Annie explained to Lucas just how expensive salt was in this world. It was like a thing which people can boast about with each other. Most commoners had to wait for months before they could get a little bit of salt. This was inevitable as no one knew about salt mines and only relied on coastal cities for salt. All the salt came from the sea.
There was no such thing as the Solar Evaporation Method in this world. Salt was discovered a long time ago when someone found gray crystals left after boiling seawater in a pot. That person was just boiling water because he had a cold.
Salt prices were especially high in cities in the western lands as they were very far from the ocean. The people here were lucky as there was a waterway that was very near to Sedona City, which lowered the price of the salt by a little compared to the other cities. Otherwise, food merchants would raise the price of salt even more.
As of now, 1 kilogram of salt costs at least 60 copper coins. Pretty much no commoner could afford that. Many commoners just poured their money together to buy half a kilogram of salt and divide the salt equally between them and use it very little everyday or on occasions.
All beastkins like Mina and Annie had it even worse than commoners and pretty much had no chance to eat any salt. The wheat that they ate could pretty much be passed off as tasteless. That was why they were so attracted by the food Lucas gave them. It was like a person who had found water in a desert.
Nicole soon came back with Ben, who eagerly asked, “Young Master, are there really mines that have salt? Is it true?”
“Yes.” Lucas replied with a smile and asked. “Do you know any place where the rocks and clods are salty?”
“Yes. Young Master, I know a place where the rocks are salty.” Ben said, nodding rapidly. “It- it’s just that people who have tried to eat the stones as salt before but all of them died after eating it. Some people died from disease while some died by poisoning. Some people even say that place is cursed by someone.”
“…” Lucas gave those people a thumbs up mentally. 'I guess they were tired of living.' “Of course it’s toxic. It contains many impurities. There’s a special method to extract the salt and only by extracting the salt that way, will the salt be safe for consumption and daily uses.”
Turning salt ore into edible salt was a complex process that required a lot of steps. Namely, crushing, dissolving, filtering, and analyzing. Only then rock salt, a type of edible salt, would be obtained.
“I’ll bring a few carts of salt ore back immediately from that place.” Ben shouted as he ran out. His family was also rarely able to eat salt because of how expensive it was in this city. There were many times when he had called Lucas a prodigal because of how much salt Lucas used on a single dish. The fact that the salt was as white as snow made it even harder for him to believe.
Ben had not once doubted whether or not Lucas would actually be able to produce salt, rather, he was thinking about what Lucas couldn’t do. He absolutely believes in Lucas.
Lucas thought that it was quite pitiful how expensive salt was in this world. A very strong slave would be sold at twenty copper coins while a beautiful virgin girl can be sold for 40 copper coins, which is way cheaper than a kilogram of salt. Slavery existed in this world. Many human traffickers captured vagrants and sold them off as slaves. Nearly all the cities have slave markets where people can buy and sell slaves. Lucas had abolished the slave market in Sedona City.
As Lucas came back from his thoughts, he saw Mina, Annie, and Nicole staring at him.
“Is there something on my face?” Lucas asked while touching his face.
“Nope.” The three said in unison, blushing. They had such good synchronization. As for what they were really thinking, only they themselves knew.
“Alright. Let’s go and do some preparation work before uncle Ben brings back the salt ores. We should also organize the backyard so we can have a place to enjoy ourselves in the winter. There are a lot of things I had planned for the winter.” Lucas got up from his chair and stretched his arms.
“What do you want to put in the backyard?” Nicole asked curiously. Besides the plants that could somehow keep their green leaves in the winter, there wasn’t anything in there.
“Just go take a look for yourself. Just remember to bring plenty of people that can work. We will need some people who can do some digging and don't forget to inform Craftsman Head Mark about this work.” Lucas said while smiling mysteriously.
The group went to the backyard of the castle, followed by some domestic servants, among them was Mark, the one who helped in making cement and begged Lucas to accept him as a servant.
The backyard of the castle was extremely large. In fact, it was even larger than a soccer field. It included a view of a landscape made of rocks and a stream flowing in from the outside.
Lucas searched for the greenest part of the yard and pointed at it. “Dig over there and make at least 2 meter wide pit. Keep digging until you see water."
The servants immediately began to work as Lucas told them. They didn’t dare to disobey as their master, Lucas, had ordered them to do so. They would even jump into the river without hesitation if that was his order. It was because of Lucas that they had better lives than before.
“Young master, why are you digging up such a good part of the yard? It has many plants and beautiful flowers.” Annie asked, frowning. She was currently thinking about the intentions behind Lucas’s orders, as she knew that Lucas would never do anything meaningless.
“Hot spring.” Lucas said, smiling mysteriously. Well, he was actually only guessing. The reason that tree leaves fall in autumn was because of the change in temperature and climate, which made him think of temperature.
The temperature definitely played a key role to how the backyard was able to stay fully green while nearly all the trees in the city shed their leaves. Even though it was just a guess, it was still worth a try. If they actually did manage to dig up a hot spring, then their lives would be so much better. They wouldn't need to be worried by hot water in winter.
“Hot spring? What’s a hot spring?” Mina asked, dumbfounded. This was the first time she heard the word.
“Water’s coming out.”
“Wow! The water’s hot. Ah! So hot.”
The servants digging the ground suddenly shouted, and Lucas’s eyes lit up. He immediately ran to the place and saw a large pit that was about 2 meters wide. It was slowly filling up with hot water.
“There really is a hot spring!” Lucas exclaimed, unable to hide his joy.
“This is a hot spring? Can you drink the water?” Mina asked, scratching her cheek.
“The springs that you normally see are cold. I didn’t know that there were springs that were hot.” Annie said, amazed by the hot water.
“You will know what the hot spring is for later and you will love it by then.” Lucas said, shaking his head. It would be difficult for him to explain, so he decided to just create a hot spring bath and just let them see for themselves.
“Craftsman Head Mark, build a house here. I will give you the design paper later. You just need to design this according to my design. Protect the spring properly and don't let anyone damage it.” Lucas said to Mark and guards.
“Yes.” Mark replied respectfully with stars in his eyes. In his eyes Lucas was a god who could create anything design.
Lucas was thinking about creating a hot spring with Japanese style. So he made a design about its construction with the help of Google on Earth.
GreenBlue17 If you like reading this chapter then colour the heart red ️. You can also give this novel a rating.
Annie explained to Lucas just how expensive salt was in this world. It was like a thing which people can boast about with each other. Most commoners had to wait for months before they could get a little bit of salt. This was inevitable as no one knew about salt mines and only relied on coastal cities for salt. All the salt came from the sea.
There was no such thing as the Solar Evaporation Method in this world. Salt was discovered a long time ago when someone found gray crystals left after boiling seawater in a pot. That person was just boiling water because he had a cold.
Salt prices were especially high in cities in the western lands as they were very far from the ocean. The people here were lucky as there was a waterway that was very near to Sedona City, which lowered the price of the salt by a little compared to the other cities. Otherwise, food merchants would raise the price of salt even more.
As of now, 1 kilogram of salt costs at least 60 copper coins. Pretty much no commoner could afford that. Many commoners just poured their money together to buy half a kilogram of salt and divide the salt equally between them and use it very little everyday or on occasions.
All beastkins like Mina and Annie had it even worse than commoners and pretty much had no chance to eat any salt. The wheat that they ate could pretty much be passed off as tasteless. That was why they were so attracted by the food Lucas gave them. It was like a person who had found water in a desert.
Nicole soon came back with Ben, who eagerly asked, “Young Master, are there really mines that have salt? Is it true?”
“Yes.” Lucas replied with a smile and asked. “Do you know any place where the rocks and clods are salty?”
“Yes. Young Master, I know a place where the rocks are salty.” Ben said, nodding rapidly. “It- it’s just that people who have tried to eat the stones as salt before but all of them died after eating it. Some people died from disease while some died by poisoning. Some people even say that place is cursed by someone.”
“…” Lucas gave those people a thumbs up mentally. 'I guess they were tired of living.' “Of course it’s toxic. It contains many impurities. There’s a special method to extract the salt and only by extracting the salt that way, will the salt be safe for consumption and daily uses.”
Turning salt ore into edible salt was a complex process that required a lot of steps. Namely, crushing, dissolving, filtering, and analyzing. Only then rock salt, a type of edible salt, would be obtained.
“I’ll bring a few carts of salt ore back immediately from that place.” Ben shouted as he ran out. His family was also rarely able to eat salt because of how expensive it was in this city. There were many times when he had called Lucas a prodigal because of how much salt Lucas used on a single dish. The fact that the salt was as white as snow made it even harder for him to believe.
Ben had not once doubted whether or not Lucas would actually be able to produce salt, rather, he was thinking about what Lucas couldn’t do. He absolutely believes in Lucas.
Lucas thought that it was quite pitiful how expensive salt was in this world. A very strong slave would be sold at twenty copper coins while a beautiful virgin girl can be sold for 40 copper coins, which is way cheaper than a kilogram of salt. Slavery existed in this world. Many human traffickers captured vagrants and sold them off as slaves. Nearly all the cities have slave markets where people can buy and sell slaves. Lucas had abolished the slave market in Sedona City.
As Lucas came back from his thoughts, he saw Mina, Annie, and Nicole staring at him.
“Is there something on my face?” Lucas asked while touching his face.
“Nope.” The three said in unison, blushing. They had such good synchronization. As for what they were really thinking, only they themselves knew.
“Alright. Let’s go and do some preparation work before uncle Ben brings back the salt ores. We should also organize the backyard so we can have a place to enjoy ourselves in the winter. There are a lot of things I had planned for the winter.” Lucas got up from his chair and stretched his arms.
“What do you want to put in the backyard?” Nicole asked curiously. Besides the plants that could somehow keep their green leaves in the winter, there wasn’t anything in there.
“Just go take a look for yourself. Just remember to bring plenty of people that can work. We will need some people who can do some digging and don't forget to inform Craftsman Head Mark about this work.” Lucas said while smiling mysteriously.
The group went to the backyard of the castle, followed by some domestic servants, among them was Mark, the one who helped in making cement and begged Lucas to accept him as a servant.
The backyard of the castle was extremely large. In fact, it was even larger than a soccer field. It included a view of a landscape made of rocks and a stream flowing in from the outside.
Lucas searched for the greenest part of the yard and pointed at it. “Dig over there and make at least 2 meter wide pit. Keep digging until you see water."
The servants immediately began to work as Lucas told them. They didn’t dare to disobey as their master, Lucas, had ordered them to do so. They would even jump into the river without hesitation if that was his order. It was because of Lucas that they had better lives than before.
“Young master, why are you digging up such a good part of the yard? It has many plants and beautiful flowers.” Annie asked, frowning. She was currently thinking about the intentions behind Lucas’s orders, as she knew that Lucas would never do anything meaningless.
“Hot spring.” Lucas said, smiling mysteriously. Well, he was actually only guessing. The reason that tree leaves fall in autumn was because of the change in temperature and climate, which made him think of temperature.
The temperature definitely played a key role to how the backyard was able to stay fully green while nearly all the trees in the city shed their leaves. Even though it was just a guess, it was still worth a try. If they actually did manage to dig up a hot spring, then their lives would be so much better. They wouldn't need to be worried by hot water in winter.
“Hot spring? What’s a hot spring?” Mina asked, dumbfounded. This was the first time she heard the word.
“Water’s coming out.”
“Wow! The water’s hot. Ah! So hot.”
The servants digging the ground suddenly shouted, and Lucas’s eyes lit up. He immediately ran to the place and saw a large pit that was about 2 meters wide. It was slowly filling up with hot water.
“There really is a hot spring!” Lucas exclaimed, unable to hide his joy.
“This is a hot spring? Can you drink the water?” Mina asked, scratching her cheek.
“The springs that you normally see are cold. I didn’t know that there were springs that were hot.” Annie said, amazed by the hot water.
“You will know what the hot spring is for later and you will love it by then.” Lucas said, shaking his head. It would be difficult for him to explain, so he decided to just create a hot spring bath and just let them see for themselves.
“Craftsman Head Mark, build a house here. I will give you the design paper later. You just need to design this according to my design. Protect the spring properly and don't let anyone damage it.” Lucas said to Mark and guards.
“Yes.” Mark replied respectfully with stars in his eyes. In his eyes Lucas was a god who could create anything design.
Lucas was thinking about creating a hot spring with Japanese style. So he made a design about its construction with the help of Google on Earth.
GreenBlue17 If you like reading this chapter then colour the heart red ️. You can also give this novel a rating.
