Eric couldn't help but find it a little funny.
Why did every tribe send their mighty, combat-proficient warriors out to trade for food?
Warriors who loved and were passionate about learning to cook, like Sam, were extremely rare among beastman warriors. Letting warriors learn to make black bread was truly a disaster.
If Thomas had brought Sam or Jessica back then, someone would have surely succeeded.
Too bad, before he (Eric) arrived, no one had discovered their cooking talents. He was still very proud of this point.
Among beastmen, mighty and combat-proficient people were not hard to find; people who knew how to cook were. Thinking of the charred black meat everyone ate before he (Eric) arrived, if a piece were shared with a human, it might just lead to a homicide case.
"Michael, can you help me make a stone mill to grind tofu and flour? Look, there's wheat here, and even soybeans!"
