Chapter 12 - 12: This is called canned food (2)
The military's request came before ice cream's popularity had even waned.
"You mean to improve the army's combat rations?"
"Yes. The Imperial Army is aiming to increase the shelf life of its combat rations."
The soldier who came to make the request didn't sound too excited as he spoke.
I was a mage of the White Tower who specialized in civilian magic.
It was unreasonable to expect me to solve a problem that even the military wizards couldn't solve.
"I know it's not your area of expertise, so if you don't want to do it, you can refuse..."
"I can."
"Yes?"
"You said your goal is to increase retention?"
"Oh, yes. We're aiming for a minimum of four months, but even if you could increase it by one day, that would be really helpful..."