In the end, Isaac left the Staff of Aberration alone, allowing it to remain with Jormungand. After all, he had to show Jormungand some respect.
If the Staff of Aberration had perfectly borne the power of the Virtual Divine Spark, devouring [Divinity] with [Humanity], Isaac would have fought Jormungand to the bitter end to bring it back, however unusual or coincidental its circumstances might have been.
Because no matter how unusual or accidental those circumstances were, Isaac's golden finger would turn them into a hundred-percent certainty!
The only difference might have been how cost-effective it was.
Unfortunately, the Staff of Aberration's condition was not merely unusual. It also concealed an enormous potential danger. With his current knowledge, Isaac had no idea how to resolve it, so it was useless to him.
In that case, he might as well earn a favor from Jormungand.
A favor from a veteran wizard like him was still quite valuable.
Although this was a supernatural world where individuals wielded immense power, personal connections still mattered a great deal, especially before you became invincible!
And that was precisely what Isaac lacked. He had advanced so quickly that he had no friends at his own level—not even casual acquaintances or people he merely knew...
Jormungand, on the other hand, was different. As a veteran Fourth-Order Wizard, a Fourth-Order Wizard on the verge of reaching the fifth tier, and an old monster who had lived for who knew how many years, he undoubtedly possessed an incredibly powerful network of connections!
Being on good terms with him offered Isaac plenty of benefits.
The only regrettable thing was that the other party refused to engage in academic discussions with him!
Sure enough, prejudice was a mountain lodged in people's hearts. Just because he made deals with Outer Gods and enslaved