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

Lorne composed himself and smiled in response, "I'm very sorry, Mr. Sadiq, I'm just a newly promoted wizard apprentice and I don't know what you're talking about."

It's impossible for Sadiq to have discovered the Life Box. The only explanation is that he accidentally picked up the negative energy of the Life Box while taking or putting away items.

He happened to sense the subtle negative energy fluctuations emanating from the body.

"Yeah?"

That's a pity.

A flash of madness crossed Sadiq's eyes, but he quickly returned to normal.

After saying "Sorry to bother you," he turned and left dejectedly, muttering to himself, "So close... I was almost there..."

After watching Sadiq return to his room, Lorne finally breathed a sigh of relief and gently closed the door.

I also formed a general guess in my mind.

Sadiq was researching something that desperately needed negative energy. He had reached a crucial stage, and perhaps the first time he saw Sadiq, he sensed the subtle residual negative energy within himself, so he silently made a note of it.

"Rest," Lorne said to Theodore on the wooden bed, rubbing his temples.

"Lorne." Theodore paused briefly, as if remembering something, "He is very likely constructing a new spell."

"A new spell?" Lorne thought of the few simple spells he already knew.

All the magic in the world is not created out of thin air, but conceived by wizards.

They delved into every aspect of the world, using their unique imaginations to create one spell after another.

Each spell embodies the hard work and dedication of a wizard.

What puzzled Lorne was that Sadiq wasn't a wizard apprentice.

"What is his purpose in creating this spell?" Lorne asked, puzzled. "How can it benefit him?"

"It's to join the Black Tower." Theodore was quite certain. "As far as I know, there are two ways to join the Black Tower."

"One option is to have enough power to become a formal wizard and take on a position in the Black Tower."

"Another option is to have innovative research results; even if you are not a formal wizard, you can still join the Black Tower's academic faction."

The competition between wizarding factions is not only about overall combat strength, but also about academic rivalry.

This is a world where knowledge is power. Although each faction pursues different truths, they are all ultimately exploring the essence of the world.

For example, the truth that the Black Tower seeks is the "Black Sun".

Lorne's perspective is still very limited, and he is not clear about the overall layout of the world.

But from the scenes he saw in the Elven Sanctuary and from Enderik's words, Lorne learned that this world was divided into the Northern Continent and the Southern Continent.

I am currently in the Black Sun Tower, a wizarding force within the Kingdom of Seville on the Southern Continent.

The Southern Continent is mainly ruled by kingdoms, while the wizarding forces are scattered and transcend the mortal realm.

Every year, the kingdom collects resources from each manor and pays tribute to every wizarding force within the kingdom.

To put it simply, you can think of the wizarding forces as churches of different faiths, located within the kingdom.

Lorne felt that he couldn't worry about things outside right now.

One must at least become a formal wizard and hold an official position in the Black Tower before being qualified to deal with other forces outside.

"Go to sleep." Lorne indicated that he knew the general situation and urged Theodore to get some rest.

"Lorne, aren't you going to rest?" Theodore looked up at Lorne, who was sitting at the wooden table.

"I'm not tired yet." Lorne placed the tools for making runes on the wooden table and picked up a blank rune board.

Sadiq's sudden visit in the middle of the night really startled him. At that moment, he was no longer sleepy and was only wary of his neighbor.

If you encounter a seemingly insurmountable problem in your research, and you think that you might possess some means that provide negative energy, you might desperately try anything.

That's terrible.

After all, wizards are all a bit eccentric, and those who are obsessed with learning are even more so.

We must not let our guard down!

Laying out his tools, Lorne continued crafting the 'protective' runes...

[Reduces errors in rune drawing; Rune crafting - 'Protection' mastery progress +4]

[Slightly increased texture drawing speed; Rune crafting - 'Protection' mastery progress +2]

...

After a while, Lorne stopped and put the entire stack of 'protection' runes from the wooden table into his moonlight bag.

With the previous successful rune, there are now a total of 6 Power Protection Runes, and the progress in mastering 'Protection' has advanced significantly, reaching the beginner stage.

Selling all 6 Power Protection Runes will bring in 30 low-level magic crystals.

Even after deducting costs, it's not worth as much as a bottle of "The Meditator's Redemption".

Unfortunately, there's no other way to obtain magic crystals right now except through rune crafting.

"The life of a cow or a horse..." Lorne grumbled, his eyes getting tired. He glanced unconsciously out the window, trying to relieve his fatigue a little.

It's time to prepare to begin practicing the Heavenly River True Qi...

Lorne has been focused entirely on spell practice these past few days, completely neglecting this internal energy cultivation method, which is really a mistake.

The power boost that the Heavenly River True Qi can bring is definitely far greater than those spells that are slow to cast.

Just as he was pondering, the moonlight flowing into the room was cut off for a moment, disappearing in an instant with a "whoosh".

Lorne snapped out of his reverie and frowned slightly.

Did someone just flash by?

Could it be dark clouds and the sound of wind?

Given Sadiq's previous visit, Lorne dared not be careless and paid close attention to any external sounds.

More than ten minutes later, nothing unusual happened.

Lorne's slightly tense nerves relaxed a little, and he picked up the blank rune board again to create the 'protection' rune.

The pattern drawing and fixing were completed quickly, but due to considerations about the surrounding environment, the finished product of this power protection rune was poor.

However, they can still be sold with a discount.

Lorne peeled off a protective film, about to stick it onto the rune plate.

A gentle breeze wafted past the window, carrying with it a fragrant aroma.

It wasn't a fresh floral scent, but rather an overpowering artificial fragrance that was almost suffocating.

A strange feeling welled up inside me.

Lorne slowed his breathing and extinguished the candle wick without hesitation.

In the dead silence, apart from Theodore's whimpering, a new sound began to enter his ears.

A faint, chilling buzzing sound approached from afar.

"Theodore!" Lorne roared, forcefully waking Theodore from his deep sleep on the bed.

Theodore's body trembled violently, then he looked up at Lorne with a blank expression.

"Get out of here!" Lorne said gravely, grabbing Theodore and leaping toward the door.

A moment later, the buzzing became extremely piercing, as if hundreds of tiny wings were vibrating simultaneously.

A small, pale blue dot appeared outside the window, then two, four, ten... a hundred!