The Wizard: Starting with Infinite Part-Time Jobs

Mr. Ironbeard's expression changed, and he hurriedly poured a cup of green liquid from a small bottle at his waist, tilted his head back, and gulped it down. The liquid dripped down the corner of his mouth, wetting his beard.

He felt much better and breathed a sigh of relief, his shoulders relaxing.

As a reagent preparation expert, Mr. Ironbeard had encountered this kind of thing more than once or twice, and each time he would drink the antidote he brought from the wizarding world.

This antidote can treat hundreds of common laboratory leaks, but he still felt a little unwell. He rubbed his temples and muttered, "Maybe I've just been too tired lately."

Mr. Ironbeard felt somewhat tired, and his beard, which had been drooping, seemed to have stopped moving.

He hastily finished the experiment, dragged his weary steps out of the laboratory, and returned home to rest.

This scene was witnessed by Aiden, who was staking out not far from Mr. Ironbeard's laboratory.

He squinted, glanced at his watch, and said with a smirk, "This poison is indeed effective. Mr. Tiexu got home from work almost two hours earlier than usual today, and he didn't seem as energetic as before. I guess it's a backlash from being toiled on experiments, caring for the creatures, and taking the poison all at the same time!"

Aiden shook his head slightly and continued, "Let's continue tonight. Xiaodie said she's recovered."

As he spoke, he gently patted the bag containing Xiaodie hidden at his waist.

……

As night fell, the garden was completely silent, save for the occasional chirping of insects.

Aiden's trained nightingale made some unusual calls, sharp and urgent.

The nightingale was a flying creature he had specially trained, and it would circle above his cabin every night.

It will alert anyone who acts strangely when they approach!

"Someone's trying to mess with me again!" Aiden frowned, a look of vigilance flashing across his face, and decisively activated his bio-radar.

As his relationship with Xiaodie has grown stronger these past few days, his mastery of the Black Market Beastmaster has increased by 10 percentage points. His special talent, Bio-Radition, has also significantly improved its range.

Soon, a furtive figure crept stealthily toward his house appeared on the bio-radar.

The figure moved cautiously, each step very light, as if afraid of making the slightest sound.

"I don't know this person." Aiden watched his walking posture for a while, his brows furrowed, and he decisively held his breath, crouching down like a cheetah poised to pounce.

He swiftly retrieved a bow and arrow from the wall and aimed intently at the figure's heart.

After a long silence in the garden, Henry of the Ash Brigade muttered to himself, "Based on the clues, the person who killed Haske was most likely from the Atlantis Empire."

"There are four people in Atlantis. One has been missing for a long time, and the other three have all reached the level of formal wizard apprentices. Among them, the one who had a direct conflict with Haske was Prince Bondi of the Atlantean Empire, a witch, and the owner of this hut, a commoner wizard named Aiden!"

As Henry spoke, he licked his lips, a fierce look on his face.

Henry continued, "Let's start interrogating Aiden from here; commoner wizards are always particularly weak."

Over the past few days, he has thoroughly investigated all the wizard apprentices in the Forbidden Forest Basin who are skilled in archery, and found that they were not present at that time, nor did they have any motive for the crime.

Therefore, based on his intuition, Henry investigated Haske's relationship with others and quickly identified the three-person group from the Atlantis Empire.

"What special hobby does Aiden have that keeps so many small animals in the garden? Is he still a wizard? He looks more like a farmer."

Henry said this while curling his lip in disdain.

Just then, the previously calm animals opened their eyes at the same time, their fierce gazes darting towards Henry's position.

The toad puffed out its cheeks and bounced over like a ball.

The bamboo snake twisted its body, moving with lightning speed.

The grizzly bear roared, its massive body stirring up a gust of wind.

The nightingale shrieked and swooped down from the sky.

The dire wolf opened its blood-red maw, revealing sharp fangs.

At that moment, as Aiden held his breath inside the room, a line of text appeared in his mind: "Toad, Bamboo Viper, Grizzly Bear, Nightingale, and Dire Wolf have obtained the core ability - Biological Combat Skill Enhancement."

"Very good." Aiden nodded in satisfaction, a smile playing on his lips.

A chaotic commotion soon erupted outside, and Henry, frantically dodging the noise, wondered, "Have these animals gone mad?"

He dodged left and right, his clothes were torn in several places, and his hair became a mess.

Before he could finish speaking, I felt a chill run down my spine.

Henry instinctively dodged to the side, his body springing back like a spring.

He also conjured a defensive spell—a neutral magic shield—and placed it in front of him.

The shield shimmered with a faint light, like a layer of transparent glass.

Isolate the mad animals.

Aiden's arrow struck the shield like lightning.

The arrow collided with the shield, producing a "hissing" sound.

Then, as if shot into a soap bubble, it refracted upwards.

"Huh?" Aiden frowned, somewhat puzzled.

Judging from the bio-radar, it was clear that the sneaky person had not suffered much harm.

Finally, Aiden gritted his teeth, fired a few more arrows, and looked out the window.

These arrows seemed to have eyes, whistling through the air as they relentlessly struck Henry's heart.

But the arrows all flew out.

"So that's how it is. This guy used witchcraft. The fact that he could unleash it so quickly clearly means he's not an ordinary wizard apprentice." Aiden muttered to himself, his mouth slightly open, a serious expression on his face.

"Damn it, damn it." Henry's face turned red, and veins bulged on his forehead. He only knew that his magic power was being consumed.

He then looked out the window and made eye contact with Aiden.

"You are the murderer, the murderer who killed Prince Haske." Henry recognized him immediately by Aiden's marksmanship. He clenched his fists, his voice trembling with anger.

"As expected, they came for me." Aiden looked at Henry's gaze, which was like that of a criminal, and a cold smile appeared on his lips.

"I can't keep you here." Aiden's face darkened, and he immediately woke up Little Butterfly, who was still asleep.

He gently patted Xiaodie's antennae and said to her, "Good daughter, use the same trick as last time to hit him. This is the person. Give him a good beating."

At the same time, Aiden kept shaking his arm, his arm muscles bulging high, and arrows shot out of Aiden's hut with sharp momentum, as if they had eyes.

The arrow whistled through the air!

The little butterfly on Aiden's shoulder twitched its antennae slightly, and then began to condense the air blade from before.

Xiaodie's body trembled, and the surrounding air seemed to be stirred up.

A line of text appeared in Aiden's mind.

"The Space Void Butterfly has acquired its core ability—the enhancement of biological combat skills."

"However, I only have one chance. I can't aim for the neck this time; the shield is too thick. If I don't break through it, I'll be in danger."

Aiden discovered that many wizards prioritize protecting their heads and necks during battles.

Because this is the core of spiritual power, the source of a wizard's power.

In order to counter this method, Aiden devised an attack method that disregarded martial ethics.

"Little Butterfly, this time don't hit his neck, hit him in the middle of his thigh. Right there," Aiden said, pointing to the man in black outside the door.

"Dad, I understand." A weak voice came from the spatial butterfly in her mind, and Little Butterfly's body swayed slightly.

Outside.

Henry had already realized that Aiden was a skilled archer, but still a novice wizard apprentice.

Because Aiden has never used a single spell until now, relying entirely on his bow and arrows!

"This guy's accuracy is terrifying; every single arrow hit my chest. If I hadn't had a shield that had no elemental resistance, I would have been riddled with holes," Henry said, still shaken.

"but."

"I still have half of my mana left, enough to kill you before it runs out."

Henry's lips curled into a confident smile as he began to focus his magic.

It's also a magic arrow without any attribute, but his proficiency with it is extremely high.

The wand danced rapidly in his hand, and beams of light flashed and quickly coalesced.

"That rookie's still standing there by the window," Henry muttered to himself with a mocking smile. "I only need two seconds to pinpoint his location."

He gripped his wand tightly, his eyes fixed on Aiden.

Just a moment before he was about to swing his wand and fire the magic arrow.

Suddenly, a gap appeared in the small wooden house in front of us, as if the surrounding air had been torn apart.

A blade of light, faster than an arrow, flew out from the gap.

With a dazzling light, it cut towards Henry's genitals.