The Wizard: Starting as a Corpse Burial Man - An Infinite Side Hustle

Wizarding Academy, Rose Cemetery.

"The bodies buried in the cemetery are not real corpses."

Rather, they are the physical bodies that the wizards of the Soul School temporarily store here.

The cemetery within the college could be considered a unique kind of "hotel."

A hunched old man, holding a dark blue lantern and dressed in a black robe, spoke softly.

He glanced again at the many reserve body buryers whose expressions were filled with fear.

Then he shook the head, which was chained to the bottom of the lantern and whose eyes were already glazed over.

"This is the consequence of stealing corpses at will."

Don't assume that the corpses inside the academy are the same as those outside, and that you can dig them up at will.

If I find any more idiots trying to steal corpses to sell for money...

The hunched old man named Sandru paused for a moment, then continued:

"Then he wouldn't have died so luckyly."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

They were terrified that they would suffer the same fate.

Seeing this, Sandru looked again at one of the many reserve body buryers.

"Ansu".

Tell me, what are the duties of a body buryer?

"Yes, Wizard."

An Su straightened her expression and continued:

"Use the spirit lantern to examine each grave and confirm whether any corpses are about to turn into living corpses due to the aura of the dead."

If the spirit lantern reacts, the bandages wrapped around the corpse must be removed.

Then, new bandages were applied to suppress the corrosive influence of the undead aura.

"That's right."

Sandru nodded slightly.

"So what I'm about to describe is how this special bandage is made..."

As Sandru began to explain the course content, Ansu, the reserve burial man, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Finally, they're starting to talk about bandages."

The first profession... will then be unlocked.

Thinking of this, Ansu silently recited "panel" in her mind.

The next moment, a semi-transparent panel appeared:

Name: An Su

Occupation: None

[Physical Constitution: 1, Mental Strength: 2, Mysticism: 0]

[Entry - Knowledge Insights (Colorful)]

[Effect: Everything learned will yield results]

There is no limit to the number of jobs one can take.

[Knowledge: Shovel Usage Lv.1 (5%)]

Job requirements for "Corpse Burier":

Knowledge - Shovel Usage Lv.1/1

Knowledge - Zombification Inhibition Bandage Manufacturing Lv.0/1

[Note: Unlocking a new class will automatically generate the corresponding affixes.]

This panel appeared with Ansu three days ago when he awakened his past life memories.

Ansu had no idea what kind of entries would come with her after she took office.

But it can't get any worse than the current situation.

Thinking of this, Ansu subconsciously glanced at the edge of the Rose Cemetery.

Scattered around were a dozen or so knights dressed in full black armor and riding skeletal warhorses.

These tomb guardians were not established solely to prevent corpses from turning into living corpses.

In addition to this, there is another reason:

To prevent the person burying the body from escaping.

The status of those who bury corpses is slightly better than that of slaves and experimental subjects.

However, they are also beings that can be killed at will by wizards, and they may not even have to pay a fine.

Perhaps after getting a new job, I can try to use it to pass the college's assessment.

Thus, he became a true wizard.

With that thought in mind, Ansu put away the panel.

Then I listened attentively to Sandru's explanation.

The bandage for the "【Zombie Inhibition Bandage】" can be made of any material.

However, all of these require special pigments made from extraordinary resources to draw various runes on the bandages.

In this way...

Wrapping a bandage with runes around a corpse can remove the contamination contained in the aura of the dead.

This allows it to be converted into pure energy and used to enhance the strength of the corpse.

The runes on the bandages stopped working a month later.

Replace the bandages with new ones designed to inhibit zombie transformation, to prevent the corpse from turning into a zombie.

As Sandru spoke, he took out various brushes and materials for making the "zombie-inhibiting bandages".

Then he demonstrated how to draw runes.

The next moment, all the reserve burial workers present were intently studying and memorizing the drawing method.

This also includes Ansu.

At the same time, a series of voices echoed in my mind:

[Unlocked Knowledge - Zombification Suppression Bandage Crafting Lv.0]

[Proficiency +0.01%]

[Proficiency +0.01%]

[Proficiency +0.01%...]

Under the influence of 【Entry - Knowledge Brilliance (Color)】.

With continued learning and practice, Ansu's knowledge and proficiency will inevitably improve.

Ten minutes passed in the blink of an eye.

Sandru concluded his explanation of how to draw runes.

At the same time, he looked again at the many trainee burial workers.

"Each person has five sets of materials, with a time limit of one hour."

Produce at least one [Zombie Inhibition Bandage].

If you can't do that... then go to the college's lab.

Upon hearing this, many trainee burial workers turned pale.

They knew the meaning of Sandru's words.

It does not mean that those who fail the assessment will become lab assistants.

Instead, they became guinea pigs.

Since the founding of the wizarding academy, no experimental subject has ever regained their freedom.

Even death can be considered a luxury.

Therefore, after obtaining the paintbrushes and materials, everyone immediately set to work.

They were afraid that if they acted too slowly, they would become the wizards' experimental subjects.

Ansu immediately picked up the brush used to draw runes.

I also glanced at the knowledge section of the panel.

[Knowledge - Zombie Inhibition Bandage Crafting Lv.0 (27%)]

Although proficiency had been steadily improving.

However, simply listening to Sandru's explanations is not enough to improve efficiency quickly enough.

It also needs to be combined with practice.

Thinking of this, he dipped his paintbrush into the paint whose colors were constantly changing.

Runes were thus drawn on the bandage.

The panel notification sound reappeared in Ansu's mind:

[Proficiency +0.05%]

[Proficiency +0.05%]

[Proficiency +0.05%...]

"The situation is the same as when the body was buried before."

Applying knowledge to practice increases proficiency more quickly.

It is estimated that once the [Zombification Suppression Bandage] for a single corpse is crafted, the proficiency level will be raised to Lv.1.

An Su thought to herself.

He then continued to devote all his energy to drawing runes.

Their proficiency in the relevant knowledge also increased rapidly.

I'm getting closer to meeting the requirements for the job of [Corpse Burier].

...

at the same time.

Sandru, holding a lantern for the soul, paced around the cemetery.

He would occasionally go to the person who buried the body to check on their drawing progress.

But whenever he gets close to someone, that person's body will unconsciously tremble slightly.

The chances of making mistakes also increase.

After all, the head was still hanging on the lantern.

For some reason, there was no strange smell.

But it is still extremely frightening.

Sandru tried ten more apprentice burial men, but the result was the same.

Therefore, I was slightly disappointed.

"The level of focus is too low; even the influence of a corpse cannot be avoided."

Perhaps I shouldn't have come to the cemetery.

Sandru thought to himself.

His primary job was not to teach knowledge about burying corpses.

"Isn't it just that some experimental subjects escaped and accidentally killed two of them who had some talent, and there were more than ten other apprentices with average talent?"

They couldn't even pay the fine.

They must also train an equal number of apprentices who can pass the academy's assessment.

What a ridiculous rule.

Sandru cursed the new headmaster who had set the rules in his heart.

And by connecting the heads of the lantern bearers, they continued to test the concentration of the many apprentice burial workers.

A short while later, he walked up to Ansu's side.