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.

the first

of pigs began placing almost small car-sized

“That’s an appetizer?!”

scale of the Food Fighter Contest’s

the participants had their food in front

enjoy the first

the announcer’s signal, the participants began

And,

Slurp.

Slurp.

Bang!

Bang!

their carrot soup at a pace that overshadowed the other participants, placing their bowls down almost

Krueng?!

“Uh?!”

each other’s bowls being placed down, Cuengi

Krueng!

[Cuengi is still hungry!]

It’s like I haven’t eaten

to Cuengi’s provocation

Zap.

and Uren eyed each other, their competitive

soup at the same speed as

impressive eating skills, setting up a rivalry between

that it was hard to make the competition exciting, but

Then,

Krueng!

name is

by his name, as the announcer hadn’t

I will refer to you by your name from now

As time passed,

prepare the second

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

***

King’s Office at White

Ppyak?!

ask you to deliver

Ppak!

[Yes, that’s right!]

surprised to see the land deeds

just a

be resolved so swiftly. Sejun, his uncle, was

the case, but he believed

Ppyak. Ppyak…

floor of the Black Tower, reported missing

Black Rabbit was checking if the land

Ppyak?! Ppyak?

a Black Tower

found a land deed from a different tower

80th Floor Land

land deed. This meant the criminal possessed it. It seemed to

Ppyak!

on to my

Ppak!

[Yes!]

the Purple Tower land deed,

***

let’s prepare the

brought out huge glasses filled with carrot

setting of the

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

began

the

“Six carrot salads here!”

the participants eat, the audience

This is a pretty good

it was a

But,

I don’t fall for such

by the sales tactic, Sejun

carrot juice! Audience members can also order carrot juice

the carrot juice was set up,

Gulp. Gulp.

Bang!

Cuengi and Uren impressively drank the carrot juice at an incredible pace,

Krueng!

Oink!

Zap.

at

“For…ugh… I give up…”

“Ugh!”

started

Soon after,

remaining participants finished

remain. Let’s prepare

announced, pigs brought out plates with the

Then,

“Huh?!”

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

And,

the fourth appetizer! The audience can also

Upon the announcer’s announcement,

“Here, ten carrot cakes!”

Sejun placed an order.

anyway, so it’s not like I’m falling

that he wasn’t swayed

***