Creation #7

While the others were busy making slight changes on the ship and putting forward some plans for their own ideas, Ashwin stepped forward first and presented a small box prototype of his own invention. "This is my invention using Dial technology, it stores a song or recording within it but when the box is opened it will play the recording. The box could be used to store precious items or other things."

Although it looked a little rough, Alyssia saw its potential. "So you used the tone dial as a basis and wished to make a musical box of some kind. This not only works as a good toy or entertainment piece but it also helps others better protect their precious things. However it needs further refining if it is to be attractive enough for many customers. How about putting a figure inside that spins as if dancing to the song and we can market it to females ranging from children to adults. Research needs to be done on popular musicians or singers to fully make use of their popularity to promote such items. Tone Dials have high potential so can be used further to work with musicians or singers to spread their songs further. Can you make something like this too? Some simple ones are fine but there could be some additional colours and designs that could be promoted as limited addition."

Right away she produced several sketches containing different shaped musical boxes but followed up with some headphone designs using the Dial Tones.

During the two year time skip, Dial tones became a big hit after 'Soul King' Brook became popular and had lots of merchandise sold including his album or single on a Tone Dial or a set of Tone Dial head phones.

Some merchant ships have a supply of Tone Dials but they have only been marketed for to keep a voice recording to pass onto others in messages or for other purposes.

Alyssia also wrote down some notes to remind Alfred during his journeys to keep a lookout for poor individuals with talents or previously successful people who had fallen into slavery.

Even musicians or singers are sold on the slave trade along with all types of talents, the more talented they were or more famous, the more their worth would be in the slave trade.

On the streets or within a rundown bar there may be a talent that would never get to bloom because of their environment and the lack of opportunities.

Talents could be found anywhere so long as there were people looking for them so Alyssia let her people continue to search.

The initial plan was to establish some connections with clothing stores, children's toys stores, gadget or miscellaneous items stores on several popular islands with many trading destinations.

A couple of islands had been marked to establish trade within but the most popular ones were to primarily focus on the islands connected by the Sea Train because of easier trading situation between the islands.

Establishing a clothing line, toys, accessories or jewellery, entertainment tools or other things would be quite easy to arrange with berries and manpower but selling it required the right place to establish a long term contract where the goods would be sold within a store.

Once a couple of items are sold during the early and testing stages that slowly become popular, the stores would request more to satisfy their customers.

Alfred was an experienced negotiator and would not suffer a loss during a deal, he could not be threatened with those around him protecting him from an harm.

Ashwin took the designs and nodded. "These should be possible but I may need some help with the other parts."

Alyssia sighed. "Just take it as a learning opportunity, you have a good foundation in Dials but it would not hurt to figure out some things."

Alyssia made some more designs using things with other mechanisms. "Here is some examples of different ways to use metals and arrange them to provide rotations and other ways to be used. If you have some trouble understanding then you can ask Nica or Ein."

One was a design for a jack in the box, the next was a clock and then afterward was some designs of a wrist or pocket watch.

Since she was feeling inspired with ideas, she continued to put forward various designs for different children's toys.

She placed them in front of Nica and said. "How about making some of these?"

Nica examined them but did not seem to understand their worth. "But they are so simple and easy to make?"

Alyssia shook her head and sighed. "That is the point, easy to make and will be popular among the children."

Among them was many different types of puzzle type of games or toys including various metal shapes connected together and other different shaped toys.

The most obvious one was the square shaped design called the Rubik's Cube while the others were some metal puzzles like the connected double metal rings that need to be separated a certain way.

There was even a tally counter or clicker for those that liked to keep track of things whether it be the amount of visitors to their store or how many steps they have taken in a day.

Finally there were some basic boardgames suitable for children and some for the whole family to take part in but she added her own small touches on them like changing some things to better suit this world.

For example the characters would be changed to different famous people or creatures and the same for landmarks or organisations.

However for small games like snakes and ladders, not much would need to be changed but the snake designs could be altered to make them look like the snake belonging to Boa Hancock to make it more popular with this world's people.

Many of the designs were very cheap to make and little physical labour was needed so after making a quick could of them, the blueprints could be collected along with the finished product along with the other prototypes or finished products when Alfred arrives.

Nica sighed. "To be honest, I am more interested in the Thunder Dial and wish to see if it can be used with Electro. If it can then it will be an excellent item to use along with our generator or work as an alternative power storage."

Alyssia replied. "It has very high potential if this is true, so work with Ashwin on this project. I will think about it and draw some possible designs with what I know as soon as possible and you two can discuss and research it further."

Right now, so long as she had a general idea of what she wished to make the system could come up with something to match her current skill level based on her mastery over each of her skills.

Even if what she could draw out was something basic, it would help Nica and Ashwin see a way to further the research.

Since her mind was not too focussed on Dial Technology during her research time, she could only look through what she had purchased from Ashwin and learn it while sleeping.

Although it provided her with a quick speed to learn, there were far too many new skills that took priority at this time to completely master so it was best to pass on what she had learned to those that had more of an interest in it.

Ashwin nodded. "That is fine with me. If we work together, it should be easier learn the other things you have given me."

Since they were in agreement, she turned to Ein. "Do you have any suggestions?"

Ein shook her head. "Not many of the things I make can be said to be popular among the kids and I do not know how to market it exactly."

Alyssia reached out her hand. "Show me what you have."

After looking over the designs of several metallic robots, she sighed. "It could work as figurines of popular figures in the world but they would be too costly and require too much work to make one. If it is simplified and the design is changed and simplified along with the materials then it may sell."

She drew some simple and smaller toy designs that looked like stuffed toy bears and other types of popular animals including some small features built in, like making some small movements or playing some phrases and a children's song upon a part of their body being squeezed.

There were some small designs of some vehicles that could be wound up and then move after being released.

She put down her pen and pointed to them. "These would be more attractive and affordable without the dangers of kids being harmed by the parts inside. However if you ever do wish to make a robot and market it then it will need to have a specific use. For example, heavy robots can help with heavy lifting and difficult chores, a maid robot can carry out simple cleaning or retrieval tasks or a guard robot could be built to protect the master from harm so it would need to be capable of shielding its master. However producing murderous robots would be too far and would be widely misused, the robots themselves would have to be sold to rich noble families and be a rare item to be sold from Baldimore."

Ein nodded. "Hmm.. although I do not know much about the outside world, this has given me much to think on."

Alyssia smiled in response but in her mind she was feeling a little more complicated. 'What is going on with me lately? Is it because my childhood was not so filled with these things and I was jealous of other kids during my previous life or do I just have a mommy brain lately?'

Most of her ideas were focussed towards children while some were towards young or matured ladies or men but during the past couple of designs she felt herself more drawn to making children's toys.

Perhaps it was her maternal instincts kicking in, she had no real parents in her previous life but her parents in this life had given her enough love so it could not be a need to satisfy what she never had.

She still had the habit of picking up strays but now it had evolved into children and not just animals but during that time, she did not feel like she did now.

However when she thought about it. 'It must mean that the experiment is underway and my instincts have begun to make me feel this way. It seems that it has so far been successful.'

It was like her subconscious was telling herself to be prepared.

She shook her head to rid herself of her thoughts. "It is good to have your own research direction but remember that sometimes you may have to produce something way below your skill level just so you can fund your research. Some people have too much pride and are unable to do so resulting in their work being halted or getting in trouble from lending from others."

Often someone desperate to complete their research or whatever work they are working on, may even take out loans and be unable to pay them back resulting in a bad ending.

Ein nodded as she understood. "I have had Dr Tsukimi to help me so I have never really had that many setbacks but I can imagine that others would run into these problems."

Alyssia looked at her calmly. "Mm.. speaking of others, I have something important to bring up that involves those close to you."

Ein frowned. "Oh?"