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

Chapter 14: Shallow Resource Zone

At dawn, dew still clung to the tips of the grass, and two horses, one brown and one black, moved slowly across the grassland.

Yesterday, the four members of the team found a place not far from the resource area and rested there for the night.

The main reason for preparing to enter the resource zone again today is that the resource zone is not safe at night and we need to be vigilant at all times.

From a distance, Lorne could see a pale red, transparent barrier on the other side of the grassland.

Rising from the grasslands, it hangs straight in the sky.

"What is that?" Lorne couldn't help but wonder.

A black horse carrying two large bags was slowly walking alongside the brown horse, one step at a time.

Lauren, sitting on it, was somewhat surprised: "Lorne, haven't you been to the resource area before?"

"No." Lorne shook his head. "I just arrived at the Black Sun Tower."

"Like this," Lauren said, pointing to the pale red barrier, "that's the outer barrier of the resource zone, used to separate the inner and outer areas."

"Why set up a barrier in the resource area?" Lorne asked, puzzled. "Won't it affect entry and exit?"

Generally speaking, resource zones should be open to people who want to come and go freely to collect the materials they need, so Lorne couldn't understand the purpose of setting up barriers.

"That's not a barrier that blocks objects," Lauren explained patiently. "It's a barrier that blocks magic."

"magic?"

"Yes." Lauren pressed her wizard hat on her head to prevent it from being blown away by the wind: "Legend has it that the resource zone was originally just an experimental site for important figures in the Black Tower."

"Therefore, this area is covered with a magic barrier to prevent the powerful magic from affecting the outside area in case of an accident during the experiment."

"And then what?" Lorne was quite curious to know how a perfectly good testing ground had been transformed into a resource area.

"I don't know the specifics," Lauren said, adding that she had only heard about it secondhand.

"Anyway, the final result was that powerful magic swept through the entire resource area, leading to the current situation," Lauren added.

"So that's how it is." Lorne couldn't help but sigh. Had more powerful wizards already been able to change the shape of the earth's surface?

This was clearly a departure from his understanding.

He thought that unleashing powerful spells that could destroy terrain was the limit of a wizard's abilities.

It now seems that the wizard's power is even more terrifying than he imagined.

"By the way, Lorne," Lauren approached Lorne again for a chat, "what made you choose to come to the Black Sun Tower?"

As for the reason... Lorne hesitated for a moment.

He recalled the two boys.

They ran tirelessly through the jungle, placing all their hopes for survival on external things.

For them, there's always the possibility that they won't see the sun rise tomorrow.

All of this was caused by a single sentence from the wizard.

How absurd.

"To become a wizard..." Lorne smiled.

"I also want to become a wizard." Lauren became excited for a moment, but quickly deflated:

"However, my mental aptitude is not high; my mental sea is only about the size of a small pool..."

When it came to mental aptitude, Lorne became interested.

He currently has little understanding of so-called spiritual power, only a few words of introduction from the Black Tower Guide.

This is a good opportunity... Lorne asked Lauren a few questions:

What is mental strength aptitude? What are the specific functions and uses of mental strength?

"Huh?" Lauren asked, puzzled. "Lorne, why don't you even know these basics?"

Lorne scratched his cheek somewhat awkwardly.

He had been at the Black Sun Tower for no more than five days, and just a few days before he was still working behind closed doors.

It would be strange if someone had a complete understanding of wizarding practices.

Fortunately, Lauren was very patient and explained it to me step by step:

"Mental aptitude refers to the area of the mental sea after it is opened; the larger the area, the better."

"The larger the area, the greater the amount of mental energy that will be converted into magic power."

"Mental strength is the key to a wizard's cultivation. It is the raw material for transforming into magic power, and at the same time, it is the tool for controlling magic power."

"It also has many other applications, such as rune triggering, resistance abilities, and the soul domain, etc..."

Lauren was still a little reluctant to stop, but she did.

The pale red barrier was right in front of them.

"We're about to enter the resource zone, everyone get ready," Rudolph reminded everyone, while directing Lauren: "Lauren, distribute the runes to everyone."

"Okay." Lauren rummaged through her small bag.

Soon, he took out several stones whose surfaces were flashing with strange characters.

Lauren handed the rune to everyone: "Activate it with your mental power when you can't hold on any longer."

Lorne took the rune and couldn't help but feel curious about the world inside the barrier.

Will entering the barrier have a significant impact on him? This is what Lorne is struggling with.

We'll know soon...

Nina and Rudolph rode their brown and black horses to the pale red barrier, exchanged a glance, and nodded.

The two horses proceeded toward the barrier.

Upon closer inspection, Lorne discovered that the pale red barrier was not solid, but rather flowed continuously like water.

It's quite peculiar.

Lorne watched helplessly as the barrier went over his arm and then passed through it with ease.

Once you enter the barrier, the most noticeable change is in your sense of touch.

Lorne could clearly feel the temperature rise and the air become extremely hot.

Secondly, there's the visual aspect.

Outside, the sky is vast, white clouds drift lazily, and green grass carpets the ground.

After entering the barrier.

The withered yellow grass rippled under the low-hanging fiery clouds, and all that met the eye was desolation.

Just a screen away, the vegetation covering the entire mountainside has withered and died.

The sky was no longer azure; the clouds were a deep, fiery red, as if they had been set ablaze.

It seems I won't need it... Lorne touched the runes in his pocket.

He didn't feel any obvious discomfort, just a significant increase in temperature.

"Whoa!" The brown horse suddenly began to struggle violently, leaping up repeatedly, trying to throw Nina and Lorne off its back.

Nina struggled to control the reins, trying to soothe the brown horse, but to no avail.

What's going on? Lorne hugged Nina tightly; he didn't want to be thrown off.

At the critical moment, Lauren took out the rune, and the light on the stone intensified, transforming into streaks of light that rushed towards the brown horse.

Faint ripples appeared on the brown horse's body, and it stopped its violent resistance.

With Nina's gentle reassurance, things finally calmed down.

"Use protective runes to resist fire-elemental erosion," Rudolf commanded.

Rudolph, Nina, and Lauren took out their runes one by one and began using them.

At the same time, Lauren also used a rune on the dark horse.

Strange? Why are they reacting so strongly? Lorne wondered to himself.

Nina was panting heavily, sweating profusely, with beads of sweat clinging to the stray hairs on the back of her neck.

Rudolph and Lauren weren't much better off.

They seemed to recover only after the gentle ripples enveloped them.

I don't seem to have been as affected as they were...

Fire attribute...fire element?

Memories hidden deep within surfaced, and Lorne was startled, opening the panel.