Mountain Looting: Targeted by a Leopard at the Start
Chapter 257 - 256: New Lottery Skill, Special Fishing Techniques!

Chapter 257: Chapter 256: New Lottery Skill, Special Fishing Techniques!

The injured male fox was very smart.

During the day, it ran off to play in the mountains, and at night, it would run back.

It even kept acting adorably in front of Xu Yang.

The four little foxes, seeing the return of the adult male fox, whether it was their father or uncle, all crowded around to greet him.

All were stopped by Xu Yang.

Xu Yang kept them apart, pointing at the adult male and saying,

"You’d better not cause me any trouble, it’s bad enough that you’re sick, but don’t pass it on to the little ones."

The other two adult foxes also came back, and after Xu Yang checked them and confirmed they were fine, he felt relieved.

Xu Yang let the four healthy little foxes join the two healthy adults to play together.

They gathered together, frolicking, and the scene was somewhat warm and affectionate.

As for the injured Little Fox, he still needed to be observed for a while longer.

The male’s recovery was speedy; just today, after the application of anti-parasitic medicine, the redness began to subside.

He guessed that it would be fully healed in two more days.

Spending the evening playing with the whole family of foxes, Xu Yang too felt relaxed.

When it came time to sleep, Xu Yang silently checked the system.

He usually checked the system at night, when it was most quiet and his mind was the calmest.

After today’s live broadcast for a while, the total popularity value broke a million again.

Xu Yang chose to take part in a Special-level Lottery.

[Host has chosen the Special-level Lottery, drawing in progress...]

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Skill: Special Level Archery]

[Special Level Archery: Hosting gains the ability to shoot arrows.]

The system’s notification sound rang.

Good news: It’s a Skill.

Bad news: Not very useful.

Hunting wasn’t allowed, and Xu Yang never hunted, so archery wasn’t very meaningful to him.

Moreover, this archery was only special level and did not reach the top level like an Olympic champion, so he couldn’t compete in events.

Thinking it over, if he had to say it was useful for something, it would probably be fishing.

He could stand by the river to shoot fish.

The efficiency should be pretty good.

It had been a while since he had eaten fish, so Xu Yang planned to go to the river tomorrow to see if he could catch a few.

This season was also the time for mountain people to go fishing in the mountains.

The rivers began to surge, and the fish fry had already grown.

Catch a big fish and steam or braised it, catch small fish and fry it into fish sauce.

Either way, there was food to eat.

Nearby, there were always a lot of people fishing in the river every day.

Acquiring a new skill, one always wants to try it out.

After all, everyone likes a bit of novelty.

So, the next day, Xu Yang went off to play in the grasslands.

There were plenty of bows and arrows there, with special places selling them.

After all, archery was their specialty, and they even held competitions during the Naadam festival, so bows and arrows were plentiful.

Xu Yang chose a slightly stiffer bow and arrow.

There was a straw man target nearby where customers could practice shooting.

After he had picked up the bow and arrow, Xu Yang tried it out a couple of times.

He drew the bow and shot.

"Swoosh, swoosh!"

With the sound of two arrows cutting through the air, they embedded themselves straight into the straw man’s chest.

The archery store owner: ?

The owner, upon seeing Xu Yang’s archery skills, was especially surprised.

His eyes widened as he exclaimed,

"Brother, that was really something, very skilled."

"Those two shots were on point."

Hearing his words, Xu Yang smiled and replied,

"Just trying it out, the bow’s not bad."

With bow and arrows purchased, Xu Yang returned to the ranch.

The following day.

Xu Yang placed the bow and arrows in his backpack, carried a bucket, and headed towards the mountains.

Upon entering the deep forest, the live broadcast began.

The viewers, seeing him carrying a red plastic bucket, knew he was out to catch fish.

But not seeing a fishing rod with him, they found it quite peculiar.

[Old Xu, are you going fishing today? Where’s the rod?]

[Planning to catch fish with your bare hands?]

[Could it be the bucket is for something else besides fish?]

Xu Yang walked across an open grassland and explained to everyone,

"Today, I’m going to catch fish, but I’m using a special method."

"It’s not the usual fishing rod."

"You guys can guess what it is?"

On hearing Xu Yang’s question, many people became intrigued.

A special method of fishing?

[Couldn’t be a harpoon, could it? Like Runtu harpooning monkeys!]

[Maybe it’s a sharp stick!]

[I think it could be an electric net, lay it down and zap, kill a whole bunch at once!]

[Perhaps it’s a hand grenade, just shout ’fire in the hole!’ and blow up a big pile!]

[I guess it’s a fishing net, it’s so fast with a net!]

[Could it be something like that homemade fish trap from last time?]

Everyone was busy guessing.

The atmosphere in the live broadcast room was lively again.

Xu Yang glanced at the continuously scrolling comments and didn’t see anyone guess a bow and arrow.

Indeed, it was far-fetched; very few people used a bow and arrow to catch fish.

But Xu Yang had just acquired the skill of archery and wanted to test it out on fish.

He didn’t plan to catch many, just a few before heading back.

Xu Yang specifically went towards the area where Black Bear was active, as among the animals Xu Yang knew, Black Bear loved fish the most.

Xiao Hua and Luna rarely eat fish, so he wouldn’t feed them.

Xu Yang arrived at a stretch of river and as luck would have it, Black Bear was there too.

Xu Yang greeted Black Bear,

"Black, you’re here too!"

On hearing Xu Yang’s call, Black Bear lifted its head twice, sort of as a greeting.

After a few interactions, Black Bear had come to fully trust Xu Yang.

The bear was quite aware of the times.

Bears in zoos are an example.

This Black Bear was even smarter, knowing there was meat to be had by following Xu Yang.

Especially today, upon seeing Xu Yang appear, Black Bear knew there would definitely be fish.

The drone captured this scene.

Man and Black Bear coexisting peacefully in a river area, the image still looked wild.

Only Xu Yang could achieve this level.

At this time, Xu Yang found a relatively deeper part of the river.

The river water was about one meter deep, and one could see the somewhat turbid area of underwater plants where the most fish were found.

Xu Yang filled a bucket with some water and then took off his backpack.

Everyone was curious about what special fishing tool Xu Yang would use.

Then, they saw Xu Yang take a bow and five arrows out of his backpack.

At that instant, the live stream audience was stunned.

WTF!

What is this?

Are you fishing or bear hunting?

We would believe you if you said you were hunting Black Bear with that gear!

The bullet screen instantly became lively.

[Old Xu, are you sure you’re fishing?]

[Bow and arrow for fishing? Are you playing on hard mode?]

[Big bro is really something, what kind of technique is this!]

[Old Xu, you’re really not playing by the rules!]

[With the water resistance, can the arrow even penetrate, can you catch a fish?]

Everyone totally didn’t guess it, and still felt shocked upon seeing it.

Xu Yang explained,

"I’ve been to the grasslands a few times before to try archery, and there’s a strong culture of it there, even the Naadam Festival."

"There are plenty of archery vendors."

"My archery skills are quite okay, so I thought I’d give it a try here today."

Hearing his words, everyone was somewhat expectant.

Could this really catch fish?

Xu Yang placed an arrow on the bowstring, but he didn’t draw the bow yet.

His bow was quite stiff, and maintaining the draw stance would be tiring. If the fish didn’t appear, it would be a waste of effort.

So the best method was to be ready and then draw and shoot the arrow as soon as a fish emerged.

It was all about speed, accuracy, and ruthlessness!

In this respect, Xu Yang’s ability naturally went without saying.

He stood by the riverbank, eyes fixed on the underwater plants, his breathing slowed down.

At that moment, Black Bear saw Xu Yang’s actions, immediately came over, and stepped into the river water, curiously watching.

"Black, stay out of there, come outside."

"Don’t scare the fish."

Xu Yang shouted at Black Bear.

Hearing Xu Yang’s words, Black Bear really did walk out of the water immediately and sat beside Xu Yang, motionless.

It was imitating Xu Yang’s movements.

Xu Yang maintained his ready-to-shoot posture.

The viewers watched through the live stream.

Many had just stumbled upon Xu Yang’s live stream, and as soon as they did, they couldn’t help but ask,

[What’s Old Xu doing, just posing?]

Someone responded,

[He’s practicing archery!]

Those people then asked,

[Practicing archery here? But I don’t see him drawing the bow?]

As everyone was chatting in the live stream, just then, Xu Yang saw a big grass carp emerge from the underwater plants.

He immediately drew his bow and shot, his movements shockingly quick.

Everyone just saw Xu Yang complete his movement, and the arrow flew straight out.

"Swoosh!"

"Hum!"

The arrow cut through the air, emitting a whistling sound as crisp as a whistle, while the bowstring trembled continuously, emitting a deep hum.

The noise startled the grass carp in the water. It wanted to flee, but it was too late.

Xu Yang’s arrow reached almost the same time as the sound.

"Plop"

The arrow pierced the grass carp’s body without deviation.

It even flew a certain distance further.

Then, Xu Yang immediately walked into the river, grabbed the end of the arrow, and lifted the fish out of the water.

Seeing the fish hit by the arrow, the viewers were shocked.

It actually worked?

He did it?

[Old Xu, what else are you hiding?]

[I’m dumbfounded; I can’t believe you can catch fish like that!]

[So badass, Brother Yang!]

[All hail Brother Yang!]

The viewers were quick to change their tune, the screen filled with "Brother Yang" whenever Xu Yang did something impressive.

Xu Yang didn’t care much for the titles.

Black Bear, witnessing Xu Yang holding the fish, was equally astonished.

It didn’t know how Xu Yang did it.

It just felt that Xu Yang was especially powerful.

"Black, here you go, eat it over there."

Xu Yang removed the grass carp from behind the arrow and then threw it over to Black Bear.

Black Bear caught the grass carp and immediately smiled happily.

Though Black Bear looked rather dopey, its smile was quite amusing.

Seeing it like that, Xu Yang also smiled.

Then, he stood by the riverbank, waiting for the next fish to appear.

This time, it was really about striking as soon as they showed up.

As long as a big fish appeared, the next second, Xu Yang would draw his bow and shoot, launching a thunderous assault.

Some viewers also commented,

[Fish, run quickly, you must escape from the Great Demon King Xu Yang!]

Unfortunately for the fish in the river, they couldn’t see these comments.