The last piece of jerky was hung in the yard.

“…….”

Geo clapped his hands.

“There’s no separate meat field.”

“Gulp.”

“This dad agrees, it’s a beautiful sight.”

However, he didn’t make all the meat into jerky. He trusted the forest where ingredients wouldn’t spoil, so he put some raw meat in the ice storage, and… .

“We should make the remaining meat into sausages or store it.”

The system said that ‘processed meat dried in the sun’ would be effective. So he marinated the minced meat and spread it like dried fish, but he intentionally used only the soft parts so that it would be easier to eat later.

It was time to deal with the leftover meat after making jerky.

“I intentionally separated the intestines and stomach to remove the gamey smell, so it’ll be okay to use it.”

He didn’t give all the deer’s entrails to the waterfowl. He took out the long, rope-like intestines and the stomach that was clearly full of traces of having eaten a lot.

He removed all the smelly stuff and soaked apples, lemons, and onions in salted water, so there shouldn’t be any headaches from the strange smell.

“As far as I know, there’s plenty of meat left.”

“Gururur.”

“I’m still not good at slaughtering… There’s a lot of meat in pieces, so I think it’ll be good for making sausages.”

It wouldn’t be bad to use it for soup, but if the system wanted to increase the effectiveness of the tree antler deer, didn’t they tell him to make it as ‘processed meat dried in the sun’?

Rather than drying the pieces of meat one by one, it seemed more effective to wrap them up into sausages and spread them out. It’s also one of the best ways to store scrap meat.

“Let’s make soup with the remaining bones and meat later.”

“Gururururur!”

It seemed like it would be okay to make bone broth in advance.

“Then the important thing is how to season it.”

Honey was delighted.

“Honey.”

“Pig?”

“Kur.”

“Okay.”

It seemed like he had finally acknowledged his own identity.

“Since we’ve come this far, I want to find some unique spices….”

Even just looking around, this cabin forest was quite large.

The places Geo went to were always the same, and there were probably many places and fruits he hadn’t seen yet.

“Shall we go exploring after a long time?”

“Kuk kuk kuk.”

“Of course I’ll take you.”

Thinking back to the way he had fought and eaten deer entrails, he felt incredibly secure.

‘The animals of this forest might be friendly to me… but there’s no way animals from other dimensions should be like that. I’m scared, so I have to take Honey with me.’

That’s right, Geo was nervous.

“No matter how much I think about it, the alien species were bad.”

“Kuk…?”

“If a deer with metal horns and hooves were to run wild, I’d be dead in 10 seconds.”

“Kung-kung….”

“Protect my frail father.”

So where should I go to find some spices now?

“Once I get my body moving, I’ll probably find something I want to do.”

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Geo, who had come to a clear conclusion, took out his cloak and put it on. Even though he put it on whenever he felt like going a little far, the cloak was still neat.

‘I’ll upgrade this later, too.’

I think he’s thought this more than 50 times already. Usually, he wouldn’t touch it.

“…….”

“Kurr….”

“I’ll do it someday.”

As usual, Geo, who had also brought a basket, set his top priority.

“I’d like to find some new spices or sauces. There must be some unique ingredients that only appear in fantasy worlds like this. Like rurupu or goby fruit….”

For example, pepper, salt, sugar, etc.

“There is a limit to living in a hut.”

The basic ingredients and spices in the hut’s cupboard and storage are fully stocked. However, they may not last long, and they may be automatically replenished when they are used up.

“It’s better to prepare in advance than to draw them one by one later and be inconvenient.”

“Gururur.”

“Salt, in particular, is essential for living….”

The water in the water bird lake was salty, so if you evaporated it somehow, you could get salt.

‘I haven’t tried it yet, but it shouldn’t be impossible.’

Suddenly, Geo muttered.

“It seems like it would be okay if a cow or chicken fell somewhere.”

He even wished for livestock.

“Then you can get milk and eggs whenever you want.”

“Gururur?”

“You… weren’t you a male?”

I thought you were a male, but there’s no evidence, but can you lay eggs?

“You were a daughter, not a son?”

“Kung.”

“Oh, that’s not true.”

“Kungkung.”

“…Oh….”

It seems like there’s no gender.

“That’s amazing.”

Well, looking at the lake birds that divide their eggs like amoebas and call themselves by their numbers, there didn’t seem to be any need for a process like mating.

Geo nodded.

“I don’t want to think too much about it, so let’s just say you’re a son. Do you agree?”

“Kuruk.”

“Good.”

Geo almost felt scared for a moment at his limitless abilities, but realized that he could only make baked potatoes anyway, and he felt comfortable again.

“There’s no way a harmless person like me could be a creature that threatens world peace.”

“…….”

“Affirm it right now, Honey. Dad is a harmless creature.”

Honey didn’t give it the final affirmation.

“It’s firm.”

Honey could say that it wasn’t true.

The forest cabin was very cool. A cool breeze blew when they went under the shade, and when they were in the sun, the warm air enveloped them like a blanket spread out in spring.

There was a pleasant elegance to wandering around without any particular purpose, like going on a picnic.

“Ah.”

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Geo, who had been walking along like that, finally caught a decent harvest.

“This looks like it’s edible.”

“Gulp.”

“Right? The scent is unique too….”

It was a plant with small, transparent, tetrahedral-shaped fruits hanging like silver bells.

Milky Way Mary

A flower characterized by transparent fruits and black stems. It was named ‘Mary the Milky Way’ after the first discoverer, Mary, and its unique appearance. Each fruit produces 11 pieces. It is slightly toxic if eaten raw, but when dried and hardened, it can be used as a spicy and fragrant spice.

“…….”

First discoverer?

‘There was a first discoverer named Mary?’

This was information that greatly expanded the worldview. Doesn’t it mean that the plants and animals growing here may exist in another dimension?

“It wasn’t an ecosystem created solely by my imagination.”

“Crunch?”

“No, I don’t feel bad.”

The strangely broad worldview setting was just a bit funny.

“Oh, my God.”

Where on earth did I fall?

“Life is a roller coaster after all.”

Ecstasy: If you soak it in the sap of the zelkova tree, the toxicity will be neutralized and drying will stop. Store it in canned form and grind it with the wings of a forest butterfly to make small pills, which are good fatigue recovery agents. Store it in a dark place where sunlight does not reach.

The system also told us how to make it, but we were not very interested. Geo focused solely on its taste and aroma.

“So it’s called pepper?”

He didn’t notice any fatigue recovery agents or anything.

Glad to find a spice after a long time, Geo quickly picked the ‘Milky Way Mary’ fruit. Since the fruit was already fully ripe, it fell off right away when he hit it.

“I should remember that.”

Geo muttered as he straightened his back after collecting more than a handful of fruit.

“This must be the Milky Way colony.”

The flower garden filled with small, transparent fruits was so beautiful that it was a shame to keep it to himself. Perhaps because the forest was so dark, the transparency of the fruit stood out even more, to the point where it looked like the Milky Way.

“It would be prettier if you saw it at night.”

“Kururur…”

“Anyway, the pepper is processed.”

I sniffed, sniffing, but there was no smell now.

“…Does it have a structure that makes the scent come up when dried?”

Like a goby fruit.

‘What kind of spiciness is it?’

They said it had a spicy and refreshing scent, but I couldn’t tell exactly what it was.

“It might not be pepper, but a small, spicy pepper.”

“Kururur?”

“Or maybe it’s similar to a prickly ash fruit? But prickly ash is more on the icy side than spicy… I’ll have to dry it myself to find out what kind of dish it can be used in.”

The small fruit sparkled like transparent beads, but it was weak and rustling as if it was made of thin plastic. Inside, there was a firm flesh rather than a shell… I could feel it, but it seemed like it would be easily crushed.

“They say it hardens when you dry it.”

It was a strange plant that seemed like it came straight out of a fairy tale. It even looked like it.

“I should try using it when grilling meat.”

Geo held the basket in his arms, feeling the worth of life.

In the past, pepper was treated almost like gold on Earth, and that was exactly how Geo felt right now.

“Aren’t there any other spices?”

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“Kur?”

“No matter what, it’s too boring to just make it with pepper.”

“Kkuk.”

“Let’s go into {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} it a little more.”

Sausages could be made in a variety of ways.

“First, meat and fat are the basic ingredients.”

This part had already been prepared by dividing it into parts. To prevent it from spoiling, it was placed in a cool warehouse and covered with a large cloth. Once all the other ingredients were gathered, he planned to start working on the minced meat.

The meat he slaughtered this time didn’t have a gamey smell, but he needed other spices to enhance its flavor. It was not fun to make sausages with just salt, pepper, and meat.

“Any sausage should have a deep flavor and taste.”

Fortunately, I had already found ‘Milky Way Mary’ that could be used as both chili pepper and pepper.

“But this alone is not enough.”

The fun part about making sausages was that the taste and flavor changed significantly depending on what herbs and spices were added to the ingredients.

Even with just the Galaxy Mary, which is probably a mixture of chili pepper and pepper, a decent sausage would come out…

“Let’s keep going for now.”

“Kururur.”

“If a dangerous animal jumps out, we have to let you know.”

Geo, who could be called Honey’s father, instinctively knew that this round water bird was not weak at all. Honey was small and precious, but she was still a strong bodyguard.

Walking through the forest Geo continued.

“There are important conditions for making delicious salted meat.”

First, adjust the amount of salt according to the storage period and climate.

“This may sound like useless talk in a forest like this where the ingredients themselves don’t rot….”

“Kk?”

“If there’s too much salt in the salted meat, it can be stored for a long time, but it’s hard to use in cooking, and if there’s too little salt, the salting itself won’t work properly and the meat will spoil.”

“Kkungkungkung….”

“Yeah, it’s a hassle.”

And that’s what’s fun. All the complicated recipes in the world had a fatal charm that stimulated Geo’s spirit of challenge.

“The temperature in this forest is moderately mild, but if the salting is done well, there’s no need to worry about the meat spoiling, so I think it’s great. I don’t like jerky or sausages that are too salty anyway.”

“Gulp….”

“If it’s too salty, you can’t eat much. You get full quickly.”

“Kkuk.”

“I thought you would agree with me.”

The father and son confirmed their mutual trust.

“And second. Dry according to the purpose.”

“Hmph?”

It was a response that seemed to say, “Does salted meat have a purpose?”

“Not all sausages are the same.”

I was happy that I didn’t have to talk alone because I had my son by my side. That’s why people need friends.

“It’s natural that meat becomes tough the longer you dry it, so there are various types.”

“Kururu…”

“Of course you’ll eat anything, but think about the other person’s position.”

There were more types of cooking methods than there were people in the world.

“There are sausages that you eat while they’re still fresh, and sausages that you cook after they’ve hardened completely.”

The former was usually boiled or grilled, while the latter was boiled like a raw sausage or steamed.

“The raw sausage overflows with juice when heated, but the completely dried sausage doesn’t. No one wants to chew on a hard sausage, so they try to fill in the moisture that’s lacking in it somehow… I think that’s it.”

And third.

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“This is the most important. Taste and aroma.”

“Kurururur.”

Honey agreed vehemently.

“You’re like a gourmet.”

In fact, 99.9% of the conditions for a good sausage are considered to be this important.

“This dad doesn’t like tasteless ones.”

“Khuuuh.”

This time, Honey agreed vehemently.

“So since I’m making it, I want to make it well this time.”

Depending on the type of sausage, the form of the ingredients that go into it also changes slightly.

“There are endless ways to make sausages. If you want to eat light meat, just add a little salt and a little spice to get rid of the gamey smell. If you want a spicy side dish, you can add spices that will give off a strong flavor and make your tongue tingle.”

“Ugh….”

“If you want to experience a wider variety of flavors, you can add vegetables as well as spices. Of course, that’s a little difficult if the vegetables release too much water… In my experience, if you soak them in salt and drain them, they won’t get water or mold inside the sausages, which is good.”

Geo rolled his eyes and imagined the sausages he would make.

“I’m starting to want something spicy, so I’d like to find some spices or vegetables that can warm up my tongue. When making sausages like that, if you add ingredients that give them a slightly bitter taste, the flavor will be richer. Of course, if you add too much, you’ll end up with a weird taste….”

Geo’s self-esteem was too high to be anxious about such things.

“There’s no way I, with the soul of an artist who can finish things off, would make such a mistake. Just trust me.”

“Gulp?”

“…Are you worried that spicy food won’t suit your taste? Well, it might be too spicy for a bird.”

Geo nodded.

“Then I guess I should make some bland sausages too. It’s the same when making sausages like that, but if you want to make it taste richer, you should add ingredients that have a mild and gentle flavor. Light-smelling herbs would be good.”

“…….”

“But I still want to eat spicy food. How about making one spicy one and one really salty one? I’d like some ingredients that go well with spices like Milky Way Mary or ginger.”

“…….”

Geo nodded confidently at Honey’s bright gaze that said, ‘Can you really do that?’

“There’s nothing this dad can’t do.”

If it’s for something delicious, there’s nothing he can’t do. Geo was confident.

Then something good came into his eyes.

Crying buds

Unrefined crying buds are dark blue-green and have a spicy taste and aroma. If you wash them with a mixture of sugar and sap from the Chinese juniper tree, you can erase their toxicity.

“That’s a perfect explanation.”