Chapter 518 Product Positioning (Monthly Pass)
On earth, motorcycles have a low technological content. If anyone can imitate a motorcycle from scratch in just a few seconds, it is definitely a high level of drinking.
But in Plandal, with the power of magic and the alchemy of Don't plug-in, all this is possible.
When the two motorcycles were placed in the institute and asked them to dismantle and study, the friends in the institute were shocked.
"Unseen! It's really something that's never seen before!"
After listening to the function, Brian circled around the motorcycle several times, his eyes shining, and he was already eager to get on and give it a try.
Unfortunately, this is designed according to the human body shape. It is too tall for the dwarves. If you ride on it, you can't reach the ground and you can't maintain balance at all. Flying motorcycles can be played, but they can't fly high. Then again, flying motorcycles are also useless for dwarves, because no dwarves are willing to leave the ground...
"Lord Lord is simply, that's it."
Edgar held it in for a long time, but he didn't even put in an adjective. Finally, he could only sigh and said, "Lord must be the Son of God. Only the Son of God can have such a genius-like thoughts and abilities!"
The bicycles designed before have been widely praised. Due to the low-price strategies implemented in the territory and related policies such as purchase subsidies, almost every family that cannot afford horses now has a bicycle.
The emergence of bicycles has greatly reduced people's commute time on the road, and the increase in the speed of personnel movement has also accelerated the level of economic and trade, and enhanced the economic vitality within the territory.
In addition, the asphalt road has now been paved from Ellington to various surrounding villages and towns, which has greatly improved the scope of activities of residents in Ellington.
In the past, many people had never left the village where they were born in their lives, but now, they could only run back and forth between the village and Ellington in just one day, which was simply unimaginable for families who could not afford horses.
The average speed of normal horses (non-war horses and racing horses) can be maintained at about 30 to 40 kilometers per hour. Under normal weight load, you can run continuously for one or two hours before resting. However, the price of a horse is as high as one hundred gold coins. In addition, the fodder they feed on weekdays is different. Even ordinary hay requires at least fifty silver coins.
Bicycles with good quality and low price are generally between 15 and 25 kilometers per hour depending on their physical strength. Adult men who often work and are healthy can ride for several hours in a row. The market price is only ten gold coins. Ellington implements a low-price strategy of 20% off. There is also a transportation subsidy for one gold coin. Therefore, the actual purchase price is only seven gold coins. The most important thing is that the bicycle does not have subsequent maintenance expenses.
Because tire inflation is free, there is only one silver coin for tire repair, and there is no copper plate for lubricating oil on the bearing. In comparison, bicycles are of course much more affordable than carriages.
Now, the birth of motorcycles will accelerate people's pace again.
Fiona said excitedly: "Floor-standing motorcycles are equivalent to combining the cost-effectiveness of bicycles, horse speed, gravity loading, human endurance and other advantages. They are not only fast, but also can carry enough things, whether it is buying groceries or transporting a small amount of goods. Once mass production is truly implemented and promoted to the market, it can be foreseeable that it will definitely be very popular."
"The maximum speed of this floor-standing motorcycle on the asphalt road can even reach 80 kilometers per hour, far exceeding the short-range charge speed of war horses. The most important thing is that it will not be tired and can maintain this speed all the time! At this speed, we can even run through several villages in Ellington in one day!"
"Because the characteristics of this product are so excellent, I think the price can be set slightly higher. After deducting the costs of R&D, materials, etc., 500 gold coins are a very good price, higher than ordinary horses, but much cheaper than those war horses of excellent bloodlines, which can create enough attractiveness."
"And I think it is necessary for us to temporarily ban external sales."
Fiona and Aurelia rarely maintain the same view on this point.
Aurelia said: "Flying motorcycles are no longer just vehicles. If they are used well, they can become a weapon in war. Rangers can not only maintain a high-speed movement when riding on a flying motorcycle, but also have considerable advantages in reconnaissance from high altitudes."
Fiona nodded: "That's right, at the speed of the flying motorcycle, flying monsters below level 5 are helpless with it. Rangers can easily complete the reconnaissance work, or even launch attacks in the air, and the enemies on the ground will be powerless."
"Then do it like that."
Tang En waved his hand and said, "The floor-standing motorcycle is named Harley, and it is priced at 500 gold coins. However, after the production line is completed, it will be produced and used for its own use. It will not be sold to the public for the time being. At least it will have to wait until the Gillard incident is over."
"The flying motorcycle is named Comet and is temporarily designated as military equipment. After the production line is completed, it will be handed over to Hailey, and they will be responsible for the production."
In fact, it is said that military equipment is not sold to the public, but if it is really sold, it is probably not possible for a few people to afford it. At that time, it will only become a special product for the nobles.
Now the magic crystals on the market have gradually stabilized under the control of Tang En. Although they have not returned to the previous standard price of 100 gold coins, they have also rebounded to 85 gold coins. As more and more magical equipment is available, the consumption of magic crystals will increase, and this price will be further increased.
The flying motorcycle "Comet" uses standard magic crystals, and the current price is 85 gold coins. Tang En has estimated the consumption speed of magic. With a standard load (100 kg), using a turbocharged wind-powered magic engine, it can fly more than 3,000 kilometers at a speed of 300 km/h, which is equivalent to the consumption of 35 kilometers per gold coins (35 km/g).
The advantages of comets are all terrain, aerial reconnaissance and high-speed advantages, and combined with powerful individual combat weapons, such as RPGs, trigger bombs, etc., which can form a huge air advantage, but the cost is high. Not everyone can afford this price. It can only be the new favorite of the nobles and a weapon in war.
On the other hand, Harley uses inferior magic crystals. The current market price is less than 10 gold coins, but under standard load, it can run 3,000 kilometers at a speed of 60km/h, which is equivalent to the consumption of 300 kilometers per gold coins (300km/g). Compared with comets, the cost-effectiveness is simply amazing!
Now Ellington's per capita monthly income has reached 30 gold coins, which has increased dozens of times compared to a year ago. People are already richer. Harley's consumption and consumption level are still acceptable, so Harley is the main force in the future promotion market.
"For the later marketing promotion, I think Harley should add a loading bar to decorate something, which will attract more people's desire to buy."
Fiona made her own suggestions: "Although the test is tested under standard conditions, it is impossible for people to buy transportation to ride it themselves, and they will bring some things."
"I was negligent, I will make up for it later."
In the design, Tang En forgot the storage box. The vegetable basket they installed in front of the bicycle was widely praised by housewives.
After adding storage boxes to the design drawings, he briefly explained the design concepts everywhere to them, and then Tang En and the others left the institute.
Now Ellington has several important things at the same time, spring planting, greenhouse planting and expansion, school enrollment work, training of recruits, research and development of new equipment, final debugging of magic mine cars, etc. These things have all been on track, and even without Tang En can proceed steadily, so he can take a breath.
Cloto has returned to the Gear Capital. He took away a design drawing of a floor-standing motorcycle and wanted to use the power of Gnome Technology to try to produce a motorcycle suitable for Gnomes. However, without Tang En's magical technical support in terms of power, he could only use a steam engine to maintain the power of the steam engine while miniaturizing it is almost impossible. So Tang En was also curious about what he would eventually build.
Perhaps, with the glasses of the engineer master, he will create a real internal combustion engine according to the inspiration he gave before?
At the same time, Tang En asked him to prepare a large amount of dwarf gunpowder. Next, Tang En planned to start fiddling with rpg. This kind of war machine is simple in technology and has a bunker effect. It would be a pity not to get it out as soon as possible.
The magic mine cart has been successfully manufactured, and the supporting tracks have been prepared long ago. Just when the final test results of this batch of magic mine carts are released, Tang En can take them to Lord Nitro. It should be the case in the past two days.
After returning to the study, Donn saw the latest news that Gillard's army had arrived in Yalinx, and the logistics were replenishing supplies. The Pioneer Legion set out overnight to the border of Taris, and it would arrive in Taris in four days at the earliest.
Good news came from Obery and Adrien.
Thanks to the information given to them by Gene, in just a few days, Obery and Adrien successfully recruited a group of wild mages living in seclusion around Arinks under the coercion (Jen's identity) and temptation (promising a lot of benefits), which together accounted for more than thirty people.
The strongest wild mages are only at the ninth level of the gold level, and the weakest is the only magic apprentice's strength.
Although their inheritance is incomplete, the magic they practice and learn have great flaws, and they have not mastered many magic numbers, and their strength is only gold-level. Don’t forget that even silver-level wild mages will be sought after by adventurers, mercenaries and even nobles as guests, not to mention that it is the war period.
In war, any small spell may reverse the situation of a war zone, and the skillful use of magic power will amplify their value exponentially.
They will come to Ellington with the assistance of Obery and Adrien, and then go to Tarith with Donn, and they will become secret weapons in this war.
However, the true meaning of this war is not in Gillard.
Chapter completed!