Mountain Looting: Targeted by a Leopard at the Start
Chapter 352 - 351: Almost Forgot, You’re Also a Protected Animal!

Chapter 352: Chapter 351: Almost Forgot, You’re Also a Protected Animal!

A massive reindeer passed by Xu Yang.

It didn’t seem to care about Xu Yang, nor did it care about the little wolf.

It just slowly walked past in front of Xu Yang and then rested beside the pond.

Naturally, they were unafraid; in the wild, body weight often represents strength.

The most powerful land fighter is neither the tiger nor the brown bear, but the elephant.

The heavier the weight, the stronger the combat ability.

The moose, being so large and weighing five to six hundred pounds, and moving as a group, were not afraid of any dangers.

"This one, it’s ridiculously big."

"You only get a real sense of that when you’re up close."

Xu Yang watched and couldn’t help but exclaim.

Netizens felt even more amazed.

Watching the live stream today was truly enlightening.

This thing, you rarely see it in a zoo.

Xu Yang took a photo of the moose; they are first-level protected animals, so Xu Yang earned another 5 points, bringing him to 37 points.

He was getting closer and closer to completing the task.

Thinking of this, Xu Yang also felt some excitement.

The next steps were straightforward; he still had uses of the Treasure Compass left and could directly locate the target wild animals.

Xu Yang checked the online information.

It was easy to find out what first-level protected animals were in the forests of Inner Mongolia by searching online.

Xu Yang’s gaze settled on the musk deer and the wolf weasel.

This Mountain Rushing trip was a splendid visual feast of wild animals.

One could witness various rare wild creatures.

The experience was very pleasant.

Xu Yang took out the Treasure Compass and located the position of the musk deer.

Soon, the map showed the coordinates of the musk deer.

Afterward, Xu Yang and Little Wolf headed towards the distant musk deer.

The live stream remained the same, consistently open and beautiful.

A particularly large number of people watched Xu Yang’s live stream, from all age groups.

Today was the weekend, and many college students practically spent the whole day lying in their dorm beds, only getting up to use the toilet or to come down for takeout, without moving a muscle.

After waking up with nothing to do, they’d take out their phones to watch Xu Yang’s live stream for a while.

It must be said, lying in a warm quilt and watching someone else explore the wild outdoors felt incredibly cozy.

It was like experiencing two kinds of pleasure at once.

"Did you see those moose just now? They were huge; I was dumbstruck."

In the dormitory, some college students chatted with their roommates.

"I saw it, Brother Yang is so badass."

"Where, what moose? Let me see how big... Holy shit, that’s huge!"

"He’s got to be the first on the whole internet, it’d be unjust if he didn’t get famous."

Everyone excitedly discussed, showing exceptional interest in the content of Xu Yang’s live stream.

By this time, Xu Yang had already set out to find another first-level protected animal.

Because he had the Compass, finding protected animals was quite easy.

An hour after the moose, Xu Yang filmed another first-level protected animal: the musk deer.

He gained 5 points, bringing the total to 42 points.

"Today’s luck is truly good."

"Those wildlife photographers spend half a month in the forest and might not encounter a few protected animals."

"I, on the other hand, got to see them."

"Look over there, a first-level protected animal, the musk deer."

"Do you remember the musk I picked up before? It was excreted by these guys."

"Back when I was Mountain Rushing deep in Changbai Mountain, I even encountered a little musk deer that had lost its mother and after reporting it to the Forestry Bureau, I helped the little musk deer find its mom."

Xu Yang hid behind a hill slope, watching the musk deer grazing in the distant woods, and narrated.

He squatted, concealing his body; seeing him do that, Little Wolf obediently lay down too.

It didn’t understand what Xu Yang was doing, but it learned by following whatever Xu Yang did.

It was very obedient.

The netizens, seeing the distant musk deer, were stunned once again.

What’s this now?

How come it’s so small?

And it has fangs in its mouth?

The shoulder height of the musk deer is only over 40 centimeters, about the same as a Pasture Dog; they can be seen as a mini-version of deer.

However, the most peculiar thing about the musk deer is that the upper canine teeth of the males are very developed, protruding beyond the lips, similar to a sea lion.

No wonder everyone is shocked.

Just a while ago, they saw giant moose over two meters tall, but now, after a short walk, there’s this short animal that looks like a deer with fangs in its mouth.

Do all the animals in the deep forests look so strange?

There are too many new fans in the live room now, and many people don’t know about Xu Yang’s previous encounter with the musk deer.

Therefore, seeing the musk deer for the first time, everyone felt exceptionally surprised.

[This little thing looks so unique!]

[This is so magical!]

[Wait, this animal has fangs? What for, to suck blood?]

[This is also a first-level protected animal? It seems the stranger they look, the higher the protection level!]

The barrage immediately began to flow incessantly.

Xu Yang looked at the distant musk deer and couldn’t help but observe it closely.

Musk deer were hard to come by.

Because of their small size, fast speed, and dwelling deep in the forest, you generally wouldn’t see them.

"They’re indeed quite unique."

"As far as I know, musk deer are among the few even-toed ungulates that can climb trees."

"Just because it’s small, it can nimbly climb inclined trees and even walk back and forth on thin branches, feeding on leaves."

"And it can jump about on tree branches."

"Most even-toed ungulates can’t do that."

Xu Yang once again shared his knowledge.

Ah?

Hearing his words, the more than three hundred thousand netizens in the live stream were a bit stunned.

Wait, this little thing can climb trees?

How does it climb?

Actually, it’s normal. Just like mountain goats that like to live on cliffs, some animals’ behavior really can’t be judged by common sense.

At this moment, the Musk Deer seemed to realize it was being watched. Its instinctual wariness made it turn its head and dash off.

Its speed was very fast, and its legs were full of spring.

It quickly leaped into the dense forest, then disappeared in the blink of an eye.

These animals are often just a fleeting glimpse.

Seeing them again becomes very difficult.

The forest is vast, and they are very cautious.

Leading lives of great care and vigilance.

Xu Yang could only sigh a few times.

As time grew late, Xu Yang quickly ate some food, fed Little Wolf some jerky, then prepared to find a spot to rest.

Tomorrow, he could almost head back.

However, he still had to check the exact location of the Wolf Weasel.

The Wolf Weasel is the Northern Brother Ping, also called Weasel Bear. This creature is the fiercest in the Weasel family.

Just as the fiercest in the feline family is the Northeast Tiger and the fiercest in the bear family is the Arctic Bear, the Wolf Weasel is the boss among the Weasel family animals.

As one of the eight major carnivorous groups, the little animals in the Weasel family are all very formidable.

Even the cute Sea Otter is extraordinary.

Wolves and lynxes look for opportunities to hunt the Wolf Weasel.

It’s got a personality just like Brother Ping’s.

Anyway, it has great talent and is not afraid to die.

Xu Yang located it, and the Wolf Weasel’s position wasn’t too far away.

But this time, he didn’t live stream the Wolf Weasel.

He had seen enough protected animals today; although those protected species are of high conservation status, they don’t have much economic value, so the likelihood of them being poached is very small.

Just like with swans, Sika Deer, and elk, their numbers are quite substantial, so there are no poachers hunting these guys.

But the fur of a Wolf Weasel is too fine, its economic value high, so it is targeted by poachers.

Xu Yang also feared it being discovered by poachers, so when he found the Wolf Weasel, he didn’t stream it.

Just quietly took a photo himself.

Points plus 5.

Now he had 47 points.

Then, Xu Yang found a wind-sheltered spot and set up a tent to rest.

He was 3 points shy of completing his task and Xu Yang kept thinking about it.

Just capturing one more second-level protected animal would be enough.

He turned off the live stream, sat in the tent, and pondered what animal to capture tomorrow.

Just then, Little Wolf suddenly came over and acted cute in front of Xu Yang.

Looking at Little Wolf, Xu Yang suddenly had an idea.

"That’s right, you are a second-level protected animal, aren’t you?"

"I almost forgot, you are a protected animal!"

Xu Yang couldn’t help but get excited.

The task required capturing various protected animals in the Hulun Bei’er Forest region, but it didn’t say they couldn’t be ones he raised.

As long as it was captured within the area, it counted.

He was looking for the donkey while riding it, almost forgetting about Little Wolf!

Seeing Xu Yang so excited, Little Wolf tilted its head, somewhat puzzled.

"Come on, Little Wolf, stand still, let me take a picture of you."

Xu Yang picked up his phone and snapped a picture of Little Wolf.

Sure enough, he received a system prompt:

"Points +3"

That made it 50 points altogether!

In just two days, he had successfully completed the task.

Xu Yang secretly thrilled for a few seconds, feeling quite adept.

[Rare Treasure Hunting Task Complete.]

[Reward: Ancient Tea Tree *1]

[Reward: Golden Silk Nanmu Table *1]

[Reward: Random Skill—B-box Mastery.]

Xu Yang looked at the system prompt that appeared on the panel.

At first, he was all smiles.

But when he saw the rewarded skill, his smile stiffened on his face, then slowly faded away.

B... B-box?

The skill where you make beats with your mouth and hype up the atmosphere, right?

But what do I need that for?

Surely he won’t start a broadcast with, "Ladies and gentlemen, today I’m going to perform some B-box for you all?"

Xu Yang was never much interested in these things.

He now realized that as he acquired more skills, the good ones became increasingly rare.

Useless skills +1

In his mind, this skill was on the same level as knitting and Wolf Howl.

Tired, just destroy it.

Xu Yang sighed, then petted Little Wolf, and crawled into his sleeping bag to rest.