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

After tidying up briefly, Lorne left his residence, went down the stairs, and took the teleportation array to the Star River Hall.

Galaxy Hall.

As soon as Lorne pushed open the small door, he heard a heated discussion coming from inside, which was noisier than usual.

Many wizards remained in shock, muttering "How is this possible?" repeatedly. By listening to their jumbled conversation, one could discern the specific content of their discussion.

The story largely revolves around a name that Lorne found completely familiar.

Son of the Dead—Fmiran!

Could it be that news of Vermilan's transformation into a fallen lich had already spread within the Black Tower? He immediately made this deduction.

The one called the "Child of the Dead" must have possessed immense talent, yet he ended up as a lifeless being with no consciousness left—that alone is enough to cause a sensation...

However, no matter how much external fluctuations occur, it has nothing to do with me. The main purpose of coming to the Star River Hall this time is to replenish the Tears of Stars and to issue a commission.

Stepping on the reflected starlight, Lorne arrived at the bar.

Yurien spotted him from afar and waved as he busied himself at the potion-making table, without any hint of flattery.

"Lorne." Despite the passing of five days and the constant flow of people at the bar, he hadn't forgotten the boy's name, addressing him by his full name as if they were old friends.

"This time we need a few bottles of Star Tears."

"The more the better." Lorne casually found a spot near Euryn at the bar, thought for a moment, and then made a "ten" with his fingers.

"Give me ten bottles first."

The process of solidifying the star core requires at least two to three months of arduous meditation, and the amount of star tears needed is enormous.

One bottle of Star Tears is equivalent to three days of natural absorption, which can quickly advance the progress and greatly shorten the time.

However, including the stabilization phase, it will still take about half a month to a month.

Five days have passed, and a significant portion of that time has been devoted to cultivating the Heavenly River True Qi, but Xingxuan has yet to show any signs of shrinking.

Although it has expanded further compared to before.

However, expansion is only a prerequisite for contraction. First, the influence and range of the star vortex must be expanded to the maximum until it is almost filling the dantian before the contraction step can be carried out.

In general, the progress bar for the process of guiding the stellar spiral to the condensation of the stellar core is not even halfway complete.

Thinking this way, Lorne changed the number of bottles from ten to twenty, which would save him from having to come to the Star River Hall every few days in the future.

Yurien paused, looked up and stared at Lorne, his eyes wide open.

That expression makes it seem like he's asking, "Are you serious?"

"I'm not joking with you," Lorne said seriously. "Hurry up."

"This is quite an achievement, especially considering we don't have that many materials." Yurian felt that he still knew too little about the boy in front of him.

Logically speaking, someone who can casually produce such a large amount of merit should be well-known within the Wizard Tower.

Unfortunately, I had never met him before; he must be a newcomer who has just started out.

But where do newcomers get so many merits? You should know that even the lowest-ranking positions in the Wizard Tower don't earn more than ten merits a month.

After deducting the costs of the meditation room and simulation training ground, the remaining merits aren't even enough to exchange for cultivation resources, so where would they come from to spend so many merits on drinks?

It would be a lie to say I wasn't shocked.

But since Lorne had already said that, he had no choice but to go to the shelf behind him to check the ingredients after making a drink for one customer.

"We currently have only enough materials for about ten bottles."

Yurien gave a brief explanation and then got busy.

During the refining process, the two chatted idly.

"No wizard would normally choose the expensive Star Tear. 0.7 merit points is enough to cultivate for seven periods in a low-level meditation room."

Seven time periods, or fourteen hours, translate to 0.05 merit points per hour in the low-level meditation room.

Lorne once again realized the weight of the task at hand.

"If you're looking for some relaxation and indulgence, you can choose a cheaper drink." Euryn handed over a parchment scroll listing the available drinks.

"If you have achievements, you won't earn them..." Lorne wanted to continue, but felt it was a bit offensive, since the other party was considering things from his perspective.

"No, I'll keep the Tears of Stars. I have other uses for them."

Seeing this, Euryn stopped trying to persuade him.

As they waited, the discussion in the hall grew increasingly heated, with the wizards subtly shifting their focus to whether "the next Vermilan might emerge."

Lorne wasn't interested in these things, and idly fiddled with the yellow sand pendant hanging around his neck until he heard the waves of discussion mentioning words like "apprentice" and "formal wizard."

He immediately became interested, as there just happened to be someone who could answer his questions.

"By the way, Euryn, why is the Star River Hall much more lively than usual today?"

"Haven't you heard?" Yurien was somewhat surprised, but he still worked methodically, adding medicinal herbs into the alchemy cauldron intermittently.

"What did you hear?" Lorne had been staying in his residence for the past five days, without any communication with the outside world.

"More than ten years later, another apprentice has been granted the status of a formal wizard. The only one to achieve this is 'Son of the Dead' Vermilan."

Lorne's hand, which was fiddling with the yellow sand pendant, froze instantly.

"The news first broke in the apprentice area, and due to its shocking nature, it spread extremely quickly, and soon everyone in the Wizard Tower knew about it."

"Everyone is speculating about who this newly appointed official wizard is, and whether he could be the next Vermilan," Euryn remarked with some emotion.

"Fumilan only recently fell at the Voll Manor, and I didn't expect that a successor would appear so soon."

"Lorne, do you think this newly appointed official wizard might be as young as you?"

"Lorne..."

"Lorne?" Seeing Lorne standing there silently, Yurian looked at him with some confusion. "What's wrong with you?"

"Oh," Lorne responded, snapping out of his daze. "It's nothing, just a little surprised."

"I was also very surprised when I heard the news. For an apprentice to be granted the status of a formal wizard means that he has reached the strength of a formal wizard even before he has developed magic."

Yurien didn't stop what he was doing, his eyes filled with a sense of bewilderment: "This is such an incredible thing."

Legend has it that Vermilan was only one step away from becoming a Saintly Wizard, about to embark on the path of transcendence. Who could have imagined...

"Maybe this newcomer is here to replace Formilan."

"Hmm." Lorne replied casually, deep in thought, and remained silent until Euryn finished concocting all the potions.

"A total of twelve bottles of Tears of the Stars." Euryn placed the crystal bottles one by one on the bar.

"Okay." Lorne took out his wizard token to pay the bill and added Euryn's contact information.

If you need Star Tears next time, just send a notification on your token and you can come directly to the bar in the Star River Hall to collect them.