Chapter 972

Chapter 972

World of Hybrids, Utopia.

Minhyuk had been running around all day, trying to find the Food God’s progeny, Rhoando, and the Barov Kingdom.

‘Ridiculous! How can a place like this exist?!’

Despite being on their feet all day, they could not find a single food ingredient in Utopia. Thankfully, they were able to find a vast kingdom.

“Beans, let’s go!”

“Oiiiiink!”

Minhyuk and Beanie charged toward the kingdom. The new world’s unique dishes! The two ran while thinking that they had to eat that. The guards blocked their path when they arrived at the kingdom's entrance.

“Half-human, half-pig?”

“Ho? That’s a bit unusual.”

“...”

Beanie was rendered speechless. He looked at them sarcastically, his face screaming, " What do you mean by half-human, half-pig? I’m clearly a pig.

Fortunately, Minhyuk, whom Aesden helped transform into the figure of a half-human, half-elf, safely passed through security. It was made more accessible since the guards were also half-human, half-elf. It was evident with their sharp and pointy ears.

The moment he entered the kingdom, Minhyuk quickly moved to try and find the specialties of the World of Hybrids. But there was no single place that sold food anywhere in the kingdom. There weren’t even restaurants, which should have been commonplace.

In frustration, Minhyuk stopped a middle-aged woman and asked, “Hi?”

“Yes, hello,” the woman greeted him warmly. It seemed like she had a favorable impression of him.

“By any chance, where can I find a restaurant here?”

“R– Restaurant?” The woman stuttered. She looked flustered when she heard the word come from Minhyuk’s mouth. Her expression even changed. Now, she looked like she had heard something she shouldn’t have heard. “How dare you say the word ‘restaurant’ with your mouth?!”

[Your favor with Berin has decreased.]

The woman looked at Minhyuk from head to toe before quickly disappearing from his sight. She acted like she did not hear anything from him at all. Minhyuk was left flustered after seeing her react like that. Puzzled, Minhyuk turned to others to ask the same thing.

“Are you nuts?! How dare you say such a filthy word...?!”

“Ha... This is completely ridiculous!”

[Your favor with Brachan has decreased.]

[Your favor with Bendwin has decreased.]

Minhyuk was left in doubt and confusion when he saw their reaction after he said the word “restaurant.” What was a restaurant? For people today, it was a place where they could rest after a difficult day.

In the end, Minhyuk gave up on asking the people. ‘I’ll probably know once I meet the Food God’s progeny, Rhoando.’

He must have a massive appetite since he was born with the Food God’s blood. And he would most likely be related to cooking. Instead of asking about restaurants, Minhyuk began to ask around about Rhoando. Surprisingly enough, he found out about Rhoando’s location in a much more straightforward way than he had expected. Alll latest novels at novelhall.com

Minhyuk imagined Rhoando to be a chef who could make excellent dishes. After all, he was the food enthusiast, the Food God from another world.

‘But why is he with the mercenaries?’ Minhyuk was quite puzzled about this fact. However, he soon shook his head. Even Len, once an imperial chef, became the subjugation forces’ cooking team leader. Maybe Rhoando was in charge of making the mercenaries’ meals, no?

It did not take too long for Minhyuk to reach the place where more than 1,500 mercenaries had gathered. And just like he expected, most of them were sporting the same sharp and pointy ears that he currently had.

“Excuse me, do you know where Rhoando is?”

“Rhoando? Rhoando’s over there.”

Minhyuk followed the guidance of one of the mercenaries and soon came face to face with a man with a gigantic build. For a moment, Minhyuk felt like he saw Venteio before him. Rhoando looked like an ordinary mercenary. He had an overgrown beard, a muscular body, and a bald head.

“Hello,” Minhyuk greeted politely.

Rhoando, wiping his gigantic axe, looked at him in confusion. “Who are you?”

Although the man’s appearance was far from what Minhyuk imagined him to look like, there was no doubt that he was Rhoando. After all, the quest was pointing at him.

That was why, without any hesitation, Minhyuk said, “I’m the Food God.”

“...!” Rhoando’s face was colored with surprise when he heard the words “Food God.” However, his expression immediately returned to its initial nonchalance. Then, he placed his hand over Minhyuk’s shoulder and laughed. “Hey guys! Look over here; this guy says he’s the Food God!”

“Wahahahahahaha! Food God?! Are you saying he’s a Food God when there’s no food here?”

“You’ve inherited a useless bloodline!”

Minhyuk frowned when he heard the mercenaries’ ridicule. At the same time, he thought, ‘A world without no food?’

The words were like a bolt out of the blue for Minhyuk. Could a world truly exist without any food?

“In- In the end, the Food God is useless!”

Minhyuk’s acting had already matured. He could gently nudge them in the direction he wanted, even though they were laughing and mocking him.

Then, at that moment, one of the mercenaries said, “Wahahahahahaha! If you can kill one armored ogre, I will remove my underwear and dance in front of everyone!”

“Eyy! Are you saying that a Food God can kill a Steel-Armored Ogre? He should just go out and kill a rabbit!”

Rhoando, who heard those words, no longer felt like talking to Minhyuk. So, he said, “Alright. If you can hunt fifty Steel-Armored Ogres and collect a hundred kilograms of the steel armor that they have on their bodies within two days, then I will treat you as my hyung-nim for the rest of my life!” Rhoando laughed mischievously.

Even the other mercenaries were laughing out loud, too.

“You’re asking the guy who inherited the blood of the Food God to hunt a Steel-Armored Ogre?! Rhoando, you’re quite the mischievous one!”

“Hahahaha! Won’t he die as soon as he meets one?”

“Won’t he even be able to try?”

The Steel-Armored Ogre was a high-level monster with levels over Level 580. Even the mercenaries of this world would struggle to fight against one. The worst part was that Rhoando even asked Minhyuk to harvest the steel armor on their bodies personally. They were sturdy materials that were good for making swords.

“Is that all that I have to do?” Minhyuk continued to prod Rhoando, who had already taken his bait.

“And I’ll make sure to listen to two things that you want.”

Then, a quest window immediately appeared in front of Minhyuk.

[You have completed the Linked Quest: Find the Food God’s Progeny, Rhoando.]

[The Linked Quest: Hunt 50 Steel-Armored Ogres and Harvest 100 kg of Ogre’s Steel Armor has been created!]

Rank: Class

Requirements: The One who Received Rhoando’s Offer

Rewards: Rhoando will give you two things that you want.

Penalty for Failure: Unable to proceed with the following quests.

Description: Rhoando, the Food God’s progeny, mocked and laughed at you while suggesting you hunt for Steel-Armored Ogres. Show them your prowess and hunt fifty Steel-Armored Ogres and gather a hundred kilograms of its steel armor within two days. The Steel-Armored Ogres are located in the Big Tree Forest.

Just when he finished checking the quest, he received additional notifications.

Ring!

[If you can complete and achieve any of the quests given by those who inherited the blood of the Food God in Utopia, then you will be able to level up one of the Food God’s skills!]

[The Food God’s progenies possessed one or two more of the skills that you also possess. They have the power to increase the level of your skills!]

“...!”

Minhyuk was left in shock.

‘All of the progenies of the Food god have the skills that I have?’

Completing one of the quests they gave him would allow him to increase his skill level by +1. For example, if Rhoando had the skill Let’s Have a Meal, then if Minhyuk completed this quest, that skill would increase.

‘If there’s another Food God’s progeny here, then I will also have the opportunity to increase my Food God’s skills by one level.’

Minhyuk was very delighted when he heard the unexpectedly good news.

“Hey, don’t blank out,” Rhoando said when he saw him like that. “Did you suddenly become like that after hearing that you must hunt Steel-Armored Ogres? Didn’t I tell you? If you can hunt them, then I’ll make you my hyung-nim. Ah! I forgot to tell you my condition. If you fail to do this, don’t wander in front of me again.”

Rhoando even growled to emphasize his point. Minhyuk immediately turned and ran. After he disappeared, the mercenaries’ laughter died down.

“I don’t know. Don’t you think that it was a bit too much?”

A bitter expression flashed on Rhoando’s face when he heard the question of the mercenary group’s vice-captain. “We’re going to do something huge. If that guy gets involved with us and things go wrong, he will be in trouble.”

The truth was, no one from the mercenary group thought that way about the Food God.

‘You’re right. Without the joy and pleasure of eating, our lives would be boring and lifeless.’

That was why Rhoando was determined to do something to bring that back.

Then, at that moment, the mercenary group’s deputy commander approached Rhoando and said, “Then, what would you do if he could hunt them?”

“That’s impossible. Even our members would have difficulty hunting five of the Steel-Armored Ogre daily. But he has to hunt fifty of them by tomorrow. But his biggest obstacle was getting the steel armor from the Steel-Armored Ogre’s body. Even the most respected blacksmiths would have a hard time during the process of obtaining that material.” Rhoando smiled and shook his head. He firmly believed that it was an impossible feat.

However, unbeknownst to Rhoando, he would gain a hyung 675 years his junior.