Jelly from Another World

Chapter 31 Jelly from Another World

After finishing his training, Tai Xi disappeared without a trace.

Dwarves are indeed freedom-loving and dislike sitting in meditation.

Alphonse didn't bother with him. Tessie had already practiced the Blood Demon Art and would eventually come back to him to teach him the next technique.

I didn't see Taixi all day, and she didn't even come back for lunch.

It wasn't until later that evening, when Alphonse was having dinner in the dining room, that Tessie appeared carrying a tray.

The dining table was only slightly shorter than Taixi's height.

Taixi could only raise his strong arms and place the tray on the table.

On the tray were four wooden bowls and four small wooden spoons, but what was inside the bowls surprised Alphonse greatly.

It has the color of amethyst, is semi-transparent, and looks like an upside-down bowl. It looks crystal clear and is very bouncy. It is also decorated with a thumb-sized, bright red berry.

Even the slightest vibration when the tray was placed on it caused the colloid inside to tremble and bounce a few times, but it still did not break apart and remained in a semi-circular shape.

It looks almost exactly like modern jelly.

Alphonse was a little stunned. Jelly actually existed in this world?

In my previous life, in the world of martial arts, I had never seen anyone invent such a thing.

I haven't eaten this in years!

"Didn't you say yesterday you wanted to see my cooking skills? This is a dessert I've carefully prepared, please try it."

Taixi seems to have a special kind of piety towards food, and is exceptionally serious. "If you are afraid that I will poison you, you can point to any bowl and I will eat it for you, or you can let me taste it first and then choose the bowl that I have tasted."

He spoke quite frankly.

Alphonse smiled.

If it were someone else, they might worry that Tessie, harboring resentment, might poison the dessert with the intention of taking everyone down with her.

Because of the restrictions of the slave contract, if the master dies, he will certainly die from poisoning as well.

But Alphonse was not afraid of poison at all.

The Innate Formless Divine Skill is most vulnerable to the invasion of external objects into the body; even a small amount of toxins will be expelled.

Aside from that inexplicable, inexplicably hot aura.

But it is ultimately harmless.

With this divine skill, one is virtually immune to all poisons.

Although only two meridians in the hands are open now, the core of true qi is in the dantian. The toxins that have descended to the stomach are within the range that the internal energy of the dantian can eliminate, so there is nothing to be afraid of.

Alphonse didn't need Taixi to taste the poison at all. He picked up a bowl, took a spoonful with a wooden spoon, and put it in his mouth.

The purple "jelly" in the bowl was missing a piece, but it still maintained its original state and did not break.

Just like I remember, it melts in your mouth.

It's icy cold, and the refreshing sweetness seeps straight into your heart.

It is still slightly different, with a hint of grass and wood fragrance.

I also tasted the berries that were used as garnish.

The sweet and sour flavor complements the sweetness of the "jelly" perfectly.

"very nice!"

"I'm very confident in my cooking skills!" Tessy was delighted to hear Alphonse's praise. She jumped onto a chair, sat down, and picked up a bowl to eat.

It was a rare treat to eat jelly in this strange world, and Alphonse was in a good mood. As he scooped some jelly into his mouth, he asked, "What's this made of?"

If the ingredients are common and it can be promoted, it might be another dish that can make money.

"Slimes," Tessie said, offering a shocking answer without hesitation.

puff!

Alphonse immediately spat out.

I never imagined that this "jelly" was actually made of slime.

Indeed, low-level monsters like slimes are jelly-like or semi-liquid in shape, with opaque or transparent bodies. They can change shape like liquids and can split and fuse.

They occasionally appear on the mountains of Coldwind Territory, and they are not too difficult to deal with. An ordinary farmer can drive them away with a wooden stick. As long as they are not suffocated by having their heads and faces covered, it is easy to escape. They move very slowly.

"What are you doing? Wasting food is a bad habit!" Tessy exclaimed, glaring at him.

Alphonse felt dark lines hanging down on his forehead.

My stomach is constantly churning with acid.

"Isn't it delicious? You just said it was very good!" Taisi said, a little angry.

Alphonse calmed himself down.

It's really delicious, but I never thought slime could be eaten!

Isn't that a kind of slime-like monster? It's a frequent character in isekai (another world) doujinshi (fan-made comics), and its biggest selling point is its ability to transform into various forms. The most famous one is Rimuru.

But on second thought, if you treat slimes as animals, it seems easier to accept them.

In my previous life, I was a southerner who had eaten scorpions, rice worms, and centipedes.

"I was just startled. So slimes are edible?"

"This is what I researched." Tessie proudly tilted her head back, grinned, and began to introduce it as if presenting a treasure. "Although the shape of slimes is not fixed, their internal structure is actually very uniform. Their brains, internal organs, breathing holes, and excretory holes are all aggregated together. The outer mucus is just their digestive layer."

To use a humanoid analogy, imagine turning the stomach upside down. Digestive juices protect the internal organs. You can identify the location of the internal organs by looking at their eyes. After removing the internal organs, the remaining digestive layer becomes the food. However, it can't be eaten directly. It needs to be mixed with sour berries, washed clean, filtered with salt, dried into slime, and then sweetened with the juice of the sour berries. This makes it a delicious dessert.

No wonder I hadn't seen him all day; it turns out he was busy with this.

Alphonse had indeed heard Tessie say yesterday that he was good at cooking monsters, but he never expected that today he would serve up a dessert made from monsters.

Judging from his expression, he didn't seem to have any ill intentions.

Taisi pointed to the two wooden bowls on the table. "These two are for Lady Mia and your mother. I heard that your mother is sick and it is inconvenient for patients to swallow food. Sweets like slime are very suitable and nutritious."

"If you don't like this kind of dessert, the processed slime can also be used to make soup. It will have a very sweet and delicious flavor."

It was clear that Tessie meant well, but Alphonse wasn't sure if his mother would accept such a thing.

It took me a lot of mental preparation to accept this slime-based jelly.

But it's different with Mia. Alphonse really wants to see what Mia, this ice queen, will do when she breaks down.

It's because she's always been so fierce to me.

Looking at the slime "jelly" in front of him, Alphonse finally couldn't resist.

Delicious food is something you should never miss!

It's just that the ingredients are a bit odd!

The fact that the Innate Formless Divine Skill did not exhibit any unusual signs indicates that it is non-toxic.

After quickly finishing the jelly and dinner, Alphonse led Tessie up to the second floor of the castle.

At dinner time, barring any unforeseen circumstances, Mia should be in her mother's room.

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So please, have mercy. You don't need to rub salt into my wounds.

I'm not some great author, I'm just trying my best to write, hoping to get full attendance bonuses.

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(End of this chapter)