noffsinger Chapter 256 - 254: This Wild Boar Has Chosen Its Own Doom!
Chapter 256 - 254: This Wild Boar Has Chosen Its Own Doom!
The four people were picking mushrooms at lightning speed.
Before long, they had collected a full bucket of mushrooms.
The mushrooms were of the white mushroom variety, also known as prairie white mushrooms.
This type of mushroom is highly valuable, a precious species of Agaricus, rich in protein and minerals.
And they don’t need to be eaten immediately.
You just need to slice them, string them up with a thread, and hang them to dry, and they can be preserved for a long time.
They taste excellent.
Jiang Feng looked at the full bucket of small white mushrooms, his face full of smiles.
"The harvest is great, we picked so many."
He praised.
Hadan also said, "It seems no one comes to this area to pick, probably because of the wild boar incident earlier that scared everyone in Maodeng away."
Bugude nodded, "Fortune favors the bold, let’s pick more while we can."
Then, Jiang Feng added,
"Okay, let’s pick some more, and when we dry them, we can give a portion to your families."
"The value of white mushrooms is quite high, good to supplement the family’s nutrition."
Hearing this, Hadan and Bugude were particularly delighted.
Being able to work on the ranch instead of helping at home with herding indicates that their family conditions are relatively poor.
For such families, whenever the ranch gives out anything or allows them to take something home, it fills them with pride.
This kind of happiness is stronger than receiving a paycheck.
The locals here are still somewhat conservative in their thinking, but also perhaps happier.
If this were city workers in modern times, their festival thoughts would be: stop with the tokens, just give money directly, that’s the most practical.
The four continued onward.
The weather was scorching, and there were still many mosquitoes and insects.
Jiang Youwei, wearing a head cover, was not afraid of bugs. Hadan and the others, accustomed to the prairie’s harsh conditions, with tough skin, were unfazed by insects.
Jiang Feng had a special constitution.
Next was finding mushrooms on decaying wood.
Fungi are nature’s gift.
These organisms decompose rotting wood, becoming mushrooms, and can provide food for humans and animals, playing an important role in nature.
"Chief, is this mushroom edible?"
Hadan spotted a mushroom and asked Jiang Feng.
They didn’t recognize many mushrooms, typically needing someone knowledgeable to guide them to know which are poisonous and which aren’t.
"That one is poisonous, don’t pick the red mushrooms."
Jiang Feng replied.
Upon hearing this, Hadan no longer paid attention to the red mushrooms at the tree base but continued forward.
The four of them searched for mushrooms along the way, with netizens jokingly referring to them as "little mushroom pickers."
Soon, they heard a grunting sound in their ears.
Jiang Feng was the first to hear it, instantly becoming alert, his hand unconsciously reaching for the curved knife at his waist.
"Stay quiet, there’s a wild boar!"
Jiang Feng quietly said to the other three.
On hearing this, Hadan and the other two became nervous and immediately moved closer to Jiang Feng.
At this moment, being next to Jiang Feng felt most secure.
The livestream chat that had been teasing with comments like "chief turns into a mushroom boy" went silent as soon as they heard about the wild boar.
Suddenly, a suffocating feeling emanated from the livestream.
Wild boars from the primeval forest?
These are far more intimidating than those on the grassland.
Jiang Feng signaled the others not to move recklessly.
Bold and skilled, he stepped forward a few paces.
Finally, through the gaps in the intertwining trees, Jiang Feng saw a wild boar about a hundred meters away frantically rooting the ground.
It sometimes used its snout to dig, sometimes used its front legs to claw, revealing a brutish demeanor.
Wild boars have a strong ability to destroy vegetation; they act with abandon, otherwise, they wouldn’t be considered a pest.
Jiang Feng took out binoculars for a closer look.
"The wild boar is rooting the ground."
"It’s digging at pine roots, and there’s moss covered on top."
"Oh my, this wild boar should be rooting for black truffles!"
Jiang Feng’s eyes showed a hint of excitement.
Timing is everything.
Black truffles, also known as underground gold, are extremely valuable, especially wild ones, which are premium ingredients for Michelin restaurants.
Harvesting black truffles is like opening a blind box; even professional foragers might not always find them.
Moreover, they grow in clusters.
Upon hearing Jiang Feng’s words, Hadan quickly asked,
"Chief, what is the wild boar doing?"
Jiang Feng explained,
"Under very specific conditions, a highly valuable fungus called black truffle grows beneath pine trees, also known as pig fungus."
"It’s called pig fungus because black truffles emit a scent similar to boar hormones, which sows can detect."
"So, truffle hunters often take pigs to find them."
"That wild boar is probably searching for black truffles."
"Those things are worth a lot."
Hearing this, Hadan and Bugude were intrigued.
Netizens also began to excitedly discuss.
[Is the chief going to compete with the wild boar for food?]
[Oh wow, no ethics in the wild!]
[Wow, really wild black truffles? Those things are super expensive, a few pieces can easily sell for thousands!]
[But it’s a wild boar, don’t throw your life away for money!]
Since it was in the primeval forest, viewer numbers in the livestream kept increasing.
Now with the wild boar appearing, even more people joined in.
Jiang Feng made up his mind and said to Hadan and Bugude:
"You two stay here, keep an eye on my brother for me."
"If you encounter a wild boar, just run, don’t provoke them, and it’ll be fine."
"I’ll go handle the wild boar myself."
Upon hearing Jiang Feng, Hadan and Bugude got a bit nervous:
"Manager, are you sure you got this? Let me come too!"
"This is too dangerous!"
But Jiang Feng waved his hand calmly:
"No worries, I’m just going to shoo it away, it’s simple."
"It’s actually better if I go alone."
Seeing Jiang Feng insist, Hadan and Bugude didn’t say anything more.
The main reason is that although they make a fuss, they really don’t dare provoke wild boars in the wild.
Jiang Feng walked ahead by himself.
He was quite some distance away from the wild boar, about a hundred meters.
Along the way, Jiang Feng said to the online viewers:
"I’m going to scare away the wild boar now, but let’s be clear, I’m not just going to snatch a wild boar’s food."
"I’ll trade it two rose pastries for a little bit of black truffle."
"That’s not too much to ask, right?"
Seeing Jiang Feng still considering the audience’s feelings, everyone replied:
[Host, if it dares to eat mushrooms today, it’ll dare to eat people tomorrow!]
[Don’t worry, the Xiaohai fans won’t bash you!]
[Since ancient times, food belongs to the capable, it’s survival of the fittest in nature, if you’re stronger, you should be the one eating!]
[This wild boar seems to be pursuing self-destruction!]
[Even killing it wouldn’t be a problem!]
After reading these comments, Jiang Feng just chuckled.
It’s illegal to kill wild boars without a permit in the wild, and Jiang Feng didn’t plan to deal with it that way.
Jiang Feng’s idea was to scare it off and then give it two rose pastries.
To a wild boar, rose pastries surely taste better than black truffles.
A win-win!
Viewers were eagerly anticipating Jiang Feng’s move to shoo away the wild boar.
Everyone was very tense.
At this time, most people thought Jiang Feng would use stones to drive it off.
Because that’s the most efficient way for humans to drive away animals.
But to everyone’s surprise, they saw Jiang Feng simply walking straight towards the wild boar.
In an openly direct manner.
Seeing this scene, people were puzzled.
What the heck is he going to do?
Isn’t he supposed to drive the wild boar away? Isn’t he going to throw stones?
Is he actually going to negotiate with the wild boar?
While everyone was still confused, Jiang Feng had already walked to within five meters of the wild boar.
The wild boar was happily rooting in the ground when Jiang Feng called out to it:
"Hey! You pig!"
Hearing Jiang Feng’s words, the wild boar was stunned, and so were the live stream viewers.
What is the host doing now?
That’s a wild boar, like the most dangerous creature to humans in the wild, and he just walks directly up and calls it out?
When viewers see a wild boar in the wild, they’d definitely be eager to detour, not even wanting to take another look.
But for Jiang Feng, it was simple logic.
It’s all about confidence in his own strength.
He had previously used the back of a shovel to tap a wild boar’s face over ten times, and still drove it away easily.
Right now, even if the wild boar charged at him, Jiang Feng could climb up a tree, so he wasn’t afraid at all.
The wild boar looked up at Jiang Feng and snorted.
The drone was live streaming a close-up of the wild boar.
The viewers seemed to see a question mark floating above the wild boar’s head.
The wild boar was utterly confused, clearly not knowing what Jiang Feng intended to do.
"I’ll trade you a rose pastry for this spot, how about it?"
Jiang Feng took out a rose pastry from his pocket, unwrapped it, and tossed it directly in front of the wild boar.
At this moment, live stream viewers widened their eyes in shock, witnessing everything happening in the broadcast.
They couldn’t believe anyone dared to negotiate so casually with a wild boar.
The wild boar looked at the tossed pastry, sniffed the aroma, and then gobbled it up in a few bites.
Jiang Feng pulled out another one, did the same, and tossed it over.
The wild boar once again devoured it.
"Alright, you can go now." Jiang Feng waved to it, signaling for it to leave.
Viewers felt their eyelids twitching.
The wild boar looked slightly nervous at Jiang Feng but didn’t move.
Jiang Feng also stared at it.
The man and the boar, like duelists ready to showdown, stared each other down.
An invisible aura was spreading, and the atmosphere grew tenser.
Jiang Feng remained calm, the calmer he was, the stronger his aura.
This continued for about twenty to thirty seconds before the wild boar ultimately yielded.
It didn’t understand what this human wanted, but it realized it couldn’t afford to provoke him.
So, the wild boar gave a little snort, turned, and ran away.
This wild boar was quite young, and the wild boars here are different from those in Siberia; they are less aggressive and would run away upon seeing people.
Therefore, it being scared off by Jiang Feng was only natural.
Seeing the wild boar really run away, viewers on the live stream went completely wild.