A Sweet Girl Won't Be Fooled By The Villainess - [Vol. 1] Chapter 64
[Vol. 1] Chapter 64: So Tired!
[After system scanning, this item is identified as sugar beets.]
The system revealed the scan result, and just as Ifia had guessed, this surprised her, widening her eyes. She hadn’t expected to actually find sugar beets!
She thought there were no such plants in this world.
It’s truly an unexpected joy!
Wait a minute, since there are sugar beets, why is sugar still so expensive???
Although Ifia knew she was a bit of a silly and clueless student, she still knew that sugar could be extracted from sugar beets.
In that case, even if the Sith Empire couldn’t grow sugarcane, they could still have sugar!
No need to import it from other countries.
[System, I don’t understand. Since there are sugar beets, and we can extract sugar from them, why is the price of sugar still so high?]
If there’s a question, ask the system.
The system didn’t disappoint Ifia and quickly provided an explanation.
[Sugar beets are a newly introduced variety, and the empire has not strongly promoted them. Therefore, they are only popular on a small scale. After people found that eating sugar beets raw is not as sweet as fruit, they tried cooking them, and although they have sweetness, eating too much can be filling. So, they are only used as side dishes or snacks for children after meals.]
[However, there are still people researching how to extract sugar from sugar beets. But this research involves the interests of the nobility, so… Host, you know, attempts to extract sugar were immediately stopped.]
The system’s response was somewhat dark, and Ifia sighed helplessly.
However, there were still some lingering doubts.
[Involving the interests of the nobility, does that mean if sugar becomes cheaper, the nobles will earn less money?]
Facing Ifia’s sudden curiosity, the system didn’t get annoyed. Instead, there was a sense of comforting satisfaction.
[You foolish host, finally started thinking on your own, ahahaha!]
[The most crucial point, regarding the father of the villainess, Duke Barlen, he controls the maritime routes of the Sith Empire, as well as imports and exports, etc. Once cheaper sugar appears, it will shake his power in the empire.]
[However, where there are policies, there are countermeasures, and the laboring people have infinite wisdom.]
[Although the empire did not inform that sugar can be extracted from sugar beets, there are always clever people who use sugar beets to make syrup. It’s just that the color is deep red, but it doesn’t affect the taste! Because the empire… has more believers, they believe that this sweet red syrup is the temptation of the devil, and eating it will lead to hell.]
[Coupled with the strong suppression by the nobility, red syrup cannot appear on the market and can only be bought and sold secretly.]
With this explanation from the system, Ifia immediately understood.
However, it was just for the sake of listening.
For the sake of the common people and the monopoly of the noble class in the Sith Empire, should she make the information about extracting sugar from sugar beets public?
Challenging unfairness is what a warrior does.
But she’s a coward!
Moreover, since the red syrup made from sugar beets has already become popular privately, it means that this underground trade has been going on for a while, and during this time, no one has dared to resist. Why should she challenge the authority of the empire?
She’ll die!
The timid Ifia knows well that curiosity killed the cat. So, she decides to stop talking about extracting sugar from sugar beets. This makes the system, who initially planned to share more information about Duke Barlen, feel depressed once again, reflecting on why it chose to bind with a useless, laid-back host.
Now that Ifia has found a suitable alternative to sugar, she waves her hand generously, buys all the sugar beets from the stall, and pays extra money to have the vendor help transport them to the vicinity of Pulis Academy.
At the same time, she quickly buys other materials and some ready-made barrels… Just add money, and the sugar beet vendor can help transport them along the way.
After delivering the sugar beets to the destination, settling the payment with the vendor, and clearing the goods, the vendor immediately leaves, ready to go back and continue selling. It is said that there is still surplus sugar beets at home that haven’t been sold.
If left for a few more days, the taste of the sugar beets will deteriorate.
Ifia doesn’t have a big appetite to eat all the sugar beets from the vendor. She just wants to make some money to improve her life, without expecting to become rich through this.
So, everything in moderation.
She is also too lazy to do much.
However, the problem now is where to put so many sugar beets.
After silently contemplating for a while, Ifia finally decides to assert her dominance and spend money to hire someone to take care of the sugar beets and other materials. She then runs back to the dormitory to knock on the dormitory manager’s door.
When the dormitory manager opened the door with a composed face and saw that the person knocking was Ifia, an instant classic change of expression took place.
If a moment ago, the manager seemed ready to unleash a torrent of anger, now they were bending and bowing like a servant.
Ifia subtly twitched the corner of her mouth, thinking that this wasn’t necessary. Ever since Amelia appeared in the dormitory, the usually domineering dormitory manager, who used to shout at common students, now always treated her warmly, like a gentle breeze.
It was a bit strange.
However, thinking about making money, Ifia felt she could adapt!
……
Using the dormitory manager’s small kitchen didn’t encounter any obstacles, so Ifia quickly got to work.
Boiling the deep red syrup extracted from the sugar beets, all it needed was some salt to turn it into white syrup.
Thinking about the situation in the Sith Empire, Ifia decided to keep this little trick tightly under wraps!
Not to prevent others from taking her business, but to avoid assassination attempts by nobles.
For Ifia, it was just a small skill, but for the sugar-deprived Sith Empire, it was a crucial technology…
Fortunately, the dormitory manager’s small kitchen was located behind the dormitory building, in a separate small house. Closing the kitchen door made it tightly sealed, with no worries about being observed.
Now that the syrup extraction was complete, the next step was to create the little treasure that would make her money!
Back when Ifia was still part of the wealthy third generation, she had heard people casually mention that “the easiest money comes from children and women.” Upon reflection, she found it quite true. So, this time, her money-making target was aimed at the noble female students.
Like Jessica, wealthy female noble students.
Therefore, the little treasure Ifia chose to make was bubble tea, something that women love!
Compared to the inconvenience of getting meals, she could simply carry a bucket of bubble tea to the classroom. When people wanted to buy, they could come with their cups and pay one gold coin per cup.
After all, making bubble tea required quite a few ingredients, and without electric kitchen appliances, just refining the syrup was quite exhausting!
And kneading the pearls with cassava was also quite tiring!
She really wanted to lie down.
Waiting for everything to be ready, due to her limited strength, Ifia couldn’t bring the lidded wooden barrel to the classroom. She had to continue asking the dormitory manager to borrow a small cart.
Unable to refuse such a warm request, the dormitory manager helped push the wooden barrel into the classroom.
Ifia didn’t let the dormitory manager work for nothing and paid with a cup of bubble tea as compensation.
From buying sugar beets to the finished product, the production process was incredibly smooth. Ifia was reliable throughout, even surprising the system that was silently observing.
Is this still her foolish host?
Indeed, money is the primary driving force.
“Wow, Ifia, what is this thing? Why does it smell so sweet.”
As soon as Ifia’s wooden barrel was brought into the classroom, it immediately caught the attention of the food-loving Jessica.
Her eyes lit up as she became the first customer naturally. When Ifia opened the wooden lid, the rich and sweet aroma of milk tea immediately spread, attracting the attention of many people.
After Ifia filled a cup of bubble tea for Jessica, she eagerly took a big sip.
The next moment, she widened her eyes in shock and looked down at the cup of bubble tea in disbelief.