Chapter 17 - Cooking Emergency Foods
A woman in front of me showed me a friendly smile.
That smile made Alice and Alyssa hug my arms tightly.
Helena, who saw this, laughed and tried to enjoy the situation a little longer.
My arms were being hugged by Alice and Alyssa, making it impossible for me to move.
"Onee-sama, you'd better keep quiet and sit at the cashier's desk for a while and waiting for us to explain this technical problem," said Alice while pulling my body to sit on one of the chairs not far from the cashier's desk of this restaurant.
"Yes, Lily-nee should sit quietly without doing anything. Let us carry out this task as part of the Marquess Rommel family. I don't want Lily-nee to be bothered with trivial tasks like this," said Alyssa, who also pulled my body to sit on a chair not far from the cashier's desk.
I can only let out a small sigh at this.
Alice and Alyssa seemed a little threatened by the presence of another woman who suddenly came towards me.
The woman in front of me just smiled and held back her laughter, while seeing me being pulled back and sitting on a chair, it made my pride as a noblewoman decrease a little bit.
Alice and Alyssa, who looked worried, immediately took several cans of emergency food along with emergency cooking equipment in the form of cans, too.
By taking some canned food and piling it on one of the empty tables, it made some people who were relaxing in the restaurant curious, and they wanted to see it too.
The old woman and the curious young man also came to see the demonstration of emergency canned food promotion that my twin sister was going to do.
Meanwhile, I have to restrain myself from getting too involved in this emergency canned food promotion.
"Sigh... this is going to be a tiring day," I grumbled as I sat quietly on the chair and stared at my twin sisters from a distance.
Alice and Alyssa looked full of confidence as they presented the emergency canned food promotion directly in front of everyone.
Several Adventurer's Guild staff and curious commoners quickly entered the restaurant. I also noticed other adventurers, who staying in this small town.
"Cough! Thank you for your attention. Let me introduce myself, my name is Alice De Rommel and my twin sister is Alyssa De Rommel, we will be happy to introduce and demonstrate how to use the emergency cooking equipment that will be distributed to the people who have taken refuge in the place that Marquess Rommel has prepared during the war season between the nobles started," said Alice, looks confidently.
Alice immediately took a can of cooking cans that were shaped like rectangular tubes and blocks.
"In the cooking equipment that Marquess Rommel will be distributing, each of you will receive a set of emergency cooking equipment that will last for the next fifty days, if you use it according to the proper requirements," Alice began to open the tube-shaped cans and took out something that was shaped like a small cube.
Klatak...
Klatak...
The small cube were scattered on the table and made one of the high-level adventurers who was watching Alice's presentation curious.
"This small cube should be stored properly without getting it wet. If this small cube gets wet, it will waste your cooking supplies… one days," while taking one of the small cube, Alice immediately snapped her fingers to form a magic circle that poured water.
Pyuurr...
Pyuurr...
Alice immediately collected the water in the magic cans that she had just opened. With an elegant movement, Alice began to put one of the small cube into the water and waited for its reaction.
Bluupp...
Bluupp...
The moment the small cube entered the water, it created some boiling water bubbles, visible in front everyone's eyes.
"And that's why you have to keep this little cube somewhere safe from splashes of water," Alice continued, showing the boiling water in the can.
What Alice is doing is a simple and easy demonstration of canned food. The cooking process is simply boiling water and placing the emergency food can into a larger can.
To cut down on the production process, my Goddess provided another option with cans that could be used to store water and cook at the same time.
These two differently shaped cans are designed to cook alongside each other if one of them breaks. By simply open the emergency food can, pour some water into it, and let the small cubes dissolve after heating the water inside.
Of course, this is something that's being tested first by me.
The small, dissolving cubes would purify the water that goes into the can and cook the canned food inside.
Bluupp...
Bluupp...
Alice, who was looking at the hot water foam that was about to disappear, glanced at Alyssa and nodded her head.
At this time, Alice had handed over the promotion of this food to Alyssa.
Crack...
Crack...
By opening a can of emergency food that was shaped differently, Alyssa drew attention to herself.
The cans containing emergency food wrapped in thinner cans and small cubes caught everyone's attention.
"Okay, does anyone want to try this emergency food can, by pouring water into it? Whether it's unboiled river water or fresh groundwater, it can instantly cook the emergency food inside," Alyssa said after getting some attention.
After opening one of the emergency food cans and showing its contents to one of the high-level adventurers, Alyssa waited for her reaction, who only waited to pour water into it.
Swipe...
The high-ranking adventurer's hand was raised, and she seemed to want to ask something.
"Can I cook it, using urine?" asked the female adventurer with a wide smile on her face.
The question was quite sensitive and made Alice and Alyssa blush when they heard it.
That made me chuckle when I heard it, "How about you try it? It's much better than being curious about your answer, right?"
I responded to the female adventurer's question, holding back my uncontrollable laughter.
The unexpected question sounded unique, and it made me want to see her reaction to cooking emergency food using her urine.
Even though I know, the heat from boiling urine will cook the canned food in it, I wouldn't recommend cooking those emergency canned meals with sweet urine.
This one question, I can only feel her just wanting to play around with Alice and Alyssa.
"Yes! Good idea," The female adventurer took a can of emergency food that Alyssa had opened and walked away to the bathroom in the restaurant.
The female adventurer's actions made Helena shake her head. "I know that adventurers will act based on the situation, but to use urine to cook, it seems like she wants to test this emergency food in the worst possible situation."
What Helena said made Alice and Alyssa understand this, they both tried to stand up straight and continue this presentation without saying anything unimportant.
I, who was sitting quietly like this, responded to Helena's question.
"Before that woman did it, I had already done it first," I said, drawing the attention of the people who were focused on me.
I think it's time for me to tell them about a miracle and blessing given by my Goddess through otherworldly goods sold at the Yurification Shop.
Then, I slowly to stand up from my chair and walk towards my twin sisters to take the small cubes that were the topic of conversation.
Taking the small cubes, I started to say something fact for people to believe, including myself, who at that time doubted the words of my Goddess.
"These small cubes are sterile powder that has been hardened by a secret method by one of Marquess Romel's companies," with a small lie in my words, I tried to hide the abilities and blessings granted by my Goddess that were currently limited after the system merger.
"Sterile powder made from antidote ingredients that neutralize deadly poisons and will react to heating… when exposed to water, that's what made Marquess Rommel have the brilliant idea of utilizing this hardened sterile powder," I continued while opening my magic storage box and taking out two clear glass bottles.
Ctaakk...
Ctaakk...
The two clear glass bottles contained different liquids, which I would use to continue the promotional demonstration my twin sisters had been doing. Although I was forced to sit and remain silent, it only made me feel uncomfortable showing off the products blessed by my Goddess.
"Rat poison and boiled mountain water, two things that are opposites when mixed, right?" As I said, I mixed the rat poison into a clear glass bottle containing boiled mountain water.
The clear glass bottle containing the rat poison mixed and made the water turn a deep purple. My hand immediately shook the clear glass bottle, making everyone who saw it curious.
After the poison was spread inside the clear glass bottle, I put the small cubes into it. "Please pay attention to the hard work we have put into creating such a useful cubes."
My words drew everyone's attention to the clear glass bottle, which was now beginning to boil and bubble with hot water. The rapid reaction caused the clear, deep purple glass bottle to slowly turn clear.
This quick reaction made me smile confidently as I said, "Even with water that has been mixed with deadly poison, it will become safe to drink… after these small cubes dissolve in it."
While saying that, I waited for the hot foam to end and drank the water that had been mixed with rat poison earlier.
"Onee-sama!!"
"Lily-nee!!"
Alice and Alyssa looked panicked when I suddenly drank the poisoned water.
"Don't worry, this is safe water to drink, just like I said," I replied to calm Alice and Alyssa's panic.
This successful emergency food demonstration amazed everyone who saw it.
Next, I opened one of the cans of cooked emergency food to eat in front of these curious people.
Crack...
While opening the can of emergency food that my twin sister had just cooked, I watched the reactions of people who were tempted by hunger after the aroma of this emergency food whetted their appetites.
I guess...
This demonstration of cooking emergency food cans was successful.