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Chapter 69 White Sugar

White sugar actually comes from brown sugar. The earliest white sugar in the previous life was a layer of white frost that condensed on brown sugar. Therefore, white sugar in ancient times was also called icing sugar.

Then, with the development of sugar-making technology, there were gradually more ways to make brown sugar into white sugar.

In fact, this process is decolorization, which strips the pigment from brown sugar and turns it into white and translucent white sugar.

Thanks to the brown sugar factory next to his grandma's house, Narant also knew a local method of decolorizing, which was to use charcoal to decolorize.

The process is somewhat similar to refining coarse salt. Narant first asked Thomas to find a large basin, pour hot water into it, and then add brown sugar.

After the brown sugar is stirred and completely melted, the charcoal appears.

Pour the charcoal into the brown sugar water and stir continuously.

When the mixture is almost stirred, pour the brown sugar water into a simple filter and filter out the charcoal from the sugar water.

"Hey! Why is it still a little reddish!" Looking at the filtered sugar water, Nalant knew that this first attempt failed.

However, he was not in a hurry. The reason for the failure was simple: there was not enough charcoal.

Adding charcoal to brown sugar water mainly uses the adsorption properties of charcoal to absorb the pigments in the brown sugar water. Well, charcoal also has the function of adsorbing formaldehyde.

In previous lives, due to the development of science and technology, people often used activated carbon with more powerful adsorption effect. Its adsorption power is five times that of ordinary charcoal.

But Nalant didn't have that kind of activated carbon, and he didn't know how to make it, so he had to use a stupid method, which was to continue adding charcoal.

So, he continued to add charcoal to the filtered brown sugar water, and then continued to stir.

When he felt it was about the same this time, he poured the brown sugar water into the filter again.

Next, Narant stared at the water outlet of the filter intently.

When the drops of almost transparent liquid flowed out from the bottom, Narant finally smiled.

"It's done! My cream cake, my jam, and my golden coins are waving to me!"

Nalant's expression of joy made Thomas who was helping him look a little dazed. He didn't understand what was happening.

He only saw his master put several kilograms of brown sugar into the water, and then put several kilograms of charcoal into the water.

In the end, the brown sugar water that was originally very pleasing to the eye turned into ordinary water.

Thomas felt that his master should be angry after seeing this scene.

After all, one pound of brown sugar can represent dozens of silver coins. Is it wasted now?

"Sir, why is the brown sugar gone like this?" Thomas felt it was necessary to ask this matter clearly and keep it in his mind.

Only in this way can we teach the servants how to store brown sugar. Otherwise, if the brown sugar disappears, then he, the castle steward, will be ashamed of himself.

"It's not that it's gone, but it has become something more delicious and magical!" To keep the sugar confidential, Narant only called Thomas himself for help.

Seeing him looking in pain, Nalant smiled and spoke.

"A more magical and delicious existence?" Thomas was still confused.

"Yes, although the color of the brown sugar water has changed, it is still sweet. Thomas, don't you think white sugar is more beautiful than brown sugar?"

"This..." Thomas couldn't judge easily. He was still used to seeing brown sugar, because he now knew how much brown sugar was worth.

"Okay Thomas, now take this sugar water and let Rose cook it and let her evaporate the water. Then you will know!" Nalant immediately understood what Thomas was thinking, and was not surprised by this guy's thoughts.

After all, brown sugar and white sugar were something they had never seen before.



When Nalant once again 'invented' a unique delicacy, Baron Quint's Castle also welcomed a mysterious messenger today.

Why is it mysterious?

Because this man's whole body was covered by a large cloak.

Originally, only the pastors of the church would have such an image, but the cloak on this man was black, and there was no church emblem on his body, so he was definitely not a pastor.

"My Lord Demus, I came here on the orders of Viscount Alding to meet His Excellency Baron Quint!" The cloaked man was invited into the castle hall. After all the servants had been cleared, he took off his cloak.

The hood on his head revealed his true appearance, and at the same time, he also displayed an exquisite noble badge in his hand.

"Aldin? Count Tulip's biological brother? I wonder what he wants from me?" Quint glanced at the exquisite badge, a little confused.

He had never had any interactions with Aldin, and he also knew that because of his usual behavior, many nobles were secretly mocking him, and even fewer would take the initiative to contact him.

"Your Excellency Baron, here is an autographed letter from Viscount Alding. You will understand after reading it!" Demus immediately handed over a letter.

Quint took the letter with an expressionless face. The paint on it was intact. He tore open the letter and took out the letter paper inside.

As he read, Quint's expression became strange.

"You, Viscount Alding, want to deal with a little baron's second son, why does a knight need to go to such trouble?"

The content of the letter is very simple, that is, Viscount Alding hopes that Quint can help him quietly eliminate the unlucky lord of the doomed land next door.

Moreover, Aldin also promised a lot of benefits. For example, in the next year, at least ten caravans from Tulip City would come to Quintland to buy salt, and he also promised a cash reward of thirty gold coins.

"Your Excellency Baron, although Lord Storm Lord only has a knighthood, he is easy to deal with, but because his father is the most powerful vassal under the earl, we, the Viscount, cannot do it ourselves, so we want to ask you to help!

"Demus explained.

"But based on such an empty promise, you ask me to deal with a noble lord. Do you think I will agree?" Quint narrowed his eyes and looked at Demus.

Although the letter was written by Aldin himself, it did not have a signature or seal. Quint was not that stupid. What if the other party didn't admit it afterwards.

"Lord Baron, for the sake of caution, such a thing cannot be written in a contract. However, to show his sincerity, Viscount Alding has asked me to bring ten gold coins!"

"These ten gold coins will be used as a deposit for you. As long as the matter is completed, the remaining gold coins and the caravan to purchase salt will set off one after another!"

With that said, Demus handed ten golden gold coins to Quint.

A smile finally appeared on Quint's face.

Thirty gold coins is not a small amount of money. If you sell salt, it will cost tens of thousands of kilograms.

In addition, if the caravan that Aldin promised, such a noble caravan comes to purchase, he can earn one or two gold coins no matter what.

In this way, he can earn at least more than fifty gold coins by completing this transaction.

Of course, these are not the most important things. The most important thing is that Quint originally planned to deal with the unlucky lord of the Storm Territory.


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