Chapter 276: Beetroot Sugar Making! A Sweet Life is Coming!
Lin Ye was mentally prepared. He knew that the exchange price for [Tian Gong Kai Wu] would definitely be exorbitant. After all, Lin Ye understood the value and weight of this book. Even the System had specifically used golden, large characters for Tian Gong Kai Wu. Lin Ye just wanted to see what kind of pricing the System Mall would set for it.
But when Lin Ye looked at the price of Tian Gong Kai Wu, he was completely dumbfounded! Because in the place where the price should have been displayed, it wasn’t numbers, but four bright, bold characters: “Cannot be exchanged!” This was the first time Lin Ye had encountered such a situation. He had seen items requiring hundreds of millions of points to exchange, but what was this “Cannot be exchanged”?
So, after being stunned for a moment, Lin Ye immediately spoke in his mind. “System, what’s the deal with Tian Gong Kai Wu being ‘Cannot be exchanged’?” After Lin Ye silently asked the System in his mind, the System’s prompt sounded almost simultaneously. “Ding! Detection results show that Tian Gong Kai Wu is a product of the Level 2 store.” “Host’s civilization level is insufficient. Although the Level 2 store’s products are displayed, they cannot be exchanged due to insufficient permissions.” “Please host improve civilization level as soon as possible to upgrade the System’s various functions.”
Hearing the System’s prompt, Lin Ye frowned and fell into thought. “The System Store can actually be upgraded?” “No! The System just mentioned various functions, not just the System Store. That means the Daily Sign-in can also be upgraded?” Thinking of this, a look of pleasant surprise appeared on Lin Ye’s face. Since the System Store opened, the System had been like a shrewd merchant. Almost everything given by the Daily Sign-in had become points, and only a hundred points at that. He wondered if there would be any changes after the Daily Sign-in was upgraded. Even if he got a few more points every day, that would be good.
“Hoo~~!” After thinking for a while, Lin Ye let out a long sigh and then continued to examine the remaining products for sugar making. Besides Tian Gong Kai Wu and two modern mechanical equipment, there were only two book-like products left. Lin Ye focused his gaze. Following Tian Gong Kai Wu was a book called “Sugar Making Techniques.” It not only contained the method for making sugar from beetroot but also recorded the sugar-making methods for other crops. Moreover, it wasn’t just about white sugar, but also rock candy, maltose, and various other types of sugar. Lin Ye nodded in his heart; this product’s price was not expensive, similar to other knowledge-based products. The exchange price displayed was 30,000 points. Although it wasn’t a small amount, Lin Ye could afford it now. However, there was one more product that Lin Ye decided to look at before making a decision.
He looked at the last product. Above it was the keyword Lin Ye had been searching for: “Beetroot Sugar Making Techniques.” Seeing this, Lin Ye couldn’t help but click his tongue. So, the System could perform precise searches. Lin Ye then began to ponder. Because the last “Beetroot Sugar Making Techniques” only required 1,000 points, but it only included the method for making sugar from beetroot. The complete sugar-making techniques included the methods for making all sorts of sugars. Lin Ye looked at the product description. It even included nougat, lollipops, and sugar paintings. After hesitating for a long time, Lin Ye finally chose the last one, “Beetroot Sugar Making Techniques.” Because with beetroot sugar making, the tribe’s sugar supply would be sufficient. It wasn’t time to make those candies yet. When they lived a life of abundance and were free from threats, they could exchange for anything they wanted.
After making his decision, Lin Ye exchanged for the “Beetroot Sugar Making Techniques.” Then, a small amount of knowledge poured into Lin Ye’s mind. In a very short time, Lin Ye had sorted out the method for making sugar from beetroot. After understanding how to make sugar, Lin Ye’s eyes showed a bit of surprise. Lin Ye had mainly looked at how the ancient method of sugar making was done. To his surprise, making sugar was so simple.
Next, Lin Ye silently reviewed the things needed for sugar making in his mind. First, for making ancient brown sugar, everything needed was basically already available. Only one item was missing: lime. And making lime was extremely simple. They just needed to put the limestone, which was abundant around the tribe, into the smelting furnace for a while to obtain lime.
Then Lin Ye looked at the Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls who were busy refining rock salt. There were only a few pottery pots, and more than forty Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls were crowded around. Many couldn’t even lend a hand and could only watch from the side. Glancing at the beetroot on the ground, Lin Ye called out to the Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls not far away, “A few of you, come here, I need some help.” After Lin Ye finished speaking, the Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls gathered around the pottery pots immediately turned their heads to look over. Then, all the Winged Girls exchanged glances and flew over with smiles. They didn’t know how to refine rock salt, so they were just watching with curiosity. Besides the Winged Girls, Ganyu also brought a few Beast-eared Girls over.
“Ye, what do you need us to help with?” Mingyun asked Lin Ye with a smile after arriving in front of him. Lin Ye had been watching Ganyu and the others run over. Only then did he speak to the Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls in front of him. “Go and get a few more pottery pots and jars. Wash these beetroot thoroughly, cut them into small pieces, and put them in the jars to wait for me to return.” The Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls heard Lin Ye’s words and all nodded with smiles. Then, the Winged Girls immediately flew towards the cave to get the pottery pots and jars. After giving instructions, Lin Ye turned and walked towards the smelting furnace. After all, it was such a simple matter. The Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls had been doing this kind of thing every day before, so Lin Ye was very confident in letting them do it. The only potential accident was that the Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls might eat too much. However, with more than fifty beetroot, they couldn’t eat that much.
Lin Ye arrived at the smelting furnace. First, he went to the side of the workbench. There were piled up crushed stones that Lin Ye had chiseled while making various molds. Among these were large amounts of limestone. He picked up a few pieces and threw them into the iron smelting furnace. He poured charcoal into the furnace to start the fire and placed the container with the limestone inside. Lin Ye then walked to the side and sat on the ground to operate the bellows. The temperature needed to turn these limestone into lime was exactly the same as the temperature to melt iron ore, which was 1000 to 1100 degrees Celsius. However, the limestone would not melt, it would just become brittle. The time it took for limestone to become lime was also much shorter than the time it took to smelt iron ore.
After a short while, Lin Ye stopped. Lin Ye used the regretfully crafted long iron tongs to reach into the smelting furnace and clamp out the container. He then poured it onto the workbench, waiting for it to cool. While waiting for it to cool, Lin Ye began to figure out how to make white sugar. Although brown sugar was edible, it wasn’t used in many dishes. White sugar could be obtained by further processing brown sugar. Lin Ye briefly sorted it out. He found that making white sugar was not difficult. He could make all the necessary items. Thus, a relaxed smile appeared on Lin Ye’s face.
At this time, the lime had almost cooled. Lin Ye used a small hammer to gradually pound the lime from lumps into powder. He casually picked two leaves, wrapped them, and walked towards the carriage.
At this time, the Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls had also finished cutting the beetroot. Seeing Lin Ye walking over, they all smiled and looked at him. “Ye, we’ve finished cutting. Is there anything else we need to do?” Looking at the enthusiastic Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls, Lin Ye nodded with a smile and then spoke to them. “Next, help me squeeze all the juice out of these beetroot. Squeeze as much as you can, and squeeze it directly into the pot.” Hearing that there was more work to do, Yan Yu, the workaholic, was the first to happily laugh. Then, all the Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls in front of Lin Ye laughed. After laughing, they immediately started squeezing. Lin Ye put the lime aside and walked towards the cave.
