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

Lorne channeled his mental energy into the blank runeboard and could sense a mental space the size of a palm.

Is this simulating the mental sea? How can zero-order spells be constructed in the mental sea...? Lorne increasingly wants to become a wizard apprentice.

After studying rune literature, Lorne developed a yearning for the so-called truth.

This is unavoidable for every wizard or anyone who aspires to be a wizard.

After all, this stems from the heart, from humanity, from the exploration of the unknown, and from the desire for power.

No wonder wizards are all a bit crazy... Lorne calmed himself down.

He vowed not to let desire and greed override reason and humanity.

In any case, one must first be a person, and only then a profession, such as a martial artist or a wizard.

After emphasizing it to himself several times, Lorne finally returned to rune creation.

Looking up, I saw the carving knife, coagulating liquid, and coating neatly arranged in front of me.

And there's Mia's blank stare.

"My little elf, you can go outside and play."

With the translator's work finished, Lorne felt that Mia no longer needed to stay here all day.

"No," the little guy said reluctantly, "I want to watch you make runes."

"I can help Brother Lorne!" Mia handed over a carving knife.

"Alright, alright." Lorne smiled and took the carving knife, having no other choice.

Connecting one's mental energy with the carving knife is a very novel feeling.

Although the carving knife was held in my hand, it felt as if it had become a part of my body.

The moment a thought arises, the spiritual energy gathered at the tip of the knife will dissipate, like water that cannot be stopped from flowing through a valve.

Lorne then discovered the difficulty in carving the patterns—the control of mental energy.

To carve dense and intricate patterns on a blank rune plate the size of a palm, one needs to allow mental energy to flow out like a trickle.

If it is not controlled, all previous efforts will be wasted.

Another challenge in engraving runes is the arrangement and combination of basic runes.

Without a reference book, Lorne could only experiment to figure out how to combine basic runes to form a basic spell.

However, the materials available are limited.

Let's start with something simple... Lorne thought of the 'Bright' rune that Lauren used in the underground cave.

He picked up the carving knife, ready to start carving, but then froze.

I don't know which basic runes to use for 'Bright'.

There's no doubt that the core pattern is the basic energy rune 'Light'.

The problem lies in the auxiliary patterns.

There are many options for auxiliary patterns when creating runes that provide illumination.

For example, the basic general-purpose functions 'Start', 'Lead', and 'Release', and the basic practical functions 'Trigger', etc...

In addition, each choice has a different pattern and scale, and the core pattern and auxiliary pattern can be combined in a variety of ways.

For example, overlapping, layering, intersection, etc...

Who knows which choice, which combination, will become the 'Bright' rune?

If you were to try them all, it would take at least several hundred attempts, assuming each one succeeds on the first try.

He only had 8 blank rune plates.

Lorne hesitated for a long time, unable to bring himself to use the carving knife.

Mia looked up and observed him intently.

I lowered my head, unsure of how to carve it.

Finally, Lorne and Mia stared at each other, wide-eyed.

"What's wrong, Brother Lorne?" Mia asked, puzzled.

"No...it's nothing." Lorne lowered his head again.

Who cares, let's just do it! At least we can't lose face in front of the kids!

In the end, Lorne chose 'Light' as the core pattern and 'Gathering' as the auxiliary pattern.

The "Bright" rune is arguably the simplest, with only one auxiliary pattern.

More complex runes require more choices in auxiliary patterns and offer a wider variety of combinations.

Lorne's palms were already sweating.

Before creating runes, he thought he was a one-in-a-million genius in rune literature, having learned the theory in just three days.

Before long, I felt despair.

What kind of monsters are these people who study runes!

He swallowed hard, gripped the carving knife tightly, and placed it on the rune plate.

Drawing runes does not require carving; you only need to transmit your mental energy to draw patterns on the whiteboard.

Due to excessive tension, he lost control for a moment, and his mental energy flowed from the tip of the knife into the blank rune board.

The first piece—was scrapped.

The air fell silent for a moment.

A large white dot lit up on the runeboard, indicating that the mental space inside had been damaged.

With the large white dot blocking the way, the core and auxiliary textures definitely cannot be drawn completely.

It's like drawing a circuit diagram and finding a big black dot on a white sheet of paper.

The space is so small that the patterns in that part are obscured, so it's impossible to present the original function.

"Brother Lorne," Mia asked curiously, pointing to the large white dot on the runeboard, "what's this?"

"It's nothing!" Lorne pretended to be calm, tossed the broken rune plate aside, and took a new one out of the bag.

Mia found it a bit amusing, so she approached the wooden fence and reached out to grab the broken rune plate.

Children have a strong desire to learn.

My arms are too short to reach it.

"Sit back, sit back." Lorne picked up the broken rune plate and shoved it into Mia's hand.

He picked up a carving knife and carefully handed it to her: "Here, play with it, but don't hurt yourself."

"Mmm." Mia then obediently sat down.

Lorne then began his second attempt.

He remained calm and focused, bringing his mental carving knife to the touch of the blank rune plate.

This time, Lorne was very cautious and dared not slack off in the slightest, channeling his mental energy into the runeboard little by little.

Soon after, he was drenched in sweat.

Fine, winding lines lit up on the rune plate, like pythons slithering across it.

According to the book "Elf Runecraft", layering is a relatively common combination method and is the most common in rune creation.

Lorne felt that the 'Bright' rune was a fairly standard choice, so he opted for this combination.

Multiple lines overlap on the same plane, densely packed.

This requires a high level of spiritual insight; one must not make mistakes when drawing the patterns of 'light' and 'gathering'.

It's easy to draw crookedly.

Or draw the patterns that should belong to 'light' onto 'gathering'.

After a while, the bright patterns on the runeboard became denser and denser, like a spider web, and soon covered the entire board.

It's almost done...

immediately...

Just a little bit more...

"Brother Lorne." An untimely voice came.

One wrong stroke and the second rune plate was ruined.

Lorne: "..."

He angrily threw the rune tablet in his hand.

While calming myself down, I looked at the little guy in front of the fence, scribbling randomly on the board with a carving knife:

"What's wrong, little elf?" Lorne asked patiently.

"Why is your board glowing? Mine isn't..." Mia looked at the board in her hand in confusion.

Lorne turned back to pick up the runeboard he had just thrown away: "Brother, go get that glowing one for you."

The path of runes is long and arduous...