Chapter 2: No, there really are treasures in the mountains!

Changbai Mountain preserves the most complete ecosystem in the northern half and is the richest ecological zone in biodiversity at the same latitude on Earth.

Moreover, the Changbai Mountain region showcases forest and grassland cultures represented by the Northern Nationality and agricultural culture represented by the Han, making it culturally diverse.

This place is a sanctuary.

Xu Yang had lived in a mountain village since he was young, and he knew the area inside out.

Previously, he had always been active near the village in the mountains.

Today, he planned to venture further in.

After all, the Treasure Compass was only a basic model and could only locate treasures within a three-kilometer radius.

Nothing of value was in the mountains near the village, and if there were, the villagers had long since taken them.

As the saying goes, "Depend on the mountain when living by the mountain," many people in the village still kept the habit of going into the mountains to forage for wild vegetables, and some liked to roam around in the mountains.

Additionally, in the winter, many people would go into the mountains to chop firewood.

Of course, strictly speaking, that was illegal, but many things did not always follow the rules.

Just like in the village, except for the slightly richer families, which household didn't go into the mountains to chop wood in the winter?

As long as they didn't cut the trees halfway down, and as long as it wasn't large-scale deforestation, the Forestry Bureau wouldn't intervene.

The villagers would chop down some thick branches and drag them home to cut into firewood for later use.

Nearly every household had a woodshed, packed tight with neatly stacked firewood.

Everyone knew where the wood came from, and no one asked questions.

Xu Yang kept walking further in, venturing deeper today.

It was now a deserted area, a place even the villagers seldom visited.

Who would run deep into the woods for no reason?

Keep in mind, there are indeed wild Northeast Tigers in the Northeast.

Drones were live broadcasting everything.

The current number of viewers in the live room was 47 people.

At that moment, someone sent the first comment:

[Wow, this host is really broadcasting from a primordial forest. Judging by the age of these trees, they are decades old!]

Then, another person chimed in:

[This person's live broadcast is so genuine!]

The third comment followed:

[The environment is so beautiful, the scenery is really nice, it's definitely pristine!]

Once one person started commenting, others were encouraged to join in.

At this moment, Xu Yang was not paying attention to the live room at all.

He had briefly even forgotten that he was live streaming.

Xu Yang was simply observing the surrounding environment.

Luckily, although there were many wild animals in Changbai Mountain, the area was also very vast.

If the wild animals were scattered throughout the mountain range, the likelihood of encountering one was extremely small.

Moreover, there were even fewer wild animals near human-inhabited areas.

It was summer now, and wild animals were not lacking food; they were deep in the mountains.

Because of this, Xu Yang dared to venture so deep.

After a while, Xu Yang remembered he was still broadcasting and took out his phone to glance at the live room.

Seeing that the number of viewers had reached 50, he turned on the microphone hanging on his chest and spoke:

"Hello everyone, I'm an outdoor live streamer, living at the foot of Changbai Mountain. Today, I'm heading up the mountain for a 'Mountain Rush.'"

"'Mountain Rush' refers to the act of entering the mountains to gather or hunt. Now that hunting is not allowed, going up the mountain is mainly about finding wild goods."

"Such as wild ginseng, wild vegetables, and wild herbs, among others."

Xu Yang's voice came through clearly from the live room.

His voice was very clean and pleasant to listen to.

The audience in the live room found it very interesting.

[Host, you won't get much traffic like that. Let me give you a tip, if you discover a bottle of 'wild mineral water', or a bucket of 'wild instant noodles' in the primordial forest, then you'll have traffic.]

"[My suggestion is survival in the wilderness, the kind where you starve for nine meals over three days. Everyone loves to watch that!]"

"[My suggestion is to wear just big shorts stranded on a deserted island, with only a camera.]"

"[What can you dig up during a mountain rush? Better to go to the sea.]"

Xu Yang saw everyone's comments and calmly smiled.

Then, he chose to use the system's Treasure Compass feature.

Since he hadn't used the Treasure Compass yesterday, he could use it twice in total.

Soon, the Treasure Compass completed its scan within a 3-kilometer radius.

Two treasure locations were marked.

Xu Yang, walking leisurely in the forest, said:

"There are plenty of great treasures in the mountains, and the medicinal value of wild plants is even higher."

"For instance, it's the season to dig wild ginseng. Our village's ginseng digging team will enter the mountains in a couple of days, and I'll go too to give everyone a live broadcast."

Hearing what Xu Yang said, several viewers in the live broadcast started to look forward to it.

Not to mention, Xu Yang's live broadcast was quite enjoyable.

The real and natural environment, the very stable camera work, the bird's-eye views....

It truly was a treat.

The camera would occasionally zoom in for a close-up of Xu Yang's upper body.

During those moments, the audience could get a clear look at Xu Yang's appearance.

Xu Yang's height, physique, and looks were all quite impressive; he had many admirers during his university days.

The man was clean and neat, leaving a good impression on viewers.

He could also be considered a good-looking host.

The high-quality live broadcast provided a distinct visual experience.

In some live broadcasts, you'd enter to see the host shouting chaotically at the camera, which some people liked and some steered clear of.

Xu Yang's highly qualitative live broadcasts, with not just great settings but also excellent camera work, attracted many people.

This was thanks to the powerful performance of the drone.

Because of this, the average viewing time in Xu Yang's live room was very long.

This metric weighed heavily in the traffic pool calculation by the platform's algorithm.

Therefore, Xu Yang's live broadcast was quickly pushed to a larger traffic pool.

This time, approximately 1000 people who liked outdoor live streams came across him.

All this was happening behind the scenes of the live streaming platform, unnoticed by Xu Yang and the viewers.

At this moment, Xu Yang was following the Treasure Compass's guidance to find the first treasure.

Changbai Mountain was vast, hiding countless treasures.

Following Xu Yang's steps, he quickly grew closer to the first treasure location.

Xu Yang spotted a large, green shrub from afar, with a tall trunk and brownish-grey, rough bark.

The leaves were dark green and oval-shaped.

Xu Yang recognized this large shrub.

"Look there, it's zha wood."

"Zha wood is mainly found in Southern China and usually grows in warm, moist environments, but Changbai Mountain also has zha wood."

"Seeing zha wood in Changbai Mountain is a good sign."

"Because on the zha wood of Changbai Mountain, there might grow a kind of precious medicinal material."

"I'm going to check my luck and see if I might come across this precious medicinal material."

Xu Yang said with a smile.

The viewers in the live room, hearing his voice, were instantly hooked by their curiosity.

Precious medicinal material?

What could it be?

Indeed, there are treasures in the mountains!