Chapter 57: VOL2 Chapter 2: Are you okay, Master?
"Alright, don't forget, and better yet, keep telling us how you came up with all this."
Also wanting to change the subject as quickly as possible, Erik smiled cheerfully and began to recount a brief summary of what he had done in recent years.
"Okay, so as I was telling you, I was thinking about business ideas. I was looking around shopping centers and student markets and realized that what sold the most were potions, even more than food, and they were quite expensive. So I decided to get into the business.
"But as Arcane Mikels said in his book on commerce, you can only be successful in the market by offering higher-quality goods at a better price. So I needed something that made me stand out not just in price; I had to offer extra added value to capture market share, or I'd eventually lose to the competition.
"So I started looking for ideas and noticed that the pills of the Zazen discipline were also selling quite well. I asked those who bought them why they did so, even though they were more expensive than a potion and had other limitations.
"The most common answer they gave me was 'practicality.' A potion had a glass bottle that could break, and if that happened in an emergency situation, it could be fatal. Additionally, the gradual way in which the pills delivered their effects was very useful in combat and similar moments. That's when I knew that was what I needed.
"After thinking it over, I decided to integrate those 'advantages' into a potion, making it durable, small, and with the option to deliver effects immediately or gradually. I also improved the process as much as possible to reduce costs while maintaining quality, which would give me an advantageous position against the competition. That resulted in the healing pills."
"As expected of my Erik, but what's the coating of these capsules made of?" Eleonora asked with a tone full of pride, while squeezing one of the capsules with curiosity.
"It's gelatin—one I made with the tissues of a Luzlago and Vigía Leaves," Erik replied with a slight smile, which greatly surprised Eleonora, who asked while looking at the capsule.
"Did you get the idea from my stuffed gelatin dessert?"
"Hehehe, yes. After several tests, I settled on gelatin because when swallowed without biting, the effect is delivered gradually as the gelatin is digested in the stomach. Although it's faster than a pill of the Zazen discipline, the difference isn't that big."