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

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

“That’s an appetizer?!”

of the Food Fighter Contest’s appetizer was

their food in

first

the announcer’s signal, the participants began eating the

And,

Slurp.

Slurp.

Bang!

Bang!

Cuengi impressively finished their carrot soup at a pace that overshadowed

Krueng?!

“Uh?!”

other’s bowls being placed down, Cuengi and Uren

Krueng!

[Cuengi is still hungry!]

the same! It’s

Cuengi’s provocation without backing

Zap.

eyed each other, their

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

skills, setting up a rivalry between Cuengi and

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

Then,

Krueng!

name is

to the announcer to call him by his name, as

Participant Cuengi Park, right. I will refer to you by your name from now

As time passed,

the

the second appetizer. Pigs brought in gigantic plates of carrot

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King’s Office at White

Ppyak?!

ask you to

Ppak!

[Yes, that’s right!]

to see the

just a

the issue to be resolved

roles in solving the case, but he believed it would have

Ppyak. Ppyak…

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

if the land deeds matched

Ppyak?! Ppyak?

a Black

deed from a different tower among those of

80th Floor Land

It seemed to hint at the mastermind behind

Ppyak!

on to

Ppak!

[Yes!]

Purple Tower land deed, rushed to where Sejun

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let’s prepare

brought out huge glasses filled with carrot juice and set the

setting

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

the announcer’s words, the audience began ordering the same dishes

the

“Six carrot salads here!”

eat,

is a

thought it was a decent marketing

But,

fall for

be swayed by the sales tactic, Sejun refrained

juice! Audience members can also order

the carrot juice was set up, the participants began

Gulp. Gulp.

Bang!

juice at an incredible pace, placing their

Krueng!

Oink!

Zap.

two glared at

“For…ugh… I give up…”

“Ugh!”

started to drop

Soon after,

the remaining participants

75 participants remain.

the announcer announced, pigs brought out plates with

Then,

“Huh?!”

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

And,

the fourth appetizer! The audience can also order carrot cake starting

Upon the announcer’s announcement,

“Here, ten carrot cakes!”

Sejun placed an order.

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

that he wasn’t swayed by the

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