#318 - New product ideas

"That's right, Chief, that's a tool that can test your own strength. Who wouldn't want one? When I was practicing spells at home during the summer vacation, I always felt like something was missing. Later, I realized that I didn't know if my spellcasting was improving. It would be much more motivating to practice if I could see the power value of my spells at any time.", Joey said with a little excitement.

"Oh?" Anduin rarely considered the needs of these young wizards. Seeing Joey's reaction now, he began to think about whether he could develop some products for young wizards.

"But a humanoid target costs 800 Galleons. Can you afford that much?" Anduin looked at Joey and asked.

"What? So expensive?" Joey couldn't help but change his expression when he heard Anduin's price.

"That's right. The value of a humanoid target lies in its ability to withstand powerful spell attacks, recover freely, and display the corresponding power value," Anduin explained to Joey.

Anduin wasn't lying about this. In fact, the most important part of a humanoid target is its core components, which are engraved with sufficient healing runes and energy-absorbing spell runes. A lot of materials are consumed on this, such as being able to recover to ensure sufficient impact resistance.

"What is the maximum amount of damage that the humanoid target can withstand?" Joey had been at Hogwarts for so long, and the most exaggerated thing he had seen was Anduin casting spells with more than 300 points, so he asked curiously.

"I haven't tested the limit, but it's definitely no problem within 500 points," Anduin said with a smile.

"Hiss!" Joey gasped. Could anyone in this world really hit 500 points? The highest score he had hit before the end of the term was only seventy-something points, and that had almost killed him. Usually, it was only fifty-something points on average.

"But many young wizards, or normal adult wizards, don't have such high spell intensity. Do you think you can lower the power value limit a bit, and then reduce the price? If the price is right, I think humanoid targets will be very popular," Joey suggested, feeling surprised by the humanoid target's resistance and price.

"Oh?" After hearing Joey's words, Anduin fell into deep thought. That's right, he didn't really need to make every humanoid target so resistant. So far, he had only seen Moody hit a value close to 500.

The main reason was that Anduin had always had a kind of obsessive-compulsive disorder, that is, no matter what research he did, the relevant attributes had to be pushed to the extreme.

But if it was for civilian use, there was no need for such high intensity. Engraving fewer runes would save a lot of materials, and the price could be reduced a lot.

Thinking of this, Anduin felt that he was restricted by many inherent ideas, and perhaps he should start from the customer's point of view and listen to their ideas more.

"What you said makes a lot of sense," Anduin nodded to Joey, then pointed to the area where the seats were placed next to him. "Come, let's sit down and talk slowly."

Anduin pulled Joey and Gemma to sit down, then habitually took out a clipboard. "If you want to make a low-profile version of the humanoid target, what price do you think is more appropriate, and what should the power value limit be set to?"

"Um..." Joey pondered for a moment after hearing Anduin's question, then replied, "I think most wizarding families should be able to afford a price of 100-200 Galleons. As for the power value limit..."

Joey glanced at Anduin a little embarrassedly. "To be honest, I still can't cast spells with a power value of more than 100. I think a humanoid target with a power value limit of 100 should be enough for a young wizard to use until graduation. And if it is a humanoid target with a power value limit of around 200, it can even meet the needs of most adult wizards."

"And if it is for younger wizards, such as those below 3rd grade, I feel that 50 points is enough. In fact, you can even make some low-age versions, just like toys. There is no need to use such good materials, just let them use them during the first to third grades." Joey saw Anduin recording while he was talking, and he became more and more excited.

"Low-age version, pre-graduation version, normal version, is it? These are all very good suggestions." Anduin found that Joey had a lot of potential in brainstorming, and nodded in satisfaction.

Then he looked at Gemma next to him. "What about you, young lady? What do you think about this, or what special alchemical item do you want to buy?"

"Me? I want that!" Gemma heard Anduin ask her, and then her finger pointed straight to the raven on the counter that was constantly spitting out light spheres. She had been attracted to that magical item before, staring at it intently.

Anduin then seriously looked at the alchemical item that Gemma was pointing at. He found that the customers in the store were not interested in the expensive tactical equipment on the counter, but many young wizards were curiously staring at the raven, and some even had the courage to reach out and touch the light sphere spit out by the raven's mouth.

"Magical decoration?" Anduin thought thoughtfully, then looked at Gemma again. "What part of that item are you most interested in?"

"Um..." Gemma dragged her chin and thought for a moment after hearing the question, and said, "I like the light spheres it spits out the most. This is much more interesting than oil lamps and candles. It would be even more interesting if the animal's shape could be changed to a kitten or an owl."

"Oh? Are you interested in such magical lamps?" Anduin raised his eyebrows thoughtfully.

In the wizarding world, there are indeed many magical lighting lamps, such as Gubleisen fire, which has almost infinite burning and lighting, or various magical candles and magical oil lamps, and the lighting brightness is not bad.

However, they are almost all open-flame lighting methods. Anduin had always thought that the wizarding world liked this flame form of lamps, including him. He actually preferred to use oil lamps or candles for lighting, after all, it looked more stylish.

"Yes, these light spheres look really interesting, and they are so bright." Gemma stared intently at the small light spots flying in the sky.

It seems that everyone will be tired of things that they often come into contact with. Just like Anduin used to be used to electric lights, and now he prefers open flames, these wizards are used to using open-flame lamps, and they will always be curious when they see new things.

Perhaps this is also a way to look at civilian alchemical items. Anduin nodded silently in his heart. This alchemical raven was actually a decoration he made casually, but he didn't expect it to be more eye-catching than other props in the store.