its related techniques.

So while the item was appealing to Isaac, it might not be enough to sway him. She had to read on...

’With that thought, Philo’s gaze shifted downward to the last four items: the Soul Mirror, the True Divine Artifact: Endless Box, the Ouroboros Incarnation Technique, and the third part of the promotion ritual for a Legendary Wizard!’

Although these last four items were ranked lower on the list, they were by no means inferior to the first two.

The Soul Mirror was similar to Francis’s Life Derivation Technique, only the latter created physical bodies, while the former created souls. According to legend, the two combined could create true life!

Whether this was true or not remained unknown. In the mystical arts, creating life in defiance of natural law was taboo—an act that would incur a Curse from the world itself. Thus, although the Terra Royal Family had collected both treasures, they had never attempted the relevant experiment.

After all, there was no need. Such things were only of interest to Wizards, and even then, only a very niche subset. The Transcendents of the Terra Royal Family were predominantly Knights. The few who walked the Path of Wizardry, including those in the Royal Mage Order, were mostly conventional Arcanists who had little interest in such heretical domains.

Of course, even if it couldn’t be used to create life, the ability to create souls alone was immensely valuable. Souls, after all, were hard currency among devils and demons.

There was even a market for them among the Outer Gods. For a Mad Witch like Isaac, it was, just like Francis’s Life Derivation Technique, a piece of standard, class-specific divine gear!

The True Divine Artifact: Endless Box. It was the True Divine Artifact of the former God of Alchemy, theoretically capable of synthesizing any material in the world.

A "True Divine Artifact" was a Divine Artifact forged by a Deity using a part of their own Divinity and vast quantities of precious materials, imbuing it with supreme Authority. They were far, far more powerful than ordinary Divine Artifacts that had merely been used by a god and absorbed a wisp of their aura.

Some of the most powerful True Divine Artifacts were, for all intents and purposes, indistinguishable from a Deity.

Of course, the Endless Box was clearly not in that league.

Compared to the first four items, the last two were relatively mundane—but only in Isaac’s eyes. In terms of intrinsic value, they were by no means inferior.

The Ouroboros Incarnation Technique was a Cultivation Skill for Knights that led directly to Tier Six. Those who followed this path to its zenith would become an Incarnation of the legendary, Immortal and Undying Ouroboros!

The third part of the promotion ritual for a Legendary Wizard—one-sixth of the complete ceremony. A completed ritual was the only way to become a Legendary Wizard, aside from achieving the status of a Great Creation.

But like the Ouroboros Incarnation Technique, it was of limited interest to Isaac. The former, the Cultivation Skill, was useless to him as a Wizard and was only offered with Solomon in mind. As for the latter...

It was certainly useful, but it wasn’t like Isaac was short on such things.

As a genius of the Flesh Sect, once Isaac reached that stage, the Sect would provide him with not just the Knowledge for the ritual, but all the required materials as well.

That was a Legendary Wizard, after all—a top-tier fighting force in the truest sense of the word.

So compared to the first four items, these last two were truly lackluster. After a moment of thought, Philo crossed out the first item, the Emperor’s Decree. A glow of Magic Power appeared at her fingertip, and a new name materialized on the list: Miracle Lampwick.

"He’ll never accept the Emperor’s Decree," Philo said, pushing the Parchment onto the table. A faint magical light shimmered, and the text on the Parchment before each person changed accordingly. "Change it to this. It’s what he needs most right now. Now, we need to discuss just how much of it we’re willing to give him."

No one spoke upon hearing Philo raise the stakes. Their expressions remained neutral, as this was well within their expectations. As long as they could get Isaac to temporarily leave the Real World, any price was worth paying.

The Eldest Prince’s gaze lingered on the words "Miracle Lampwick" for a moment before shifting to Philo, a gratified expression on his face. ’The little girl who once ran wild, relying only on her status as a princess, has finally grown up.’

The Miracle Lampwick was a product of the Divine Lamp Trial. It had only one function: to instantly complete the construction of a Miracle.