Chapter 711: Abundant Deliciousness

Chapter 711: Abundant Deliciousness

A notification rang in the ears of Minhyuk, who was busy making spicy stir-fried chicken for his people.

[God’s Second Knight Luo is starting to develop favorable feelings toward you.]

[You might be able to win over his heart and loyalty.]

As soon as Minhyuk brought Luo to their kingdom, he had asked Informant Abel to gather information on him. Abel, quick on his feet as always, performed his task swiftly.

‘An excessively devoted person to his wife and child.’

‘A Sword of the Gods that is loved by the people.’

‘The Sword of the Gods that has never caused a fuss or a problem in the empire.’

The Swords of the Gods held both great power and authority. More often than not, they would cause trouble. It would either be them killing a soldier because they found him offensive, or taking a woman home, sometimes by force, just because they coveted their appearance. These scenarios were frequent and could not be helped. After all, the world of Athenae was set during the middle ages, and such conduct was commonplace back then.

However, Luo did not cause any stir or waves at all.

‘Why has his heart wavered like that?’

Luo and Minhyuk had forged a relationship, akin to a master and his dog, to kill Nerva. However, it was also true that Luo would never become a true vassal if Minhyuk could not win his heart and loyalty.

(Luo)

Rank: Sword of the Gods

Type: Vassal

Level: 626

Attack: 6,430

Defense: 2,211

Special Abilities:

•Passive Skill: God of Assassination’s Blessings

•Active Skill: Dance of the Assassin

•Active Skill: Ghostly Arts

Potential: 165

Experience Value: 23% / 100%

Description: Although he has lost his left arm and his level has decreased by quite a bit, Luo is the one that is considered as the best assassin in the Luvien Empire. His existence is completely unrivaled. And as the leader of the Divine Assassin Corps, he also has an excellent ability when it comes to raising assassins.

If he won Luo’s heart, Minhyuk might just be able to acquire the greatest assassin in the continent.

‘We’ll just have to wait and see.’

Minhyuk put aside everything about Luo away for a moment and focused on cooking the spicy stir-fried chicken in front of him.

Sizzleeeeee—

He had already stir-fried the chicken legs, sweet potatoes, rice cakes, cabbages, onions and perilla leaves together for the spicy stir-fried chicken.

‘Stir-fried dishes taste even better as the sauce seeps deeper into the ingredients.’ This was what Minhyuk personally believed. Thankfully enough, the trailer was capable of producing a bulk amount of this same dish.

Once the dish was almost done, Minhyuk did not forget to add some udon noodles to the stir-fried dish. He originally wanted to make the dish and use preservation magic on it to prevent the noodles from swelling and getting soggy. After all, he planned on using different kinds of add-ons to the spicy stir-fried chicken and allow the people to choose what they wanted when he handed it over to them.

In a way, it could be said that his idea was reckless. In fact, he looked completely overwhelmed just by cooking the spicy stir-fried chicken. Furthermore, it still did not have any sauce yet.

‘However, they will enjoy it better that way.’

As someone that suffered from an eating addiction, Minhyuk only felt pleasure when he ate by himself before. Whether it was a hundred or a thousand dishes, he would only find it fun when it entered his mouth.

However, when he started playing Athenae and his eating addiction was slowly being overcome, he saw how food made people happy and delighted. That was when he discovered a new form of pleasure, the joy in cooking for others. The most important thing that he learned and realized as he continued to play this game was the joy of eating together.

Although his people would only be able to eat this meal once, he wanted to do his best so that they would be happy once the food entered their mouths. Since this was a dish that he wanted to make for the people of the Beyond the Heavens Kingdom, he naturally included a portion each for the people that he was very grateful for like Genie, Ascar, Ben, Conir, Aruvel, Mei Wei, Crow, Ace, Abel and many more.

Since there were a lot of people that helped him along the way, it was only right that he did his best for them after all.

Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep—!

Perhaps the trailer sensed Minhyuk’s thoughts, it began to spew out Eternal Flames with more intensity, working harder for his sake. Five hours soon passed and Minhyuk had not stopped cooking yet.

[It’s already been five hours.]

[Food God Minhyuk has not yet rested in those five hours. The moment he’s finished cooking, he would immediately wipe the pot and put in a new batch of ingredients to continue cooking.]

[Athenae might just be a game but if one continues to work repeatedly then they will experience both mental and physical exhaustion once their stamina runs out. Food God Minhyuk intends to feed all of his people. However, I still cannot fathom what kind of method he intends to use.]

None of them had an inkling as to how Minhyuk would feed all of his people. Meanwhile, the viewers had started to voice their own opinions.

[He’s not going to cook for 700,000 people without taking a rest, no? Haha.]

[Guys, do you even think that’s possible? How can a person cook non-stop for an entire week?]

[Even if he cooks like that, he won’t be able to cook enough for 700,000 people...]

‘Wow, isn’t the Divine Will really amazing?’

The Divine Will was supporting Minhyuk so perfectly that he did not even get tired even after several days of hard work. He was truly experiencing mental fatigue but the rest of his reactions were somewhat exaggerated.

It finally happened on the fifth day.

‘At this point...’

Clang, clang, clang, clang—

Minhyuk stumbled and collapsed.

“Your Majeeeeeeeeeeesty!”

“Your Majesty Minhyuuuuuuuuuuk!”

The soldiers immediately ran to Minhyuk. Of course, Spear God Ben was among them.

“Are you alright, Your Majesty?” Ben held Minhyuk’s hand carefully and asked.

However, Minhyuk did not move.

‘Did he really pass out?’

Just then, Minhyuk suddenly gave Ben’s hand a gentle squeeze and took it out of his hold. Then, Ben saw him squint and wink at him.

There was a saying: A school dog will recite a poem after three years.[1] Ben had been with Minhyuk as his vassal for quite some time. Of course, he had learned how to put on a show from Minhyuk.

“Aaaaaaaaah. Goodness! His Majesty fainted after cooking non-stop for five days for the sake of his people! Aaaaaaaah. Our king truly cares about his people!!!”

“Aaaaaaaaah!”

“Huhuhuhuhuhu. Your Majeeeeeeeesty!!!”

“Let us all never forget the care and the effort that our dear and noble king has done for us.”

“That’s right.”

“Long live Your Majesty Minhyuuuuuuk!!!”

“Your Majeeeeeeeeeeesty!”

“Aaaaaah...”

The timing was perfect. Ben even did an adlib and slowly placed his ears near Minhyuk’s mouth. “His Majesty is saying something!”

The people and the soldiers, even the viewers and commentators all held their breath as they waited for Spear God Ben to convey the words that Minhyuk wanted to say.

“I will not stop cooking for the sake of my people.”

“...!”

“...!”

[...This is truly a very touching moment.]

[I have been a commentator for four years but this is the first time that I have cried without even realizing it.]

[Hoo... Our Lord, the Food God. Is there even a name that is more fitting than that?]

Ten minutes later, Minhyuk stood up once again after drinking some cold water. Amidst everyone’s worried stares, he tried to prepare the ingredients and cook once again.

[Who are they?]

[Why are there suddenly a lot of people walking toward the trailer?]

[Isn’t the person standing at the forefront quite familiar?]

A man led a large number of chefs in front of the trailer. This man was none other than ‘Twilight Chef Black’. Black and the Louvert Guild had decided that only those that volunteered would go and help Minhyuk.

Seeing them, Minhyuk slowly came out of the trailer. Black looked at him silently. He had been watching him for a few days and had once again started to rethink the dreams that he had when he was a child. Not too long ago, Black had mocked Minhyuk’s challenge, saying that it was reckless. However, at this very moment, he was filled with respect and admiration for the man in front of him.

“Beyond the Heavens’ King Minhyuk, I could not help but feel shame as one of the top ten chefs in the world after watching you.”

“???”

“Thanks to you, I was able to remember the mindset that I had once before, the same mindset that I had when I just started cooking. Thank you.”

“???”

Then, Black slammed his fist on his chest.

“Our Louvert Guild is honored to have stayed by your side, the one with the pride of a true chef. From this day forth, we vow to always walk by your side through thick or thin.” Then, tears started to fall down Black’s face as he continued with a bright smile on his face, “We too want to join you.”

Wipe, wipe, wipe—

Black turned around beautifully and wiped his tears. But then, he suddenly turned back and gave Minhyuk a thumbs up. “You really are a cool punk.”

Minhyuk, who watched the entire thing, thought, ‘...What’s wrong with him?’

Minhyuk had suddenly gained the loyalty of Black and the entire Louvert Guild.

1. 서당개 삼 년이면 풍월을 읊고, you learn what you are exposed to. Even those that are inexperienced will have some knowledge on the field if they stay there for a long time. ☜