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

As dawn broke, Lorne got up early.

The Black Sun Breathing Technique ultimately failed to progress to the point of depicting the black sun soaring through the sky.

On the one hand, my mental strength is not strong enough. Every time the sun is about to be completely devoured by darkness, my meditation is on the verge of collapse.

No matter how much you try to depict it, you can't go any further.

On the other hand, Lorne's energy was limited, and he fell asleep from exhaustion in the latter half of the night...

Having empty pockets feels awful, makes me feel insecure... Lorne got up early to go to the market and try to get some magic crystals.

Since arriving at the Black Sun Tower, Lorne has been secluded in his room working on his vehicle for two days. It's time for him to go outside and take a look.

"Is there anything I need to bring?" Before leaving, Lorne glanced around the room.

A wooden bed, a wooden table, two books on the bed, a half-burnt candle and a few pieces of bread that had been brought to the table.

Lorne's entire fortune!

With two or three scraps of bread tucked into the pocket of his robe, Lorne, whose possessions were even more destitute than his face, went out.

Like the residences, the apprentice market is located in the living and social area outside the Black Sun Tower.

The two are quite close to each other.

After walking along the path marked by dense footprints for about ten minutes, Lorne could hear the commotion from the market from afar.

The sun had just risen, and there were few people on the path at that time, but the vendors in the market had already taken their places.

"Runele! Made by the Grand Wizard of the Black Tower himself!"

"Mental potions, support potions! I have all the potions you need!"

"Everything is half price! Everything is half price!"

The vendors' calls to their wares were incessant, but there weren't many people in the market.

It's still early.

Lorne's gaze swept over the vendors in front of the stalls, and among them were not only humans.

An elf with pointed ears...? A gigantic being...? Wait... what's with those two antlers on its head?

There were some races that Lorne had never even heard of.

"Want to try your luck?"

As Lorne approached the potion vendor, he heard a seductive voice whisper in his ear.

What? He looked around, but there was no one there.

"Hehe, here, here!"

Lorne looked toward the source of the sound, and a short, ugly, green creature with sharp teeth and ears came into view.

Hey? Isn't that a goblin?

The goblin merchant, who only reached Lorne's knees, was rubbing his little hands together and rolling his tiny yellow eyes: "Don't worry, sir, it's definitely worth more than you'd expect!"

It quickly pulled out a small blanket and spread it on the ground.

Then, it took out some strange and unusual things from the small backpack on its back.

A small skull, a piece of metal, a can, an hourglass, a moldy coin...

"You should go back to your clan leader." Lorne dashed away in a flash.

"I don't have any money to cheat..." he muttered to himself as he pulled a small piece of bread from his pocket.

There are some commissioned tasks on the GG sign in the market center, but the rewards are usually not high.

Having no other way to obtain magic crystals, Lorne could only try his luck.

Before arriving at the center, Lorne glanced at a potion shop at random.

A single bottle of magic potion can cost as much as one low-grade magic crystal, while spirit-enhancing magic potions are sold for one medium-grade magic crystal per bottle.

Based on the impurity coefficient, magic crystals are divided into three levels: low, medium, and high.

One medium-grade magic crystal is roughly equivalent to ten low-grade magic crystals.

One low-grade magic crystal was enough to buy the gray robe that Lorne was wearing.

Magic crystals are essentially stones containing magical power, which can help wizard apprentices restore their magical abilities.

Lorne doesn’t need this right now, but it’s the currency in the Black Sun Tower!

No matter what you do, you absolutely can't do it without money...

After trekking for several minutes, Lorne saw a circular area surrounded by a path ahead, with the GG sign in the center.

Although it was early, a few gray-robed apprentices were still scattered around in front of the GG card, flipping through its contents.

They're all unfortunate people... Lorne arrived at the circular area and stood aside to watch.

The GG card not only contains quest assignments, but also all sorts of quirky GG recommendations, as well as some job postings.

Valensa's Potions Shop needs an assistant skilled in sorting medicinal herbs.

Reward: 5 low-grade magic crystals per day

Location: Valensa's Potions Shop

The so-called shops are usually not in the market, but in the exchange, where you can find better things.

Lorne was quite tempted by the reward; he could buy a potion in just two days.

However, the book "Basic Identification of Medicinal Herbs" remains sealed and untouched to this day.

In Lorne's words: I became a wizard apprentice just to save my life, who the hell wants to tinker with this stuff!

Instead of wasting time on things that have no effect, it's more worthwhile to grind for more skill points.

Unfortunately, the breathing technique has reached a bottleneck, and without a breakthrough, it will be impossible to gain attribute points.

The "three-fold strength" can be summed up in two words: strenuous.

If he had restorative potions, Lorne could catch up quickly.

But healing potions require magic crystals...

No matter how roundabout the approach, the problem still boils down to: no money!

The stacked pages covered several other pages, so Lorne, like the other apprentices, had to bend down and peel them off.

Lorne is not qualified for most of the positions offered by GG.

The rewards from those commissioned tasks are not high, mostly 1-2 low-level magic crystals, and 3-4 low-level magic crystals for better ones.

However, high-paying commissions are extremely complicated and require a lot of time to complete.

If Lorne accepts these commissions, he'll probably be lying on the chopping block for the wizards to slaughter in two months.

He flipped through the pages one by one, and soon, a request for assistance caught his eye:

"Clear out the phosphorescent beetles and bring back their shells."

Location: Shallow resource area, sulfur vein fissure.

Client: Moros

Reward: 2 low-grade magic crystals/each

Note: Delivery to stall number 46 (permanent) in the market.

Lorne became interested in this commission.

Although clearing out Phosphorus Beetles requires entering resource areas, the rewards will be substantial if there are enough of them.

With his current strength, entering the shallow resource zone shouldn't be too much of a problem.

You should know that he came from a martial arts school as an instructor. He may not know anything else, but he is definitely not a problem in combat.

"A few beetles, how could they possibly hurt me?" Lorne confidently took the commission and put it in his pocket.

It took quite a while to look through the GG cards, and the crowds at the market were gradually increasing.

Several shops were already surrounded by people, and those behind them didn't even have a place to stand.

For shops with no customers, the shopkeepers shouted even more enthusiastically.

Surprisingly, a group of people had gathered on the main road not far from Lorne.

The shops on both sides were empty.

Lorne was curious and went inside.

"What bounty? The reward is a whole high-grade magic crystal!"

"My God, a high-grade magic crystal! What an incredible treasure!"

...The discussions among the people were incessant.

What?! A high-grade magic crystal! Lorne was stunned for a moment.

Who is so generous? One high-grade magic crystal is equivalent to one hundred low-grade magic crystals.

If I can get this bounty, I won't have to worry about magic crystals for the next two months.

He stood on tiptoe and peered inside.

A short, ugly goblin came into view...