Lucifer sacrificed too much for world peace

Under Stendhal's and Verne's curious gazes, the businessman took out a... pot of indistinct material.

"What is this?" Looking at the can, even with Verne's imagination, he couldn't guess what was inside.

The businessman coughed: "Canned bacon...according to the founder, it's his grandma's secret recipe. I tried it and it's really delicious."

Stendhal didn't understand: "Why do you keep it here?"

"Because the bacon in it can be eaten directly without further processing. This is the only way to prolong the edible time. The point is that it is delicious... Unfortunately, the amount is too small."

The canned bacon is the initiator of their Eden Chamber of Commerce, David Carnegie, and the first batch of canned people are members of their chamber of commerce. Everyone is full of praise and hopes to eat such bacon on the road.

It's a pity that it takes more than a month to make this bacon. This batch of canned food is because Carnegie couldn't think of any canned food for a while, so I simply used a batch that my grandmother had just smoked for experiments, so the amount is really not much. Based on his relationship with Carnegie, he only got 5 cans.

As for selling canned food...it will be at least next month, and now the caravan can't eat enough for themselves, so it's just a stage of trying something new.

Before he left, he went to visit Carnegie's grandmother, who was also a relative of his own. The last time he went, the old lady looked as if she would die at any moment, so lifeless. But when he went this time, he saw that the old lady was recruiting apprentices and workers. Smoked meat together, that was done in a hurry, just like this, I still didn't forget to call my old sister to play mahjong...

It seems that it is not a problem to live with that posture for another few decades.

Both Verne and Stendhal had no idea about canned bacon, until the businessman took out a can opener and opened the can directly in front of them, the faint salty aroma made Verne who had just finished eating Nadu couldn't help swallowing.

Different from the dry bacon he imagined, the bacon in this can has been processed and sliced ​​into thin slices. It looks soft, and the lean meat and fat meat are clearly separated. The grease on the surface reflects light, exuding a charming aroma .

"I don't understand." Stendhal recovered from the aroma of the secret bacon, and expressed his doubts bluntly, "Is the canned food processed in advance? Give me raw bacon, and I can fry it or boil it." , You don’t need to limit yourself to his method, if it’s just to save trouble, it’s only natural that the church disagrees with it... Rather, why the church in the Garden of Eden would agree is rather strange.”

Verne stared at the can and said, "I probably understand. This is not only to save trouble, but also to save time."

Just like when he retreated to catch up with work, he was still young and had no time to eat, not to mention cooking, and he didn’t have a wife to help him do it. dinner), and he can’t eat bread for more than a month, so he can only ask the kind wife of the neighbor’s family to make more for him and put it at his door...

In this case, even if he gave money to his neighbors, Verne would feel very embarrassed. If he could do it himself, he would definitely do it himself.

Canned food, a particularly convenient food that can be eaten after opening, seems to be tailor-made for people like Verne.

Especially in this world (except the people in the Garden of Eden) there is no requirement for the taste and variety of food, and there is no such thing as getting tired of eating—it is better to say that he will not complain when he is tired of eating, and will continue to eat—in this case, canned food It was the food of a dream.

"Yes, it can save time and ensure the storage environment." The businessman shrugged, "Although the shelf life of bacon itself is quite long, but we are on the road for a long time, and the climate changes, so the bacon may become very dry. The firewood may have deteriorated in advance, and there are not just stations and hotels every time we stop, and sometimes it is inconvenient to light a fire by ourselves, this canned bacon really saved us, as for the church..."

The chamber of commerce deliberately kept it a secret, and then said: "Master Sage said that he convinced the church, so we don't have to worry about it."

Stendhal realized something when he heard it: "Is that the sage who opened this steam seminar?"

"Yes." The caravan said proudly, "Our great sage in the Garden of Eden, it is said that the church has not responded to any proposals from him... Ah, bad."

The businessman showed a regretful expression.

Verne asked worriedly, "What's wrong?"

"Master Sage hopes that we don't mention him often in other places..."

Stendhal said indifferently: "Because you don't care for fame and fortune, right? We all believe that the great sage must be a noble and noble person. Don't worry, we've already talked about it to this extent. A few more words won't affect anything."

"That's right." The businessman comforted himself, "Anyway, the sage just said 'try not to mention it' or 'speak less' and didn't say not to mention it."

If Lucifer knew that his euphemistic words were understood in this way, he would probably drink two cups of milk tea angrily.

Verne was very interested in this great sage.

It’s okay if it’s just a steam train, but since the businessman in front of him has started to invest in steam-powered printing presses, the application of steam engines to other fields is also allowed by the church. Verne can even imagine that steam engines invaded the textile industry and iron smelting industry, invade other areas, and then lead to redundant manpower...

... Is the church in Eden crazy?

Verne found that not many people seemed to be aware of this problem, and he was not interested in spreading panic, but he was very curious about the great sage who could even explain such things to the Church.

Under Verne's questioning, the businessman continued: "Master Sage said that canned food is not to make people lazy, but to save time-time is life, and the time saved in cooking can be used for other more Meaningful things are presumably approved by God... that’s pretty much what it means.”

Stendhal suddenly said: "This reason is quite reasonable. It is not surprising that the church agrees. This sage is really amazing."

Merchant Yu Yourong: "Yes, our great sage is very powerful! The Apple store he opened has done a lot of trials, and the food as a reward is also very delicious... I see, you have to ask again, delicious Won't the church protest against the food?"

Stendhal and Verne, who hadn't had time to speak, laughed dryly.

Yes, they do want to ask this...

"Master Sage said that someone from the church did come to ask, but he was persuaded. We asked how he persuaded the church..."

The businessman seemed to memorize every word of the sage in his heart like a treasure.

"The sage said, 'If the gods thought that appetite was bad, they would not have given humans the appetite in the first place. It is precisely because people have to eat to survive that God created appetite, in order to make people have more appetite. And making food delicious does not violate God's will, on the contrary, it is a deeper understanding of God's painstaking efforts, as long as the degree is controlled' - the church thinks this is very reasonable, so as long as there is no extravagance and waste, the Garden of Eden is not It does not limit people's pursuit to make food taste better."

Verne and Stendhal were silent.

I always feel that the church in the Garden of Eden is a bit weird... But the words of this great sage seem to have no problem...

"What about the steam engine? How did your great sage convince the church?" Verne asked.

The businessman scratched his hair: "About this, we are all very curious, but no one really knows... Lord Sage didn't answer either, just let us rest assured..."

There really is something wrong with this great sage in the Garden of Eden! ! !

After slandering, Verne asked: "What is the name of this great sage? I want to know if he is someone I know."

"Oh, do you know some sages? We have been curious about the origin of the great sage for a long time, but we can't guarantee that this is his real name... Anyway, the great sage is called Lucifer, and he has two younger brothers, one named Satan , one named George."

"--Um?!"

In the church on this land, the little angel was sorting out the records of the church and was planning to write a summary report and hand it over to Gabriel. Even though he was so far away, he still heard the name itself a curse.

"Satan...?" The little angel listened to the conversation of those humans with some confusion, "Why does he treat people as a younger brother in the world..."

Speaking of which, His Highness Gabriel said to pay attention to Satan's whereabouts, right?

Shouldn't this matter be submitted together with the summary report?

74. Chapter 74