The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 117

Episode 117: Jungle (3)

The foundation of that jungle is the mountain behind the ammunition battalion.

However, the mountain didn’t seem to be very strong to begin with.

There’s no way anyone would have the intelligence to handle a jungle like that.

As a result,

‘Alraune is dying of malnutrition.’

in other words.

If you compare it to a human being, it’s similar to starving to death.

I wonder if there are other complicated problems.

If you’re just saying, “I’m starving to death.”

‘Isn’t it okay to do just about anything?’

Cook dishes that plants will like.

“Hmm. “I never thought the day would come when I would be teaching this to my superiors.”

Park Cheol-wook sighed with a complicated expression.

“Teach me how to make fertilizer.”

“Didn’t you ask me to leave something to you earlier?”

“…All right.”

Dissatisfaction is short-lived.

His face turned a little more serious.

“Once I decide to teach you, the corps commander is a disciple who receives my teachings.”

“yes.”

“It means you must absolutely follow what I say.”

I thought I knew what you were worried about.

You wouldn’t know it from the time when I thought I was a bachelor with a passion for cooking, but my position was absolute top among the guild members.

You might be worried that you might not listen properly.

But I can say for sure.

“You don’t have to worry about that part.”

Until recently, I was just a cook sergeant.

Aren’t the soldiers of the Republic of Korea good at just doing what they are told?

“Then let’s start with the ingredients.”

“ah.”

I thought about making fertilizer to solve this problem.

The only scene in my life where I have seen fertilizer being made is in one scene from a movie. It

‘s the same with the knowledge I learned in school and

the scenes in that movie.

“…Do you need something like excrement?”

There was only one ingredient for fertilizer.

I thought that in cooking, where hygiene is everything, ingredients that are the least hygienic would be used.

“No, no. “When did we talk about that?”

Cheolwook waved his hand horizontally at my story.

“Things like fertilizer made from feces are all a thing of the past. These days, even most rural farms don’t use that method. “I don’t know if people who farm as a hobby do it for fun.”

uh.

That’s a bit shocking as it is.

“Then what are you using?”

“Basically, you can think of it as anything that can be used as a material. Plants can do this, and if you use chemical fertilizers, there are nitrogen, phosphate, calcium… many different types. “Realistically, there is nothing we can use right now.”

A warehouse near the field.

There, Cheol-wook opens an envelope.

“It’s animal fertilizer.”

Fertilizer made from animal corpses.

The world was full of monsters, so our unit was overflowing with their corpses.

[Arachron fertilizer made with the care of a low-level farmer]

“This is the fertilizer I made. “He was made from the corpse of a monster he received after enlisting.”

“That’s amazing.”

“Because the monsters’ magical power has an effect. “It can’t be compared to any high-end chemical fertilizer.”

surely.

When I looked at [food ingredient identification], I could see that it was pretty good.

“I don’t know why fertilizer is needed, but does the corps commander have to make it himself?”

“huh?”

“The commander’s job is a chef… and I’m a farmer.”

Cheolwook said, scratching his cheek.

“If it comes to making fertilizer, wouldn’t I be better?”

“well.”

Actually, it’s a given.

Chef and farmer.

Before comparing who is better at making fertilizer, it is likely that most chefs do not have the knowledge of making fertilizer in the first place.

but.

That’s the case for ordinary chefs.

‘I’ve already tried cooking on a teppan, so what?’

In the past, there would have been no idea of feeding anything to plants, but the

[steel-eating tapir] only consumes metal… ever since I started cooking for Blackbird.

For me, the concept of cooking has expanded endlessly.

Fertilizer and also cooking to feed plants.

And if it’s cooking.

“It’s my major.”

* * *

“Phew… It’s really safe, right?”

“You’ve already been there once. “Safety verification is now complete.”

“After checking the safety yourself.”

Lee Sang-ah is still sighing.

After seeing her off and the rest of the unit, I set off into the jungle again.

A road I’ve already been on once.

The second hike was much more enjoyable than the first.

“Whoa!”

We barely managed to climb the mountain and arrived in the central part of the jungle.

A tree standing alone in the center.

The face stuck in the middle blinked at me.

Sreuk….

He looks at me and closes his eyes again.

Thanks to awakening [talent], the time was shortened significantly.

Still, it takes time to make fertilizer.

‘You look more haggard than when I saw you before.’

Let’s take a quick look around.

The nearby trees also seemed to be in quite a bad condition.

I quietly walked and stood in front of Alraune.

To be honest, the human face stuck in the middle of the tree is quite disgusting.

‘Well, among monsters, it’s rare to find one that isn’t disgusting.’

After checking to see if there was any strength even though it was close, it was hanging down.

[Shadow Curtain]

I took out a sack of artillery from the shadows.

I opened the sack.

A sack full of fertilizer.

However, there was no smell that comes to mind when thinking of fertilizer.

Almost completely odorless.

What Cheol-wook said came to mind.

‘It doesn’t smell at all… that’s amazing.’

‘What’s wrong?’

‘It’s the opposite. It is common to think that fertilizers have a strong odor, but truly high-quality fertilizers do not have any odor. Fertilizer made from monster corpses is highly difficult, so the fertilizers I made still have a strong odor.’

It’s not the fertilizer I made.

Well, there are many reasons.

One is that I am a cook of a level that cannot be compared to him.

For me, who has no more restrictions on cooking, making fertilizer is also a part of cooking.

The skills and characteristics I had would also have been applied as is.

And another reason is a trait I acquired some time ago.

[Combat power meter].

‘The way to determine a strong enemy with this characteristic is ultimately the quality and quantity of magical energy within the body.’

Let’s listen.

The monster meat that Cheolwook received to make fertilizer was difficult to use for cooking.

The wounds were so severe that the flesh was crushed.

Naturally, the types of monsters he received were bound to be random.

However, after obtaining that characteristic, I was able to roughly measure the strength and magical power of the monster.

Only monsters with high quality magical power were selected and used.

The result is this.

[Mixed Monster Bone Meal Fertilizer with deep intimacy and sincerity from a mid-level chef] A

very flashy and long name for a fertilizer.

I sprinkled it on the soil around Alraune and mixed it.

Dreaming.

-…?

This guy looks at me with suspicion.

It felt like it to me.

Fertilizers sprinkled on the ground.

The magic mixed there quickly mixes into the ground.

That magic moves towards Alraune.

‘Is it now?’

Just before that magic reaches the guy’s body and is absorbed.

I disabled one feature that was active.

[Characteristic – Environmental assimilation is canceled.]

Sreuk.

The body that was assimilated into the surrounding environment changes into that of an ordinary human.

That moment.

…!

Alraune looked at me with drowsy eyes.

The guy’s face is distorted like a demon.

-Kayaaaaaaaaa!

“What are you? Was it something you could say?”

A scream comes out from the face stuck in the tree.

A pretty scary look.

That wasn’t all.

A huge jungle spreads around.

I wonder if it is right to say this while looking at the trees.

I feel tremendous hostility from all of them.

yet.

Kwasik…!

The roots of a huge tree broke through the ground.

It was about to hit my body.

Right at that moment.

Stop.

Huge roots stopping right in front of your nose.

‘I’m bored.’

The reason it stopped was understandable.

A dish I made.

The fertilizer’s magic began to be absorbed by Alaune.

-Kyaaa…ah. ah…?

A guy that attacked all foreign objects that entered the forest.

I too may be just one of those foreign substances.

The guy’s anger slowly faded away.

Just as I intended.

[Chef’s Special Sauce]

[Deep Intimacy]

“Last time, you recognized me as an equal, right?”

but.

That’s not enough.

The only remaining members of the unit are successors, and

their only motive is being stuck on that mountain.

In fact, there was no one around me right now that I could call a friend.

so.

“I need to be your best friend.”

Alraune looks at me.

In those eyes stuck in the tree.

I felt a friendliness that was incomparable to the last time.

Sreuk…

Of course, the root that jumped up to attack me.

Before I knew it, the tree branches and thorns that had gathered around me had quietly retreated.

Smile.

“I guess it tasted good.”

A guy who smiles happily as if he were seeing a close friend.

From the looks of it, the effect of the cooking was direct.

‘That’s because I made it with all my might.’

It is difficult to feed the troops with the best cooking possible.

At least the executive level personnel over level 20 seem to be able to withstand it to some extent…

if other soldiers eat the dishes I did my best to cook.

An overly powerful buff actually puts a huge strain on the body.

On the other hand…

the guy in front of me is a powerful monster that emits blue energy.

It would be enough to withstand the cooking I put my all into.

‘What I was a little worried about was that because they felt so close to each other, they might try to become one of us or tie us up so we couldn’t go anywhere.’

Fortunately, this guy’s personality… should I say it?

Anyway, he doesn’t seem to be a bad guy by nature.

What I feared did not happen.

“So we’re friends now?”

Smiling.

A guy who just smiles happily.

but.

This is still not enough.

The effect of [Chef’s Special Sauce] is temporary.

I’m smiling happily now.

It wouldn’t be surprising if it screamed and attacked me again the moment the effect ended.

but.

Not everything is temporary.

Corporal Jeon Gwang-il, whose excessive courage has turned into madness.

Unit members whose excessive sense of security and intimacy led to ostracism towards those other than their comrades.

The effect of the special sauce is temporary.

The more intense and persistent the effect is.

The aftereffects.

Remnants of emotions remain for a long time.

so.

chin.

chin.

chin.

Take out the fertilizer bags from inside the shadow and stack them on the floor.

One or two sacks wouldn’t be enough, so I brought a lot on purpose.

I’m sorry to say this, but

“Let’s get a little too friendly.”

Beyond temporary effects.

Until you feel familiar just by looking at me.

* * *

“…Whew.”

The jungle invaded the unit.

Lee Sang-ah, standing in front of him, sighed.

“Are you that worried?”

“That’s right. “There’s no way I wouldn’t be worried.”

Her expression became increasingly darker.

“I sent a request for help because I didn’t get an answer, but… I can’t believe you went in there alone and tried to solve the problem.”

Even though she said it was a situation she had no way of solving.

To put a person in the position of guild master into danger.

If something happened, it would be her fault for not being able to resolve it on her own.

“no way. “If it’s Sergeant Shin, there won’t be any problem, right?”

“If you look at what you’ve done so far, what is it? yes?”

The other soldiers laughed comfortably after seeing her reaction.

It wasn’t because they weren’t interested in their corps commander or anything like that.

Sergeant Youngjun Shin was the one who came up with a solution whenever he felt stuck.

There was a feeling among the soldiers that it was not strange no matter what he did.

but.

‘…It’s an irresponsible idea.’

Lee Sang-ah did not agree with that idea at all.

She glanced at the other soldiers who were smiling comfortably and sighed.

‘I admit that he has outstanding abilities… but in the end, he is also human.’

There are often people who truly regard him as a god.

Well, it’s understandable since he is a person who has really accomplished everything so far…

‘What if you are so relaxed and something goes wrong at some point?’

That wouldn’t be Sergeant Shin Young-jun’s fault.

If it was Sergeant Shin Young-jun, it would be the responsibility of the people around him who let their guard down because they thought it would be okay.

She led a group of about 20 people.

How difficult is it to lead a group?

How much danger one small mistake in the process can lead to.

I understood it painfully.

‘Because right now my group almost collapsed because of criminals.’

It was this unit and Sergeant Shin Young-jun that saved the day.

What if there is a possibility that something bad might happen to him who is like a benefactor?

She had no intention of moving on to a complacent attitude like, ‘It’ll be okay.’

“Even if you try to stop him, the problem is that he doesn’t listen.”

ha.

The moment I sighed like that.

At that moment

.

“…!?”

The jungle that she and her troops were working hard to cut down to prevent invasion.

The trees suddenly started moving.

A violent movement that is completely different from the time when the territory was slowly expanded.

“…into battle formation!”

At Lee Sang-ah’s command, the unit members hastily drew their weapons.

The atmosphere was not strange even if a battle broke out immediately.

Her orders were appropriate, though.

Ssssseu….

the battle did not take place.

The tree roots that were encroaching on part of the unit gradually retreated backwards and

the trees split on both sides.

It looks as if the ground moves on its own and opens a path.

It was to the point where I felt a strange sense of awe.

and.

A path formed between the split trees.

A man walked out from between them.

Lee Sang-ah looked at the man and smiled.

He saluted the commander.

“…Loyalty. Your return was quicker than I expected.”

“Loyalty.”

The person who received her salute was, of course, Sergeant Shin Young-jun.

He said with a grin.

“Things turned out better than I expected.”