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

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

“That’s an appetizer?!”

the Food Fighter

had their

the first appetizer, carrot

announcer’s signal, the participants began eating the carrot

And,

Slurp.

Slurp.

Bang!

Bang!

at a pace that overshadowed the

Krueng?!

“Uh?!”

each other’s bowls being placed down, Cuengi and Uren looked at each

Krueng!

[Cuengi is still hungry!]

It’s like

Cuengi’s provocation without

Zap.

Uren eyed each

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

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

to make the competition exciting, but today, it

Then,

Krueng!

is

announcer to call him by his name, as the announcer

Park, right. I will refer to you by your

As time passed,

prepare the

for the second appetizer. Pigs brought in gigantic plates of carrot

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the King’s Office at White

Ppyak?!

you

Ppak!

[Yes, that’s right!]

the land deeds Sejun had

just a few

expected the issue to be resolved

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

Ppyak. Ppyak…

land deed of the 25th floor of the Black

checking if the land deeds matched the

Ppyak?! Ppyak?

a Black

deed from a different

Tower 80th

seemed to hint at the mastermind behind the

Ppyak!

this on to

Ppak!

[Yes!]

the Purple Tower land deed, rushed to where Sejun

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prepare the

huge glasses filled with carrot juice and set the

the setting of

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

the announcer’s words, the audience began

the carrot

“Six carrot salads here!”

the participants eat, the audience

This is a

was

But,

I don’t fall for such marketing

the sales tactic, Sejun

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

up, the participants began

Gulp. Gulp.

Bang!

carrot juice at an incredible pace, placing their glasses down

Krueng!

Oink!

Zap.

the two glared at each

“For…ugh… I give up…”

“Ugh!”

started to

Soon after,

participants

remain.

announcer announced, pigs brought out plates with the

Then,

“Huh?!”

up,

And,

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

Upon the announcer’s announcement,

“Here, ten carrot cakes!”

Sejun placed an order.

so it’s not like

himself that he

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