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But the twins knew very well that without the "copying technique" that greatly reduced the cost of copying books, this business would never have been able to start.
The wizarding society of today is, in fact, a society of existing resources.
There has been no fundamental progress in productivity, so everyone is doing business in existing markets and engaging in involution within those existing areas.
Newcomers wanting to enter these fields are mostly no match for seasoned veterans who have been working on iterative processes for decades or even centuries.
If you want to get rich, the only way is through innovation.
Creating new technologies and new demands, or pioneering blue ocean industries, or directly undermining the established interests of those in red ocean industries—these are all ways to achieve success.
This is how you can successfully start a business.
When it comes to new technologies, we naturally have to rely on geniuses like Levin who can create new magic with ease.
Moreover, Levin is not only good at technical skills.
In the process of running this business, the inexperienced George and Fred naturally made quite a few mistakes.
Mistakes in bookkeeping, overly tight delivery schedules, and buying too much or too little raw materials occur frequently.
It was thanks to Levin's advice that a major mishap was averted.
In the eyes of the twins, Levin is not only a future investor and a technological backbone, but also their business mentor.
“Actually, I’m very happy to be working with you all,” Levin encouraged. “I think you have a lot of talent in this area, and if you keep working hard, you might build a pretty big business in the future.”
He was naturally very pleased with the Weasley twins.
In the original story, the twins were able to run a business on campus on their own, and even after dropping out, they opened "The Weasleys Wizarding Tricks" which became a huge success.
This proves that they not only have excellent vision and business acumen, but also outstanding alchemy and potion-making skills, as well as innovative capabilities, making them excellent investment targets.
Hearing Levin's assessment, the twins were overjoyed and immediately revealed their plans:
“Actually, we want to do some new business at the school,” George said.
“But it’s just a plan at the moment,” Fred said.
“We will definitely come to you once we have a plan, Levin.”
“Of course,” Levin nodded, “I look forward to future collaborations.”
Besides the practical skills he gained from copying, Levin had other gains during this holiday.
For example, he spent time at the Burrow exchanging ideas with Arthur Weasley about techniques for modifying Muggle products, successfully bringing home appliances such as televisions and game consoles into the tower.
The modified appliance doesn't need to be plugged in; it's entirely powered by magic, but it can still detect Muggle signals, whether they're paid or free channels, all of which can be accessed for free.
The same applies to game consoles.
As for computer and internet functions, this part is far too complex and has not yet been mastered.
In addition, through the Weasleys' introduction, he also met several neighbors in the village of Autry-Saint-Catchbol.
For example, the Cedric Diggory family of Hufflepuff.
And Luna Lovegood's family—they had met once before, back on the coast of Cornwall.
444
September 1st is the start of the new school year.
Levin took Ciri to Platform 9 using the Teleport spell.
Before leaving, he completely hid the demiplane in the void, leaving only a flat area where the tower once stood.
In this way, no one can find out where their home is.
Only Levin himself can reopen the passage to the tower.
To return to the tower from other locations, the only option is the [Mansion Technique].
However, this spell was of a high level, and neither Hermione nor Ciri could master it.
Levin is already considering creating magical items that will allow them to return to the tower if necessary.
At the platform, Levin soon met Hermione, who had been driven there by her father, Mr. Granger.
Watching his daughter leave happily with the boy, Mr. Granger's eyes welled up with tears.
Her beloved daughter, whom she's raised for twelve years, is starting to feel uncomfortable around her.
The three of them walked onto the platform and boarded the train.
Then they began searching along the corridor for empty carriages.
But it's not that simple.
Most of the carriages were already occupied.
Although most of these carriages only had one or two junior wizards, Levin didn't want to mingle with strangers.
After walking through about two carriages, Ciri, who was leading the way, glanced into a certain compartment, turned back, and said, "Okay, this one's a bit empty, only Luna is here."
She opened the door and walked gracefully into the private room, followed by Levin and Hermione.
"Hello, Luna," she greeted, "Are you all alone here?"
Luna nodded, and said absentmindedly, "It seems so. Many students wanted to come in before, but they just glanced at it and left."
Levin looked closely and immediately understood what was going on.
The little witch in front of me was wearing a necklace made of corks from butterbeer, with her wand stuck behind her left ear, looking rather strange, a waste of her pretty face.
In addition, when she read "Singing the Quibbles," she actually held the magazine upside down.
No wonder few people dare to come in; they're all afraid of encountering a freak.
However, they are not afraid of this "freak".
The other party visited the tower once during the holiday, and everyone knows each other.
Levin pulled out a thick volume of "Fundamentals of Computer Science" and began reading intently.
The computer knowledge he possessed in his previous life was far too advanced for computers from thirty years ago, offering no help whatsoever to his research into computer principles and his attempt to magicalize them.
To successfully modify a computer, he needs to learn everything from scratch.
Hermione and Ciri chatted casually; over the summer, their relationship had unknowingly grown quite a bit closer.
Luna looked at them from the upside-down magazine.
Soon, the train started moving. As a food cart passed by, Hermione stopped it and bought a large amount of snacks.
Having earned her first pocket money, she couldn't wait to enjoy the fun of treating others.
The peaceful train journey was finally broken after several hours.
After a series of noisy footsteps, the door to the private room was suddenly pushed open.
The twins and Ginny peeked in.
They looked hurried.
Ginny, in particular, looked like she was about to cry.
"I don't see them here either!" Her voice was choked with sobs.
"What's wrong?" Hermione asked Ginny, puzzled.
“Harry…Harry is gone.” Ginny burst into tears.
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Chapter 103 The Forgotten Ron
Seeing that the private room was full of familiar faces, the twins didn't stand on ceremony. They each grabbed two bottles of chilled pumpkin juice from the pile of snacks and gulped them down.
They inspected almost every carriage along the way and were exhausted.
"Hey, what happened to Harry?" Levin asked, feigning surprise.
"That kid, he can even get lost on a train?" Ciri shook her head, it was the first time she had ever met someone with such a terrible sense of direction.
“No, he wasn’t lost,” Ginny quickly explained. “Harry crossed the platform with us. I was the third to last to go through the wall, and Harry was right behind me. He couldn’t have gotten lost.”
"So, you didn't realize something was wrong until you got on the bus?" Hermione asked reproachfully.
Ginny blushed immediately: "I'm sorry, we got up late today and only arrived at the station five minutes before departure. Everyone was in a rush and didn't have time to say goodbye, so I didn't realize Harry was missing until I got on the bus."
"Have you searched every single carriage?" Hermione continued to ask, her friend already starting to worry.
"We haven't finished searching yet, but we're almost done," George interjected.
“We started searching from the back of the train, all the way up to this carriage. There are at most three carriages missing,” Fred explained.
Just then, a faint voice rang out in the carriage: "You just said you were the third to last?"
Everyone looked over and saw that it was Luna who was speaking.
While everyone was talking about Harry, 653 buried herself behind a magazine and seemed to have no presence, but little did she know that she was listening attentively the whole time.
“You mean…” Ginny immediately realized, “Yes, I was the third to last one to enter the station.”
"And what about last place?" Luna asked.
"what?"
Her abrupt questioning caught Ginny off guard.
"What she means is, since you're the third to last and Harry is the second to last, then who's the last one?"
Levin sighed and kindly explained to the girl.
"After all, if Harry, who's second to last, doesn't catch up, then there's still the last-place finisher, isn't there?"
"Oh yeah, and there's also last place!" Ginny clapped her hands suddenly. "So who's last place?"
She suddenly looked at herself, then at her twin brother, counted on her fingers, and then her eyes widened.
Where is Ron?
George: "..."
Fred: "..."
Everyone: "..."