Chapter 3 What? Found Lingzhi Again?

Xu Yang walked into a stretch of Zha Wood.

The vegetation here was lush, and in some areas, he had to cut through grass to advance.

At this moment, Xu Yang, dressed in hiking boots with his trousers tucked into them, wore a long-sleeved shirt, held a grass cutting knife in his hand, and carried a bamboo basket on his back.

He also wore a straw hat on his head.

He looked very professional.

Going into the mountain required being fully equipped like this.

Especially in the summer.

You must wear long pants and tuck the legs in. After all, there could be insects or snakes in the grass that might crawl up inside the legs, which would be troublesome.

And many grasses are quite sharp, leaving your legs and knees covered in cuts and bloodstains can be quite painful if you don't wear long pants.

The number of people in the live streaming room had already reached over 80.

For a new streamer who hadn't published any videos before and went live directly, this number was quite good.

Many new streamers never even break into double digits.

Xu Yang planned to edit the live streaming clips every night and post them to his video account to attract more viewers.

"These trees are Zha Wood; this side of the mountain is the shaded side, a bit chilly."

"Zha Wood can grow special medicinal materials; I'll try to find some now."

"Let's see how my luck turns out."

Xu Yang already knew there was treasure here, but he still had to act a bit.

The audience in the live room was watching intently.

Everyone was somewhat expectant.

[The streamer looks like he really knows his stuff!]

[Professional streaming is just so satisfying to watch!]

Soon, Xu Yang spotted his target at the root of a Zha Wood:

Changbai Mountain Lingzhi.

Xu Yang immediately smiled.

"My luck seems not bad, I actually found it!"

The viewers in the live room focused their attention on the streaming video at his words.

[Was something found? What is it?]

[The streamer must be bluffing, right?]

[Why can't I see anything?]

Xu Yang stepped forward, crouched down, and used his knife to clear some grass around the tree roots.

Then, everyone saw three irregularly shaped umbrella-like deep red plants, growing out from the base of the tree trunk towards the side.

This plant was well hidden; if Xu Yang hadn't been sharp-eyed, it really would have gone unnoticed.

"Luck is really on my side; found a treasure just entering the mountain today."

"These are wild Changbai Mountain Lingzhi, classified as Ganoderma."

"Changbai Mountain Lingzhi is very popular, and we have many cultivation bases around here."

"But the medicinal value of artificially cultivated Lingzhi is far less than that of wild Lingzhi."

"These Lingzhi aren't very big, probably one-year-old, but after all, they are wild Lingzhi and can't grow as large as the farmed ones."

"Even so, these Lingzhi are still very precious."

Xu Yang said with a smile.

He was in a good mood.

The Treasure Compass was truly useful, nothing less than a magical device for Mountain Rushing.

With such a vast woodland, without the Treasure Compass, finding a few clusters of Lingzhi in the mountain would be incredibly difficult.

Now, with the positioning of the Treasure Compass, he found it directly.

The number of people in the live room had now reached 112.

Watching the Lingzhi on the screen, they still couldn't believe it.

[Streamer, it must be a staged photo, right?]

[You must have set it up beforehand!]

[Wow, that's really wild Lingzhi, and wild Lingzhi is expensive!]

[It must have been spotted before!]

[A one-year-old wild Lingzhi isn't worth much; I thought it was a thousand-year-old Lingzhi!]

The barrage responded.

Relaxed, Xu Yang looked at the barrage on his phone and explained:

"Look closely, these Lingzhi are growing on the tree, they couldn't have been prearranged."

"Also, just a quick info session for everyone, Lingzhi generally lives from one to four years, after which the Lingzhi completely decays, so thousand-year-old Lingzhi does not exist."

"But ginseng is different; it can survive for a very long time, so the older the ginseng, the more expensive."

"The best medicinal use time for Red Ganoderma is when it's one-year-old."

"That means, now is the prime medicinal use time for these Red Ganoderma."

"If I don't harvest them, these Red Ganoderma will soon decay, whereas if picked, they can be preserved for a long time."

"And they can be used medicinally to cure and save people."

Xu Yang crouched down, preparing to harvest the Lingzhi.

The drone's camera zoomed in, allowing viewers to clearly see the state of the Lingzhi.

These Lingzhi mushrooms were a deep red color but not conspicuously so; their shapes were quite unique.

Picking Lingzhi didn't require much finesse, essentially the same as picking mushrooms, just pluck them straight off.

Xu Yang plucked the Lingzhi, took out a bamboo box from his backpack, and placed them all inside.

[Host, how much are these Lingzhi worth?]

[Can someone tell me how much these three Lingzhi can sell for?]

At this point, several more comments surged in the live stream.

The viewers were most interested in the price.

Watching a treasure appraisal stream, don't tell me what significance and value the treasures have, just tell me how much they are worth.

Watching a sea foraging stream, don't tell me how rare the seafood you dig up is, just tell me how much it's worth.

Watching a clam-opening stream, don't tell me how excellent the pearls look, just tell me how much they're worth.

Blunt and straightforward.

Xu Yang saw the comments.

Having grown up in the mountains since he was young, he naturally understood the value of what the mountains yielded.

"Lingzhi aren't expensive, cultivated Lingzhi from greenhouses cost about forty to fifty per pound."

"Wild Lingzhi that are one year old are pricier, around 600-1000 per pound."

"These three Lingzhi together weigh a pound, meaning, they are worth about seven to eight hundred yuan."

Xu Yang educated everyone.

[Wow, making several hundred a day? That's way better than my delivery job!]

[Host, give us an address, I want to go find Lingzhi too!]

[It's in Changbai Mountain, who's coming with me!]

[Forget it, there are Northeast Tigers in Changbai Mountain, who dares to run into the mountains and feed the tigers?]

[If I encounter a tiger, I'll just slide tackle it...]

The comments became lively.

The number of people in the live stream room unexpectedly climbed to over 150.

The increase in viewers was quite rapid.

This indicated that Xu Yang's live streaming was doing well in the traffic pool, with relatively good metrics all around.

The algorithm would recommend him to even more viewers.

Xu Yang continued searching the surrounding area, "Usually, Lingzhi grow in clusters."

"If I found three here, it indicates there might be more nearby."

"Let's look a little more."

"However, those growing on tree roots aren't too highly priced."

"If it's Stone Ganoderma, then the price is higher."

"And there's another type of Lingzhi that grows in a certain place, which is even more expensive."

Upon hearing Xu Yang's words, the attention of the audience was completely captured.

Everyone was very curious.

[Host, quickly tell us, where does the most expensive Lingzhi grow!]

[Don't keep us hanging, it's killing us!]

The audience immediately urged him.

Xu Yang thought about it and also pondered whether he should share this obscure piece of knowledge.

He finally said,

"It's not that I don't want to tell you, it's mainly because it's not very auspicious and it's quite obscure, hardly ever seen."

"Actually, it wouldn't hurt to say it, the most expensive Lingzhi grows on coffins."

Then, he added, rather nonchalantly:

"Soul Ganoderma."

Upon hearing this, the viewers were momentarily stunned, then entirely cracked up.

[Hahaha, Soul Ganoderma, you really have a knack for naming!]

[Lingzhi growing on coffins, isn't that spooky?]

[Other than tomb raiders, who else could dig that up!]

[Such eerie knowledge!]

[Host, it's fine for the trivia to be niche, but let's not make it creepy!]

The atmosphere in the live stream was jovial.

At this time, Xu Yang discovered two smaller Red Ganoderma at a tree root.

"It looks like I'm really lucky today."

"There are indeed more here!"

"I've earned a good sum by entering the mountain today!"

Xu Yang squatted down, brushed the grass aside, and picked both smaller Lingzhi, placing them in the bamboo box.

The happiest thing about mountain rushing was this very moment.

After all, the feeling of discovering treasures was quite splendid.

The viewers in the live stream were somewhat restless.

What? Found more Lingzhi?

Are you kidding?]]>