Chapter 1103

Chapter 1103

While carrying four pots of chapagetti, Michael was left in a highly agitated state. In humans’ terms, Minhyuk had ripped them off. The other archangels were also left angry when they heard the entirety of the story.

“He’s making fun of us, huh!”

“He gave us this food just to poke fun at us!”

“I believe this is only worth 800 gold in the human world.”

Children in the human world would receive pocket money worth more than 800 gold in a day.

One of the archangels wanted to throw the silver pots away, indicating their fury at the next-generation Battle God. However, he stopped in his tracks when he took a whiff.

“It smells so good.”

Indeed, that was certainly the case.

“I can’t believe a trivial and insignificant human dish can smell like this. Come to think of it; we have never tried this chapagetti.”

Although he did not want to admit it out loud, fantasizing about the dish's aroma was already a silent admission that he wanted a taste. He was truly curious about this dish.

“Even though the food humans make is garbage, it wouldn’t hurt to try and get a taste, right?”

The other archangels seemed to agree with this sentiment.

“Perhaps we would be reminded of the gap between Heaven and humans after eating this trashy human food.”

They wanted to prove how excellent Heaven was and how delicious the food that the heavenly dwellers ate compared to the human world.

Michael's expression was uncomfortable as he grabbed a fork and began to mix the dish covered in a glossy black sauce.

Swoosh, woosh–

The shine of the sauce was completely different from that of the pasta. Michael moved elegantly, rolling his fork to wrap the noodles around before taking a graceful bite. His expression grew ugly when he put the food in his mouth as if he had eaten something he should not have.

But an unknown flavor coated his mouth when he finally chewed the noodles.

The taste was both sweet and savory. This dish, chapagetti, was not made simply by mixing the noodles and the prepared sauce. It was stir-fried once, allowing the sauce and the seasonings to seep into the noodles and perfectly coat each strand.

This time, Michael opted for a bigger bite. When he placed it in his mouth, the divine harmony from the musical instruments in the hands of countless baby angels echoed in his head.

Then, without hesitation, Michael began to devour the flavorful and divine dish before him. Of course, he also tried the kimchi that Minhyuk had handed him.

Crunch, crunch–

The kimchi had a great texture and a flavor that easily washed away the greasy aftertaste left behind by the chapagetti. After finishing the entire pot hurriedly, Michael wiped his mouth gracefully and smiled.

‘There’s also an unknown yet enticing sweetness at the end.’

Then, Michael received a notification that he had consumed an epic-grade dish. Of course, the other archangels, who ate simultaneously as him, received the same notification.

“So, he did not disregard us. To prepare such a dish, he must have been considerate of us.”

Their evaluation of Minhyuk changed in an instant.

“It’s not easy to put in the power of an epic in this simple bowl of chapagetti. We all know that low-grade ingredients will only make low-grade dishes. There must be some pretty outstanding ingredients in this dish.”

In truth, Minhyuk bought the ingredients at a discount because they were in a bundle.

“I believe this was made by putting in an effort. He might even have put much of his heart and soul into making this. It seems like he still has a conscience. Maybe he treated us to a pot of chapagetti because he felt he had required too much compensation from us.”

The fact was that Minhyuk only paid around 400 gold per bag of chapagetti. Nonetheless, the angels continued to discuss heartily.

“I guess he wasn’t that senseless.”

“When I ate the first bite, this sweet and mysterious flavor invaded my mouth. By the end, that sweet note grew deeper and more flavorful. I wonder what kind of precious ingredient he put inside that dish?”

It was all because of Minhyuk’s precious and strengthened Sea Honey.

The archangels were left thinking of Minhyuk again because of a pot of chapagetti worth 400 gold.

***

The entire world was buzzing because they could vote for the new Pillar Candidate themselves!

After the notification about the Advanced Polling was released, a video was posted on Athenae’s official homepage. The video briefly described the candidates one after another. Of course, this video was also available to the players once they logged into the game.

Each of the candidates appeared in front of the eyes of the players.

The space was torn open in front of the empty fields. Then, a handsome middle-aged man with a head full of white hair walked out. One side was filled with raging lightning and thunder while another was with heavy rain. There was even a side enveloped by an overwhelming snowstorm.

1st place: Master of Nature Verodun. Percentage: 24.1%

2nd place: Pillar of Death Boleyn. Percentage: 23.9%

3rd place:...

4th place:...

9th place: Pillar of Gourmands Minhyuk. Percentage: 2%

10th place: Continental Emperor Ellie. Percentage. 1.9%

Perhaps it was only natural.

In most elections and polls, the first and second place would usually have the highest number of votes. They were the most popular even though there were countless other candidates to choose from. Because of that, the other candidates would have significantly lower votes.

Haze said, “The people of South Korea, the country where Your Majesty belongs, have virtually no way to vote for you.”

This was the truth.

The heat and discussion about this matter was already on par with the World Cup. After all, even though it was only a game, Athenae was still world-class. In fact, the ratings brought by the Athenae Olympics were already a bit higher than the ratings brought by the World Cup before. There was a high chance that the people of Korea would vote for Minhyuk. After all, he was their pride.

Athenae made sure to prevent that from happening.

If they chose to vote for Minhyuk, they would suffer from a 40% drop in EXP. Of course, if Minhyuk won first place in the Advanced Polls, they would be able to receive a One-level Level Up potion. The question was: would Minhyuk even be able to win first place? It was basically impossible.

Minhyuk smiled bitterly at his ranking and at Ellie’s ranking. This was because she was ranked tenth, right below him.

“After the disasters pass, the candidates will definitely become more active.”

“Yes, we expect that to happen. Your Majesty, we should also begin our preparations. The disasters and catastrophes will strike the Asgan Continent in six hours or so. And it will strike the Beyond the Heavens Empire in exactly six hours and forty seven minutes.”

Basically, Haze was reminding him to leave tomorrow’s worry till later. The Beyond the Heavens Empire had to first prepare to stop the disasters and catastrophes and lessen the damage that they would receive.

At that moment, a smile appeared on Minhyuk’s face. “Starting today, I will start working on increasing my votes.”

“Huh?” Haze asked dumbfoundedly.

Even the other guild members were looking at Minhyuk in confusion. All of the candidates were busy trying to prepare for that tomorrow. Everyone else determined that any activity and promotions would be rendered ineffective today. The entire world was busy dealing with disasters and catastrophes today.

This was also the reason why Master of Nature Verodun had an overwhelming number of votes and was standing firmly at number one. Absurd as it might sound, it might just be that Master of Nature Verodun was the one who caused this disaster.

Most people saw this as “nature’s natural order.” Just like how sometimes there were good days and sometimes there were bad days, there were also days when disasters and catastrophes would come.

No one would stand up and blame someone because they were being flooded because the heavy rains would not stop. No one would also complain that a lot of things were being frozen by a sudden bout of cold spell. All they could do was to curse and resent the sky.

Since Verodun could create such catastrophes that could envelop and devour the entire world, the players decided to vote for him.

“In the first place, there is no distinction between good and evil when it comes to becoming a Disaster.”

There was a reason for this. It was just like how Helenia and Obren became Pillars and how the rotten and dirty Pope Kronad became one as well. As long as they could display the greatest and most outstanding power, they would be able to win this Advanced Polls.

“The Beyond the Heavens Empire’s army does not need to prepare for the disasters.”

“Y-your Majesty?!”

“Minhyuk, what nonsense are you saying?”

“We’re not going to prepare anything?”

The reason why each of the kingdoms and empires suffered minimal damages in the past was because they followed a systematic approach and made sure to prepare well in advance. But Minhyuk was saying that they did not need to prepare for it? If they did not prepare, then the Beyond the Heavens Empire would definitely suffer.

“You... have you gone crazy?” Locke asked, his expression filled with doubt and confusion as he looked at Minhyuk.

Then, Minhyuk said, “Guys, what if...” He looked at their bewildered expressions and continued, “...our Beyond the Heavens Empire deflects all of the disasters and catastrophes coming our way? What would happen then?”

“...?”

“...?”

His words were completely absurd and incomprehensible. Even so, they were still able to come up with an answer to that question.

Haze opened her mouth and said, “If the disaster fails to do anything to the Beyond the Heavens Empire, then even if it’s not related to His Majesty being a Pillar of the Gourmands, this will have a huge impact on his influence. His Majesty Minhyuk will definitely win quite a lot of votes if this happens.”

Minhyuk smiled. Just in time, someone knocked on the door and entered. This person was someone that was completely unfamiliar to everyone present.

Minhyuk said, “What if we destroy and extinguish a portion of those disasters?”

Haze was already left in awe just by thinking about that scenario. Then, with a face that reflected her thoughts, she said, “The number one in the Advanced Polls will definitely be yours, Your Majesty.”