Mountain Looting: Targeted by a Leopard at the Start
Chapter 131: Outrageous Reward, What Do I Need This For?

Chapter 131: Chapter 131: Outrageous Reward, What Do I Need This For?

During this period, Xu Yang began to get busy.

After acquiring the Planting Expert skill, Xu Yang busied himself with managing the crops.

Fattening up the crops, treating diseases, and hand pollinating, among other things.

He was joyfully busy.

He even called Xu Hongshan over to help, otherwise, they wouldn’t have enough hands.

Only once they got to work did they realize how understaffed the farm really was.

Farming indeed requires both mental and physical labor.

If they planned to expand next year, they would definitely need to hire more people, it was inevitable.

In the meantime, Xu Yang also took a trip to the mountain, turning his Treasure Compass opportunities into a Treasure Hunting Task.

The task was quite absurd.

It was to help a magpie rebuild its nest.

These past few days, while Xu Yang was working in the greenhouse, it had rained in the mountain accompanied by thunder and lightning.

After the rain stopped, a large tree struck by lightning had fallen, and the magpie’s nest was on it.

When Xu Yang arrived, the magpie was looking at the fallen tree trunk doubtfully, seeming almost ready to cry.

After all, it was a lovingly prepared love nest, and it was a pity to have it destroyed so soon.

Thus, Xu Yang picked up the bird nest from the tree trunk, moved it to a new large tree, and placed it up there.

Fortunately, the lightning had only knocked down the tree, and the nest was still fairly intact, just relocated, which was convenient.

Afterward, the magpie had a new nest, and Xu Yang also received the Treasure Hunting Task reward:

A Cuckoo Bird Suit.

When Xu Yang received the task reward, he was somewhat stunned.

What kind of reward was this?

Cuckoo Bird Suit?

The system only mentioned a random reward, not this thing!

What do I need this thing for?

I’m not getting married, nor am I selling insurance.

Besides, who in the countryside wears a suit? That would really make him stand out like a tree.

This time, Xu Yang took it as doing a good deed, simply providing a new home for the magpie.

Looking at it this way, the rewards for Treasure Hunting Tasks can be good or bad.

Some items are truly useless if not needed.

But that’s normal, considering the Treasure Compass often locates some rare animals and plants that don’t have economic value.

After all the bustling work, the farm work was finally finished, and he could rest temporarily.

Every day, Xu Yang rode Black Horse around the farm to check on the potatoes and grass, and then he would go to the vast open area to run for a while.

Raising a horse was somewhat like raising a dog; they both needed to be walked daily.

Once they got used to it, they could even be left to roam freely.

Since arriving at the farm, Black Horse had been very stable emotionally, no longer feeling agitated like before.

And the fellow had even made friends with the Little Black Dog.

It’s quite common for horses and dogs to befriend each other on farms, especially when they are young, as they can easily become playmates.

Some dogs are naturally good at befriending other animals, especially those cute little dogs.

Little Black Dog belonged to this category.

Cute and dazed.

After spending some time together, Xu Yang occasionally saw Little Black leading Black Horse out for a run.

Little Black ran ahead, glancing back occasionally, while Black Horse happily followed.

This scene left Xu Yang both laughing and crying.

When Black Horse was at Jingzhe in the grasslands, he didn’t socialize and resisted interacting with other horses.

Since arriving at his farm, however, he had become friends with Little Black Dog.

Perhaps he felt malice and exclusion in the group of horses, but with Little Black, he sensed only simple interactions and enjoyed playing together.

This was good too, as Xu Yang had worried that Black Horse might feel lonely.

After a few more days of busyness, the Treasure Compass had accumulated four chances again.

Xu Yang decided it was time to go into the mountain to look around.

It had been a long time since he last ventured into the mountain.

Since coming back from the grassland, he had been busy dealing with the farm’s crops and occasionally had to make and post videos.

Very busy.

Life is like this, busy for a while and then idle.

Now that he finally had some free time, Xu Yang planned to explore the deep mountains tomorrow.

Autumn had arrived, with all sorts of mushrooms popping up and wild fruits ripening.

It would be good to go look for them.

Thus, Xu Yang made an announcement in his video about his upcoming trip into the mountains, and his online followers were looking forward to it.

The next day, Xu Yang left very early.

First, he went to the mountain to find the leopards.

Since it was a Mountain Rushing, he definitely needed to take Little Leopard along.

The journey was full of fun, and the live stream had a gimmick too.

However, with the leopards around, he couldn’t activate the live stream donations, but Xu Yang didn’t mind, as gaining popularity value was good enough.

The two Leopards were still living in that area, and when Xu Yang called, they came running over.

Big Flower was robust and had a unique intimidating presence of a fierce animal.

But when he came to Xu Yang’s side, he affectionately rubbed his head against Xu Yang’s body as a greeting to show friendliness.

"Long time no see, Big Flower," Xu Yang said.

"I’ve been quite busy lately."

Xu Yang sensed that Big Flower was somewhat tired, an indescribable feeling.

If it weren’t for Little Leopard, he would probably be lazily living alone in the forest, eating and sleeping happily.

Having Little Leopard, he had more emotional attachments and was not as carefree as before.

Xu Yang then looked at Little Leopard.

The little guy had already shot up in size; previously, he was just a little thing that could be easily carried, but now he was as big as an adult golden retriever.

However, his eyes were still as clear and dazed, without the intimidating presence of a wild beast.

"I’ll take Little Flower out for a walk and bring him back to you in the afternoon," Xu Yang said.

Xu Yang picked up Little Flower and walked outside.

The female leopard saw this scene, turned around, and walked back to find a place to rest properly.

Xu Yang and the little leopard headed into the mountains.

After walking for a while, he took out a drone, controlled it to fly into the sky, and then started the live stream.

The number of viewers in the live stream room quickly grew.

It was still the familiar scene.

One person, one leopard, a bamboo basket, a straw hat.

It was early September, the mountains were slightly chilly, and after a few rains, Changbai Mountain had cooled down, making long sleeves and pants just right.

The leaves were just beginning to turn yellow, but there was a noticeably thicker layer of fallen leaves on the ground, making it somewhat soft to step on.

"Today I’m going into the mountains to look for some mountain goods, it’s been a long time since I last went."

As Xu Yang walked on, he spoke to the friends online.

"Autumn is when there are the most mushrooms and wild fruits."

"Mushrooms include hazel mushrooms, lion’s mane mushrooms, and others."

"Wild fruits are things like mountain walnuts, mountain pears, round dates."

"This time a lot of people go into the mountains, searching everywhere for wild fruits."

"If they find them, they can pick and sell them, not making a huge profit, but earning a couple of hundred is hopeful."

He didn’t have any grand plans today, just taking the little leopard into the mountains to look for common mountain goods and gather some to take back.

If they gathered a lot, they would bring it to the mountain goods market to sell.

Xu Yang continued deeper into the mountains.

There were no trails in the deep mountains, or rather, everywhere was a trail, just walk wherever.

The number of viewers in the live stream room continued to increase.

[Old Xu is really going deep into the mountains now!]

[I just love watching you wander in the deep mountains!]

[You’re the only one on the whole network daring enough to do this; can’t not watch!]

[Bringing the leopard out for a walk again!]

Even if Xu Yang didn’t speak and was just trekking, the live stream was still enjoyable to watch.

A man and a leopard walking together in the deep forest created a very beautiful scene.

It felt like a harmonious coexistence with nature.

Xu Yang would just pick up whatever he saw handy, with mushrooms being the most frequent find, all kinds of mushrooms.

The most common were the hazel mushrooms.

Xu Yang also spotted large patches of mature schizandra.

It was an old face already.

The previously seen schizandra were all small green spheres, but this season they had matured into small red spheres.

There were too many in the market, and the unit price was quite low, so Xu Yang did not pick any.

After walking for a while, Xu Yang decided to use the Treasure Compass.

It was definitely easier to find with the help of the compass.

Following the guidance of the Treasure Compass, he walked deeper and soon found a wild round date vine, almost as big as a tree.

Seeing the tree full of round dates, a smile appeared on Xu Yang’s face.

Time to get to work!

"Today’s luck is good, found a treasure not long after entering the mountain."

"Look at this, Northeast round dates."

"A lot of people around here have these trees in their yards."

"This season makes eating round dates convenient."

"Come to think of it, my farm doesn’t have a date vine yet, I should plant one."

Xu Yang, looking at the date vine, introduced it while smiling.

The drone captured the date vine, only showing the lushly green tree covered with a multitude of green round dates.

The dates weren’t big, about the size of red dates.

But the internal structure was completely different.

Round dates are also called round date kiwis, nicknamed wild kiwis.

To the eye, these fruits look like dates, but once split open, the flesh inside has the same structure as a kiwi.

The viewers were amazed by such a large date vine.

Xu Yang picked one, split the round date open, and showed the structure inside while explaining the type of round date to everyone.

[Wow, the inside actually looks like a kiwi!]

[Goodness, is this a date? Why is it like this!]

[Is it the date that cheated, or the kiwi that had an affair!]

[This thing is called wild kiwi, tastes pretty good, sour and sweet, but eating too many can cause diarrhea!]

The chat became lively.

As round dates ripen in early autumn, they start selling in the mountain goods market.

This type of round date is very popular.

Being a seasonal fruit, it’s time to eat them when the season arrives.

So many people buy them.

"There are too many round dates, I can’t fit them all."

"Just fill it up, that’s the only way."

Xu Yang started picking round dates, plucking several at a time from the vine and gently placing them into the bamboo basket.

Occasionally, he would clean one with his hand, taste it, replenish some water and sugar, feeling quite good.

The little leopard saw Xu Yang eating round dates, and a few had fallen on the ground, so it bowed its head, sniffed the smell of the round dates, and then bit into one.

The little leopard began to chew.

The small creature’s taste buds did not appreciate this type of wild fruit, and it instantly spat out the round date, sticking out its tongue with several "ptui ptui ptui" sounds.

The scene looked particularly adorable.

Seeing this, Xu Yang couldn’t help but laugh.

"You better not touch these, I’ll feed you some milk later."

Xu Yang still had a baby bottle in his pocket.

Nowadays, when he went into the mountains, he would always carry one or two bottles of goat milk, out of habit.

Seeing little roe deer, little sika deer, he could feed them too.

This time, specifically coming to find the little leopard, he definitely brought it along.

After all, the original reason the little leopard followed Xu Yang was because of this bottle of milk.