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

"Fortunately, the experimental subject accidentally escaped from the academy's laboratory."

Otherwise, we would have missed out on this promising talent for working as a burial man in the cemetery.

Sandru thought to himself.

He didn't care about the wizard apprentices who were bitten to death by the experimental subjects.

After all, those who died were mostly not his assistants or apprentices.

At this cost, Ansu was discovered.

It's a great deal for Sandru.

...

at the same time.

[Proficiency +0.05%]

[Proficiency +0.05%]

[Proficiency +0.05%...]

With each successive notification sound indicating an increase in proficiency, Ansu's proficiency in [Knowledge - Alchemy Pigment Mixing] grew higher and higher.

In contrast.

The process of performing each step has also become smoother.

Grinding, purifying, extracting...

Despite the numerous complicated steps, not a single mistake was made.

The completion progress is also increasing accordingly.

But before the [Alchemy Pigment - Frost Blue] could be fully mixed...

Testo, who was also in the alchemy workshop, stopped manipulating the bone hand-shaped puppet.

At the same time, he withdrew his gaze from the alchemy platform and turned it toward Sandru's location.

"My Lord Wizard."

I've created Frost Blue.

Upon hearing this, the people burying the bodies outside Ansu instinctively paused in their actions.

"How could it be so fast?"

Everyone saw the other party transform a pile of bones into bony hands with legs, and use them to assist in processing alchemical materials.

I could also vaguely guess that the other party would be faster at mixing paints than I was.

But at the moment.

Apart from Ansu, most of the burial workers had only completed half of the process.

Therefore, I didn't expect Testu to finish so quickly.

But Sandru, a formal wizard, was not surprised by this.

Sandru had secretly calculated the time when he was investigating the bone ring-shaped alchemical artifact.

It was pretty much as he had expected.

It's even slower.

Sandru nodded slightly.

At the same time, he looked at the paint containers on the alchemical table in front of Testu, which resembled petri dishes.

However, it is not exactly the same as the [Alchemy Pigment - Frost Blue] that Sandro previously mixed with the help of zombies.

The texture of this pigment is not as clear as that of sapphire.

When illuminated by the sunlight, it also emits a soft glow.

Moreover, it resembled a clear, cloudless sky.

"Although the material utilization efficiency did not reach 100%, it reached about 90%."

Not bad for someone mixing alchemical pigments for the first time.

Sandru commented.

Hearing the evaluation from a formal wizard, Tistu smiled slightly.

But before he could express his gratitude, Sandru continued:

"However, what's really important is not just the efficiency of using materials."

Rather, it's the effect that alchemical pigments can achieve.

As soon as Sandru finished speaking, strange noises immediately emanated from the material storage area of ​​the alchemy workshop.

The next moment, small cages floated over.

Each cage contains a gray mouse that looks either confused or trembling.

Choose a gray mouse.

The effect of the [Alchemy Pigment - Frost Blue] was tested on it.

"Yes, Wizard."

As he spoke, Tistu immediately took out a paintbrush.

And dipped it in the paint placed in the container.

"The extraordinary knowledge I've acquired over several months of learning and practice, using alchemical tools specifically from wild wizards... can finally be put to use."

Tistu took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.

Then he raised his hand and pointed the tip of the paintbrush into the air.

The brush had only extended about ten centimeters when it suddenly stopped.

The paint remained suspended in mid-air.

At the same time, Ansu, who was also in the alchemy workshop, also witnessed this scene.

"So, you're really drawing in an empty space...?"

Ansu had a vague feeling that something was wrong.

So he immediately focused his gaze and perception on Tistu's brush.

Just moments later, he rejected his earlier guess.

He wasn't painting in an empty space.

Instead, it caused the pigment to adhere to the ether particles.

In Ansu's eyes and perception.

The brush came into contact with numerous ether particles on a plane.

This leaves the color represented by [Alchemy Pigment - Frost Blue] on it.

A short while later.

As Titus continued to wield his paintbrush, more and more pigment adhered to the surface of the ether.

This creates a pattern that resembles a rune.

Once the runes were finished, Titus once again swung his fingers, which were holding the paintbrush, violently.

He then used his fingers to make a gesture resembling a knight wielding a longsword.

next moment.

The gentle breeze created by this action.

Located in mid-air, the runes made of alchemical pigments and ether immediately showed ripples.

Then, as if it came to life, it wobbled and floated toward the cage.

Then it passed through the gap in the cage.

And without any suspense, it hit the gray rat that was locked in the cage and looked somewhat confused.

The moment the two made contact, the gray mouse, who was grooming its whiskers, was immediately stunned.

The next moment, some frost appeared on the whiskers on both sides of the gray rat's mouth.

It exhaled cold air, and the gray squirrel's body trembled from the cold.

Some sharp-eyed burial workers, seeing this, immediately realized what had happened.

Sandrue said it before.

If the [Alchemy Pigment - Frost Blue] is completed to a high enough standard, it can even make those affected feel real cold.

And this scene... is exactly the same as the scene Sandru described before!

Thinking of this.

The people who buried the bodies immediately realized the extent of Testu's talent.

At the same time, he confirmed that he would definitely not receive the extra resource reward that Sandru had mentioned.

Sandru glanced at the gray rat in the cage.

At the same time, I used magic to sense the other party's current body temperature, as well as various data related to [Alchemy Pigment - Frost Blue].

"Mystical talent is greater than 1 point."

It meets the threshold for generating a synergistic effect on all matters related to mysticism.

The efficiency of material utilization has also increased from 90% to about 93%.

If we construct more new extraordinary knowledge to absorb ether.

There is an opportunity to raise one's occult talent to 10 points, thereby qualifying for the entrance exam to the Wizarding Academy.

Upon hearing this, Testu was immediately overjoyed.

"Praise be to the wizard."

After listening to Sandru's complete evaluation of himself as a formal wizard.

Tistu immediately became determined to win the reward for this assessment.

"even...

If he were to display even more talent...

They might even be able to obtain the hearing credentials that Sandru possesses.

This allows them to enter the learning area of ​​the wizarding academy ahead of time and acquire more knowledge of occultism.

That way, I can fulfill the exchange conditions mentioned by those wild wizards when they gave me the alchemical items.

Testus thought to himself.

Still feeling uneasy, he subconsciously glanced at the other people burying corpses in the alchemy workshop.

Most of the people burying the bodies are only about halfway through preparing the pigments.

Only two people have reached about two-thirds of the progress.

Seeing this, Testu's confidence increased once again.

Then he continued sweeping across the alchemy workshop.

Then I saw Ansu, who was also in the alchemy workshop.

And semi-finished gold pigments placed in containers.

The moment Testu saw the alchemical pigments that Ansu had mixed, his pupils instinctively contracted.