Isaac took the Magic Book. He had yet to look inside and did not know whether it would help his research, but he thanked Olisti at once.
Whatever the case, it was a thoughtful gesture.
"It's nothing. Just keep to the right path from now on and make fewer deals with Outer Gods," Olisti said with a casual wave.
"I will." Isaac nodded firmly.
Inwardly, though, he disagreed. His dealings with the Outer Gods went far beyond simple transactions, and he could not stop now. He had made so many deals and offended so many Outer Gods that he needed to seize this chance to keep the momentum going.
Once the Legendary Gate's protection disappeared, the whole thing might blow up in his face!
He could stay in the Real World and never set foot outside to keep himself safe, but that was not the life Isaac wanted.
Besides, even with what he had now, he might still be able to fight them someday. His Virtual Deities were only Fourth Tier because he himself was only Fourth Tier. Who was to say he could not create Fifth Tier, Sixth Tier, or even higher Virtual Deities in the future?
As long as that technique kept pace, he would never be weak.
Naturally, he could not tell Olisti any of this. After agreeing with him, Isaac looked around the laboratory, a flicker of surprise in his eyes. It was not what he had imagined...
Olisti was an academic wizard who often lost himself in research, yet he did not live amid the clutter that surrounded most academic wizards. On the contrary, his laboratory was remarkably tidy.
Even the discarded drafts on his desk were laid out neatly, sheet by sheet.
The Magic Cauldron area, the place a Legendary Wizard was most likely