Mountain Looting: Targeted by a Leopard at the Start
Chapter 188 - 187: Could the streamer who discovered Black Panther be Xu Yang?

Chapter 188: Chapter 187: Could the streamer who discovered Black Panther be Xu Yang?

The black panther watched Xu Yang warily.

It was incredibly cautious, its body well hidden behind the branches.

In the Northeast, the Northeastern leopard is even rarer than the Northeast tiger.

A pure black leopard is even more scarce.

"In this icy and snowy weather, to actually find a black leopard, I searched for it for quite a while!"

"This guy is really good at hiding!"

"Black panthers have a harder time concealing themselves than leopards, so they live more cautiously!"

Xu Yang stared at the black panther in the tree, his eyes shining.

This is quite a treasure!

The black panther seemed to sense something off about Xu Yang’s gaze, it quickly ran down the tree and darted away.

The online audience could see it even more clearly.

This was indeed an agile black panther!

[Holy crap, it’s really a black panther, a pure wild one!]

[Animals in the forest are so magical!]

[Such a beautiful leopard!]

[Heavens, Old Xu is going to trend now! This black panther is truly a rare sight!]

The live streaming room was abuzz.

The black panther was just too beautiful.

Having black panthers in a zoo is normal, because under human care, white tigers, white lions, and black panthers are no longer considered rare animals.

But seeing a pure wild black panther in the wild is indeed very rare.

Xu Yang himself was also amazed.

He remembered the previous times he came here, the Danger Perception had been triggered, but he didn’t know what animal it was at the time; now, it seems very likely that it was this black leopard.

Meanwhile.

A hundred kilometers away, at the National Tiger and Leopard Forest Park Protection Station.

Patrol Guard Wang Jianghai received a call from a colleague saying a streamer had discovered a wild black panther in the Changbai Mountain Forest Area.

Upon hearing this, Wang Jianghai’s first thought was:

"Could the streamer be Xu Yang?"

His second thought was:

"A wild black panther? The Protection Station has never monitored a wild black panther before, and he actually found one?"

Wang Jianghai immediately checked the online video.

And, sure enough, the star of the video was Xu Yang, wandering around the forests of Changbai Mountain in the dead of winter, and he had found a black panther hiding in the tree.

The guy is bold.

Even the patrol guards don’t dare to wander around the mountains like this; they usually stick to fixed patrol routes.

"He’s so thorough, it’s a pity he isn’t a patrol guard."

Wang Jianghai, looking at Xu Yang in the video, couldn’t help but feel emotional.

"But this is the first time I’ve seen such a black panther! It’s newsworthy!"

"This fellow hides really well!"

Wang Jianghai exclaimed once more.

The discovery of the black panther was a big deal for the Tiger and Leopard Protection Station.

This was their first time finding a wild black panther at Changbai Mountain!

Sending out a news story would be significant, the higher-ups would certainly be happy.

Aren’t all those things within the system about achieving results to please the higher-ups?

But then came the problem: to release a news story, they needed a video.

The video Xu Yang had was not sufficient; they needed more footage of the black panther’s activities.

So, without hesitation, Wang Jianghai phoned Xu Yang.

"Old Wang, what’s up?"

Xu Yang answered the phone.

"Did you just livestream a black panther? That black panther is significant for our Protection Station, and I’d like to ask for your help."

Wang Jianghai spoke cheerfully.

"What help?"

"I’d like to film a few videos of the black panther’s activities, as clear as possible."

"That’s easy, when the black panther left just now, my drone followed and filmed for a minute or two. You can check out my recorded stream."

"The record stream has it? That’s great, I’ll take a look."

After chatting for a bit, the two hung up the phone.

That evening, the Changbai Mountain Forestry Bureau released a news story.

"Wild Black Panther Spotted on Changbai Mountain!"

The news reported "Outdoor streamer Xu Yang encountered a wild black panther during his adventure in the mountains. The black panther was graceful and agile..."

The news was quite a hit locally.

In the evening, Xu Yang returned to his yard and looked at his phone.

"It actually made the news, they published it quickly; I just encountered the black panther this afternoon, and the news was out by evening."

"The timeliness is really crucial."

Xu Yang mused.

Then he took out his phone and played the black panther’s video.

He then called out to Xiao Hua, "Xiao Hua, come over, I have something cool for you!"

Hearing Xu Yang’s shout, Xiao Hua scurried over.

Xu Yang placed the phone in front of it to show the black panther’s video.

The man and leopard watching the phone with wide eyes was a somewhat comical scene.

Xiao Hua watched intently, not missing a thing.

Upon seeing the black panther in the video, it grew curious and leaned in closer, even peeking behind the phone.

It seemed to be looking for where the black panther might be.

"What do you think of this black panther, can you tell if it’s male or female? Do you like it?"

"Wait until next spring, I’ll take you to find it."

"March is about the time the female leopards are in heat, you just need to act strong, and take that opportunity to find yourself a wife."

Xu Yang told Xiao Hua.

Xiao Hua just watched the phone, blinking its eyes.

It was unclear if it understood, but Xu Yang still planned to find it a mate.

If they could have a litter of little black panthers, that would be even better.

Whether or not he could keep them, the appearance of black panthers in the forest was always a good thing.

Ancients deemed the black panther auspicious, hence they named it "Black Panther."

Afterwards, Xu Yang put away his phone.

"We’ll talk about it next spring."

"It’s freezing cold now, and we still don’t know what the situation is like for others in winter."

"I hope we can meet again."

Xu Yang touched Little Flower’s head again.

Little Flower had grown quite large and was almost fully grown.

It looked quite intimidating at first glance, but when you saw its eyes, it wasn’t so scary.

This guy was cute and a bit silly.

Which was a good thing.

Outside, it was a world of ice and snow, with much of the farm also covered in snowflakes.

For instance, the grass and potato fields outside were covered with a layer of snow that hadn’t been cleared.

A heavy snow promises a good harvest.

The heavy snowfall could freeze to death the pests in the ground, which would lead to a good yield the following year.

The employees had worked together to clean up the accumulated snow on top of the greenhouses.

This snow had to be cleared, or else it could damage the greenhouses and also affect their ability to capture the sun’s energy.

It was very warm inside the house, even a bit hot.

Xu Yang was wearing thin clothes and felt quite comfortable.

He was busy at his computer again.

Editing some videos, interacting with netizens, and then learning about blueberries and annona.

Xu Yang planned to explore the channels for blueberries himself, as his blueberries were much better than those on the market.

The berries were superior in size, fullness, flavor, and shelf life.

He also planned to plant more of them later.

So establishing his own channels would make selling blueberries more convenient in the future.

The farm was just getting started, waiting for the right opportunity to soar.

Outside the yard.

Three employees were chatting leisurely.

"Our Farmer made the news. I got a push notification on my phone, saying that a large Black Panther was discovered!"

"The Farmer is impressive!"

"Brother Yang often goes into the mountains, and used to enter them every three or four days; he knows the mountains well."

Whenever they talked about Xu Yang, they did so with exceeding admiration.

"The next step is for the blueberries to ripen. I’ve seen our farm’s blueberries, and the variety is really good," Ma Wen said, who had run a farm before.

"Yeah, they do look pretty good. We’ll see how the Farmer plans to sell them."

"That will definitely not be a problem."

All three shared anticipation for the farm’s development.

"I heard from the Farmer that he plans to invest more next spring and build a few more greenhouses."

"By then there’ll definitely be more work and probably new people joining," added Ma Wen.

"That’s great. If our farm really takes off, it will be lively here in the future."

At the moment, it was a frigid world of ice and snow outside, and the temperature was very low.

But inside the farm, it was warm.

The little ones were resting in their nests, with cotton cloth curtains hanging on the doors of the doghouses, keeping the cold wind completely out.

In the winter, it was mainly time to rest.

In the computer room, Xu Yang finished up with his video work and leisurely started playing a game.

These past two days, the domestic AAA title "Black Mythical Monkey King" was launched, and Xu Yang also planned to give it a try.

His computer performed extremely well, making the game run smoothly.

The monsters were tough to beat, and it was quite time-consuming.

Anyway, there was nothing much to do, so he planned to stay inside and play games for the next few days.

"In another month it will be even colder, possibly below minus 30 degrees," Xu Yang reasoned.

"It’s difficult to get into the mountains."

"And I can’t just not use the Treasure Compass."

"How about... after I’m done with the busy work, I go out and play for a few days to find treasures in other places?"

During his rest, Xu Yang was also planning his next move.

After selling the blueberries and annona, which would be around January,

it would be too cold, and difficult to go into the mountains here, but he couldn’t waste the Treasure Compass’s uses. He could go and look for treasures elsewhere.

It wasn’t so cold in the south.

Collect some treasures and then come back for the New Year.

That would be just right.

Xu Yang was very satisfied with his plan.

He couldn’t always be in Changbai Mountain.

In such a vast Huaxia, there were many places to "stock up on goods".

He would have to visit them all at some point.

So he rested for a couple of days.

There was no sign of the snow outside melting; it was still piled up quite thickly.

The farm’s paths had been cleared early on and looked clean against the backdrop of the snow.

There were also two tattered snowmen "corpses" on the side.

They were snowmen the employees had made, which had been destroyed by the Leopard and Little Black.

Both were left only halfway intact.

Everyone let them play without minding it too much.

Inside the warm greenhouse, Xu Yang picked a blueberry, casually wiped it, and tasted it.

It was a bit tart, but the texture was excellent.

The fruit was relatively hard, yet the juice inside was plentiful.

It was a superior variety.

All three employees followed along.

"Let’s wait another couple of days. We’ll pick some early-ripening blueberries, pack seven or eight boxes of samples, so I can take them and talk business," said Xu Yang.

"Our blueberries are the main product; we need to sell them well."

"I’m thinking of growing mostly blueberries in the future and creating our own brand for the farm."

Xu Yang instructed his employees.

"Sure, Farmer. You just tell us what to do," the employees responded.

The farm was about to welcome a new wave of business.

This business deal was crucial for the future development of the farm.