Percy didn't agree to lend his pet Scabbers to Albert after all, even though Fred said he would give some Sickles as the fee for borrowing Scabbers. This was also within Albert's expectations. Although the Weasley family was a little poor, they were still good to their family and pets, so he didn't think it would be successful.
"What experiment do you want to do with mice?"
On the way to the herbal class, Li Jordan curiously asked what had just happened. Why did Albert need a live mouse? And the experiment he talked about was also curious.
"Mandra." Albert looked around and made sure no one was around before explaining in a low voice, "I used the magic item I showed you last time to record the cry of the mandrake. I plan to use mice to test whether the recorded sound is effective."
George opened his mouth in surprise, while Fred's eyes lit up. When they arrived in front of the greenhouse, he asked, "Are we testing whether the crying sound of the mandrake can make people fall into a coma?"
"Yeah." Albert nodded slightly, with a strange smile on his face: "The sound is hard to guard against, isn't it?"
"If it works, it really only takes one careless person to get caught." Fred put away his umbrella and walked into the greenhouse. George next to him was pretending to rub the goose bumps on his hands. Lee Jordan was stunned and couldn't help but whispered, "Why would you want to make something like this?"
"Why?" Albert touched his chin and thought for a long time before answering seriously, "I always feel that I will use this thing."
“Will it be useful?” The three looked at each other, unable to understand Albert’s words and his way of thinking.
"I can do without power." Albert said softly, "but I must have power."
When he said this, Albert suddenly wanted to laugh. He knew Fred and the others might not understand, so he took advantage of the fact that Professor Pomona Sprout hadn't started the class yet and continued, "You may not need too many Galleons, but you must be eager to have a large amount of Galleons, right? The principle is the same."
"I sure wish I had a large sum of Galleons." Fred and George looked at each other and couldn't help but mutter to themselves.
The Weasley family was not rich, and the pocket money Arthur could give to his children was very limited.
Soon after, Professor Sprout began to teach everyone about the jumping agaric. This mushroom has a weak toxin and a weak mind. Well, as its name suggests, it also has the ability to jump.
Sort of like a Bowtruckle, but more mushroom-like.
"The professors at Hogwarts are really rich." Albert couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the jumping toadstool that was distributed to him.
"Why do you say that?" George reached out and grabbed the jumping toadstool that was about to jump away, trying to bury it in the soil.
Jumping toadstools do not live on rotten wood, but in moist soil.
Well, there needs to be animal carcasses in the soil, which means that this mushroom is actually carnivorous in a sense.
The rainy season is the best breeding season for toadstools. Professor Sprout is teaching everyone how to deal with toadstools correctly and allow them to be artificially bred.
"This stuff is also one of the main ingredients of Bafe's brain-stimulating potion." Albert explained casually. "It is a very effective potion. After taking it, it can significantly enhance the user's brain power. It is a potion specially used for cheating in exams. Of course, this potion is basically not sold on the market, because if it is not brewed correctly, the user will be seriously injured. It is as rare as the Felixir."
"By the way, the formula for Buffy's Brain Refresher is: Runesnake eggs, dragon claw powder, jumping toadstools, and frog brains." Albert muttered, "Well, the ingredients look pretty disgusting."
"Buffy Brain Stimulant? What is that?" George had no idea what the Buffy Brain Stimulant Albert was talking about.
"It's a drug that can make you smarter." Albert explained simply: "After drinking it, you will become very smart, and even after the effect of the drug wears off, your brain's thinking will be slightly enhanced."
"Good stuff!" Fred's eyes lit up.
"Of course it's a good thing, but that kind of thing is also very difficult to prepare. Once the preparation is wrong, the medicine will be harmful to the brain." Albert explained, "By the way, a thing as big as the one in your hand costs three Galleons."
"Three Galleons?" Fred and George's eyes lit up. They had never imagined that a jumping toadstool would be so valuable.
"You are very clear about it." Li Qiaodan couldn't help but complain, "Are you planning to make money by distributing the Bafe Brain Refresher? I think those rich guys will definitely be willing to pay for it?"
"You actually guessed it." Albert looked at Li Jordan in pretended shock.
Actually, it’s not really a joke.
If he didn't have this idea a while ago, he has it now, because Albert found that there were two more panel tasks on his task panel.
Expand your brain
You found a potion that can make you smarter, why not try brewing it? Although you are already smart enough, taking Bafe Brain Refresher will make you even smarter.
Reward: 1000 experience points, 1 skill point, and gain the skill Active Thinking.
Black Market Merchant
Buffy's Brain Tonic is one of the potions that the Ministry of Magic prohibits from being privately prepared and used. Buffy's Brain Tonic is sold to Hogwarts students to help them better get through the difficult exams.
Rewards: 500 experience points, 1 skill point, 100 galleons.
"Can you make Buffy's Brain Stimulant?" Fred asked curiously.
"Of course not, I was just joking."
"I'd never trust you." The three of them rolled their eyes at Albert.
"Do you think there are jumping toadstools in the Forbidden Forest?" Fred suddenly asked.
"There should be!" Albert thought for a moment and replied, "This season happens to be the time when jumping toadstools are multiplying, but it is not easy to find jumping toadstools.
And you also need to know how to preserve them, and most importantly, even if you find them, who are you going to sell them to?"
"This?" The three of them were stunned for a moment.
Yeah, who should we sell the things to
You have to be able to sell it to make money. If you can't sell it, it's useless even if you get the jumping toadstool.
Even longer silence.
Yes, this is the most important thing.
If the medicinal materials can be processed into finished products, the price will only be higher.
By turning the jumping toadstool into a finished product of Bafe's Brain Stimulant, he believed that a bunch of fifth and seventh grade students would be scrambling to buy the Bafe's Brain Stimulant.
"How about giving it a try?" Albert looked at the people around him and asked tentatively.
"Try what?"
"Make a Bafe brain stimulant." Albert whispered, "But before that, we need to get the jumping toadstool first."
"This is a good idea. We believe in your talent in potions." Fred agreed with both hands. He liked Albert helping them make money.
The three of them regretted the last time they chose the minister.
"With a little research, we should be able to create the Bafei brain stimulant." Li Jordan was also very confident in Albert.
"But how do we get the other materials?" George asked. "Buy them?"
"You can't buy runespoor eggs." Albert shook his head. "They are prohibited items. They can only be found on the black market, but it's easy to be deceived by fakes."
"Snape's vault?" Fred suggested. It was an audacious suggestion.
"Shh!" Albert signaled them not to talk about this here, especially trying to break into Snape's private vault, which was simply a sign of wanting to die.
"That's a good idea." Li Qiaodan laughed maliciously, "But it's a bit difficult."
"I don't think we can fail," said Fred.
In fact, Fred and the others believed that Albert could succeed. They all knew that Albert also had a high level of attainment in potions, and he also had correspondence with the famous potion master Hertoc Dagworth.
This undoubtedly gave them confidence. There was no way, they all knew that Albert never did anything meaningless, let alone a loss-making business.
Moreover, he has the ability and the start-up capital.