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

began placing almost small car-sized bowls of carrot soup in

“That’s an appetizer?!”

of the Food Fighter

their food

first appetizer, carrot

participants

And,

Slurp.

Slurp.

Bang!

Bang!

a pace that overshadowed the other participants, placing their bowls down

Krueng?!

“Uh?!”

other’s bowls being placed down, Cuengi and

Krueng!

[Cuengi is still hungry!]

the same! It’s like I haven’t eaten

to Cuengi’s provocation without backing

Zap.

and Uren eyed each other, their

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

setting up a rivalry between

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

Then,

Krueng!

name is Cuengi

to call him by

Participant Cuengi Park, right. I will refer

As time passed,

prepare the

finished their carrot soup, the announcer called for the second appetizer. Pigs brought in gigantic plates of carrot salad, heaped up

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Office at

Ppyak?!

ask you to deliver

Ppak!

[Yes, that’s right!]

Rabbit was surprised to see the

in just a

expected the issue to be resolved so

that Theo, Cuengi, and Golden Bat played key roles in solving the case,

Ppyak. Ppyak…

floor of the Black Tower, reported missing by the Radson family…

the land deeds matched the reported losses

Ppyak?! Ppyak?

this isn’t a Black

found a land deed from a different tower among those of the

Tower 80th

possessed it. It seemed to hint

Ppyak!

this on to my

Ppak!

[Yes!]

Tower land deed, rushed to

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let’s prepare

and this time, pigs brought out huge glasses filled with

setting of the

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

began ordering the same dishes

the

“Six carrot salads here!”

participants eat, the audience quickly ordered

is a pretty good

it was a decent

But,

don’t fall for such

to be swayed by the sales tactic, Sejun refrained

the third appetizer, carrot juice! Audience

the carrot juice was set up, the participants began to

Gulp. Gulp.

Bang!

the carrot juice at an incredible pace, placing their glasses down

Krueng!

Oink!

Zap.

at each other in a

“For…ugh… I give up…”

“Ugh!”

started to

Soon after,

participants finished their

75 participants remain. Let’s prepare the next

brought out plates with the fourth

Then,

“Huh?!”

lit up,

And,

please enjoy the fourth appetizer! The audience can also order carrot

Upon the announcer’s announcement,

“Here, ten carrot cakes!”

Sejun placed an order.

wanted to eat it anyway, so it’s not like I’m falling for

himself that he wasn’t swayed by the

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