I Got a Gallery in the Wild - Chapter 370

Upon hearing the news of crafting an Orichalcum grill plate, some of you might have looked on with cold eyes.

You might be thinking, "You keep talking about how survival is the top priority, but aren’t you making a lot of things that aren’t necessary for survival?"

"Do you actually plan to leave the Forest of the Four Seasons? At this point, why don’t you just set up a permanent home here?" and so on.

If so, let me turn the question back on you. What would you do if you were in my shoes?

Just wander around blindly looking for clues? Without knowing what’s out there, that’s a one-way ticket to dying alone in a ditch.

Increase the odds of escaping even a little through interactions with the Gallery? Don’t worry, I’m already doing that.

Since clues to escape are nowhere to be found and unseen dangers lurk in unexplored zones, surviving safely comes first.

In the end, for me to escape this damned forest, I have no choice but long-term survival—or rather, long-term "living."

Furthermore, as today’s attack by the Balloon Octopus showed, I can’t even rest easy in peace.

No matter how steel-strong my mental fortitude is, stress is something you simply can’t ignore.

Therefore, I needed a means to relieve the mounting layers of stress.

’If I were on Earth, I would’ve blown it off with a smartphone or a computer, but...’

The only entertainment here consists of simple board games or sports. It’s no wonder the people of this world live obsessed with sports.

On top of that, this place is the wild. Board games aside, sports are near impossible.

Besides, since I handed over the ball I received from Princess Chaenggu for the kids to play with, it didn’t mean much anyway.

’In that sense, I’ve got to enjoy some gourmet food.’

Thus, there was no choice but to relieve stress through eating.

So the Dwarf’s proposal wasn’t nonsense, but rather an endeavor perfectly suited for stress relief.

"Ahjussi. You’ve never grilled meat on an Orichalcum grill plate either, have you?"

"..."

Ludwig’s reaction to my question was exceedingly simple.

He just blinked with his signature solemn expression, a look that said he couldn’t comprehend what he had just heard.

However, it wasn’t nonsense that he heard. I had clearly conveyed my intentions.

"For the record, it’s not Mithril, it’s Orichalcum."

"I know that as well. Such extravagance is beyond absurd."

"It’s extravagance from the outside perspective; for us, it’s eco-friendly."

"Ha."

At the "eco-friendly" response, Ludwig let out a dry scoff, thoroughly dumbfounded into speechlessness.

Cain was no different. In fact, he took it a step further.

[Kuugh... If only I still had a physical body...!]

"Curious, aren’t you?"

[I believed I had transcended all worldly desires upon reaching the realm of Grand Master...]

"Human greed knows no bounds."

He was genuinely lamenting the fact that he lacked a body.

I won’t bother explaining what kind of look Ludwig gave him.

Anyway, now that the decision was made, all that remained was preparation.

Title) Grill Plate Crafting Plan

Wild Grylls

Making one out of Mithril, and one out of Orichalcum.

I’m also planning to mix Mithril and Orichalcum to make one and grill meat on it.

I’ll let you know which one tastes better after eating.

└ Heavenly Demon) You indulge in a luxury that even I could not enjoy. At times, looking at you fills me with admiration.

└ Wild Grylls) So, does that mean you don’t want to eat the meat grilled on it?

└ Heavenly Demon) I do not indulge in luxury, but rather appreciate fine cuisine. I shall accept it with gratitude.

└ Sword Matstar) Isn’t fine dining also a form of luxury?

└ Isn’t that kind of a gray area?

└ Considering she tries to eat sturgeon caviar, it’s definitely a form of luxury, yeah.

└ She’s indulging in luxury like that because her back is warm and her belly is full lol

└ Wild Grylls) It’s not luxury for me, it’s manual labor lol

└ Don’t Abandon the Hero) M-May I perhaps get just one bite if possible? I’m curious!

└ Wild Grylls) I plan to share it with most people. Only fixed handles I’ve traded with though.

└ Wow. Holy shit. Aren’t you favoring fixed handles way too much?

└ If this isn’t favoritism, what is it?

└ Wild Grylls) FYI, I’ll list the rest randomly on the Auction House. At random.

└ I love you!!!

└ Damn it!! I knew I could trust you!!

└ If it’s random, even I have a chance lol

└ Praise the Sun) Why do I feel like even if all the wealth of Setan were gathered, it still wouldn’t match you?

└ What’s hilarious is that the probability of that being true is fucking high, lower end lol

└ World’s richest man shivering shivering

└ But he can’t get out, right? Hahahahaha

└ I’m not envious at all lol

I almost got triggered by the comment saying I can’t get out. Every time I see that, it makes me choke up with annoyance.

I tried hard to ignore the comment and set to work. Lackey helped with the work too.

"We can make candied sweet potatoes even more delicious with this."

"What should I do?"

As soon as I brought sweet potatoes to the bargaining table, he agreed immediately.

Ludwig, whether driven by curiosity or something else, also helped out subtly without saying much.

Thus, the first item to be crafted was the Orichalcum grill plate.

As the Dwarf advised, I forged a circular plate first and then punched holes into it.

How did I craft the circular plate, you ask?

[Passing Dwarf: Here’s a lid mold. The size should be just about right.]

[Wild Grylls: What kind of work does your family do that you even have a lid mold?]

[Passing Dwarf: We were just a house that did a bit of everything. The thing I gave you last time was also something my late father used.]

[Wild Grylls: Is it okay to give something like that away so carelessly? Won’t your father say something?]

[Passing Dwarf: He passed away from liver disease?]

[Wild Grylls: Sorry. Actually, my father passed away too.]

[Passing Dwarf: Yeah whatever, just hand over the booze lol]

[Wild Grylls: You’ll be joining him soon at this rate, you dutiful bastard.]Find the original chapter at NovelPing.

I received the mold for making lids from the Dwarf. Looks like I’ll be using this quite often too.

And so, the Orichalcum grill plate was swiftly completed. The Mithril and Mythricon ones were finished as well.

’I need to prepare charcoal fire and a stand too.’

When cooking usually, I used an oven rather than grilling.

It was no different when using other cooking tools. I never used charcoal fire.

Why would anyone use charcoal fire for candied sweet potatoes? Strictly speaking, this was my first time grilling.

’Why didn’t I ever think of doing charcoal grilling before?’

Partly because I was busy, and partly because the oven was convenient. But as of today, that changes.

Because I could eat charcoal-grilled meat to my heart’s content—something you could usually only eat when dining out.

Even the grill plates were absurdly luxurious, being crafted from minerals known to be insanely expensive.

’Now I really crave marinated galbi.’

Unfortunately, marinated galbi did not exist in this world.

While similar sauces existed, there was no marinated galbi in the style I knew.

Which meant I would have to make the marinade separately and marinate the meat myself.

’Let’s take our time with that.’

There was still plenty of time. I headed to the food storage with Lackey.

Stepping into the food storage, chunks of meat hanging in clusters like fruit caught my eyes.

This was a place built specifically for storing meat. Among them, I picked out the pork belly cut.

Naturally, it was pork belly from the wild boar I hunted last time.

The dinosaur meat had a gamey stench, so it was only palatable after marinating it in wine.

"Master. What should I do?"

"Just secure the grill plates so they don’t fall."

"All three?"

"Wouldn’t that be better?"

It’s a hassle to swap them out one by one while grilling. Better to eat all at once.

You could call it a luxury that only I in this entire world could indulge in.

Title) Grill Plates Ready

Wild Grylls

(Photo of each grill plate arranged side by side)

Heading over to lay down the meat now.

What does charcoal-grilled meat in nature taste like? Going to grill now.

└ Nature (while forging an Orichalcum grill plate)

└ From Grylls’s perspective, it IS nature...

└ Ah lol He gathered it from nature, that’s technically correct hahahaha

└ I had my doubts, but he actually did it, crazy bastard lol

└ Something that others would hoard every speck of lol

└ Could you even make that by gathering specks?

└ Before that, someone would swipe it.

└ Praise the Sun) Hey. Are you by any chance using charcoal fire?

└ Wild Grylls) Yes.

└ Praise the Sun) I’ll give you Mana Stones, so tuck them in between the charcoal. That’ll make heating it up easy.

└ Wild Grylls) Are they expensive?

└ Praise the Sun) They’re way cheaper than an Orichalcum grill plate, so just take them;;

└ Wild Grylls) Got it.

└ Grylls’s sense of money making even Setan tremble shivering shivering shivering

└ So that’s why he was going to scatter it around? Saying he didn’t want a war to break out.

└ A war will break out BECAUSE of that lol

Leaving behind the Gallery’s reactions full of anticipation, I sliced the pork belly into bite-sized pieces.

Since Wonmo and the other kids had to eat too, I decided to grill as much as possible.

Siiiiizzle!

Soon, I laid the mouth-watering pork belly onto the grill plates. How could even the sound feel so delicious?

With a cheerful heart, I placed meat onto the Mithril and Mythricon grill plates respectively.

Just like the Orichalcum one, the sizzling sound of meat browning crisp and golden was vivid.

’In the past, I wouldn’t have been able to grill because of the smell and smoke alone.’

Now, thanks to the jammer Princess Chaenggu gave me, I could indulge in this non-luxury luxury.

I waited for the meat to cook with a happy heart.

The one that cooked fastest was the Mythricon grill plate. This was roughly what I expected.

Of course, just because it cooked fast didn’t mean the inside was raw. It cooked thoroughly and evenly.

"Phoo. Phoo."

I blew on the golden-brown pork belly. It was too hot to eat right away.

I wished I had sesame oil salt dip or soybean paste, but put that thought aside for now.

"Nom, nom. Munch."

Pork belly grilled over charcoal on a Mythricon grill plate.

Truly mysteriously, pork belly usually had a bit of chewiness to it, but this chewed so smoothly.

It was like eating a tender cut. Even the juices bursting out from within were savory.

And what about the charcoal aroma? Since it was made from trees grown in the Forest of the Four Seasons, the fragrance harmonized beautifully.

"Kuuuuh... Now this is what I’m talking about."

"Master. Give me some too."

"Kyuu! Kyuu!"

"Piiiiek!"

As I marvelled, the rest of the group pleaded with me. Since there was plenty, I could give them to their hearts’ content.

Next, I popped pork belly grilled on the Mithril and Orichalcum plates into my mouth.

’Mythricon straight-up tenderizes the meat? Mithril is similar.’

If you want to eat meat tender, the Mythricon or Mithril grill plate.

If you want to feel the original texture of the meat, the Orichalcum grill plate was perfect.

If asked which was best, it was hands-down the Orichalcum grill plate.

Because the Mithril and Mythricon grill plates completely erased the meat’s unique character.

’I should only use those when eating extremely tough meat.’

For pork belly, the Orichalcum grill plate was best. I immediately uploaded photos to the Gallery.

Naturally, the reaction was explosive. Everyone was clamoring for just a single piece.

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’Look at the upvotes exploding.’

Simple. To relieve stress.

Watching the upvote count skyrocket brought peace to my mind.

There ought to be moments like this sometimes. The Gallery is the only place in the Forest of the Four Seasons where I can feel the joy of hanging out with people.

"Nom nom nom! Nom nom!"

"Smack smack smack!!"

"Slurp!"

The kids also gorged on pork belly to their heart’s content. A smile broke out on my face when I realized how little time had passed since we ate the octopus tentacles.

However, since I gave it to them strictly as a gourmet treat, I wouldn’t feed them too much.

After telling them to eat slowly, I logged into the Gallery.

It was about time to hand some out to the other fixed handles.

[Wild Grylls: I’ll send it in bowls. Do you need chopsticks too?]

[Heavenly Demon: It matters not. If it is given by you, I shall eat even with my bare hands.]

[Wild Grylls: Did you wash your hands clean?]

[Heavenly Demon: You insolent cur!]

Still, just in case, I sent chopsticks along as well.

Before long, I passed pork belly to the other fixed handles one by one.

Not knowing what they’d prefer, I gifted pieces cooked on Orichalcum, Mithril, and Mythricon separately.

’I hope everyone enjoys it.’

I smiled softly and grilled the next batch of pork belly. There were still many people to give to.

"Master."

"What is it?"

"What is that resting on your shoulder?"

Lackey’s question puzzled me. I felt no sensation whatsoever on my shoulder.

So I turned my head, and lo and behold.

"Slurp."

"..."

A crow with three legs was smacking its beak.

’...Why does it have three legs? Was it hit by radiation or something?’

It even had a crest-like thing on its head, similar to a rooster.

"You had better request it immediately."

[And if I refuse?]

"I shall smash your head to pieces today."

Kadir threatened in an exceedingly rare, deadly serious voice.

At that threat, the Undying King Kazan, who had nothing left but a bare skull, snorted as if it were absurd.

[Is that the attitude of someone asking a favor? Is bowing your head before Us truly that difficult?]

"I know you want to eat that meat too anyway."

That was right. Kadir had asked Kazan to request Grylls’s pork belly.

Since Kadir was currently banned and could not obtain it directly,

he had to receive it through Kazan, who served as his alt account, but hit an unexpected snag.

[As I said before, if you ask politely, I shall grant everything. After all, We hold no lingering regrets.]

"Huuuuh..."

The fact that Kazan was acting like he held the upper hand—

Though it couldn’t be helped given all the built-up grievances between them, he was crossing the line.

Just as Kadir was pinching the bridge of his nose in frustration...

[We shall bestow mercy. Cast magic upon Us.]

"Magic?"

[Magic that grants the sense of taste. Cast that. We shall taste it first.]

"Mmm..."

Kadir let out a low groan. Though Kazan wasn’t particularly trustworthy, there was no alternative.

Conveniently, Selena and Ash had also vacated the room for a break. This was the only chance.

Because there was no telling when Grylls would grill meat on a grill plate again.

"Huuu... Fine. I will cooperate just this once."

[A wise choice.]

Kadir granted the sense of taste as Kazan desired.

The moment Kazan realized his sense of taste had returned, he shut his jaw tightly. It was to receive the meat from Grylls.

[...Oh.]

Before long, pork belly was summoned between Kazan’s jaw.

Since Kazan lacked a body, the summoning range was naturally limited.

The moment Kadir saw the bowl wedged between Kazan’s teeth, he reached out.

However, as if anticipating this, Kazan opened his jaws and began chewing the pork belly.

[Oho. To think such a flavor existed! A delicacy I never tasted even during my lifetime!]

"Now that you’ve chewed it, hand it over."

He was only experiencing the taste; a skull was ultimately just a skull.

Since the pork belly itself remained intact, Kadir spoke up. However...

[Hand what over?]

"What?"

There was no pork belly inside Kazan’s mouth. Kadir’s eyes widened.

Did he seriously use the Gallery to make it vanish? That was the only explanation.

Amidst the bewildering situation, Kazan let out a subtle chuckle, and...

[Buuuuurp.]

Belched heartily.

Of course, it was merely an "imitation" of a belch, but it was more than enough to infuriate Kadir.

Shortly thereafter.

"Lord Kadir? The refrigerator seems to be noisy?"

"You don’t need to pay it any mind."

"...Even though I keep hearing cries begging to be killed?"

"It’s fine. It will quiet down before long."

Kadir’s refrigerator remained noisy for quite a while.