The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 7
Episode 7: Increasing the number of awakened people (4)
“What on earth did you do?”
“Oh, just cook me something delicious! Listen to me! “That’s it?”
It was good that Gwang-il was successfully awakened, but perhaps it was because the effect was too good.
Sergeant Lee Min-jae didn’t seem to believe me.
“You had that talent for persuasion…”
“Brother, that’s what the human heart is all about. Even if I feel a little weak and scared. After eating a delicious meal, I spit out the accumulated food inside. So then everything will be resolved? “You can’t ignore the power of listening.”
“Is that something like that?”
No, can that be possible?
This is the effect of my skill called [Chef’s Special Sauce].
‘…but I can’t reveal it.’
It is different from the [lowest level dagger skill] that I showed to people.
[Chef’s Special Sauce] manipulates people’s emotions.
At first, I didn’t think it was a big deal, thinking that it would just be a normal feeling of feeling a little better or worse… but
when I saw Corporal Jeon Gwang-il today, it wasn’t at that level.
It is safe to say that it is a temporary personality modification.
‘It can be dangerous if it is misinformed.’
It would be better to hide it for now.
“…Do you know what job Jeon Kwang-il got?”
“What?”
“He’s a berserker. “It is said that there is also a trait that increases combat power at the cost of reason.”
“….”
That wasn’t what I meant.
‘It was courage, courage… Why does it happen like that?’
The reason I can guess is that the weak attack was applied too strongly.
[This dish is made for a specific audience. If the target consumes the dish, the effect of the dish increases.]
There was this phrase on the dish Gwang-il fed the guy.
‘When I made the soldiers feel safe, it was for 100 people, and this time, it was for 1 person.’
Even if it’s not 100 times greater, wouldn’t the effect have been doubled?
Even in games, it is common sense that interpersonal buffs are more effective than wide-area buffs.
The way Gwangil showed was because he gained too much courage.
“…Gwangil is naturally big and looks like he’s good at fighting. “I guess you had some talent for that.”
“That gentle guy?”
Sergeant Lee Min-jae still seems to think it’s strange, but he can’t say it straight away.
“Anyway, from now on, please send me the soldiers whose turn it is to awaken. “It’s true that it’s a dangerous job, so we should at least feed him a special meal.”
“Are you okay? “You don’t have enough food, do you?”
“Anyway, most of the remaining food is preserved food for emergency use. The remaining food ingredients must be consumed quickly before they rot. There are so many dead people that there are fewer mouths to feed, right? “If you want to use the fresh ingredients before they rot, you’ll have to feed them a lot.”
Military food is broadly divided into three types.
A regular meal made with ingredients received 2-3 times a week.
Combat rations that exist to be eaten in the field.
Emergency food piled up in a type 1 warehouse where food ingredients are stored.
The amount of emergency food is so large that it can be said to be stored as food in case the supply is cut off due to a sudden war.
The downside is that since it is for emergency use, the menu is monotonous and limited.
Usually, canned curry or black bean soup is the main dish.
There is no need to say anything about the quality of combat rations.
In fact, the only food that can be considered a proper meal is regular food, but its supply is cut off.
‘It doesn’t take long to serve a proper meal.’
In that case, it would be better to feed as much as you can rather than being sparing.
Emergency rations and combat rations are foods that do not require any cooking process.
I wonder if I will be able to utilize my profession of ‘chef’.
* * *
And so the number of awakened members in the unit began to increase.
It wasn’t all smooth.
“Did you just kill him?”
“yes. “The resistance was so strong that I had no choice… I’m sorry.”
“I’m sorry, what did I do wrong?”
The monsters continued to attack the unit, but the soldiers succeeded in stopping them.
It was not easy to force the soldiers to approach and deliver only the ‘last blow’.
‘The vitality is too tough.’
Taejun didn’t get hit by the monster’s counterattack for no reason.
There are many monsters that struggle until they die and refuse to let you approach them, even if you hit them ten times with a gun.
It is obvious that if another soldier gets hurt by a monster like Taejun, the unit’s morale will plummet.
Because the awakening had to proceed safely, the rate at which the number of awakened people increased was inevitably slow.
Still, there was a change, even if it was an oddity.
The next person Gwang-il decided to awaken to was Corporal Seo Soo-hyuk of the transportation unit.
Unlike Corporal Jeon Gwang-il, Corporal Seo Soo-hyuk responded to the awakening obediently.
And….
“It says my occupation is gunner. But… what is this?”
The phrase appeared before my eyes again.
[Party formation!]
[Successful in forming the minimum unit for battle [party (5 people)].]
[Large area – ROK’s third party.]
[Small area – ROK. This is the first party of 17.]
[Achievement achieved – Gather together!]
[You who succeeded in forming a party faster than others!]
[Rewards are given to those who get ahead.]
[3rd place reward – Elixir of Growth x10]
Compensation was given immediately.
Ten pills per person appeared before the eyes of the awakened people.
[Elixir of growth]
[Experience acquisition rate increases to 500% for a certain period of time.]
“…It’s becoming more and more like a game.”
party.
The minimum standards used to conquer instant dungeons in games.
Although it varies depending on the game, 5 people is exactly the number of people at the ‘party’ level.
“There are five of us… me, Youngjun, you, Taejun, Gwangil, and Suhyuk. “There are five of us like this?”
“I guess so? “It’s surprising that Taejun, who is still unconscious and lying in the hospital room, is also included.”
Gwangil, who was also watching the text, said:
“I’m more concerned about the phrase ‘3rd place.’”
“Why is that?”
“If we are in 3rd place, that means there are 1st and 2nd places. Doesn’t that mean there are more people in a similar situation to us? So, there are probably monsters outside the unit…”
“That’s…”
That’s right.
“Ha, what happened to the parents?”
Inside the unit, people still wonder, ‘Couldn’t the monsters have only attacked our unit?’ There were quite a few soldiers who thought this.
However, looking at the content of this phrase, it became clear that there were at least other areas outside the base that were in a similar situation to ours.
In the worst case, the families of the unit members may also have been swept up in the monsters’ attack.
“Let’s not think too badly about it. I’m worried about the situation outside, but there’s nothing I can say I’m worried about. “First of all, our safety comes first, right?”
“That’s right, but…”
“I don’t know, but if they even give us achievement rewards, it means we’re way ahead. “If our safety is secured first, it’s not too late to think about it later.”
At that time, Corporal Seo Soo-hyuk, who was quietly listening to the story, frowned and said.
“I don’t like this.”
“hmm?”
“There are 5 people, so there are more than 100 surviving members of the unit? Doesn’t that mean that people who haven’t awakened aren’t even counted?”
“….”
“Only awakened people are treated as people? “I woke up to survive, but I’m a little annoyed.”
It’s definitely not wrong.
It’s embarrassing that the world has suddenly changed.
In that changed world, humans who are not awakened are not even counted as humans.
“Now that I think about it, you said your awakened profession was a gunner, right? “What about traits and such?”
“Um, beginner shooter. The characteristic says that accuracy and power are enhanced when shooting.”
Now that I think about it, Corporal Seo Soo-hyuk seems to have always been famous for his shooting skills in his unit.
“But shooting? “Are we on alert for fear of running out of bullets?”
“Oh, you mean that?”
“….”
“….”
Luckily, it wasn’t meaningless.
“Those monsters survived and ran wild even after being hit by 10 bullets. Corporal Seo Soo-hyuk, it looks like he will be in a near-death state with just two bullets.”
The fewer bullets it takes to subdue a monster means you can save bullets.
It was decided that Corporal Seo Soo-hyuk would take on the role of subduing the monster for a while.
After that, the number of awakened people continued to increase.
“Is it my turn? Phew, I understand.”
There are soldiers like Corporal Seo Soo-hyuk who responded to the awakening without much complaint.
“Ugh… I can’t do it… We’ll all die…”
There were soldiers like Gwang-il who were so scared that they couldn’t move.
Of course in that case.
“Whoa whoa. Calm down. “Let’s eat and talk.”
“Tsk tsk, let’s go! A glorious death awaits us!”
The solution is to provide a special meal with a little courage.
“You…”
Every time I take them to persuade them, the soldiers come back full of courage.
Sergeant Lee Min-jae’s gaze was a little stinging when he saw that, but…
‘It’s something that can’t be helped for the unity of the unit.’
[Awakened: Shin Yeongjun]
[Job: New Chef Lv. 1]
[Attributes: Strength 9, Agility 10, Magic Power 8, Luck 9]
[Attributes: Lowest Dagger Skill, Lowest Cooking Skill, Lowest Ingredient Identification, Lowest Fire Affinity]
[Skill: Chef’s Eye Chef’s Special Sauce]
[Points: 82pt]
[Talent: Massive [Jori]
While I was awakening the unit members, I also checked my abilities.
First of all, the point.
“82? “When did it pile up like this?”
I think I saw a message saying that points increase every time you hunt or cook a monster.
Looks like you’ve accumulated quite a few points.
When it comes to points in the game, where are they used?…
“…point store?”
[Point Shop]
[Hard Rye Bread – 10pt]
[Ordinary Steel Sword – 30pt]
[Ordinary Shield – 30pt]
.
.
.
Just in case, you call the name and a point shop appears in front of you.
As the name of the store suggests, it seemed to have various items, but there didn’t seem to be anything useful to me.
It might be useful for those who have awakened to combat roles such as warriors or wizards.
‘Rye bread… At least you won’t starve to death?’
It is meaningful that there are food items such as bread, but they are quite expensive.
If a situation arises where I have to eat rye bread for three meals a day, I think I will have to collect my points quite diligently.
I continued to scroll down to see what other items were there.
The most important thing I looked at was whether there were bullets, but it seemed like guns and bullets were not on the sales list.
Fortunately, there was something like this at the very bottom.
[Potion of Increasing Stats (Strength)] – 1000pt
[Potion of Increasing Stats (Dexterity)] – 1000pt
[Potion of Increasing Stats (Magic)] – 1000pt
[Random Skill Book] – 3000pt
“I don’t know what the performance is like, but it’s expensive… .”
Items that allow you to increase your abilities or acquire new skills.
Unfortunately, the price was impossible to even look at at the moment.
There will come a day when I can live.
‘Next, skills and characteristics.’
[Chef’s Special Sauce], which touches the emotions of those who eat it, is already showing its effects.
[Chef’s Eye], which allows you to learn how to prepare and cook an object, has roughly confirmed the effect, so let’s move on.
[Lowest dagger skill]
As a result of experimentation, I was able to lightly cut hard wood with a sashimi knife.
Not only that, but it was the result of a little sparring with Gwangil, who had awakened into a ‘berserker’.
“Aren’t you here after working as a gangster outside?”
“What are you talking about?”
Even though I have never had a fist fight, let alone a knife fight, I was able to fight with a dagger so naturally, as if I was used to it.
If this is the lowest level, what can you do at the upper level?
I got a little scared.
[Least level flame affinity]
I touched a hot pot with my bare hands and there was no problem.
I tried putting my hand into the flame just in case, but after about 30 seconds it got so hot that I quickly removed my hand.
[Identification of lowest grade ingredients]
[Lowest grade green onions: Ordinary green onions with poor freshness and quality.]
It was a feature that literally allowed you to see the description of the ingredients.
I knew from this that the ingredients supplied to the restaurant were all of the lowest quality.
‘Is this a country?’
Fortunately, most of the ingredients that the cooks bought separately were of intermediate quality and in rare cases, there were also high grade ingredients.
[Minimum Cooking Skill]
I heard this from other people.
“Youngjun, what did you do with the cooking?”
“Minjae hyung? why? It tastes awful?”
“No, on the contrary, the taste has improved a lot. I should say that I have strangely more strength than that… To put it bluntly, my stats have gone up.”
“ah.”
The stats attached to the finished dish, such as +3 strength and other things, began to be applied.
“I don’t think other people can feel it.”
“I heard the text says it will increase a certain stat? “Isn’t that because soldiers who haven’t awakened have no stats?”
Oh, is that so?
In order to receive the effect that says it will increase your stats, you must be an opponent who has ‘stats’ in the first place.
“I suddenly wondered what was going on. “No matter how much I think about it, the only thing I can cook is yours.”
Additionally, I listened to the story.
It seems that the effects of the food eaten are not displayed in separate system messages.
As soon as Minjae ate the dish, he felt strangely stronger.
I was able to confirm the change only after checking the status window.
‘Unless you have a special ability like the ‘food ingredient identification’ trait I have. ‘I guess the system message doesn’t tell you the effect of cooking.’
but.
If that were the case, the story would have come out from the soldiers when the ‘special sauce’ was used.
“So how do you feel?”
“Honestly, it’s huge. My original strength stat was 9, but it went up by 3. “If you just look at the numbers, it’s 30%, and in real terms, it’s much bigger.”
There are many games where you get buffs when you cook.
However, the amount of the buff varies depending on the game.
From what I heard from Minjae, at least the chef in this game we were faced with didn’t seem to have a bad performance.
“If this level of buff is applied to the entire unit… Youngjun, you might become the core of our unit?”
“What is cooking disease?”
That’s how I confirmed my abilities to some extent.
The unit members continued to awaken smoothly and by the time there were more than 10 people.
“Sergeants. “I think you should come and see for a moment.”
“What’s going on?”
“A monster has appeared!”
“Lizards? I’m just getting used to it now…”
“No, they’re monsters on a different level than those guys!”
An unusual event occurred.