Solo Farming In The Tower

“I have some preparations to make. You go ahead.”

“Really? Alright then.”

Responding to Uren’s words, Sejun left the tent with the animals.

At that moment,

“Participants of the Food Fighter Selection Contest finals, please come up to the stage now!”

The staff of the Food Fighter contest began to guide the participants.

“Cuengi, fighting! Eat a lot!”

Sejun cheered on Cuengi, who was holding a ticket to the finals and heading towards the stage.

Krueng! Krueng!

[Got it! Cuengi will eat a lot and win!]

Buoyed by Sejun’s encouragement, Cuengi confidently gave a thumbs-up, as if to say he had everything under control.

“Khwahaha! The little guy has big ambitions.”

“Right. He’ll probably end up crying after biting off more than he can chew. Kek kek.”

The large participants scoffed at Cuengi’s declaration, but then,

Moo?!

[What did you just say to our Cuengi?!]

“Huh!”

“Ah… nothing.”

Their derision was quickly quelled by glares from the Black Minotaurs participating in the contest.

Soon, all 100 participants had found their spots, and Sejun, with the animals, took their seats in the audience.

Krueng!

[Dad, Cuengi is here!]

Cuengi, who had momentarily lost sight of Sejun and became anxious, spotted Sejun sitting in the audience and waved his paws.

“Yeah. Cuengi, fighting!”

Sejun responded by waving back and cheering for Cuengi.

“I wish I had a camera.”

Sejun lamented. Cuengi, squeezed among the huge participants and waving at him, was just too cute.

Sejun watched the adorable Cuengi while waiting for the contest to start.

“But what did Uren mean by saying he had something to prepare? Why hasn’t he shown up yet?”

Sejun became curious about Uren, who hadn’t yet appeared on the main stage. Surely he hadn’t encountered any life-threatening situations?

Sejun, who was as weak as a sunfish, worried about Uren.

Then,

“Now, the host of the Food Fighter competition and undefeated champion of the Food Fighter Contest, Legendary Merchant Uren, will make his entrance!”

Bam bam bam!

With the announcer’s introduction and the sound of fanfare,

Click.

The floor of the main stage’s highest seat opened.

And,

Thump.

Uren jumped up from below, wearing a golden crown and a golden cloak.

Oink!

When Yuren let out a roar filled with the will to win,

“Wow!”

“The legendary Food Fighter Uren!”

“The great pig Uren!”

The audience cheered for Uren. He waved back at them and took his seat. It seemed this was the “preparation” he mentioned.

“Wait, Uren was the organizer of this contest?”

What kind of person was he really? Sejun was astonished. Given what Theo had told him and his actions, it seemed impossible for him to make any money.

“How does he make money?”

As Sejun pondered how Uren became a legendary merchant,

“Alright, now that all participants are in place, let me explain the rules of the Food Fighter Contest. The contest will…”

The explanation was long, but in summary, since it was held in the Red Ribbon Kingdom, all dishes used carrots as the main ingredient.

The contest involved eating five appetizers and then the main dish. The winner would be whoever ate the most of the main dish. Essentially, the appetizers were just a warm-up, and the main dish was the real game.

prepare the first

announcer’s cue, dozens of pigs began placing almost small car-sized bowls

“That’s an appetizer?!”

scale of the Food Fighter

their

first

the participants began eating the carrot

And,

Slurp.

Slurp.

Bang!

Bang!

and Cuengi impressively finished their carrot soup at a pace that overshadowed the other participants, placing their

Krueng?!

“Uh?!”

placed down, Cuengi and Uren

Krueng!

[Cuengi is still hungry!]

same! It’s like I haven’t

Cuengi’s provocation without backing

Zap.

Uren eyed each other,

who finished the carrot soup at the same speed as Uren! This competition is

Cuengi’s impressive eating skills, setting

was so overwhelming that it was hard to make the competition exciting,

Then,

Krueng!

name is

announcer to call him by his name, as the announcer hadn’t mentioned

Yes. Participant Cuengi Park, right. I will refer to

As time passed,

the second

the participants finished their carrot soup, the announcer called for the second appetizer. Pigs brought in

***

King’s Office

Ppyak?!

ask you

Ppak!

[Yes, that’s right!]

see the land deeds Sejun had

in just a

expected the issue to be resolved so swiftly. Sejun, his uncle, was

Golden Bat played key roles in solving the case, but he believed it would have been impossible without Sejun

Ppyak. Ppyak…

the 25th floor of the Black Tower, reported missing by the

checking if the land deeds matched the reported losses

Ppyak?! Ppyak?

this isn’t a Black Tower

found a land deed from a different

80th

it. It seemed to

Ppyak!

on

Ppak!

[Yes!]

holding the Purple Tower land

***

prepare

the announcer, and this time, pigs brought out huge glasses filled with

the setting

eat. From now on, the dishes being eaten by the participants will also

the audience began ordering the same dishes

the carrot

“Six carrot salads here!”

participants eat,

This is a pretty good marketing

thought it was a decent

But,

I don’t fall for

not to be swayed by the sales

appetizer, carrot juice! Audience members can also order carrot juice

set up, the participants began

Gulp. Gulp.

Bang!

and Uren impressively drank the carrot juice

Krueng!

Oink!

Zap.

at

“For…ugh… I give up…”

“Ugh!”

started

Soon after,

the remaining participants

75 participants remain.

brought out

Then,

“Huh?!”

fourth appetizer, Sejun’s eyes lit up, and he began to take

And,

the fourth appetizer! The audience can also

Upon the announcer’s announcement,

“Here, ten carrot cakes!”

Sejun placed an order.

it’s not like I’m falling

convinced himself that he wasn’t swayed

***