Mountain Looting: Targeted by a Leopard at the Start
Chapter 252 - 251 Another Treasure Hunting Task, This Is Too Outrageous!

Chapter 252: Chapter 251 Another Treasure Hunting Task, This Is Too Outrageous!

Xu Yang had always liked feline animals.

As soon as he heard that the task was about feline animals, he became excited immediately.

The task reward was a random feline animal’s favor.

He only hoped it was the Northeast Tiger.

In that case, he would really be walking sideways at Changbai Mountain.

Even going to Siberia wouldn’t be a big problem.

The designated area set by the system was a lush jungle, with relatively complex terrain and some raised earth ridges.

Searching for a cat in such a place was very difficult.

Cats are too good at hiding; once they do, they’re hard to find.

And the Golden Cat was a standout among them.

Xu Yang soon entered the jungle, telling his online friends he needed to rest a while, then put down his backpack and started exploring around.

Xu Yang had excellent eyesight and sufficient observational skills.

And the Golden Cat was a naturally ambushing animal.

Finding it was not an easy task for Xu Yang.

"Where has this guy hidden? Quite mysterious."

"These cats really know how to hide."

Xu Yang felt this inside.

No wonder the game of hide and seek is also called "Hide and Seek Cat" and "Hidden Old Cat."

It’s because cats are so good at hiding.

The tree wants to be still but the wind keeps blowing.

A breeze blew through; it felt quite cool.

Xu Yang had experienced this task before; it was to find a Black Panther.

Black Panthers, being large and black, were relatively easier to find.

But not the Golden Cat; when it hid, it was completely invisible.

Xu Yang knew that at this moment, the Golden Cat must have spotted him, it just concealed itself very well.

He had to search meticulously.

The online audience didn’t know what Xu Yang was searching for, thinking he was just observing his surroundings as usual.

Xu Yang’s eyes were like rulers; his vision was excellent.

Soon, he pinpointed the hiding spot of the Golden Cat.

Sure enough, it was on a tree.

After spotting the Golden Cat, Xu Yang didn’t stare at it; after all, these animals were very alert.

Xu Yang happily said to the online audience:

"I’ve found a treasure animal; it gave me a scare."

"This animal is very rare, a genuine national first-level protected animal."

"And it’s also one of the feline animals."

After Xu Yang finished speaking, the audience in the live room were all somewhat astonished.

National first-level protected animal?

Where?

All they saw was a lush forest, completely devoid of any trace of wild animals.

Xu Yang first secretly took out his phone and took a picture of the Golden Cat to complete the task.

Then he began to control the drone’s camera to shoot towards the Golden Cat on the tree.

The audience saw the camera move, and the next second, a cat’s head appeared in their view.

[Wow, there’s a wild cat!]

[That’s not a wild cat, right? It’s so big; what is it, a lynx?]

[It doesn’t look like a lynx; lynx don’t have this color!]

[How come this cat is so big? A large domestic cat?]

The chat was immediately buzzing.

People didn’t recognize the Golden Cat, as many had never even heard of it.

Being a first-level protected animal, it was rare and seldom seen in people’s daily lives.

The feline animal family has a complicated variety.

Tigers, lions, leopards, clouded leopards, lynxes, Mongolian Wildcat, and various other cats, etc.

There will always be some that aren’t recognized.

With the Treasure Hunting Task completed, Xu Yang felt somewhat thrilled.

This time the reward was a random affinity with one type of feline animal, and random rewards always filled him with anticipation.

Xu Yang hoped it was a tiger.

At that moment, an alert sounded:

[Treasure Hunting Task completed, gained skill: Random Feline Animal Affinity—Clouded Leopard]

"Clouded Leopard?"

"Not bad at all!"

Xu Yang thought to himself upon hearing the alert.

Although it wasn’t the Northeast Tiger, which was a bit disappointing, the Clouded Leopard was also a genuine first-level protected animal.

And it had a broad distribution.

Setting aside the skill matter for now, Xu Yang’s focus returned to the live broadcast.

"This cat on the tree is no domestic cat, it’s a Golden Cat, a national first-level protected animal, extremely rare."

"Previously, someone had captured footage of a Golden Cat feeding within the regions of Sichuan and Chongqing."

"Golden Cats are present here."

"They are fierce; there isn’t any wild feline that isn’t fierce."

Xu Yang educated everyone.

The length of the Golden Cat is around one meter, not measuring up to leopards, but much larger than ordinary cats.

Also, the color of the Golden Cat is similar to an orange tabby; there are also brown ones, and they look intimidating.

The face of the Golden Cat is particularly fearsome, with vertical stripes on its head which make it much more terrifying than ordinary cats.

This guy had no sense of cuteness at all.

[Golden Cat? There’s such a cat?]

[I don’t know why, but seeing this kind of cat makes me a bit scared.]

[This guy has such a cold look in his eyes, I wonder how many animals he must have hunted to have that look!]

[This is a truly wild cat, those domestic cats are nothing compared to it!]

The live stream’s bullet screen kept rolling.

At this moment, the Golden Cat was staring intently at Xu Yang.

Xu Yang was observing the Golden Cat out of the corner of his eye.

Although it was a feline, the Golden Cat was like an assassin hidden in the shadows, extremely vigilant, so Xu Yang’s idea of petting it was definitely not going to happen.

Just looking would have to suffice.

A one-meter long cat was still quite a rarity to see.

The viewers felt they were gaining knowledge.

It’s still essential to watch Xu Yang’s live streams.

They really could see a lot of fresh things.

After watching for a while, Xu Yang continued on his way.

He didn’t disturb the Golden Cat.

The reward he got this time was an affinity with the Clouded Leopard, which was quite nice.

The mountain path was a bit difficult, but as Xu Yang crossed mountains and ridges, climbing at times and walking down slopes at others, he didn’t encounter any difficulties.

After a while, a sea of flowers suddenly appeared on a hill slope ahead.

There weren’t many trees on this hill, just grass, and amidst the grass, there bloomed countless little blue flowers.

The flowers weren’t densely packed, but the overall view was beautiful, like a blanket.

Xu Yang stopped to appreciate it for a while.

The viewers in the live room also exclaimed in amazement.

[This place is so beautiful!]

[A natural sea of flowers feels more open!]

[Old Xu goes to such wonderful places every day!]

[This is life!]

Everyone always feels moved upon seeing such scenes.

But if you tell them, "Let’s go to the deep mountains to see the sea of flowers,"

most people would respond with "Are you sick?" or "Over my dead body."

For most people, the joy of seeing it with their own eyes is not worth mentioning compared to the exhaustion of hiking and potential dangers.

Watching a live stream is more cost-effective.

Xu Yang continued to roam around the mountains.

Idle and bored, he used the Treasure Compass twice.

One time it pointed to an ancient tree several hundred years old, which looked quite ancient.

The other time it located a natural boulder, seemingly carved into the form of a person, which also stirred up everyone’s emotions.

Live streaming was always interesting.

At around four in the afternoon, Xu Yang chose to use the Treasure Hunting Task for the second time.

[Triggered Treasure Hunting Task: Chinese Serow’s dung hill]

[Task Description: Please find the designated Chinese Serow’s dung hill.]

[Task Reward: Septic Tank (can be used to make fertilizer).]

The Treasure Hunting Task notification rang out.

Xu Yang always looked forward to every treasure hunt, but occasionally some tasks were indeed speechless.

"A Chinese Serow’s dung hill?"

Xu Yang couldn’t help but laugh and cry.

He had previously obtained a skill called "Qinling Wildlife Encyclopedia."

So, he was very familiar with the animals of the Qinling area.

The Chinese Serow, a second-level protected animal, generally lives alone, has a solitary character, and doesn’t socialize.

They have a trait called fixed-point defecation, where they use a fixed spot in their activity area as a dung hill, usually in a wind-sheltered and hidden spot.

The requirement of the task was to find a dung hill of a Chinese Serow.

"What can I do but look for it? It’s like being given a septic tank for free, which the farm could really use,"

Xu Yang thought to himself.

The system had already marked the location of the Chinese Serow.

This animal is also called an "animal of four resemblances," looking like a sheep, a deer, and a donkey, is overall black, and has white mane on the back of its neck; it likes to wander in the mountains and eat grass.

Xu Yang thought seeing a Chinese Serow would also be quite interesting.

As for finding a dung hill, it generally wasn’t easy.

Because the dung hills of Chinese Serow are usually in very concealed places.

Unless, he followed it to see when it went to the bathroom, then he could find it.

This behavior sounded perverse.

But Xu Yang planned to do just that.

He headed towards the Chinese Serow, and soon, the black Chinese Serow appeared within the viewers’ sight.

As always, the viewers once again expressed their typical skepticism.

[What animal is that?]

[Looks like a donkey?]

[Donkeys aren’t like that, are they?]

[What is that?]

Aside from frequently mentioned wildlife, many of the rare animals were unknown to the viewers.

Now seeing the real thing naturally piqued their curiosity.

Following this, Xu Yang educated the viewers about the habits and characteristics of the Chinese Serow.

He also told them about them having their own dung hills.

As Xu Yang expected, many people were particularly interested in this and asked him to look for the dung hill.

The words of these viewers made Xu Yang’s task seem more reasonable.

"Alright, since everyone wants to see, I’ll follow it for a while,"

"to see if we can find it."

"This is my first time seeing a Chinese Serow too; I just knew about their trait."

"Whether it’s true still needs to be verified."

As Xu Yang secretly followed the Chinese Serow, he continued speaking.