Isaac beckoned, and the Magic Book surrounded by starlight flew over. The specks of starlight orbiting it were Faith Power, born from the yearning every audience member felt upon seeing this story.
Some yearned for the prince, some for Cinderella, some for the Fairy Elf, and there were even... people yearning for the two sisters???
Isaac gave that bizarre Wish Star a puzzled look, then shook his head helplessly. The world truly was full of wonders~
Though a few Wish Stars were rather strange, the audience's wishes for the story of Cinderella were generally focused on the prince, Cinderella, and the Fairy Elf. Thus, the Magic Book's first legends were set around those three points!
Focusing on the Magic Book, Isaac saw three shining stars. These were his three legends awaiting activation: the Advanced Magic Spell, Prince's Etiquette, from the prince; Transformation Magic from Cinderella and the Fairy Elf; and the Fairy Contract from the Fairy Elf.
Although there were three legends, the Faith Power currently gathered from "Cinderella" could at most light up one of them. Still, they were legends. The quality was there—no matter which one he chose, it would be impressive!
Advanced Magic Spell. Its effect was merely to grant someone the etiquette and bearing of a prince, but as an Advanced Magic Spell, if used well, it could create a second identity. At worst, he could use it to swindle some money when he was short on cash. Whether he conned royalty, noble ladies, or princesses, it would surely work quite well.
But he also had the Golden Finger. If the effects could stack repeatedly, perhaps there would be unexpected results.
Transformation Magic was even more practical than the Advanced Magic Spell. At first, it could only transform things from the story, such as the Pumpkin Carriage, Princess Dress, and Glass Slippers. But legends could grow, and in the future it could transform even more things. It was highly practical.
As for the Fairy Contract, there was even less need to explain. Fairy Elves were legendary creatures in this world as well, said to bestow incredible blessings!
And even setting aside those mysterious blessings, the existence of a Fairy Elf alone could replace a second legend. She could use Transformation Magic too.
Yet after considering it again and again, Isaac still chose Transformation Magic.
First, he was now desperately hungry for all magical knowledge!
Perhaps he could learn some knowledge of Transformation Magic from this legend and attempt to step into the field of alchemy, allowing him to better complete the God Research project.
Second...
From the information he had learned, Fairy Elves seemed to be connected to the fairy race among the Outer Gods. When Outer Gods were involved, there was no such thing as being too cautious.
As Isaac made his decision, the specks of starlight surrounding the Magic Book instantly drilled into it, streaming in wisps toward the second shining Wish Star.
"Rustle, rustle, rustle~"
The Magic Book before Isaac rapidly flipped through its pages. Lines of mysterious magical text appeared upon them, and a spell naturally surfaced in Isaac's mind—Transformation Magic.
Transformation Magic consumed a trace amount of Magic Power and could drastically alter matter for a certain period of time. Currently transformable objects: Pumpkin Carriage, princess attire, and Glass Slippers.
Just as he had expected, of the three things he could transform, aside from the Pumpkin Carriage being somewhat useful, the other two were complete trash.
Still, this was good enough. The Pumpkin Carriage was no ordinary carriage—it was a magical carriage!
Other than burrowing underground, it could do anything: soar through the skies or cross the seas!
It was practical to the extreme!
And it was quite fast too, making it excellent transportation.
Moreover, just as he had learned beforehand, the legend of Transformation Magic could continue to grow. As "Cinderella" spread further, Transformation Magic would become stronger. Isaac did not need to worry about this process, nor did it require absorbing Faith Power.
Besides gaining a legend, there was another benefit this time. Though this Faith Power seemed to have been invested into the legend, the legend and Isaac were actually one. What the legend absorbed was equivalent to Isaac absorbing it. This Faith Power had noticeably increased Isaac's Magic Power.
It had risen by roughly a tenth. Though that was a little low, this was only the beginning. Future Faith Power would directly merge with him and increase his Magic Power. Once the current Faith Power was fully absorbed, it would probably increase his current Magic Power by around half—a very considerable gain.
At the same time, his Magic Power recovery speed had improved to a certain extent.
It was a comprehensive enhancement in every regard!
The only pity was that, due to the influx of this Faith Power, his Magic Power activity, which he had only just digested to eighty percent, had directly soared to one hundred!
More accurately, it should have been over one hundred, but unlike Isaac's Golden Finger, this only displayed up to one hundred percent. Anything beyond that would not show.
Clearly, his second advancement ritual would have to be delayed again.
But it did not matter. A wizard's rank was not especially important. A delay was just a delay.
Putting away the Magic Book, Isaac rose and headed toward the spell practice field nearby. Magic Power activity was not merely an experience bar; it also represented a wizard's control over their own Magic Power. The higher the activity, the worse the control.
Magic Power control was one of a wizard's core abilities. After such an abrupt change, he needed to adapt properly, or problems could easily arise in actual combat.
And so, after that round of spending, Isaac entered research mode once more. Every day, apart from eating and sleeping, he conducted spell research.
"Woooooo!!!"
Three days later, Isaac, who was immersed in his research, was suddenly jolted awake by a piercing magical alarm. He hurriedly tossed the chunk of flesh in his hand aside, whistled for the God Seed, Demon Rat, who was drooling beside the Demonic Flesh, and rushed outside with his Wizard Hat in hand.
He knew this alarm. It was the warning for a Black Orc invasion!
And its level was quite high!
Stepping out of the Mage Tower, Isaac looked at the wolf smoke rising from the direction of the fortress, and his frown deepened.
Over the past few days, he had crammed some knowledge about wolf smoke signals and could roughly understand them. He knew this was the highest-level warning, meaning the Black Orcs had already reached the front of the fortress!
They could launch an attack at any moment!
But that was impossible!
The fortress normally conducted no small amount of patrols in the surrounding area. Now that winter was approaching, and to guard against sneak attacks the Black Orcs might launch at any time, the fortress expanded its patrol forces every year around this time. How could the Black Orcs have silently made their way right up to the walls?
Unless...
There was a spy!
Isaac took a deep breath and casually tossed a small pumpkin from the broad sleeve of his Wizard Robe. A great deal of purple smoke poured from the pumpkin. Moments later, a Pumpkin Carriage drawn by two Magic Spirit Horses with blue Flame burning in their eyes appeared before Isaac.
He sprang into it, then lightly flicked the whip. The Pumpkin Carriage immediately flew into the sky, shooting straight toward the city walls!
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