Mountain Looting: Targeted by a Leopard at the Start
Chapter 355 - 354: The Rewards of the Top-Tier Lottery, The Helpless Black Panther Luna!

Chapter 355: Chapter 354: The Rewards of the Top-Tier Lottery, The Helpless Black Panther Luna!

In the cold of winter, amidst the snow-covered forest sea.

In the deep mountain woods, a male Northeast Tiger was a bit greedy, even taking the meat intended for the little tigers.

The mother tiger got angry, roared at him, then stood up and gave him two slaps.

The male tiger also stood up but could only respond hastily.

But still, he was no match.

Afterward, the male tiger lay sullenly under a big tree, sulking.

"I’m the king of the mountains and forests!"

At this moment, in the heart of the Little Mountain God, he was roaring.

The mother tiger just gave him a glance,

"You’re the king of the mountains and forests, big talker."

The Little Mountain God lay on the ground, bored to death.

Just then, he heard the sound of footsteps not far away.

On closer inspection, it was Xu Yang, carrying a backpack, coming over.

Seeing Xu Yang, the Little Mountain God felt as if he had seen a savior, immediately running over to greet him.

Xu Yang was surprised to see the Little Mountain God approach.

"Why so enthusiastic today?"

"Did your wife yell at you?"

Xu Yang seemed to sense the situation.

He walked forward a few steps, put down his backpack, and took out a milk bottle to give to the Little Mountain God.

With the milk bottle, the Little Mountain God was no longer gloomy and immediately lay down on the ground happily to drink the milk.

This big tiger had only this one hobby; otherwise, Xu Yang had a tight grip on him.

At this time, when the three little tigers saw Xu Yang approaching, each of them ran excitedly towards him.

They knew that following Xu Yang meant milk to drink.

Today, taking advantage of the light snow, he brought some food for the tigers.

In the winter, it is tough for the tigers to survive.

So, if people often see tigers wandering on the winter mountain paths, that’s because there is not much to eat in the forest, and the tiger expands its hunting range.

Therefore, winter is the most frequent time for tigers to appear.

Be very careful when spotting one.

Xu Yang was very fond of these little tigers, wanting to raise them well.

Perhaps in the future, he could take them in as his underlings.

Of course, since he hasn’t used a Good Person Card, what happens in the future is another story.

It’s possible that the tigers won’t recognize him when they grow up.

Lately, with not much going on at the farm, Xu Yang would occasionally come out for a walk and found that spending time with the tigers was quite interesting.

When the mother tiger saw Xu Yang, she also came over to say hello.

The mother tiger was quite polite to Xu Yang, but Xu Yang also felt pressured.

This mother tiger was not ordinarily strong, and among Northeast Tigers, she was at a more ferocious level.

Xu Yang inwardly clicked his tongue; the Little Mountain God was impressive, having managed to secure the mother tiger in the mountain before.

Xu Yang glanced at the Little Mountain God, feeling a mixture of sympathy and admiration.

The Little Mountain God, seeing Xu Yang look at him, showed a helpless expression.

He had been deceived.

Initially, he thought the mother tiger was a gentle "sweet girl," only to discover she changed completely after the deed was done.

Barking at it until it was stunned.

Fortunately, the mother tiger didn’t care about him much; once the little tigers grew a bit, she would take them and leave.

Then the Little Mountain God would regain his freedom.

The scenery in the mountains was still so beautiful.

Xu Yang played with the tigers in the mountains for two hours before packing up the milk bottle and heading back to the farm.

This was part of his routine.

He was like a patrol guard of the forest.

That day, Professor Liu Boliang from the Agricultural University visited the farm and chatted with Xu Yang.

"Old Xu, this year’s grass has grown very well again, and its nutritional value has increased some more."

"You’re really wasting your talent by not going into agricultural research, you could definitely breed many new crop varieties over the generations."

Liu Boliang expressed his admiration with a smile.

"Running a farm is the same; scientific research is too much hard work, and then there’s writing papers and reading reports, which I really don’t like."

Xu Yang waved his hand.

When he was in university, his graduation project was headache enough. Hearing that graduate students had endless papers to write, he immediately dismissed the idea of grad school.

He preferred the mountains more.

"Recently, I’ve heard that your apple pears are doing well too; that course has become a signature class at our school, and there’s a lot of discussion about it," said Liu Boliang.

"It’s mutually beneficial; the students did a great job with the grafting. I went to see, and the majority of the apple branches are live; they are sure to sprout next year."

The two of them chatted casually.

"Any new plans for next year? You’ve got a lot of land here," Liu Boliang looked around the farm and noticing some unused land, he asked.

"Still thinking about what to plant; next year I’m not growing sunflowers and peanuts anymore, so some land will be freed up."

"I plan to grow rice and raise some Rice Flower Fish in the spring."

"After a while, I also plan to build 10 more greenhouses."

"Then I’ll grow more blueberries, and consider planting other fruits."

Xu Yang shared his plans.

With someone like Liu Boliang, Xu Yang could speak his mind.

Liu Boliang was a good person, and talking to him was comfortable.

"You’re really doing well, planning to expand again."

"You’re really good at farming; it’s hard to make money off land in places like ours."

Liu Boliang agreed.

And then, he explained the purpose of his visit, "Recently, I’ve been exploring new directions because I feel the research on grass has reached its limit; it’s just fine-tuning the best of the best, never breaking out of the mold."

"It’s like there’s a bottleneck, unbreakable with the current technology."

"So I was thinking, with some free time, to research something else, I’m planning to study tomato breeding."

"The kind of tomatoes you’d find on a family farm."

Liu Boliang thought about his research.

"Tomatoes?" Xu Yang became interested.

"Yes, the market for tomatoes is now completely dominated by firm varieties, the kind from before are now rare."

"When I was a child, the tomatoes in the field were so delicious, with soft skin and lots of juice, bursting with flavor at one bite."

"Now they are all fast-growing, fast-harvesting, storage-resistant firm tomatoes; they’re not tasty."

"I want to breed those softer, more glutinous varieties."

Liu Boliang shared his thoughts with Xu Yang.

"No problem for me, I’ve got plenty of space here, and I do want to plant some quality tomatoes."

"When the time comes, even dedicating a whole greenhouse is fine; they would grow even better."

Xu Yang caught Liu Boliang’s drift and agreed.

"No need for that, just plant them in the open air, it’s better for studying their characteristics."

The two hit it off immediately.

Xu Yang had many collaborations with the Agricultural University, and they had all gone very well.

The university had also helped him a lot.

With this conversation, the planning for next year also began to take shape.

The farm would build 10 more greenhouses, forming two rows of them, creating a large garden area.

A road would be put in the middle, with a couple of those park tour cars; later, the workers could drive to the greenhouses to inspect them.

As for the fields outside, apart from planting grass and colored potatoes, there would also be rice paddies for cultivating Rice Flower Fish.

Also, planting some rare varieties of tomatoes.

Of course, there would be a vegetable garden for the farm’s own consumption, with everything in it.

Like cucumbers, eggplants, lettuces, pak choy, Chinese celery, asparagus lettuce, green onions, coriander, spinach, chili peppers, and so on.

Own soil, own land, plant whatever you want.

As a farmer, planning the future of the farm, the mood was indeed quite spirited.

Development was on the horizon.

Mainly because money wasn’t a concern, things were truly affluent now.

The period for planting tomatoes was thus settled.

Another day passed, and Xu Yang, along with his dogs, went fishing at an ice lake in the mountains and live-streamed it, earning another wave of popularity value.

Adding up what he earned from Kunlun Mountain and Hulun Bei’er Forest, his popularity value had now broken through 10 million.

He could perform a top-tier lottery draw.

It turned out livestreaming in remote places was the way to earn the most popularity value.

Like that time in Kunlun Mountain, where the pace of increase in popularity value was extremely exaggerated.

That evening, after finishing his stewed fish, Xu Yang returned to his room to choose the top-tier lottery draw.

He had finally saved up enough.

"Host has selected the top-tier lottery... Drawing..."

The system’s familiar voice rang out.

"Congratulations to the host for obtaining the top reward:"

"Skill: Fierce Beast Fighting Skills."

"The host is proficient in fighting skills against fierce beasts and knows how to handle them."

"Note: Even with this skill, it’s still better not to try it lightly."

The top reward was a skill.

A skill to fight against fierce beasts.

"Huh? Fight against fierce beasts?"

"Is there such a martial art?"

Xu Yang found it curious.

This skill was probably something no one in the whole world knew.

He briefly reviewed the effects of the skill. For instance, if he encountered a wolf, he should grab it from behind when fighting barehanded.

Because wolves are not very agile.

When facing a leopard, he needed to press on the neck, poke the eyes, and so on.

With Black Bears, dodge their claws and then look for an opportunity to counterattack.

But with tigers, if you could run, then run.

A force overwhelming by tenfold.

Even with the skill, a tiger’s strength was incomparable to a human’s.

This skill was not bad, as it gave him a bit more self-defense capability.

However, as a top-tier lottery prize, it did leave him somewhat underwhelmed.

Xu Yang had been hoping for something like a seaside villa in Sanya.

Then he could take a vacation by the sea.

Especially since it’s warmer there during these icy times.

With the new skill in hand, Xu Yang couldn’t wait to test it, so the next day he went deep into the woods to find Xiao Hua.

"Come on, Xiao Hua, charge over here."

Xu Yang waved his hands at the Leopard.

Xiao Hua understood Xu Yang’s gesture and immediately pounced towards him; Xu Yang, seeing this, deftly dodged and then hugged Xiao Hua from the side, pinning her down to the ground.

At this point, if he followed through with force and pressed down firmly on Xiao Hua’s head and neck, he could subdue her.

Then it would be a contest of strength between them.

But Xu Yang and Xiao Hua were just playing. He laughed, lay down, and nestled on Xiao Hua’s back.

Xiao Hua happily opened her mouth, mimicking a biting action without using any force, keeping her mouth open continually.

Black Panther Luna, watching joyfully from the side, growled softly.

It was as if she was saying:

"I bore you two cubs, yet you seem happier with your Boss!"