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Otherwise, would you expect him to transform into a Reem cow in the wilderness?
That's too low.
Levin decided that if he was going to change, he would change to the most extreme form.
Among magical creatures, there is undoubtedly only one that is most renowned for its power: the "dragon".
Compared to the more powerful fire dragons of the Reem bulls, their related animal husbandry is actually more developed in the wizarding world.
To transform into a fire dragon, the necessary material is naturally dragon blood.
This stuff is relatively cheap; you can get one dose of the potion for just a few dozen gallons.
But Levin did not buy the dragon blood.
He ordered "Dragon Heart" from Slaggiggs Pharmacy.
And it wasn't just one or two, but more than a dozen.
In fact, Levin ordered one heart from each of the dozen or so dragons that have now been identified.
On average, each Dragon Heart costs him 1000 Galleons.
The reason so many dragon hearts are needed is because Levin doesn't intend to simply transform into a fire dragon.
He attempted to trace back to the origins of the fire dragon's bloodline and transform into a true dragon.
True dragons have four legs and two wings on their backs. They are not only incredibly powerful, but also possess high intelligence and unique dragon language magic, making them the apex predators of their kind.
In the Harry Potter world, the dragons are merely mindless beasts with wings and forelimbs connected, much like bats; in essence, they can only be considered flying dragons.
But even flying dragons and fire dragons possess the bloodline of giant dragons.
However, different sub-dragon species only inherit a portion of the dragon's bloodline.
Due to insufficient bloodline concentration, they lost the greatness and wisdom of dragons and were reduced to beasts.
Levin's purpose in doing this was to collect all the different dragon bloodlines in the entire Harry Potter world, remove the parts that did not belong to dragons, and then combine the remaining parts to restore the gene pool of a true dragon as much as possible, thereby obtaining a transformation that was as close as possible to that of a dragon.
For Slaggigg Pharmacy, this was undoubtedly a huge order and a major project.
Fifteen or sixteen dragon hearts, and they need to come from different species; this is not something that can be done in a short time.
Therefore, Levin left an 8000 Galleon deposit and then entered a new round of waiting.
After shopping, the three met up and returned to the tower.
Early the next morning, Ron, Harry, and the Weasley twins couldn't wait to visit the tower.
Harry was already aware of their copying plan, and being forced into the interview, he was also quite annoyed with Lockhart, so he readily brought his autographed complete set.
However, the problem arose in learning the art of copying.
[Copying Technique] Even the simplest level 0 spell isn't easy to learn.
Ron gave up after a few attempts, and Harry also struggled with the learning process.
The Weasley twins, on the other hand, learned very well.
"Levin, I have a suggestion!"
After successfully copying a copy of "Walking with Trolls" using the [Copying Technique], George said with great interest,
“I believe that throughout Hogwarts, we are not the only ones troubled by Lockhart. And we have the ability to solve this problem.”
“We can use owls to contact those young wizards who haven’t bought Lockhart’s book yet and provide them with copies at a lower price,” Fred continued.
“The price of a copy can be as low as a third, or even a quarter, of the price of a genuine book. I just calculated that even so, after deducting costs, there is still a profit of 12-14 sis-copies per book,” George added.
“If you allow it, this business can go ahead,” Fred suggested.
“You invented the [Copying Technique], so you'll use the magical license as your equity, and we'll handle the rest. We'll split the profits from each book fifty-fifty,” George revealed his plan.
After hearing the suggestion, Levin nodded after only a moment's thought:
“Sounds good, I grant permission.”
He himself is not short of money, but he doesn't mind having more income. After all, it would be too blatant to make money by relying solely on the Philosopher's Stone, and it might even cause inflation someday.
"Great!" George and Fred exclaimed, giving each other a high five.
Hearing this, even Hermione and Harry became interested.
“I also know scribes,” Miss Granger raised her hand. “Can I join in?”
“Me too!” Harry chimed in. “I’m sure I can learn this spell in the next couple of days!”
Even Ron couldn't resist rekindling his desire to learn magic.
There was no other way; this business sounded too good to be true, and he desperately needed some pocket money.
After a brief discussion, the twins made a decision.
Each book copied yields a profit of 12-14 sieverts, half of which goes to Levin, and the remaining roughly 6-7 sieverts.
This half of the profit is divided into two parts.
Part of it was her salary as a copyist, which depended on the length of the book, either 4 or 5 siecos. This was what Hermione and Harry were entitled to.
The other part is 2 scoops, as a service fee for both of them.
In addition to copying books, the two of them also had to handle product promotion, customer contact, and the procurement of ink and paper. This extra income was their payment for this work.
Everyone was very satisfied with this distribution method.
So that very day, the twins borrowed everyone's owls and sent out advertisements to everyone they knew, inviting them to buy a discounted copy of the complete Lockhart collection.
Even Levin's Hammer and Harry's Hedwig had to run errands for them.
For several days in a row, owls came and went in the sky above the tower.
As it turned out, a large number of young wizards were indeed very dissatisfied with Lockhart's "selling books" at Hogwarts and were happy to buy pirated books at lower prices.
So on the very first day, February 2.9th, they received orders for five sets of books.
This small book-copying workshop, based in Levin's tower, was bustling with activity.
But the five sets of books are just the beginning.
The orders kept piling up every day after that, to the point that George and Fred had to make frequent trips to the paper store to buy paper for copying.
This led Lysa, the Muggle girl at the paper shop, to believe that the two brothers liked her.
Seeing the enthusiasm of his friends, Levin also stepped in to help, taking the initiative to review and correct errors.
After all, it's the person casting the spell, and everyone makes mistakes.
It's perfectly normal to make mistakes when copying texts.
Levin was responsible for using the Scholar's Touch on each copied book to check for errors.
Once the book is deemed suitable, he will stamp it with his magical mark.
When choosing his magical mark, Levin inexplicably chose the mark of [Intelligence].
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Chapter 102 Harry's Great Disappearance
Time flies, and in the last week of summer vacation, the small workshop completed its final transaction, thus ending its book-copying career.
Although, apart from Levin, everyone else had a tough time during this period,
But everyone was happy to be able to earn a Galleon on their own.
Now, it's time for the exciting moment of dividing the money.
Levin naturally earned the most, receiving over 300 Galleons.
Of course, this amount of money was just a drop in the ocean compared to the cost of acquiring the potion ingredients.
But for the Weasleys, it was equivalent to two or three months of Arthur's salary.
But Levin can earn this money without lifting a finger.
This is enough to demonstrate the value of knowledge.
The Weasley twins, as the initiators of the entire business and the implementers of most of the behind-the-scenes work, were the hardest working and also reaped the greatest rewards.
The two of them each received more than 80 Galleons.
Of course, advertising and logistics costs must also be deducted.
In short, it's a letter and beef jerky as a reward for the owls.
The actual income is slightly lower.
But this already far exceeds their allowance for the past year.
The rest of Hermione, Harry, and Ron were simply scribes, earning a meager living through hard work.
Hermione's copying skills were the best; she copied books quickly and well, naturally earning the most—a full 60 Galleons.
To do this, she copied more than 170 books.
Harry earned 40 Galleons.
In order to earn pocket money, Ron, who was originally somewhat averse to studying, gritted his teeth and learned the art of copying. He managed to catch the opportunity and earn a little over 20 Galleons.
After the money was divided, everyone naturally went home to their own families.
Use the money you earn to improve your life.
"It's a pleasure to work with you, Levin."
Before leaving, George said to Levin.
"We'll come to you again if we have similar business opportunities next time."
Fred also announced loudly.
Although Levin only provided the license to the spell, he still earned half of their hard-earned money.