The others looked at each other in bewilderment.

Even Fan Zhijian couldn't help but ask, "You know how to make sugar?"

You should know that sugar production is not a simple matter.

If everyone knew how to make it, how could sugar have become such a precious commodity in this era?

That's something we only take out to soak in water when distinguished guests arrive, to serve them.

Gu Yunyang said modestly, "I don't have any other hobbies, I just like reading."

Back when I was in Beijing, I was a regular at the library.

Of the tens of thousands of books in that library, I wouldn't say I've read them all, but I've certainly read about 70-80%.

Others thought he was bragging, but Gu Yunyang actually wanted to say that, in his past and present lives combined, he had indeed read that many books.

But his greatest asset is the intelligent computer within the base.

If you don't understand something, just look it up on the computer.

The knowledge stored in the intelligent computers of the post-apocalyptic base city basically covers all aspects of people's lives.

Within the base city, he was the only one who had transmigrated and been reborn, and had even made contact with the base city; his permission was already at the highest level.

You can look up whatever you want.

Everyone was shocked.

Gao Cuiping felt a little embarrassed, even ashamed.

She had previously said that Gu Yunyang was not an intellectual.

Isn't this a slap in the face?

"Who knows if it's true or not?" she muttered.

"very good."

Gu Yunyang said loudly, startling Gao Cuiping. Gu Yunyang smiled smugly.

Fan Xiangbei could only smile when he saw this prank.

There was no blame.

He's still just a child.

In Fan Xiangbei's eyes, what else could Gu Yunyang be but a child?

But he possesses a wealth of knowledge that can be used to help their brigade develop.

"That's right. If your knowledge can truly help us develop, then your decision to respond to national policies and come to the countryside is correct and welcomed by everyone."

Gu Yunyang nodded: "Actually, if you want to know whether this is true or not, the brigade can provide me with some raw materials, and I will be able to make it in no time. Then you will all know whether it is true or not."

No one objected to Gu Yunyang's suggestion.

Gao Cuiping also wanted to know if Gu Yunyang was exaggerating.

Gu Yunyang reminded him, "However, the whole process requires a lot of effort and a period of waiting. It will take about five to six days; this is a production process."

Then, he briefly explained: "The whole process is divided into several steps."

The first step is to select sweet potatoes.

This step requires selecting fresh sweet potatoes that are free from rot, mold, and pests. Of course, sweet potatoes that have been stored for a long time are not unsuitable, but the resulting maltose will be darker in color and appear to be of lower quality.

The second step is cleaning. There's not much to say about this step.

The third step is to use a stone roller or stone mill to grind the sweet potatoes with water into a paste. This step requires repeated grinding to extract most of the starch.

The remaining residue can be used to feed pigs.

Upon hearing about pig farming, Gu Hanping smiled knowingly: "It seems that if we really do this, it will solve a lot of the feed problem for our pig farm."

"Isn't that right?"

Gu Yunyang smiled. With someone striking up a conversation, things became much easier: "Next, it's time to let it gelatinize."

Another step is the extraction of barley malt, which is the saccharifying agent used to make maltose.

This is necessary, but we can start working on it from the beginning; this step will take about four days.

Then, barley malt is used to perform peak saccharification on the gelatinized product, followed by final heating and concentration to obtain the final maltose.

It sounds simple, but the process is a bit complicated, and there are quite a few things to pay attention to. The team provides me with some raw materials, so I can show everyone the finished product within a week.