Chapter 14: A Good Start
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
After selecting what he wanted, he paid 50,000 Popularity for the technique.
[Ding Dong! Congratulations for spending 50,000 Popularity on Common Martial Arts, Smoky Steps]
Next, Su Yu felt a stream of energy gush into his body as memories about Smoky Steps were fused into his mind and branded deep in his brain.
At the same time, his leg muscles were also changing. The system helped Su Yu alter his muscle memory to further adapt to Smoky Steps.
After absorbing all the memories and knowledge of Smoky Steps, Su Yu felt as light as a feather. He felt different. He felt like he could spring up several meters high with the slightest push of his legs.
“It feels great!”
With Smoky Steps as his new trump card, Su Yu got bolder, so he and Little White ventured deep into the mountains.
After going into the forest, the most obvious change was the humidity in the air and the trees around him.
While most of the sunlight was blocked by the leaves from above, the sunlight that seeped through shed light on traces of little animals on the ground.
Hundred-year-old trees, which were a rare sight in the urban jungle, were all over the place. Every single one of the trees was robust, so robust that it would require several men just to get their hands around it.
“So, this are the mountains? It feels so different!”
“Dude, you really went in?! This is the real outdoor streaming that I’m talking about! Unlike Fighting Shark and those other streamers who only streamed like 300 meters outside their houses! I like you, man!”
“Be careful. It’s dangerous in the mountains, especially an old one like this. Try not to venture too deep.”
Su Yu said, “Don’t worry, guys. I’m just going to circle around the outer area for some vegetables and mushrooms.
Right after his words subsided, Little White noticed something. It wriggled along with the water bottle around its neck, appearing to have found something.
Su Yu followed it closely. “It seems like Little White has found something. Let’s go have a look.”
Su Yu ran with two bows on his back for a while and finally stopped when he saw Little White wandering in front of a bush.
“Little White, what did you find?” he asked.
Little White hissed at the bush.
“What’s wrong, Little White? Is there something in the bush?”
“I don’t know, man, but Little White is clever. He must have found something.”
“Could it be ginseng?”
“Stop joking. Do you really think ginseng is as common as a carrot? Do you have any idea how rare wild ginseng is? It’s not something that you can find even if you look hard enough.”
“I know right. If wild ginseng is that easy to find, I’ll take a sh*t upside down!”
Su Yu walked closer to the bush and drew an arrow from his quiver. He used the arrow to examine the bush for the sake of his safety, and a moment later, he found something.
He moved the camera to the bush so that it could capture what he found.
In the next second, the viewers on the stream went crazy at what he found.
“What’s that? Some kind of grass?”
“Grass? Are you serious? That’s the leaf and the seed of ginseng! Holy sh*t! You really found wild ginseng?! What kind of luck do you have?!”
“This is not luck, alright?! It’s Little White’s effort! Little White led him to the bush for the ginseng!”
“What?! Is this a kind of special ability that Little White has? He found the ginseng so easily! Dude, you are going to be rich!”
“Newbie here with a question. How old is this wild ginseng? How much can it fetch?”
“Based on what I see, there are seeds and three compound leaves that I think are around 4 years old.”
“Don’t bullsh*t if you don’t know anything. A ginseng expert with 10 years of experience is here to tell you that there’s no wild ginseng that’s less than 30 years old. Due to the special genetics of wild ginseng in its seed and the environment, if it’s not at least 30 years old, it will never show. Those so-called young ginseng that are only a few years old are actually grown artificially. People actually planted the seeds in the jungle, so it’s not actually wild ginseng. Otherwise, why would authentic wild ginseng be so expensive? Even Boss Jun said it is expensive.”
“Hahaha, awesome! A real boss is here to answer the question! I’m impressed! I didn’t know that there’s so much knowledge behind growing ginseng. So, does it mean that the 4-year-old wild ginseng I bought in the shop was actually grown artificially? The owner of the shop even boasted confidently that it’s a piece of pure wild ginseng. Okay, guys, I’m going to burn that shop down!”
“Oh, right? Where’s that guy who said he would sh*t upside down if Little White found ginseng? Has he disappeared? I’m waiting for you to keep your promise on the stream!”
“Hahaha, of course, he’s gone! Man, it made my day! Sh*t upside down? Please don’t bullsh*t if you can’t do it. Remember to save yourself the shame in the future.”
Su Yu did not expect Little White to really locate wild ginseng either. All he wanted to say to Little White was, “Good job!”
Since the wild ginseng had been located, Su Yu tried to dig it out of the ground.
While he was working his way down, he said to his viewers, “There’s actually a whole lot of knowledge about digging out wild ginseng. In the northern area, there are professional ginseng diggers, and they have a ton of rules to follow.
“For example, every team of diggers has a search leader, and before the group ventures into the mountains, they have to pray to the mountain god.
“After they go in, every digger holds a stick in their hand. Although it might be a normal stick, the stick is precious to every digger. It’s called a Suoluo Stick. It is used to push or shove the grass away as they search for ginseng. Throughout the process, no one can speak or utter a single word.
“The northern folks believe that ginseng is somewhat spiritual and sentient due to its shape that resembles a human being. If they startle the ginseng, the ginseng might crawl out of the ground and run away. Therefore, the diggers keep quiet after they venture into the mountains.
“Once the ginseng is found, the one who found it will shout on the spot, ‘Strike!’. It was said that by shouting out loudly, the ginseng will freeze on the spot. Then, the professional diggers will use the red string that they bring along to tie the ginseng so that it can’t run away.
“Of course, the way the diggers call themselves is also something they care a lot about. In the north, ginseng diggers don’t just call themselves diggers; they call themselves lifters since it’s a lot more respectful this way.”
Su Yu’s in-depth explanation brought the atmosphere in his stream to the climax.
“Awesome, dude! You sure know a lot! You even know the customs and beliefs of the north?”
“I’m from the north, but I have never heard of the rules that you mentioned before.”
“That’s because you are shallow. He’s right. My father was a ginseng search leader, and the customs and beliefs are almost the same as he said.”
“The more I watch the stream, the more I feel Little Handsome here is precious! Are you looking for a girlfriend? I’ll give you betrothal gifts instead!”
“What? Girls are going after him instead? I’m jealous!”
“I only know a little. It’s nothing special. Of course, I’m not a professional ginseng digger myself, so I don’t follow the customs and beliefs. Let’s just dig the ginseng out,” Su Yu said.
While he was explaining the customs to his viewers, he had already dug the dirt away and was carefully cleaning the dirt from the ginseng roots.
Ginseng were precious and fragile herbal medicines. A slight mishandle and it might harm the roots. Therefore, digging out ginseng was not an easy feat.
Su Yu spent more than 15 minutes removing the ginseng from the ground.
After he got the ginseng out, he put it into the basket that he brought along and told Little White to carry it.
Little White’s body was filled with all kinds of luggage, yet it still looked cute.
“Hahaha! Little White must be crying in its heart. It must be saying: Am I just a tool to you?!”
“ROFL! Little White is shouldering the pressure that surpasses its age. The water bottle, the camera, the basket…Dude, show it mercy!”
“Little White says: Fine. For the sake of my meals, I have to put up with this!”
Getting wild ginseng right after he entered the mountain was definitely a good start.
Su Yu got up and wanted to continue the search, but before he could take a step forward, he froze.
“Huh? Did he just freeze or am I lagging?”
“Lagging? What’s wrong? Why is it lagging?”
“It’s not lagging. He’s frozen on the spot. Did he find something else?”
Su Yu put his finger to his lips and whispered, “Shhh, look there. Can you guys see what’s over there under the tree?”
He moved the camera and pointed it at a big tree.
Under the tree was a gray rabbit chewing on some grass comfortably.
“Hoho, a wild rabbit? What’s up now? Are you going to take it down?”
“I’ve hunted rabbits before, and I can say that gray rabbits are the hardest to catch. Unless you have your trap set, its ridiculous speed can outrun almost any predator.”
“I’d rather shoot some sparrows than chase a rabbit. It’s tough.”
“Cunning rabbits have more than three burrows. Haven’t you heard of that?”
Su Yu stood straight. “It might be really difficult, but it’s worth a try.”
He then drew an arrow from his quiver.
Using the Fire Hunting Bow on a rabbit was overkill, so Su Yu went with the black bow that he had gotten from Uncle Zhang.
He loaded the arrow and took aim at the rabbit.
“Are you for real? You are trying to shoot the rabbit from that distance? Are you out of your mind?”
“It’s at least 100 meters, and you are trying to shoot a rabbit using a bow and arrow from that distance? I’ll eat sh*t if you get the rabbit!”
“A precise shot within 100 meters? Are you kidding me?”
“It’s time for a bet! Can he shoot the rabbit or not? I’ll start with some Peas.”
“I’ll bet 3 Peas on him hitting it for the sake of courtesy, but I’m betting 100K Peas1 that he will miss!”
“ROFL. You guys are merciless!”
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