Su Qinglan stood up and pointed to the shore.
"It's called evaporation. There are two main ways to do it. The first is to dig shallow square pits in the sand and line them with smooth stones or clay. We fill them with seawater and let the hot sun cook the water away. When the water disappears into the air, the white salt crystals will stay on the bottom."
The elders leaned in, their eyes wide with greed and hope.
"The second way is faster," she continued.
"We take big stone pots of seawater and boil them over a hot fire. As the steam rises, the water leaves, and the salt thickens at the bottom. You just have to keep stirring it until you have pure, white salt."
Everyone's expression widened until their eyes were like dinner plates. If this was true, they wouldn't have to risk their lives diving into dangerous underwater caves to find salt rocks. They could just sit on the beach and let the sun make them the richest tribe in the beast world!
