The Wizard: Starting with Infinite Part-Time Jobs

Alone, Aiden gripped the resources in his hands tightly.

The magic stone is a purple, irregularly shaped rock; although they are not similar in size, their weights are exactly the same.

The meditation stone fragment is a white bead the size of a fingernail, extremely light.

"Not bad, this meditation stone fragment is free. I guess it's an extra reward for my commendable courage."

Aiden stopped thinking about it, took a deep breath, and pressed the stone button.

Click click click!

A jolt ran beneath my feet, and a slight feeling of weightlessness washed over me. A chilling wind blew up my face.

Aiden instinctively leaned back as far as he could, staring intently into the dark depths of the basin, trying to see something.

"Damn it, aren't they afraid someone will fall at that speed?"

He could also sense the "click-clack" sound of stone slabs descending not far from him, as if there were other people nearby.

However, Aiden did not speak.

Time seemed to drag on endlessly until the dim green lights gradually appeared, eventually revealing a vast, brightly lit manor.

"Such a large estate has appeared in this place. Could it have been built by human hands?"

Aiden's eyes widened in disbelief.

The wizard's life was far more mysterious than he had imagined.

"Meow."

As soon as he steadied himself, a gray cat in a collared coat appeared before him, elegantly licking its paws and speaking in human language: "Are you Mr. Aiden?"

"I am Gray Cat Waiter Number Seven, responsible for guiding."

"Gray Cat Waiter, hello, I'm Aiden."

Aiden was not surprised that non-human beings could speak.

"According to regulations, age and wizard qualifications must be tested first."

"The test is passed. You will be issued the most basic non-elemental meditation method and provided with a training place." The gray cat licked its paw and continued, "Mr. Aiden, the wizarding organization does not like newcomers to practice elemental meditation methods before joining. Non-elemental meditation methods are the most suitable."

"I understand," Aiden nodded.

Mr. Ford had spoken to him about meditation.

After a wizard practices meditation, their magical attributes will change according to the attributes of the meditation method.

For example, a fire-attribute meditation method, once practiced, will result in a fire-attribute magical attribute.

They can cast fire magic and study fire-related topics, such as heat, temperature, and burns.

The attributes of witchcraft cannot be easily changed, so you need to be careful when choosing them.

"It costs one magic stone per month. It's an equal exchange. I can smell magic stones on you."

"Then, please follow me."

"no problem."

Soon, Aiden followed closely behind and arrived at a somewhat lively square, in which there was a separate house.

Hundreds of people were already queuing in the square, and they all looked like newcomers who had been brought there by various talking creatures.

Besides the most common gray cat waiters and gray dog ​​waiters, there are even gray rhinos and gray leopards.

Aiden stood in the line and began to observe the newcomers nearby.

"They are all from different empires. Their clothing is not the same."

"The only thing they had in common was that they all wore expensive fabrics, behaved elegantly, and were mostly from noble families."

On the continent, regardless of the empire, there were always several classes separating nobles and commoners.

"And there are even more outrageous ones."

Aiden looked at the back of a blond boy's head not far away.

Wearing a crown studded with jewels, he seemed afraid that others wouldn't know he was a member of the royal family, even more noble than the nobility.

"Damn it, that's awful," Aiden thought to himself.

"Is that a meditation stone bracelet on the girl's wrist? It has seven or eight fragments of meditation stone on it."

Aiden looked at a beautiful young woman with extremely fair skin, stared at her wrist, and swallowed hard.

"I don't know how rich these people are, I'm the only one who's truly poor," Aiden lamented.

The square was very quiet, with only the sound of footsteps. The newlyweds did not talk, and most of them looked cautious.

Aiden waited for several hours before finally receiving his test results.

As with previous tests, his initial mental strength was only 0.7, and it did not change due to the transmigration.

This left Aiden somewhat disappointed.

After the test, he received a key with the Arabic numeral 467 written on it, a very thin parchment scroll with the title "Basic Meditation Method" on the cover, and two sets of gray robes corresponding to his status as a prospective wizard apprentice.

"This number should be my room number."

"Let's go back to our room and take a look. At least we have a place to stay."

……

This is a house of about 60 square meters, located in a cluster of houses, like a university dormitory.

There is a small garden outside the house, planted with some common green plants.

Inside, there was a bed and two tables; it was a clean and tidy room with no unpleasant odors. Bright yellow oil lamps shone around, creating a warm atmosphere.

Most notably, in the center of the room is a small wooden pod resembling a massage chair, covered with oddly shaped wooden parts.

On the outside, there is a rope connecting the shed to the roof, like an electrical wire.

Aiden was somewhat dumbfounded.

"This wizard's stuff is pretty advanced. It's completely different from the art style on the mainland."

"There's an elevator and massage chairs?"

Aiden crouched down and began to examine the body from head to toe.

On the inside of the small storage room, there was a piece of paper hanging.

"Lowest grade wooden meditation pod, slightly improves meditation efficiency."

"Precautions: Do not use for more than 6 hours per day, otherwise you may become mentally confused."

"You can use 30 Magic Stones to purchase the upgraded version, which has better effects and a longer usage time."

"Disassembly or contact with fire is prohibited. Damage will be compensated with 50 magic stones or equivalent."

Aiden spread his hands and said helplessly, "This thing is so precious, I couldn't afford it even if I sold myself."

He subconsciously glanced at the oil lamp inside the room to make sure it was far enough away so no sparks would drift over.

He finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"I'm afraid I'll damage this wooden meditation chamber, so I'll focus on researching meditation methods first."

They had barely started walking when they stopped.

All because a line of text and an arrow appeared in Aiden's mind.

"Secondary profession discovered: Carpentry Assistant, Resolution (5%)", arrow pointing to meditation pod.

[Carpentry Assistant]

【Job Level: ★】

Resolution: 5%

[Core Competencies: Mastery of basic timber construction techniques, fabrication of woodworking parts, timber identification, and basic woodworking maintenance...]

[Advanced Path: Wooden Machine Inventor ★★]

Aiden was overjoyed.

"This is my cheat code hint. Can I learn a new secondary profession?"

Aiden's clear self-awareness.

He was able to come to this mysterious forbidden forest entirely because he learned the profession of "acrobatic" and eventually stood out from the crowd.

Mr. Ford has adopted so many orphans, why should I be the one to do it?

"Having more skills is never a bad thing. I can't miss out on the job of a carpentry assistant."

"But how do I increase the resolution? Only when the resolution reaches 100% can I learn this profession."

Aiden frowned.

When he learned the profession of "acrobatic" after time travel, he relied entirely on what he saw and heard.

By training in various acrobatic routines every day, the resolution naturally increased.

Sometimes the resolution can increase by several points a day, and sometimes it doesn't increase much.

Once the resolution is maxed out, a new sub-profession, "Acrobat," will appear out of nowhere in the character panel.

In the days that followed, with more training, my mastery of the skills gradually increased, and my efforts were never in vain.

"You don't expect me to dismantle this wooden meditation pod to increase the resolution, do you?"

The moment the thought popped into his head, Aiden was startled by his own words.

"Impulse is the devil. I'll learn the meditation method step by step first."

"Perhaps by observing and using this wooden meditation chamber every day, I can also increase my resolution until it is unlocked."

"That must be it."

Aiden kept trying to comfort himself.

Soon, he sat down in a chair, put the "carpentry assistant" thing out of his mind, and began to study meditation.

……

Half a day later.

Aiden closed the parchment and continued to massage his temples.

"Simply put, this meditation method is actually a six-pointed star pattern, with each point representing a different element."

"They are light, darkness, earth, fire, wind, and water. Each element has a unique color."

"The hexagons in the center of the six-pointed star each occupy a portion, like a gemstone."

"I need to memorize the colors so I can recall them in my mind at any time. Once I've mastered this meditation technique, I can become a formal apprentice."

"But there are tens of thousands of small colored blocks of varying sizes in the pattern. With only subtle differences, it's not easy to remember them."

"For example, the wind and water elements are mainly cyan and blue, respectively, and are located on the upper right and lower right sides of the six-pointed star."

"At the intersection of the hexagons, there will be blended color blocks, and the color and size will change as a result, which is irregular."

"This is giving me a headache. I have no idea what these colored blocks mean."

"I have no choice but to grit my teeth and memorize it."

……

Half an hour later, Aiden closed his eyes and began to try to recall.