Chapter 1961 – [Kimchi Season Also Comes to the Zombie Apocalypse World]

A contract was signed with the Bistro Baron to supply stone and saffron. Of course, given that saffron is thought to be a simple poisonous plant, we had to teach them how to collect saffron, but it was still an opportunity to receive good food ingredients.

Rather, it’s worth paying the price here. Honey and saffron grow in the Garden of Eden, but honey is collected by killer bees that eat people, and saffron is annoying because people have to harvest it themselves. The reason saffron is expensive is purely because of labor costs, so even if it is grown in the Garden of Eden, it is not that cheap.

So wouldn’t it be better to live in a place with cheap labor? Since he is a nobleman, you can just order a local citizen to make a deal.

“We will match the price to a certain extent. I would like to see the quality first, so could you please bring a sample next time?”

“Haha, I will. We can be good business partners.”

I was able to end up being a good customer and good business partner with the Bistro Baron. If you do well, you will probably be able to obtain wild honey and saffron on a regular basis.

Oh, what if the saffron they’re talking about isn’t saffron? If that were the case, it would have sounded different as the languages ​​​​​were different, but it would have been clear that it was saffron because it sounded like saffron to our ears. As can be seen from the recognition aspect, the power of the Absolute Knowledge has an effect beyond imagination.

Afterward, other customers begin to come. There were familiar guests who had already visited, and even those I was seeing for the first time. Aside from the customers we already know if we look at new customers…

“Hmm?”

“Huh?”

A rather dignified-looking middle-aged man wearing old-fashioned Chinese clothing. Since he is also trained in martial arts, is he from martial arts? But that wasn’t the important thing.

This is because, like the Lich Wizard Kristoff, he was an opponent from the realm of the transcendental. Of course, he is quite inferior compared to Cheonma, who is also a martial arts transcendent, but if he has reached the level of a transcendent, even dimensional civilization cannot ignore him.

Because of the force field, I look like an ordinary person, similar to Ban Gui Jin. Unless you reach a certain level, you cannot see through my force field.

Because my level was so low, he couldn’t figure out what my level was, but at least he was able to figure out that I was a higher level opponent than him. That’s why he showed his authority and showed courtesy.

“My name is Hwang Bo-un of the Hwangbo family. The fellow followers of the martial arts group call me Byeokryeok Gwonje (霹靂拳帝). Excuse me, but who is the deceased…”

“They say he is the worst. Privately, he is Eden’s father, but he is also called the evil emperor.”

“Ah!!! I heard the story of Chunbujang. I was more interested in the fact that he was the best man in the world than in the fact that he was the prince of a country, but now I know that there is no lie in that statement.”

“That’s too much praise. I just gained a lot from living long.”

First, I guided him to his seat. My senses were a little on guard because the other person was in the ranks of transcendents, but since Eden was a guest, I didn’t think there would be a problem. I think he was a regular visitor to begin with when I wasn’t around, but now he’s causing some kind of problem.

On the other hand, I was curious about how he came to visit since he was from the familiar Moorim region, so I asked him about it. At that level, he would be one of the strongest men in the martial forest over there, and he would have power, so I don’t think he was starving or anything…

“You seem to be a famous person in Moorim. How did you come to visit our restaurant?”

“Oh, that’s it…”

“If there is something difficult to say, you don’t have to say it.”

“No, it’s just a bit of an embarrassing story, so it’s hard to bring it up.”

Still, he seemed to have come to his senses and slowly began to tell his story.

First, Hwang Bo-un, the Emperor of Byeokryeok, is said to be the best person in the world in the martial arts region over there. Sub-article No matter how low the level is, it is a warrior who has entered the ranks of transcendents, so it would be strange if he did not do so. If it had been a martial arts world, the Jade Emperor would later have chosen him as an immortal.

Kangho is peaceful, and there are no problems with household chores. Hwang Bo-un, who had some free time, declared that he would close his training camp and went into seclusion in order to get closer to the truth of martial arts.

“It’s just that…”

“You were hungry.”

“That’s right. It’s not like I can go out and eat while I’m training at a closed facility, and I’m stuck eating only things like Byeokgokdan, so I feel soggy and stuffy… I was able to hold on for a year or two, but after that, I couldn’t even focus on martial arts. Just when I was thinking about sneaking out, I ended up visiting this restaurant.”

“It’s just like that. If you cling to something, it becomes more difficult to obtain it, so it’s important to let it often go.”

“Thanks to visiting this place and talking with various nobles, I also gained income. This place is like a place of great fortune to me. Oh, and of course, the food is so delicious that it cannot be compared to that at the imperial palace!!!”

Finally, he sat down and placed his order. He was wondering what to order, but he ordered raw fish.

Some people may have heard of this dish, but raw fish meat is a pork dish, or to roughly compare it, it’s like Chinese stir-fried pork. It refers to a dish of boiled pork stir-fried with bean paste and vegetables. Well, it’s not popular in Korea because there is stir-fried pork…

“Oh, it looks like the martial artist is here.”

“Do you order raw fish meat often?”

“No, that’s not it. Every time I come here, I order Chinese pork dishes. The menu I order varies each time, but the Chinese dishes with pork are the same.”

“Oh, it’s worth it.”

If Koreans are a people of chicken, the Chinese are a people of pork. Basically, if you say meat to these people, the default was pork, so they would think it was pork.

Well, it’s just as delicious. There are many Chinese dishes that involve stir-frying, but stir-frying with pork? This is a combination that cannot be tasteless.

Anyway, now that the order has been placed, Eden starts cooking right away. The part is pork belly, and once boiled whole pork belly is cut into pieces like boiled pork and stir-fried with vegetables, red pepper oil, and bean paste sauce. Oh, of course, I also add various other seasonings.

On the other hand, raw fish meat is one of the Sichuan dishes famous for being spicy. Perhaps that’s why a spicy smell began to spread during frying.

“Stir-fried pork is good, but stir-fried meat like this is also good. After boiling the meat once, the meat will be soft and delicious.”

“Ah, I’ll have to eat stir-fried meat later when I finish the store!!!!”

“Dad will do it for you then.”

Although raw fish meat is called Chinese-style stir-fried pork, it is ultimately a different dish, and the biggest difference was whether the meat was boiled once. It takes more work because it adds a process, but the texture is different from stir-fried pork, so people who like soft food will like this better.

And the dish is complete. As it is a stir-fried dish, it is better to make and eat it quickly, so put it on a plate, plate it, and serve it.

Raw fish meat and rice. And there are side dishes and alcohol to go along with it. Although it is not a very fancy dish, the spicy and rich smell of the main dish is very captivating.

“The raw fish meat set you ordered has arrived.”

“Oh, thank you.”

He drank alcohol first. It is not a liquor like fairy tears or spirit tears, but a high-alcohol distilled liquor like baijiu. It has a faint fruity scent, but the hard liquor, which has an alcohol content of several tens of degrees, burns in the mouth and throat the moment you drink it. He took a sip of the drink and immediately touched the flesh of the raw fish.

The taste and aroma of alcohol remaining in the mouth is washed away with spicy and fatty pork dish… Then, the slightly salty rice is added.

After one cycle is over, have another drink. The cycle continues and repeats until the dish runs out. Of course, if you keep doing that, it might be a bit much, so give them some variations while eating side dishes. The side dish is a couple of small vegetables… So, there are things like stir-fried vegetables or cold vegetables, so you can just eat these.

“Oh, I already ate it all… Here, give me one more bowl of raw fish meat and rice!!! Oh, and one more bottle of alcohol!!!”

“Yes, I understand.”

Perhaps because he is a martial artist in a certain state, he eats well. Thanks to you, I also started to feel better.

As do other guests… Is it because we share the same rice culture? When you see people eating delicious side dishes and rice, you can feel that they are full even without eating.

“Anyway, Eden, what does that customer get for his food?”

“Ah, I was given a pill-like elixir that said it was no longer effective. When I looked at it, I saw that my stamina increased by about an order of magnitude.”

“It’s not a shame because we have Keter for things like elixirs… But that doesn’t mean they’re not valuable. Even in dimensional civilizations, things like that are sold.”

However, an elixir that increases one’s resistance by an order of magnitude must be quite rare. Considering you came to Elysium and even gave me such things, how hungry were you for food?

Well, it’s a good thing if we do business for money. I don’t really care about it, but if I get something expensive instead of paying for a meal, it’s a good thing because it means that Eden’s cooking is worth the price. If you charge something that is too expensive, the customer is not going to visit once or twice anyway, so you can provide that much service.

After eating a lot and being satisfied, he emptied several bottles of alcohol and returned to being quite drunk despite having the body of a transcendental person. Of course, if you want to do it even in that state, you can drink alcohol to get rid of it quickly, but the reason you don’t do that is because you seem to be trying to enjoy the afterglow.

“Haha, I ate well today. Thanks to you, I can survive another week!!!”

“Please come again next time. I’ll be waiting.”

They say they are now open on weekends, but coming only once a week seems to be a measure of restraint. It would be the same as removing steam once a week while doing closed tube training.

As I said before, it doesn’t mean that you force something to happen. So, if you take a little break and take your time, you can grow even more.

Not long after Hwang Bo-un, the Emperor of Byeokryeok, passes away, another guest comes. Eden, who is connected by power, knows who is visiting, so he recognizes who they are and gives them attention even before they arrive.

“The next customer is coming. This time, I’ll be seeing my dad for the first time in a while.”

“Hmm? Who do you think it is? There are several people… Ah, there is one familiar figure.”

Who was it? Why, in the world of the zombie apocalypse, is there a kid who pays for food instead of art?

They provided support with immunizations and such, and judging by the fact that he was accompanying me, it seems like he was doing well. I think they are just creating a survivor community.

“Welcome. It’s been a while since I saw you, Mr. Yu Hansol.”

“Huh? Ah!!!! Hello, uncle!!! How have you been?”

“It was busy, but it was okay.”

“I heard from the president. I heard that you became the president of Korea? If a person like you is the president, he won’t do something like abandoning the people and running away because it’s dangerous.”

“It looks like that from there. But are the other people in the group?”

“Yes, it’s nothing else. I told this story to the people at our market association. So every time I visit, I select people to come and eat with me. Honestly, there are too many people from our community for everyone to come.”

Elysium is not a small restaurant, but it is not a place where 100 people can come in and eat at once. There were many people who wanted to come, but it seemed like they made a compromise and brought in only a few and rotated them periodically.

Of course, Yu Hansol, the first visitor and probably an executive of the community, will visit every time. Well, there must be some merit to that.

“But… If you are the president of Korea, wouldn’t it be possible to provide separate support to us? Of course, we know that we are receiving help so far, but we need more reliable support. I think that would be more reassuring and trustworthy in people’s eyes. It will happen.”

“Uh, I’m almost at the end of my term, so talking like that would be a little…”

“Huh? The boss said he was sure he would be reappointed?”

No, the same goes for hunters in the modern dungeon world. Why is Eden telling this story to everyone here?

First, the problem at that level is quite complicated. In return for support, we are receiving works of art from a civilization that cannot afford to protect its own relics, and now we are in a position to represent a country that is in its final stages… If we make an issue of that, our position will be extremely awkward.

“I…”

“Ah, Yu Hansol’s group. What’s going on?”

“My name is Park Moon-young, and I was the mayor of Yongsan-gu before the collapse of the Republic of Korea. I am currently serving as the vice president of the Mayors’ Association. It is truly an honor to meet the President of the Republic of Korea on a different level.”

“No, as I said before, he is almost like an old man whose term of office is almost over.”

“But I heard that in Korea, it is possible for him to be re-elected. The people are passionate enough about constitutional amendments to make him re-elect, and even if only half of what we heard is true, I think he has a high chance of being re-elected.”

“What…”

“We know that Mr. Yu Han-sol is receiving various support in exchange for his artworks, but it is practically an unequal treaty and is of no benefit. So, it would be shameless for us to ask for support, but it will allow him to do more for the suffering survivors of Korea.” I hope you can save it.”

Well, I am the President of the Republic of Korea on this side of the Earth. Why does it seem like I am trying to be the President of Korea on all levels of Earth’s civilization?

Of course, it’s okay to feel a sense of kinship with Korea since it’s the same country. When the civilization on the other side rebuilds, we will have to return most of the art pieces we received and preserved, but since Zion likes it just by receiving a few pieces, it is a benefit in its own way.

Still, it’s a bit harsh if we just help out as if it’s Korea every time it’s related to Earth civilization. No, even just working here in Korea is extremely difficult.

“It is difficult to give a definite answer, but I will think about it. In fact, since it is still the election period, candidates who are re-elected are prohibited from engaging in any election activities, so they cannot move immediately.”

“Oh, is that so? The conditions for re-election are quite strict.”

“Because a re-election candidate’s campaign is replaced by his achievements during his term as president. If he does well, the people will elect him again, and if he does poorly, he will simply be forgotten…”

While we were talking, the other group members were packing up their belongings. What I found out was that they were vaccines for the zombie virus over there that I made earlier.

Of course, it is impossible to return someone who has already transformed into a zombie to its original state, but at least it was a vaccine that could treat the infected person and prevent infection in advance. They’ll probably benefit a lot from that, so the amount they take away seems to be quite large.

“It looks like you are using the zombie vaccine well.”

“Yes, I don’t know how many people survived thanks to that. However, the survivors are flocking in and suffering quite a bit because of that… But the most problematic thing is the people who somehow bring in their family members who have become zombies and ask for treatment. “

“The treatment itself is possible, but it will not return to its original state.”

“That’s why. I’m sorry to say this, but it’s better to use the vaccine on other people than on people who can’t get it back…”

“It may be painful, but that’s the realistic choice. We can’t save everyone, so we have to use it better. That’s a good thing.”

“Thank you for saying that.”

Still, that doesn’t mean there isn’t good news. As the survivor community expands, some degree of peace has returned to the zombie apocalypse world.

People were working and living hard, creating a lively atmosphere, and even children were being protected. It is said that compulsory education is being implemented for teachers and highly educated people.

“We have reached a fairly stable level now. Although we have to be careful about contacts from the Korean government or the United States, who fled to Jeju Island due to vaccine issues, it is still rewarding to work when we see people smiling.”

“In the past, he was a simple survivor, but he has grown a lot. I guess that’s why they say he’s a remarkable opponent.”

“Thanks to you, I have a lot of stories to tell. The story of barely surviving the zombie wave, the story of creating a market union. Oh, when you say that children growing up after the world is ruined don’t really know the taste of kimchi or don’t even know what kimchi is, it’s clear that the world is ruined. I could feel it.”

“Yes?!?!”

“What!!!!!!!!!!”

Of course, I was shocked, but Eden, who had been listening to the story in the kitchen, came out. Honestly, this was a worthy story.

No, what did you just say?! Koreans don’t know the taste of kimchi?!

This is so fucking important!!!!!!!