[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-wizard-unlimited-profession-slots":3,"chapter-wizard-unlimited-profession-slots-wizard-unlimited-profession-slots-chapter-43":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Wizard: Unlimited Profession Slots",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},226656,494,"Chapter 43 - 42: Pleasure Sphere and \"Boy Toy","wizard-unlimited-profession-slots-chapter-43",43,"\u003Cp>\"We are friends, right?\" Ron softly asked, \"At least, that’s what I believe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Andre lifted his head, a complex emotion flickering in his eyes: \"Of course, I think so too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then, if there’s anything bothering you, feel free to talk about it.\" Ron’s tone was calm and sincere:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can’t say for sure that I can help, but at least I can listen. Sometimes, saying out loud some terrible things can make you feel much better.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Andre sighed again, put down the teacup, clasped his hands together, his knuckles turning white from the pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know where to start...\" he finally spoke, with a rare trace of vulnerability in his voice: \"This matter... it’s too complicated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron patiently waited, not rushing him. He knew that in moments like this, the best comfort was to give the other person enough time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you remember last month when we were chatting idly, you mentioned Trish, and my reaction was a bit unusual?\" Andre finally spoke again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron nodded: \"I did notice, but it wasn’t convenient to ask at the time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t the first or second time. Whenever that girl who transformed from the daughter of the hunter to an Intermediate Apprentice was mentioned, Andre’s emotions would fluctuate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I saw Trish once at the herb store more than half a month ago.\" He continued calmly, maintaining a sense of appropriate distance: \"She seemed very busy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, as the disciple of Lady Corina, she now holds a significant position.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Andre’s tone carried an inexplicable emotion, pursing his lips into a straight line:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you remember when we had just gathered at the Black Mist Jungle? Back then, she was still very...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice grew lower, a flash of nostalgia and bitterness in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron didn’t respond, just listened silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had a premonition that the other might be about to reveal some long-hidden secrets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I once...\" Andre hesitated, fingers subconsciously fiddling with the button on his lapel:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I once wanted to approach her, to pursue her. It was when I first arrived in the Black Mist Jungle, still harboring some foolish ideas from the Kingdom.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron raised his eyebrows: \"You pursued Trish? Seriously?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t look at me like that.\" Andre rolled his eyes: \"After all, I’m also the Thirteenth Prince, and back in the Royal Capital, you know how many noble young ladies sent me secret glances.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And then? Rejected?\" Ron asked straightforwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course I was rejected.\" Andre laughed self-deprecatingly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Her wording was quite direct — ’I came here to change my destiny, not to relive the miserable life of the past. You pampered royal person, better not bother me.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tsk tsk, that’s quite a blow.\" Ron couldn’t help but laugh: \"So you were heartbroken and saw reality for what it is?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Andre punched Ron hard on the chest, knowing his attack was completely harmless to him:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have you laughed enough? Yes, it was then that I truly recognized the rules of this world — no matter where you are, the weak are only fit to look up to the strong. Here, no one cares which prince you are; they only care about how strong you are.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But that’s just a small part of the problem...\" he continued, his voice getting lower:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In fact, those people who sent me to the Black Mist Jungle never hoped I’d become a qualified Wizard Apprentice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron raised an eyebrow, waiting for him to continue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The royal family long lost hope in my Spiritual Talent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Andre offered a bitter smile: \"Their real purpose in sending me here was to cultivate my Knight Qualification using the abundant Extraordinary Resources here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Knight Qualification?\" Ron was a bit surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, my talent in Knight Cultivation is far better than my Spiritual Power.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Andre explained: \"The royal family’s plan is to make me a Guard Knight for someone they heavily invest in and hopefully become an Official Knight here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice suddenly turned painfully: \"And that so-called ’heavily invested’ person was initially who I wanted to get close to, Trish.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron finally understood a part of this complicated relationship, but he felt that Andre’s pain seemed to have deeper reasons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Trish rejected you, which made you feel embarrassed, I understand.\" Ron said softly: \"But this doesn’t seem enough to explain your current state.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because it got worse!\" Andre almost shouted this sentence:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now that my plan to please Trish failed, they are starting to demand that I follow another female apprentice–Cynthia.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The name made Ron slightly frown: \"Sorry, I don’t think I’ve ever heard you mention this person.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She came to the Black Mist Jungle ten years ago.\" The blonde boy’s expression turned into a drought field with no rain for months:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She’s now an Advanced Apprentice, although she just got promoted not long ago.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fingers clenched tightly, almost digging into his flesh: \"Cynthia... her reputation is terrible; she always toys with her servants in her spare time from cultivation, especially the handsome young men.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blonde boy’s face looked extremely pained, his fingers joined to make a rotating drill gesture:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This crazy woman likes some very... particular games, like using Thorny Ball Grass to drill into sensitive parts of those men... it’s said she ’consumes’ one servant a year on average.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron was a bit taken aback at this, faintly feeling phantom pain below, he began to understand the source of Andre’s suffering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The royal family actually demanded that he serve such a person, which was almost equivalent to being sent as a male concubine, and the lowest kind at that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does the royal family know about this?\" Ron cautiously asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course they do.\" A flash of anger and despair appeared in Andre’s eyes:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But they don’t care; in their eyes, gaining the support of an Advanced Apprentice is worth much more than a mere unloved Thirteenth Prince.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice almost choked: \"Ron, I don’t know what to do, I’ve always hoped to escape this fate through my own efforts, but...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But your progress isn’t fast enough.\" Ron took over the conversation: \"And my breakthrough gave you a glimmer of hope.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Andre nodded, complicated light flashing in his eyes:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I originally hoped to form a stronger alliance with you, but even if you became an Elementary Apprentice, the influence and strength are far from enough to oppose an Advanced Apprentice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So you’ve been hesitating whether or not to tell me all these.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron finally understood: \"Because you’re unsure if I could help, or if I’m willing to risk offending an Advanced Apprentice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Andre nodded weakly: \"I know it’s selfish, but I really don’t know what to do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1102,"2026-05-29T14:43:43.608Z","2026-06-01T04:29:33.427Z",1,"novelbin.me","df7855a137d3e802d209610dea4de7b9b802c295ecf1888a2a51a08b8feaef56","wizard-unlimited-profession-slots-chapter-44","wizard-unlimited-profession-slots-chapter-42",911,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwizard-unlimited-profession-slots-cover.jpg"]