The Wizard: Starting with Infinite Part-Time Jobs

The ministers all tried to dissuade him, their foreheads covered in sweat from anxiety. They waved their arms and shouted, "Even if we march the army into the Forbidden Forest Basin, I'm afraid that within a day, the entire high command of the Saint Laurent Empire will be wiped out by an unknown entity, including Your Majesty Charles."

King Charles's face darkened.

"We can only rely on a wizard to handle this matter," the prime minister said slowly after a moment of silence, his brows furrowed.

"Alright, I understand. Then I'll offer a bounty of 300 magic stones. My Saint Laurent Empire has plenty of magic stone mines. Go and contact the Ash Brigade immediately," the emperor said in a fit of rage.

The prime minister nodded and then left.

The Ashes Brigade is a renowned assassin organization on the continent of Orellania, which has recruited many extraordinary assassins, some of whom are knights.

Some were archers. Others were poison masters.

As long as there are enough chips, they can be used to deal with worldly beings, and there are even wizards among them who can deal with those unreachable beings.

No one knows how many people are in the Ash Brigade, nor how long the Ash Brigade has existed.

In short, as long as you have money, there's nothing the Ashes Brigade can't do.

……

In a secluded room, the light casts shadows and indistinct patterns.

A person wearing a gray mask sat at the table, flipping through the papers handed to him.

After reading it carefully, he casually said, "Hasker, a newly promoted formal wizard apprentice, son of King Charles of the Saint Laurent Empire, disappeared in the inner living area of ​​the Forbidden Forest Basin. Find clues to his disappearance and find the real culprit. Henry, this task is yours. The reward is 100 magic stones."

After speaking, the man wearing the gray mask looked at a middle-aged man sitting below the table.

Henry bowed slightly, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and said with a confident smile, "No problem, sir."

As a seasoned, formally trained wizard apprentice, hunting down murderers is his specialty.

Henry quickly packed his bags, stuffed some essentials into his backpack, tightened the straps, and strode towards the Forbidden Forest Basin.

As someone who practiced in the Forbidden Forest Basin decades ago, every step he took felt like he could sense the presence of that place, filling his heart with emotion.

He has the right to return to the place that haunts his dreams.

"I regret it so much. Why didn't I have the courage to go to the Wizarding World back then?" Henry muttered to himself, a hint of resentment in his voice. "It's my fault for being too greedy for worldly pleasures. But even after thinking about it for decades, I'm no longer qualified to go to the Wizarding World. Fortunately, the Ash Brigade provides meditation techniques. Although they're expensive, if I accumulate magic stones, it might be possible to advance further. They even have a way to go to the Wizarding World on my own."

"After completing this transaction, I'm one step closer to purchasing the meditation method." Henry clenched his fist.

……

These days, Aiden's life remains the same.

He eagerly awaited news of the wizard's ship's arrival each day. Fortunately, he had Haske's ash wand and a small treasury of 80 magic stones to fill.

Aiden's pace was incredibly fast as he practiced his non-elemental magic arrows.

He stood in the shooting range, wand in hand, chanting incantations, and magic arrows shot from the tip of the wand, hitting the targets.

Soon, he successfully advanced from the basic firing range to the intermediate firing range and began facing targets 50 meters away.

This rocket-like training speed also made Aiden's training partner, Rock, widen his eyes with envy.

"Although my overall rating for non-elemental magic arrows has reached the level of mastery, they are still not very effective for attacking enemies."

……

At this moment, Aiden was standing in his garden, surrounded by blooming flowers.

He frowned and muttered to himself, "It takes at least five or six seconds for a non-elemental magic arrow to condense and be released. It's even more impractical to hit a moving enemy. A bow and arrow are still much more convenient."

With that, Aiden picked up his bow and arrow, nocked the arrow, and pulled hard on the bowstring.

Then he suddenly released the arrow, and with a "whoosh," it shot out like lightning, hitting the scarecrow in the distance.

"Especially this Eagle Eye calibration talent makes training the Heart Piercing Arrow very easy for me," Aiden continued, a smug look on his face.

He glanced at the dozen or so scarecrows he had already shot to pieces. His arms were a little sore from shooting arrows so often. He shook his arms and then smiled with satisfaction.

Aiden opened the career panel.

[Name: Aiden]

[Main Class: Formal Wizard Apprentice ★☆, Archer - Forest Shadow Apprentice ★☆]

[Secondary Profession (1/∞): Black Market Beast Fighter ★★ (5%)]

【Job Search: Carpentry Assistant ★ (90%)】

[Core Abilities: Enhanced biological combat skills, pain relief potion concoction, gore performance design, advanced animal behavior, multi-continental biological encyclopedia, basic occultism, simple magic trick construction...]

[Special Talents: Bio-Radition, Basic Mana Pocket, Eagle Eye Calibration]

[Skills: Elemental-neutral magic arrow (proficient), Piercing arrow (proficient)]

[Profession Limit Break Value: 4]

"Just as I thought, like the non-elemental magic arrow, this Heart Piercing Arrow technique has indeed reached the proficiency level," Aiden muttered to himself.

"It's quite difficult to reach the mastery level with non-elemental magic arrows, but for Piercing Arrow, I just need to continue ordering a batch of the most ordinary arrows from the Animal Waiters," Aiden continued.

"However, I think I can unlock the Carpenter's Assistant profession."

After saying that, Aiden turned around and went into the cabin, where he dismantled the wooden meditation pod that he had been longing for.

"Although being a carpentry assistant is a side job, it's easier to improve your mastery of a side job than your main job."

The next moment, sure enough, a line of text appeared in front of them.

[Conditions met. Unlock secondary profession: Carpentry Assistant? Yes/No?]

"Of course it's unlocked!" Aiden said eagerly.

[Unlocked successfully!]

[Occupation Obtained: Carpentry Assistant ★]

……

[Carpentry Assistant]

【Job Level: ★】

Mastery level: 5%

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

[Advanced Path: Wooden Machine Inventor ★★]

[Profession Limit Break Value: 5]

Unfamiliar knowledge kept flooding into Aiden's mind.

After a long while, Aiden slowly opened his eyes, and his fingers twitched slightly.

"I see, no wonder this wooden meditation chair is helpful for meditation."

Aiden's eyes lit up when he saw an inconspicuous piece of wood, about the size of a palm, lying on the wooden meditation chair on the floor.

He bent down and picked it up, a smile playing on his lips. "This is the auxiliary effect provided by the calming wood. This entire wooden meditation chair is just the outer 'dumpling'; the core is this palm-sized calming wood."

The reason he was able to identify it so easily was because he had an additional core ability in his mind: wood identification.