Chapter 568 - 401: The Golden Finger’s True Function

Chapter 568: Chapter 401: The Golden Finger’s True Function

But this time, it was different. The people had changed.

The people from a year ago were Legendary Mages, while these, a year later, were Arcanists!

That’s right. Over the course of a year, in addition to his continuous Observation of the changes in soul structure, Isaac had also deciphered the "Arcane Master’s Password"!

It was worth noting that during this time, Isaac had tried to directly modify the soul structure to bypass the need for a "password," but he failed. It seemed that unique soul structure could not be artificially created.

Perhaps it was also because Isaac hadn’t located that unknown Concept.

Therefore, he could only return to his original idea: deciphering and designing an "Arcane Master’s Password" exclusive to Arcanists. After a year of hard work, he finally had some results.

But whether it would truly work remained to be seen.

Although Isaac’s Golden Finger indicated the research was successful, when applied to actual Arcanists... it was very likely to be a different story!

Just like with the Divine Fragments. Originally, only Isaac himself could create them. Once stripped of the bonus from his Golden Finger, the success rate would drop to an abysmal level.

This was true even when Isaac himself was the one making them.

But when this same technology was applied to a Virtual Deity, its efficiency was even faster than an assembly line!

Therefore, Isaac couldn’t be certain if the "Arcane Master’s Password" would produce a different result in the Arcanists.

Soon, the experiment began.

Soon, the experiment was over.

There were still twelve subjects, but only three successfully traded for power from the Outer Gods. The other nine hadn’t failed the ritual, however—they hadn’t even managed to start it!

Yes, just as Isaac had anticipated, when the "Arcane Master’s Password" technology was put into practice, some changes did occur. This brought Isaac a pleasant surprise, but also a hint of regret.

’Research can’t always go smoothly.’ Isaac had always known this. But without a doubt, the more successes among the twelve, the more useful it would be for his future research. With only three...

’The sample size is too small. It’s hard to say if I can continue to optimize it.’

And he couldn’t just bring in an unlimited number of people for experiments. These were human trials, after all, and the regulations were extremely strict. For the time being, whether from the Legendary Mages or the Arcanists, whether from the Truth Association or the Flesh Sect, the total number of Casters they could provide was only these twenty-four.

’No other choice. I’ll just have to grind it out slowly.’

However, in contrast to Isaac’s faint disappointment, Moens, who was standing to the side, was rather shocked. He was stunned by Isaac’s incredibly efficient research speed!

’He had to understand, this so-called "Arcane Master’s Password"... such a concept had never existed before. This guy had forcibly created this thing out of thin air in just one year, and even had successful cases!’

Moens stared at Isaac in utter shock.

Meanwhile, Isaac, who had just felt a flicker of joy, found his brow furrowing once more. He had just finished reading the medical reports of the three Arcanists who successfully completed the trade. For them, the "Arcane Master’s Password" had worked. They had indeed obtained power from the Outer Gods, and their transaction target was the same as the Legendary Mages’: Forbidden Knowledge.

The difference, however, was that these three Arcanists only obtained Forbidden Knowledge. Their own soul structures hadn’t changed at all!

This confirmed one of Isaac’s earlier hypotheses—the change in soul structure originated from some unknown Concept, not from simple Divine Power!

But this also brought a part of Isaac’s experiment to a standstill again—the Arcanists had not become Mad Witches as a result!

’The "password" isn’t the key to connecting with that unknown Concept.’

’Perhaps...’

’Everything has to go back to the drawing board...’

Staring at the data in his hands, Isaac was lost in thought. Gradually, a brand-new idea surfaced in his mind—locate the unknown Concept. And maybe even... capture it!

’The research direction for the "Arcane Master’s Password" is correct. I need to keep pushing forward on this front. While perfecting the "Arcane Master’s Password," I also need to research the "True God’s Password" and the "Virtual Divine Code" concurrently.’

’Although it can’t connect to that unknown Concept, it’s the key for Arcanists to successfully perform the ritual. It’s also the cornerstone of the entire research project, so its importance is not to be underestimated.’

As he mentally mapped out an experimental plan to locate the unknown Concept, Isaac slowly departed with the subjects’ medical data, leaving behind a crowd of people filled with envy, astonishment, bewilderment, and confusion.

Once Isaac, the most intimidating presence, had left, the other nine immediately surrounded the three who had completed the transaction, chattering away as they asked how it felt.

Seeing this, Moens watched the heated discussion, shook his head with a smile, and turned to leave. He had wanted to ask a few things himself, but it seemed there was no rush. It was better to leave the time to these young ones for now.

As for him, he would go look at the data first. Isaac’s incredible research ability was putting some pressure on Moens. In the previous Star Creation experiment, they had already completed most of the work beforehand, so Isaac was only responsible for some data verification.

For Isaac, who possessed [Analysis], this was child’s play; he could do it without breaking a sweat.

Therefore, Moens hadn’t had a clear understanding of just how powerful Isaac’s research abilities were before. Now, he was finally getting a glimpse...

This was normal. Any researcher who saw Isaac in action would have the same thought, because Isaac possessed the cheat that all researchers dreamed of—the correct direction!

All along, the most important function of Isaac’s Golden Finger was never its ability to increase fault tolerance. While the power to reverse cause and effect was heaven-defying, it was nothing compared to its other function!

Besides increasing the fault tolerance of any given thing, Isaac’s Golden Finger could also assist his learning and research. As for learning, while it didn’t have a heaven-defying ability like a proficiency panel that guaranteed mastery with effort, it would list his deficiencies in mastering a certain piece of Knowledge or skill, along with the methods for correction.

Secondly, this ability could also be used in research. For any research project, as long as its success rate broke past 0%, it meant Isaac’s research had started down the right path!

Early on, when Isaac wasn’t yet proficient in using this ability, the final research results would occasionally deviate from the expected goal. But now, Isaac could skillfully control the direction of his research.

Furthermore, aside from using the success rate to test if a research direction was correct, Isaac could also click the "expand" function on the panel to check for deficiencies in his current research!

In other words, any research in Isaac’s hands would always advance in the right direction!

However, sometimes, a lack of personal knowledge and technical reserves would cause certain research projects to progress very slowly. At such times, he would either stop to absorb a wave of new knowledge or slow down his research to build up his technical foundation.

But most of the time, what Isaac considered "slow" was only slow by his own standards.

In fact, to anyone else, that pace was already incredibly fast!

Therefore, Moens’s attempt to compete was ultimately doomed to fail...

...

Meanwhile, Isaac had no idea that Moens was secretly competing with him. At this moment, he had encountered another problem...

The Witch had come!

"Er... well... Sorry! I forgot!" Looking at Angel’s figure in the mirror before him, Isaac fell silent for a moment before decisively admitting his mistake.

Yes, admitting his mistake.

He had encountered so many pleasant surprises in this world that he had temporarily forgotten about the experiments related to the Witch’s Magic Potion...

And now, the client was here to press for delivery...

But on his end...

The relevant research had barely progressed beyond creating a new folder...

So, there was no room for excuses, nor was it necessary. Isaac owned up to it without hesitation.

On the other side of the mirror, Angel sighed, her gaze complex as she looked at Isaac’s image. ’For this man to be so completely immersed, it must be some kind of incredibly important research,’ she thought. ’Perhaps something on par with a Heroic undertaking, or even a High-Level research project!’

’It’s unbelievable. He actually found a research direction so easily, and it seems he’s even made good progress?’

’Otherwise, that guy Maxu Kant wouldn’t have let her contact Isaac. This wasn’t the first time Angel had tried to reach Isaac recently; all her previous attempts had been blocked by Maxu Kant.’

"Don’t worry, I’ll get it done for you as soon as possible. It’ll just take a few days," Isaac said confidently.