Mountain Looting: Targeted by a Leopard at the Start
Chapter 185 - 184: Entering the Mountain in Winter, Triggering the Treasure Hunting Task!

Chapter 185: Chapter 184: Entering the Mountain in Winter, Triggering the Treasure Hunting Task!

Xu Yang came out of the house to find a considerable build-up of snow outside.

There’s a saying that it’s not the snow that’s cold, but the thawing that’s colder—during the snowfall, the temperature was still bearable.

The little ones were playing in the snowflakes again.

It was clear they loved the snow.

Xu Yang bought two fitted clothes for both the Meihua Deer Bambi and Ma Quan Yuanbao.

There was no helping it; both of these guys had shorter fur and feared the cold.

The Ma Quan was particularly a representative of thin dogs, so they needed good protection.

To be fair, Xu Yang also prepared a piece for Little Black.

Seeing this, Xiao Hua wanted one too.

It came over to Xu Yang, let out a howl, and looked at Xu Yang with big, clear eyes filled with expectation.

"Xiao Hua, it’s not that I didn’t buy one for you, it’s that there are no clothes for leopards online."

"Who puts clothes on a leopard, anyway!"

"Besides, which leopard wants to wear clothes."

"If someone saw this, they’d say I was abusing you."

Xu Yang saw its intention and explained as he patted its head.

Xiao Hua continued to howl.

It even nudged Xu Yang with its head a few times, seemingly coquettish.

"Alright, I’ll ask for you."

Xu Yang saw that Xiao Hua wanted clothes too and thus agreed.

It was quite astonishing because feline animals typically dislike wearing clothes.

Cats are like that too.

They are too agile and sensitive, so restriction can be uncomfortable for them.

But if the little leopard wanted it, he would put it on.

As long as he saw that it was okay.

Thus, Xu Yang took out his mobile phone and started contacting pet clothing sellers.

Xu Yang: "Hello, do you have clothes for a particularly large dog? Like a fully-grown Tibetan Mastiff."

Seller: "Dear, we don’t have clothes for adult Tibetan Mastiffs, and actually, adult Tibetan Mastiffs are not suitable to wear pet clothes. Young Tibetan Mastiffs can."

Xu Yang: "Can you make a custom one? Like for an adult, large Tibetan Mastiff."

Seller: "Dear, Tibetan Mastiffs have thick fur and won’t fit into clothes, and we don’t have pet clothes of that size either. We can’t make them individually."

Xu Yang saw the seller’s polite response, but he had a feeling that the person on the other side might already be grinding their teeth in annoyance.

Xu Yang tried another store, only to receive the same reply.

It was normal, anyway.

Dogs that grow so large are generally very robust and simply do not need clothing for warmth.

Generally, no seller focuses on that market.

"No luck."

Xu Yang clicked his tongue.

After thinking it through and finding no solution, he gave the leopard one of his own shawls.

It was a red cotton vest, and once the leopard’s legs were through, it looked like it was wearing a life jacket.

The leopard didn’t care whether it looked good or not; it was just happy to have clothes to wear.

"See if this is comfortable?"

"Why are you wearing this thing?"

Xu Yang petted the little leopard and said a word.

Then, he took the shawl off.

The little leopard did not resist; however, after the shawl was removed, it grabbed it with its mouth and ran all the way back to its den, placing the shawl on top of the cotton mattress and dry grass.

For it, the clothes might not be necessary to wear, but it couldn’t be without them.

This way, whenever it went out with the dogs, it wouldn’t feel like it was missing something.

The little guy was quite thoughtful.

Xu Yang could see their thoughts and always took care of them accordingly.

"The road will be a bit difficult to navigate with such deep snow in the mountains."

"Let’s just go in a bit."

"I’m not expecting to gather anything, just taking a stroll around."

"Travel light."

Xu Yang was making plans for his trip to the mountains.

He just waited for the weather to clear and the snow to stop.

One morning, Xu Yang asked Ma Wen to drive him into the mountains in Audi A6.

Now that he had a car, he no longer needed to ride in illegal taxis.

The cost of gasoline was definitely cheaper than the fare for a hired ride.

While other bosses used an A6 to conduct business deals, Xu Yang used it for his mountain rushing.

It was quite unusual.

The car was very comfortable to sit in, with good sound insulation for a quieter interior, and even the seats were soft.

Being a luxury car, it was definitely more comfortable than the subpar illegal taxis that travelled through wind and rain.

"Farmer, going into the mountains with such heavy snow?"

"How about waiting a bit before going in?"

"It’s dangerous in the mountains at this time."

Ma Wen warned.

"It’s fine, once the snow stops, there’s no problem, it will just be a bit more tiring due to the difficult paths."

"I’m confident."

Xu Yang responded.

It was also because the Treasure Compass had accumulated uses up to its maximum eight times.

Thinking about it, since he returned from Heavenly Lake, he hadn’t really ventured into the mountains much.

This time, it would be good to go and complete two treasure hunting tasks to see what rewards he could earn.

Soon, Ma Wen dropped Xu Yang off at the location.

"Alright, you go back first, I’ll call you in the afternoon to come pick me up."

As he said this, Xu Yang paused.

"Actually, never mind, don’t come pick me up. I will definitely be all dirty with leaves and ice chips sticking to my clothes by then. I don’t want to dirty the car."

"I might as well call a black cab,"

"Don’t worry about it, I’ll call you later,"

Hearing Xu Yang’s arrangement, Ma Wen quickly agreed:

"Okay, Farmer, you decide."

Afterward, Xu Yang headed directly toward the deep mountains.

A short while later, a system notification suddenly sounded in Xu Yang’s mind:

[Host has entered the deep mountain area, reward obtained:]

[Worn Good Person Card*1]

[Worn Good Person Card: Temporarily maintains the goodwill of wild animals toward the host, valid for only 1 hour. After 1 hour, animals revert to their wild nature. Please take caution to avoid them.]

Hearing this notification, Xu Yang was startled.

Unexpectedly, he had triggered an additional system reward again.

It seemed that the system judged his action of entering the deep mountains in winter as somewhat dangerous, thus giving him an extra reward.

"Not bad, at least I can save my life if I encounter wild animals."

"This time, I don’t need to deliberately operate within the Little Mountain God’s territory; I can explore other areas,"

"Climbing mountains in winter isn’t ideal, it’s better to walk on flat paths."

Xu Yang pondered.

After waiting a bit longer, Xu Yang opened his live stream.

Having not streamed for a long time, the number of viewers in the room still increased quickly.

[Entering the mountains in deep winter?]

[Oh man, are you out of your mind, streamer?]

[Old Xu is still as brave as ever!]

[All I can say is awesome!]

As the fans entered the live room and saw the vast expanse of white, they were especially astonished.

Someone is entering the mountains at this time?

Looking at the vast snow-covered landscape, Xu Yang replied:

"Entering the mountains now is somewhat dangerous, and moreover, there aren’t many animals or plants."

"I’m purely bored and wanted to see what the mountains look like."

Everyone knew his style.

And for this reason, Xu Yang’s live streams attracted so many viewers.

The mountains in winter seemed desolate with few animals.

However, deep in the woods, you could still see a few foolish roe deer.

These foolish roe deer curiously watched Xu Yang, then hopped and skipped away.

"The mountain road just now was not easy to navigate, with ice and snow everywhere; the temperature in the mountains could probably reach minus thirty degrees Celsius,"

"Right now, I feel the wind on my face, it’s quite biting,"

Xu Yang narrated to his audience.

"When I was driving along the mountain road earlier, I saw more foxes at the base of the mountain; I noticed people feeding them,"

"This season, foxes come out to seek food from humans,"

"Moreover, some people go into the mountains to shoot videos and photos during this season,"

"The landscape of the Forest Sea Snowfield is beautiful,"

He stood in a world of ice and snow, the scene appearing vast and chillingly clear.

Only the ground completely covered in snow, branches laden with a layer of white snow could be seen, and some trees had formed rime, looking sparkling and crystal clear, exceptionally beautiful.

Hearing Xu Yang say this, everyone started to appreciate the beautiful scenery of the mountains.

Truth be told, the scenery was indeed unique.

After walking for a while, Xu Yang glanced toward the snowy ground on one side.

"Look there, those are the small footprints of a marten."

"Entering the mountains in winter, you can see many animal footprints and can also estimate what kind of animals are nearby,"

"Seeing small footprints is still okay, I’m just afraid to see big footprints, that would be dangerous."

"You never know where a tiger might jump out from."

Xu Yang pointed at the series of footprints in the snow, explaining the winter conditions in the forest.

Netizens, seeing a row of footprints in the snow, found it novel, as if watching small animals running through the snow.

The path was indeed difficult to navigate.

And there were many amusingly tilted slopes which could be wet and slippery, making it easy to slip when walking on them.

Xu Yang was dressed warmly, his boots had good anti-slip performance, and he walked quite stably.

[This place has beautiful scenery, a bit like a spy film location. Next, there should be some close-quarters combat action happening.]

Someone felt it was novel and commented.

Xu Yang didn’t have a chance to look at the comments.

He just waited almost enough, then chose to trigger the Treasure Hunting Task.

Since upgrading the Treasure Compass last time, the exploration radius of the Treasure Hunting Task had become much larger, increasing the likelihood of triggering tasks.

[Triggered Treasure Hunting Task: Take a selfie together with an Elk]

[Task Requirement: Please complete the task of taking a selfie with an Elk.]

[Task Reward: Deer Antler Slices*10, highly effective deer antler, greatly nourishes the body, can improve physical condition, the enhancement effect is only valid for the host.]

The system task was successfully triggered.

"A selfie?"

"That’s interesting."

"Elks, I remember, are quite tame."

Xu Yang was intrigued, his steps becoming more vigorous.

However, he reconsidered.

"It seems the tamed Elks are gentle, wild Elks are still quite fierce,"

"They wouldn’t use their antlers to bump me, would they?"

No matter what, since the task was triggered, it still needed to be completed.

The requirement for the selfie was to be within a one-meter range of the Elk, take a selfie with a cell phone, and capture the complete face of the Elk and Xu Yang’s face to be successful.

The task seemed not too difficult.

Snowflakes flying in the wintry day, it was idle on the farm as well.

Heading into the deep mountains for a Treasure Hunting Task, getting some unexpected rewards, it still felt pretty good.