Mountain Looting: Targeted by a Leopard at the Start
Chapter 386 - 384: Live Streaming in the Mountains, The Treasure Compass Upgraded Again!

Chapter 386: Chapter 384: Live Streaming in the Mountains, The Treasure Compass Upgraded Again!

The fragrance of the tea leaves wafted out from the iron pot.

You have to say that Old Li is a professional, the skill level of his tea-frying technique is truly commendable.

Old Li was a bit surprised as he smelled the aroma of the tea.

This tea is quite fragrant!

Your average tea couldn’t achieve this level.

He had fried many batches of tea before, and had picked most of the tea trees in the mountains.

But it’s all about the geographical environment, isn’t it? As the saying goes, oranges grown in the south are sweet, while those grown in the north are bitter; the tea trees from here simply can’t compare to those from the south.

But Xu Yang’s tea leaves were a bit different.

Uncommonly fragrant.

"Only a Farm Director could produce such distinctive tea leaves," Old Li exclaimed as he fried the tea.

Xu Yang watched the tea-frying process carefully, while Xu Hongshan took out some sausages to feed the dogs on the side.

The normally wary Pasture Dogs, upon seeing the sausages, had their eyes clear up and sat down with full expectancy.

Xu Hongshan has been very leisurely these days.

No helping it, after all, Xu Yang has been performing so well.

He really just looks after the supermarket, plays mahjong, and occasionally visits the farm to check in.

Life is very comfortable.

Xu Yang, having learned everything thoroughly, smiled after a batch of tea was fried:

"Uncle, let’s brew a pot and taste the flavor, and later you can take some with you."

"This tea’s quite good."

Hearing Xu Yang’s words, Old Li also started smiling happily.

Let’s face it, the tea from wealthy folks really is different.

Old Li boiled a pot of water and steeped the tea leaves, waiting a short while.

He took out a set of tea utensils he had bought online, cleaned them, and began serving Xu Yang and Xu Hongshan.

Once the tea was sufficiently steeped, the three of them poured a cup each in turn.

Xu Yang took his cup, looked into it, and saw the tea leaves slightly unfold, softened by the steeping, emerald green in color with a hint of peacefulness.

The tea was a light yellow in color, emitting a very refreshing fragrance.

Just by smelling this scent, one could feel thoroughly relaxed and delighted.

Young people nowadays drink less tea, but as they get older, they still need to drink their share.

Indeed, it is good stuff.

Young people now prefer the tea from milk tea shops, and if you add a scoop of ice cream on top, the flavor is even better.

Quite the innovation.

Xu Yang took a sip.

Instantly, the refreshing taste flowed into his mouth and the sensation of warmth spread through his body, indescribably comfortable.

It indeed was Ancient Tea, a truly unique feeling.

Old Li also took a sip, and with just one gulp, his eyes showed his amazement.

Genuinely superb tea!

And it was just fried by him!

He hadn’t seen such fine tea before.

"This tea is really good; it’s quite an eye-opener."

"What kind of tea is this, Director?"

Old Li immediately asked.

"Da Hong Pao, I guess. The flavor is strong, but it’s still palatable to me."

"Here, take a couple of handfuls. You can keep this tea, and next time I need tea to be fried, I’ll come to you."

Xu Yang replied with a smile.

"No problem. However much you have, I’ll fry," Old Li responded confidently.

"Such a fine tea, only I can bring out its best flavor."

"I’m not boasting, but in the surrounding area, there are few who can fry tea better than me."

Old Li said, somewhat showily, his expression carrying a trace of pride.

"Alright, it’s a deal."

Xu Yang nodded and replied with a smile.

After a cup of tea, Xu Yang took a large bag of the fried tea and headed back to the farm.

Next, he had to consider how to preserve the tea leaves and find a ventilated, dry place to store them.

Now, having the farm produce both tea and wine was quite impressive, and the fact that both were top quality made it all the more exceptional.

The farm’s products were indeed plentiful.

Xu Yang returned to his house, fetched the tea table, and brewed a pot of tea.

Then he chatted on his smartphone for a while, life becoming increasingly leisurely.

It was as if he had retired early, sparing himself 40 years of detours.

When he was bored, he would go check on the animals at the farm.

There was quite a variety of animals in his yard, like the Maine Cats and Little Raccoons, which normally just stayed within the yard and seldom wandered off.

Raising them was also peaceful.

With nothing particular to do, Xu Yang turned his attention to the system to check "Dave’s Shop."

Today, Dave’s shop had new seeds for sale.

They were [Insect-Repelling Flower Seeds*50, 1000 popularity points each, capable of repelling insects and preventing them from coming close]

[Sunshine Sunflower Seeds*500, 200 popularity points each, capable of growing fine variants of golden sunflowers which produce plump seeds with a good taste.]

As soon as he noticed new stock, Xu Yang immediately chose to buy it all.

Seeds were valuable items, and just what he needed.

"Was thinking about what else to plant, and here the seeds have come."

"Insect-Repelling Flowers can be planted in the residential area, while the Sunshine Sunflower Seeds could mean another sunflower field is on the horizon."

"Once the seeds have grown, whether roasted or preserved, they’ll taste great."

Xu Yang thought to himself.

As soon as he decided, he called over his employees and assigned them the task.

The sunflower sea was very beautiful and the seeds were delicious, so everyone was quite willing to plant sunflowers.

The farm had blueberries as a safety net, and every year they could plant whatever they wanted, with the main idea being to do as one pleased.

Xu Yang checked his popularity value on the side.

His popularity value was just a little shy of reaching sixteen million.

Thinking about upgrading the Treasure Compass soon, Xu Yang planned to live stream again tomorrow.

When the time came, he would go deep into the mountains with Xiao Hua in search of mushrooms and Birch Mushroom.

That should be about it.

No sooner said than done.

The next morning, Xu Yang went into the mountains, first finding Xiao Hua resting with Luna, he called it out to play.

Xiao Hua scurried over, surprisingly quick in its movements.

It trotted with gusto, looking very happy.

Luna watched from behind, and not far away, Xiao Hua’s daughter Nana was also there.

Strangely enough, leopards generally like to live alone, but Xiao Hua’s family was an exception.

Mainly because Xiao Hua and Nana had good temperaments, Luna was comfortable living with them, so they all ended up living together.

Xu Yang took Xiao Hua and continued further in.

It was only when they reached deep into the mountain range that he started the live stream.

As soon as the live stream began, viewers started pouring in.

On seeing the man and leopard in the video, everyone was somewhat surprised.

"Wow, is that a leopard?"

"Isn’t that Xiao Hua, the leopard raised by Old Xu?"

"Xiao Hua approached him on its own, Xu used to not be familiar with it!"

"Hahaha, you believe that? I really don’t think Xu isn’t familiar with Xiao Hua!"

Various comments flooded in.

Seeing that there were quite a few people in the stream, Xu Yang said:

"Today, I’m in the deep mountains to gather wild goods, and I didn’t expect to run into Xiao Hua, pretty lucky."

"Don’t think that I often bump into leopards just because I see it often, it’s because it has a good relationship with me and so it comes over proactively."

"Under normal circumstances, it’s very hard for people to spot leopards in the forest."

"They’re even rarer than Northeast Tigers and are exceptionally well hidden; it’s not easy to see one."

At this moment, Xiao Hua was already a very robust big leopard.

Its golden fur was covered in many spots, and as it walked, the flesh on its belly quivered slightly, looking quite imposing.

The only thing was, its expression was somewhat more adorable than that of the average leopard.

The man and the leopard traversed the forest together.

Viewing this scene, the viewers couldn’t help but be impressed, something you could only see in Xu Yang’s live stream.

The stream’s popularity was rapidly increasing.

Today’s live stream was also straightforward, just going to the Birch Forest to pick Birch Mushrooms.

Climbing trees with the company of a leopard turned out to be quite interesting.

When Xu Yang was climbing trees, the leopard watched from below.

Seeing Xu Yang moving swiftly and nimbly, Xiao Hua was excitedly wagging its tail as if to say:

"Worthy of being my master!"

Xiao Hua’s tree-climbing skills were learned from Xu Yang.

Viewers from all over the country who saw this scene were even more amazed.

"Old Xu’s movement technique; not picking coconuts is really a waste!"

"How does he climb trees so effortlessly? No sense of delay at all."

"Super strong core strength and physical fitness allow this!"

"We don’t just call him Brother Yang anymore, he should be called Yang God!"

"This is a true deity; can’t be criticized."

The live stream was still relaxed and pleasant.

Xu Yang remained the same, occasionally chatting with everyone, but his focus was more on the surroundings.

The number of viewers was growing even more.

The day’s live stream quickly passed by.

In the evening, Xu Yang checked his popularity value, finally breaking through sixteen million.

So, he chose to upgrade the Treasure Compass immediately.

"Treasure Compass is upgrading..."

"Upgrade complete."

"Maximum number of treasure hunts increased to twenty times."

"Land treasure hunting range expanded to a 5-kilometer radius, sea treasure hunting range expanded to a 100-kilometer radius."

"Treasure Map unlocked: Asia Map, Australia Map."

"The host can use the Treasure Compass within Asia and Australia to find treasures."

"New feature unlocked: the system’s clothing store."

"The system’s clothing store: Fashion items updated irregularly, need to be exchanged for popularity value, special features effective for the host only."

A series of notification sounds echoed.

The most relevant parts of this Treasure Compass upgrade were twofold.

One was the unlocking of new maps, and the other was the addition of a clothing store feature.

Similar to Dave’s store, but one sold seeds while the other sold clothes.

For instance, right now, there was one item in the system’s clothing store:

"Warm Vest *1, 10,000 popularity value: A very warm vest, can keep the body warm, good performance."

The vest was an ordinary white one, Xu Yang didn’t even know how it could keep warm.

But since he was not lacking in popularity value, he decided to buy it straight away.

When winter came, he would try wearing it.