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

Chapter 196 Public Announcement, Deletion

After dealing with the parasitic spores of the lightning-struck wood sprite, Lorne felt a sense of relief, no longer needing to constantly worry about whether it would undergo a mutation.

I only felt a pang of regret when calculating the rewards. If I had known it would be this simple, I would have set the reward price for the commission lower...

Lorne walked to the pillar of light and hung up another commission, containing detailed information about Black Raven Courtyard, with the price to be discussed.

The secret location of the Death Crow is in the Black Crow Courtyard. The exact location is unknown, but it is still necessary to prepare in advance and find out the relevant information, even if it cannot be guaranteed that the Death Crow Mark can be obtained.

At least in the absence of other options, the information hidden by the Death Crow can be sold as a commodity in exchange for helpful items.

Logically speaking, since Raven's Nest had included the incident of stirring up a swarm of crows in the City of Hope in his mission report, the higher-ups of the Black Tower should have paid some attention to it.

Given that a second-rate wizarding force like Raven's Nest suddenly launched such a widespread disaster in a city established by an exiled archmage, the Black Tower's intelligence department will most likely investigate.

The higher-ups will definitely find out about the secret hiding of the dead crows; it's just a matter of what decision they will make.

Should he tell Cologne? Lorne pondered this in his mind. As the Minister of Law Enforcement, this shouldn't be within the other party's responsibilities.

Therefore, Cologne should not have known about the Dead Raven's Hideout. He might have become suspicious because of his own mission report and went to investigate.

You'll find out sooner or later anyway, so you might as well tell them in advance.

With mixed feelings, Lorne walked towards the entrance of the Starry Hall under the bright starlight. He could put everything else aside for now; it was more important to find Sadik at the academic school first.

Just as he reached the door and was about to push it open, the starry sky above the hall swirled up and down like a vortex, its brilliant light converging towards the very center.

This unusual scene instantly drew gasps of surprise from many wizards.

"The galaxy has begun to surge!"

"What is this? This has never happened before!"

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"The once peaceful Star River Hall was instantly plunged into chaos, with starlight moving freely without any restraint."

Lorne paused, looking back at the scene, feeling a sense of curiosity about this sudden change and anticipating what would happen next.

The flickering starlight gradually converged in the center, forming a dazzling curtain of light that enveloped most of the sky.

After the light screen flickered several times, the image gradually appeared.

The enormous light screen was initially obscured by billowing smoke and dust, making it impossible to see anything. However, based on the environment, it could be determined that this was a fast-moving scene.

This scene looked incredibly familiar to Lorne, giving him a sense of déjà vu, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

"The projection in the Star River Hall? It's usually only used when something important is announced, and there are only a few people who can use it, mostly high-ranking officials."

Among the crowd, a sorcerer explained that he had some understanding of the screen made of starlight.

The projection in the Star River Hall? A bad feeling rose in Lorne's heart.

The next second, the billowing smoke and dust in the light screen in the center of the hall gradually faded and dispersed to the surroundings, and the scene inside gradually became clearer.

When Lorne could finally see the image on the screen clearly, his pupils constricted sharply, filled with shock.

The screen displayed the face of a handsome young man riding a horse, cracking his whip as he galloped away into the distance.

Pursuing it was a viscous shadow moving rapidly on the ground, and an old wizard in mid-air.

After the old wizard was stopped by the aloof woman in the group, the sticky shadow chased after the group of people who were fleeing on horseback at an extremely fast speed.

Unfortunately, things didn't go well. The group of apprentices, led by the handsome young man, hadn't gone far before they were caught up by the sticky shadows and tripped up by the released [Shadow Entanglement].

Horses, eroded by the shadows, swiftly turned into white skeletons, and the apprentices fled in panic.

Lorne immediately thought of the solemn middle-aged man he had met at the law enforcement department not long ago, and the man's words kept echoing in his ears.

"Before the Battle of the Prodigies arrives, I will guide the public opinion within the tower."

"At that time you will face pressure from all sides, and one requirement: no matter what happens, do not reveal your so-called martial arts skills."

"At the very least, we can't let outsiders know that those methods weren't driven by mental power or cast with magic."

There are only a handful of people who can use the Star River Hall projection system, and most of them are in high-ranking positions.

Regardless of what others do, Cologne, as the Minister of Law Enforcement, certainly has the ability to activate the projection in the Starry Hall.

Moreover, the footage recorded by the recording equipment during this mission was only given to Cologne.

Therefore, the fact that the projection is openly displayed in the hall can only be attributed to this law enforcement minister.

"Dominate the public opinion within the tower..." Lorne kept repeating this phrase, trying to guess Cologne's intentions.

Not long ago, the other party threw a token with certain permissions into my hand in a dimly lit office, saying that it was an initial investment.

It's impossible for him to change his mind and publicly release the footage from the recorder, exposing the martial arts he used inside the Wizard's Tower.

Therefore, Cologne's actions must have been accompanied by certain intentions.

The scene had already shifted to the hook-nosed wizard about to catch up with the group. The handsome young man finally realized that he could not escape from the other party and ordered his apprentices to cast spells towards the shadows.

The scene abruptly ended after the shadow dissolved all the magic.

Lorne was stunned for a moment. The following scene showed him using the Flame Storm pre-stored in the Ring of Purification to quickly engulf the shadow.

The screen changes.

The ice wizard in the group had already returned to the handsome young man's side, while the old wizard and the hook-nosed wizard caught up again and confronted the handsome young man.

The video did not record sound, so the situation could only be judged based on the general scene.

After a stalemate, the handsome young man in the lead took out several storage rings, unleashed his level three mental strength, and threw the rings containing resources at the two wizards in the crow's nest.

The scene ends abruptly here.

Judging from this scene alone, it seems as if the wizard leading the transport of supplies was forced to bow his head under the intimidation of the two official wizards and hand over part of the transported supplies to the hook-nosed wizard and the old wizard.

Dominating public opinion within the tower... Lorne seemed to understand what the solemn middle-aged man wanted to do.

The final scene, naturally, takes place in the Thunder Mountains.

The lightning-struck wood spirit chased after the group, and all the scenes of it blocking the lightning vines and helping the apprentices escape were cut out, leaving only the part where Estelle blocked them.

Then, during the escape, the handsome young man was struck in the chest by a dark purple vine bearing lightning runes and lost consciousness...