The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 36

Episode 36 Everything is delicious when fried. (4)

After throwing my griddle at the monster.

We entered the warehouse again after some time.

Among the iron plates scattered on the floor.

Kiing….

A black lump-like creature was crouching.

And a small sound.

Crackling.

Crack.

Kwasak.

“This sound…”

“It’s eating.”

That’s pretty exciting too.

And now that you have tasted my cooking.

The sauce in it.

There is no way to avoid that effect.

Well…

let me take one step closer.

I flinch.

He must have noticed our approach.

The guy flinched slightly.

What was important was the reaction that followed.

Hey profit…!

The guy gets startled and runs away to the corner.

“Stop them from escaping!”

My unit members and I spread out and prevented him from escaping.

The monster was eventually cornered in the warehouse.

When there was no longer any place to run to.

Kiing….

He’s curled up and trembling.

what.

Looking at it like this.

“It’s pretty cute, right?”

“That’s right.”

Unlike before, he was a monster of steel wearing various types of armor.

It now looks like a small black cotton ball.

Except for the fact that it has four tiny legs, you’d think it was really black cotton.

“By the way, it’s amazing.”

“It’s incredible to see such a powerful monster trembling like this.”

“This is the effect of Sergeant Shin’s cooking…”

The effect of the cooking I fed him was ‘sense of defeat.’

‘Maybe this guy wants to fight right now. It might be able to crush us all.’

It was such a powerful monster.

But that is only possible if you have the will to fight.

Now this guy.

He is just a weakling who is weighed down by a sense of defeat and trembles with fear.

Sreung.

“I’ll send you off without any pain.”

I took out a kitchen knife.

The way to prepare it is to ‘cut it into bite-sized pieces.’

This means that the main body is a fragile organism with no weaknesses.

If I just cut that throat with this knife-

“Wait a minute!”

It was then.

Corporal Lee Gong-woo grabbed my hand as I was swinging the knife.

“what’s the matter?”

I asked with a slight frown.

The effects of my cooking are not permanent.

It has to be dealt with while the ‘feeling of defeat’ applied to that guy remains.

You never know when this guy will go on a rampage again.

I couldn’t understand why they were trying to stop it when it wasn’t enough to deal with it right away.

“If you are saying that you are reluctant to kill a monster that does not resist, or something like that-.”

“It’s not like that. “Please take a look at this.”

“what?”

Corporal Lee Gong-woo lifts something while saying that.

What was in his hand was an iron plate.

One of the common iron plates scattered on the floor.

“What the heck is this-”

But.

The moment I looked at that iron plate closely.

[Identification of food ingredients]

‘Huh?’

The characteristic has been activated.

[Mac’s iron plate strengthened by magic power]

[This is an iron plate strengthened by special magic power.]

[The quality of the ingredients is high, but hygiene and cleanliness are not properly maintained, so it is not recommended as a cooking ingredient.]

…?

‘what.’

For a moment, I wondered if I had seen it wrong.

What was activated was clearly [Food Ingredients Identification].

However, the characteristic that was being identified was the iron plate.

the problem is.

‘Why this trait?’

It’s activated now…?

“ah. Even if I asked you to look, you wouldn’t know. “Only engineers had the [Material Identification] characteristic.”

okay.

Normally, I would not be able to see the effects of that iron plate, which is not even a cooking ingredient.

While he was taken aback by the suddenly activated trait.

Corporal Lee Gong-woo spoke first.

“This iron plate is no ordinary iron plate.”

This means that it is not an ordinary iron plate.

Could it be the same as what I saw?

“Corporal Lee Gong-woo?”

“What do you mean it’s not an ordinary iron plate?”

“It means that it has been strengthened by the magical power of that monster.”

also.

It’s the same as what I confirmed through the system message.

“I was actually a little skeptical during the last battle. No matter how thick the iron plate is, it makes no sense to end up with only scratches from the attacks of awakened warriors. “Even the iron plates that the monster was wrapped around weren’t that thick.”

“Are you saying this guy strengthened the steel plates and did that?”

“okay. And this is more important.”

Corporal Lee Gong-woo points to the trembling monster with his finger.

“The reinforcement is still maintained now that we are separated from that guy.”

“No way that means.”

“Maybe we can use this reinforced steel plate.”

indeed.

I roughly understood it.

I can guess what he wants to say.

“Sergeant Shin.”

“okay.”

“This guy. “Why not try to save him?”

I knew it.

“Do you mean to let the monster live?”

“Hey, that’s a bit much.”

All other soldiers who heard this reacted negatively.

Is a monster a monster for nothing?

Right now, I’m trembling with fear because of my abilities.

The moment the effect of cooking wears off, it may try to kill us again.

No, there is a high probability that it will happen.

There will be no regrets if it is handled cleanly.

But…

“As long as I somehow keep him alive. We might be able to use that characteristic to create amazing things. “Isn’t it such a waste to just throw away this opportunity?”

“Hmm.”

Benefits of obtaining reinforced materials.

It’s hard to give up on that too, right?

I slowly turned my head and looked at the monster.

A guy that looks similar to a black bear cub.

A black energy was swirling around the body.

The energy of grabbing and controlling things around you.

‘wait.’

I took out a rag from my pocket.

An object used to wipe blood off a knife.

I pointed it at the black energy swirling around him.

“It’s not sticking?”

It looked quite different from the iron sticking to the black energy.

“Rather than being able to control all the objects around you, you can only control hardware.”

then.

“Guys.”

“yes?”

“Can you bring me my bag? “Things that don’t have metal attached, like zippers or buckles.”

“Ah… there will be one. “Please wait a moment.”

Soon a soldier came carrying a bag.

“I think it would be more accurate to call it a pocket rather than a bag.”

“It’s okay. “This will do.”

What the soldier was carrying was literally a pouch.

The pocket itself is made of cloth, and the opening is tightened with a string and tied.

square.

I only cut off the metal attached to both ends of the string.

“Let’s put it in.”

After opening the mouth of the pocket wide.

I approached the monster.

“Oh, he’s trying to run away!”

“Uh oh!”

“Stay still!”

After working together with the soldiers to catch the guy who was trying to run away.

After many twists and turns, I succeeded in putting it in my pocket.

Keeng….

“It hurts my heart because it feels like animal abuse.”

“It’s better than killing, right?”

A monster that seems to be repulsed, but does not resist violently, perhaps because of a deep sense of defeat.

Wow….

As I tightened the rope at the entrance, it seemed like the black energy couldn’t escape.

And what remains is a lot of steel scattered on the floor.

“oh my god. So much…!”

Corporal Lee Gong-woo looks around and admires the steel pieces.

He made eye contact with me and said, scratching his cheek.

“ah. “I guess I overdid it a bit again.”

“Yes,

Sergeant Shin, you probably don’t know. “I wonder what they look like to me…”

His eyes sparkle as he looks at the materials on the floor again.

But that’s okay.

I have a different opinion on the part about what I don’t know.

‘I think I know.’

[Identification of food ingredients]

[Nuts strengthened by Mac’s magic]

[Monkey Spanner strengthened by Mac’s magic]

[With Mac’s magic…]

.

.

.

I don’t know why.

I can see the detailed information on those items too.

When I found a hardware warehouse, what I wanted were ordinary materials.

But what we actually discovered were items enhanced with magical power.

Nearly 90% of the total was strengthened by the monster’s magic power.

in other words.

‘Checks of treasure.’

It was a reward that far exceeded my expectations.

* * *

We successfully secured the materials and returned.

As long as the safety of the route is secured, I think I will go a few more times and get the rest of the items.

“We’ll keep this guy locked up here.”

Although it was a hardware warehouse, there was not only hardware.

There were also items made of wood.

Wooden planks were tied together to create something like a coffin of an appropriate size.

The monster ‘Mac’ was added there.

Crumbling!!

The guy started running wild as if the effect of the cooking had worn off.

but.

“Oh, quiet.”

Okay.

Hehehe.

The body is extremely fragile.

A helpless monster unless there is an iron nearby to control it.

Food seems to be seasonal, so if you manage it well, there should be no problem.

After that.

I opened the back door of the truck.

It’s loot.

Engineers gathered to check the materials.

“wow.”

“What, aren’t these just iron ones?”

“The strength of the material is crazy…!”

While everyone was admiring,

Corporal Lee Gong-woo approached.

“Thank you for trusting us and prioritizing securing materials.”

“There is nothing to be thankful for. We have secured the materials as you said, so our job is over. From now on… you know?”

“yes. “It’s our role.”

The guy with a grinning smile

said, “I’ll make it out of weird things.”

These guys are heading somewhere carrying materials.

The space at the back of the dormitory is quite large, so it looks like they are planning to start work there.

Some vehicles can also be seen being dragged there, as if they are needed for work.

I took a quick look at the car.

and.

[Identification of low-level food ingredients]

[Aluminum]

[Glass fiber]

[Functional ceramic]

.

.

.

The trait was activated again.

‘A list of materials used in vehicles. ‘I found out I wasn’t even interested.’

The activated characteristic is food material discrimination.

As the name suggests, it is the ability to identify and analyze food ingredients.

Since it was originally made of aluminum, it was an ability that had no ability to be used in ceramic.

The skills and characteristics I have come from my job as a chef.

Naturally, most of the cases were limited to those related to cooking.

‘Not anymore.’

A trait that was activated even when looking at hardware in the warehouse.

I did something at the time, but now I think I know why.

When cooking through an iron plate is successful.

[A new horizon in cooking has been discovered!]

[A reward will be given.]

The same phrase appeared.

Some long, grandiose messages.

The reward that came after that was just one line.

[Limitation of food ingredients disappears.]

“Maybe this is the cause.”

I couldn’t check because I was busy with other things at the warehouse.

Even that reward was passed over for some reason.

But after thinking about it carefully.

“What a ridiculous reward…”

The limitations of food ingredients have disappeared.

That meant one of the limitations on my abilities was completely gone.

[Identification of food ingredients]

[Chef’s eyes]

, etc.

Many of my skills apply only to cooking or ingredients.

Well… my job is a chef.

A part that I thought was a natural limitation.

However, teppan is not generally considered a cooking ingredient.

The result of cooking with it.

The limitations of food ingredients…

that is, one of the limitations of my abilities has virtually disappeared.

‘It won’t be of much help in cooking itself.’

The main customer base for my cooking is military personnel.

Aluminum or functional ceramic.

Even if it becomes possible to cook these things, it doesn’t mean you can’t feed them to your troops.

“But a chef’s eye is also the ability to identify weaknesses.”

An ability that was only activated against food ingredients.

As there are many different types of monsters, inanimate enemies may appear.

It is significant that even in such cases, we can expect the chef’s eyes to be activated.

“And what is especially fraudulent is… the identification of ingredients.”

It’s all about discerning food ingredients.

Now there are no restrictions.

This characteristic has turned into a characteristic that can distinguish all objects.

Considering that engineers with similar characteristics only demonstrate discrimination characteristics for materials, unrestricted discrimination characteristics could lead to an overwhelming advantage in information.

I can assure you that

the goal of this operation was to secure materials, and we succeeded in securing materials of better quality than expected.

The biggest reward is this.

* * *

A few days later.

“It’s complete!”

“uh?”

Engineers came to me while I was thinking about the next menu.

I was thinking of making ssambap with wild vegetables picked from the nearby mountains.

“Does ‘complete’ mean that the work is finally over?”

“yep. “I’m sorry for making you noisy.”

These few days.

Thanks to the sound of these guys working, the official residence was quite noisy during the day.

I guess I’m glad the monsters didn’t get caught.

‘Come to think of it, I was working behind the official residence, so I never saw it in detail.’

I only heard that they were going to strengthen the vehicles.

I’ve never seen it at work.

I followed the sappers with anticipation.

Vans and cars used by the unit.

I had hopes that they might be transformed into armored vehicles.

however.

“braided!”

“What do you think, Sergeant Shin?”

Engineers confidently introducing their work.

“Huh? Uh huh.”

It was definitely amazing.

It’s amazing, but…

“It has horns…?”

The front part of a van that was in good condition.

It had large horns.

There are even sharp spear blades attached to the sides and wheels.

A visual that seems like something I’ve seen many times before.

Yeah, like.

‘Are you fucking ax?’