The Wizard: Starting with Infinite Part-Time Jobs

"Yes, this is a new rune. I spent a lot of time and effort tracing its history over thousands of years before finally finding it in some ruins," the wizard Leon nodded. "Unfortunately, I can't cultivate it, but since you have a talent for cultivating runes, perhaps you can recognize it?"

As Leon spoke, he leaned forward, his eyes fixed on Aiden, as if he had placed all his hopes on the young man and couldn't bear to even blink.

Although he knew the possibility was extremely slim, after all, the discipline of rune literature had disappeared into the dust of history, and even he had spent hundreds of years trying to decipher it without success.

Aiden is very talented, but it is still very difficult to crack his code.

However, he still harbored a sliver of hope, after all, there are many things in this world that defy common sense.

For example, just because you don't understand something doesn't mean another person doesn't understand it.

Aiden thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Lord Leon, I don't quite understand it. However, I can try to decipher it, but it will take time. I feel that it is similar to the Lightness Rune and the Power Rune that I learned before."

As he spoke, he extended his finger and gently tapped a spot on the piece of paper.

The moment their fingertips touched the runes, the previously still patterns seemed to move slightly. Although the movement was very small, it was quite noticeable under their gaze, as if something that had been dormant for thousands of years had been gently awakened.

The patterns on the paper seemed to brighten slightly in the dim light, though only for a moment, but both of them could see it clearly.

As soon as he finished speaking, the wizard Leon's previously dimmed eyes instantly brightened.

He suddenly sat up straight, the movement so large that the chair slid back half an inch, his chest heaving violently, his eyes wide open, staring intently at the gleaming patterns on the table.

"Good lad."

"You should take it and study it quickly, even if there's only the slightest chance. If we can figure out this new rune, then our runeology will have another new rune in the future. With three runes supporting us, rune cultivators will probably be no weaker than some people with a few wizarding talents."

"No problem." Aiden nodded, carefully taking the pieces of paper and putting them into his pocket. He knew this was Lord Leon's expectation; in fact, he could clearly see that the rune clearly had two words written on it—"Spirit." This was an inscription related to spiritual power, the kind of rune that wizards needed most.

Aiden thought to himself, "But in order not to make the wizard Leon think I'm too abnormal, I still said that I needed time to decipher it, and I didn't tell the wizard Leon whether I could decipher it or not."

Leon patted Aiden on the shoulder, the force neither too light nor too heavy.

Aiden took the mental energy rune with both hands, feeling a faint warmth coming from his palms.

The surface of the rune was somewhat rough, and there were a few small gaps along the edges, indicating that it had been around for a long time.

Leon gave a few more instructions, basically telling Aiden to use it carefully and to ask him if he had any questions.

Aiden agreed to everything, then cupped his hands in a gesture of respect to Leon before turning and stepping onto his magic broom.

Lyon stood still, his hands behind his back, his feet apart, firmly planted on the stone slab.

He watched Aiden's figure grow smaller and smaller until it disappeared completely at the end of the road.

His lips twitched, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't speak.

After a long while, he gently shook his head, turned around and walked towards his wizard tower, his steps neither hurried nor slow.

"I see my younger self in Aiden."

"However, it has delayed me for a while, and I don't know if it will have any effect. I spent a lot of effort finding this rune. Next, I need to start working on my breakthrough. I have reached the stage where I can break through to the level of a veteran first-ring wizard at any time," said Wizard Leon.

"I'm going back."

His figure flashed three times in succession, each time leaving a faint afterimage in the same spot, which lingered for a moment before slowly dissipating.

He returned to the wizard's tower, went straight to the study on the second floor, pushed open the door, and closed it behind him.

The study was filled with bookshelves, crammed with all sorts of books and notes, some of which were already covered in dust.

He walked to the innermost shelf, took down a thick notebook from it, the cover of which was worn out.

He flipped through a few pages of his notebook, his finger lingered on a particular line, then he closed it and put it back.

Afterwards, Leon walked to the chair by the window, sat down, closed his eyes to regulate his breathing, and prepared to begin the process of breaking through.

At this moment, in Aiden's room, he looked at his newly acquired mental power runes and began to open the rune analysis panel. This was his unique knowledge, and he began to gradually restore the broken mental power runes.

The room was quiet, with only the occasional sound of wind coming from outside the window.

The sky had darkened, and the runes glowed faintly, casting flickering light on Aiden's face.

His fingers slid rapidly across the panel, and with each touch of his fingertips, the broken rune fragments trembled and emitted a faint hum.

His brows were furrowed, his lips were pressed into a thin line, and he was completely immersed in the world of runes.

Aiden looked at the knowledge in his mind and muttered to himself, "I was right, knowledge really does change destiny. However, it will probably take nearly a month to piece together these mental energy runes."

He frowned.

A month is neither a long nor a short time.

But for him, it was already a considerable investment.

Aiden shook his head and continued, "Even someone like me with knowledge of rune analysis needs a month to decipher it. Someone else might never be able to do it in their entire life. Even though wizards are an extremely intelligent species, they probably wouldn't be able to figure it out either. It's truly a shame that Lord Lyon has been researching runeology for so many years."

He sighed, his face showing a mixture of emotion and admiration for Lyon.

He sat in the chair for a while before sitting up straight again, rubbing his face with both hands, and then began to analyze the mental energy runes.

"However, it seems I'll have to ask Senior Sister Iseli for another long leave," Aiden said with a smile.

Then he stood up, dusted off non-existent dust from his robes, strode to the door, pushed it open, and went out.

Soon he rode his magic broom and flew towards his senior sister Iseli's wizard tower.

The person drew an arc in the air at a very high speed.

……

"What's wrong? Didn't I just give you a break? Why are you here again? Are you not satisfied with my arrangements?" Senior Sister Iseli opened the door, looked at Aiden who seemed a bit conflicted, and asked.

She held onto the door frame with one hand and put the other on her hip, leaning against the door.

His brows were furrowed, but a slight smile played on his lips; there was no real blame in his tone.