Chapter 475: Chapter 475
82nd Floor of the Silver Tower.
As always—no, even stronger than before—fierce winds blew across the barren wasteland, where a single, emaciated grapevine stood.
Kwin, the Tower Farmer of the Silver Tower, said while gently stroking the grapevine. Thanks to Kwin’s ability, only a soft breeze blew around the grapevine.
Kwin was protecting the grapevine from the wind, just in case.
Kwin, the Wind Sorcerer of the Wind Tribe.
Kwin was born with an overwhelming talent even among the Wind Tribe, who were known for their control of wind. He was called ‘the one who commands the wind’.
The basket contained 100 grapes, each the size of a watermelon.
Soon, Pink-fur, Minotaur King, and Uren also began to empty their 11th baskets.
It looks like it’s almost over.
The grapes were about to run out.
“Crop Miniaturization! Vitality!”
Seeing this, Sejun also picked up the pace for the final sprint.
Combining Crop Miniaturization and Vitality could possibly place him within the top 50 if he was lucky.
Why isn’t it over yet?!
Contrary to Sejun’s expectations, Cuengi had just emptied his 41st basket, while Pink-fur, Minotaur King, and Uren had finished their 39th baskets, and yet, the grapes kept coming.
For reference, in the previous Carrot Eating Competition, the competition ended when Pink-fur and Minotaur King reached their 25th basket.
“Crop Miniaturization! Vitality!”
Since Sejun could still eat, he continued, albeit puzzled, as he munched on more grapes to keep up.
“I can’t eat anymore.”
One by one, the people around him started giving up.
“Ah… I can’t eat anymore…”
Eventually, even Sejun, who had been enduring with his skills, raised the white flag at the 10th basket.
Though his Crop Miniaturization skill had leveled up to 2, reducing the crop size by 25%, he was just too full.
The top contenders like Cuengi and the others were still eating at the same pace as they started.
Even the Black Minotaurs, though slightly slower, were steadily consuming grapes.
In a flash, Sejun dropped out of the top 1,000 and quickly fell out of the top 500,000.
‘Why do the grapes keep coming?!’
While Sejun was growing frustrated at the endlessly spawning grapes…
Seed Shop Headquarters.
“Huh?! Why are there so many participants?! We’re already running out of grapes!”
Uncle, who was watching the rapidly depleting grape supply, was in a panic.
Even though he had prepared an enormous amount of grapes for the competition, the overwhelming number of participants from the Silver Tower—over 100 million—meant the grapes were being consumed quickly.
To replenish the grapes required Divine Power, so Uncle was tempted to end the competition early.
‘If the competition ends because we run out of grapes, Sejun will be disappointed, right?’
I can’t disappoint the Trust-in-Park!
In order to avoid disappointing Sejun, Uncle, the God of Grapevines, continued to work hard, producing more grapes.
As a result, the residents of the Silver Tower, as well as Cuengi, Pink-fur, Minotaur King, and Uren, were all thrilled.
“Alright, time to get to work.”
When Sejun left the competition area,
290 firm grapes appeared in Sejun’s hand.
“Wow! That’s a lot. So, based on what I ate…”
Sejun calculated how many grapes he had eaten.
Since there were about 3,000 grapes in one basket, it seemed that for every 100 grapes eaten, he received 1 Harvest Festival Commemorative Grape.
“Great. Vice Chairman Theo, let’s start the business.”
“Puhuhut. Got it, meow!”
At Sejun’s words, Theo, who had been hanging onto Sejun’s lap throughout the competition, pulled a table and signboard out of his bag.
[You can exchange Harvest Festival Commemorative Grapes for crops here.]
They began to collect Harvest Festival Commemorative Grapes in exchange for crops.
30 hours after the competition began.
[Cuengi… can’t eat anymore…]
For the first time since the competition started, Cuengi put down his basket.
[The Grape Eating Competition has ended.]
Finally, the competition was over.
1st – Cuengi Park (12,500 baskets)
2nd – Pink-fur (12,450 baskets)
3rd – Minotaur King (12,400 baskets)
4th – Uren (12,300 baskets)
Rank 1,003,131 – Sejun Park (9 baskets + 230 grapes)
Rank 131,871,213 – Theo Park (0 grapes)
Sejun kept getting pushed back in ranking and eventually ended up outside the top 1 million.
Hehehe. But there are still 130 million below me.
It’s important to treasure what you have rather than lament what you don’t.
Sejun felt quite satisfied knowing there were over 100 million people ranked below him.
Theo, a lover of fish, didn’t mind finishing last in the Grape Eating Competition at all since he only participated to stay on Sejun’s lap.
By the way, Blackie, who had stubbornly insisted on joining the competition, was at home enjoying dried sweet potato chips with his subordinates before falling asleep.
In the meantime, the rewards began to be handed out.
[These are for dad to get stronger!]
Cuengi, who had become small again, suddenly ran to Sejun and handed over 10 golden grapes he received as the first place reward.
[Eat these and become stronger!]
→ A grape created by gathering the energy of the world through the earnest prayers of Uncle, the God of Grapevines.
→ It has no seeds, making it easy to eat.
→ The flavor is excellent, with a rich and fragrant aroma of grapes.
→ Upon consumption, all stats increase by 10.
→ For every 100 grapes consumed, the energy of the world gathers, causing a miracle to occur nearby.
→ Expiration date: 180 days.
The taste was better, and the stat increase was higher compared to previous rewards.
“Park Sejun, the man who makes miracles. Hehehe. Sounds cool, doesn’t it?”
The description of miracle happening after consuming 100 grapes piqued Sejun’s interest.
Having checked the options of the Golden Grape Infused with the Energy of the World, Sejun felt even more motivated.
“You guys seem awfully suspicious.”
Sejun noticed that his companions, who would normally have already brought him their rewards, were hesitating with their prizes in hand.
Two thoughts crossed his mind simultaneously.
As expected, Cuengi is such a filial child.
So, they really did give me all the stuff before because they were bad tasting?!
Sejun, feeling betrayed, went into a frenzy.