In fact, ever since he heard the new warlock Surenna casting spells in the basement of the Slaughtered Lamb that day, an idea had already taken shape in Jesse's heart.
That is to listen to the incantations from these warlocks, and then try to remember the general pronunciation. After coming back, piece them together to master a complete spell.
Of course, this is definitely very difficult. A line of incantation may have a dozen or even dozens of words. Fortunately, Jesse had some foundation in learning languages in his previous life. He is slightly confident in this aspect.
And by listening over and over again and silently repeating, just like he used to practice English listening, he should be able to remember it after a while.
But this listening over and over again is not just listening. It means enduring the damage of black magic again and again, which will test his resistance.
Next comes the most difficult part, finding the real original words of these incantations.
As of today, human contact with demons is almost limited to the Council of Tirisfal, that is, the mage group that has been dedicated to preventing demons from infiltrating Azeroth from the Twisting Nether since two thousand years ago.
And with the death of Medivh and the disappearance of his mother, the last true Guardian of Tirisfal, the Council of Tirisfal has become a mere name. A large amount of materials and classics related to demons have also been lost.
Not to mention the high elves who studied demons in ancient times. That is a collection dating back more than ten thousand years. Even ancient books protected by magic are difficult to survive until now.
At this time, the incantations learned by human warlocks in Stormwind City are mostly heard from orcs. Some are obtained from orc prisoners, and some are found in some tattered spell books.
And most of these books are damaged or half-damaged during the war. Any remaining content will become a priceless treasure and be privately collected by those powerful warlocks and mages for research and learning.
In short, these half-baked warlocks secretly practicing demon magic in the basement definitely cannot have these precious classics. They must have heard the incantations passed down from other warlocks and then practice by finding "targets" like Jesse to check the effects.
This is also the real reason why the effects of their spells are unstable.
The fundamental reason is that many warlocks secretly practicing dark magic in this period do not know what language their incantations are.
Many people even think it is some kind of orc language or ogre rune language. Thus, they extensively read orc language dictionaries or ogre research summarized by scholars during the war, but instead go astray.
This situation didn't improve until the Third War of Orcs, that is, the Scourge invasion and the Battle of Mount Hyjal more than ten years later.
By then, a large number of demons who entered here through the invasion of the Burning Legion scattered and fled to various places in Azeroth after being defeated. They spread true demon magic to the locals and believers who worship them as gods. The large number of openings of portals also brought Azeroth closer to the Twisting Nether, making summoning demons easier.
At the same time, organized orc and ogre warlocks hid in the mountains and abandoned towns and spread a lot of incantations and languages related to demons, which led to the great development of warlocks in Azeroth...
Unfortunately, that will happen more than ten years later.
Now, it is very likely that only Jesse in the entire Stormwind City knows that the incantations of shadow and fel magic are actually not orc language, let alone ogre language. Instead, they are a complex incantation intertwined with a large amount of demon language, a small amount of the native language of the dreadlords - Nathrezim ancient language, the native language of pit lords - Annihilan language, and the language of the dark deities in the shadow void - Shath'yar language.
He wants to go to the library to find records related to demon language, or Eredar language. After all, in the end, demon language is just a dialect of Eredar language.
Next, use the truly accurate method to correct these crooked incantations and achieve overtaking on a curve.
After cleaning Master Marin's study and walking on the rotating walkway in the mage quarter, Jesse looked at the gloomy alley leading to the Slaughtered Lamb tavern. He turned a corner and walked towards another inn in the mage quarter that is more popular.
This is the place where most mages who are tired of the pastries and bread in the Wizard's Sanctum often come. The famous Blue Recluse, the home of spellcasters.
Compared to the Slaughtered Lamb, it is obviously several times more lively here. The hall is more spacious and even divided into two floors.
At the railing on the upper floor, a group of drunk young mage apprentices were laughing and talking about how their mentors performed in class today. Some people were predicting how the expeditionary force of the Alliance would drive the evil beasts back through the Dark Portal in the Blasted Lands and then completely destroy that gate.
Someone also mentioned that once the expeditionary force wins and the safety of Azeroth is guaranteed, then Stormwind City, rebuilt after the disaster, will be reborn from the ashes and transform into the new star of the Alliance and the hope of humanity. The housing prices will have to increase by ten or twenty times.
Hearing this, Jesse felt a tingling sensation on his scalp. Damn, the natives are really fearless.
Most importantly, their predictions are not unfounded. If they were just talking nonsense, Jesse wouldn't be so concerned.
The Stormwind Kingdom has stood firm for many years and gradually become the most stable and powerful regime among human kingdoms. And Stormwind City, as the capital of this kingdom, has also become the largest human settlement in Azeroth. Naturally, housing prices are also rising steadily.
As for how much it can increase, he can't say for sure. After all, the game didn't mention relevant content. He just hopes that he can earn money faster than the speed of housing price increase.
At present, if there is no major change, it is not very optimistic.
But he didn't come here to listen to the wind direction. Instead, he came to plan his next move, have lunch by the way, and rest for a while to wait for Amy Marin to give him the assistant badge in the afternoon.
When he sat down, the bartender came up and asked if he wanted anything to eat or drink. Jesse asked about the prices of several dishes and desserts and felt an even greater tingling sensation on his scalp.
Especially after hearing the discussion about the future economic trend of Stormwind City just now, he felt that buying anything slightly expensive was a sin.
He ordered a piece of Stormwind cheese crumbles for six copper coins and a slice of dry bread to supplement the necessary protein, salt, and carbohydrates to hold on until the afternoon when he could go to the Wizard's Sanctum to get free pastries. Otherwise, it would be funny if he fainted on the spot while waiting.
As he was thinking, his head was already a bit dizzy from hunger. After the "dishes" were served one by one and he quickly stuffed a few bites into his mouth, he finally felt that he had the strength to start thinking about what to do next.
Once he got the assistant badge and could enter the library, he would immediately go straight to the alchemy and herbalism area. His goal was - Shadow Protection Potion, Shadow Resistance Potion, all potions, elixirs, tonics, etc. related to resisting shadow power.
The reason for preparing these shadow-related potions is for his next trip to the Slaughtered Lamb.
Going there without any protection like last time is impossible. One reason is that it's too painful. Another reason is that in the hands of those idiot warlocks, he doesn't know what strange and unpredictable consequences he will suffer from their magic. He must protect himself as much as possible and ensure his physical health.
After all, health is the foundation of everything. If his body collapses, he will have nothing.
Once he gets the formulas of these potions, he will search for the distribution areas of related herbs.
It is absolutely impossible for him to buy those herbs. Before in Lordaeron, even the most common Peacebloom sold for several silver per pound. A pound in Azeroth is very close to the British pound, about more than 400 grams and less than a catty. He didn't ask about the specific prices of other herb varieties. In short, they won't be cheaper than Peacebloom and may even be more expensive.
Of course, being common means being common in the game. According to Jesse's previous work experience, if the collection cost of a pound of Peacebloom reaches one or two silver, it may mean that collecting even a pound of Peacebloom not only requires herbalism knowledge and the energy and physical strength to find it but may also require risking one's life to reach the collection area and transport it back.
Not to mention the formulas related to more expensive shadow potions. He remembers that most of the shadow potions in the game start to appear only at level ten or twenty. They may involve herbs like Mageroyal and Kingsblood. Herbs that are out of the novice area. At that time, he may have to deal with wolves or even gnolls.
So he must call Grid. And on the way, he can't just pick the target herbs. He must pick whatever he can. Try to increase the income of one outing as much as possible so that he can earn more and give him a little more reward by the way.
And he must go out during the day. He doesn't want to go out at night. At night, all demons and monsters become several times more rampant.
Although this will delay some time for making money, but... Can these part-time jobs in Stormwind City help him buy a house? He doesn't have that ability, you know.
Although the adventures some time ago were so thrilling that they almost cost him his life, he is also not so daring to take risks anymore. But Jesse has realized that those experiences have changed his mindset a bit.
In the afternoon, Jesse returned to Marin's study. Amy was waiting for him there.
"Your badge is ready." Amy held a delicate small box. She opened it and took out a ring made of an unknown metal and said, "This is your assistant badge. It belongs only to you."
Jesse looked at it carefully, touched it, and smelled it. He felt that it might be copper and probably wouldn't sell for much.
Moreover, his first initials of his name and surname are engraved on it with arcane magic. It is also marked as an assistant. If he sells it, he will probably be in trouble soon.
However, this ring is his stepping stone into the magical world. He won't be so short-sighted.
"Thank you, Ms. Marin."
"Just call me Amy. After all, we may be together for a long time. Speaking of which, is there anything else I can help you with?"
"Uh." Jesse's eyes scanned the study and said, "I want to borrow a scroll."
He needs a scroll to record the formula and the approximate location. If he relies only on his memory, if he misses something and makes a wasted trip, it will be a big loss.
The prices of things sold in stores related to paper, ink, and engraving are like robbery. He didn't even consider stepping in.
Amy took a paper scroll and handed it to Jesse. Jesse thanked her and took the badge and hurried to the Wizard's Sanctum.