Mountain Looting: Targeted by a Leopard at the Start
Chapter 310 - 309: No Expertise, All Reliance on the Treasure Compass!

Chapter 310: Chapter 309: No Expertise, All Reliance on the Treasure Compass!

Xu Yang today planned to casually livestream for a while.

Take in the scenery, and just wander around.

But every day always brings many unexpected surprises.

While Xu Yang was resting in the woods with Leopard, at that moment, Black and Er Hei, two black bears, appeared in his view.

These two black bears also lived in this part of the woods.

And were neighbors to Leopard.

But, they had no interactions with each other.

After all, since they’re all fierce beasts, no one wanted to initiate a fight for fear of getting hurt.

When the black bears spotted Xu Yang, they immediately ran cheerfully towards him.

The drone captured this at once, and the viewers were also thrilled.

[Black Bear has arrived!]

[Wow, all the fierce animals are here today!]

[Are these all his pets? No, aren’t the police supposed to arrest him for this? Isn’t it illegal?]

[The police just gave him a certificate and a reward, why don’t you call the cops and see.]

The livestream had a lot of viewers.

There are many people who keep fierce animals in reality, all locked in cages, in fear that the animals might do something outrageous.

But it’s rare to see such fierce animals out in the wild.

At that moment, both black bears and Leopard noticed each other.

They shifted from relaxed to alert, immediately showing threatening poses, cautiously sizing each other up.

Seeing them like this, Xu Yang quickly said,

"You three, don’t fight."

"Don’t worry."

Hearing Xu Yang’s soothing words, the leopard and the black bears calmed down a bit.

Though normally both Xiao Hua and Black looked silly, just then, the aura burst out from both animals was intense and somewhat frightening.

A fierce beast is a fierce beast after all, only gentle in front of Xu Yang.

With anyone else, it would be an entirely different matter.

Xiao Hua ran to Xu Yang’s side, sticking close to him, warily watching the black bears.

Sensing the situation, the two black bears wisely turned and left.

Felines are not to be messed with.

It’s impossible to make them get along spontaneously anyway, seeing each other now was as good as it gets.

Xu Yang sat at a high slope in the woods, an area with not many trees, quite open.

Surrounded entirely by grass, a vision of green.

The landscape was indeed nice.

There was nothing much else today, so he just sat there for a bit.

Having money truly is good; no need to hustle for a livelihood.

Even sitting and resting for a whole day wouldn’t matter.

Xiao Hua stayed by Xu Yang’s side.

Xu Yang didn’t comment much, but the viewership in the livestream was still very high.

Everyone enjoyed watching such unusual scenery, feeling very relaxed.

After playing in the mountains for two hours, Xu Yang stood up, patted the dirt off his pants, and prepared to head back.

He patted Xiao Hua’s head; understanding his gesture, she trotted off.

"Today’s stream ends here. In a few days, I’ll think about where to go, and then I’ll stream again."

Xu Yang also bid farewell to the viewers, and then strolled back to the farm.

Upon arriving at the farm, he saw Ma Wen engaged in woodworking.

He had gathered a few wooden planks, intending to make a simple cabinet.

Seeing Ma Wen bustling around, Xu Yang found it curious and said,

"Why started making a cabinet?"

Upon hearing this, Ma Wen replied with a smile,

"During the recent renovation, many old cabinets were discarded, still piled in the storeroom. It seemed wasteful, so I took apart the usable wood and started nailing together a new cabinet."

"Buying a new cabinet would cost quite a lot, right?"

"Farm Director, would you want one?"

Hearing Ma Wen’s words, Xu Yang waved his hand, saying:

"I don’t need it. You guys can use those pieces of furniture however you please if you can recycle them."

The outdated furniture Xu Yang had found before was meant to be thrown away.

He had enough money and didn’t need these, but the employees, who all had monthly salaries of a few thousand yuan, might benefit by fixing them up for their use.

There were already cabinets in the employee dormitories, but making a couple more wouldn’t hurt.

Xu Yang returned to his own courtyard and entered his two-story house.

Actually, on returning and checking around, the living room was indeed quite spacious.

Other than a sofa, coffee table, a dining set, TV, etc., there wasn’t much else.

For Xu Yang, his focus was previously always on the esports room, making it look bright and beautiful, without paying much attention to other areas.

After all, besides the esports room, he was only ever in his bedroom, not needing other areas much.

But on closer inspection, it still looked too plain.

Very minimalistic.

Xu Yang thought about furnishing the place more, and so, started contemplating about furniture.

Checking online, wow, good furniture cost several tens of thousands.

Even ordinary cabinets were over ten thousand yuan.

"So expensive, there’s plenty of wood around here, becoming furniture these wood pieces are marked up at least ten times."

"Considering the shipping and labor costs, it’s quite reasonable,"

Xu Yang thought to himself.

Fifty percent of the domestic timber comes from the Northeast forests, which abound in wood, including top-quality types.

A lot of the wood is shipped outside.

Some even to the Southern.

Good quality wood is very heavy, and hence the shipping costs get expensive.

"It would be better if I found some top-quality wood and hired carpenters myself."

"Finding two skilled carpenters isn’t difficult."

Xu Yang was calculating in his mind.

There were people skilled in woodworking here, with talented artisans, but due to the boom in custom furniture, these artisans had slowly become desolate.

Xu Yang wanted high-quality furniture, and if he bought top-quality wood, he could hire them to make it.

The cost would definitely be much cheaper than buying it directly.

Therefore, the next day, Xu Yang drove to the wood market to pick out wood.

The wood market here was large, filled with buildings of ancient charm, enhancing the pleasant environment.

"This place isn’t bad."

Xu Yang looked at the buildings and exclaimed in admiration.

There were piles of wood, big and small, in front of many buildings.

On an open area nearby, there were cranes and large trucks loading.

This place was near the sea, with a freight port mainly for shipping out wood.

Normally, people wouldn’t come to such a place.

Xu Yang found an expert and inquired about buying wood.

The best place to buy wood was at the port, where you could pick what you liked and negotiate the price directly.

The wood at the port was firsthand, some of which had not yet been reserved.

These woods came from forests further north, intended to be sold in the south.

If bought here, the prices would be lower.

However, the wood sold inside the buildings here was of lower quality, with many defects.

Xu Yang wandered around the wood market and then went to the port to inspect the wood.

He heard a few wood vendors chatting casually.

"That sourwood is too young, not as good as mine, can’t buy it."

"Then there’s that family’s mahogany, old enough but with many cracks, can’t make good lumber."

"I also saw wood with worm holes in one place."

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Hearing this chatter, Xu Yang understood there was a lot to consider with wood.

At least the quality of wood at the port was mixed, often only the surface looked good, and what was inside was uncertain.

There were many piles of wood displayed at the port, some people setting up stalls to sell.

It somewhat resembled a mountain goods market.

Xu Yang felt quite familiar with it.

Xu Yang chatted with a vendor and learned they would be there for over a month, needing to wait for orders to accumulate before the wood could be shipped out.

Xu Yang looked over the vast and somewhat bustling wood market, feeling a bit at a loss.

Indeed, to venture into any field required specialized knowledge.

Otherwise, you were just easy prey.

Some people recognized Xu Yang, pointing and whispering, seeing him as a wealthy tycoon, hoping to make a profit off him.

Although Xu Yang lacked professional knowledge about lumber, he had the Treasure Compass.

The upgraded Treasure Compass could also be used in such a place.

Both the seller and the buyer were trying to bargain, each wanting to gain an advantage without suffering a loss.

Xu Yang used the Treasure Compass and immediately locked onto a piece of wood.

It was a bit far, located in a factory building next to the port.

Driving there, Xu Yang saw all kinds of wood displayed everywhere.

Soon, Xu Yang reached his destination.

There were even more wood shops here.

Many logs, thicker than people, were nicely displayed alongside.

The Treasure Compass had located a tree stump, large and uprooted whole.

The stump’s diameter was about one meter and twenty-three centimeters, large enough for a person to sit on top.

"A tree stump?"

"With so much lumber, the Treasure Compass locked onto a tree stump?"

Xu Yang didn’t understand wood, so he was quite surprised.

But he knew the Treasure Compass wouldn’t be wrong.

Buying wood wasn’t like buying antiques; there was no need for secrecy, just speak out what you wanted.

"Boss, how much for this stump?"

"I see it has a large surface area; turning it into a round tea table would be nice."

Xu Yang saw the boss coming and inquired.

The boss looked at the large stump on the ground, which had been dug up a long time ago and no one wanted it.

After all, it was difficult to transform, and it wasn’t clear what it could be used for.

As Xu Yang suggested, it was suitable to be turned into a tea table.

"You can take it for 20,000," the boss immediately replied.

Some people saw Xu Yang bargaining and gathered around to see what was happening.

Two slightly unscrupulous bosses directly told Xu Yang they had better wood at their place that could be made into a tea table.

The stump’s boss scolded them a bit, and they sulked away in silence.

However, the stump’s boss also lowered the price, to 15,000.

A tea table that expensive exceeded Xu Yang’s budget.

But since the Treasure Compass had identified it, it definitely was something valuable, surely worth more than 15,000.

So, Xu Yang braced himself and bargained,

"10,000, if you sell it at that price, I’ll buy it."

Hearing Xu Yang’s words, the boss showed a somewhat troubled expression, then immediately said the next second, fearing Xu Yang might change his mind:

"Alright, it’s a deal."

Seeing his reaction, Xu Yang’s heart skipped a beat.

That easy?

Oh no, I may have overpaid.

Could have gotten it cheaper.