Gourmet Gaming

Chapter 115: I Choose You!

“How dare you take my pork trotter...!” Minhyuk shouted. He almost flew in a rage but thankfully, he realized that the pork trotter in front of Beanie was not his pork trotter.

‘What’s this…?’?Minhyuk thought. It seemed like the same Pork Trotter Set was placed in front of Beanie.

‘Ah, maybe it’s that!’

It was probably the?‘The more delicious the food the owner eats, the higher the EXP and the higher the level it could evolve.’.?In other words, it meant that whatever delicious food he ate would also be reflected, and be in front of Beanie.

“Oink, oink, oink!”

[Beanie is happy.]

Minhyuk watched Beanie eat deliciously before he focused on his own pork trotter again. He dipped a piece of pork trotter in spicy dipping sauce, placing it on top of a lettuce together with some garlic, spicy pepper and kimchi, before wrapping it together and placing it in his mouth.

Crunch, crunch━

The crunch was fantastic. Every time Minhyuk chewed, he could feel the crunchy lettuce and kimchi. At the end of each bite, the light taste of pork trotter and the savory spicy dipping sauce would mix together and form great harmony. As Minhyuk chewed on his wrap, he picked the bowl of noodles up and mixed it thoroughly.

“Slurp!”

.

The spicy and sour tray noodles could easily wash away the greasy taste of the pork trotter.

“Chew, chew,?delicious!”

Minhyuk smiled pleasantly as he savored the aftertaste of the food. When he turned around to look at Beanie… He saw Beanie imitating the pose of someone holding a cup with it small paws. Then, Beanie gulped as if it was drinking something refreshing as he ‘Kyaa!’ed.

“Ah. That’s right, good!” Minhyuk said as he hurriedly pulled out some cola from his inventory and he poured some over a cup filled with ice. Since Beanie could also share what its owner ate, a cup of cola also appeared in front of it. Then, Beanie suddenly stopped.

‘What’s this? How does Beanie know what a cola is?’

What a strange little piggy. Then, Minhyuk and Beanie picked their cups up in tandem. Beanie suddenly…

Clink!

“Oink!”

“Cheers!”

Gulp, gulp, gulp, gulp━

“Kyaa!”

Balzarc watched the two of them and mumbled, “Is this a baby pig together with his daddy pig...?”

Once Minhyuk finished eating all of the pork trotters in God’s Dish, a series of notifications rang in his head.

[You have eaten the first God’s Dish, the Pork Trotter Set.]

[You have received an invincible body. Your body will now be able to resist all types of poisons and abnormal conditions and status.]

[You have gained 30 REP.]

[You can now level up Food God’s Cooking Skill.]

[Food God’s Cooking Skill has leveled up.]

[You can now level up the Ingredient Tracking skill.]

[Ingredient Tracking has leveled up.]

[You have learned the skill: The Joy of Eating Together.]

[The Class Quest: To Have a Feast with Other People has been created.]

‘As expected...!’

Minhyuk’s predictions had been correct. His skills related to the Food God class were usually impossible to level up! He quickly checked the information on his skills.

(Food God's Cooking Skills)

Passive Skill

Level: 2

Effects:

?You can apply a buff that is much more outstanding than any other chef’s buff.

?The shelf life and preservation times of your dishes will be much longer compared to other chefs.

?Your buff capacity is higher than other chefs.

?You can confirm and check the recipe that another person wants.

Minhyuk's mind went blank, the only thing that he thought of was ‘Eh?’. He was expecting an effect that would make the food more delicious but instead, he got an effect that would allow him to check the recipe of a dish that another person would want. He clicked on the detailed description as he pondered over it deeply.

[If you use Food God’s Cooking Skill to recreate and make the dish from the recipe of the dish the other person desires, your chances of achieving a higher grade of dish will be doubled.]

It was literally making a dish from the recipe acquired from a dish that another person wanted to eat.

‘I’m already busy eating as it is though?!’

Then, he checked the Ingredient Tracking Skill.

(Ingredient Tracking)

Passive Skill

Level:?2

Penalty on Use:?You will be unable to use Food God’s True Worth for the day.

Effects:

?Once the skill has been triggered, the system will search for the ingredient that will correspond to the type of effect and cuisine that you have chosen. The search will search in a ten-kilometer radius. The skill will also suggest recipes according to the buff effect + ingredients + cuisine and will also suggest alternative ingredients for the dish.

?It can only be used 5 times

?Additional number of uses can be acquired once the skill has leveled up.

?Current available number of uses: 5/5

The changes in Ingredient Tracking was quite satisfactory. The initial one-kilometer radius search had increased to a ten-kilometer radius. In addition, the previous three uses had increased to five uses and the number of uses had also been reset.

‘If I knew that this would happen, I should have used my last chance!’

Minhyuk blamed himself for being a bit dull in that regard. However, he was also feeling a bit sullen and shocked. He thought,?‘Food God, why are you so mean!’

How could he give him such a skill? He did not like the name of the skill at all. Nevertheless, Minhyuk still checked the details of his newly acquired skill. Of course, with a frown on his face.

(The Joy of Eating Together)

Passive Skill

Level: None

Effects: Whenever the Food God cooks for someone else, the dish with the same taste and flavor would appear in front of him.

“Oh...”

Minhyuk promptly swallowed back the curses that he thought about the Food God. This was a simply broken skill! For example, if he made a dish with an excellent buff, even though he wanted to eat it, it would be the others that would benefit from it, right? Something like this was practically unthinkable for Minhyuk. However, with this skill, if he cooked for others, he would still be able to taste the same dishes even though he would not be able to receive the buff.

‘I suddenly feel like the Food God has always been thinking about me and my well-being. Thank you, Food God!”

Minhyuk had actually never used his buff ability since he would rather eat and drink by himself, instead of feeding others. However, this passive skill changed things entirely. It would allow him to feed others delicious food while he himself could also eat the same. And in return for cooking them something delicious…

‘I can ask them to buy me ingredients!’

Minhyuk smiled happily, albeit with a shameless expression. Then, he finally checked the class quest, ‘To Have a Feast with Other People’.

[Class Quest: To Have a Feast with Other People.]

Rank: ????

Requirement: Eat the first God’s Dish.

Rewards: The Second God’s Dish: Restaurant Course Meal, Food God’s Personal Artifact.

Penalty for Failure: -100 to all five basic stats.

Description: The Food God Allen knew what his descendant would be like the best. Even though he believed that eating alone was good, he also believed that it was important to eat with others. This is a quest for you. A ‘satisfaction’ bar will be created during the progress of this quest. Once the satisfaction bar reaches 100%, you will be able to receive the second God’s Dish. In addition, the satisfaction would vary depending on the level, title and abilities of the person who ate the dish.

Minhyuk nodded. In other words, he wanted him to cook for others and dine with them.

‘Hmm...’

Not long after, Balzarc broke the silence. He said, “The Food God did a lot of things. Some were hateful and some were worthy of gratitude. I can’t forget the taste of his cooking. He said that this dish would help you in the process of learning the pleasure and joy of eating.”

“Is that so?”

It was truly a dish that could never be forgotten. Today, Minhyuk had tasted the pork trotter set that he made. This Pork Trotter Set was truly delicious. It was the most delicious thing in the world. It even gave him an immunity towards all poisons and abnormal conditions. Minhyuk gained a lot through the process of getting this dish.

‘Beanie, the armor, and even a title.’

Minhyuk also received countless gold and artifacts just by feeding the monsters. Of course, he still had not checked the information of the Armor of Immortality. However, just as he was about to do that…

“Oink...!”

…Beanie suddenly floated in the air.

[Beanie has evolved.]

[Beanie has evolved.]

Beanie evolved twice after tasting the God’s Dish. Maybe the experience that it received had shot up, just by eating such a special dish. Then, a bright light suddenly covered Beanie’s body.

‘Don’t tell me that you’re going to evolve into a cool pet?’?Minhyuk thought, head filled with anticipation. Soon, the light disappeared and Beanie appeared!

“...Oink?”

Beanie was the same. Nothing changed at all. Minhyuk nodded helplessly as he checked Beanie’s information.

(Beanie)

Rank: ???

Race: Pet

Level: 3

Attack: 132

Defense: 3,251

Summoning Duration per Day: 2 hours.

Summoning Cooldown Time: 22 hours

Special Abilities:

?It will immediately detect if there is a medicine nearby.

?Pet Owner’s attack power will be increased by 10%.

?Passive Skill: Instinctual Protection

Condition for Growth: The more delicious the food the owner eats, the higher the EXP and the higher the level it could evolve.

Potential: 184

Experience Value: 32% / 100%

“...?”

Minhyuk was extremely surprised when he saw the changes in Beanie’s stats. Beanie’s attack only increased slightly but its defense rose exponentially.

‘3,251...?’

It was as high as the Hatchling from earlier and it had only increased its level by two. Additionally, Minhyuk would receive a buff everytime he summoned Beanie, and his attack power would increase by 10%. He clicked at the passive skill, Instinctual Protection.

(Instinctual Protection)

Passive Skill

Rank: None

Level: None

Effects: Beanie’s instinct would be to always protect his owner. Beanie will alway do his best to stop the attack towards his owner with all his might.

Description: Sometimes, he might be cocky and proud, but Beanie is a good pet. Such a good Beanie always wants to protect his owner. Beanie will always use his Instinctual Protection to protect you in a moment of crisis.

Minhyuk looked at Beanie with a slight admiration. Then, after watching Beanie evolve, Balzarc said, “You’ll be able to find the rest of the God’s Dishes once you grow further.”

“Yes,” Minhyuk answered with a nod. He was now done with his business. To get the second God’s Dish, he needed to fill the satisfaction level to 100%. That was something that needed time before it was completed. Once he leveled up and filled the satisfaction level to its fullest, he would be able to receive a hint for another God’s Dish.

“I hope that you will be able to work hard and eat a lot of delicious food,” Balzarc imparted those words to Minhyuk with a smile, before disappearing.

Minhyuk decided to feed the monsters in the Monster’s Paradise before leaving, but completed it faster than the time expected. He quickly fed them all in one day and left the place.

***

The Land of Dead, a hunting ground where only high-leveled players at Level 450 hunted. In that place, Level 430 Dullahans were being killed and swept away.

“Graaaaa!”

Slash!

Slash!

Whenever the light flashed, a clawmark would always appear and be left on the body of the Dullahans. The things that were dealing the damage on the Dullahans were none other than wolves. Right behind those wolves was a young man of African descent. He was Kaistra. His real name was Kaistra, and his username was also Kaistra. Once again…

Slash!

…With a flash of light, the Dullahans in front of him were swept away and killed. Kaistra smiled contentedly as he watched the scene.

Kaistra was a player who accidentally entered the South Korean server. He was a strong player standing firmly at the ninth place in the global unofficial rankings. He had the god class, Envoy of Incarnation. The reason why he accidentally logged into the South Korean server was because…

Kaistra lived in a poor village. Almost all of the people in his village died due to boils and hunger. At that time, he was saved because some Korean medical staff and volunteers came to their village. They told him that they came from a South Korean company. The Korean company was none other than the Ilhwa Group. They spared money for the village where Kaistra lived and did not wish for anything in return. They were just that generous. Then, Kaistra asked a man from their group. It was Park Munsoo, the personal secretary of the chairman of the Ilhwa Group.

‘Uncle, why did you guys help us?’

Park Munsoo smiled at him and said,?‘Because we do not want to see people going hungry. It’s such a hard and unfortunate thing to happen to people.’

The young Kaistra had asked then,?‘What is hunger in Korea?’

Park Munsoo pondered deeply, then he kneeled down and told Kaistra,?‘Do you see that guy over there? Our chairman knows this best more than anyone else.’

‘What’s the name of the chairman?’

‘Chairman Kang Minhoo. He’s a very great man.’

Kaistra smiled lightly.

Our benefactor.

When Kaistra heard his words, he decided that he would consider that man to be his benefactor forever.