Chapter 794: The Candle is Made

Xuanyuan now feels that he is completely controlled; although he is truly in a rush and needs to set off as soon as possible, he cannot refuse the reason Baifeng has given.

"If there are any other good things, let's see them now." Xuanyuan does not want to engage in those complicated procedures; he wants to start directly to save time.

Baifeng also follows his wishes: "Good, then let's not go in for now and go straight to see that thing, alright?"

Xuanyuan nods: "No problem, you arrange it."

Baifeng turns to look for Changle, and Changle has already heard, so he hurriedly steps forward and says: "Father, I have already arranged for people to prepare; we can go over now."

Afterwards, under Changle's guidance, the group arrives at a small workshop. Because the area is truly too small, most people can only crowd outside the door to watch, but because Baifeng and Xuanyuan are both so tall and broad-shouldered, the people behind cannot see anything at all.

"Come, come, make way, make way." A Soldier carrying a large bag of things squeezes into the crowd.

Changle takes it over smoothly and then opens it in front of everyone. After Xuanyuan sees it, he immediately knows what it is: "Changle, tell me first, what can this thing roughly be made into?"

Changle takes a yellow candle from the side and hands it to Xuanyuan, while simultaneously pulling those few seeds that had not been crushed from his pocket: "Tribal Chief Xuanyuan, feel it and see if there is anything similar between the two of them."

Xuanyuan has never seen a candle. The Xuanyuan Tribe has the habit of collecting honey, but it is too dangerous, they cannot collect much, and they do not boil it either; they eat it together with the honeycomb, so he has never seen such a thing as beeswax.

A yellow, greasy little pillar with a hemp thread sticking out of it; Xuanyuan is quite curious about this: "Tell me first, what is this thing? I haven't seen it, what is it used for?"

The fire under the pot prepared for boiling the wax is burning vigorously. Changle takes the candle, lights it with the fire, and hands it back to Xuanyuan.

Xuanyuan is still puzzled: "It can burn? And then? What else can it do?"

Baifeng explains from the side: "This thing is called a candle, and it is boiled from beehives. Its benefit is that after you put the hemp thread in and light it, it burns very slowly. Don't look at how small this one is; it can burn for half the night. If it were a piece of wood, how long could it burn? This candle is used for lighting at night."

"The disadvantage is that it is too hard to come by. Where would we get so many beehives to boil beeswax? So even if we know this thing is useful, we don't have enough wax to make it, so we all use Oil Lamps for lighting."

Baifeng no longer waits for Xuanyuan to observe on his own; he blows out the candle in one breath and lets Xuanyuan touch it: "Look at this little seed, does the feeling of touching it feel the same as the feeling of the candle?"

Xuanyuan carefully rubs it with his rough, large hands and truly feels that the tactile sensation of the two is the same, so he nods to indicate that it is indeed so.

Baifeng points to the large pot on the side and says: "Now, it is time to test and see if the wax from this fruit is real wax and if it can be extracted. If it can really be produced and used normally, then not only Huaxia, but your Xuanyuan Tribe will also be able to use cheap and easy-to-use candles. In the future, your rooms at night will no longer be pitch black."

Afterwards, he pretends to be mysterious and says: "I still have a way to keep the candle from being blown out in the wind, so you can even carry a candle outside at night for lighting. I can tell you the method for free, but the price of the seeds must be low enough."

Regarding this kind of thing that cannot be eaten, Xuanyuan does not have much of an opinion. He does not have a need for lighting at night; if he really had to go out at night, a Torch would suffice. Although he feels that Huaxia's Oil Lamp is indeed easy to use, it does not mean the Xuanyuan Tribe needs it either. Therefore, regarding the price, Xuanyuan is not prepared to set it high; he just thinks that like Tea Leaves, it is a useless thing, and it is quite good to be able to create some value.

Regarding this so-called good thing, he does not have as much interest as he does in Melia Bark right now, but he still wants to take a look and learn; there are too many things to see here in Huaxia.

Following Changle's command, the fire is very strong and the water gradually begins to boil. Xuanyuan feels that Huaxia using an Iron Pot even to boil water is truly too extravagant; wouldn't pottery work?

The already crushed seeds are poured into the pot. Baifeng thinks that if this wax only exists in the outer skin, there is no need for the crushing step. If the Xuanyuan Tribe is not at ease sending the seeds to Huaxia in the future, they can just boil them at the Xuanyuan Tribe; they can just buy the finished wax, which can also save some transport capacity.

After a period of boiling, the water has turned yellow, but whether the wax has been boiled out is not yet certain, so they can only stop the fire first and see.

Waiting for the water to cool is a very long process. Baifeng and the others chat in the room until they see a layer of waxy substance gradually beginning to float on the surface of the water in the pot, and only then do they shift their gaze.

Later, the wax congeals more and more, visibly thickening. Baifeng and Changle are also a bit excited in their hearts; they did not expect to succeed on the first try.

Seeing that the water has cooled, Changle reaches in with his hand to scoop it up. The feel is indeed that of wax, and he says excitedly: "Father, it's done!"

Baifeng takes it over; it is actually pure white, not the yellow color of beeswax. Baifeng can be said to feel deeply touched.

"Quick, find a mold and make a candle to test it out," Baifeng urges.

Xuanyuan does not reach out, but he also stares at it with extreme curiosity. He truly did not expect that such a strange thing could be boiled out of a small fruit.

Melting and casting the wax is very fast because wax heats up quickly and cools down quickly. This involves knowledge of specific heat capacity, but Baifeng had long forgotten whether it was large or small that caused such characteristics, so he never mentioned this matter from the beginning.

Even if the candle has not hardened, it can still be lit. So, after it solidifies slightly and is able to support the hemp thread, Changle cannot wait to light it. The almost motionless burning speed already proves that they have succeeded.

"It's done, it's done!" Changle laughs very happily.

The crackling sound of the candle flame is like it is celebrating for them, but it is also reminding them that there is still a problem with the process. Although the wax has been extracted, it is not clean enough, which is why it is popping.

However, this is a matter for the future. Everything is difficult at the start; since it has been confirmed that it can be successfully made, improving the process seems insignificant.