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

Tistu saw the progress of Ansu's alchemical pigment mixing.

Nine out of ten.

Just a few final steps are needed to complete the [Alchemy Pigment - Frost Blue].

But for Testu, the real focus is not on progress.

After all, he had already prepared the alchemical potion in advance.

What truly caught Testu's attention was something else:

colour.

The alchemical color that Ansu is mixing is not sky blue.

Instead, it is as pure as a sapphire.

It was almost identical to the pigments that Sandro had previously mixed with the help of zombies.

Intuition told Tistu that the two were about the same in terms of material utilization efficiency.

"Could it be... that he can concoct an even better [Alchemy Pigment - Frost Blue]?"

The moment the idea came to mind, Testus immediately rejected his guess.

The efficiency of material utilization in alchemy pigments does not represent everything.

My alchemical pigments also have an additional bonus from mystical talents.

The effect will definitely be stronger.

Testo convinced himself.

Next, adjust your breathing rate.

This helps the heart, which has been beating rapidly due to tension, return to normal.

Even so, he still stared intently at Ansu's nearly completed alchemical pigment.

They were afraid that something unexpected might happen.

At the same time, Ansu also felt the gaze from the other burial workers.

"He's probably worried I'll steal the extra reward he's so sure of getting."

Ansu thought to herself.

He then ignored Tistu's gaze and continued with his work.

A short while later.

I had just raised my proficiency in [Knowledge - Alchemy Pigment Construction] to Lv.1 when the pigment was already formed.

This transformed it into a clear, gem-like blue.

Sandru, who was keeping an eye on Ansu to see if there was any limit to the other party's talent, also noticed this situation.

At the same time, relying on his soul perception ability, he sensed that the material utilization efficiency within the alchemical pigments reached approximately 99%.

He then immediately instructed Ansu to use a gray rat in a cage to test the effect of the alchemical pigment.

But Ansu did not act immediately; instead, he looked toward where Sandru was:

"My lord wizard, I..."

The ability to apply alchemical pigments to ether has not yet been mastered.

Upon hearing this, Sandru immediately prepared to teach Anzu this technique, which did not involve ether and was not too difficult to use.

But before he could even speak, Sandru immediately realized something was amiss:

How did he know that the painting needed to be done on the ether?

Sandru recalled the moment when he first entered the realm of mysticism and saw someone painting without a canvas.

They simply assumed that the other party had used some kind of mystical ability to gain the ability to apply paint in mid-air.

And by creating formulas for new types of alchemical pigments, he was able to further enhance his mystical talents.

Sandru then realized that the pigments did not appear out of thin air, but were left on the ether.

For this reason, Sandru's opinion of Ansu improved even further.

After a pause, he continued:

"Now that you have discovered traces of the existence of ether."

Then for you, ether is no longer a special energy that both exists and does not exist.

You will then be able to access the ether.

However, if one wants the paintbrush and the paint on it to come into contact with the ether, one needs to draw upon the spiritual power contained within the soul.

By attaching this substance to the paintbrush, the paintbrush can also gain the ability to contact the ether.

"Using mental power to deceive the ether, making it believe that the paintbrush is also a part of me?"

It doesn't sound too difficult.

Ansu thought to herself, and then immediately tried to use her mental energy.

The instant Ansu covered the paintbrush with his spiritual power, he immediately felt the paintbrush colliding and coming into contact with the ether particles floating in the air.

Thinking of this, Ansu also dipped her paintbrush into the freshly mixed alchemical paint.

Then, rune patterns were drawn on the ether in mid-air.

Ansu knew this rune.

I've seen similar runes before when making the [Zombie Inhibition Bandage].

It was just that it was drawn on bandages back then.

Now it's being drawn on top of ether particles.

Therefore, as soon as the drawing began, a series of new prompts appeared on the panel:

[Gain Knowledge - Virtual Painting Lv.0]

The initial proficiency level for new knowledge is Lv.0.

Therefore, when drawing on the ether, the efficiency of drawing was not as fast as before.

Seeing this scene, Testu, who had been observing the area, subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

"Since you're so unfamiliar with it, it means you haven't had any prior knowledge of it."

He's just someone with slightly better luck and talent, nothing more.

I am still the one who receives the additional resources provided by Sandru.

Thinking of this, Testu's tense emotions eased a little.

Then, not long after.

As Ansu continued to draw, his proficiency in this area also improved.

As a result, the drawing efficiency has become faster and faster.

He finished drawing it in just half a minute.

However, Ansu did not do what Tistu had done before, by quickly waving his brush to create a breeze that would cause the runes made of paint to drift toward the caged rat.

Instead, he was preparing to test the new abilities he vaguely sensed he would gain when his mysterious attribute reached 3 points.

Thinking of this, Ansu once again mobilized his mental energy.

And it was applied to these ether particles that had been dyed blue with pigment.

The next moment, the dyed ether particles that formed the rune shape swayed slightly.

Then, these particles immediately detached from their original positions and rushed towards the cage containing the gray mice.

Seeing this scene before him, Testu, who had been paying attention to the area, was taken aback.

"Psychic interference with the ether?"

How did he acquire this ability?

How did he acquire this ability?

Incredulity filled Testo's expression.

After all, even with his current talent in mysticism, he has not been able to master this ability.

Unexpectedly, someone who had never even touched virtual painting before was able to use this ability so easily.

at the same time.

The etheric particles that form the runic pattern continue to rush toward the cage, just as before.

Then they passed through the cage without any hindrance.

It struck the gray mouse in the cage, which was trembling with fear.

The moment the rune made contact with the gray rat, a little ice element immediately appeared in the rat's breath.

The frequency of his body trembling gradually slowed down.

Until it completely stopped moving.

Even breathing was stopped.

Seeing this, Sandru picked up the cage containing the gray rat.

And then he casually shook it.

When the gray mouse collided with the cage bars, a sound like ice colliding with steel rang out.