Chapter 77: Vegetables and sea fish and rabbit meat
I didn't have to cook anymore, but I didn't have any food after all, so I went shopping with the girls. Hephaestus was also going to the Blacksmith's Guild to gather tools for blacksmithing, so I decided to guide him.
We dropped Hephaestus off at the Blacksmith's Guild and started shopping.
The first place we found was a grocery store. A young woman was working as a shopkeeper.
"Welcome. Can I get you anything?"
"Yes. I'd like to see some of your vegetables"
"I'm sorry, but we don't have much variety right now. All we have are potatoes and carrots"
I'll appraise them.
Potato: Rarity 2 Ingredient Item Quality E-
A perennial plant of the Solanaceae family. As a type of potato, it is eaten as food.
The skin layer, buds and fruit are poisonous, so be careful.
Potatoes are famous for their poison. I've heard that it's not very toxic, but it's a food that needs to be peeled and boiled thoroughly. I've never heard of the Solanaceae family.
Carrot: Rarity 2 Ingredient Item Quality E-
A biennial herb of the Apiaceae family. The roots are the main part of the plant, but the leaves can also be eaten.
Carrots are mostly eaten for their roots, but their leaves are also eaten as tempura. Apparently they can be eaten in this game too and if I can get my hands on some oil, I'd like to try making them.
Potatoes and carrots...I could make curry, but I don't have any spices. But potatoes and carrots are versatile ingredients. It's worth the effort.
"Then, six potatoes and carrots, please"
"Thank you. That'll be 600G"
50G each. That's cheap. I could have bought more, but we're more carnivorous. I'm wondering what Setia is going to make, but to be honest, I haven't decided yet. I do have a few things I'd like to make, though.
The next place we found was the butcher shop that Lily was waiting for. The shopkeeper was a middle-aged man.
"Hello! Are you looking for some meat?"
"Yes. Can I see what kind of meat you have?"
"Sure! Take your time!"
The butcher had boar meat, rabbit meat and lamb. I tried to evaluate them.
Rabbit Meat: Rarity 2 Ingredient Item Quality E-
Meat from rabbit. It has a strong scent of blood and is surprisingly sweet.
Lamb Meat: Rarity 3 Ingredient Item Quality D-nove(l)bi(n.)com
Meat from sheep. The meat is soft and has no peculiar taste.
Umm. This is the first time the quality is D. It's a lock-on. Of course, the price is astonishing.
A piece of boar meat cost 10G, rabbit meat 500G and lamb meat 1000G.
That's the kind of meat that is famous for Genghis Khan in real life. And although rabbit meat is not well known, it does exist. When I was working part-time at a yakiniku restaurant, the manager talked about it passionately.
He said that rabbit meat was used for sukiyaki when beef was not available. He said that rabbit meat had no odor, tasted better than chicken, was tender and very tasty.
Since I couldn't afford lamb, I decided to buy rabbit meat.
"Please give me 6 rabbit meats"
"Thank you, 3,000G"
I've never cooked rabbit meat before and Lily seems to be looking forward to it even more than I am. I try to leave early, but Ion is staring at me. I've only got no fish. No wonder she's angry.
So we ended up at a fish shop. The manager was a young guy.
Vitality 36
Magic Power 72
Strength 26
Defense 17
Agility 23
Dexterity 52
Skills
Fighting Lv1
Kicking Lv12
Staff Lv15
Summoning Magic Lv18
Alchemy Lv7
Mining Lv6
Logging Lv10
Dismantling Lv11
Appraisal Lv8Lv9
Identification Lv13
Wind Magic Lv18
Fire Magic Lv19
Earth Magic Lv18
Water Magic Lv18
Dark Magic Lv18
Light Magic Lv20
Lightning Magic Lv15
Explosion Magic Lv15
Wood Magic Lv15
Ice Magic Lv15
Space-time Magic Lv12
Reading Lv4
Cooking Lv16Lv17
Feeding Lv4
Fishing Lv5
Synchronization Lv1
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Author note:
I chose potato salad because I thought about what would taste good with only salt and potato salad was what came up. I think potato salad is tasty enough without mayonnaise.
Next time, Ion makes a request to Takuto. Please look forward to it.