Gourmet Gaming

Chapter 709: Support Troops

The Disaster Specialist Ricor’s gaze was blank while his body was stiff.

[The second Absolute Demigod Class has been born to the world!]

[The second Absolute Demigod Class is ‘God of Disasters’!]

[There are a total of twenty Absolute Demigod Classes in the world!]

The percentage of his encounters with the powerhouses of the current era had experienced a huge leap, which eventually led to his change of class, when Brod made his appearance. However, that was not the reason why he was all stiff and tense.

‘Crazy… He really killed everyone.’

This was because Food God Minhyuk truly killed all of the remaining enemies. He fought fiercely against the Black Knights, the very same Black Knights that forced the troops of the Kingdom of Eden and the Kingdom of Rama to step back, and stood all alone in the battlefield.

‘Even if there were quite a lot of Swords of the Gods that died…’

The Black Knights were known as the elite of the elites of the Luvien Empire. Seeing Minhyuk sweep all of them away by himself, one could not look at him as someone that was simply strong anymore.

‘He is very skilled with the sword, a genius so to speak. He even has outstanding gaming sense and a strong will.’

Ricor felt something that was far beyond admiration and astonishment.

‘So, this is the reason why he became king before Richard.’

The arrogant and prideful Ricor, rumored to be the best among the Five Promising Prospects, was left with no choice but to admit this fact. Then, he turned to Richard, who was standing next to him. He could see that Richard was watching the battlefield with a calm expression on his face.

‘How come he’s still so relaxed despite the situation?’

Ricor could not help but admire Richard too. How could he remain so calm even after witnessing the power and the connections of his own rival and competition?

‘As expected of someone that has become a king.’

His admiration grew even deeper as he watched the man beside him.

“Ricor, gather the spoils of war and inform the people that we have won. I am currently nursing a throbbing headache so I will log out first. I will be back in half an hour.”

“I understand, Your Majesty.”

Richard’s expression was calm and nonchalant as he turned around and stepped away. His back did not even shake even after witnessing Food God Minhyuk’s majestic display of power!

‘So cool.’

Today, Ricor’s admiration for Richard reached another all time high.

***

Fwiiiiiish—

Meanwhile, it was currently night in America. After logging out and terminating his connection, Richard immediately rushed to the bathroom. Seeing his wet underwear, he could not help but cry.

“…I never expected that I would wet my pants.”

The truth was, Richard had wetted his pants when he witnessed Minhyuk’s majestic display of power earlier! He had a problem now, which was that his wife and children were currently sleeping! He would definitely raise suspicions if he did the laundry late at night! At this moment, he remembered the traditional Korean washboard that his wife had brought back when she went on a trip to Korea just recently.

Scrub, scrub, scrub, scrub—

Richard, who was crouching on the floor, looked at his underwear and thought, ‘To be honest, that display is really something that can make one wet their pants.’

This was the king of the Masserati Kingdom.

***

Luo, the tenth among the Swords of the Gods and the person that inherited the power of the God of Assassination, felt that his limbs were as heavy as lead. His last memory was that of the Beyond the Heavens’ King slaughtering hundreds of Black Knights, before standing atop their corpses with his cloak fluttering behind him.

“Ugh,” Luo groaned lightly, but he instinctively jumped up the moment he came back to his senses, his eyes immediately surveying his surroundings. This was an occupational disease. After all, assassins had to always be sensitive to whatever was happening around them.

‘I can only feel a crude and poor aura from this place.’

The Great Luvien Empire had plenty of swordmasters and great mages that could easily cast 7th Tier magic. Also, the Swords of the Gods were generally at Level 600 or above. On the other hand, the energy and aura that he could feel in the Beyond the Heavens Kingdom was just plain crude.

‘Can this kind of weak nation even stand against Luvien…?’

Luo immediately stopped in his tracks when he tried to roll the sleeves of his right arm using his left hand.

“…”

Right, his left arm was now missing. He had lost that arm to Brod. There was a hint of bitterness as he looked at his severed left arm, before using his teeth to roll the sleeves of his right arm.

He was now stamped with the ‘Imprint of Obedience’. The mark must have appeared on both the king and the subordinate when he vowed that he would live and die as Minhyuk’s dog. This mark would take his life if he betrayed his king or should his king willed it. With this mark engraved on his skin, there was no way for him to kill himself. In other words, he had completely become the Beyond the Heavens Kingdom’s dog.

‘I’m already regretting this choice.’

It was true that Luo had made this choice because he was greedy. He wanted to live and not die at that moment so he made the choice.

Not long after, a man came inside the room. This man was none other than Park. He said, “You need to go and train the assassins immediately. We have secretly selected several assassins from Beyond the Heavens Kingdom. Please pay more attention to Nero.”

“…”

Luo was once the Sword of the Gods. But now? He was demoted to nothing more than an instructor that would raise future assassins. He was not even given any time to rest.

‘Ha…’

He could not help but sigh. If his relationship with Minhyuk was not based purely on the Imprint of Obedience and instead on respect and loyalty, then his treatment would probably be different.

He had been greeted with severe disappointment the moment he woke up in this kingdom. All he could do was go to the training grounds. That was where he saw soldiers and troops infinitely weaker compared to the empire’s forces.

‘There’s no way that the king of such a weak kingdom will be able to kill Nerva…’

Once again, Luo felt deep regret at his choice.

The cold and sharp eyes of the people of the Beyond the Heavens Kingdom continued to stab into Luo’s body as he continued on his way to the training grounds.

Splat—

Someone threw an egg at Luo. However, Luo did not pay it any heed and just continued on his way. When he arrived at the training grounds, he saw the people that he was supposed to train.

‘What the hell is this? Aren’t they nothing but f*cking bastards?’

Luo was actually very good at teaching assassination techniques. In fact, he was the one that taught and led the Luvien Empires’ Divine Assassin Corps. However, the sight in front of him caused him to sigh. He was already thinking of not giving it his all.

‘I’ll just live like this and die here.’

Yes, he would teach them. However, he would not give it his best. They wanted his Secret? Well, he never intended to teach them such a thing. Even if he taught them the basics, he was sure that their levels would not increase by much.

After all, this was nothing but a relationship between a dog and its owner. No, in fact, dogs would always listen to their owners. That was not the case for Luo. He was forced by his circumstances. There was no way that he would give it his all and train these soldiers sincerely.

Meanwhile, an old man watched his figure from afar. This old man was none other than Spear God Ben.

Ben smiled bitterly at him and thought, ‘Your Majesty, he will be nothing but a mere puppet. That is unless you win his heart and loyalty. Hoho.’

On the other side, Luo was very shocked to see the old man smiling bitterly at him. There were quite a few reasons why he was shocked. The first one was because he realized that he could not win against this old man after losing one arm. The second was because he was an old man. And the third, it was a surprising matter.

‘Goodness! He has long and thick black hair at such an old age… Ahem. I want to know his secret.’

That was right, Luo, who wore a black cowl every day, was in fact also bald.

***

Beyond the Heavens Kingdom’s walls.

The news of their victory in war spread far and wide. The cheers of the people of Beyond the Heavens shook the world. Although it was already night, the streets of the kingdom were still lively and vibrant. It was as if a festival was happening.

After the war, Minhyuk stood on top of the walls, a small smile at the corners of his lips. ‘Fufufufu. There’s nothing better than eating something simple like this.’

Tick, tick, tick, tick—

Minhyuk opened the gas burner stove and placed a nickel pot on top of it. The dishes that he planned to eat this time were none other than ramyeon and gimbap.

‘The best way to cook ramyeon is to follow the prescribed amount of water in the bag.’

This was the perfect season for ramyeon, where a cool and refreshing breeze blew. Eating ramyeon while sitting on the walls and looking over the Beyond the Heavens Kingdom. It was simply perfect. Just the thought of it could make anyone’s heart tremble.

Just like that, the ramyeon in the nickel pot started to boil. Then, Minhyuk cracked an egg at the most opportune moment. Minhyuk personally preferred his eggs intact. He did not like stirring them in the soup.

Minhyuk quickly set up the table and served the cooked ramyeon. Then, he placed some tuna gimbap, well-ripened kimchi and some pickled radish along with the pot.

As the cold breeze blew in, he quickly took a big bite of the steaming hot ramyeon from the pot.

“Hoo! Hoo!” Minhyuk blew on the mouthful.

“Sluuuuuuuuuuuuurp!”

The noodles were chewy and the soup was spicy. As expected, ‘Jjin Ramyeon’s Spicy Flavor’ could be described as the way, the truth and the life. Minhyuk lifted another huge mouthful of noodles and placed them in his mouth.

“Sluuuuuuuuuuuurp!”

As he chewed the noodles, he quickly grabbed some well-ripened kimchi and placed it in his mouth.

Crunch, crunch—

The kimchi added depth to the flavor of the soup. This time, he took a bite of the gimbap that was filled to the brim with tuna.

‘Kghhk! I really like the scent of perilla leaves.’

Minhyuk truly liked the scent of the perilla leaves wafting from the tuna gimbap. It was a unique scent that would waft into his nose and spread in his mouth in one bite. And that was not all, there was also the mayonnaise and the tuna inside, a perfect blend that could make one feel better in an instant.

Next, Minhyuk dipped his tuna gimbap in his ramyeon soup.

Munch, munch, munch—

Whenever he felt like his throat was dry, he would lift the entire pot, blow lightly on the soup and drink directly from it. The spiciness of the soup was able to warm up his cold body.

After a few minutes of eating the noodles and gimbap, Minhyuk started to wonder if he had some cold rice with him. However, he quickly shook his head. ‘Let’s try something new today.’

Minhyuk only left a small amount of ramyeon soup on the pot. Then, he added some cold rice on top of the soup, where he could see little noodles left behind.

Tick, tick, tick, tick—

Then, he turned on the gas burner stove once again. What Minhyuk was cooking right now was none other than ‘ramyeon porridge’[1].

Ramyeon porridge would taste better if the rice was boiled down together with only a bit of the ramyeon soup left. After the soup has been boiled down, Minhyuk cracked an egg above it. Then, he boiled it for a bit more before turning off the heat.

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Minhyuk quickly scooped a mouthful of the ramyeon porridge, the grains of rice mixed with the small strands of noodles, and placed it in his mouth. All he could do after eating the mouthful that was fresh out of the pot, was to roll it around in his mouth until it cooled down.

The savory taste of the ramyeon porridge was quite a flavor. Of course, he did not forget to scoop another mouthful. But this time, he added some kimchi on top of it.

Crunch, crunch—

Minhyuk smiled happily as he nodded in admiration. He made sure to eat everything, not leaving behind even a single grain of rice on the pot. Then, he let out a sigh of happiness as he looked over the Beyond the Heavens Kingdom.

“Fwaaaa…

As he watched over his kingdom, he recalled the notifications that he received before he came here.

[God’s Second Knight Luo does not have loyalty toward you. He does not harbor any love or hatred toward the Beyond the Heavens Kingdom.]

[The relationship between him and you is nothing more than a master and servant relationship, a relationship based on obedience.]

He was not shocked that Luo did not have any loyalty toward him. However, if this matter persisted, then it would become a huge problem. After all, someone with no loyalty to him was definitely a headache. It was likely that he would do everything half-heartedly. There were no feelings toward Beyond the Heavens Kingdom.

Minhyuk scrolled through his notifications that rang in his ears after they won in Esser Fortress.

[The Beyond the Heavens Kingdom has helped the Masserati Kingdom gain victory.]

[You have acquired 40% of the spoils of war.]

[You have gained 8,313 platinum.]

[You have gained 2,411,000,000 EXP.]

[You have leveled up.]

[…leveled up.]

[Congratulations. You have reached Level 570.]

[The Class-specific Quest: Even More Tasty Dishes has been created.]

[…acquired Black Knight’s Armor(456).]

[…acquired Black Knight’s Sword(301).]

Although he obtained plenty spoils of war, Minhyuk’s attention was solely focused on the ‘Class-specific Quest.’

‘There are quite a lot of people that are doing class-specific quests right now.’

Quests like this often gave class-specific items for God-class players and Legend-class players. The items that they received varied greatly. As for the high rankers? Whether they were swordsmen, mages, necromancers or the likes, only those that had reached the highest level the fastest would receive a class-specific quest.

Finally, Minhyuk had received his own class-specific quest. As expected, the most important part of this ‘class-specific quest’ was the reward.

[Class-specific Quest: Even More Tasty Dishes.]

Rank: ???

Requirements: Food God

Rewards: Class-specific artifact and cooking ingredients left behind by the previous Food God for his successors.

Penalty for Failure: The worst artifact and the worst cooking ingredient.

Description: One could call this a simple class quest. All you need to do is make more and more food, making sure that they are delicious, to plenty of people. Your time limit is one week. The previous Food God had created and distributed 21,000 dishes to people in his lifetime. The rewards would depend on the completion of the dish and the amount that you can make. The less dishes you make, the worse the class-specific artifact and ingredient you will get. These are all left behind by the Food God for his successors. The Food God can utilize the help of others and have assistants by his side.

Minhyuk stood up and began to make his move.

***

The Louvert Guild was a chef’s guild that was well-known to the world. However, Black, the guild master of the Louvert Guild, had made a careless bet with the Food God and as a result, came under the wing of the Beyond the Heavens Kingdom.

Right now, the Louvert Guild’s Master Black and their eight executives were all sitting together with Minhyuk. Black was no longer surprised because Food God Minhyuk always did something amazing. Rather than thinking, ‘What is he going to say this time,’ they all began to think, ‘What does he want to eat this time again?’

Minhyuk said, “Everyone should be aware that the families that have lost their loved ones in this war are still grieving.”

Indeed. Although the streets were lively and it looked like a festival was happening in the kingdom, it was nothing but a tool that masked the sorrow within. Once they got back home, they would definitely be crying and weeping as they hugged the possessions of their loved ones and stared at the empty space that was left behind.

“That’s why I…”

‘What do you want to do again this time?’?Black asked in his thoughts as he stared at Minhyuk and listened attentively to his words.

“I plan on cooking dishes myself and feeding all of my people for an entire week.”

“…!”

Thud—

Black thought that he would no longer be surprised by whatever Minhyuk decided to do. But the words that rang in his ears made him jump from his seat.

If they combined the number of citizens and soldiers of the Beyond the Heavens Kingdom, they would have around 700,000 people in total.

‘Is he crazy…?’?Black thought, taken aback by the words of the rascal in front of him.

1. A cross between ramyeon and gruel/porridge ????