The Late Cook Ascends the Tower - The Late Cook Ascends the Tower chapter 35

35 – Episode 35. Hardcore Root_(2)

If you go inside the hole, there is a room.

The moss shining on the ceiling brightly illuminates the entire room.

There is also a small fireplace in a separate space.

The walls and floor made of logs are only about 4 pyeong, so it’s narrow, but…

I wonder if it’s narrow.

Warm, dry, and cozy.

Compared to the cold labyrinth floor, it was like heaven.

And if you close the hole door, you won’t be able to see it from the outside, so it’s good for survival.

On the contrary, if you are curious about the situation outside, you can always put your head out and scout.

As you climb the tower in the future, you will encounter many players.

Just being able to rest while avoiding the eyes of strangers, be they enemies or allies, is very satisfying.

More than anything else, to prepare my own house that I couldn’t even do in my present life…

It’s 4 reviews, but I’m happy. Sobbing.

As soon as Tilda got inside the armadillo, she lay flat on the floor.

There is only one camper who wants to be strong.

“I will cook from now on.”

“Again? Did you make it three times already today?”

“If you don’t like it, don’t do it.”

“No! Insanely good! I could eat 100 meals!”

Because of the inventory, I have to empty the ingredients, and now I need more cooking because of Tilda’s returned troops and stamina.

Returned soldiers were also piled up while looking for a room at the intersection.

And if you don’t want to die from a surprise attack, it’s always good to keep her HP at 100.

You have to cook in advance whenever you have time.

This dish starts by first taking out the [Big Smir] And slicing it into long sticks.

‘By the way… the seats are empty…’

I can use Jessica’s knife, but I don’t have a cutting board, so I have to use the largest plate I brought to Dana as a cutting board.

There are too many things missing.

If you read the information of Hotel Armadillo, there is an upgrade. If you figure out how to upgrade later, can you build a kitchen?

Maybe expand the room, make a bedroom.

In the future, it might become like a real hotel.

Then, no matter how tough the TOE is, you’ll be able to enjoy it like camping.

Well, it looks like he’s already camping.

Assuming it’s a sentinel role, are you going to rotate the deck?

It’s pretty clear that Tilda is camping, as she hums her tune.

“The chef’s knives are amazing every time I see him. Was he a real assassin in the original world?”

“Guraji, do you believe that? He was just an ordinary cook.”

“Really? But how do you know this world so well?”

“Somehow, I did some rehearsals.”

“So you know everything about the tower?”

“Not all, but half of it. So no matter what I ask you to do in the future, just trust me and follow me. Do not doubt. Don’t just think it’s crazy and judge it on your own.”

“Of course! If you don’t trust the chef, no one will trust you anyway.”

“But how did you come to this world?”

“Uh… I was just running through the woods when I opened my eyes and it was here. It was so fleeting that I can’t even remember it properly.”

“Then I really don’t know anything. Aren’t you unfamiliar with the word player?”

“What is that?”

Seeing such a reaction makes me feel a bit strange.

I apparently possessed the game while playing, and I’m playing with other players.

Why doesn’t anyone use the word player?

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Even the ranker Suga used the word climber when referring to other people, but never mentioned the word player.

And if you think about the magician grandpa or Flick, the clothes were completely fantasy itself.

There is no way that there are pc games in such a world.

The more I think about it, is it true that I entered the game? I have a question.

But the truth is, anyway, most of what happened in the game is being recreated here.

Tilda, Nana, if you don’t believe that information, you can’t move forward.

Infinite recovery from my cooking skill, the coziness of Hotel Armadillo, and Tilda’s ability to procure ingredients and her keen senses.

We may seem like a perfect party, but in terms of simple combat power, we are still at the bottom of the first floor.

So if I want to survive, I will have to actively use my knowledge.

Tong tong tong tong-

After the Smir was shredded, he took out the pot he had received from Dana, hung it on the fireplace, and put [Dark Bird’s Skin] Inside.

Of all the materials I have obtained, the skin of a ragged bird is the second most useful after salt.

Because it can extract oil.

It was the only material that could destroy blood vessels in this world, where anything made could be bland.

As the heat rises in the pot, oil slowly seeps out of the skin.

On top of that, thinly sliced smir was spread flat.

Sprinkle water and starch in a bowl that used to contain smirr.

Tadadadadak!!!

As soon as it met water, the oil splashed fiercely and the soft Smir started to stick together crisply.

The edges will already be crispy like cookies.

Cooking with a fireplace is extremely difficult to control the fire, but there are advantages.

Smoke and smell go right out of the chimney.

Furthermore, as a result of the experiment, no trace was left of the smoke escaping through the chimney, looking at it from the outside.

Fantasy honey!

As the cooking is completed, the scent of Smir fills the room.

The scent of the oil of a rogue bird and Smir…

It’s really nonsense.

“Sniff… Sniff… Haa… Haa…”

Intoxicated with that stimulating scent.

Tilda came closer and sniffed with a perverted expression.

“Wow… Seriously… Crazy. What kind of dish is this time?”

“Hash browns.”

“It’s definitely not the name of a dish, right? What is it?”

“I’ll call you when it’s finished, so keep your eyes on your deck rotation.”

“Ah~ I’ve been doing it since a while ago. But… I feel like I’m going crazy every time I use the olfactory card…”

“It’s almost done, so be patient.”

Smirr can now be roasted over low heat as if drying after draining the oil.

Because this alone is still not enough umami, I need to add one more ingredient.

Next, I took a jar from the cooker’s inventory.

This is more than a precious rain left by Dana’s mother.

[Libya’s Living Urn/Wandering Chef Exclusive Artifact]

– A cooking utensil used by Libyan alchemists.

– If you store ingredients, their condition changes in an instant.

– The effect of alchemy varies depending on the material.

I still don’t know what kind of cooking utensils it is, but if you think about the part where it says “If you put it in.”, Wouldn’t it be obvious?

In conclusion, I think this is a jar with a fermentation function.

Because I can only think of fermentation as the only thing that can change a dish just by storing it.

Or is it a gacha pot where the ingredients change randomly like a game?

I wish it was the former.

So, before entering the tower, I coated the boar’s front leg with plenty of salt and put it in a jar.

Salt and pork foreleg.

Surely, how has it changed now after 26 hours?

When I opened the lid, a strange scent wafted from inside.

Something like dust, like the smell of rubbing dried paper…

Wet and prickly…

Tilda took a peek inside, then covered her nose in fright.

“Ugh… what is that? It looks like it’s moldy already?”

It looks that way to my eyes too.

The dry skin is so black that it cannot be seen as food, and fine white mold has grown on the cut surface.

But does it make sense to be in this state in 26 hours in this world without germs?

Looking at the condition of the meat, as I expected, this seems to be a fermentation pot.

Activates the effect of the 『Artifact [Libya’s Living Urn].

The items [Trimmed Wild Boar Leg] And [Salt Chunk] Will be changed to [Aged Pork Leg].』

Look at this.

It’s not [Rotten] Or [Decayed], But [Ripened], I’m sure.

“Chef, are you really going to eat that?”

“Of course not. If you cut it, will you change your mind too?”

“Ah~ no matter how much I like to eat, I don’t eat rotten food.”

Really?

Boldly cutting away the fungus-infested part revealed the bright pink flesh.

White fat is sitting like snowflakes between the skinny pink muscles.

At the tip of the nose, a tangy scent and a salty smell that stimulates appetite.

When I scooped out the cloth as thin as paper, my saliva went down without my knowledge.

Now, if you tear it roughly with your hands and place it on top of the grilled smir…

This dish is complete.

[Cooking item] Was created with the effect of the cooking card!

Obtain a rare grade item [Crispy Smir]X4!』

I cut it into four pieces, and four pieces came out.

I checked and the performance was pretty good even though it only took about 15 minutes to complete the dish.

[Crispy Baked Smir]

– Thinly sliced smir grilled and topped with wild boar meat.

– When used, recovers 3 HP.

– When used, reduces the Curse of the Recaller by 2.

Returner and HP recovered by a total of 5, which was equivalent to a rare dish.

Is it because the ingredients are high quality?

Well, I can’t believe I can taste such luxurious raw ham in this world.

That alone changes the level of cooking.

“Hey, Chef… Can I eat it now?”

“You say you don’t like rotten things? Would you like some ham?”

“Ham? Is that ham!? Originally, I had only heard rumors in the world…”

“I guess it was fine food in your world too?”

“Rather than luxury, halflings eat almost raw food… Human food is a bit unfamiliar to me… Actually, I really wanted to eat it!”

“The three are yours. Eat slowly.”

“Kiyah-ho!”

The strength of Hotel Armadillo is that you can scream like that.

Tilda made gorilla noises with her mouth as she juggled hot hash browns with her hands.

Forcibly biting something that hasn’t cooled down yet, whoa! Whoa! While doing it, I’m shaking in the middle of the day.

I shook my head frantically to see if I liked the taste.

“Kyaaa!!!”

“It’s okay here, but you know it’s dangerous outside, right?”

“Is that a problem now!? This is really delicious! The chef is quick too!”

I know the taste of smir, the power of wild algae oil, and the taste of raw ham, so I wouldn’t be too impressed.

I took a bite and it was definitely delicious.

The smirr fried crispy in oil without salt, and the savory taste of raw ham and the tremendous amount of salt are added to form a fantastic harmony.

It would be better if there was a dipping sauce.

I can still give 80 out of 100 points.

Crispy-!

Crispy-!

And the fact that the crispness continues to be maintained when it is made into an item is also a fantasy.

I was staring blankly at Tilda because she ate so deliciously.

Suddenly, Tilda stopped eating and started talking to me.

“Hey, Chef.”

“Uh, why?”

“I’ve been thinking about it since yesterday. Did you sign a contract to share something to eat with me?”

“Where did such a crazy idea come from? Of course, I signed a contract to pamper you.”

“Really? Then why did the grandfather help? I can’t even pamper you.”

That’s it…

It was hard to ignore Dana’s eyes, but

But that doesn’t mean I’m acting like a hukou to everyone.

Tilda said before I could answer her with a grin.

“Dana unnie said that. She says that out of all the people she has met, Chef is the nicest. He really likes people, cooks for them, and is happy to see them eat deliciously.”