Chapter 69: Cereal (1)

The habit of consuming nuts is a common practice in agrarian societies.

There was also a food called "Krul" in this world, made by mixing leftover grains with water or milk to create a porridge-like dish.

Mainly a food for poor farmers and commoners, the taste cannot be guaranteed.

The mainstream oatmeal tasted like eating torn-up wet cardboard.

The food that takes this grain, which is consumed raw with milk, to the next level is 'cereal.'

The first cereal was "granola," made by mixing grain flour with water and letting it harden.

Granola was made as a health food, so it had no taste and a hard texture, making it uncomfortable to eat.

The product that made granola, which used to be like this, easy to eat and popular was Kellogg's cereal, 'Corn Flakes.'

A processed food made by roasting crushed corn and coating it with sweet sugar.

Since the corn was coated with sugar, it couldn't possibly taste bad.

The reason I thought of cereal was because of the current 'food surplus' situation the empire is experiencing.

Due to the Prohibition Law initiated by the Twelve Towers, the grains that were supposed to be made into alcohol became surplus and started to overflow, and farmers had to stack the unsold grains in their warehouses.

Meanwhile, a vampire named Lilith, who amassed wealth through 'moonshine' that emerged due to Prohibition, appeared and established the first 'refrigerated milk' system.

The emergence of grains that have overflowed and refrigerated milk that can be consumed made it easy to think of cereal.

It wasn't difficult to think of cereal in both combinations.

Even the majority of the surplus grain was corn.

The farmers, having discovered that the main ingredient of 'Fairy Whiskey' was corn which has become synonymous with whiskey ended up planting all their crops just as corn last year.

Corn and refrigerated milk was left unsold and became worthless.

Ironically, the current empire was the ideal environment for making cornflakes.

I invested money in Lilith to popularize refrigerated milk and bought up all the unsold corn.

Meanwhile, with Ranya's help, we created a prototype of the cornflakes.

Cornflakes were a cereal that was easy to make as long as you knew how, so even alchemy wasn't necessary.

And so, I invited ''Lilith'' to the first tasting of the cornflakes I had made.

Because Lilith's help was needed for the distribution of this cornflake.

Aria and I went out of the magic tower to meet Lilith.

As I was watching the streets of the capital bustling with carriages and people, a magic-powered vehicle appeared in the distance along the main road.

Aria looked at the magic car and said.

"It's the magic carriage of the Golden Tower that was released last year."

"It looks small for a magic carriage."

"Even though it's small, it seems to have all the essential functions."

The common means of transportation in this world is a horse-drawn carriage.

However high-ranking aristocrats traveled in "magic carriages" which were not pulled by horses.

In a sense they were similar in principle to the cars of my previous life using energy instead of life as a power source.

The shape was close to that of a carriage, but.

"Looks like high-ranking aristocrats are riding it."

In another world, magic carriages were not something anyone could ride.

Even in the capital, it was rare, so even the people passing by stopped in their tracks to watch the approaching magic carriage.

It was while I was absentmindedly watching the approaching magic carriage that it suddenly screeched to a halt in front of us.

Screech─

"?"

And then, as the door opened, a petite girl jumped out.

"It's been a while, wizard!"

"...Lilith?"

"What is it?"

"Nothing."

I was secretly surprised, having never even imagined that the owner of the magic car would be Lilith.

I didn't expect the kid serving at the juice shop to show up riding a magic carriage.

"It seems you've made a lot of money."

"It's not that impressive. I just got one as a means of transportation."

Contrary to her words that it was nothing special, Lilith's chin was held high. The look on her face clearly showed that she wanted to brag.

That makes sense, as magical carriages were considered a measure of success in the empire.

Due to its limited supply, even having money didn't guarantee that one could get it.

The essence of magic engineering was the magic carriage, which, once sold out, required an indefinite wait for restocking.

"Lilith! I told you not to jump down. Your clothes will get all wrinkled."

Following closely, Bianca carefully got off the magic carriage and tidied up Lilith's clothes.

"Hello boss."

"Yes, Bianca. It's been a while."

I exchanged greetings with Bianca and then looked at the magic carriage.

Lilith, noticing that my gaze was fixed on the magic carriage, raised her nose.

"If the wizard wants, I might let you ride it once."

"Thank you, but I will just accept your kind intentions."

"No need to decline. Since I owe the wizard a debt, it's no trouble to give you a ride once."

"Um, no, I also brought a magic carriage too."

"...What?"

It was when Lilith, perhaps surprised by the unexpected answer, opened her red eyes wide like a rabbit.

"Brother! I brought it!"

In a second, the voice of Zion, was heard, and the surroundings buzzed.

The people who were passing by all stopped and stared at a certain spot.

A luxury magic carriage was approaching along the street.

It was a luxurious magic vehicle adorned in gold on a black frame.

"Hey, look over there!"

"─Gasp! Isn't that a Dwarven-made magic carriage?"

Lilith's small mouth opened slightly upon hearing what the people said.

"D-Dwarven...? I heard those guys don't sell mana cars to humans..."

"I received it as a gift because I have a close relationship with the dwarves."

It was a magic carriage that the dwarves sent as a gift, thanking for allowing them to tour the Holy Water Factory of the Blue Tower.

It also meant that they would continue to freely tour the Holy Water Factory in the future.

Well, it's nice to have received it, but...

'Since it's so big, there's way too much space when I'm riding it alone.'

The reason I looked at Lilith's magic car was also because of that.

That size was just right for riding around and it was nice because it didn't stand out.

Lilith's shoulders slumped.

Seeing her looking so deflated, I felt unnecessarily sorry.

But to make matters worse, Zion parked right next to Lilith's magic car.

When you placed them side by side, the difference was quite significant.

Lilith's shoulders drooped even more.

After parking, Zion approached.

"Brother, please. Ah! Are you Lilith? I have come to escort you."

"Okay, it's fine. I'll just walk."

Lilith, who had refused to board, walked away with a slumped posture.

Zion tilted his head as if he didn't understand why Lilith was acting that way.

"Sigh."

Wizards are a problem for this reason.

Since I haven't been socializing, I've become really bad at reading the room.

"Zion, go ahead and lead the way."

"Excuse me but what will you do brother?"

"I'll follow behind."

I gave Zion's shoulder a light tap and followed Lilith.

As if not understanding the mood, Zion tilted his head in confusion, and Aria brushed past him.

"Trash."

"??"

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The cornflakes I made were 'Frosted Flakes,' created by 'John Harvey Kellogg,' the father of cereal.

Famous for the phrase "It gives you tiger power!" it is a breakfast enjoyed by people worldwide.

"Wow, it's sweet and delicious?!"

"It seems good because it's just the right amount of crispy when you dip it in milk."

Ranya and Aria praised the sweet and crispy taste of Corn Flakes.

Lilith, who had licked the bowl clean, sparkled her eyes like a child.

As expected, cornflakes were the essence of cereal, a classic that everyone liked.

That classic charm even embraced the tastes of people from the otherworld.

Of course, my intention was not to ask them to evaluate the taste of Corn Flakes.

The purpose of inviting Lilith and Bianca today was not only to introduce Corn Flakes but also to discuss 'milk.'

'As expected, it's still dangerous to release the Corn Flakes.'

When the corn flakes is released, many people will buy milk to try the corn Flakes.

However, it was still difficult to consider the empire's milk safe.

Although the perception of "fermented milk" has changed a lot due to Lilith's milk, everything couldn't change overnight.

The places where expiration dates were enforced were limited to the east, while the rest of the regions were still ruthlessly distributing spoiled milk.

In this situation, if we launched Corn Flakes, there would be a flood of damage caused by spoiled milk.

I didn't want anyone to get sick from eating Corn Flakes.

Before the launch of Corn Flakes, it is necessary to elevate the overall quality of the milk. So.

"Lilith."

"Speak."

Lilith also calmly responded, as if she had guessed that I had called her for a reason.

I said while looking at Bianca and Lilith.

"Would you two like to shoot a milk commercial together?"

"Me, in an advertisement?"

"Me too?"

"Yes."

To spread the word about Lilith's Milk across the entire empire beyond the East, an 'advertisement' through the crystal orb was ideal.

"Visually, it's good too."

Milk already has a healthy image of being good for children in their growth period.

And Lilith was an undeniably cute girl in her growth phase.

If Lilith appears in a milk advertisement, it is certain that parents with children will seek out Lilith's milk.

If you add to that the fact that Lilith is a dairy farmer, then it's over.

'Girl farm owner? You can't resist this.'

Lilith had excellent physical condition and a profession that made her perfect for milk advertisements.

Perhaps the one who possessed the potential to become the icon of milk was none other than Lilith.

Then why is Bianca?

"...Hmm."

I don't mean to brag, but this one also had incredible potential.

I guess it's a different kind of talent than Lilith's.

"Pervert."

Aria glared at me with cold, frozen eyes.

"That doesn't mean I can ask you to do it."

"...What do you mean by that?"

"I didn't mean anything by it."

I quickly left the place after mumbling something vague.

Thus the milk advertisement for Frosted Flakes was planned smoothly.

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