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

The familiar wooden house came into view, and several figures stood silently in the open space next to Theodore's residence.

Lily, Dante, Herb, Grena, but Theodore is nowhere to be seen.

The group had clearly all received recruitment notices and gathered here together, but the atmosphere seemed a little strange...

Lorne glanced at them, greeted them, and then stood on the outer edge.

Of the group, only Herb nodded in response; the others, including Lily, did not react at all.

One minute, two minutes passed, and no one spoke.

"What's wrong?" Lorne finally asked, breaking the silence that had fallen for a while.

Lily looked like she had something to say but couldn't, and kept a close eye on Grena's reaction. She carefully explained, "Theodore went to the Wizard Tower to take the wizard's test. He left in a hurry and only mentioned it to me when he left the training ground."

The wizard's test?

Lorne remembered that this was indeed the case; the curly-haired boy had gone to the Wizard's Tower to look for Katarina several times before.

But the other party never returned.

Coincidentally, Katarina returned to the Black Sun Tower a few days before the recruitment announcement, and Theodore went to participate in the test she set up, resulting in the small group being without a leader at the moment.

Faced with the impending conscription, none of them were sure what to do.

"Let's wait for Theodore to come back." Lorne thought it was a simple matter and there was no need to gather together to discuss it and increase anxiety.

Just treat conscription as a slightly riskier commission.

"No." Herb shook his head slightly. "As far as I know, even the lowest-ranking wizards take at least half a month to pass the exam."

"The first problem is that we don't know how long Theodore's assessment will last, and the second problem is that it's very difficult to contact him."

"The assessments for each wizard are different, many of which are closed-door assessments, and some can even be described as... unconventional."

If we can't get in touch with Theodore for a month, are we just going to keep waiting?

No one present except Lorne had the patience.

What if all those simple recruitments are full after such a long period of time?

"Grena... Sister, don't be angry anymore." Lily gently shook Grena's arm, feeling very uneasy.

Grena was standing with her arms crossed, looking very impatient.

"Snap—"

Grena slapped Lily's hand away.

"What did you say before! Now we can't even find the person in charge, let alone complete the recruitment smoothly."

"I'm sorry," Lily pleaded with Grena, like a little maid.

"Sister Grena, there are only ten days left in the assessment period. It's impossible for me to become a formal wizard in such a short time. The only way to extend my assessment period is to answer the call to arms..."

Their posture was so humble, they were practically kneeling down and kowtowing.

"What does it have to do with me?" Grena said indifferently, "I only know that you'll be a burden to us."

Lily was the only one present who wasn't a wizard apprentice and couldn't even cast spells, so going to carry out the conscription was practically the same as dying.

Is bringing along such a burden just to create more difficulties and add a drag on yourself?

Previously, when Theodore was still alive, even a third-level wizard apprentice had no objections, so she tacitly accepted it.

Now that we've lost our strongest fighter, are we really going to drag this burden down on the ever-changing battlefield?

Grena's dissatisfaction was palpable.

"I know a lot, and I can serve you well. Please don't abandon me." Lily's eyes became very moist.

"If you ask me," Herb finally stepped in to mediate, "Lily, you stay at the residence and wait for Theodore to return. The four of us will go to the Wizard's Tower to look for recruits. If we find resources to collect such safe recruits, we'll take you with us."

"If only the less safe areas remain, then there's nothing we can do. After all, even if we take you along, we'll still face danger and won't be able to protect ourselves."

Although I was very reluctant, this was the best solution at the moment.

"Okay." Lily had no choice but to nod in agreement.

"Then let's not delay, let's head to the Wizard's Tower," Herb said to the remaining group.

Grena glanced at Dante and Lorne with a resentful look, then pursed her lips and said nothing.

"Wait."

Lorne, who had been silently observing everything, called the group to a halt.

"The three of you can go together. I prefer to work alone." He glanced indifferently at the group.

I don't mean anything by it, I just look down on you guys.

A scheming villain, an arrogant idiot, and a complete stranger.

Forget about hoping for anything; even simple trust is a problem.

The team and all that stuff, the previous squad was still buried in the ground.

Having learned from past mistakes, Lorne would not easily trust others. With Theodore gone, this small group meant nothing to him, and he was better off fighting alone.

Unless facing a formal wizard, the apprentice poses no real threat to him.

But what role could two second-level apprentices play if they actually encountered a formal wizard?

"You need to think this through." Herber's face immediately fell.

"I've thought it through very clearly," Lorne said with an indifferent attitude.

Grena is right. Why should I bring along a known enemy and two...burdens?

The only regret is that I couldn't travel with Dante and didn't have the chance to eliminate this threat.

"Ha!" Grena exclaimed as if she had heard the biggest joke in the world.

Why would a first-level apprentice leave a team with two second-level apprentices to go it alone?

They probably won't even know how they died!

"I hope you survive!" Grena said sarcastically, then left the open space first.

"Since you've made your decision, I won't interfere." Herb said with a sigh, making a show of regret before leaving.

Dante followed quietly, leaving only the smug Lorne and the dejected Lily behind.

"Lord Lorne..." Lily said hesitantly, her head bowed, "It's not appropriate for the two of us to accept the conscription alone..."

As she finished speaking, a slight blush appeared on her sweet face.

Lorne: "???"

Did this girl misunderstand something?

"Uh...you misunderstood." Lorne scratched his head awkwardly. "I just wanted to answer the call alone..."

"Huh?" The sweet girl's eyes widened in disbelief.

After understanding what Lorne meant, a blush spread across her cheeks.

Lily lowered her head and ran quickly back to her residence, slamming the door shut behind her, leaving only the words, "I'm sorry, Lord Lorne."

Lorne didn't have a bad impression of Lily.

He would be willing to help the girl in any way he could.

However, when one is poor, one should cultivate one's own virtue; when one is successful, one should benefit all under heaven.

If you can't even guarantee your own safety, how can you protect others when faced with an unknown conscription?