Tensei Kenja no Isekai Raifu ~Daini no Shokugyo wo Ete, Sekai Saikyou ni Narimashita~ Chapter 72: The Firewood was of Good Quality

Chapter 72: The Firewood was of Good Quality

— ‘Sli Moisture Absorption!’

I chanted to the nearby sli.

And then…

‘Ah! The snow!’

‘It’s gone!’

The snow that was under the sli suddenly lted and disappeared.

Not only that, but the wet ground quickly dried and cracked.

…This magic had a very powerful drying ability.

Perhaps it was because it was hundreds of slis together, but the area dried up incredibly fast.

This was very promising.

‘Alright, now move closer to the firewood.’

‘Okay!’

And so the sli moved to the pile of firewood.

And then…the freshly cut wood beca dry in an instant.

It was incredible.

“…How dry to these have to be?”

I never used firewood back at ho.

The person at the restaurant had said they needed to be dried for a whole year, but I didn’t know how dry I needed them to be in order to match that.

Well, I could try drying them for 5 minutes for now.

And if they say it’s not dry enough, I could just dry them again right on the spot.

‘Alright, pick them up now. …It’s quite a lot. Can you carry it?’

‘We’re fine!’

The sli said as it stored the firewood into its body.

While it was just one tree, it was a very big tree. That ant a lot of firewood. Possibly several tons.

And yet a sli that only weighed a few kilos was storing it in its body. And its size and weight remained the sa. I really didn’t understand how it worked.

As I puzzled over this, the sli finished storing everything.

‘Thank you! …Let’s hurry!’

And so I put the sli on my shoulder and rushed back towards the Tiger Fire.

If I brought it to them now, they may be able to stay open.

When I did arrive at the Tiger Fire—they were just closing shop.

“I brought so firewood.”

I said this just as an employee walked out with a sign that read, ‘We are closed for the day.’

“You brought so firewood? How is that possible? …Did you just bring wood for the stove? We can’t use that for cooking. The firewood in this town is of horrible quality and unusable.”

“No, I just cut down a tree and turned it into firewood.”

“…You do realize that it’s useless until it’s dried properly?”

“I used magic to dry them. …Well, it will be quicker if I just showed you.”

So saying, I put my hand out in front of the sli.

The sli guessed what this ant, and spat out a single log.

“Where did that co from!?”

It was getting annoying having to explain this every ti.

I should just write, ‘this sli uses storage magic’ on a piece of paper and paste it on the sli.

“The sli. Tars have so useful skills, you know. This sli is currently carrying a few tons worth of this.”

“…Slis have such power? But I’ve never heard of such a thing…”

“Not many people know about Tar skills. …So, can you use this firewood?”

I said as I offered it.

The employee looked at it suspiciously…but then shouted in alarm as soon as I let go of it.

“It’s so light! It’s perfectly dry!”

Apparently, people who were used to handling it knew how dry it was by weight alone.

…I had just dried it to a random degree, but it seed that it had turned out well.

“So, can you use it?”

“Well, I will have to try burning it first. If it’s dried too much, then it becos difficult to adjust the heat.”

I see. So it couldn’t be too dry either.

If only there was a skill that allowed to adjust it.

…And so I searched through the sli skills and found sothing called ‘Sli Humidifier.’

Judging by the na, it was the opposite of ‘Sli Moisture Absorption.’

I could use this if the firewood was too dry.

“Alright. You can have this. So try burning it.”

I said as I took out about 10 of them and handed them over.

This should be enough to determine if they burned well.

“Thank you. …Chef! We have so firewood!”

The employee grabbed the firewood and opened the door before shouting towards the kitchen.

And then a loud voice echoed back.

“If it’s so logs that have been freshly cut, then they are useless! We should give up for today!”

“But these are dry! A custor brought them to us!”

“WHAT!? …Let see!”

And with that, loud stomping ca from the back and a man appeared.

Apparently, he was the head chef.

“Where is it?”

“Here.”

The employee handed the firewood to the chef.

He accepted it and inspected it with a serious expression.

“…It’s awfully dry for being so new. Strange…”

“But can you use it?”

“It’s too dry. There is almost no moisture in it at all. The fire will burn too hot and we are not equipped to control it.”

The chef said without ever taking his eyes off of the firewood.

Still, that was a lot of information he gathered just by holding it.

It was amazing what seasoned cooks could do.

I thought about this as I took out more firewood and then used the sli to humidify them.

And then the firewood beca just a little heavier.

“How about now?”

I said as I handed so over.

“The chef accepted it and let out a cry of shock.

“…It’s perfect. Can I try burning it?”

“Of course.”

After hearing my answer, the chef quickly tossed the log over a dwindling fire.

We waited for it to burn…and when the flas went up, he shouted happily.

“A perfect fire! I have never seen firewood of such quality before! …With this firewood, I will be able to make the best food!”