The Wizard: Starting with Infinite Part-Time Jobs

"In short, the archer class is more powerful than I thought. Maybe I can change my approach and find a way to level up the archer class first."

Aiden stroked his chin and muttered to himself, "After all, its requirements are lower, and then we can use the archer class to drive the development of the wizard class."

"Using strength to lead strength is a very good strategy."

"Then I'll continue training. With this higher accuracy, I can reach the 'Mastery' level of overall assessment faster. Let's go to the intermediate shooting range for training," Aiden said with a smile.

One after another, the magic arrows with no elemental attribute were fired.

Aiden was completely focused, leaning forward, and each swing of his wand was laced with fierce force.

Aiden was overjoyed as he watched the spells he was aiming at become increasingly effective.

Soon, most of the day had passed.

A faint magical aura permeated the shooting range, and the surrounding iron stakes were covered with countless arrow holes.

Aiden's aiming accuracy has improved by nearly 30% compared to before, and several times he has come very close to hitting the iron stake.

"Haha, that's a huge improvement!"

"It's a good thing that kid Rock didn't come. He would be amazed if he saw how fast I've improved," Aiden said proudly, wiping the sweat from his forehead. "I train for much less time than him, since I often have to take care of the lab organisms in the part-time area."

"It seems my Shadow Apprentice class is much higher than Rock's standard archer class. After all, it's a rare class and comes with special talents," Aiden speculated.

He then realized that his career stats were getting better and better.

"The more professions I unlock, the stronger I will become. My future path will definitely involve finding ways to explore more new professions," Aiden said thoughtfully, stroking his chin.

In just one day, Aiden set the course for future development.

……

For the next week, Aiden diligently practiced his non-elemental magic arrows at the basic shooting range.

At the shooting range, the sound of magic arrows piercing the air rose and fell.

His progress also caught the attention of Rock.

Rock was sitting to the side resting when he saw Aiden hit the iron stake accurately once again. His eyes widened in surprise.

"Aiden, your accuracy is even better than mine today," Rock said.

Rock had always assumed that, all other things being equal, his training speed in non-elemental magic arrows was among the fastest.

After all, he has some support from the archer class.

But I never expected that Aiden, who started training later than me, was like a complete novice at first.

Unexpectedly, it caught up with me in no time, and is now just like me.

"Just a coincidence." Aiden smiled and conjured another elemental magic arrow at the tip of his wand, which he then shot out.

The magic arrow shot towards the iron stake like a bolt of lightning.

With a "snap!", the magic arrow, devoid of any elemental attribute, struck the iron stake squarely in the heart.

"Look at you, still so modest. This is the third non-elemental magic arrow that has hit you today."

Rock looked helpless, pointing at the iron stake with an expression that seemed to say, "Don't be so modest, kid."

Aiden shrugged and sat down cross-legged to recover his mana.

He looked at his half-used ash wand, shook his head, and said with a wry smile, "This wand has been used up nearly 300 times. Now I understand why there are fewer and fewer people at the shooting range. At first, most of the people who came to train were wizard apprentices who received free walnut wands. But after they finished practicing, they didn't have enough money to buy new wands and had to leave the shooting range."

"Not to mention that the shooting range consumes magic stones every day, which adds up to a considerable expense in the long run."

"Who says otherwise? I'm not as wealthy as you. After I wear out this walnut wand, I'll have to take a break. I plan to hunt some wild beasts in the Forbidden Forest outside the basin and exchange them for magic stones," Rock said helplessly, a worried look on his face.

Aiden thought to himself, "The time has come."

He had been planning to find an opportunity to ask Rock about the zero-level archery technique.

He felt that only by asking when Rock's pockets were empty could he obtain the archery skill at the lowest possible cost.

After all, if this archery skill was inherited, he probably wouldn't have used it to make a deal with Aiden.

"I can lend you some magic stones," Aiden said with a smile.

Rock paused, then suddenly raised his head and said, "That would be wonderful. But, Aiden, what kind of reward do you need?"

Rock knew that their relationship wasn't strong enough to directly demand resources from each other.

It's already very kind of Aiden to be willing to lend a helping hand and provide resources right now.

In order to maintain their friendship, he would have to exchange something of value for it.

This is also a lesson that wizard apprentices must learn: equivalent exchange.

Aiden smiled, even a little embarrassed, and said, "Rock, you're a smart man, but I'm a man of honor. I'm willing to lend you the magic stone for free."

"But I'll feel guilty about it," Rock said earnestly.

As a fallen noble family, after their family lost power, the families they used to know gradually drifted away from them. He grew up amidst the ridicule of nobles, which made Rock's self-esteem much stronger than that of others.

"Brother Aiden, you don't need to say anything more. As long as I can do it, I'm willing to trade with you." Rock clenched his fist.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony." Aiden chuckled.

"Brother Rock, do you know about zero-level archery?" Aiden continued to ask.

"Zero-level archery, of course I know that." Rock smiled, raising his chin with pride on his face.

"Our family's ancestral archery technique is a zero-level archery skill."

"By the way, Aiden, you're interested in this level zero archery technique, aren't you? I'll make a deal with you using it," Rock said readily, afraid that Aiden might change his mind.

Before coming to the Forbidden Forest Basin, he would never have passed on his family's archery skills.

But as his cultivation deepened and his understanding of the wizarding world grew, Rock realized what it meant to be outmatched by others and to have a world beyond the ordinary.

Compared to wizards, archers are a trivial profession.

If he can use this ancestral archery skill to exchange for cultivation resources, he will be able to reap greater rewards in the future.

He can still tell what's important and what's not.

"Yes, to be honest, I am quite interested." Aiden nodded quickly, his head bobbing up and down like a chicken pecking at rice.

"I think the archer profession suits me quite well now," Aiden said.

Aiden quickly made a deal with Rock.

Rock carefully pulled a worn book from his pocket. The pages were yellowed and the writing was a bit blurry, but the four characters "Piercing Arrow Technique" were still legible.

He traded this Heart Piercing Arrow spell for Aiden's 20 magic stones.

And Aiden promised that only he could read the archery manual.

Finally, Aiden also received hands-on guidance from Rock.

Having obtained these 20 magic stones, Rock's immediate crisis was finally resolved.

He could enroll in another course, such as occultism, and use the remaining magic stones to buy a wand and practice non-elemental magic arrows.

In this way, when he arrives in the wizarding world, he will have a high level of proficiency in non-elemental magic arrows. He can then use these non-elemental magic arrows, combined with his archer's combat skills, to take on part-time jobs and start to properly manage his future.

Rock plans to do what Aiden did: board the next wizard ship and head straight to the wizarding world to challenge himself.

Many people do not travel to the wizarding world on a wizarding ship when they first become formal wizarding apprentices.

After all, their grasp of knowledge is still too superficial.

They could easily stay in this relatively safe place for several more years.

Once you have stronger overall abilities and have accumulated some magic stones, it will be easier to go to the wizarding world.

"Brother Aiden, thank you so much," Rock said gratefully.

Aiden just smiled.

He didn't tell Rock that he already had the profession of archer and forest shadow apprentice, especially the mysterious arrow that could unlock his profession, which he carefully hid in his house.

To keep his professional panel a secret as much as possible, Aiden had no intention of exploring the arrow, fearing that someone with ulterior motives might discover the connection between the two.

Aiden's earlier encounter with Calvin outside the Forbidden Forest served as a stark warning.

Aiden had already decided that he would keep a low profile from now on. Before he had enough strength, he had to play it safe, because only by playing it safe could he have a future.

He isn't always so lucky.

He estimated that his skills were somewhat better than those of a standard archer, after all, he also had special talents.

"Show me," Aiden said with a smile.

"No problem." Rock nodded, looking every bit like an archery coach.

He straightened his back, took the bow with both hands, and his movements were skilled and fluid.

Rock drew his bow and nocked an arrow, his arm vibrating at a strange frequency, the muscles in his arm twitching rhythmically. Then he drew the bow fully and shot the arrow at the stakes they were practicing on.

Whoosh!

The arrow struck the heart of the target like a black lightning bolt.

It then continued to shoot backward at a rotating angle, the wind generated by the arrow's tail blowing up the surrounding dust, until it flew nearly 50 meters before falling from the sky.

Rock nodded in satisfaction, though he looked somewhat tired, with fine beads of sweat on his forehead and his breathing becoming rapid.

He laughed and said, "This is our ancestral archery technique, the Heart Piercing Arrow. The range is about 200 meters, but I can only shoot about 50 meters now."