A Pile of Letters

At present, the Re'em was the only material whose properties were directly related to deliciousness, so progress on developing delicious seasonings had been slow.

Compared with so-called delicious seasonings, tasty snacks such as beef jerky, meat strips, dried meat slices, and meat floss were the real products at this stage, and they had become quite popular among the student group centered around Manus.

After all, that Re'em weighed five tons, if not more. The meat carved from it would still amount to nearly a ton even if converted to ordinary beef of the same volume.

They could not finish it. They really could not finish it.

No matter how delicious it was, they could not actually eat beef for every meal, so it could only be made into dried meat snacks that kept well and helped pass the time.

The jerky and meat strips in particular, with their extremely high muscle density, could still be gnawed on slowly for an hour even after Manus had used a pulverizing spell on them.

Of course, Manus actually preferred beef crisps. Once sliced thin and dried, they gave off a rich, wild aroma of meat even without extra seasoning. A little seasoning made them even better, and most importantly, they tasted great.

Manus had no habit of grinding his teeth. These crisps relied almost entirely on fat to hold their shape, and would crumble if snapped with even a little force. They were effortless to eat without compromising the flavor.

Their only drawback was that they were troublesome to make. The beef used for one piece of jerky could be cut into nearly a hundred crisps, causing the processing complexity to soar geometrically, so Manus chose to let magic handle the work.

There was also another flaw that barely counted as one: beef