Chapter 773: Happy Island

Chapter 773: Happy Island

It was not really that difficult for Minhyuk to sneak in and hide inside the Pluine Merchant Group’s food storage warehouse. All he needed to do was instruct the knights that he brainwashed earlier to open the doors and allow him entry to the food storage warehouse. The moment Minhyuk entered the warehouse, he helped himself to every single piece of rare and precious dishes and ingredients stored inside.

The golden Setoka and Kanpei were truly delicious. He had whisked his knife out and sliced them into pieces perfect for eating. The refreshing flavor of the tangerine burst out in his mouth the moment he consumed it.

A burst of sourness met his taste buds at the first bite of the Setoka, a larger variety of tangerine, which was immediately followed by a refreshing sweetness. Furthermore, there was something far more surprising than its flavor.

[You have eaten a Golden Setoka.]

[You have gained +1 in all of your five basic stats.]

[You have eaten a Golden Setoka.]

[You...gained +1...five basic stats.]

[You have eaten a Golden Kanpei.]Diiscover new stories at novelhall.com

[Your total HP and MP volume have increased by 200.]

[...eaten a Golden Kanpei.]

[...HP and MP volume...200]

As mentioned before, the food storage warehouse housed a variety of rare and delicious ingredients and dishes, including the horned black pork.

[You have acquired 231 Surly Octopi.]

[You have acquired 313 Fatty Amberjacks.]

[You have acquired 21 kg of Sea Urchin Roe.]

[You have acquired 531 kg of Happy Tangerine...]

Minhyuk laughed in delight as he listened to the notifications that constantly rang in his ears, “Wahahahahahahahahahaha!”

It was truly a wonderful warehouse, filled with many rare and precious delicious ingredients! However, even if he looted this warehouse, Minhyuk did not feel any guilt, especially after he had dug through the memories of the knights that he brainwashed. The truth was, the Pluine Merchant Group was truly evil. All of the things that they had gathered here were either stolen, looted or monopolized.

Just when Minhyuk was about to pop the final piece of the Kanpei into his mouth, the doors of the warehouse suddenly opened.

“Let’s quickly check the condition of the items, after that, we’ll go gather a hundred knights to rip that bastard to shreds.”

The familiar voice of Loic rang out while he standing beyond the doors, and as he appeared, his expression was filled with shock after seeing the scene in front of him.

“You, you...!”

“Buuuuuuuuuuuurp—!” Minhyuk, who could not hold back his body’s natural reaction, released a loud sound that was akin to a dragon’s roar.

All of the ingredients and dishes stored in the food storage warehouse were items that the Pluine Merchant Group had to offer to the Happy Island’s God in a few days' time. They had no choice. After all, the Happy Island’s God would always lose his temper and grow angry whenever he was hungry.

“We will receive far more special support with the offering that we will present this time.”

The top brass of the merchant group had mentioned it before, and Loic had also heard that it was likely the owner of Happy Island would change.But now, the man in front of him had eaten all of the offerings that they were supposed to send.

At the same time, Loic thought that this was an opportunity. They might have lost all of the dishes and ingredients set aside as offerings, but he was given the chance to rip apart and kill the damn bastard in front of him. To top it all off, they were inside the Pluine Merchant Group. That meant that hundreds of knights would come running to his aid the moment he opened his mouth.

Grab—

Grab—

However, the knights that stood beside Loic grabbed him by the arms and stopped him from moving. Loic looked at the knights beside him in confusion. “Wh, what? Let go of me?”

Shiiiiiiiiing—

Minhyuk looked coldly at Loic as he pulled his sword out and approached the confused man.

Loic was quite a strong man. He was able to shake off the knights that were holding him down in one go. But by then, Minhyuk was already in front of him, his sword slitting Loic’s throat as he passed by him.

Fwiiiiiiiiiish—

Loic could only watch the blood spurting from his neck in horror and collapsed to the ground.

Minhyuk looked down at him with a frigid expression on his face and said, “I don’t have the habit of leaving loose ends.”

***

It was said that the meat of the Horned Black Pig, a pig that only appeared in Happy Island, tasted better than ordinary black pigs. Upon hearing this, Minhyuk immediately thought of black pig ogyeopsal[1]. However, he tried his hardest to endure.

‘No. There must be an even more special entity than the horned black pig.’

Minhyuk did not have any doubt about it. The detailed explanation of the horned black pig only said that the meat tasted better than ordinary black pigs and did not even have any special abilities that increased the stats or skills of the consumer.

Minhyuk had been playing Athenae for years now. As a long-time player, he knew that places like Happy Island would have ingredients that were definitely out of the norm. That was why there would definitely be an ingredient of mindblowing standards on this island.

There was always a rainbow after the rain. April showers would always bring May flowers. Hard work would always be rewarded. So, Minhyuk endured and stopped himself from eating the horned black pork. This was because he wanted to eat what was probably the most delicious black pork on the island.

‘I’m definitely improving.’

Minhyuk felt like his eating addiction was improving. If it was the him of the past, then he would definitely not hold back and endure. The 200 horned black pork would be devoured in one seating.

After looting the food storage warehouse, Minhyuk continued to follow Gorac’s guidance.

‘If I go and find the man named Heaven, I will be able to eat hanchippang[2].’

Hanchippang was a local specialty bread and could only be bought in Happy Island. It was bread in the shape of a squid, or hanchi, and usually filled with various things inside like cheese and red bean paste.

Minhyuk, who was walking under the guidance of Gorac, heard a series of notifications in his ear.

[Ingredient Search has been successful!]

[You will be guided to where the Legendary Three Meter Great King Largehead Hairtail.]

“...!”

“Eeeeeeeeh?! How can that be?”

Minhyuk looked like he was genuinely sorry for the man. He secretly slipped something onto his fingers. It was none other than the ‘Growth Ring’, an artifact produced by the Talmor Religion’s pope that had great effects when it came to growing hair.

“This hanchippang right here has a hair-growing effect. Brother, trust me this once!”

“Haha. You sound like you’re joking. But what’s the harm in trying, no?”

Minhyuk immediately rubbed the ring on his fingers the moment the man took a bite of the hanchippang. At the same time, the man felt a heat bloom on top of the empty fields on his head.

“U, uwoooooooh! It’s, it’s really growiiiiiiiing!!!”

“It’s really true. Hahahaha!!!”

This was not the only type of customer that passed by Minhyuk’s stall.

“It has been very boring lately. Is there something interesting out there?”

“Is that so? Then, how about giving this a read?”

“Why Did the Prince Go Out Tonight? What’s this?”

“It’s a very, very interesting novel. Brother, I’m only giving this to you, okay?”

The next day, the bald man and the bored man both came back to visit Minhyuk. There was actually some hair growing on the bald man’s head now.

“Thanks. I don’t know how I can repay the grace that you have given me.”

“It’s fine, brother. I’m already happy to see you happy, brother.”

As for the guy who said that he was bored, “This is the first time in a long time that I enjoyed reading a book. What happens next?”

Everyone grew to like and treat Minhyuk preciously.

“Kghhk! I heard that he’s a guest from another continent? You’re even a noble! You’re a noble that came to visit our dear Happy Island!”

“That’s right! He’s a noble!”

“Thanks to that child, my back is no longer hurting like before!”

[Carmel’s favor has reached the MAX level.]

[Evon’s favor...]

[Rokai’s favor...]

[Krucao’s favor...]

On top of all that, Minhyuk’s sales had increased at an exponential rate. It was around a hundred times more than the store’s usual sales. There was even a long line in front of the hanchippang store. After all, the taste of the hanchippang was very divine for these people. And Minhyuk, he was akin to a god, to all of these people who had grown addicted to Sea Honey.

[Many people have started to sing you praises.]

[As the master and leader of Minhyuk Religion, your divinity has grown quite a bit.]

The story of Minhyuk, who they referred to as the ‘noble’, was constantly being mentioned and discussed by the people, and his favor with the people was constantly increasing until they reached MAX level.

Quite a lot of people even began to sing of Minhyuk’s stories.

“Aaaaaaaaah, Noble~ Eat one hanchippang from his shop and your pain will fly away~”

“Someone grew hair!”

“Aaaaaaaah! He is loved by all!”

Minhyuk did not stop there. He continued to follow Gorac’s guidance and talked to all of the people who offered special dishes. There were obviously some customers who owned or cooked special dishes among those who bought hanchippang. He would then tell them something along the lines of, “I’ll give you five more hanchippangs, will you trade some mackerel with me?”

“Good!”

“I heard that you grow Great King Apples, the apples that are native to Happy Island. How about trading them for eight hanchippangs?”

“Call!”

Those who had tasted the hanchippang were soon addicted to its taste and effects. Everyone was willing to accept the trade, which allowed Minhyuk to pile up a huge amount of ingredients in his inventory.

Then...

[You have built a rapport and have received a lot of favor from many residents of Happy Island.]

[You have achieved the Easter Egg: ‘Happy Island’s Noble’]

[You have gained +10 in all of your stats.]

[Everything that you buy from the residents of Happy Island will be 30% cheaper.]

[Even though you’re a foreigner, the residents of Happy Island will not be wary of you and will even be friendly with you.]

[The Story of the Noble is being spread far and wide.]

This was the effect that Minhyuk wanted. Just like that, the Story of the Noble shook the entire Happy Island.

“A noble from another continent?”

Happy Island’s King Effer viewed him favorably after hearing that he was loved by the millions of people on the island.

“Bring him to me.”

1. 오겹살 similar to samgyeopsal but has five layers. Basically, it’s samgyeopsal with skin. ☜

2. 한치 - a type of squid with short legs and a diamond-shaped fin at the edge. 빵 - bread. ☜

3. A female diver that collects mollusks etc on the island. ☜