Chapter 1039

Chapter 1039

Chapter 1039

The notifications continuously ringing in Minhyuk’s ears were the reminders of the Absolute Gods to him. They told him it would be difficult to receive their acknowledgement and recognition. However, Minhyuk did his best to ignore them.

“Would you like to check it?”

God of Cooking Arlene has created her life's most significant and most outstanding dish. This was only possible because the Absolute Gods had lent her their power. In the future, it was highly likely that they would never lend her their power ever again.

Minhyuk checked the details of the delicious soy sauce-based beef galbi-jjim in front of him.

(Beef Galbi-Jjim Across All Eras)

Grade: God

Requirements: The one who received the recognition of the God of Cooking.

Special Abilities:

•Acquire 350 Special SP.

•Increase three of your chosen stats by 1%.

•Acquire 1 God’s SP.

•Acquire 1 Authority Growth Point(GP).

Buff Abilities:

•Recover HP and MP to 100%.

•Reset all skill cooldowns.

•All stats will increase by 27%.

•Level up your chosen skill or authority once.

•Whether in the past, the present, or the future, no beef galbi-jjim will be as delicious as this dish.

•The buff duration is two weeks.

Description: God of Cooking Arlene made this beef galbi-jjim after overcoming her limitations. With the help of the other Absolute Gods, she completed this dish, which is now included in the Five Greatest Dishes Across All Eras.

“...”

Minhyuk was at a loss for words. He felt infinitely insignificant and trivial in front of such an outstanding dish. What he was feeling right now was helplessness—the same helplessness someone felt when standing in front of someone they still could not reach.

This Beef Galbi-jjim Across All Eras was an outstanding dish because it contained permanent and buff abilities.

‘In the first place, these two forces could not coexist in the same thing.’

But this beef galbi-jjim truly surpassed common sense. Furthermore, the permanent increase, which everyone would go crazy about, was truly outstanding.

‘It can increase any stat that I want by 350? And that’s not all.’

What Minhyuk found the most amazing was the Authority GP. After all, it was a power that could increase the level of any kind of Authority once. What did this mean?

‘I can level up God and Knight or Calamity. Or, I can also level up any of the Battle God’s authority I have or will have.’

Minhyuk had never seen a point that could allow him to increase an Authority unconditionally. This dish literally broke down the walls of common sense.

Arlene shrugged. She asked, “How does it feel to see a dish that no one else can ever make?”

Arlene was very proud of her cooking and her dishes. At this moment, she was very confident that Minhyuk would never be able to win against her and receive recognition. When she saw the shock on Minhyuk’s face, Arlene thought that the boy had given up.

‘He has not even started yet, but it’s already over.’

A competition between the God of Cooking and the Food God. Well, the power of the Food God mainly was derived from the power of the God of Cooking. However, who was the better chef between the two? It was proven right here and now.

“Minhyuk, you shouldn’t feel too bad about giving up,” Arlene said, her voice only slightly louder than a whisper. She had said these words because she was very worried about Minhyuk.

Of course, she wanted Minhyuk to have the best. But the more he cooked, the more he would prove to the gods that he could not make a dish that could be said to be a Dish Across All Eras. And if that happened, the gods opposing the Battle God would definitely laugh and mock him. So, in her opinion, it was best for Minhyuk to give up right now.

But then, Mihyuk nodded. He said, “Right. You shouldn’t look at things that you can’t reach.”

Arlene nodded. This was the right choice. That was when she saw the faint smile on Minhyuk’s face.

“If I win, then this will not be something I can’t reach, right?”

“You...” Arlene’s eyes grew wide. Minhyuk’s thoughts were on an entirely different path than hers.

“Don’t you think it’s thrilling that I will challenge this and cook something that can win against a Dish Across All Eras, Arlene?”

At first, Minhyuk felt completely helpless. But after a few moments, his mind cooled down. Now, there was a strong desire burning in his eyes. And this desire was greater than any desire that he had ever felt before.

“If– If I receive everyone’s recognition and acknowledgement, then... will you give me the Beef Galbi-jjim Across All Eras?”

“...!” Arlene’s already wide eyes grew even wider.

Even though he was in this situation, he was still trying to make a deal with them. And this was even a separate matter from the reward that he asked before about asking the Absolute Gods one thing written in the quest notifications. This was a personal deal between Arlene and Minhyuk.

The Beef Galbi-jjim Across All Eras would be replicated by the God of Cooking’s extraordinary power, Replicating Dishes with Only its Flavor. This was because there was only one dish, and many wanted to taste it. So, all of the Absolute Gods couldn't receive its effects.

And now, Minhyuk was asking Arlene for the Beef Galbi-jjim Across All Eras, the original one and not the one replicated by her powers.

‘What? Does this kid have it all?’ God of Cooking Arlene was in shock.

Whether it was humans or gods, they were bound to feel helpless and desperate when faced with something far beyond their reach. But that was not the case for Minhyuk at all. He thought that he would make a more remarkable achievement if he broke through a challenge that seemed quite impossible to break through.

“Alright. I’ll be cheering you on, then,” the God of Cooking said as if she was responding to his passion, determination and will.

[The God who Loves to Cook has acknowledged you.]

Arlene had to wonder how she would feel if she were in his position. If it were her, she would have followed her own suggestion to Minhyuk and given up. The fact that Minhyuk did not give up was enough for her to praise him.

[You have levelled up.]

Although Minhyuk had offered them a bet, the situation had now become one in which Minhyuk had to show what kind of person he was in front of thousands of gods.

Bang–!

Then, at that moment, a bright light struck the dish before Minhyuk. The light was proof that he had made a God-grade dish.

“Oh.”

“I see, he made a God-grade dish.”

“He made it in one go? That’s amazing.”

But that was all. They only paid him a bit of attention. After all, for the gods, anything God-grade was normal. It was incorporated into their daily lives. To them, it was not that great, an attitude utterly different from the humans, who regarded things with that grade as highly excellent. Because of that, they did not want to pay too much attention to him.

“Hiyaaah. Shall we try it, then?”

“...?”

“...?”

“Why– Why is he eating it by himself?”

“No, wait. He did not even check it?”

Everyone was confused. This was because the next generation Battle God did not even open the details of the dish to check. Furthermore, why was he suddenly eating by himself in this place when he was the one who said that he would treat the gods to a meal?!

While everyone was confused by this embarrassing situation, Minhyuk smiled happily at the braised chicken in front of him. The gods were rendered speechless by the delight on his face.

There were many reasons why people usually watched mukbangs. The main reason was for their vicarious satisfaction. They felt happy seeing people eat delicious food with bright and happy smiles. And Minhyuk? Among the mukbang BJs in the world, he was the one who ate the happiest.

With drool dripping down his mouth, Minhyuk grabbed some of the braised chicken and put it on his plate. Then, he grabbed the still-steaming chicken leg and pushed it in his mouth.

‘The sweet and savoury flavour will burst in your mouth when you bite.’

‘I wonder how juicy and soft that chicken is?’

‘The first bite of any dish is the most delicious.’

While everyone was watching him eat in a daze, Minhyuk finished eating the chicken leg. This time, he focused on the flat noodles and chicken on his plate.

“Kghhk...”

The still steaming and flat potato starch noodles sparkled with a black light.

‘Oh! It looks like it’s seasoned well.’

‘The potato starch noodles are the highlight of the braised chicken.’

The gods could not take their eyes off of Minhyuk. Even the Absolute Gods, who were busy talking about the God of Cooking, were being distracted by his display. Right now, Minhyuk caught the attention of thousands of gods and the Absolute Gods through his mukbang.

Minhyuk took a massive bite of the flat noodles.

“Sluuuuuuuuurp! Kghhhk...!” Minhyuk groaned in delight as he scooped a huge spoonful of white rice into his mouth. After the rice, he took another bite of the well-seasoned potato starch flat noodles.

“Keuhaaaaa!”

It was a fantastic combination of carbs and carbs. This was why Minhyuk found it to be highly delicious.

After finishing the meat, Minhyuk poured the rice into the remaining sauce. Then, he mixed them well before sprinkling some seaweed powder. After that, he ate everything up, not leaving a single morsel of food behind.

[You ate a dish from a recipe specially made for you.]

[You won’t be able to eat another dish from a recipe specially made for you for two weeks.]

[You can’t receive any duplicate buffs during the buff retention period.]

[You have eaten Braised Chicken.]

[God Grade.]

[Everything related to your DEX will increase by 40%.]

[Your chances of making dishes with a better grade have tripled.]

This was what Minhyuk was aiming for.

Then, the God of Cooking said, “He did that on purpose.”

The Absolute Gods all turned to look at her.

“He maximised his class. His class is ‘Food God.’ In other words, he is good at eating. And by eating, he brought the attention of all the people focused on discussing me, back to him.”

Minhyuk did not eat it just because it was delicious. He ate it so he could receive the buffs.

“That’s amazing.”

“First, receive recognition and acknowledgement for his class and not for his dish yet.”

“That’s an amazing idea. And he even succeeded. He had brought the attention, focused on the God of Cooking and the Dish Across All Eras, of all the gods back to him.”

Then, the same sound rang from among the gods and the Absolute Gods sitting in the audience.

Rumble–!

At the same time, notifications rang in Minhyuk’s ears.

[The God Who Rules Over All Armies praises you for utilising and maximising your talents.]

[The God who Loves to Cook praises you for doing your best...]

[The God who did Not Know How to Back Down... praises you...]

‘What are they going on about?’ Minhyuk thought, confusion evident on his face.