Chapter 114: Alliance Shelter Act

In the next two or three weeks, Jess practiced swordsmanship at night and continued to strengthen his casting of Arcane Intellect during the day, making it last longer and longer.

Marin's requirement is to reach the standard of helping to practice mage armor. It should last at least three to four hours. However, when Jess successfully cast Arcane Intellect for the first time that day, it disappeared after only a few minutes.

So to reach this standard, he must practice harder and accurately grasp the skills of manipulating arcane magic.

However, in order not to gradually doubt life under the influence of Arcane Intellect as Marin said, he has always been practicing on Thaeurno. After all, this guy can't tell whether he is smart or stupid for a while. As long as he feels that he can see things more clearly, it can be considered effective.

Of course, in addition to practicing swordsmanship and Arcane Intellect, the most important thing is to continue learning Orcish and practice writing articles.

At the end of October, Master Cadore DuShang announced the exam questions. It was similar to what Marin guessed. It was to discuss the main contradictions and common interests of the various kingdoms within the Alliance in Orcish.

Jess planned to choose a topic that has somewhat cooled down in recent popularity compared to the currently hot topic of the Alliance Expeditionary Force—the Alliance Shelter Act.

It's not because he doesn't want to ride the wave of popularity, but because he knows too much about the future of the Alliance Expeditionary Force. The fates of the "Sons of Lothar", the missing Marshal Turalyon and Alleria Windrunner, as well as the Thousand-Year War that follows, the struggles on Argus, the battles between the Burning Legion and the Army of the Light...

He is worried that he will unconsciously reveal too much in articles or answers, thus exposing some things that should not be exposed.

Cadore DuShang himself is not only an Orcish language teacher but also proficient in many languages. He has lived in many places and understands the cultures of various races and different kingdoms.

He has a good knowledge of history and geography. If he accidentally exposes something he shouldn't know, he will definitely be caught.

The "Alliance Shelter Act" is relatively much safer. After all, this act became nominal after the fall of Lordaeron. Jess doesn't know any more than the locals here.

In simple terms, the "Alliance Shelter Act" is an act passed by the Alliance led by the Kingdom of Lordaeron regarding the handling of Orc prisoners.

It requires all members of the entire Alliance to concentrate Orc prisoners in a newly built detention camp under the Alterac Valley and jointly fund its operation.

Recently, many kingdoms or forces holding Orc prisoners have discovered a problem—that is, the Orcs are no longer as violent and bloodthirsty as they were during the war. Instead, there appears to be a collective contagious weakness and drowsiness.

Antonidas, the leader of the Kirin Tor, believes this is due to the fading influence of demons on the Orcs. Therefore, he agrees with King Terenas II's proposition to continue detaining these Orcs and find ways to cure the influence of demons, seek coexistence with these Orcs, and hope that in the future they can contribute labor to make up for the losses of the war.

However, the opinions of Dalaran and Lordaeron have been strongly opposed by other kingdoms. After the shelter was established, the proposition of coexisting with the Orcs is no longer the focus of discussion.

Because the maintenance cost of the shelter is borne by the entire Alliance, kingdoms that have suffered heavy losses in the war have found it difficult to come up with so much money to support these Orcs after the war, not to mention that the people they are funding are thugs who have killed their people and burned their land.

The most important thing is that each country has already spent a considerable amount of money on the reconstruction of New Stormwind. They are even more stretched when it comes to supporting the shelter.

The shelter, which was originally intended to show the degree of civilization of the Alliance, came to an abrupt end when the finances of the major kingdoms bottomed out. It has become a thorn in the relationship between the kingdoms within the Alliance.

To make matters worse, the original manager of the shelter was the renowned Danath Trollbane. He has joined the Alliance Expeditionary Force and can no longer hold this position. As a result, there are more and more politicians and nobles who openly oppose the Alliance Shelter Act.

Since Stormwind was mostly destroyed in the war and the entire kingdom was the most heroic in resistance and suffered the most damage in the Alliance, it is basically the beneficiary in various post-war Alliance acts.

The major kingdoms that oppose the act all support funding the reconstruction of Stormwind. Stormwind has also received great help from Lordaeron and Dalaran. Therefore, King Varian does not want to offend either side. Politicians also sensibly remain restrained in the discussion of this act, making Stormwind a place where this topic can be discussed relatively objectively.

Learning spells and Orcish during the day and not neglecting swordsmanship training with Gerred at night.

On the one hand, as Jess said, relaxation is one aspect. More importantly, he increasingly feels the importance of power in this world.

Soon he will leave Stormwind and return to Lordaeron and Hillsbrad. Jess doesn't know what more dangerous things he will encounter on that land.

He must be prepared for this and be as fully prepared as possible in all aspects, whether it is physically or mentally.

Once he boards the ship to Southshore, there is no turning back.

In fact... practicing swordsmanship and magic is even more important than practicing Orcish.

If he doesn't pass the Orcish language test, he just needs to pay his own way to Lordaeron. At that time, he can directly sell the naga bead string in his hand. Even if he can't sell it for the 40 silver coins as the merchant said, at least it can cover part of the ship ticket.

Both physical fitness and magical proficiency determine how high his chance of survival is after leaving Stormwind.

Therefore, he is extremely serious and hardworking both day and night. After getting Marin's 10 silver coins salary to ensure his life for these two months, he has been more steadfast in improving himself.

The intensity of his serious swordsmanship practice at night sometimes surprises Gerred.

After all, Gerred doesn't know what Jess encountered on the coast of Westfall. The more Jess thinks about how weak that naga might have been, the more he thinks about his own weakness, and then he will feel how powerless he is in this world.

Once a goal is set and efforts are made for it, time passes quickly. In the blink of an eye, it is November 12th, the time for the Orcish language exam.

During this period, except for helping Marin deliver packages to Lakeshire and Stonefort twice, Jess has been constantly improving himself.

By this day, he has completed his article and revised it several times. He has prepared possible answers to questions in Orcish and is ready to take Master DuShang's exam.