Lord of Arcane

Chapter 1611 Test Team Develops Standards
"President, how is it? Did the test go well?" Ganal asked.

"There are some minor issues, but they don't affect much."

Xia Duo noticed the two communication instruments in Ganal's hands, one is the first generation and the other is the second generation, but the first generation obviously has aura disorder, which shows that the first generation is not as good as the second generation in terms of high-frequency sending.

"Ganal, um—" Xia Duo stopped talking, thought for a while, and then continued, "I intend to let the Department of Magical Technology set up a test team to test all kinds of magic produced by the Tower of Time. thing."

"Test team?"

Ganal was stunned for a moment, quite puzzled, and asked, "Don't we already have a testing session? Why do we need to set up a special testing team?"

"The test I'm talking about is not the same concept as the test on the various production lines of the Ministry of Magic and Technology. The test I'm talking about refers to simulating various possible situations in which users use the Tower of Time products."

Xia Duo explained briefly, and gave a few more examples, "For example, whether the magic item will fail in the chaotic environment of the magic net, how long is the limit service life, whether it can be used normally after suffering a certain blow, and so on."

"To do this kind of test?" Gardner imagined for a while, and the doubts on his face became more serious, "Is this kind of test good for us? Do we have to care about how others use it?
"And this kind of test like the president said will definitely cause a lot of consumption. Is it really necessary to do this?"

In Gardner's view, if a product is sold, the money and the goods will be cleared. If the buyer is not satisfied, he can be dissatisfied. Since he chooses to buy, he has to bear all kinds of risks.

Anyway, he has never heard of anyone who sells magic items and is responsible for the subsequent use effects!

In this regard, Xia Duo did not talk about the conscience of the manufacturer, but explained from the perspective of competition, "In the future, not only the Tower of Time will be able to mass-produce magic items. If the reputation is not good, others will naturally not choose Time. Can we still use a knife to force people to pay for the products of the tower?
"As for the test consumption you mentioned, it is a production cost. It is nothing more than a higher selling price. The profit margin of Tower of Time products is not low. You don't have to worry about this."

Although there is a saying in Xia Duo's hometown that "bad money drives out good money", he also believes in the power of quality.

Taking advantage of the immature market and the price war has not yet started, the Tower of Time still has a huge low-cost advantage for quite a period of time, and has established a relatively benign standard for the market.

In the long run, it is beneficial to everyone, and of course it is also beneficial to the Tower of Time.

Xia Duo does not intend to be a ruthless capitalist. What he wants to be is the creator of an advanced civilization, which is undoubtedly not advanced.

In fact, as a standard-setter, you will definitely be able to grab more benefits. Some things seem to be a loss, but they are actually a win.

Although there may not be any obvious results in a short period of time, he will never let him down in the future.

……

In terms of setting up the test team, Gardner was too contemptuous. Xia Duo gave a few words, but he did not give a specific time for the establishment, but let Gardner do it cheaply.

At present, the main task of the magic technician department is to complete various production tasks, especially the second-generation communication magic weapon. It will not be too late to set up a test team when manpower is a little more abundant.

Xia Duo believes that Gardner can distinguish between serious and serious.

……

Next, Xia Duo didn't test any more. He designed the second-generation communication magic weapon, and made many experimental versions before.

Except for the information pre-receiving function, which is difficult for him to operate alone, there are basically no problems with other functions.

Now that the pre-reception function is fine, Xia Duo can rest assured that even if there are any problems, it will not affect the use of core functions, which is enough.

It is impossible for a product to be in place and perfect everywhere. As long as you look for it, you can always find the problem and fix it in the next generation of products.

In this process, feedback from buyers is very important, and Xia Duo is going to ask the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce to help him collect this information.

Trial and error in the market is considered a mature business model on earth, as long as it is not intentionally bad. For example, a certain fruit knows that almost everyone is complaining about the low battery capacity, but if it does not change, it is bad.

Test group + after-sales feedback, Xia Duo believes that Netheril's magic item market will mature quickly.

Of course, there is another important point in cultivating the market, which is to let consumers have money in their hands. Without money, the market is useless no matter how mature and perfect it is.

In other words, there is no market without consumers.

In this regard, Xia Duo has very little influence on the territories outside the southern border, especially in a system like Netheril, where a single territory is almost an independent kingdom. Therefore, in markets outside the southern border, his target consumer group is actually spellcasting. By.

In the southern border, it is the majority of the citizens who have gradually become rich in the process of wealth transfer downward.

Only by allowing wealth to circulate can we encourage innovation and promote production. If it is just a pool of stagnant water, the driving force for civilization and progress will shrink to the extreme.

Could it be that the so-called "thirst for the truth" has a large group of mages rushing forward desperately?
It's not that Xia Duo has never seen a mage who yearns for the truth, but he can guarantee that the ultimate pursuit of most mages in Netheril is not the truth.

Goofing around, seeking fame, seeking profit, and seeking power, mages are also ordinary people with various desires, but power enables them to put various desires into practice.

The desires of countless people are intertwined, matching, confronting, and compromising with each other, forming the current relatively stable situation in Netheril.

Xia Duo in the southern border can still make decisions, but as for the outside of the southern border, it can only be slowly influenced and changed step by step.

……

After confirming that the second-generation communication instrument can be mass-produced, and the follow-up is to increase the yield and output, Xia Duo's heart was tense and a string was slightly loosened.

However, with the magic restriction treaty in hand, he still dare not relax completely. The elves will never die. Before they have the power to make a final decision, they must always remain vigilant and not lose their sense of crisis.

……

Day three of Seid's arrival.

In Savile Town, the consignment agreement between the Tower of Time and the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce on the second-generation communication artifact of the Tower of Time was formally signed.

Perhaps it was the influence of the Restricted Demon Treaty, or President Jenna had explained that the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce has been relatively restrained in this negotiation.

In this regard, Xia Duo also instructed Derrick, who was in charge of the negotiation, not to have to haggle over every penny. Under the friendly atmosphere of both parties, the negotiation was completed in only one and a half days.

In the final agreement, the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce promised to sell the second-generation communication artifact of the Tower of Time as an agency. The terminal sales price is set at 5000 gold coins, with an advance payment of [-] gold coins for each piece, and the final payment will be settled quarterly.

For the elf market, especially the Akoala Kingdom market that has been fully opened, Xia Duo didn't ask to share it, and he didn't care whether the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce processed the second-generation communication magic weapon and sold it to the elves.

Correspondingly, the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce did not refuse Xia Duo's request for user feedback, which was clearly written in the agreement.

(End of this chapter)