Chapter 44: Chilled Apple-flavored Coca-Cola
The mayor put the big jar on the stone table in front of Robb and said with a smile, "it's very comfortable to drink some apple juice to quench your thirst, especially in this hot summer. Father, ask your maid to come to my house if you want more. I have plenty."
Robb smiled and said, "Thank you!"
Instead of acting polite to the mayor, he smiled calmly, opened the jar, and looked inside. The jar of apple juice smelled delicious and looked really good.
Lillian quickly poured him a glass, and Robb took a sip, "Gee, it tastes good. The freshly squeezed apple juice is good. If I were to make a complaint, it's not cold."
The mayor said with a smile, "it's summer, of course; it can't be made cold, but Father can seal the jar, soak it in a well, and take it out when you want to drink it. Alas, it is more convenient for the men in the city because they can find ice magicians at any time and ask them to cool their juices with ice magic, which tastes great."
"Oh? Ice magic? " Robb's eyes lit up, and he said, "ha, I can do something about this!"
The mayor said, "Oh? Does father have a way?"
As soon as he finished asking, he heard Robb's mouth murmur the chant: "God of Winter… Please listen to my request and lend me the power of winter. Come, Ice Arrow!"
Robb used a random chant. He didn’t even know if it was accurate. Anyway, the mayor couldn’t hear him, and with the sound of *Biu*, an ice arrow flew out of his fingertips and right into the jar. The jar and the apple juice inside instantly turned into ice.
Mayor: “Huh? How can father use ice magic?”
Robb said, “Well, I know a thing or two. Though I’m not that good at it. I only know the basics, like the ice arrow. Well, I used it for the first time and didn’t really master the spell that well, so the whole jar froze. This is embarrassing...”
The mayor was also confused and embarrassed, "then we'll have to wait for it to slowly melt."
Fortunately, it was late July, and the temperature was high. The jar melted after a few minutes of bathing in the hot sun. Robb picked up a cup poured with the apple juice and took a sip, saying happily, "The cold is truly great. I feel like I’m finally back in my hometown, drinking. Lillian, try it.”
Lillian drank nicely and poured the mayor a glass of cold apple juice using a "Guest" cup.
The three of them each held and drank cold apple juice.
At this time, Robb felt homesick. After drinking a cold drink, he suddenly missed his original world. Ice, I really want to drink ice!
Is it possible to recreate coke in this world?
He put his hand on his chin and began to think deeply.
It’s almost impossible to make a complete replica. The recipe of Coca-Cola and Pepsi are top secrets, so he doesn’t know it. Even if he does, if he can’t gather the ingredients, then it’s all for naught. Not to mention, he can’t make a fortune here in this generation.
It seems I've no choice but to make a carbonated apple-flavored drink.
Carbonated drinks made in modern times are done by pressuring edible carbon dioxide gas into the water using a *carbonator”.
However, he can’t get such an advanced machine in this world!
He used his brain, and an answer soon came up. Doesn't a carbonator use strong pressure to force carbon dioxide into the water?
Strong pressure can be made with magic.
However, this requires advanced magic, which is beyond the grasp of ordinary magicians. It's fine to use something like an ice arrow before the mayor, but if I perform something that can manipulate gravity and exert pressure, I'll have some unnecessary trouble.
So, he smiled and said, “Mr. Mayor, please wait here. I’ll go outside and improve this juice. I’ll take it out later and have you taste it.’
The mayor said, “Alright!”
Robb took the apple juice jar into the warehouse and asked Lillian to prepare a few small bottles for later. He first activated the spell "Water Control". With that, the apple juice flew out of the jar, and with his control, it floated mid-air.
Then, using fire magic, he instantly burned all the oxygen next to the floating oxygen and turned it into carbon dioxide. Afterward, he used the natural magic – gravity!
Gravity is the ability to create a field with huge pressure. It’s usually used to crush enemies, but he’s using it to make carbonated water. The magician who first used the magic is probably crying.
Huge pressure was exerted in all directions and pointed towards the center, trapping the carbon dioxide. Afterward, it was sucked into the apple juice, dissolving it and saturating the drink. Robb put the result into an empty bottle nearby and sealed it with a cork.
Carbonated Apple-flavored drink, produced successfully!
Robb excitedly picked up the bottle, and uncorked it. The sweet sound of "zizi” appeared, the sound of opened carbonated drinks. Coke, 7-Up, Sprite, and Mountain Dew all come to mind. This brings me back home. I really miss home, I don’t want to go back, but it doesn’t hurt to reminisce.
Putting the jar to his mouth, he raised his neck, gurgled, and drank up half the jar instantly. The refreshing sensation of carbonated drinks rushed along his throat and into his stomach.
Wah, this is the taste of summer.
[Robb acquired Coca-Cola]
A few minutes later, Robb returned to the yard with a bottle. The mayor waited patiently, and when he saw Robb come out, he hurriedly asked, “Father, what do you have there?”
“Have a taste of this!” Robb handed over the bottle in his hand.
The mayor curiously took the bottle and uncorked it. The sound made him feel very strange, and at the same time, he was a little afraid, "Father, what kind of strange water is this? Why does it make such a sound?"
Robb put on a serious face, "This water is called Coca-Cola, which I have hidden for many years. I have added the apple juice you just gave me, and it has been chilled. Therefore, its exact scientific name should be 'Chilled Apple-Flavored Coca-Cola’. Take a sip first, and let’s talk after."
If another inexplicable person handed him a bottle of such liquid, the mayor would never drink it. He was afraid of poison. However, a priest of the Church of Light, a benevolent priest, asked him to drink, so he did not hesitate to pick up the jar and take a big sip. For a moment, the feeling of carbon dioxide in his nose almost made the mayor out of breath, but the comfort came at the same time, down his throat and seeped into his bones.
*Hiccup*
After a hiccup, the mayor shouted, "Delicious, too delicious, this Apple-Flavored Coca-Cola is really amazing, great. It's the first time I've drunk something so good."