Leveling Up through Eating-Chapter 1252

Chapter 1252

The orchard full of Nine Fruit Trees was finally established. Minhyuk ordered the three races’ kings and their troops to guard the orchard. They were also tasked with managing the entire orchard and harvesting the fruits.

[The Nine Fruit Trees’ fruits have been sold out.]

They achieved amazing results, selling out all the fruits they harvested in a single day in just eight hours. At the same time, the community sites from all over the world were in a buzz.

[Wow. This is crazy… Finally! I can leave my lunchbox behind when getting in the game by myself. ㅠㅠ]

[We don’t have to make wraps anymore… Now, we can just stock up the fruits in our inventories.]

[Guys! They’re cheaper than the other buff items! Lol. Long live His Majesty Minhyuk!]

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[It’s much cheaper than buff potions! Instead of being affordable and cost-effective, maybe we should call it cheap and Minhyuk-effective.]

[Why is it so cheap?]

[Of course it’s for us, the players! They can sell it expensively, but they’re selling it cheaply for us low-income players with tight wallets!]

[Aaaaaah! Is that so? Wow… Minhyuk is really a good person.]

And in between those conversations…

[Minhyuk gave Absolute Saintess Loyna the position of garden manager. This is labor exploitation…]

[Long live our Lord, the Food God!]

[Long live the Beyond the Heavens Empireeeeeee!]

[No… guys. Minhyuk made Absolute Saintess Loyna into a garden manager…]

[LONG LIVEEEEEEEE!!!]

Driven by the shock of seeing Loyna become a garden manager, some players tried to paint Minhyuk as a labor exploiter. Alas, their words were quickly buried by the other players. The players kept on saying things like this:

[Kghhhk… I can’t believe they’re distributing the fruits and selling them at a low price for us, players…]

Since Minhyuk was selling the buff fruits at a very low price, they had no choice but to praise him.

[Honestly, I think they’re not even getting any profits, no?]

***

The Beyond the Heavens Empire actually gained huge profits. Minhyuk was still in disbelief after seeing that they still had around 60% net profit left after deducting all the costs and expenses needed to sell the Nine Fruit Trees’ fruits.

One of the reasons for such huge profits was that the Nine Fruit Trees did not need any management or close observation and care. First, they were the type of tree that would not wither or lose leaves and did not need to do anything to help them grow better.

On top of that, they did not need to pay any labor since the members of the three races did all the labor and hard work. They were the ones to harvest it and send it to the Beyond the Heavens Empire’s capital.

[You have gained 3,231 platinum for the sale of the Nine Fruit Trees’ fruits.]

The fruits sold out in just eight hours. It was already a shocking feat, but they all expected that the next batch of fruits would be sold out in just thirty minutes.

‘Because by that time, the people would have already confirmed the effects of the fruits.’

They had evaluated that the Nine Fruit Trees’ fruits were comparable to the Luvien Empire’s Four Seasons Iron. Just like the situation with the Four Seasons Iron, their supplies could not keep up with the demand.

The fact that the Nine Fruit Trees’ fruits sold out so quickly proved that the Beyond the Heavens Empire had taken one step closer to the Luvien Empire.

At that moment, someone knocked on the door.

“Ah. Again…” Minhyuk mumbled, his face turning ugly. He immediately shook his head at Haze. Unfortunately, the people outside kept knocking on the door. In the end, Minhyuk had to approve their entry. The moment he gave his permission, the kings–Kentaro, Miao, and Richard–who came under the rule of the Beyond the Heavens Empire entered with awkward expressions.

Absolute Monarch Richard said, “Your Majesty, let’s all show off our manliness and fight in a match!”

“I’ve heard this spiel 58 times in just three days…” Minhyuk mumbled, his face clearly showing how fed up he was.

Minhyuk had already proven his strength and power as the Battle God during the war against the other races. However, they all argued that it was tough to make an accurate judgment because they had not fought against each other.

The truth was, almost all of them knew that no individual could win a fight against Minhyuk. They were clamoring like this because they wanted to confirm the gap between them and Minhyuk and see how big the gap was personally.

“Your Majesty, we know what you’re thinking of. Please don’t worry, we will not feel down because we don’t have the qualifications or anything like that.”

Richard knew why Minhyuk did not accept their challenge so easily. Minhyuk knew how depressed they would feel if they realized how big the gap was once he defeated them. Nonetheless, they weren’t rankers for nothing.

“We just want to know how big the gap is between us and the highest-ranking player. We will not feel depressed or anything like that. In fact, we believe that this will be an opportunity to help us grow more determined to catch up with you, Your Majesty.”

They needed to know how high the sky was to set a goal. Even though they knew an individual couldn't win against Minhyuk, they still wanted to fight him and find the gap. This was so they could move forward.

Minhyuk hesitated when he heard their reasoning.

Then, Haze leaned over and said, “You can accept it as you please. In fact, there aren’t many who deny you or your qualifications, Your Majesty. Not only will they be able to confirm the gap between you and them, but it can also serve as motivation. After all, they will learn that a foreigner can rise to this level. Perhaps, the rankers who will come to confirm the gap will be tempted and even join the Beyond the Heavens Empire.”

Haze reacted positively to their request.

“Of course, you can’t spend too much time on this too.”

Minhyuk was a very busy person. In fact, he had logged in Athenae for quite some time and was already starting to get exhausted.

At that moment, Haze made a gesture of counting imaginary bills. It was as if she was saying they should be able to gain something from this.

Richard said, “Your Majesty, we only have pure intentions. Please do not deny our request to confirm the gap between us.”

Minhyuk nodded. What would he do if he was the one in their position?

‘I’ll probably feel the same way.’

What was the difference between them and the one hailed as the Supreme? This question would definitely run in their mind all day, every day. They were curious and eager to check if they were at least close to the Supreme. This was a fact. After all, even now, countless people worldwide were trying their hardest to catch up with Minhyuk.

Minhyuk nodded. He said, “Alright. I’m a bit exhausted today, so I have to rest first. Let’s do it tomorrow. Actually, we all know that 1v1 is meaningless. So, let’s do it like this. I’ll deal with everyone who wants to fight with me all at once.”

The eyes of the kings shone brightly.

“Give Richard the approval to select those who want to duel with me among the executives. Ah. It would be nice if there's a reward for defeating one person.”

“Of course. Your Majesty’s time is gold.”

“I’ll go and get some rest now. I haven’t had a good rest these past few days.”

“Yes. I will select those who want to compete with Your Majesty the most. I will also discuss the rewards given every time Your Majesty logs out a person!”

Minhyuk smiled after seeing off Richard, Miao, and Kentaro, who were all smiling excitedly like children.

‘Perhaps I will receive their full recognition tomorrow?’

Minhyuk’s qualifications had been recognized already. However, the duel tomorrow would further solidify his position and his power.

Minhyuk logged out and immediately went to dreamland, utterly clueless about what would happen.

***

Minhyuk was exhausted, so he made a mistake. The mistake was in the rewards and conditions and his promise to spend the entire day on this.

The number of people worldwide who wanted to compete with Minhyuk and were looking forward to the day when they could officially fight with him was far more than Minhyuk had expected. In fact, it was even far more than Haze had expected too.

Of course, Richard and the Beyond the Heavens Empire had restricted it so that not just anyone could accept it. Only those with enough qualifications and strength would have the chance to face and fight Minhyuk.

Right now, the whispers and screenshots of the guild chat window between Richard and the other Beyond the Heavens Empire executives were being shared with countless players worldwide who wanted to compete with Minhyuk.

[Locke: Ali. Minhyuk said to come at him all at once tomorrow! You’re coming tomorrow too, right?]

“...”

The single mage standing on the peak of Helenia’s Tower smiled when he saw the whisper.

The rumors were getting more and more exaggerated. With people like Locke, who liked exaggerating things, the rumors grew wilder.

‘Come at me all at once…’

Of course, Ali knew that Minhyuk would never say such a thing. He knew that Minhyuk would accept everyone who wanted to face him. Ali’s determination burned brightly. He also wanted to compete and fight against Minhyuk.

Ali originally started with the title Black Mage and gained the new title Golden Mage. Then, after dabbling in black magic, magic that no God of Magic should have ever used, and using it during the battle with Helenia, he was deprived of his position as the God of Magic and even suffered from a massive drop in level.

The people seemed to have forgotten about Ali. When she died, Helenia had dropped something called Helenia’s Mana Heart. This item allowed him to take the trial and transfer classes. The class that he could transfer to was called Great Mage’s Descendant. In other words, he would become Helenia’s successor.

Thankfully, Ali successfully transferred to that class. Although his power fell short of Helenia, the Pillar of Magic, and the Great Mage, it was comparable to his past.

In fact, he was slightly different from how he was in the past, especially after obtaining Helenia’s Staff by climbing this tower. Now, Ali’s hair had turned white. He was no longer the Black Mage or the Golden Mage. He was now the White Mage Ali. That was his new name. And it was time to show them his power.

Ali descended from the tower.

***

Kingdom of Death.

Death had recently killed the Lich Emperor and expanded his kingdom and influence. With his influence, it was more apt to call this place the Empire of Death instead of the Kingdom of Death. This was especially true after Death was chosen as the Pillar of Death’s candidate.

At this time, someone came to visit the kingdom, or rather, the empire Death had built. This person was none other than Locke.

“I’ll go too.”

The Emperor of Death stepped out.

***

Crazy Tyrant Akhan was once a notorious figure who left Athenae in fear. However, he was now reduced to being Minhyuk’s regression shuttle. He had been pretending to be amicable to the Beyond the Heavens Empire, but he was secretly and urgently preparing something. Thanks to his perseverance, he finally succeeded. Akhan had acquired the Colossal God Warrior, a being that could fight against many gods. When he got his hands on it, he realized it was finally time to kill Minhyuk.

Akhan climbed on top of the Colossal God Warrior and began to head out.

***

At the same time.

President Kang Taehoon could not hide his excitement when he saw that the people were starting to gather after rumors and whispers spread. Many reclusive masters even wanted to reveal themselves and join. Based on the current trend, they expected that even the players secretly developing and acquiring new powers would appear and give it their all for this.

“Minhyuk said he would take them all at once, right?”

“No. Player Minhyuk did not say anything like that…”

“Didn’t he say that he will deal with everyone who wants to fight with him all at once?”

Well, that was true, though that was not what he meant at all. Minhyuk definitely did not dream that many people would gather like this. He expected that there would be at most thirty people. Yet now, the number had blown up.

“This is the day for Minhyuk to end all the endless clamoring for his qualifications.”

At this moment, a brilliant idea appeared in President Kang Taehoon’s head. He said, “Why don’t we make a temporary island for their fight? Somewhere like Jeju Island?”

Then, he added, “Ah. Of course, we did not plan to get involved with this. How about we be the ones to give the reward that Player Minhyuk wanted from the players? The reward he will receive for every player that he kills? If Minhyuk wins, we’ll give him an amazing and ground-breaking ingredient. If the players win, then we’ll reward them with a +1 in level. What do you think?!”

“O-ooooh! That doesn’t sound too bad.”

The hype for the recent Athenae Olympics had already died down. Everyone present felt that there was no more need to proceed with the event in the following year since most of the rankers were no longer present. And they were why the people enjoyed the Olympics and tuned in to watch.

Games should always have large-scale events or shocking attractions. However, they realized they could not develop something with such an impact. Now, they were presented with an opportunity.

“Well, as long as Player Minhyuk approves… For now, let’s prepare for it!”

Team Leader Park Minggyu barked a laugh. He could not help but be in disbelief after seeing the situation created with just a few words coming from Minhyuk’s mouth.

Then, Team Leader Park said, “If we want to get the same effect as the Athenae: World War, then we have to gather the reporters and journalists…”

Department Manager Kim Dae-Il, with an easy-going expression, said, “I heard that reporters from all over the world are already waiting in the Beyond the Heavens Empire?”

“...”

“I heard that around 174 broadcasting stations are waiting to start their broadcast. Of course, this is only natural. After all, this is a feast! A battle between the Supreme and the world’s greatest powerhouses. Well, I think it’s more like Athenae’s greatest boss monster hunt.”

Team Leader Park was rendered speechless.

Then President Kang Taehoon excitedly said, “Ah. Then, we have to send a proposal… No. I’ll go there myself. Let’s prepare a contract and have him sign it as soon as he wakes up so we can proceed immediately!”

Team Leader Park looked at President Kang Taehoon, who was hurriedly trying to reach Minhyuk, with a bitter expression.

‘I wonder what Player Minhyuk will feel once he wakes up…?’

***

‘What’s happening right now?’

Minhyuk could not understand the situation in front of him.

‘Why are there tens of thousands of cameras here?’

Why was the now white-haired Ali, whom he had not seen for a long time, looking at him with an expression filled with a desire to win?

[Kang Taehoon: Did you log in? Wait for me. I’m on my way to you.]

‘What’s wrong with this ahjussi?’

Minhyuk was confused, but what was more confusing was finding a very familiar person hidden among the people before him.

“L-Locke’s father? S-sir, why…”

Locke’s father chuckled at Minhyuk, who bowed politely in greeting. He said, “Haha. I heard that our dear Minhyuk said, ‘Come at me all at once’? I also wanted to compete with you, so I’m here. When will I use my son’s position if not for this?”

“S-sir. What level are you…?”

“Level 5.”

“...”

‘No. What the hell is this?!’

Minhyuk really could not understand what was happening right now.