The Wizard: Starting with Infinite Part-Time Jobs

"It's nothing, it's nothing. And you? Is Ms. Ollie good to you?" Quillins waved his hand, his expression somewhat unnatural.

"Ms. Ollie is very kind to me," Aiden replied with a smile, putting his mind at ease.

"Then I'm relieved. Let's go back together." Quilins scratched the back of his head sheepishly and continued, "I have a few companions. They are also civilians, but some of them have already returned to the mainland because of the depletion of resources. I brought the others along the underground river to this part-time job area to try to find work, but none of them could handle it. If it weren't for you, I probably wouldn't have even passed Mr. Ironbeard's probation period."

"Brother Aiden, you are a good person. I sincerely wish you will become a great wizard in the future."

Quillins' expression was very serious, as if he were taking an oath.

"Why are you spouting such nonsensical and meaningless things?" Aiden shook his head, stopping him from speaking.

He simply wanted to make a good connection.

At the very least, he received more kindness than malice in this world, so he is willing to extend some kindness to others.

When the two reached the underground river, they parted ways.

No matter how Aiden tried to dissuade him from going back through the passage with Quillins, Quillins refused.

……

Three months later, in Aiden's cabin.

Aiden squatted beside the water basin, carefully placing a black-shelled turtle into it. He gently tapped the turtle's head with his finger, a relaxed smile playing on his lips as he said, "Training is over for today. Hmm, time to rest."

The black-haired turtle seemed to understand his words, and it shrank its head and dived directly to the bottom of the basin.

Only two nostrils emerged, creating tiny ripples on the water's surface. It seemed exhausted and remained motionless.

Aiden stood up, stretched, and exclaimed, "Time really flies."

He glanced at the class panel.

[Name: Aiden]

Main profession: None

[Secondary Job (1/∞): Acrobat ★ (85%)]

【Job Search: Carpentry Assistant ★ (40%)】

[Core competencies: Basic animal behavior, encyclopedia of continental biology, simple tool making...]

[Profession Limit Break Value: 1]

"Yes, everything is steadily improving." Aiden grinned. Then he closed his eyes and began to recall the meditative color blocks from his recent memories.

"I've already memorized the 11000th fragment. But I've already used up the meditation stone fragment I bought last time, so I need to find a way to get another one," Aiden muttered to himself.

"Bondy has been coming to the tavern to see me less these days. He seems much more focused and hardworking than before." Aiden nodded slightly, a look of satisfaction on his face, and continued, "Galladia is in seclusion. She has already memorized all the color blocks. She just needs to thoroughly organize them in her mind, and she will be a formal wizard apprentice. I wonder what changes will occur."

"Compared to the three of us, nearly 40% of the wizarding candidates in our cohort have already been eliminated. 30% of them are commoner wizards, forced to leave due to resource depletion. The remaining 10% are noble wizards; although they have resources, some are not suited to meditation, while others lack the patience and ultimately left." Aiden said, pacing back and forth in the room. "After all, there are only animal servants here, like robots, not even a teacher. It all depends on self-discipline."

"The worst off are those bankrupt noble wizards. Falling from their lofty position to the mortal realm is also a kind of torment." Aiden's expression was somewhat complicated.

"Although the Forbidden Forest Basin is stable, there are more than a dozen empires of varying sizes on the continent, and there are frequent conflicts. There are also many open and covert struggles between families within the empires. If a family falls into ruin overnight, the wizard seed that depends on the family for survival will naturally be reduced to the same level as commoner wizards."

"This cultivation really consumes a lot of resources. I'm starting to understand the concept of conservation that Ms. Ollie was conveying to me. The Natural School emphasizes conserving resources, reducing the plundering of resources from other planes, and improving the efficiency of resource utilization." Aiden nodded slightly, a look of agreement flashing in his eyes. "In other words, sustainable development."

"If those bankrupt noble wizarding prodigies could conserve the resources they've accumulated during cultivation, they might be able to become formal wizarding apprentices even after their families go bankrupt, thanks to the resources they acquired before," Aiden said thoughtfully, stroking his chin.

"The elimination process is still ongoing. In the end, it would be great if 6% of our 2% of wizarding seeds could advance to become formal wizarding apprentices. As for commoner wizarding seeds, there are very few left." Aiden shook his head helplessly.

"Is this a test for aspiring wizards?" Aiden pondered silently, his brow furrowed. "Or is it that training a commoner wizard is a greater test of one's character?"

"Logically speaking, in order not to waste the number of wizard seed slots, the more noble wizards should be included, the better. However, nearly 1% to 2% of the commoner wizards are sent in, and these people are like cannon fodder."

He didn't think those recommenders would waste the valuable spots.

Aiden found that as his meditation practice deepened, he was increasingly enjoying thinking.

Just as Aiden was thinking, there was a knock on the door.

dong dong dong.

The knocking was unusually loud in the quiet little house, and Aiden was brought back to his senses, a look of confusion on his face.

"Excuse me, does Aiden live here?"

A pleasant female voice came from outside the door, clear and melodious, like a silver bell.

Aiden's eyes lit up, and a look of surprise instantly appeared on his face.

Isn't that Winnie's voice? She's finally come to find me.

Aiden leaped up and rushed to the door, opening it.

A girl with light blonde hair tied into a neat ponytail and clear eyes was standing outside the door.

After making eye contact with Aiden, the girl's lips curled up and her eyes curved into crescent shapes as she said warmly, "Junior brother, I've finally found you."

Even though she was wearing a formal dark gray wizard apprentice robe, Winnie's unique aura was still impossible to conceal.

"Senior Sister Winnie, you haven't changed at all, you've become a great beauty." Aiden smiled brightly, quickly stepped aside, and gestured to invite her into the room.

The two chatted enthusiastically, sharing their experiences of the changes over the years.

……

"I wonder how much longer Mr. Ford can hold on," Winnie sighed, her smile gradually fading.

"Mr. Ford is still in good health and can still perform. Once we all enter the wizarding world, the curse on him should be lifted," Aiden comforted her, gently patting Winnie's shoulder.

"That's good. I was worried about that." Winnie's expression softened a bit.

"By the way, junior brother, do you have enough magic stones? I have ten more on me." Winnie tilted her head, her face full of concern, and took out a bag of magic stones from her robe and handed it over.