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Chapter 24 HP024 The cost of the magic suit?
Outside Hogwarts Castle, the grass near the Whomping Willow.

Aiwen is testing the quick-equipment wand device, which is a project that Aiwen has been following up recently. In the current preliminary test, the effect of quickly equipping the wand device is very good.

"Magic set?" Draco showed an envious look, "Can every wizard use it?" Draco asked, thinking, according to his relationship with Ivan, he should be able to get one, right?

Aiwen knew what Draco was thinking when he saw Draco's expression. He smiled and said, "Don't worry! The magic set is suitable for most wizards. As long as the wand used is not a weird shape, it can be enchanted." sets are compatible.”

For example, the wand used by a certain irascible Death Eater lady is actually curved, and it has a considerable range.Regarding that kind of alien wand, besides making complaints about it, what can Ivan do?
Do you want to modify the design of the quick equip wand device?

Do not think too much!
For a very small number of cases, the price paid for a more perfect design is too huge, and it is impossible for Aiwen to do that.

"Oh!" Draco was overjoyed, and asked again, "What about the cost of this trick?"

In consideration of Aiwen, the cost of quickly equipping the wand device is roughly divided into three parts:

First, the design cost, including the shape, structure, material selection, function, etc. of the quick-equipment wand device, is included in the design cost.But it is an intangible cost, there is no clear cost amount, but it actually exists.

For example, from the first original version of the quick-equipment wand device to the current beta version, Aiwen has produced more than twenty versions in total.

Second, the cost of knowledge, the fast equipment wand device applies the relevant knowledge of alchemy and the magician of the holy light, so as to realize the stable and fast pop-up function of the wand, as well as the recovery function of the wand.

These two functions are fully realized by the quick equip wand device, which is equivalent to two wandless spellcasting.Especially the wand recovery function, as long as the wand is in your hand, you can directly return to the quick equip wand device.

At the same time, Aiwen realized one of the most important functions for the quick-equipment wand device through alchemy: spiritual link control, which is the core function of the entire quick-equipment wand device.

If there is no such function, how to control the quick equip wand device to eject the wand and recover the wand?Only through the mind control scheme can it be possible to quickly equip the wand device, eject the wand within two seconds, and put the wizard into a combat state.

Otherwise, through other control methods, is it so fast?

Knowledge cost, like design cost, is an intangible cost, and there is no way to calculate how much it is.If you have to worry about it, the cost of knowledge is priceless.Because, apart from Ivan, there is no one else in the entire wizarding world who can design a quick-equipment wand device.

The last cost is the cost in the conventional sense, that is, the visible cost of the combination of material cost and labor cost.Under normal circumstances, the cost that ordinary people pay attention to is only this cost.

Of course, in the wizarding world, advertising costs are almost non-existent!

Aiwen thought about it for a while before responding, "The main material of the magic sleeve is composed of the vine of life. The previous purchase price of the vine of life needed for each magic sleeve was about 20 Galleons."

Aiwen paused for a moment, and said with a smile, "However, at present, our Golden Griffin family has purchased a large number of Vine of Life, which has doubled the price of the Vine of Life. Therefore, the cost will increase."

"One of the core components of the magic set needs some moonlight green copper. However, the amount required is not much, and it should not disturb the market supply and demand. According to the current price, it needs about 70 gold Galleons." Ai Wen explained, Moonlight Green copper is the material used to manufacture the core of mind control, mainly used to communicate spiritual power.

"In addition, magic silk grass is needed, and the required amount is still very small, about 10 Galleons can do it." Aiwen said another material, magic silk grass is a special herb that can transmit magic power.

Although there are many materials that can transmit magic power, Ivan has only discovered magic silk grass, which can stably and calmly extract magic power from the wizard's body and inject it into the quick equipment wand device, so that the functions of ejecting the wand and recycling the wand will take effect.

"In the end, I still need to make it myself. The production time of each magic set takes about 60 hours. I converted this part of the production cost into 100 gold Galleons." Ai Wen explained.

Perhaps 60 hours of work, converted to 100 galleons, seems expensive.But in fact it is not, 60 hours of working hours is an effective working time, not a casual perfunctory work.

If you work wholeheartedly for five hours a day, then you need 12 days to meet the production time of 60 working hours.For a technical wizard, even if he worked 10 hours a day for six consecutive days and received 100 Galleons, it was not too high a salary.

Of course, the so-called 60 hours of work is definitely Aiwen's nonsense. The real production process does not take that long.Especially with the help of magic, I am afraid that after proficiency, the real working hours will not exceed 5 hours.

Draco made a comprehensive calculation, "If you take into account the increase in the price of raw materials, the production cost of each magic sleeve is about 200 to 250 gold Galleons?"

Ai Wen nodded first, then shook his head, "It can be said that way, but it cannot be calculated like this."

Draco showed a puzzled look, "Then how should it be calculated?"

"Because the production process of the magic sleeve is very complicated, the success rate of making the magic sleeve is not high." As Ivan said, he took off the quick equipment wand device, handed it to Draco, and motioned for Draco to go ahead. Watch it carefully. "Look, the magic lines on it all have special meanings, and they guarantee the quick pop-up and recovery functions of the wand."

Draco examined it carefully, and there were indeed many mysterious magic lines engraved on the slender vine of life. Naturally, Draco didn't know their meanings.

"Currently, even if I make the magic set myself, the success rate will not exceed 50.00%. I have made three of the magic sets you are looking at now, and only succeeded in this one." Ivan said exaggeratedly, in fact The success rate exceeds 80.00%, and even if it fails, the most expensive moonlight green copper can still be recycled, and only the vine of life will be wasted.

As for the magic silk grass?
That thing is the final process, when the magic silk grass is implanted, there is no possibility of failure.But, even if the relationship with Draco is very good, Ivan is not ready to tell the truth.

After all, Aiwen plans to use the quick-equipment wand device as the flagship product of the Golden Gryphon family.Hey, don't think that the quick-equipment wand device, like the wand, is an ultra-durable product. In Ivan's design, its shelf life is only three years.

After three years?

Of course I will buy another one!
Draco swallowed, and asked hesitantly, "Ivan, will it appear in Bojinbok Magic Shop, and if so, at what price will it be sold?"

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(End of this chapter)