Mountain Looting: Targeted by a Leopard at the Start
Chapter 195 - 194 Scenic Forest Park, the tiger’s territory!

Chapter 195: Chapter 194 Scenic Forest Park, the tiger’s territory!

Early morning.

Changbai Mountain remained as it was, covered with snow, pure and saintly.

Xu Yang rode in the patrol team’s off-road vehicle, traveling deeper into the area.

The patrol guards were also shooting videos; they were recording the process of patrolling.

The process seemed very relaxed.

Upon reaching the destination, the off-road vehicle stopped, and everyone got out.

There were five patrol guards in total in the vehicle, all dressed in desert camouflage, each with a messenger bag slung across their body.

Three of them headed in to patrol, while two were responsible for coordination and support from the outside.

There was also Xu Yang.

"Come on, it’s time to distribute supplies, everyone pick what you want to eat."

"We’ve got cakes, bread, chocolate, and beverages."

A patrol guard shouted, holding two large plastic bags full of snacks.

Everyone took a few bags of whatever they wanted to eat and stuffed them into their bags.

Xu Yang took some Daliyuan mini cakes and a bag of marshmallows.

He also took two bottles of mineral water.

His appearance was different from the others’, but he looked fit, which reassured everyone.

"I only knew that patrols are needed during the autumn fire season; I didn’t expect we’d have to go in during winter too," Xu Yang said to Wang Jianghai as they made small talk.

During the autumn wildfire emergency season every year, patrol guards frequented the mountains for patrols.

Some patrol stations were even directly stationed in locations close to the mountains, on duty inside.

Because of this, Changbai Mountain hadn’t experienced a major forest fire for many years.

There’s no choice, the cost of a forest fire is too devastating to be negligent in any way.

Wang Jianghai looked towards Xu Yang and laughed,

"There’s a patrol rule, we have to go in during winter too," he said.

"In winter, the main task is to look out for poachers and to rescue injured protected animals."

"Following the patrol route, we’ll definitely encounter injured animals, and we’ll help if we can."

The four men were fully equipped.

Two of the young men even carried real firearms, which they called "equality for all beings."

This was just in case the Northeast Tiger got aggressive, so they’d have a response.

Under normal circumstances, tigers wouldn’t dare to attack when they saw a group of people.

But there’s always the fear of exceptions.

The four men checked their equipment.

Three of them wore camouflage uniforms, while Xu Yang was dressed in a black down jacket, wearing a Lei Feng hat, and a pair of black snow boots on his feet.

"Let’s go!"

Wang Jianghai called out.

The four of them walked in a line towards the deeper parts of the mountain.

The snow wasn’t thick where they walked, making the path relatively easy to navigate.

Xu Yang followed along, finding it all quite novel.

He had once thought about becoming a patrol guard himself, but then he chose a better option and gave up the idea.

Now, to be able to experience it alongside them felt pretty good.

The patrol guards walked through the mountain, checking their surroundings.

If it was smooth and white snow, they’d speed up their progress.

If they found animal tracks, they would stop to observe for a while to determine the animal they came from.

"These are probably from a tiger; be careful, there could be a tiger nearby," Wang Jianghai called out.

At this point, Xu Yang asked about starting the live stream.

A patrol guard replied:

"Mr. Xu, we also have our own promotional tasks, and operate our accounts," he said.

"If you can help promote us, that would definitely be a good thing."

"Just one thing, if we find traces of poachers, do not broadcast it live, as it could alert them and scare them off."

"However, with most animals being able to be bred these days, there are relatively fewer poachers, so not too much to worry about."

Hearing the patrol guard’s words, Xu Yang laughed and said,

"No problem, your patrolling is a good thing; it’s better if more people pay attention to it."

With the patrol guards in agreement, Xu Yang took out a drone from his backpack, operated it for a while and started the live broadcast.

Soon, the number of people in the live room began to grow.

[Old Xu, finally started the broadcast!]

[Where is this?]

Many viewers immediately asked.

Xu Yang changed the title of the live room:

Today I’m joining the patrol guards to patrol the forests.

So people could see it.

Xu Yang turned on the microphone and said to the netizens:

"Today I’m with the patrol guards for a winter patrol job; we have already entered the forest."

"Patrol work is an important task for protecting the natural ecosystem; it is thanks to the patrol guards that we can ensure there are no problems in the forest."

"Many things are avoidable."

"At the moment, we are on the patrol route; this area has many tigers and leopards, and we should be able to see some shortly."

Hearing Xu Yang’s words, everyone responded:

[Forest patrolling? Sounds really hard!]

[To do work in the forest in such cold weather! It’s not easy!]

[Patrol guards indeed have a tough job!]

[But it’s also for protecting the forests! Grassroots work isn’t easy to do!]

The group continued to move forward.

Everyone also chatted casually from time to time.

After a few steps, from a distance, they saw a Northeast Tiger resting in the snow.

"Look over there, it’s a leopard," Wang Jianghai said while looking at the tiger.

He picked up the binoculars and carefully observed the tiger’s condition.

"It looks healthy, no problems, seems to be well-fed," Wang Jianghai added.

The Northeast Tiger was about a hundred meters away; it noticed the humans, but after only a glance, it lay down and rested.

The Northeast Tiger had accepted that humans were patrolling its territory.

Primarily because humans wouldn’t do anything excessive, so it didn’t mind.

Just like the lions on the African Savannah.

There, after the lions hunted, photographers would even dare to put cameras right up to the lions’ faces to shoot.

The lions wouldn’t pay them any attention, acting as if they hadn’t seen them at all.

Seeing so much had become routine.

"That is just the tiger king of this region, a two-year-old adult tiger, we’ve named it Piaozai."

"Piaozai is formidable, as long as it moves around this area, no other tigers will come close."

"With it here, there are basically no big problems in this region."

Wang Jianghai explained to Xu Yang.

The drone captured the distant big tiger, exciting the netizens.

[What a big tiger, so beautiful!]

[I just love watching this big guy!]

[Aren’t the patrol guards afraid of being eaten by the tiger?]

[Four people walking together, the tiger will not easily attack, it knows humans are dangerous!]

Xu Yang looked in the direction of the tiger.

He could tell that this tiger had a very strong physique, and its muscles were quite pronounced.

Indeed, it was a fierce tiger.

It was quite rare to see a tiger during a patrol.

The four of them continued to walk further in.

On the way, their main concerns were to check for any injured wild animals, as well as traps left by poachers.

In winter, the focus of patrolling the forest was on these two issues.

All the way inside.

Though many places were covered with snow, the snow on the patrol route was not deep.

There were a few spots with good visibility where they could take in the mountain views at a glance.

The woods stretched from one area to another, with some clearings in between, all bare rock with no life.

When they reached a slope that required climbing, the patrol guards connected to each other with ropes.

The ropes had carabiners that could be fastened to their belts.

Xu Yang also wore a belt.

Afterwards, they took out ice axes and started climbing upwards.

Xu Yang was in the third position.

His movements were skilled, and his climbing technique was high.

Many times he didn’t even need to use the ice axes to maintain stability.

But Xu Yang always kept a steady pace, maintaining the same speed as the two people in front of him.

Now was a time for collective action, and blending into the group was the most important thing.

If one insisted on showing off individual ability, it could have a negative impact on the whole group.

The netizens noticed this scene through the drone’s camera.

The more they watched, the more they admired.

[That’s not easy at all!]

[Yeah, having to suffer this in the dead of winter!]

[How cold must it be there!]

[Tiger and Leopard Forest Park’s official account posted a video of Old Xu, everyone should go follow them, they work so hard!]

At this moment.

The Tiger and Leopard Forest Park’s official account suddenly started gaining followers rapidly.

In just one hour, the follower count increased by more than 20,000.

It might not seem like a lot, but the official account only had a total of 60,000 followers.

This increase was quite significant.

And looking at this trend, the following was still growing, with many netizens leaving heartwarming messages under the official account.

"Patrol guards have it tough!"

"Thank you for protecting Changbai Mountain!"

"You work so hard!"

"Protect the tigers and leopards well!"

Seeing these messages, the patrol guards of Changbai Mountain felt very touched.

Xu Yang’s live stream had brought positive effects.

This was also a good deed done.

Meanwhile.

The group of four passed through a desolate rocky area and entered another area of forest.

"This forest is the territory of Little Mountain God No. 1 and Little Mountain God No. 2."

"Although tigers are solitary creatures, this region is an exception, as the two tigers grew up together, and they still live together."

"Occasionally, you can even see them coming out for a walk together."

"Two of the infrared camera transmitters are broken, we’re coming to this area to replace the cameras and at the same time save the data previously recorded."

While walking, Wang Jianghai said to Xu Yang.

Xu Yang was curious, "Tiger brothers living together?"

"Yes, from our observations, tigers don’t always live alone; there are cases of brothers living together."

"Oh, by the way, these two tigers are brothers of the one you bottle-fed."

"That tiger was abandoned by its mother, and these two tigers were raised successfully."

"At that time, the mother tiger had no choice, it’s difficult to keep three tiger cubs alive in the dead of winter."

Wang Jianghai had a very clear understanding of the tigers in this mountain forest.

Xu Yang listened with interest.

It was quite nice to hear stories about tigers.

This region was a protected area with many tigers and leopards living inside.

The forest’s ecology was very good.

Xu Yang could see many birds flying around and two or three squirrels.

Besides, behind a clump of withered bushes, Xu Yang saw several pheasants looking for food.

"This area is the territory of the Little Mountain God brothers, quite a coincidence."

"However, it’s doubtful they recognize each other, and they hardly ever have a chance to meet again."

"They each have their own lives."

Xu Yang reflected.

Everything in the reserve had an air of novelty.

It seemed that there was a richer variety of species than in the usual mountain ranges.

Xu Yang could feel the difference between the mountain ranges.

Compared to the deep mountains he had visited, this place was more suitable for animals to live in, with plenty of resources.

If he could forage for mountain produce here, he would surely be able to find good things.

He might even find some old wild ginseng.

"Indeed, protected areas are better," Xu Yang thought to himself.

The four continued to walk deeper.

When they had walked a considerable distance, Xu Yang covertly chose to use the Treasure Compass to redeem his Treasure Hunting Task.

He felt that performing a treasure hunt in such a place might yield different rewards.