Mountain Looting: Targeted by a Leopard at the Start
Chapter 111: Preparing to Enter the Deep Mountains, the Kind with the Northeast Golden Layer!

Chapter 111: Chapter 111: Preparing to Enter the Deep Mountains, the Kind with the Northeast Golden Layer!

The next morning, the Forestry Bureau staff took the Chinese Mergansers away.

They would settle the Chinese Mergansers in the habitat of mallards.

Once there, living with their own kind, the mergansers could also follow their companions to migrate south.

Xu Yang felt this was the best way to handle it.

The ducks he raised at home were still foolish, only knowing how to quack noisily inside the duck house. When Xu Yang let them out into the yard, they just huddled by the door, anxious to play in the river.

The matter with the two mallards had come to a close.

Xu Yang still found it somewhat absurd.

He posted a video about it, explaining the whole story, which also caused a stir among netizens.

"These two ducks are First Level protected animals? Why do they look so dumb?"

"Old Xu, your farm has quite the attraction!"

"Running off to a farm, really is outrageous!"

The development of the farm was getting better and better; the blueberry growth was still good, and the annona saplings were also growing healthily.

In the depths of the temperature-controlled greenhouse, Xu Yang had even planted two small coconut trees that weren’t tall, but could bear fruit.

He hoped that they would grow a few big coconuts eventually.

"Looking at it this way, growing blueberries seems the most effortless, with the least expenditure."

"Even in winter, there’s no need for deliberate temperature control."

"Store the daytime solar energy in the hot water, and use it for insulation at night."

"Annona is somewhat niche, with higher cultivation difficulty; it’s better to plant it in small quantities."

As Xu Yang worked through the planting process, he was also considering the future direction of the farm.

Running a farm nowadays is high-pressure, and one careless move can lead to losses, sometimes you’re just earning hard-earned money.

Thanks to his income from mountain rushing and live streaming, Xu Yang was under less pressure.

The income from mountain rushing was unpredictable, as much as two hundred thousand in a good month, or as little as twenty or thirty thousand in a lean month. The live streaming was about forty to fifty thousand per month.

With four greenhouses, a pasture, and potato fields, along with some domestic poultry and livestock, altogether they could make at most four hundred thousand a year.

Looking at it that way, the side job’s income had even surpassed the main job.

However, the farm was still his foundation, winning in stability.

With little economic pressure, Xu Yang spent his days leisurely.

After resting for a couple of days, he still planned to go into the mountains.

With something as valuable as the Treasure Compass, to not go into the mountains would be a waste.

Especially now that he could trigger treasure hunting tasks, it made him feel even more intrigued.

It was like a virtual reality experience.

Some mountain runners go into the mountains to make a living, but Xu Yang was different, he did it purely out of passion.

"It’s time to take a stroll in the mountain."

Xu Yang pulled out a map and looked at places he had been to before.

Changbai Mountain is vast; the areas he had explored so far were less than one in ten thousand.

All around were uncharted territories.

If he kept going up, he could even reach Heilongjiang.

"This time, let’s go in a different direction."

"Head more to the north."

Xu Yang marked the mountain villages and protected areas on the map.

There was no need to go near the mountain villages, as they were definitely visited by mountain runners many times, with absolutely no valuable mountain goods left.

If he was to go, he would go deep into the mountains.

A large area was the National Forest Park, where people were not allowed to enter freely, and where tigers and leopards were more numerous; Xu Yang specifically avoided it.

Therefore, he set his sights on an unnamed mountain, separated from the National Forest Park by several mountain ridges, and it was pure deep mountain.

"This time I’ll make a long trip, truly into the depth of the mountains," Xu Yang thought to himself.

The places he had been before were not too far from mountain villages. Even the uninhabited primordial forests were only about a five to six-hour hike from the farm.

This did not count as real deep mountains.

Deep mountains take a long time to reach.

Once you go in, it’s at least a few days before you can come out.

If you can find a shortcut, that’s fine; drive to a suitable mountain entry point, take a trail in, and you typically come out in about two days.

But many deep mountains have no shortcuts, you can only hike into them.

Xu Yang posted a video, announcing this plan.

In the afternoon, he also specially started a live stream to chat with netizens.

Just then, Little Fox came over to beg for food.

Having not seen them for a while, Xu Yang was quite happy to see the three little guys appear.

"I’m planning to walk into the deep mountains tomorrow. This time the mountains I’m visiting are in the absolute sense very remote; it might take three to four days to trek."

"Aren’t there people who always want to see me survive in the wilderness? This time it might truly be wilderness survival."

"The forest I’m heading to is further than any I’ve been to before."

"The real uninhabited primordial forest."

"A major habitat for wild beasts," Xu Yang told his audience.

Hearing his words, the netizens in the live stream room became a little nervous.

[Wasn’t it deep forest that you went to before?]

[Man, where are you planning to go this time?]

[Although I want to watch, isn’t it better to go into the deep forest with a few people together? Going alone is too dangerous!]

[Yeah, Brother Yang, there have been several internet celebrities who went cycling alone in the Tibetan Region and had accidents. Nature is very dangerous; don’t underestimate it!]

Everyone kept reminding him.

Xu Yang smiled and nodded; he was never one to be overly confident.

Having lived in the mountains since he was young, he was very familiar with the mountains and would never underestimate their dangers.

Instead, it was precisely because he was fully confident that he dared to enter the mountains.

Mountain rushing experience + a goodwill card + agile bodily skills + anti-snake venom serum

Xu Yang could handle almost all problems.

The most dangerous ones were nothing more than tigers and brown bears, which could be dealt with a goodwill card, and even hire one as a bodyguard.

Plus some smaller wild beasts, like wolves, jackals, lynxes, black bears, and wild boars, Xu Yang really wasn’t afraid.

Of course, if it were a pack of five or more wolves, he would still have to be afraid.

Worst comes to worst, just climb a tree.

"Everyone relax, I’m very familiar with the mountain and won’t underestimate it, I will take all the necessary precautions,"

"I wouldn’t go in without being absolutely sure," Xu Yang told the netizens.

But that’s just his style; in everyone’s eyes, he embodies the spirit of adventure and is seen as a representative of the fearless.

Now that there are so many Northeast Tigers, and yet he still runs alone into the forest.

Isn’t that the same as delivering takeout to the Northeast Tiger?

[Old Xu, be careful!]

[If he really live streams it, I’ll definitely watch!]

[If it’s true, it’s bound to go viral!]

[Isn’t this more interesting than a variety show?]

Xu Yang chatted with everyone for a while, then sat in a chair and stroked the fox.

He still liked the docile female fox the best, gentle and well-behaved.

The other two male foxes were too rowdy, constantly play fighting.

News that Xu Yang would enter deep into the mountains spread far and wide, even the search column gained a hot search term about him.

#XuYangForetellsJourneyIntoTheMountain#

Being a major live streamer, anything he does ends up as a hot search term.

Online, many internet celebrity incubators keep an eye on those who rise abruptly and become hugely popular.

They either copy the path of others’ success, mimicking exactly how they became popular, or they try to sign contracts with them.

Xu Yang’s success story is entirely an exception.

Some live streamer companies even reached out to Xu Yang, but he couldn’t be bothered to pay them any attention, as he had no interest whatsoever in awkwardly chatting to the camera or performing exaggerated acts.

As for replicating Xu Yang’s success, that was even less likely.

Nobody dared to try that.

There are many outdoor live streamers, but who dares to truly enter the deep mountains?

And it would have to be with intelligent drone filming, genuine throughout the whole process.

For Xu Yang, he enters the mountains because he enjoys it and has a strong hand, so going into the mountains is just a part of his everyday life.

He didn’t think much of it.

Just then, two puppies ran up to Xu Yang.

They wagged their tails.

Xu Yang petted the puppies, then said, "I actually quite want to take them with me into the mountain, but it’s too easy for accidents to happen."

"Many of our local pasture dogs die from snake bites."

"Puppies are curious and, unlike wild animals, aren’t as wary; they’ll approach a snake to say hello."

"Then they get bitten by the snake, and there’s no saving them."

"So, I’ll only take them to nearby mountains; I won’t bring dogs when going deep into the mountains."

At this point, some netizens brought up Little Leopard.

[Brother Yang, take the leopard with you, didn’t you raise a leopard?]

Upon hearing this, Xu Yang chuckled.

"That I could take, but I have to wait until it grows up."

"Let me emphasize again, I’m not raising it; it followed me of its own accord."

"It’s just close to me."

Everyone laughed.

What’s the difference.

We would believe you even if you said it’s your own child!

The atmosphere in the live stream was great.

Knowing that he was about to head into the mountains, everyone took advantage of this rare leisure time to chat a little more with Xu Yang.

If he went into the mountains, Xu Yang would mostly be focusing on the situation inside and generally wouldn’t respond much to the chat.

The people in the live streaming room really liked Xu Yang; he was genuine and undisturbed.

Xu Yang had never even uttered things like "hit like & follow" or "subscribe & donate," not a single word.

He believed that these things should happen naturally if people liked him, they would follow.

The three little foxes ran off to play in the grass.

The grass had just started to grow a bit, making it the softest it’s been.

Tumbling around in it felt especially pleasant and comfortable.

Such level of frolicking didn’t impact the grass much, so Xu Yang let them be.

Seeing that the time was about right, Xu Yang greeted everyone and prepared to end the stream.

"The place I’m going to tomorrow is not far from the Northeast Tiger’s active area; I’m not certain whether there will be any tigers."

"I hope there won’t be," Xu Yang concluded.

With that remark, whether out of concern or curiosity, everyone felt compelled to watch tomorrow.

Who could resist the charm of a wild tiger! It’s just too thrilling!

The live stream was turned off, and it was time to prepare for tomorrow’s trip into the mountains.

Everything was normal on the farm.

Xu Hongshan would sometimes come over to keep watch, as there was a place for him to stay.

It was their family farm, after all.

Seeing how well Xu Yang managed everything, he was cheerful every day.

Occasionally, he would remove some weeds, check on the blueberries, and found it quite delightful.