Gourmet Gaming

Chapter 108: The Birth of the Fast Eater Religion

Another seed had borne some fruits. This time, instead of a pig, it turned out to be another animal. It was none other than a cow.

“Mooooooooooo!”

[Your Unknown Seed...]

[...harvest...]

The unknown seeds continued to bear fruit one after another.

“Cluck, cluck!”

“Meeeeeee, meeeee!”

The next things that appeared were chickens and sheep.

“Wow... I want to take those seeds home with me...” Minhyuk said in awe. How could these seeds be so groundbreaking, right? Minhyuk quickly stopped digging in the cliffs as he rushed towards the field.

“Heave-ho!”

Minhyuk reached his hands out towards the pig that was hanging from the stem of the plant that grew out of the seed. The plant surprisingly reached an outstanding height of two meters.

[You have harvested a pig.]

[You have acquired all parts of the pig.]

“Ho?”

The system was very convenient. Then, Minhyuk reached out for the cow that was hanging next to him.

[You have harvested a special cow.]

[You have acquired all parts of the cow.]

“Special cow? Ah...!”

Minhyuk remembered that his intermediate farming skill would give him a chance to pick something special whenever he picks or harvests things. However, it did not seem to have much of an effect when he was digging. In other words, this was just something that would have an effect on crops and plants. He quickly checked the details about the ribeye steak that he had just harvested.

(Special Ribeye)

Material Grade: D

Special Abilities: It is much more delicious than regular ribeye steak.

Description: This is the ribeye steak that was harvested from the special cow grown from the Unknown Seed. It is very delicious, but no one else can eat it, except for the monsters.

“...OMG,” Minhyuk said in shock. He looked like he was about to burst into tears at the awful truth. He could not believe that he would not be able to taste the things that he carefully raised, and nurtured! It felt like he bought some ox bone soup but he could not eat them! What was the difference between this and sorrow, right?!

“Ah, life...” Minhyuk mumbled as he stared off into the distance. However, he quickly shook his head and dispelled those sad thoughts. Once he fed the monsters he would definitely get precious ingredients! He quickly harvested the things that grew out of the seeds. Then, he prowled around to look for the first monster to feed. Then, a target entered his vision.

***

The Orc Chieftain was leaning weakly against the wall when a crazy person suddenly appeared in front of him. Then, the human began to grill pork and picked a piece of meat. However, surprisingly enough, the human tried to stop his own hand that was holding the chopsticks. The human said, “Ugh! There’s nothing I can do. Right hand! It’s part of the process so I can eat God’s Dishes. Ugh. Ever since I was born, I never knew that the day would come when I would feed others with my own hands...!”

The Orc ?Chieftain watched him as tears welled up from his eyes. It was as if he was filled with deep sorrow. He thought,?‘Chwiiiiik. He, he’s really a crazy guy...’

Minhyuk looked extremely sad and regretful as he reached out and placed the well-grilled pork near the Orc Chieftain’s mouth. The Orc Chieftain quickly snapped at the dangling meat in front of it. However, the Orc Chieftain did not eat it and...

“...”

The meat slowly fell on the floor! The madman quickly drew his sword out and said, “How dare you throw away meat! Apologize to Porky!”

The Orc Chieftain was completely taken aback when he saw the man almost chop his head off with the sword in his hands. He quickly said, “Chwiiiiik!?Crazy hu... No. Handsome human...!?Chwiiik, us orcs,?chwiiiik, we don’t eat cooked meat...!”

The madman tilted his head in confusion when he heard his words.

***

“Huh?” Minhyuk asked dumbly in confusion. Only after a moment did he understand what the Orc Chieftain meant. He thought,?‘No one would find it strange for a mantis to eat a grasshopper here.’

Every living being has a different preference for the food that they would eat. Just like himself. The ruler of the jungle, the elephant, despite its huge body, was still a herbivore.

‘Ah. Maybe I was too quick jumping to conclusions, stupid me!’

Minhyuk came to a strange realization and pondered deeply over this matter. Then, he asked, “So, you only eat raw meat?”

“Chwiiiik.?Y, yeah. Handsome human... I also want to eat so badly. It was my mistake that the meat fell,?chwiiiik?I’m sorry!”

“Hmmm...” Minhyuk hummed and nodded. His mind was already flying as he tried to think of a meal that he could feed the Orc Chieftain with.

‘The rump...’

The rump was a part of the meat that could be eaten raw, it was just like the part that he ate before when he ate beef sashimi. Minhyuk quickly pulled out the whole rump and proceeded to season it as he made meat sashimi. He prepared the sauce and the rump separately and handed it over to the Orc Chieftain.

“Chwiiik, chwiiik.?I’m going to eat.?Chwiik, chwiiik.”

Minhyuk had high expectations for this dish. He thought,?‘Delicious meat sashimi...!’

Although Minhyuk did not cut it well for the orc, it would still definitely taste good. The Orc Chieftain hurriedly bit on the meat with its yellowed teeth then it quickly tore off the meat as he mumbled, “Chwiiiiik, delicious.?Chwiik...!”

Then, Minhyuk said, “Try dipping it in this sauce.”

“Chwiiiiik? O, okay...”

Minhyuk had a strange sense of vicarious satisfaction as he watched the orc eat. If it were him, then he would definitely dip it in the sauce prepared for the meat sashimi! The Orc Chieftain carefully dipped the meat in the sauce that Minhyuk made.

“Chew, chew!”

The Orc Chieftain tasted the savory flavor of the sesame oil. Then, once he chewed on it more, he tasted the sweet and spicy flavor spreading in his mouth followed by the chewy and soft texture of the rump. Shocked, the Orc Chieftain looked at Minhyuk and the rump in its hands alternatively. He couldn’t believe that there was a taste as heavenly as this. He said, “De… delicious... Human, chwiiiik… I, I have never eaten anything this delicious in my whole life...!”

“I knew you’d like it!”

If the orcs could not eat cooked food, then all he had to do was feed them with the raw dishes. The Orc Chieftain chomped on the meat with satisfaction plastered on its face. Then, a series of notifications rang.

[You have fed the Orc Chieftain.]

[You will be able to obtain better EXP, gold and items whenever you hunt the Orc Chieftain. This notification will not be repeated.]

[The Orc Chieftain is really satisfied with the meal. You will receive better rewards.]

[You have acquired 232,134 gold.]

[You have acquired the Orc Chieftain’s Greatsword.]

This was a special reward. Whenever Minhyuk hunted an Orc Chieftain in the future, he would be able to gain more EXP, gold and item drops. Also, the reward rate for this quest would increase as the monster’s satisfaction increased. When he hunted the Orc Chieftain before, the reward was about 170,000 gold, so his reward increased by 30% this time around. The same was also true for the EXP acquisition rate. However, no matter how high these rewards were, Minhyuk was still disappointed. He said, “W…what’s this?! Why aren’t there any ingredients coming out?!?Sob!”

***

[W, what’s this?! Why aren’t there any ingredients coming out?! Sob!]

Player Minhyuk looked utterly disappointed! Team Leader Park and Lee Minhwa of the Special Players Management Team looked at his figure bitterly.

“There’s such a huge amount of rewards that will appear in his future journeys but he is so disappointed because no ingredients were rewarded...”

“That player, doesn’t he know what those rewards meant?”

“No. He knows. That player is extremely smart, you know?”

The rewards that Minhyuk had received would have been shocking for the other players if they ever caught wind of this. The Monster’s Paradise housed monsters ranging from Level 30 orcs to Level 350 wyverns. They were monsters that were completely beyond any player’s normal common sense. Player Minhyuk had only reached Level 160 but the EXP that he would get could already rival players at around Level 300. This was a huge increase in EXP.

“And that’s not all. There’s still the item drops.”

Even the item drops were amazing. The Monster’s Paradise was a place teeming with named monsters. And whenever players hunted rare monsters, rare items would randomly drop, there was even a rare chance that the player would receive a unique item. The same was true for unique monsters, players would randomly get unique items and they would be able to get epic artifacts at a very low probability.

Team Leader Park continued to watch the monitor and murmured, “There’s even a legendary monster in there.”

***

Minhyuk shook his head and tried to dispel the sadness in his sore heart. He thought,?‘No, I only fed one.’

He believed that the more he fed, the more chances he would get to receive an ingredient! Minhyuk desperately tried to comfort himself as he continued to prepare the rump and meat sashimi sauce. After preparing, Minhyuk proceeded to distribute it to the orcs.

“Chwiiik, chwiiik. It’s really delicious.?Chwiiiik!”

“Chwiiik. Why is it so delicious??Chwiiik. This is my first time eating something like this!”

“Chwiiik. You’re crying now??Chwiik!”

Minhyuk’s lips curled into a fatherly smile as he watched the orcs enjoy their delicious meat. Then… he stopped in shock. He thought,?‘N…no. I’m not the one that’s eating so why am I smiling like this?!’

Perhaps this was what the previous Food God felt before? For some reason, Minhyuk felt that his heart was comfortable and happy that he even wanted to give them another spoonful.

‘Anyway, eating is still the best for me!’

Minhyuk did not feel depressed anymore but he still thought that eating was the best thing for him.

[You have fed an Orc.]

[The Orc is really satisfied with the meal. You will receive better rewards.]

[You have acquired 805 gold.]

[You have acquired the Orc’s Axe.]

[You have fed an Orc.]

[The Orc is really satisfied…..]

[You have leveled up.]

The rewards were quickly reaped and harvested! In just a blink of an eye, the bony orcs became plump and chubby! They had originally eaten the ‘Wouldn’t Get Hungry for 50 Years’?meal that the previous Food God had made for them before. However, the effects had worn out so they were all skin and bones and starving to death. Thanks to Minhyuk’s food though, they were able to relieve that hunger and be free from starvation. At that moment, Minhyuk heard a different set of notifications.

[You have acquired the ingredient Salted Mackerel.]

“Oh…!” Minhyuk exclaimed in happiness. It seemed like the ingredient reward would only be given depending on the ‘fullness’ of the monsters. He quickly checked the information of the mackerel.

(Salted Mackerel)

Material Grade: C

Special Abilities: Really delicious.

Description: A mackerel that was personally salted by the Food God. The Food God was very proud of this ingredient when he left it. There would be no other mackerel in the world that would be as delicious as this. However, you can only eat it after you have collected all of the Fantastic Home Cooking Ingredients.

Salted Mackerel: 1/1

Soybean Paste Stew: 0/1

Roasted Seaweed: 0/1

Steamed Eggs: 0/1

Seasoned Spinach: 0/1

Seasoned Bean Sprouts: 0/1

“Wow...!”

Minhyuk was completely surprised. Was this the salted mackerel that was salted with the hundred-year-old salt? Just thinking about it was making his mouth water. A well-done and sizzling salted mackerel that was fresh from the grill. He could tear apart the plump and crispy salted mackerel with his chopsticks. Then he could pick its white flesh and dip it in soy sauce with wasabi before taking a bite.

“Chew, chew!”

Minhyuk chewed as if he really placed a bite in his mouth. Once he placed it in his mouth, he would be able to taste the juicy and salty flavor of the plump mackerel. If he dipped the mackerel in soy sauce with wasabi, he would definitely be able to savor the amazing harmony of flavors. He would definitely be able to finish 100 bowls of rice in a blink of an eye. The ingredients of a home cooked meal, just like what Minhyuk’s mom had made for him! That menu would definitely keep the rice going in his stomach!

‘As expected of the Food God, he really knows how to eat...!”?Minhyuk thought in amazement. He thought that he really should quickly fill their fullness stat as quickly as possible. Then, the Orc Chieftain approached him.

“Chwiiiik.?Handsome human...! It’s really delicious.?Chwiik, chwiik...!”

“Chwiiik,?human! I enjoyed it a lot!”

The orcs greeted Minhyuk energetically. In a way, these monsters were no different from humans. If it’s delicious then they would like the person who gave it to them.

“Chwiiiik. I’d like to give you something in return, but we don’t have anything that we could give.?Chwiiik.?All we could say is our thanks!?Chwiiiiiik!”

Perhaps they did not know that Minhyuk was able to receive rewards by feeding them. Then… A brilliant idea flashed through Minhyuk’s head. He thought,?‘Hmm... Perhaps I will be able to fill their fullness with this?’

It was at this moment that Minhyuk’s sly eating antenna suddenly activated.