Eric was someone who doted on children. He often made candy for them, to the point where a child in the tribe got cavities, and only then did he have to restrain himself.
Influenced by his attitude of not treating sugar as a precious commodity, the people of the Hadu tribe, although not wasteful, were very willing to use sugar, even serving guests sugar water.
In truth, they had no intention of using sugar for trade; it was just a new habit to prepare sugar water for guests.
The matter of refining sugar was not a small one, and they had no intention of letting others know for the time being, so Thomas just gave a strained laugh and tacitly acknowledged Chieftain Kon's words.
Everyone cherished the sugar water and drank their cups empty. Joseph ladled a spoonful of white liquor for each of them, pouring it into their cups, where it looked rather meager.
