I Became a Food Developer in Another World-Chapter 98 - : Frozen Food (2)

Paradox, who challenged Iberkina to a real-life duel, looked very relaxed.

"You can attack first."

He showed such incredible confidence that he even conceded the first strike to the dragon.

However, it took less than a minute for it to become clear that it was sheer bravado.

There wasn't even time to pray for his soul.

"I don't want to hurt you-"

Whooosh.

A cold wind blew.

And the Paradox that was bestowed with mercy has vanished.

'...It's cold.'

I shuddered once and asked, looking at the spot where Paradox had disappeared.

"Where did you send him?"

"...Somewhere."

So, you sent him on a trip.

Usually, at times like this, they ask where would someone want to travel to.

It seemed that Iberkina had carelessly sent him off without even specifying the coordinates.

"...He just left his cards behind."

"But his clothes are still here."

"...I don't know."

In the place where Paradox had disappeared, his leather clothes, pants, and even his underwear were strewn about.

Paradox had left for a journey, leaving only their belongings behind.

If you're going to go anywhere, I hope it's to the warm south.

Iberkina rummaged through the belongings left behind by Paradox and pulled out the deck of cards.

And then, she picked two cards from there.

A white dragon roaring in the blizzard.

It was the Blue-Eyed Ice Dragon.

With the two new cards Iberkina now held a total of four Blue-Eyed Ice Dragons.

"...Three copies are enough."

Iberkina discarded the remaining copy without hesitation.

I quickly picked up the Blue-Eyed Ice Dragon that Iberkina had abandoned.

I couldn't throw away this precious thing.

Even selling just this one card at the auction would fetch a staggering 5 million gold, and that card was the Blue-Eyed Ice Dragon.

It wasn't originally 5 million gold, and the Third Prince made the market that way.

"I guess I have to sell it to the prince again."

I quietly tucked the Blue-Eyed Ice Dragon into my pocket.

"Shall we go eat?"

"...Yeah."

We, who had gathered four Blue-Eyed Ice Dragons, made our way to Golden Garden.

It was a sunny autumn afternoon.

*

A magic stone that has run out of magic would eventually regain its magic, but after a certain point, its light would fade.

The used magic stones are then discarded or repurposed as the lowest-grade materials for crafting magic tools.

The Empire's wizards did not know that discarded magic stones could be recycled.

I bought all those discarded magic stones that were undervalued and neglected for a pittance.

Recycling already dead mana stones has been a field of research in our magic tower for a long time.

However, due to the efficiency issues, it was a field that required more research...

Wooooo─.

"This gets resolved so easily."

Looking at the magic stones displayed in the factory, I clicked my tongue.

The glowing stones embedded in the magic engines were the 'depleted magic stones' recycled by Iberkina.

If you didn't know better, it looks brand new.

The infinite magic of Iberkina completely disregarded even the issue of efficiency.

No matter how much mana stone there was, it only took a single breath to recharge it.

The discarded magic stones, imbued with the breath of Iberkina, was reborn as the 'Cryostone.'

This made it possible not only to revolutionize frozen distribution but also to drastically reduce the price of the ice cream.

It means being able to make 'frozen foods'.

However, that didn't mean they could immediately launch "boneless chicken."

Boneless chicken was more of a labor-intensive task than a development one.

The most important aspect of hygiene was the easiest to handle because of magic, but the process of 'deboning' a chicken was something even magic couldn't handle.

It was an incredibly arduous task of having to debone each one individually.

The line that divides the chicken in half,

The line that separates the wings, legs, and breast from half a chicken.

Also, the line where they debone the legs and make boneless meat, etc...

Even the process of de-fleshing was divided into several stages.

If we are to spread it throughout the Empire, it will require an enormous amount of manpower.

As the amount of labor increases, it's only natural for the unit price to go up.

Beast Bread was possible because it was a national project of the Empire, but boneless chicken still needed more time.

In this world, the very concept of 'boneless' didn't exist.

Boneless chicken was the ultimate processed food born from humanity's endless desire to eat comfortably at all costs.

To accept such modern desires overnight, this otherworld was too fragile.

It was a world where the purity of thinking it was natural to pick the bones clean still existed.

They couldn't even conceive of the idea that a seller would debone the meat for them.

"Well, it won't take that long."

Boneless chicken was something we had been planning since we launched the chicken.

Until the process is in place, we have no choice but to serve chicken with bones.

In fact, just gathering and selling the wings, drumsticks, and thighs separately was amazing.

No matter what...

That's it-

'Because it's flash-frozen chicken.'

"Grumble..."

In the freezing factory, the large polar bears were moving around, freezing the food.

It is a proven fact through iced Americanos that polar bears are masters of rapid freezing.

Of course, 'Summer Hunt' and most of the processes for freezing food have gone through the hands of polar bears.

Compared to dragons, they may be inferior, but the Polar Bear tribe was inherently a clan of ice.

Even in the past life, it took a long time to achieve 'cryogenic freezing,' but now it can be done effortlessly.

For your information, rapid freezing causes almost no damage to the meat's texture, so when it is thawed, the texture remains preserved.

Frozen foods that have undergone this rapid freezing process are inspected, packaged, and shipped by the top members of the Trion team.

"There's nothing more to fix in the process. At this point, we could launch it as early as tomorrow."

It was the words of Count Trion, who had thoroughly inspected the freezing plant with the guild members.

And then, Count Trion suddenly asked an unexpected question.

"Yuri, do you know what a merchant's dream is?"

"Well, I'm not sure."

I was not a merchant to the core like Count Trion, so I did not understand the merchant's dream he spoke of.

If it were about making a lot of money, Count Trion would have achieved it a long time ago.

Before processed foods even appeared, he was already a tycoon who had amassed one of the greatest fortunes in the Empire.

That magnate passionately spoke about the merchant's dream with an excited face.

"It is to distribute all food without any issues across the entire continent."

"Ah."

"Yes, that dream has now come true."

The face of Count Trion, who was always calm, was now flushed red.

"Oh my, frozen distribution! This is a revolution!"

If frozen distribution becomes possible, food can be transported without spoiling to any region of the continent.

Connecting all continents beyond nations and regions.

The starting point was indeed the free movement of food.

In this world, there are so many people starving to death because proper 'food' is not being provided.

Honestly, I didn't expect Count Trion to get so excited that he would spit while talking.

Even though I understand with my head that this is a great thing, it doesn't resonate with my heart.

It was because I had memories of living in a world where complete 'networks' were performed.

However, for someone from the otherworld who has never had such experiences, this is a moment that feels more meaningful than anything else.

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Jobs for polar bears were being created and a complete 'network' was beginning to take shape.

All of this was accomplished through the recycling of waste magic stones.

*

[ The summoning conditions for the Ultimate Blue-Eyed Ice Dragon Iberkina have been met. ]

Unexpected news spread through the arenas of the entire region.

"...What!? Ultimate?"

"Cack! When did they duel?"

People buzzed in surprise.

No wonder, because the condition to obtain the Ultimate Blue-Eyed Ice Dragon, Iberkina, was to collect three copies of the Blue-Eyed Ice Dragon cards.

And the ones who owned the Blue-Eyed Ice Dragon, of which there were only four in the entire continent, were Paradox and Iberkina.

The gathering of the three copies of the Blue-Eyed Ice Dragon meant that the two people had dueled, and a victor had emerged.

The meaning of those words was just one thing.

The Ultimate Blue-Eyed Ice Dragon!

The legendary beast was finally said to appear.

To see the Ultimate Blue-Eyed Ice Dragon, countless people gathered at the White Tower.

"The Ultimate Blue-Eyed Ice Dragon, huh? I'm looking forward to it."

"Crack, there's no way a real dragon is going to show up, right?"

"Haha, that can't be it."

The faces of the people gathered at the White Tower were filled with anticipation.

It was written in the Beast Compendium that if you collect three cards of the Blue-Eyed Ice Dragon Iberkina, the Ultimate Blue-Eyed Ice Dragon will be 'summoned.'

Here, the meaning of 'summon' did not simply imply getting a card.

◆Event: The Ultimate Dragon Iberkina is being summoned.

Event!

At the White Tower, they previously held an event called the Beast Lord's Appearance, which led to the success of Beast Bread.

However, it was written in the Beast Compendium that when three Blue-Eyed Ice Dragons are gathered, an event occurs where the Ultimate Dragon is summoned.

There were those who traveled a long way from the Fioré Kingdom to the White Tower to see it for themselves.

As those gathered in the garden of the Magic Tower murmured.

─To all who've been waiting for a long time.

At the entrance of the White Tower, a young man clad in a white robe appeared.

"...T-The Sage of Gluttony!"

"What!? That person?"

People looked at the young man with surprised eyes.

The one who appeared was the wizard, 'Yuri Grail,' known as the developer of processed foods and the creator of Beast Cards.

Alias, the Sage of Gluttony.

And the one who came out with him was the expressionless white-haired girl, Iberkina.

"Indeed, it wasn't Paradox after all."

"I knew this would happen."

People reacted as if it were obvious.

Unlike Paradox, which gained an advantage through the performance of their cards, Iberkina relied solely on pure overwhelming skill.

─Then, I will summon the Ultimate Dragon, Iberkina.

Iberkina took out three Blue-Eyed Ice Dragons and pushed them forward.

Each card floated in the air, and three Ice Dragons appeared like illusions.

"Oh, Blue-Eyed Ice Dragon!"

"Looks like the real deal has gathered."

It was when people were looking at it with eyes full of wonder.

"Uh?"

"Th-they're merging!"

The Ice Dragons summoned from the three cards began to merge into one.

And so, the magic that had gathered and mixed, shining with a green light.

─────────.

It became a massive illusion, dyeing the garden green.

Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu....

What emerged along with the pure white frost clouds was the apparition of a gigantic dragon with three heads.

"T-The Ultimate Dragon!"

"Huhhh!"

The Ultimate Blue-Eyed Ice Dragon, Iberkina!

That illusion has been summoned to the White Tower.

─Kraaang!

"What, what is it? Why is my heart racing like this?"

"Is, is this really, okay?"

The overwhelming sense of pressure, as if they were actually seeing a real dragon, weighed heavily on their hearts.

No, it was a real dragon.

Ice Dragon Iberkina.

The girl, who was extremely immersed in the card's illusion, projected her presence onto the card.

Crisp! Crisp!

The grass in the garden burst with a sound in the pure white chill that lay low like fog.

"Brr, brr, it's cold."

"I can see my breath coming out of my mouth."

People looked around in wonder at the unseasonable cold.

The garden of the White Tower had suddenly transformed into a winter wonderland covered in ice.

"But why is she exuding coldness?"

"Is that special effects?"

"Oh, I'm glad I came."

Despite shivering from the cold, people were busy admiring the majestic figure of the Ultimate Dragon and the girl emanating coldness.

The satisfaction level was tremendous.

It felt like they were actually facing a real dragon.

The crystal orb communication network of the arenas spread across the country was broadcasting such views of the Ultimate Blue-Eyed Ice Dragon.

And.

"Everyone, please take one."

"What is this?"

"It's frozen chicken."

"Frozen chicken?"

People received the bags handed out by the wizards of the White Tower with curiosity.

[ Ultimate Beast Frozen Chicken ]

[ Golden Honey Combo! ]

It was a wrapper with a picture of Iberkina eating chicken on it.

"There's chicken in here?"

"Honey Combo?"

It was at that moment that the first frozen chicken in the otherworld was distributed.

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