Chapter 118: Mage Armor (Part 1)

The next morning, Jess came to Marin's room and quickly cleaned it. After sitting down, he felt a sense of emptiness in his heart.

After being busy for these two weeks, every day was just constantly practicing Orcish. Suddenly, after passing the test, it was as if there was a piece missing from life.

At this time, the door was pushed open. The one who entered was not Marin but Amy.

"Jess, come and take a look." Amy entered holding the chain of the pocket watch and said, "You gave this to me last time. The gnome has repaired it for you."

"So fast?" Jess got up and took the watch and looked at it. Although the glass case was still cracked, the pointer inside was indeed moving. And the time should have been adjusted. Roughly it was the current time.

"He couldn't find a suitable watch cover, but this doesn't affect looking at the time, right?" Amy said.

"No, it doesn't." Jess said, "This is already much better than I expected. From now on, I don't have to always look at the sun to check the time. How can I thank you and that gnome mechanical master?"

"Mutual help." Amy said, "There's no need to talk about thanks. I heard from my father that you are going to Dalaran. Why don't you buy me some gifts and bring them back, something that only exists in Dalaran."

"Sure." Jess nodded.

"I'll be waiting." Amy smiled and said, "Then I'll go to class." Jess leaned against the table behind him and looked at this broken pocket watch with great fondness. No matter how he looked at it, he liked it. In the past, he didn't cherish free things, but now this watch that he didn't spend a penny on from start to finish, he felt extremely precious.

Not long after, Marin walked in. Just as he saw Jess holding the watch and wiping it, he asked, "Did you repair that watch?"

"Master knows about this too?" Jess put the watch back in his pocket.

Marin put down his bag and said, "Amy was nagging about this broken watch for a few days. She was worried that the gnome mage of the Evocation School couldn't repair it. Can it be used now? Anyway, I don't think it can be repaired if it's in that state."

"It can be used. It's especially useful." Jess couldn't hold back the smile on his face anymore. After all, this has saved him dozens of silver coins or more.

He didn't have any need to show off with the pocket watch. As long as he could tell the time, it was fine. Especially considering the upcoming trip to the Kingdom of Lordaeron, being able to check the time at any time should be even more important.

Marin said, "It seems that gnomes still have some skills. If it were given to the watch repairer at the church square, I guess he would give up just by looking at it. When my own pocket watch broke a few years ago, there was no visible damage on the outside, but he still refused to repair it for me."

"By the way, what about your exam? Don't you want to talk about it?" The mage sat behind the table and said, "Now I am almost more interested in you than these books, Jess Sesso."

Jess cleared his throat and said, "Master DuShang has promised to help me get a ship ticket. Later, when it's time for class, I will go to the Wizard's Sanctum and wait for him and tell him the departure time I have decided."

"When are you planning to leave?"

"Now I'm planning to leave on the 17th." Jess said, "It is said that it takes 15 to 20 days to reach Southshore. Because there is still a long way to go later, I plan to leave earlier."

"It's right to leave as early as possible. After all, the war has just ended. Many things haven't adjusted to the new rhythm yet." Marin said, "I knew you would definitely be chosen by him to go to Dalaran. He has long thought that you have a language talent. I think so too, Mr. Sesso."

"I was thinking, have you considered doing a language-related job in addition to learning magic? For example, excavating ancient lost languages. Maybe it can help the Wizard's Sanctum research many lost spells and ancient secrets."

Is this hinting that I have no arcane talent?

Jess thought for a while and said, "These jobs are probably paths that children of nobles and wealthy merchants will pursue. I still want to follow the path of magic."

Marin pulled out a drawer and took out a small box of biscuits and handed it to Jess, saying, "Without money, the path of learning magic will also be very difficult. But fortunately, mages always have ways to earn money on their own."

Jess chewed on this slightly salty snack and said, "Maybe learning magic can also better protect oneself and one's family."

"There's a saying." Marin said in a teasing tone, "Words can sometimes hurt more than swords. Language is also a sharp weapon. Its power is no less than that of magic."

"Why not ask the person who said this sentence whether he would rather be attacked by words or be stabbed in the heart." After Jess finished speaking, he opened a novel to pass the time.

Marin laughed loudly, "You are really confident, my Mr. Sesso."

Jess certainly understood when words were more hurtful than blades. In this life, he had been injured by a knife. In his previous life, he had been injured by words. The knife wound still hurt terribly for the first few days. At most, after two weeks, it was nothing. But the words from his previous life, he still remembers them. When he thinks of them, he still feels uncomfortable.

But he decided that he would never be hurt by any words in this life. Of course, except for spells. This is not something he can control.

"Master, my Arcane Intellect can last for more than two hours. Is it possible to learn the spell of Mage Armor now?"

Marin turned around and said in surprise, "You practiced Arcane Intellect to last two hours in just two or three weeks? How many times do you cast magic on yourself every day?"

In fact, there weren't many times when the target was himself.

Jess of course had been practicing on Thaelenor. And up to now, he hadn't seen any signs of schizophrenia or confusion in that imp. Of course, judging from the mental state of the imp, it's hard to tell whether it's split or not.

He said embarrassedly, "I practiced on the sheep in Elwynn Forest. Using it on myself... it's just to test the result. I didn't use it on myself many times."

Marin narrowed his eyes and asked, "Didn't you secretly sneak into someone's farm and cast spells on other people's sheep?"

"Absolutely not. I did it openly and transparently." Jess touched his chest and said, "Now that I can reach more than two hours. Last time when I thought it was almost there, I used Arcane Intellect on myself and then sensed the duration by myself. I think it should be almost there."

Marin said helplessly, "All right then. Let me see how well you have mastered Arcane Intellect."

Jess left the table and skillfully recited the spell of Arcane Intellect. He had recited this spell countless times in these two weeks. It had almost become subconscious. So he recited it extremely quickly, skillfully, and very standardly.

That feeling of enlightenment once again filled his ears. Jess took a deep breath and looked at Marin and asked, "How is it, Master."

"Not bad." Marin said, "No matter how you learned it, it seems quite normal. Now sit down properly and watch me demonstrate Mage Armor."

"Yes, Master!"