The Wizard: Starting with Infinite Part-Time Jobs

"What's going on?" Aiden shoved the person in front of him away and said coldly.

He was very strong, and the person he pushed staggered a few steps before regaining his balance.

The man he pushed away frowned and glared at Aiden with an unfriendly expression, his eyes seeming to spit fire.

Seeing Aiden's ashen face, he inexplicably remained silent. He merely snorted coldly and turned his head away.

Sera did not answer, trembling as she held Quillins' body.

Aiden crouched down and carefully examined Quillins' body.

With a sigh, it was confirmed that the guy was indeed dead.

"What exactly happened?" Aiden looked at Sera and added, "I'm Aiden, a friend of Quillins. I don't know if he's mentioned it to you."

Sera slowly raised her head, her face streaked with tears, and said, "You must be Brother Aiden. Quillins told me you were his only friend."

Aiden's heart skipped a beat, and his face showed reluctance.

The image of Quillins following him around like a shadow, calling him "Big Brother Aiden," inevitably came to mind.

Aiden said in a deep voice, "This is not the place to talk."

He stood up and said earnestly to the wizarding apprentices who had gathered around him, "Gentlemen, please disperse. The man lying on the ground is my friend. I will handle the aftermath, and his body will not be sold."

Several people shook their heads and hurriedly dispersed.

However, most people remained unmoved.

They all wanted to use Quillins' corpse for experiments; their eyes were cold as they stared intently at the body.

"Who are you? What gives you the right to make decisions for a corpse?" A formal wizard apprentice in a dark gray robe scoffed from the crowd, his chin held high and his eyes filled with provocation.

He had been staring at Quillins' corpse for some time, growing more and more fond of it, as if he could see the enormous results he had achieved after using the corpse for experiments.

"My name is Aiden. I am nobody. You will find out who I really am in the future." Aiden stared intently at the man.

"How dare you speak so arrogantly! You're just a prospective wizard apprentice, don't pretend to be loyal here." The man continued without backing down, his voice growing louder and louder, drawing the attention of those around him.

"Who knows if you'll secretly take his body and sell it again when no one's around? You might as well sell it to me."

"I don't want to waste my breath arguing with you." Aiden clenched his fist.

He somewhat hated his own weakness.

No one knew his name, and his strength was negligible.

His words carried no weight and were even questioned.

Just as Aiden was confronting the man, Galatea's voice, which had been unheard of for a long time, suddenly appeared: "Then let's bid against each other. I'll offer 5 magic stones to buy the person lying on the ground."

Her voice was clear and resonant, echoing through the crowd.

"If all else fails, I can raise the price to 10 yuan, as long as someone is willing to bid against me."

Then Bondi's voice came through.

Then, Galatea and Bondi, dressed in dark gray robes, pushed through the crowd.

He was looking at Aiden, who was in very poor condition, with a concerned expression.

This was the first time they had ever seen such a gloomy expression on Aiden's face. Galatea frowned slightly, while Bondi clenched his fists.

Everyone looked over. Bondi was alright, looking like a nouveau riche, and he was wearing the robes of a prospective wizard.

Galatea looks very young and has a tall figure. She is already a formal wizard apprentice, which makes passersby look at her with more respect.

The crowd dispersed; the corpse lying on the ground was worth at most two magic stones, and anything more wouldn't be worth it.

The formal wizard apprentice who was confronting Aiden looked rather grim. He shook his head and stopped making futile struggles.

He turned and left with heavy steps.

He realized that the man and woman who came later knew Aiden. More importantly, the girl was also a formal wizarding apprentice, and he didn't recognize her before, which meant she was a newcomer.

He thought to himself that this girl's talent must be the most outstanding among the wizarding seeds of her generation.

"What's your name?" Aiden's voice came from behind.

"Randolph." The man curled his lip, his eyes full of resentment. "If it weren't for your friend stepping in today, I definitely wouldn't have left so easily."

"I've remembered your name." Aiden said calmly, simply nodding slightly.

Aiden didn't have time to exchange pleasantries with Galatea and Bondi.

He quickly crouched down, and with a powerful shove, hoisted Quillins' body onto his shoulder.

He strode quickly toward his hut.

Sera followed closely behind Aiden.

Aiden said without turning his head, "Thank you for today, Galatea. Congratulations on becoming a formal wizard apprentice. I will thank you again another day."

His voice was weary.

"No problem, Aiden, we'll get back to work. Don't be too sad," Bondi's voice came from behind.

He and Galatea exchanged a glance, their faces filled with worry.

……

The cabin in Aiden was somewhat dimly lit.

He gently placed Quillins' body on the ground, then squatted down and carefully examined it several times, moving his fingers slowly over the body, not missing any spot, to make sure there were no other fatal wounds, except for some bluish punctures on the arm.

Those tiny holes, about the size of pinholes, stood out starkly against the pale skin.

"It looks like he died from overwork due to anemia," Aiden said, standing up and frowning.

When I was carrying the body earlier, it felt unusually light, like I was carrying a ball of cotton.

"But how could a boy of the right age be anemic? Food and water resources in the Forbidden Forest Basin are provided free of charge. There's certainly no way his diet would cause anemia. Besides, Quillins is ridiculously thin." Aiden said, pacing back and forth in the room.

"The problem most likely lies in these small holes," Aiden thought to himself.

"It's all my fault, it's all my fault." Sera sobbed uncontrollably, covering her face with her hands, tears streaming through her fingers.

"Quellins even went to great lengths to buy me fragments of the Meditation Stone, just to awaken my hope for life. He's so kind," Sera said, sobbing, her shoulders trembling.

"When we were walking down the street, he suddenly collapsed and stopped breathing. Brother Aiden, he loved talking about you. He said you were his benefactor and asked me to return these two magic stones to you." Sera suppressed her sobs, took a deep breath, and continued, her voice hoarse. "He said he wanted to repay you even more, but he really had no money left. He also wanted to take you to the tavern for a drink; he wanted to properly repay you."

"He kept telling me that if I just held on a little longer, everything would get better," Sera said, tears streaming down her face again, soaking her clothes.

Aiden remained silent, leaving only a long sigh.

What appeared before his eyes was Quillins's freckled, honest smile, playing back in his mind like a movie.

Aiden's mindset underwent a subtle change; his hands clenched tightly, his knuckles turning white.

Quillins is a good man.

However, good people don't always get good rewards.

Good people die inexplicably, leaving behind a lot of regret and pain for those around them.

Aiden grew angrier the more he thought about it, and slammed his fist on the table.