Santairiku Eiyuuki

Then some, time flies...

Elquille turned seventeen.

It is about one day.

"What do you say? Delicious?"

"Yeah... well, I think it's delicious... but this isn't what you eat as it is with condiments, is it?

"Well, yeah"

What Carolina was eating was tomato sauce made by Elquille to the cook.

You can't just not make more tomatoes than you got.

Tomato sauce can be used for basically anything, so that's all the food variation spreads.

"Yeah, it's delicious..."

"Well, it's delicious..."

"What's wrong with this?

"No way, isn't it delicious? So it's not over, is it?

"No, that His Majesty doesn't make such sense..."

"Wait, wait, it's His Majesty, isn't it?

"You guys are rude"

Just like Carolina, six people called by Elquille to eat tomato sauce......

After Galphis, Christos, Lucanos, Edmond, Oscar and Darios have a bite of tomato sauce, this is where we discuss it.

Most of all, the ears of Erkühl, whose five senses are particularly sensitive, were sounded firmly in the ears of the audible long-eared clan (elves).

"So, what's your intent?

"You bet. What's so sad about it that you and your old man have to eat tomato sauce together?"

That's what Elquille said and stood up...

Smile.

"Did you feel uncomfortable?

"... are you uncomfortable?

Carolina tilts her neck.

All six of them looked at each other.

Just tomato sauce.

That was the sentiment of seven people, including Carolina.

Elquille nodded contentedly when she saw the seven people looking like that.

"Ok, ok... then it's good"

"Maybe... was there something in there?

Carolina asks Elquille.

Maybe it's got some kind of poison in it and we tried ourselves?

And Carolina thought.

Elquille would do it.

… and somehow the lack of trust in Erkür's personality is exposed.

"No, it's just tomato sauce. This is it."

That's what Elquille laughed at.

"except that it was made five months ago."

Elquille rattled pleasantly.

And...

The seven of them looked at each other before...

"Heh, sire!! What a thing to feed!!

Carolina stuffs onto Elquille.

"Oh, such rotten things! If you're bad, you're dead..."

"You weren't rotten, were you?

And they say...

Seven noticed.

Yes, the tomato sauce wasn't rotten.

The Elves are better than the Human Beings.

So I can see distant objects, and I can hear high and small sounds.

I also notice small vibrations, irregularities that people (humans) don't know about, that are highly sensitive to the skin - vulnerable to pain.

And...

Its sense of smell and taste is the delicate smell of the dish, the flavor can be felt.

Even poison...

I know for sure unless it's a tasteless, odorless thing made for the Long Ear Clan (Elves).

Not to mention before breakfast to tell if there's any corruption.

So...

If the tomato sauce is rotten, Carolina can certainly notice.

But...

Do you have tomato sauce for five months?

Salted, smoked or fermented foods anyway......

Tomato sauce is just a thing where the tomatoes are simmered and tasted and pasted.

It has not been embalmed.

It's not rotten after five months?

That means...

"Don't tomatoes rot?

"No, I'm gonna rot."

Erkühl categorically denied Carolina's derived answer.

Carolina looks down.

"... Your Majesty, you don't talk like you tried... I don't like it"

"This is all about sex..."

Elquille laughs bitterly and seeds.

"I put tomato sauce in the bottle, covered it with cork, and then stiffened it with wax. It was heated at high temperatures for a long time. That's all."

"... that's all?

"That's all."

Carolina has the face that she doesn't even know Lucanos.

The processing Erkühl did is nothing strange or unusual.

The container is sealed and treated to prevent micro-organisms from entering it before killing the micro-organisms in it with heat.

The tomato sauce inside naturally does not rot because the cause of the rot is micro-organism.

"At least not unless the container is damaged and the microbes outside get inside, right?

"... microbes?

Extra, confusion spreads.

Instead of microbes… it is generally known that there is a world beyond the sight of man that must await the invention of the microscope.

What can't be observed, because it doesn't exist.

And...

To prove that the micro-organism is one of the causes of corruption and disease…

You'll need a lot of experiments.

It is also necessary to deny the theory of the natural occurrence of organisms.

The theory of the natural occurrence of organisms, in the sense as it stands, is that 'organisms may originate from biologically free', which is widely and commonly accepted in this world.

The Japanese expression 'uji gushes (...)' is just a theory of natural occurrence.

The old people's idea that Uzi does not come from flies, but naturally springs up in rot and dirt is clearly expressed.

and…

Scientific stories don't matter at this time.

The important thing is that it can be stored in a bottle for a long time.

"This depends on the lifetime of the container...... well, I will definitely have a couple of years. The military's food situation will also improve."

"... Sure, I don't know how it works... but if you can save it for a long time, there's nothing more useful."

Galphis looks intrigued at the bottle.

Seems to have realized its usefulness early.

Basically, the army meal is unsavory.

Because it's even difficult to secure food in the first place, so you can't stick to flavor.

If salted for long-term storage, it will become salty, and if dried, it will become hard.

The only thing that's better is about dried fruit.

Many generals' meals will be fought by eating meat that tastes only as hard as bread and salt as stone.

This doesn't even raise morale.

Improving the dietary situation is a matter directly linked to a soldier's ability to continue fighting.

"But Your Majesty... can't you crack it if it's a bottle?

"I think so, there's another good thing"

That's what Elquille took out was a square shaped metal container.

"Canned...... food was placed in metal containers for similar treatment. It also weighs lighter than the bottle. It's just... is it a downside that it's difficult to produce? And I still can't hold a lot because it's heavy"

On top of that...

Erkühr took out the fleas and hammer and removed the lid of the can at best...

Finally, the contents showed up.

"And the metal lid is thick. It won't open without fleas and hammers. This one depends on what you're going to improve... well, anyway, try it. It's mackerel with olive oil."

So Elquille slaps his hand and makes the servant bring the fork for the number of people.

I took one and stabbed it into a slice of rust and carried it to my mouth.

"Yeah, it's delicious. It was three months ago. Eat up, you guys... the Emperor poisoned you himself, didn't he?

If you say so, the minister will have to eat.

The seven of them were surprised and carried the mollusk into their mouths...

"... you're not rotten"

"That's why I told you.... you left one last slice, Carolina, ahem"

"Ahem."

Elquille carries the last remaining slice into Carolina's mouth.

Carolina, who had already made a slice and proved safe, chewed without hesitation and swallowed.

"It's delicious...... by the way, did Your Majesty think of this? Or... a pagan scholar?

"Yeah? Hmm... it's God's call."

Elquille was appropriately clouded.

It was Elkühr who brought the cans into this world, but it wasn't Elkühr who thought about it.

I thought to myself, how great would that be? Elquille is not so thick as to say, etc.

I brought it in, I was wondering how great it would be.

"And... well, I'm letting the cans produce here. After that, the food bank is currently under construction… we will simply prepare it for storage on military roads."

If deployed on the road in advance, the amount of food carried can be reduced, and travel faster in the country.

Whenever possible, consider marching faster and replenishing.

That was Erkühl's military policy.

"Oh, yeah... in three days, gather in the palace again. Confirm the performance of the new bow developed by the Hupatias. All right?"

"" "YES!!!

Successfully the military power of the Lemurian Empire had been strengthened.