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

"The wizards' meeting places are located in the upper levels of the Black Tower, for normal social interactions or to post requests..."

"..."

Cologne then gave a brief overview of the wizard tower's interior layout and some points to note, before leading Lorne up the spiral staircase to the 16th floor, near the exit.

"All items inside the Black Tower must be exchanged for merit points, including access to facilities such as the meditation room, rune crafting station, and alchemy station..."

With a thought, Cologne took out a token bearing the Black Sun symbol from his storage ring.

"This is your Wizard Token, an important tool for communication between wizards and the Black Tower, and between wizards themselves. Keep it safe, as the merits calculated by the Pillar of Justice will be recorded in the token."

I'm familiar with this... Lorne took the Black Sun Token and infused it with his spiritual power.

The information displayed inside the token is very simple: personal information plus the user's disposable merit balance, which is a full three digits.

"Thank you, Lord Cologne," Lorne said simply.

"You can think of merit as the currency circulating within the Wizard's Tower. As long as you contribute to the development of the Black Sun Tower, you can settle it as merit through the Pillar of Justice."

"Generally speaking, to gain merit, you need to take on positions with no entry requirements... No, this much merit should take you a long time to accumulate."

Cologne gave Lorne a meaningful look, then reached out and patted him on the shoulder:

"Enjoy these peaceful days; you deserve them."

"Yes, Lord Cologne..."

After a brief farewell to Cologne, Lorne used the Black Sun Token to unlock the door to Room 3, then gently pushed open the textured black stone door.

Enter and close the door.

"Bang!"

The world fell completely silent.

Lorne patted his cheeks, feeling that his current experience was somewhat unreal.

It's almost a dream come true for an apprentice to be granted the status of a full wizard and to have a triple-digit record of achievements.

Normally, apprentices without a background or identity who are promoted to full wizards are mostly assigned to work as staff members, such as the security guards at the entrance of the apprentice hall.

Hard work day after day accumulates merit.

My situation is like winning the lottery; I can just relax now.

Lorne still had reservations about this, especially since Cologne's words and actions before leaving seemed to foreshadow something.

In the time ahead, make good use of the resources at hand and focus on improving yourself...

Lorne walked into the room and glanced around briefly.

Compared to the dilapidated wooden huts where the apprentices lived, the rooms in the Wizard Tower were infinitely better.

Before me was a circular, enclosed space with a somewhat dark color scheme. The walls and floor were made of smooth black stone, and runes flickered inside.

Although there were no lighting tools inside, it was not dark; an invisible and soft light shone from all directions.

Thanks to the arrays designed for different living functions, even though the room has no ventilation, it is not stuffy or uncomfortable at all.

It was completely empty, with nothing there, so when someone came in, they didn't know what to do.

Lorne sat down cross-legged on the ground and began to think about the next steps.

The most important thing is to resolve the conflict in physical constitution, and also to quickly advance to the rank of a formal wizard.

The second-level apprentice felt somewhat uneasy about his overflowing achievements. Without the corresponding strength, these numerous accomplishments would only bring disaster.

He unfolded the entire panel.

Lorne Holt

Age: 17

[Occupation: Martial Artist]

[Talents: Breath of Nature II, Fist and Bone II, All-Encompassing]

【掌握武学：吐纳术lvMax（待进阶），三叠劲lvMax（待进阶），天河真罡lv4（77/800），太极拳lv2（89/200）】

[Derivative Martial Arts: Overturning Heaven (Beginner), Whirlwind Flow (Introductory)]

[Attributes: Constitution 9, Strength 9, Agility 9, Spirit 11, Magic 0]

[Attribute Points: 1]

[Expansion Points: 1] [Progress: 14.7% (0.3% until next stage)]

[Martial Arts Library]

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[Level 2 Wizard Apprentice (Progress: 22%)]

[Constitution: Boiling Blood (Locked)]

Level of mastery:

Black Sun Meditation (Mastery 577/800)

Spark Spatter (Beginner 66/200)

Arcane Blast (Beginner 78/100)

Lightning Ball (Beginner 44/200)

符文製作——明亮（熟练13/400）、坚韧（熟练55/400）、防护（初学19/200）】

With a deeper understanding of wizards, the pioneering point has taken a big leap forward, with only 0.3% remaining to reach the next stage.

My current mental attribute is 11 points, and my progress to level 2 is only 22%. That means I need about 9 attribute points to reach the bottleneck of becoming an apprentice.

Even maxing out the proficiency in Tai Chi and Tianhe Zhen Gang is still not enough.

Lorne planned to forcibly improve his realm using attribute points. He could no longer continue using drugs, as it would cause impurities in his mental energy and affect the conversion of magic power.

What if we just added points to magic power? An idea popped into my head.

Since the indicator for judging whether an apprentice can advance to a wizard is magic power, can I skip the apprenticeship period by simply adding points to my magic power attribute?

Lorne quickly put his idea into practice by tapping on the [Magic Power] attribute in the attribute bar.

One second, two seconds... no response.

The number 0 after Magic remained unchanged, and the attribute points did not decrease.

This was the first time he had encountered such a situation, and Lorne was a little confused. He tried a few more times, but all of them ended in failure.

Could it be...

What are the key steps in converting mental power into magical power that you are unaware of?

With a wealth of merits at his disposal, Lorne thought this was just a minor issue. He could simply go to the wizards' meeting place to inquire, and at most, he would have to pay a little more merit to resolve the question.

Lorne opened the martial arts library, preparing to configure a new martial art to make up for the missing attribute points.

-[Internal Skill]-

[Righteous True Qi], [Pure Yang Skill], [Heavenly River True Qi], [Endless Life]...

-【Fist Techniques】-

[Crushing Mountain Fist], [Nine Tribulations Fist], [Tai Chi Fist]...

-【Body Techniques-】

[Mirror Flower, Water Moon], [Five Elements Escape], [Lingbo Steps], [So Close Yet So Far]...

-【Palm Techniques】-

[Hundred Flowers Palm], [Mountain-Splitting Palm], [Great Creation Palm]...

-【Swordsmanship-】

[Evil-Repelling Sword Technique], [Big Dipper Sword], [Supreme Forgetfulness Sword]...

-【Leg Techniques-】

-【...】-

Previously, the choice of martial arts techniques tended to be simple, mainly in order to gain attribute points faster.

Advanced martial arts skills inevitably require more time and energy. Before, when even my life was in danger, I didn't have much time to waste.

Time is of the essence these days, and Count Renault remains a thorn in my side.

Moreover, Lorne always felt that the official status and achievements of a wizard were not so easy to obtain; perhaps, unbeknownst to him, a storm was brewing...