Mountain Looting: Targeted by a Leopard at the Start
Chapter 173 - 172: The New Treasure Hunting Task!

Chapter 173: Chapter 172: The New Treasure Hunting Task!

Xu Yang felt a bump in the ground, turned over the soil, and indeed found a clump of black stuff.

With a little force, he popped out the black truffle.

"Look, I told you there were some."

"This place is pretty hidden; most people wouldn’t find it."

"The mountain is big; there are many treasures in it, but they’re not easy to find."

Xu Yang displayed the black truffle in the livestream, speaking to the online audience.

Seeing the black truffle, the viewers felt somewhat disheartened.

How come he dug it up just like that!

Some who didn’t recognize black truffles even sent barrage comments:

[Host, are you sure that’s not animal poop? It’s a big, dark lump!]

[Yeah, don’t try to trick us with animal feces!]

Xu Yang saw these comments and remained calm.

After all, this thing was truly a black truffle.

No matter what others said, it wouldn’t change that.

"This is all top-notch stuff, best in color during the winter."

"I dug up some at the end of summer, but the black truffles were still a scorched yellow color then, and neither the appearance nor the flavor was very good."

"So, I waited until now to come here."

"Patience always brings rewards."

Xu Yang continued to hold up the black truffle, showing it off.

At that moment, the little leopard approached curiously and sniffed the scent of the black truffle.

After just one sniff, it immediately backed away disdainfully, even sneezing and shaking its head.

You could tell from its face that it was completely rejecting it.

Seeing this scene, the barrage of comments surged even more.

[Old Xu, I think that’s definitely animal poop. Look how disgusted little leopard is!]

[Little Leopard: Why are you playing with poop?]

[Hahaha, is this big fat leopard really so cute? I thought it would be fierce!]

[Such a cute creature!]

Xu Yang put away the black truffle and continued to search.

There were still knowledgeable people who could tell that it was black truffle.

The skin had many small markings, like patterns on a dog’s nose, which are characteristic of black truffles.

Xu Yang was rummaging through the snow-covered ground.

Wearing gloves, he swept away layers of fresh snow to reveal the soil beneath.

The snow was new, and since it had just fallen and not yet compacted, you could see the granularity of the snow with the naked eye, like salt; when it was swept aside, many snowflakes rolled around.

The scene was quite attractive.

Especially for those who had never played in the snow.

The state of the snow was truly magical.

Then, the little leopard, seeing Xu Yang playing in the snow, began to randomly dig in the snow like him.

Shortly after, it lay on the ground and started rolling, with snowflakes flying all around for a moment.

The drone broadcasted the scene from above.

In the deep, snow-covered mountain forest, a lone man crouched on the ground searching, while a leopard frisked and tumbled beside him.

The livestream footage was magical, and it felt relaxing to watch.

Especially for many lying comfortably at home watching.

After searching for a while, Xu Yang found several black truffles from the ground, all as black as coal.

The value of these wild black truffles was the highest.

As Xu Yang searched for black truffles, Xiao Hua kept fluttering beside him, accidently bumping into him several times.

"Xiao Hua, Xiao Hua, calm down, I don’t need your help."

"Just stay there."

Xu Yang hurriedly stopped him.

This scene made the viewers burst into laughter.

In the end, Xu Yang found eight or nine black truffles, a full bag of them, preliminarily estimated to be worth thousands of dollars.

Another day of earning thousands.

Nice!

As a farmer, every time he opened his eyes in the morning, he had many costs to cover, so he always thought about earning some money.

That’s what kept things stable.

After digging up the black truffles, Xu Yang remembered that he hadn’t used the Treasure Compass today.

He planned to walk a little farther before using it.

"The black truffles in this area are almost dug up, and there are some really small ones; I’ll leave them to grow for another year."

"They grow back every year anyway."

"This place is kind of like my year-end bonus, coming here to collect it every year."

"Feels pretty good."

Xu Yang stood up, brushed the snow off his gloves, and said with ease.

[Old Xu, isn’t that stating the obvious? If I could pick up thousands of dollars, I’d feel great too!]

[Want to go to the mountains to make money, but what if you don’t have the host’s skills?]

[Does the host take apprentices? I want to follow you and look after you until the end of your days.]

The live chat became lively again.

Xu Yang didn’t pay much attention to the barrage, he stood up and continued to walk forward.

Perhaps for this reason, the number of people in the livestream stabilized at thirty to forty thousand.

People who wanted to watch would come and check it out.

Actually, this was good...

If there were consistently over 100,000+ viewers, it meant the popularity was explosive, which would inevitably bring about a lot of trouble.

Like some people coming to the farm looking for him and such.

The fewer disputes, the better.

A man and a leopard continued on their journey.

Wind blew over, passing over the surface of the snow, lifting many snowflakes.

It appeared as if the wind had a shape of its own.

The snow ahead was exceptionally clean and smooth, and Xu Yang’s footsteps left behind a trail of footprints.

He turned off the livestream for a while, and when he felt it was about time, he resumed the livestream.

He had walked quite deep into the area by then.

So, Xu Yang chose to use the Treasure Hunting Task.

[Triggered Treasure Hunting Task: Feed a hibernating Black Bear.]

[Task Description: A Black Bear is about to hibernate, and the energy stored in its body is not enough to last through the entire winter. Please use the fish caught to feed the Black Bear; a certain number of fish is required.]

[Task Deadline: 72 hours]

[Task Reward: Skill: Strength Enhancement; the host’s strength will slightly increase.]

The system’s task appeared before his eyes.

"Feed a Black Bear?"

Xu Yang thought to himself.

He knew about Black Bears; Changbai Mountain had quite a few of them.

Bears hibernate, and before winter, they eat a great deal, then they find a rocky cave or a tree hole to sleep through the winter.

But sometimes, a Black Bear doesn’t get full and wakes up hungry during the winter, coming out to search for food.

These Black Bears are rather pitiful as winter is not a good time to hunt.

Snow blankets everything, rivers and lakes are all frozen solid.

They can hardly find anything to eat, either freezing or starving to death.

Nature is cruel; such occurrences in the forest are normal.

"I wonder which Black Bear it is; could it be the one I tried to find a mate for before?"

"But no matter, since I know a Black Bear might wake up hungry in winter, I’ve got to save it."

"There’s not much time today, and I didn’t bring a fishing rod either. I’ll go ice fishing tomorrow, and also do another day of live streaming."

"It’s quite quiet at the farm recently."

Xu Yang made a plan.

Afterward, he planned to go take a look outside the Black Bear’s cave first.

To educate his online audience about hibernating bears in winter forests.

With Xu Yang and Xiao Hua present, even if a Black Bear lunged out, its only choice would be to run.

A man and a Leopard were really not afraid.

Xu Yang pretended to walk ahead without a particular destination.

Soon, he arrived at the edge of a mountain.

The mountain was made of rock, surrounded by rugged stones.

There were also several large caves.

Upon seeing this, Xu Yang immediately said,

"Everyone, look here, these caves could very likely have bears inside."

"Bears will look for caves to hibernate in, even if the winds outside are bitterly cold, inside the cave it remains warm and comfortable."

"The bears sleep inside the caves."

"Of course, they wouldn’t be in these very large caves; they don’t retain warmth."

"The bear is most likely to be found in these kinds of lower caves, close to the ground, with a pile of fallen leaves at the entrance."

"As long as it can squeeze in, it will definitely choose such a place."

Hearing Xu Yang’s words, everyone immediately looked on with curiosity.

This streamer is really brave!

He’s ventured into the wild to introduce the hibernation caves of Black Bears.

Not afraid of a Black Bear suddenly jumping out!

[Old Xu, take it easy, I’m afraid a Black Bear will burst out and pull you into the cave!]

[Old Xu must have been a daring kid, he surely ran into the mountains a lot!]

[You guys might not believe it when I say this, but he is not afraid even of Northeast Tigers, he even went up to pet a tiger, I always knew he was no ordinary person!]

[So, are there bears in these caves?]

As everyone was talking, Xu Yang arrived at the targeted bear’s den.

It turned out to be a cave at the very bottom of a rock formation, covered with leaves on the outside, with just a small gap remaining.

You could visibly see breath vapors coming out from inside.

And there was a slight smell, though at this time it wasn’t very strong.

"Whoa, there really is a Black Bear’s den! Look here, there’s a Black Bear inside this one!"

"Do you see this breath vapor?"

"At this time, the Black Bear isn’t sleeping too soundly, and it still thinks about eating, anything that passes by the cave might really be delivered right to its mouth."

"Xiao Hua, be quiet, let’s not disturb it."

Xu Yang pointed to a cave ahead and spoke to the viewers in the livestream room.

The viewers watched the live stream.

The rhythmic puffs of breath kept billowing out, and they could hear the faint sounds of breathing.

Knowing that a Black Bear was hiding inside, the viewers couldn’t help but feel nervous again.

They just couldn’t help feeling anxious; they didn’t understand how Xu Yang could remain so calm.

Even if you are powerful, a scratch from a Black Bear’s claw can still cause injury, right?

And a bite would definitely be the end of you.

[Old Xu, stay back a bit, watching this is really scary!]

[Don’t be so reckless!]

[Brother Yang, keep your distance, I’m really afraid something will happen to you!]

Some fans said with concern.

Xu Yang knew his limits well.

He wasn’t going to stick the camera right into the cave to capture an angry Black Bear waking up with eyes wide open; that would be asking for trouble.

"Xiao Hua, let’s go, don’t disturb it."

"Let it rest."

Xu Yang called Xiao Hua to leave.

Then, he began to search for rivers and lakes nearby.

Due to the snow and ice, all rivers and lakes were frozen on the surface, with water only flowing beneath the ice layer.

In some places, the ice was so thick it couldn’t even be broken with a smash.

But at this season, it was still okay; no need for specialized ice drilling equipment to break through the ice layer.

He searched for rivers and lakes nearby to find a spot for ice fishing.

Fishing is also a skill, not so simple; not just any place will have fish.

Soon, he found a wild lake completely frozen over, covered with a thin layer of snow, looking quite beautiful.

On such an ice layer, walking a few steps would squeeze the snow into water and then freeze, making the ice surface particularly slippery.

Every year there are also many foolish roe deer who fall on the ice and can’t get up for a long time, requiring people to walk in and help them.

The winter forest is also quite lively.