#308 - Want to get it for free? No way!

Anduin's introduction of several alchemical items immediately attracted everyone's attention, especially the Hit Wizards and the field staff from the Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes.

Eventually, these people, finding them quite novel, crowded around, just like a bustling market.

"Can this Anti-Magic Handcuff be used on two people at the same time?" This was a Hit Wizard considering its practicality.

"Is this handcuff really that useful? Let me try it on, hiss, quick, unlock it for me! Wearing it for only a dozen meters feels like it's consuming more magic than a battle?" This was a Hit Wizard who didn't believe in evil and wanted to tempt fate.

"Huh, I tried your Self-Check Pocket Watch, and it immediately triggered an alarm. What, you're saying it indicates I have a fracture? How is that possible? I wouldn't be unaware if I was injured?" This was a rather careless Auror.

After a more careful examination, it was discovered on the spot that he did indeed have a hairline fracture in one of his ribs. No one knew which battle he had sustained the hidden injury in, so he was immediately taken away by the others.

At the same time, many employees personally put on the Protective Gloves and wanted to conduct live combat demonstrations. After activating them, they brandished them like holding a transparent shield for a while, and as a result, they loved them so much that they were unwilling to return them.

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Seeing how interested everyone was, Anduin slowed down the demonstration. Fortunately, he had brought a large number of samples today, so he gave them more time to experience them.

"Alright, there will be plenty of time to try them out later, let Anduin continue." Minister Baudino personally spoke, asking these excited employees to remain calm, then looked at Anduin, "Moody said you have a piece of tracking equipment, can you show it to us?"

Hearing Minister Baudino's reprimand, the Ministry of Magic employees put away their curiosity and stood back in their original positions, then looked at Anduin expectantly.

"Of course, Minister. Next, let's continue." Anduin also knew that these officials' time was valuable, and this was not a real vegetable market.

Anduin took a pair of glasses from the display table and faced the crowd, "These are the Tracing Goggles I developed. I've added a Tracking Charm that I developed separately, which can identify multiple elements and then lock onto related elements to start tracking."

"The elements that can be captured include blood, scent, footprints, heat, etc. I've also added a transformation and disguise function to it. Usually, it can be transformed into ordinary glasses, so whether it's used to investigate crime scenes, track suspects, or even be applied in nighttime, fog, and other battles with poor visibility."

With that, Anduin personally put on the goggles and gently tapped them with his wand. The goggles transformed into ordinary gold-rimmed glasses, making him look like an ordinary office worker.

"You can try them yourselves, Minister." From a third-party perspective, this piece of equipment didn't look special at all, so he thoughtfully took out four more pairs of goggles and handed them to Minister Baudino and the three department heads.

After putting on the glasses, Baudino activated them according to Anduin's demonstration, which made her feel like she had discovered a new world. She carefully identified the surrounding mottled fluorescent light while wearing the glasses.

Then Anduin thoughtfully explained to Minister Baudino what the various light spots symbolized in the Tracking Charm's vision.

Minister Baudino played with the glasses quite obsessively for a while, then seemed to realize that there was still serious business to attend to, so she turned her head to look at the official from the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures.

"Bianca, try this piece of equipment and see if it works." Minister Baudino said without preamble.

"Yes, Minister." Bianca nodded, then took out a neatly folded cloth bag from her arms. After opening it, several dazzling feathers were laid out flat inside.

At this moment, in the eyes of Anduin, Minister Baudino, and the three department heads, who were wearing the Tracing Goggles, a few strands of faint lines slowly appeared on the feathers.

Anduin recognized that it was the scent of the feathers themselves, but he didn't recognize the feathers at all from afar. He could only roughly estimate that they were the wing feathers of some kind of bird, shining with a pale golden streamer, looking quite gorgeous.

"It's effective, I can identify it, Minister." Bianca looked at Baudino with excitement on her face.

Minister Baudino nodded with satisfaction, then turned her head to look at Anduin again, "You're saying you enchanted the 'Tracking Charm' on these goggles? Is that what it's called."

"Yes, Minister. This is a new charm I developed. It was even published in the 'Century Charms' journal last year. Recently, I've also been writing a paper on this new type of alchemical item."

"Is there a spell?" Baudino nodded at Anduin with appreciation. Such young and promising wizards were rare, then asked impatiently.

Ask for a spell? This Minister Baudino wouldn't be trying to freeload, would she? Don't even mention that I don't have one, even if I did, I couldn't tell you! If you all learn the spell, would I still be able to sell this equipment?

"I'm sorry, Minister. After all, this is a new charm. After spending so much time, I've only completed its initial optimization. Not to mention the spell, even if I forced a translation now, it would probably be no shorter than a sonnet."

"Hmm." Baudino nodded helplessly. She also knew that she was being a little whimsical. How could a new charm that had just been published have a spell? She was still too impatient.

"How much do these Tracing Glasses cost?" Baudino probably thought the previous name was too awkward, so she directly changed the equipment's name.

"The Tracing Glasses are a series of products with the Anti-Magic Handcuffs, Self-Check Pocket Watch, and Protective Gloves, priced at 50 Galleons each. After all, their quality and function are much stronger than amulets, and the shelf life is at least two years. As for the Self-Check Pocket Watch, it's even considered a semi-permanent product." Anduin simply followed Baudino's name and called them Tracing Glasses.

As soon as he saw that it was time to bargain, he immediately perked up. Moreover, he knew that Amelia would definitely try to lower the price, so he simply quoted the highest price he expected.

You must know that when pricing alchemical items, in addition to considering the function of the item, another important factor is the duration of the magic. For example, flying brooms that can last for decades basically cost hundreds or even hundreds of Galleons.

Because Anduin's products are mass-produced using magical lathes, and the materials are not particularly high-quality, the enchantments on them cannot last particularly long.