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

After the discussion, it was decided that Herb and Grena would go and gather more general information about the recruitment, while Dante and Lily would go to the market.

Theodore wasn't about to sit idle either; he planned to go to the Wizard's Tower again to see if he could catch a glimpse of Katarina.

The group dispersed.

Lorne remained where he was, and after the others had all left, he asked Theodore, "Where did you get these two second-level apprentices?"

I had never seen these two people before.

Lorne didn't want to interfere with Theodore's social life, but he at least needed to find out the background of these people and couldn't blindly trust them.

"Heber and Grena? It's a long story. Heber met Grena a few days ago at the training ground, and Lily brought Grena along..."

"...After the relevant announcements were released, we decided to form a small group to deal with the monthly conscription together, because there's strength in numbers."

Theodore told Lorne everything about how he met the two men.

We weren't very familiar with each other...

Lorne concluded that neither of them was trustworthy, especially Herb, who had only met the group midway and had volunteered to join Theodore's organization.

"What about Dante?" Lorne asked, his eyes gleaming.

"Dant?" Theodore didn't understand why Lorne would suddenly mention him. "I met him on my second day here."

"I accidentally bumped into a guy and a fight broke out. He started causing trouble for me, and everyone around was just watching. Only Dante stepped forward to help me."

"After that, when I became a wizard apprentice, I spent my time teaching him..."

In short, Theodore was mild-mannered, and when someone tried to cause trouble, Dante stepped in and said a few words, and that's how the two met.

Theodore was grateful for Dante's help and never forgot him after becoming his apprentice.

Their friendship ended there.

This relieved Lorne of her psychological burden, and she said directly, "Don't associate with him anymore."

"Huh?" Theodore looked puzzled, not understanding why Lorne would suddenly say such a thing.

The two of them, Dante and Lorne, exchanged no more than ten sentences in total.

"The attack by the phosphorescent beetles is most likely related to him, and Lenorford is behind it," Lorne said, making a startling statement.

In fact, he was basically certain that the attack was carried out by Lenor Forge, and that the person who leaked his address was Dante, but he was just short of evidence.

"How...how could this be?" Theodore's expression froze, unable to believe it.

"You said yourself, he hadn't even mastered meditation before, and yet he was promoted to wizard apprentice in just half a month?"

Lorne wasn't prepared to reveal all his baseless speculations; he mainly wanted to give Theodore a heads-up.

"Not everyone is a genius. If he really is involved in the attack, I'll deal with this troublesome person whenever I'm called upon or out on assignment..."

"Lorne, there must be some misunderstanding." Theodore's heart skipped a beat when he saw Lorne's icy gaze.

"Don't worry." Lorne patted Theodore on the shoulder. "What I just said is based on his involvement in the Phosphorus Beetle attack."

"If that's the case, don't stop me..."

"Hmm." Theodore could tell what was more important. If Dante really participated in the attack, then he would have to deal with him as Lorne had suggested.

Lorne would never have told him this without being certain; the fact that he brought it up only meant it was pretty much true...

Theodore's thinking was somewhat dull, and he didn't understand at all.

Why would Dante, who had once been so kind and helpful, plot against him and Lorne behind their backs?

It's not surprising that Theodore orchestrated the attack, given their previous conflicts.

Why did Kled choose to help Leonard attack him and Lorne...?

"I'm going to practice my spells." Seeing Theodore's dejected look, Lorne decided to leave for the time being and let the curly-haired boy have some peace and quiet.

Regardless, the feud with Lenorford has been established, and Lenorford has an older brother who is a formal wizard working at the Wizarding Tower.

Previously, they only released insects to attack, but who can guarantee what will happen next?

If Dante can get involved in an attack once, there will be a second, a third...

Lorne will not allow a threat to remain by his side.

Putting his thoughts aside for the moment, he returned to casting spells.

It's been a while since I've cast any spells.

After capturing the surrounding electric energy particles, bright white spell patterns slowly unfolded on his wrist.

Lorne's body twitched a few times, but he managed to stabilize the release process.

A dazzling spark condensed into a ball in the palm of his hand.

After about thirty seconds, the lightning ball took shape and was pushed out by Lorne.

After moving forward slowly for a few meters, it dissipated as an electric arc.

The results were still extremely poor.

Lorne's lightning balls moved at a snail's pace and could only maintain a distance of a few meters; it would be strange if an enemy could even get hit.

Keep practicing. How can you expect to see results if you don't put in the time?

The cultivation of these spells can only be achieved through time and accumulation. As one's understanding of spells broadens, it will undoubtedly deepen...

[Arc sustaining ability slightly improved; 'Lightning Ball' mastery progress +3]

The process of condensing electric sparks is more stable with reduced jitter; progress in mastering "Lightning Ball" increases by 7.

[The speed of the perceived electric energy particles has slightly increased; mastery of 'Lightning Ball' +4]

...

After an afternoon, Lorne stopped.

Theodore was standing to the side, pointing out the problems with the last use of the "Lightning Ball".

After calming down, he came over to give Lorne instructions on matters related to the "Lightning Ball," looking somewhat haggard.

Dante's situation clearly dealt him a heavy blow.

Lorne opened the Wizard section of the panel.

[Level 1 Wizard Apprentice (Progress: 4%)]

[Constitution: Boiling Blood (Locked)]

Level of mastery:

Black Sun Meditation (Mastery 237/800)

Spark Spatter (Beginner 10/200)

Arcane Blast (Beginner 15/100)

Lightning Ball (Beginner 58/100)

符文製作——明亮（熟练13/400）、坚韧（熟练55/400）、防护（初学19/200）】

Because of cultivating the Heavenly River True Qi, a locked indicator appears after the Boiling Blood physique, meaning it will most likely be unable to be activated until a solution is found.

Lorne is not planning to spend time on the two spells, "Spark Splatter" and "Arcane Blast," for the time being.

It's not very powerful, and it takes time to study it; the benefits are completely disproportionate to the effort.

Once you've mastered the Lightning Ball, you can supplement your control methods.

In previous creations, protective runes also progressed beyond the beginner stage, reaching the level of a novice.

As for the Black Sun Meditation Technique, Lorne has never used it since he learned of its hidden dangers, even though he now knows how to resolve it.

At least until the turmoil surrounding the Ring of Purification has subsided...

I used the 'purification' function during the attack of the Phosphorous Fire Beetles, and there's no guarantee that the original owner of the Ring of Purification wouldn't notice.

It's always good to be cautious and keep things in mind.

This is why Lorne was willing to spend one and a half high-grade magic crystals to buy a useless 'Purify' spell scroll...