" Got it. Thank you for your hard work. You may leave." Zhang Xuan waved his hand and looked at the three items on the table with anticipation.
There was a large table in front of Zhang Xuan. There were three cups and plates on each table. On them were white sugar, lemon, and a special white powder.
Zhang Xuan looked at the three items in front of him and an inexplicable smile appeared on his face. These three items were definitely not rare in the modern world, but they were very rare in ancient times.
" I didn't expect that white sugar had already been invented during the Warring States Period in this world. If I remember correctly, white sugar hadn't been invented yet." Zhang Xuan dipped his finger into the tiny crystal particles and put them into his mouth. A sweet taste immediately spread.
Lemon. In the Warring States Period, almost no one ate this fruit. Only the Bashu area was slightly cultivated. Korea relied on its unique geographical advantage to circulate a certain amount of lemons.
The taste of lemons was more astringent and fishy than oranges. Some merchants who liked to buy lemons only used them as raw materials for spices. However, for transmigrators, no one knew the benefits of lemons better than Zhang Xuan. The juice of lemons was a very useful seasoning. Many modern drinks used lemon ingredients.
As for the last white powder, Zhang Xuan had accidentally discovered something called a leavening agent.
"Leavening agent? This is obviously baking soda." Zhang Xuan looked at the pile of white powder with a bitter smile. In the end, he could only sigh. Qin Shi (Ming Yue) and the ancient times he knew were not the same world. Just the mechanical beasts made by the Mo family and the Gongshu family were already very anti-science.
After a moment of non-essential feeling, Zhang Xuan took out more than ten cups that he had prepared earlier and placed the three items into the cups one by one. Zhang Xuan sliced the lemon into pieces and forced the juice out before dissolving it in water.
In the next ten minutes, Zhang Xuan followed the original steps again. He put in three different amounts of objects in turn and recorded each time. Finally, he fused the three bottles of liquid.
One bottle, two bottles, three bottles. Zhang Xuan made more than ten bottles at once.
" It's almost time. I don't know if I can succeed." Zhang Xuan was slightly nervous as he opened the lids of the bottles one by one.
"Hiss ~ hiss ~ hiss ~"
As the lids were opened, a strange sound came from the bottles. At the same time, there was a faint white gas. Zhang Xuan looked into the bottles and saw that the transparent liquid in the bottles was all bubbling, and a fragrance assailed his nose.
"Puff ~~"
" What is this? It looks good but doesn't taste good. The ratio of the ingredients is completely wrong," Zhang Xuan said with a bitter face. He immediately picked up a glass of water and drank it.
Then, Zhang Xuan tried the second bottle. Although the taste was slightly different from the first bottle, it was still difficult to swallow.
"No, the ratio of this bottle is still not good. Drinking this kind of thing will kill people."
He drank the third bottle.
"What's going on? I've been adjusting the ratio every time. Why is it about the same as the previous bottle? It still doesn't work. Failure!"
The sixth bottle, the seventh bottle, and finally, Zhang Xuan finished testing all ten bottles of liquid. He found that none of them met the standard. Although the appearance of these liquids was almost the same as what he knew, the taste was worlds apart.
" I probably didn't add enough sugar. I need to adjust the ratio again." Zhang Xuan poured out all ten bottles of liquid and started experimenting again.
An entire day passed. Zhang Xuan spent his time by the table. He even forgot about his martial arts cultivation and devoted himself to making this strange liquid.
Zhang Xuan thought of a way to exchange for a first-class martial arts manual. He wanted to create something that didn't exist in this era, something that transcended the era.
In this special Warring States Period, which belonged to the Qin Dynasty (Ming Yue), although there were many magical things, according to Zhang Xuan's many years of understanding, in terms of wine, no matter which country it was, it was similar to the ancient times he knew.
The liquor here had a very rough taste. Some people would think that it was a good liquor if they found it tastier than ordinary water. Meanwhile, the stronger the taste, the more different it would feel. However, for Zhang Xuan, who was used to drinking modern beverages, the liquor here was too sloppy.
Therefore, Zhang Xuan wanted to create a brand new drink, and the one he thought of was soda.
After spending a large amount of ingredients and throwing away many failed products, Zhang Xuan asked someone to send another batch over. He tried again and again, but the taste was always unsatisfactory.
" Why is that? These are the ingredients I remember. Could there be other seasonings? But how could I remember those things? Or could the ingredients be wrong?" Zhang Xuan looked at the dozens of bottles of soda in front of him. Although the physical phenomenon was completely correct, the taste was not up to standard.
" What went wrong?" Zhang Xuan asked with a headache.
" Wait a minute, maybe I can give it a try." Zhang Xuan looked at the scattered bottles and the clapping of his hands with his internal energy. A strange idea suddenly came to his mind.
Touching his heart, Zhang Xuan thought of the Taiyi Mysterious Sutra. This unique mental cultivation method had helped Zhang Xuan a lot. During the medicinal bath, Zhang Xuan relied on it to fully absorb the mixed medicinal power in the water.
Zhang Xuan immediately tried again and mixed the remaining ingredients. Then, he closed his eyes and became a god. He mobilized the internal strength of the Taiyi Mysterious Sutra in his body and slowly placed his hand on the surface of the soda.
As Zhang Xuan deliberately released it, a blue aura appeared on his palm. Zhang Xuan used all his strength to mix his Taiyi Mysterious Sutra's internal energy into the soda. After a while, Zhang Xuan retracted his palm.
"Let's hope that this time we can succeed."
After ten minutes, Zhang Xuan nervously opened the bottle cap again. It was still bubbling liquid. Zhang Xuan sniffed it lightly and his heart stirred. It seemed that the smell was different from before. There was a faint refreshing fragrance.
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