Mountain Looting: Targeted by a Leopard at the Start
Chapter 82: Making a Fortune This Time!

Chapter 82: Chapter 82: Making a Fortune This Time!

The live broadcast from the deep mountains is always thrilling.

Especially since there are quite a few fierce wild animals inside Changbai Mountain.

Xu Yang walked intermittently, checking if there were any mountain goods, while observing the surroundings.

He also had a skill called Danger Perception.

If targeted by wild animals, he could sense the danger in advance.

So, Xu Yang was relatively relaxed.

As he walked deep into the forest, he explained softly:

"Changbai Mountain has many wild animals, with large fierce ones mainly being the Northeast Tiger, Brown Bear, Leopard, Jackal, Wolf, and Lynx."

"The biggest threats to humans are the Northeast Tiger and the Brown Bear."

"Brown Bears are very large, much larger than Black Bears, probably because they are closer to the north, where bears tend to be bigger."

"And Brown Bears also hunt Black Bears; these guys are really terrifying when they get fierce and are the only ones in the forest that can confront the Northeast Tiger head-on."

Hearing this, the viewers tensed up.

[Old Xu, you know all these things and still so relaxed? I’m worried to death for you!]

[What if you really encounter one? Wouldn’t that be dreadful?]

[Brother Yang is the number one Ba Tulu on Tiktok!]

[New viewers, don’t worry, this host has always been this brave, he even raised two Leopards!]

Another person asked:

[What if you really encounter a Northeast Tiger in the wild?]

Actually, Xu Yang did have a way out.

It wasn’t sliding or retreating.

Xu Yang explained to everyone:

"There’s one way to handle a Northeast Tiger encounter, and that’s circling around a tree."

"You can’t outrun a Northeast Tiger, nor climb trees or swim away from it."

"But you can circle around a tree."

"The spine of a Northeast Tiger can’t bend, so if you hide behind a tree, it can only chase you in large circles."

"Of course, you also need to be careful not to get caught by its claws."

Viewer: ????

Circling around trees with a Northeast Tiger?

Are you Emperor Qin Shi Huang?

Isn’t that still death?

"Of course, there’s another method," he said,

"That is to shout at the Northeast Tiger:

"Buddy, I’m a local."

"Maybe the Northeast Tiger would then let me go."

As Xu Yang deliberately abstracted for the sake of showmanship, sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, the live stream room immediately buzzed with excitement.

Xu Yang continued to focus on pressing ahead.

Taking out his cellphone to check the map, he noted that his current location was already quite deep into the forest.

Walking further east and over a mountain range, he would reach North Korea’s territory.

In fact, this area was very close to North Korea, and Changbai Mountain Heavenly Lake itself is shared by Huaxia and North Korea, with the other side of Heavenly Lake being North Korean territory.

Xu Yang noticed that along the way, the number of herbs he saw was not small.

This indicated that the soil in this area was quite fertile.

In his heart, he silently prayed, hoping to find a piece of Wild Ginseng.

Inside the deep mountains, the most valuable thing was Mountain Ginseng.

Thus, Xu Yang decided to use the Treasure Compass for the first time.

After an invisible scan, the system marked out a treasure spot.

This place was about 1 kilometer away from him.

He found the direction and slowly approached the target location.

Hoping to find some good stuff.

The grass here was not lush, but the trees were quite tall, which allowed passage through the spaces between them.

The drone followed closely.

Before live streaming the treasure, Xu Yang decided to check it out himself first.

When he saw what the treasure was marked as, his heart felt somewhat disappointed.

It was a patch of wild Schizandra.

Schizandra is like wild pepper, in bunches, currently still green, but would turn red if left for a while.

It has high medicinal value.

Currently, the market price for wild Schizandra was 50 yuan per kilogram.

If he could gather 10 kilograms, it could sell for 500.

"Look, what do we have here, all these are Schizandra."

"There is a lot of Schizandra in the deep mountains, such a large patch has not been harvested."

"Schizandra from Changbai Mountain is very famous and sells very well."

"Even the ordinary mountain people, when not busy, would occasionally gather some, and if they accumulate enough, they can make a bit of money."

"And you might not know, among mountain runners, some people specialize in finding only one type of mountain good."

"Like Schizandra Hunters, Pinecone Hunters, Birch Tree Mushroom Hunters."

"These people search for mountain goods they are familiar with, and they have been doing this for over a decade, following a fixed route each year."

Xu Yang took out a plastic bag and began picking.

Schizandra is a fruit of a plant; if you just drop some on the ground, these Schizandras can self-reproduce, growing even more lush the following year.

The rest of the fruits can be taken.

String by string of green pellets were packed into Xu Yang’s plastic bag.

Soon, the plastic bag was brimming full.

Approximately seven to eight kilograms, which could sell for three to four hundred yuan.

Xu Yang still used the previous method, finding a spot to hang up the plastic bag.

He confirmed the coordinates and looked for some conspicuous markers.

For example, crooked trees and oddly shaped rocks.

This way, it would be easier to find his way down the mountain later.

The netizens understood what he was doing, and many began sending barrage comments to enhance the show’s effect.

[The host has marked a location!]

[Wait till you come back and find the Schizandra gone!]

[There are many crooked trees in the mountain, it would be funny if you can’t find it!]

[Where’s the vlogger who makes clips? If he can’t find it, we should definitely make a video clip for him!]

In the hearts of the netizens, they still hoped Xu Yang wouldn’t find the Schizandra.

It would be more interesting that way.

But everyone was bound to be disappointed, after all, the drone’s signal was good, featuring network and satellite location functions, making it impossible not to find it by following the coordinates.

Xu Yang marked a circle on the map.

He would no longer use the Treasure Compass in this area.

The best items were just Schizandra, which weren’t worth much money.

The best things in the deep mountains were still Wild Ginseng, which Xu Yang also wanted to find.

It seemed he had to search in the areas where the vegetation was lush.

Xu Yang shouldered his backpack and continued on his way.

There were many wild animals in the forest. When passing by a river, Xu Yang saw a group of elks resting in a flat area.

Where there were many elks, there were many antlers.

He even saw several antlers, but they were so old and weather-beaten that they weren’t worth any money.

For this type of collection, appearance was most important. For instance, in coin collecting, a single flaw could halve the value of a coin, and if the appearance was particularly bad, it could even be heavily discounted.

So Xu Yang didn’t bother picking them up.

Along the way in, there weren’t any significant finds, just bits and pieces of things.

Xu Yang recognized quite a few mountain goods, so he managed to pick some up.

However, his mindset was good, and besides, entering deep into the mountains to see the real state of wild animals felt quite nice.

After walking for over two hours, Xu Yang felt the timing was right and chose to use the Treasure Compass for the second time.

"Finding mountain goods in the mountains is not easy, especially going deep into the mountains to look for ginseng."

"Sometimes, you might not find a single plant in ten days or half a month."

"It’s easier when there are more people, but then you get to share less."

"Mountain Rushing is a way of life; if you have rich experience, you can make a decent amount of hard-earned money."

"But if you want to strike it rich overnight, it’s almost as likely as winning the lottery."

Xu Yang told everyone about the mountain runner’s situation.

Of course, he was an exception, because with the Treasure Compass, his chances of hitting the jackpot were much higher.

He could even say that if there was Wild Ginseng in a certain area, he was sure to find it.

The Treasure Compass marked the location of the second treasure, and Xu Yang walked towards it leisurely.

He had just walked over when he spotted the leaves of a ginseng.

Ginseng!

Genuine Wild Ginseng!

Xu Yang was unflappable, as he didn’t want to reveal this treasure in the live stream.

A smile played at the corner of his mouth, but he quickly suppressed it.

Actor’s Self-Cultivation.

The live stream was running to earn popularity value, but there were some things he didn’t want to broadcast.

"This area has a lot of Chinese herbs, there might be some good finds."

"I’ll take a rest for a while and live stream some of the mountain scenery for everyone."

Xu Yang turned the drone’s camera to capture the distant mountain scenery.

Just then, a few wild boars were active nearby, and the netizens’ attention was drawn to the boars.

Xu Yang then turned off the microphone and went to check on the ginseng.

This area was indeed not bad.

Just the first time using the Treasure Compass, and he had found ginseng.

He looked at the leaves of the ginseng, six slender stems topped with diamond-shaped leaves.

Definitely sixth-grade leaves.

He couldn’t determine the age yet, but it was at least over fifty years.

Xu Yang took out a red rope, tied it around the stems, then pulled out an Antler Shovel, and began to carefully dig out the soil.

Digging ginseng required great care.

Xu Yang was delighted; mountain runners enter the mountains every day this season just to find Wild Ginseng, thereby making a big profit.

Some people went deep into the mountains for many days at a time but often returned unsuccessful, only able to gather some common mountain goods.

Yet Xu Yang could easily find them.

By his reckoning, in the span of a month, this was the third Wild Ginseng he had found by himself.

It took about half an hour, but Xu Yang finally dug out the complete ginseng, and although it took time, he managed to preserve all the roots intact.

"Almost seventy years, worth tens of thousands!"

"I’ve struck it big this time!"

Xu Yang was somewhat excited.

Nowadays, the market for Wild Ginseng fluctuated, but selling seventy-year-old Wild Ginseng for tens of thousands was no problem.

As for those online who claimed to sell for hundreds of thousands or even millions, those were basically false advertisements, a marketing ploy by ginseng traffickers.

The actual transaction price was indeed this.

He fetched a plastic bag, filled it with some soil, and wrapped the ginseng in the native soil to keep it fresh.

Right now, it was difficult to find moss, but using native soil for wrapping could still ensure the ginseng’s freshness.

Xu Yang secured the bag, and put it into his backpack.

Then, he decided to stay in the same spot and use the Treasure Compass once again.

Generally speaking, there would not be just one ginseng.

He felt this area was a treasure trove, worth searching a few more times.