The Wizard: Starting with Infinite Part-Time Jobs

"Good buddy, I've been nourishing you all along!" Aiden said to the arrow, giving it a gentle pat.

"What are you standing there for? Everyone gets a share." Aiden smiled and pulled a handful of magic stones from his pocket.

"Junior Brother Aiden, you're so generous. I don't need it." Annie shook her head vigorously, waving her hands repeatedly in refusal.

Aiden shook his head and insisted on dividing the resources in half, giving nearly a hundred magic stones to Annie and stuffing the magic stones into Annie's hand.

He then pocketed Worin's wand and the remaining hundred magic stones.

He carefully placed the wand into his storage bag.

"This kid's pretty rich. This wind-attribute magic wand is probably worth 40 magic stones." Aiden weighed the wand in his hand, a satisfied expression on his face.

"There aren't many opportunities like this to ambush someone. If he uses protective magic, it won't be so easy for my arrows to penetrate," Aiden muttered to himself.

"There are always people better than you, and there's always something beyond your understanding. You can't be arrogant or complacent," Aiden clenched his fist and reminded himself forcefully.

"The opponents I'm facing now are all very inexperienced," Aiden said with a hint of disdain.

"Junior Brother Aiden, hurry up! Don't get lost. This way is our Rune Courtyard, and that way is the Silent Blade." Senior Sister Annie's clear voice urged from ahead.

"Coming." Aiden nodded vigorously, squeezed his magic broom between his legs, and rushed forward like an arrow, creating a whooshing sound as he quickly arrived beside Annie.

Annie is in a great mood now, having earned a hundred magic stones in one go.

More importantly, Aiden, the junior brother who was originally marked as cannon fodder wizard seed, now also has considerable combat power.

"Hehe! A hundred magic stones can buy a decent water-attribute magic wand from Senior Sister Iseli." Annie cupped her face in her hands, her eyes curving into crescents, thinking happily to herself.

"I'm going to fight back some territory for Runeyard in next month's Warings tournament! Otherwise, the Silent Blades will have completely taken over Waring Island." Annie clenched her fist and continued to speak firmly.

"It's a pity that Junior Brother Aiden can't participate. He hasn't practiced meditation yet, otherwise our strength could have increased even more." Annie shook her head helplessly, a look of regret on her face.

……

Along the way, Aiden rode his magic broomstick, rampaging through the forest.

Two hours later, he finally rode away from the forest on his magic broom.

What comes into view is a large, square manor.

The manor is surrounded by a tall stone wall covered with green vines, and occasionally a few bright little flowers can be seen among them.

The estate has buildings of varying heights, with several tall towers in the very center.

The central tower is the tallest, piercing the clouds, with a mysterious light shimmering at its tip.

"Those are wizard towers. Every first-ring wizard is entitled to build their own wizard tower in the Rune Courtyard. The one in the middle is Dean Mephisto's wizard tower," Annie pointed at the towers and introduced them loudly, her face filled with pride.

"The rest of the buildings are laboratories, classrooms, and the residences of the wizard seeds," Anne continued, gesturing with her hands in the air as she spoke.

Aiden nodded, his eyes fixed on the buildings, his gaze filled with curiosity.

"This rune courtyard is quite impressive, especially those wizard towers in the center. Even from a distance, you can feel their extraordinary nature, as if a force is drawing me in," Aiden thought to himself, his body involuntarily taking a few steps forward.

"Come on, I'll pick out a room for you first, and then I'll take you to see the headmaster and the others. You're a newcomer, and every formal wizard has to pay a visit. It's a matter of courtesy," Annie patted Aiden on the shoulder and urged.

"No problem." Aiden nodded vigorously.

The appearance of the two attracted the attention of many wizard apprentices on the road.

Some of the wizarding apprentices stopped, while others slowed down, all turning their gazes toward Aiden and Anne.

"Annie, is this a newcomer?" Several wizard apprentices who looked like they had just finished class gathered around, and one of the tall wizard apprentices asked loudly, his voice echoing in the air.

"Yes, he comes from the far-off continent of Aurelius. Aiden, why don't you introduce yourself?" Annie said with a smile, gently nudging Aiden's back with both hands.

"Hello everyone, my name is Aiden, and I'm a newcomer," Aiden said humbly.

The wizarding apprentices present greeted Aiden warmly and exchanged names.

Some of them reached out to shake hands with Aiden, while others patted him on the shoulder.

This made Aiden feel flattered, and a shy smile appeared on his face.

"These guys don't have any of the airs of wizards. It's quite easy to get along with them," Aiden thought to himself, his body gradually relaxing.

"Come on, let's help Aiden tidy up a room." Annie waved her hand and led a group of wizard apprentices, starting to search for a room in a flurry of activity.

……

One hour later.

A clean and tidy room was thus prepared.

The experimental equipment was neatly arranged, and the flowers and plants in the garden were also trimmed in a pleasing and orderly manner.

Aiden smiled and said goodbye to the group of wizard apprentices, waving his hands and a grateful smile on his face.

"How was it? Everyone was so enthusiastic!" Annie wiped the sweat from her face; her hair was soaked with sweat and clung to her skin.

She smiled, the corners of her mouth turning up.

"Indeed, it's not quite what I imagined. It's much more enthusiastic than the wizard seeds in the Forbidden Forest Basin," Aiden said, scratching the back of his head as he spoke.

"Is it because the wizarding seeds who come to Rune Courtyard are less ambitious?" Aiden thought for a moment and said.

"Pretty much! We have a lot of research-oriented wizarding apprentices here, who aren't good at combat. Even Senior Sister Ithelie, who recently broke through to the first-ring wizard level, followed the research path. Her paper was published in the Wizarding Daily, and she got the potion to break through to the first-ring wizard level," Annie explained.

"Senior Sister Iseli is our idol! She's not only a one-star wand maker, but she also invented a highly efficient wand energy ring, which was rated as an outstanding work by the Wand Association!" Annie said excitedly, her eyes shining.

The Wizarding Daily?

Aiden was stunned, his body trembling.

"I almost forgot, Mr. Tetsuya's experimental results are all here with me!"

"I can't wait to file the report tomorrow!" Aiden muttered to himself.

"Junior Brother Aiden, come quickly, let's go visit Dean Mephisto's wizard tower first," Annie urged, turning and walking hurriedly towards the wizard tower.

……

At this moment, at the very center and tallest of the Rune Courtyard, beneath the wizard tower.

Aiden looked up, his mouth agape, and muttered to himself, "It's magnificent. This wizard tower must be at least 50 meters tall."

"Let's go, Junior Brother Aiden," Anne said with a gentle smile as she pushed open the heavy doors of the wizard tower.

Soon, the two of them slowly boarded the elevator-like device at the bottom of the wizard tower, just like the one Aiden had encountered before.

When the device is activated, the surrounding wood grain shimmers with a warm luster in the dim light.

Furthermore, Aiden's mastery of the [Carpentry Assistant] profession on his job panel increased by 5 percentage points!

Aiden froze for a moment, then his face broke into a wildly joyful smile: "So it turns out I was able to build this elevator."