The Wizard: Starting with Infinite Part-Time Jobs

"Okay, do you know Senior Sister Winnie?" Aiden answered honestly, seeing that she didn't seem to be joking.

He thought to himself that she didn't seem to be after him.

It was just that he happened to be wearing this jade pendant, which is why the female knight took it to heart.

"Are you sure Winnie gave it to you? Winnie did mention it to me once; she has a close junior brother, but I've forgotten his name." The female knight narrowed her eyes, sizing Aiden up and down.

Aiden was speechless, his lips twitched slightly, and he sighed helplessly.

"Of course I'm sure. Winnie and I are both acrobats from the Night Owl Circus of the Atlantis Empire..." Aiden said.

Soon, the two began a question-and-answer session, with Aiden answering questions while the female knight inquired about Winnie's identity, hobbies, and habits.

……

About half an hour later, Aiden's mouth was dry and his voice had become hoarse.

He wailed, "Now you should believe me, right? I'm exhausted. I almost died twice last night."

"Hmm, now I believe you are the Aiden that Winnie mentioned." The female knight also completely relaxed, her expression softening considerably, and she sheathed her longsword.

"You can call me Audrey. I am a standard knight." Audrey sheathed her longsword. "I've been watching this Black Tiger King for half a month. This cunning fellow rarely leaves its territory. I finally found this opportunity and killed it."

Audrey readily agreed, "If you want any part of it, I can cut it off for you as an apology."

"Winnie Ken gave you this jade pendant of her own volition, which means that you are indeed special to her, so you are also my friend."

Looking at the bronze-skinned, dashing female knight before him, Aiden shook his head, a helpless smile on his lips: "Thank you, you can handle this black tiger yourself."

Having survived this ordeal, Aiden became even more curious about the mysterious creature that had transformed Quillins' body that day.

"No, you have to make me do something to make me feel better." Audrey frowned, pointed her finger at Aiden's neck, where there was a faint bloodstain, which she had intentionally made when she threatened him with the longsword earlier. "Look, it's bleeding."

"It's nothing, just a small wound," Aiden said with a wry smile.

"I should thank you for killing it, so we're even."

However, a new idea suddenly popped into Aiden's mind.

He stared at the 97% resolution of the acrobats in the career panel.

"If I can quickly reach the [Black Market Beastmaster] profession, it might help me find this mysterious creature. Otherwise, I'm really out of options." Aiden frowned.

"It will take me at least another half a month to get that remaining 3% resolution." Aiden paused, took a deep breath, and continued, "The creatures in Ms. Ollie's lab are all too intelligent. Apart from the three-eyed goat, the others can't be tamed yet. The creatures in the cabin have all been trained and can't provide me with any more mastery. I need new creatures."

He looked up at Audrey, and said expectantly, "If it's possible, I'd like to ask you for a favor."

"Of course, I'll do anything you ask," Audrey said, patting her chest confidently.

"You're a standard knight. If it's safe to do so, could you catch some medium-sized animal cubs for me so I can tame them?" Aiden said earnestly. "If possible, please do it as soon as possible. Thank you."

"Cubs? Of course, that's no problem." Audrey pointed nonchalantly to a patch of woods not far away. "There's a litter of wolf cubs there, and on the other side of the river, there's a litter of grizzly bears, and in a tree, there's a nightjar that just hatched and was abandoned by its parents."

"If we meet here again at this time tomorrow, I'll catch them all for you. Go back and bandage your wounds, and get some rest." With that, Audrey squatted down, grabbed the Black Tiger King's paws with both hands, and pulled hard, tearing off one of its front paws.

She began to dissect the long-dead black tiger king, her movements practiced yet brutal.

She could tell that Aiden was already at his last gasp.

Aiden nodded, gave her a wizard's salute, crossed his arms over his chest, and then separated them as a gesture of thanks.

He then forced himself to stand up and left, his steps unsteady.

Audrey's ears twitched slightly. After Aiden's figure had completely disappeared, she stopped what she was doing, stood up, shook her head, and muttered to herself, "What's so good about this wizard? He's not strong at all."

……

Over the next two days, Ai Deng took two wolf cubs, a two-month-old bear cub, and the nightjar she mentioned that had been abandoned from Audrey.

This is the young creature Audrey was able to catch in the shortest amount of time; if she wants more, she'll have to expand her search radius.

After that, the two went about their own business.

According to Audrey, she would visit the Forbidden Forest every few months to hunt powerful creatures and maintain her wild nature.

Aiden felt a little curious.

How exactly did Senior Sister Winnie meet this dashing female knight?

How did the two of them become good friends?

Aiden didn't want to pry into the girl's affairs; he simply kept the kindness in his heart.

"I'll repay you when I'm able to."

A few days later, in Aiden's cabin.

He stood in the center of the room, making various hand gestures to guide the wolf cubs to perform actions such as pouncing, biting, and rolling.

The wolf pups wagged their tails and obediently followed his instructions.

Aiden was also directing the nightingales to circle above his head.

As for the two-month-old cub, it was so tired that it found a corner to hide in.

It lay sprawled on the ground, fast asleep, its belly rising and falling with each breath.

Aiden stared intently at his career panel.

【acrobat】

【Job Level: ★】

Mastery level: 99%

"Almost there, almost there, I'm almost at the maximum level of control." Aiden's heart began to race.

This is his first time advancing in his career; it remains to be seen what changes will occur in the future.

In short, the new profession will definitely be better than the current one, and will offer more knowledge.

After a while, Aiden's wish came true.

He sensed something and suddenly lines of text appeared before his eyes.

[Acrobat, requirements met. Advance to secondary profession: Black Market Beast Fighter? Yes/No?]

Black Market Beast Fighter

【Job Level: ★★】

[Core Capabilities: Enhanced biological combat skills, painkiller formulation, gore performance design, advanced animal behavior, multi-continental biological encyclopedia...]

Special Talent:

Bio-radar: You can sense nearby creatures; the range gradually increases with your mastery of the area.

[Advanced Path: Court Beast Tamer ★★★]