Mountain Looting: Targeted by a Leopard at the Start
Chapter 130 Surprise Acquisitions, the Real Top-Tier Skill!

Chapter 130: Chapter 130 Surprise Acquisitions, the Real Top-Tier Skill!

Xu Yang didn’t know how he woke up the next day.

He only knew that when he walked out to the sheep farm, it was already past 12 noon.

His head was still groggy.

It took him a long while to come to his senses.

After sleeping the whole night, the effects of the alcohol slowly faded.

He just felt a chill in his stomach and wanted to eat something and drink a cup of hot tea to warm up.

He went to check on Black Horse Jingzhe and fed it some hay.

The farmer saw him come out and hurriedly called out,

"You’re out so late today, why not stay another night and leave tomorrow?"

Xu Yang waved his hand, "I have things to take care of at the farm, I need to keep an eye on it."

"I’ll take my time and then leave."

He was only physically uncomfortable; his mind was very clear.

The alcohol had completely worn off, which is why he was able to drive.

Xu Yang contacted a freight truck to transport Jingzhe to the farm.

The transport fee wasn’t cheap either; it cost 1000 yuan.

Ke’erqing Left Wing Post Banner was to the west of Liao Ning, Yanji was at the easternmost point of Liao Ning, with a distance of 780 kilometers, it required eight hours of driving.

Xu Yang took a moment to relax, drank some hot water, ate some bread and mutton, and then bid farewell to the ranch owner.

Before, he had planned to visit the equestrian club to have a look, as they specifically sell horses and have many to choose from.

But since Xu Yang took a liking to Black Horse Jingzhe when he arrived at this sheep farm, he didn’t go to the equestrian club.

He went back to check on his own farm.

"This guy’s farm is really big, with lots of equipment, focusing purely on breeding doesn’t require that much worry,"

"I need to develop mine more,"

Xu Yang thought to himself.

Looking at someone else’s pasture covering over seven thousand acres, then thinking about his own 110 acres, Xu Yang’s entrepreneurial spirit flared up again.

He thought that the farm should be at least three to four hundred acres to be decent.

But for now, there were still vacant plots on his 110 acres, and how he would develop them in the future needed careful consideration.

Getting into his SUV, his consciousness became fully alert, and his spirits were good.

Black Horse stood in the dump of the truck, tied tightly with the reins and wearing a blindfold.

This is how animals are transported, like when zoos transport giraffes; they have to put a blindfold on the giraffes.

The bustling traffic of the city is not suitable for them to witness.

The transport vehicle headed back.

When he arrived back at the farm, it was already night.

The two dogs heard the noise and ran out of their kennels.

Now that they were a bit bigger, Xu Yang no longer kept them in a metal cage.

The doghouse was specially arranged in his yard.

That way, he could come out promptly if there was any trouble.

In fact, the only ones who could carry away the puppies were the Leopard and the lynx; other animals lacked the physique.

There wasn’t much need to worry too much.

After the truck stopped, Xu Yang took off Black Horse’s blindfold and loosened its reins.

Initially somewhat restless, Black Horse gradually calmed down as it sensed Xu Yang’s presence.

Xu Yang led it down from the truck and into a spacious barn.

This was originally a cattle shed with fences on all sides and a roof overhead; it was now used as a stable for the horse.

Inside, it was already filled with dried rice husks.

Horses like to rest in places like this, and the bedding needs to be changed every few days.

With an abundance of rice husks in the area, they were easy to purchase, so this wasn’t difficult for Xu Yang.

Apart from rice husks, a layer of dry straw would also be fine.

Some horses sleep on the dry straw, nibbling on it when they feel hungry, living quite happily.

Raising horses was purely a personal preference, considered a mount, and it made sense to spend some money on it.

After Xu Yang settled Black Horse, seeing that the sky was getting darker, he tied its reins and said reassuringly,

"Jingzhe, sleep here tonight; tomorrow I’ll take you to get used to the surroundings of the farm."

"My place might not be as vast as the grassland, but it’s quite spacious, and there are plenty of plants and a greater variety of grass."

"I’ll take you out to graze tomorrow."

Black Horse gradually relaxed. When it saw the spread-out rice husks, it immediately started scratching them with its fore hooves, spreading them out.

Many people know that horses sleep standing up, but that’s not entirely true.

They prefer to sleep lying down.

Especially when there are dry straw, piles of sawdust, or rice husks on the ground, they are even happier.

They will scratch everything evenly with their fore hooves as if they were making their own bed.

Watching Black Horse "make the bed," Xu Yang couldn’t help but laugh.

The guy seemed to be in good spirits.

Xu Yang was reassured by this.

After spending a while with Black Horse, he also went back to the house to rest.

The following day.

Xu Yang first returned the rented SUV, then took a taxi back to the farm.

Upon reflection, he realized he lacked a vehicle.

Currently, Xu Yang had a ninety-thousand-yuan tractor, a motorbike worth several thousand yuan, and a diesel three-wheeler, none of which were suitable for long-distance travel.

How could a farmer not have his own car!

"A decent car would cost two to three hundred thousand, and with the cold here in winter, it definitely has to be a petrol car,"

Xu Yang figured in his mind.

He currently had a little more than two hundred thousand yuan in savings. To spend it all on a car seemed a bit reluctant.

He decided to save up some more money before considering it further.

Moreover, Xu Yang’s total popularity value had already broken through the one-million mark.

He earned one hundred thousand popularity during the live horse taming on the grassland, and now his total popularity value stood at 1.12 million.

He finally felt a bit extravagant.

Thinking about conducting his first Special-level Lottery, Xu Yang also felt somewhat nervous.

From the last live broadcast encountering a wild Northeast Tiger to this time with horse taming on the grassland, several large-scale broadcasts had only amassed a little over one million popularity value. He couldn’t afford any major letdowns.

"System, let’s have one Advanced Lottery and one Special-level Lottery,"

Xu Yang adjusted his state and chose the lottery option.

[Host selects Advanced Lottery, drawing in progress....]

[Congratulations on receiving one Advanced Reward:]

[Rice Field lpn3000 Massage Chair *1: A high-performance massage chair with medical device certification, capable of relieving bodily fatigue.]

The reward for the Advanced Lottery was a massage chair.

Xu Yang was aware of this massage chair, reportedly the pinnacle of massage chairs.

A typical massage chair exceeding ten thousand yuan is already considered expensive, but this Daotian massage chair is valued between sixty and seventy thousand yuan.

It’s something only the wealthy can afford.

Spending over sixty thousand on a massage chair is certainly not something Xu Yang would do given his current financial situation.

However, if he could score one for free, that would be fine.

This kind of massage chair would be installed by a professional, so someone should be coming over later.

This reward is not bad, pretty useful.

Just then, Xu Yang suddenly felt a flash of gold in front of his eyes!

The gold light represented a top reward!

Special Level Rewards were purple, and logically, a Special-level Lottery should result in a Special Level Reward.

This time, a rare lottery event had clearly occurred!

Xu Yang looked somewhat excited as he heard the system’s voice ring out:

[Host has chosen Special-level Lottery, drawing in progress...]

[Congratulations to the Host for obtaining a top reward:]

[Skill: Agricultural Expert]

[Agricultural Expert: The host’s agricultural farming and planting level is comprehensively improved, with expert-level understanding of crops in pathology, growth, and nutrition, and an expert-level grasp and improvement in planting.]

[Note: Limited to enhancing planting level, no effect on research, analysis, and improvement of crop development.]

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The top reward was a Skill, Agricultural Expert.

Xu Yang understood the lottery system well; skills were the hardest to get, only available through Special and top rewards.

After all, while many items can be purchased, skills are intrinsic abilities and not something that can always be bought with a lot of money.

Take the skill of Agricultural Expert for instance; many people might study and farm for most of their lives and still not master all the planting techniques for various crops.

Yet Xu Yang had easily obtained it.

"A knowledge-based skill, this is really good stuff!"

Excitement flickered in Xu Yang’s eyes.

Knowledge is power.

Especially knowledge in the industry one works in.

He was already running a farm and planned to base the farm on greenhouse cultivation.

With such a skill, he couldn’t imagine how much trouble it would save him.

At the very least, he wouldn’t have to worry about diseases and disasters.

Some greenhouse crops, once infected, can become diseased en masse, beyond salvation, leading to heavy losses.

Moreover, he could now increase the yield in his greenhouses.

"Maybe this skill is useless to others, but for me, it’s truly a rare treasure!"

"It deserves to be on the level of a top skill!"

"It would be even better if it could raise the level at which I researched crops; I could study varieties that increase yields and contribute to the agricultural field in Huaxia."

"Right now, I’m only good at cultivating, you could just say I have rich farming experience."

Xu Yang thought with a touch of excitement.

Having obtained this skill, he went straight to inspect the greenhouses.

First, looking at the Gem Corn, Xu Yang noticed they were a bit overwatered.

Corn is resilient to sun and drought, and while greenhouses provide a warm and moist environment which is generally good for its growth, too much moisture is not beneficial.

But this couldn’t be helped, as Gem Corn occupied a third of the greenhouse space and he had also planted trial varieties of strawberries and dragon fruit inside.

The two require different environmental conditions.

"I wanted to try everything; after planting corn and seeing some space left, I planted strawberries and dragon fruit."

"Couldn’t do much about it."

"Actually, these crops need completely different environments and shouldn’t be mixed."

Xu Yang thought to himself.

He then proceeded to check the strawberry seedlings. The strawberries he planted had already flowered, and in another month, they should bear fruit.

The strawberry cycle is about 90 days, and with two months gone by, harvest season was nearby.

The strawberry flowers were blooming nicely. They looked fine before, but now Xu Yang, upon closer inspection, realized they needed some potassium fertilizer to promote fruiting.

Furthermore, a few of the strawberry plants showed signs of mild root rot that needed to be treated promptly.

Xu Yang took out a notebook from his pocket and started recording the issues he observed.

He was alert.

His planting technique was already quite good, but there is a vast amount of knowledge associated with cultivation.

It’s impossible to focus on everything.

There will definitely be things that go unnoticed.

Now that Xu Yang had gained the Skill of Planting Expert, these issues couldn’t hide anymore.

Xu Yang noted down everything that needed attention.

In the following few days, he planned to focus on taking care of the crops in the greenhouse.

"If it weren’t for having a top skill, I wouldn’t have noticed these minor issues."

"Though the impact wouldn’t be too big, after handling them, the yield could increase by at least 10% to 15%."

"Any problem is better solved."

The more Xu Yang observed, the more he realized how important the skill he had drawn was.

It was simply a divine technique for anyone running a farm and doing cultivation!

If any ranch had such a Planting Expert on hand, there would be no issues on the farm.

Agricultural University students had praised Xu Yang for his high level of planting skill, which was indeed the case. Xu Yang had experience with planting crops, otherwise, he wouldn’t have dared to start a farm.

And now, his planting skills had truly reached a high level.

"Strawberries are fruiting and need potassium fertilizer, root rot needs to be addressed."

"Dragon Fruit requires manual pollination since bees can’t enter the greenhouse."

"Blueberries are thriving the best and are most suited for greenhouse cultivation."

"Annona growth is average, luckily the variety is good, but as a tropical plant, it’s not that easy to grow. It still requires increased temperature and humidity."

Xu Yang had an assessment for every type of crop.

He also identified many issues.

For example, Annona, although it could sell for a higher price, had high cultivation costs, and with a small market, many people don’t like it, making it a niche fruit.

Blueberries had a large demand and were the most suitable for cultivation.

Strawberries and dragon fruit were just too common.

"If I expand the farm next year, I should plant blueberries."

"Comparatively speaking, they’re the most stable!"

"But the market feedback still has to be evaluated; I’ll wait and see this winter."

Xu Yang calculated in his mind.

With the skill of a Planting Expert, he was now full of confidence.

The farm’s expansion next spring was a must!