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

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

“That’s an appetizer?!”

scale of the Food Fighter Contest’s appetizer

participants had their

enjoy the first appetizer, carrot

announcer’s signal, the participants

And,

Slurp.

Slurp.

Bang!

Bang!

soup at a pace that

Krueng?!

“Uh?!”

bowls being placed down, Cuengi and Uren looked at each

Krueng!

[Cuengi is still hungry!]

same! It’s like I haven’t eaten

Cuengi’s provocation

Zap.

each other, their competitive spirits

Participant number 7, who finished the carrot soup at the same speed

announcer highlighted Cuengi’s impressive eating skills, setting up a rivalry between Cuengi and

speed was so overwhelming that it was hard to make the competition exciting, but today, it seemed there would be

Then,

Krueng!

name is Cuengi

call him by his name,

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

As time passed,

prepare the second

called for the second

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Office at

Ppyak?!

ask you

Ppak!

[Yes, that’s right!]

see the land

in just

hadn’t expected the issue to be resolved so swiftly.

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

Ppyak. Ppyak…

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

checking if the land deeds matched the

Ppyak?! Ppyak?

this isn’t a Black Tower

from a different tower among those of the

80th Floor Land

deed. This meant the criminal possessed it. It seemed to hint at the mastermind behind the scene. Was it the Purple

Ppyak!

this on to my

Ppak!

[Yes!]

land deed,

***

prepare the

this time, pigs brought out huge glasses filled with carrot juice and set

the setting of

eaten by the participants will also be sold to the audience. If you want to order, please

words, the audience began ordering the same

have the carrot

“Six carrot salads here!”

from watching the participants eat, the audience quickly

This is a pretty

was

But,

don’t fall for such

the sales tactic, Sejun refrained from buying

enjoy the third appetizer, carrot juice! Audience members can also order carrot juice starting

set up, the participants began

Gulp. Gulp.

Bang!

carrot juice at an incredible pace, placing

Krueng!

Oink!

Zap.

two glared at each other

“For…ugh… I give up…”

“Ugh!”

participants started to drop

Soon after,

remaining participants

only 75 participants remain.

announcer announced, pigs brought out

Then,

“Huh?!”

eyes lit up, and he

And,

participants, please enjoy the fourth appetizer! The audience can also order

Upon the announcer’s announcement,

“Here, ten carrot cakes!”

Sejun placed an order.

it anyway, so it’s not

convinced himself that he wasn’t swayed by the

***