Sunlight crept into the warehouse touching every crate and every mark on the wall The founders gathered quietly as Ethan wrote a simple phrase on a fresh board Test Day One The atmosphere carried a strange mix of nerves and anticipation They had never been evaluated this way before In their world a mage was judged by raw power an alchemist by the rarity of materials a healer by the severity of wounds But Ethan was measuring something else Repeatability Predictability Scalability Efficiency

Toren stepped forward first He demonstrated a controlled fireball that maintained a steady heat level without exploding heat spikes Ethan timed the duration counted mana expenditure and recorded output consistency Toren’s spell lasted longer than the previous day and consumed twenty percent less mana Ethan nodded impressed Toren grinned with a pride he had never felt before showing a spell not for applause but for improvement

Next came Velra with her metal cooling potion She poured a glowing blue liquid onto a heated plate The potion cooled the metal evenly leaving no cracks Velra explained she used the crystal tuner’s help to calibrate mana density in her workspace Ethan praised the collaboration and asked them to document the exact ratio for future batches Velra said she had never written formulas before but she would learn Ethan said that learning was itself a kind of magic

Lira presented her timed summoning loop She summoned a small bird like creature that appeared every ten seconds with precision The founders clapped quietly Lira bowed nervously Ethan asked her to calculate failure rates and adjust for fatigue curves Lira admitted she did not know how to measure fatigue Ethan showed her a basic tracking method using tick marks and observation intervals She lit up at how simple and powerful the method was

Corren guided his stone lizard through a test route drawn on the floor The creature moved from point to point reliably though it paused occasionally to lick a glowing pebble Ethan asked Corren to experiment with reward based routing Corren said he could craft a mineral treat that encouraged predictable pathing Ethan told him that consistent routing would become the core of his future business Corren looked at his stone lizard as if seeing not a pet but a partner

Mira the healer stepped forward her hands glowing softly She cast a stabilizing pulse on Toren after his fireball tests Toren immediately felt less drained Mira explained that her pulse smoothed the mana flow around strain points Ethan said her spell was equivalent to energy recovery optimization Mira looked astonished that her gentle magic could be framed in such a technical way She said she wanted to explore structured healing cycles for adventurers Ethan said that would change the market forever

Then came the necromancer clutching a small skeletal squirrel He activated a subtle animation spell The squirrel picked up a tiny object moved it three feet and placed it down Everyone stared unsure what to feel Ethan however leaned in with surprise and interest He explained that small reliable movements performed by low energy undead units could revolutionize micro logistics The necromancer blinked shocked that someone finally saw value in his odd talent

After all tests were done Ethan gathered everyone for feedback He highlighted their progress and pointed out areas needing refinement He explained that iteration was not a correction but a path toward clarity They listened with intensity that made him feel he was not just teaching but shaping a generation of innovators

As the sun dipped low Ethan updated the agenda wall mapping out the next five days Customer interviews Mana stability measurement Prototyping Early pitch development Market mapping The founders studied the tasks many nodding as if new purpose flowed into them

Later that evening while the founders practiced Ethan walked outside to reflect The sound of spells echoed softly from the warehouse mixing with river currents and distant city life He felt something burning gently inside him A sense of destiny or maybe the simple joy of building again not just companies but people The world did not yet understand but this warehouse was about to become the heart of a revolution

He whispered to himself The Magic IPO era begins here
But first we must build the founders who will lead it