Chapter 199: Let's Make Butter

It has been a while since I brought the Kerry cows to the undeveloped lands.

By the way, the genders of the four cows are two males and two females. I had them sell me two breeding pairs so we could increase the number of calves.

I hear from the ranch staff that the cows have gotten used to their new environment.

It seems they are also being milked smoothly.

Therefore, I decided to go to the ranch in the undeveloped lands with Baker-san to make butter and sweets.

Then, Letty and Sophie, who love sweet things, seemed to have caught wind of it and ended up coming along.

When I went to the workshop cafe, Baker-san was waiting, having already prepared.

Letty, Sophie, and the guard Ria were also gathered.

“Well then, let’s go to the ranch in the undeveloped lands.”

“Teleportation Magic, is it? My heart is pounding.”

This will be Baker-san’s first teleportation.

Although Teleportation Magic was made public along with the matter of the Savior at the victory ceremony, there are still few workshop staff members who have experienced teleportation.

“Alright, here we go.”

Having everyone grab the hem of my clothes, I activated Teleportation Magic.

“Wow, it really is instantaneous.”

Baker-san widened her eyes in surprise, but she immediately looked around the surroundings with deep interest.

How should I put it… she’s quite unfazed.

“Brother, are those the Kerry breed?”

“That’s right. They aren’t mottled black and white, but rather a brownish color.”

“Sophie, Kerry cows produce delicious milk and butter.”

“I’m looking forward to tasting what it’s like.”

My sister is excited.

I’m also looking forward to seeing what kind of sweets Baker-san will make from the Kerry butter.

As we walked toward the ranch buildings, small Golems were working.

“Wow, they’re cute. Are those Wood Golems?”

“Yeah, the undeveloped lands are short on manpower, so they’re playing an active role.”

“They were reliable on the battlefield, but somehow they look more lively being on a ranch.”

“Just as Letty says. I guess Wood Golems are more suited for production activities after all.”

Upon arriving at the cowshed, a ranch staff member wearing a straw hat came out to greet us.

“Welcome, William-sama.”

“Thank you for greeting us, Thomas. Pardon the intrusion.”

Thomas is an earnest and mild-mannered person.

I heard he wished to immigrate to the undeveloped lands because he wanted to live leisurely surrounded by nature.

“Could you bring out some Kerry cow milk?”

“Yes, please wait a moment.”

Thomas immediately brought an iron can filled with milk.

“This was milked this morning.”

“Freshly squeezed milk?”

Sophie‘s eyes sparkled.

“Would you like to try drinking it?”

“Is it okay?”

We all decided to drink the milk.

“This is delicious.”

Even the usually calm Ria is getting excited.

“Freshly squeezed milk really is different.”

Baker-san seemed to be soaking in the lingering taste.

“Now then, shall we make some butter?”

If you centrifuge the milk and churn it, it becomes butter.

Of course, there are no electric centrifuges, so I had previously made one that you spin by stepping on pedals with human power.

I thought I would use that this time as well, when I suddenly made eye contact with a Wood Golem nearby.

The Wood Golem tilted its head with a blank look.

How cute.

However, they boast untiring toughness.

That’s it, I’ll ask the Golem to do the centrifuging.

Using my Production Skill, I modified the centrifuge to a size the Golem could use.

“Could you straddle this and step on the pedals?”

The Wood Golem hopped onto the saddle.

It was as cute as ever, but once it started pedaling, it continued to cycle at a faster pace than a human.

As expected, the milk separated into cream and skim milk faster than before.

Next is churning.

I took out a container with a lid from storage and poured the cream in.

“Alright, I’ll shake the container. Let’s all try doing it this time.”

After closing the lid tightly, we all started shaking the container.

Even after shaking for a while, there was no change.

Still, we just kept shaking anyway.

By the time our arms started getting tired, I looked inside the container, and the solid matter had finally separated.

“All that’s left is to strain it through a colander and it’s done.”

Baker-san looked happy.

However, continuously shaking until butter forms is quite tough.

Everyone was tired, but only the Wood Golem was perfectly fine.

It looks like we’ll be relying on the Wood Golems for butter making.

I spread the finished butter on freshly baked bread I had brought in storage.

The freshly made butter melted over the piping hot bread.

“Wow, it smells aggressively good.”

We all ate the butter toast.

“This is…”

Somehow, words escape me.

“To think we could make something so delicious on this farm. I’m happy.”

Thomas was deeply moved.

“Yeah. It’s thanks to everyone on the farm working hard.”

“It’s a wonderful taste! My motivation to create sweets is welling up.”

Baker-san seemed fired up.

The butter toast alone is delicious enough, but it will surely be even more delicious if made into sweets.

After thanking Thomas and the Wood Golem, we teleported back to the workshop with the freshly made butter.

As soon as we returned to the workshop cafe, Baker-san baked cookies for us.

Lured by the delicious smell, the craftsmen gathered in the cafe.

“The usual cookies are delicious, but today’s are even better.”

“They have a rich aroma and a deep flavor.”

“I went and made Kerry cow butter with William-sama and the others.”

“Oh, Kerry breed! That’s a luxury item.”

Everyone happily ate the cookies.

As expected, sweets really do bring a smile to everyone’s face.