Non-combat abilities were the first ones that he decided against. He could focus on those later, once this current conflict was over. It wouldn't do him any good to be a decent blacksmith when he was faced with an army of murderous dogmen, unless he planned on forging their heads into drinking cups or something.

Come to think of it, he might have to look into that.

Brus.h.i.+ng his amus.e.m.e.nt at the thought aside, he started rifling through the list of available combat abilities. He didn't use any ranged weapons, so that ruled out a solid third of them right off the bat. He also didn't currently have the means to be stealthy or sneaky, so that ruled out a whole lot more. Many of the remaining amount were for weapons he didn't wield, or for fighting styles he didn't plan on utilizing any time real soon. There was a Talent for Unarmed Combat Proficiency that he made a mental note of to come back to later, as well as Weapon Quick-Draw that he noted as well. While maybe not the best choice for now, both would definitely be things that he was going to need to pick up at some point, if not today.

He tried to upgrade the schools of magic he had access to but they appeared to be locked until he increased his Magical Apt.i.tude further, which was frustrating, but understandable. He already had Evocation, Conjuration, and Trans.m.u.tation, so he would have to make do with those for the time being.

The last thing he looked at were innate resistances, which would always be useful regardless of situation. He saw that he was already marked to the highest possible level on Cold/Ice resistance, thanks to his first major reward from Frumpkin. That left him with picking up the first resistance rank in Air, Earth, Lightning, Sonic, Radiant, Necrotic, or Heat/Fire. His eyes fixated on the last one.

Now would be the right time to get it. It was free. And it would be useful in the upcoming battle with the Shaman. The fact that he would be able to make contact with the girls without risking personal harm was totally not at all important and had absolutely no impact on his desire to pick it.

As if on auto-pilot, his hand reached out and selected [Heat/Fire Resistance I] from the Talents menu.

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There was a brief flash of light, and Jack felt a surge of warm energy wash through his veins, starting at his finger tips and spreading throughout his entire body. And then, as soon as the sensation was present, it was gone.

"[Heat/Fire Resistance I] acquired!"

Jack looked down at his hands. He saw and felt nothing different, but there was a sudden fluttering in the pit of his stomach, like when he was about to go down the biggest drop of a rollercoaster.

He finally had it, after all of this time.

He swallowed hard.

Now what?