Clinging to the Witcher world to become a god of martial arts

"Lady Katarina, my mission to deliver the message is complete. I will now take my leave." The attendant wizard left the room and closed the giant archway.

The room fell silent, and the beautiful figure trapped in the magical mist remained silent for a long time.

After a long while, Katarina raised her pale blue eyes and gazed at the ever-changing star map on the dome, murmuring to herself with interest, "This is unexpected..."

......

The apprenticeship area, Theodore's residence.

Several figures were standing on the open ground next to the wooden house.

"He chose to withdraw on his own. What does it have to do with me? Herb and Dante can both testify to that..."

The girl in the short skirt, with her somewhat flamboyant face, was aggressive and looked resentful.

The curly-haired boy realized he might have made a mistake, so he lowered his posture and bowed his head apologetically to Grena.

Theodore, having passed Katarina's first test, immediately gathered this small, defunct group upon returning to his residence.

Grena, Dante, Herb, Lily... but Lorne was nowhere to be seen.

It was only after inquiring that I learned that about a week ago, Lorne left the group and went alone to answer the call.

This caused Theodore great concern.

If it's a relatively simple task like resource gathering, there won't be too much of a problem. But if it's something more difficult, a person will definitely be in great danger without help.

"I was just in a rush..."

What really angered Theodore was that all four of them had completed the recruitment, which was an extremely simple resource gathering recruitment, and they hadn't encountered any danger throughout the process.

Lorne has been out of contact ever since.

Since the group had accepted the simple call to arms, even though Lorne had left the team, why didn't they take a little time to inform him?

After Grena's sharp rebuttal, Theodore suddenly realized that he hadn't considered enough aspects.

Lorne voluntarily left the team, and apart from himself, no one else present had a close relationship with him.

To be honest, we've only known each other for a few days.

They have no obligation to care about the life or death of a stranger.

"He seemed so indifferent back then," Grena scoffed, using this as a springboard to press her advantage.

"They completely look down on us. What can I do? Is it arrogance or stupidity for a first-level apprentice to look down on partnering with second-level apprentices?"

She shrugged, looking like she had no idea what to do.

Dante had a gloating look on his face, and the corners of his mouth curled up under his gloomy eyes, ready to turn into a smile at any moment.

"Theodore, I understand your anxiety right now, but Lorne's withdrawal was indeed his own choice, and it has nothing to do with us. Even if you question us, you can't stop what has already happened."

Seeing that the atmosphere had fallen silent, Herb stepped forward and spoke up to comfort him.

The implication between the two was that if Lorne really did have an accident, it was his own fault.

How incredibly stupid would a first-level apprentice have to be to leave a team with two second-level apprentices?

If you encounter a difficult recruitment situation, there is no way out.

Although Herb thought this way, she still encouraged Theodore to maintain an optimistic attitude:

"Let's wait a little longer. Maybe he'll appear in front of you safe and sound in a few days. You never know."

"Okay..." Theodore clenched his fists tightly beneath his wide robes.

We need to buy a few communication stones...

A communication stone is a means of long-distance communication. Its quality is classified according to the communication range. Although the highest quality coverage is only about ten miles, its advantage is that it can be used for real-time communication.

There wouldn't have been such a long information barrier. It took a whole week for me to find out that Lorne had answered the call on his own by searching around and asking others.

The downside is that communication stones are mostly expensive, far beyond what apprentices can afford.

With Lorne's matter settled, the group spent the following time discussing the general situation of the conscription and making preparations for next month's conscription.

Finally, with Theodore's announcement, the impromptu meeting officially ended...

...

Meanwhile, in the apprenticeship area.

A long-haired man wearing a robe with a gold emblem on his chest suddenly appeared in the simple wooden huts area.

The man had fair skin and a somewhat gentle yet cold appearance. Coupled with his long hair, he exuded a unique charm to the opposite sex.

Many female apprentices stopped and lingered, their eyes filled with a kind of infatuation.

After wandering back and forth among almost identical wooden huts for a while, the long-haired man, disoriented, heard a friendly call: "Brother Julian!"

So he stopped and looked toward the source of the sound.

The person on the other end of the voice also had long hair, and the two even looked somewhat alike.

If Lorne were there, he would definitely recognize that one of the long-haired men was Leonard, the one with whom he had a conflict during the training ground!

"You've been stuck at level three for so many years, haven't you grasped the key points of converting mental energy into magic power yet?"

Julian was very impatient, mainly because of Leonard's incompetence. Over the years, he had provided his younger brother with a lot of extra help.

Even though the position was extremely low-ranking, consisting mainly of compiling data, and the monthly contributions were meager, a portion was still set aside to be exchanged for magic crystals to help Lenorford.

And what about Lennart?

Two years after becoming a full-fledged wizard, he made no progress whatsoever, relying on his older brother who was a full-fledged wizard to run rampant in the apprentice district.

He bullied the weak and had one female apprentice after another by his side, causing a lot of trouble.

Fortunately, this good-for-nothing younger brother was very perceptive. Within two years, almost all the troubles he caused, big and small, were related to first and second-level apprentices.

Moreover, they are all poor talents and are useless people who will never be able to enter the Wizard Tower in their entire lives.

Faced with this burden, Julian was willing to lend a hand within reasonable limits, since he might break through to become a formal wizard at any time.

In the future, with the help of a formally recognized wizard of blood relation, the price to pay would be nothing more than helping the other party solve some trivial matters.

That's a good deal.

Julian took out a parchment scroll and handed it to Lenore:

"I've already registered your information for the simple recruitment and resource collection you asked me to do last time. Just go to the designated location on the date listed."

"Thank you, brother!" Leonardo was overjoyed as he took the parchment and began to examine its contents.

Normally, recruiting resource gatherers is highly sought after by apprentices, as it is not dangerous and allows them to complete the mandatory monthly tasks.

Almost all of them were sold out as soon as they were released.

Given Leonard's personality, he would never wait for the mission to be issued at the recruitment office, but unfortunately he has a brother who is a formal wizard.

Julian happened to know the wizard leading the resource gathering team, so he reserved a position for Lenorford in advance by paying some merit.