Live Streaming: Great Adventure in the Wilderness

In the forest, the tall trees spread their branches in all directions toward the west.

A dusty white rope was wrapped around one of the branches, and beneath it, a pair of antlers was tightly entwined.

A large deer weighing eighty kilograms hung in mid-air, half of its short fur had been skinned off, revealing the bright red muscles.

Many capillaries had ruptured, and the severed artery had stopped bleeding, beginning to dry out and dripping blood into a puddle below its hooves.

Ripples spread out from the center of the blood pool, one layer after another.

Bi Fang squatted down and stared intently.

The audience in the live broadcast room was still making noise and had not noticed this scene.

A bear?

Such a massive tremor, could a huge creature be approaching?

No, it couldn’t be possible.

Bi Fang shook his head.

Given the frequency, the scent, and the distance that could cause such a tremor, if it were a bear, it would not still be out of sight; it would be visible by now.

Remembering the region in which he was located,

Bi Fang’s pupils shrank instantly, and he blurted out, "Fuck, an earthquake?"

The sudden shout confused the noisy audience, and more than ninety percent of ordinary people had never experienced an earthquake in their lives. It was a term that only appeared during occasional school drills. The word that finally came out abruptly from Bi Fang caught them off-guard.

An earthquake?

Fuck, an earthquake!

At this moment, the camera in the Japanese live broadcast room just switched back to Bi Fang, where two commentators’ brains crashed, and they instinctively crawled under the desk.

When the audience came to their senses and looked back at the broadcast, the blood pool on the screen was almost jumping!

In just a few seconds, an incredibly intense vibration traveled from the soles of Bi Fang’s feet to his whole body. The blood pit in front of him, which had been rippling, was almost splattering blood droplets from its center!

In the eyes of millions of viewers, the entire screen was trembling slightly.

It wasn’t the drone that was moving, but the earth itself.

With thunderous roars like a dragon turning over, countless small stones scattered, a multitude of leaves fell from the air, and the hanging sika deer began to shake violently.

This feeling was exceedingly frightening, the true majestic might of nature.

Bi Fang steadied himself against a tree. At that moment, he felt very strange, as though his legs were tied to a large vibrating machine. Fortunately, the intense shaking stopped after seven or eight seconds.

Numerous viewers swallowed, wanting to comment but found their fingers trembling too.

[Is it... over?]

[That was fast]

[Was that really an earthquake just now?]

[I actually witnessed an earthquake?]

Many viewers found the experience both shocking and surprising.

So rare.

To watch a live broadcast and see an earthquake?

Humans, so far, have no means of predicting earthquakes in advance; therefore, a live broadcast of one is simply unheard of.

Even if one does occur, it’s usually indoors with some small-scale broadcasters.

Like today, with hundreds of people watching at the same time.

Unprecedented.

Bi Fang swallowed, his forehead breaking into a sweat, he was also somewhat shaken.

In his past and current life combined, he had only seen earthquakes on the news, let alone experienced one personally.

Just now was the first time in his life he had felt an earthquake, and he was quite taken aback.

Bi Fang looked around and saw that no large swaths of trees had collapsed, nor were there landslides, and based on his immediate feeling, "The earthquake just now must not have been high in magnitude, but it was indeed very nerve-racking, especially in the mountains where landslides can easily occur—once you encounter a landslide, there’s basically no chance of survival."

[Awesome, I’ve never experienced an earthquake in my life.]

[Better if you never do.]

[I give to the host not out of concern for people but for the event, Big Bone*66—damn, that’s seriously extreme.]

[The user who will no longer change their name is an idiot gives to the host yacht*1—Such an eye-opener, really an eye-opener! I’ve grown so much, and this is the first time I’ve encountered an earthquake.]

After waiting for a moment and not experiencing any aftershocks, Bi Fang relaxed, "Good, there’s no danger, but capturing this moment is indeed very rare. Still, to be safe, we should start moving towards flat, open areas. It’s best not to stay here."

Inside the Japan livestream room, a large number of viewers exclaimed in surprise.

The camera focused on the other hunters.

The range of an earthquake is often vast, and not just Bi Fang, but many other hunters had also felt this tremor a few minutes ago.

Mugalen leaned against a tree, slowly sitting down, his chest heaving wildly; although it didn’t use up much physical strength, he couldn’t help but gasp for air.

Scared the shit out of me, the earthquake came out of nowhere.

Bosen, carrying a crossbow, ducked and covered his head, only daring to peek out after everything ended, then he released a deep sigh of relief.

"Almost lost my life there."

It wasn’t only Taiji Town, but the entire Wakayama Prefecture, and even most of Honshu Island, felt this intense earthquake.

Every hunter, no matter how big or small, felt it.

A few Yōki Hunters, accustomed to it, quickly moved away from tall trees and ducked down, standing back up after it was over.

Fortunately, no one was hunting Black Bear at the time of the earthquake, or else accidents would have surely occurred.

Sato opened his water bottle to take a sip, telling the audience not to worry, "Our Japan is a country prone to many earthquakes and volcanoes; it also has the highest frequency of earthquakes in the world."

There are three major seismic belts on Earth: the Pacific Ring of Fire, the Mediterranean-Indonesian Seismic Belt, and the Oceanic Ridge Seismic Belt.

These are all unstable regions formed by tectonic collisions, and the countries located on these seismic belts frequently experience earthquakes.

Among them, the places with frequent earthquakes are Fukushima in Japan, San Francisco in Ugly Country, the Andaman Sea in the Indian Ocean, and La’Aquila in Italy.

Especially Japan, it’s the most noteworthy among them.

Its geographical location on the map is between the Eurasian Plate and the Pacific Plate, with the Pacific Plate subducting under the Eurasian Plate, causing intense collisions and compression.

This type of collision, on one hand, formed the Japanese archipelago; on the other hand, it also brought an endless series of earthquake disasters.

It’s a bit like two plastic plates floating in a basin, from collision to separation, merely in an instant.

But in Earth’s "big basin", this process is slowed down countless times. The moment of collision and deformation is happening, and it’s also slowed down countless times.

The collision continues even today, and Japan experiences continuous volcanic eruptions and earthquakes every year.

There are over 200 volcanoes here, about 45 of which are active, and earthquakes are so frequent they are like eating and drinking, averaging over 1500 times a year, with an average daily earthquake frequency of more than four times.

You only eat meals three times a day, but here, earthquakes can occur four times a day; you’d have to include late-night snacks to draw even.

Of course, that’s a bit exaggerated, because this includes all of Japan, counting the seabed too. If it’s just in a certain area, it wouldn’t be quite so exaggerated.

"We have earthquakes almost every day throughout the year. Most of them are just small, non-destructive ones, the kind that causes a slight ripple in the water. But, sometimes we encounter more powerful ones, which is why our houses are primarily made of wood to reduce the casualty rate."

"I’ve been used to this kind of life since I was a child, so there’s no need for anyone to be scared, it’ll pass soon."

Picking up the naginata lying on the ground, Sato waved it off, signaling that the earthquake was nothing to worry about, categorized as frightening but without any real danger.

[You’re number one!]

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[Been through a big scene now]

[Other hunters must be scared out of their wits, hahaha]

In the forest, Bi Fang said the same thing, explaining why earthquakes are so frequent in Japan.

Many netizens were deeply moved.

[Huaxia is still the best, safe]

"That’s not necessarily true," Bi Fang thought about it and denied it.

"Although Japan has many earthquakes, Huaxia is the country that ultimately suffers from the most severe earthquake disasters. Our earthquakes are powerful, shallow, and widespread. Either they don’t happen, or once they do, it’s generally inescapable."

Since the founding of the country, Huaxia has experienced over 100 destructive earthquakes, with disaster areas reaching over 300,000 square kilometers and 7 million houses collapsing.

Huaxia’s land area accounts for one-fifteenth of the global total, but its land earthquakes make up one-third of the global total.

The illusion that earthquakes rarely occur is entirely because most of the population is concentrated in the plains.

"7% of Huaxia’s territory bears 33% of the world’s continental strong earthquakes, making it the country with the most strong continental earthquakes in the world."

"Damn, is that so?"

Inside the first exhibition hall, many spectators looked at each other in dismay.

Many nodded their heads, the people in the hall murmuring, coming from all over the country, and even from abroad. At this moment, they clearly recalled many unbearable memories.

"However, we should now focus on dealing with the sika deer, and then quickly descend to a flatter area. I’m worried about aftershocks, especially since we’re on a mountain, and whether there will be landslides doesn’t necessarily depend on the intensity of the quake."

After skinning and removing the innards, the weight of the deer was significantly reduced. Bi Fang looked at the pair of majestic antlers, which were almost fully calcified and no longer covered in velvet.

"Antlers without velvet are basically useless," Bi Fang still felt it was a pity.

"Cervids can be said to be nature’s Deadpool, with extremely strong regenerative abilities. For example, this sika deer we see here, if its leg bone were fractured, it could stand within three days, run again in ten days, and completely recover in twenty days."

"Deer velvet is the same. It’s actually the regenerative tissue of the sika deer, and it can be called a miracle in the animal kingdom. Biologists still can’t understand why mammals can regenerate such a large organ."

"Notice that I said organ, not our nails or hair, which, if cut, grow back as keratinous protein proliferation, commonly known as dead skin. But deer velvet is a living organ of the deer."

Bi Fang tapped on the antlers with the back of his knife, producing a dull sound.

The antler velvet of sika deer grows at about 1.5 centimeters a day.

The antler velvet of moose grows at an astonishing rate of 2.5 centimeters a day, one of the fastest growing organs in nature, and the largest regenerative organ in nature, bar none.

"Antlers are a pair of fully calcified bones. During the process from velvet to antlers, the fine hair on their surface falls off, revealing a bright red color. Then, various birds would come and help clean off the velvet. Deer will also eat the velvet off each other. In fact, the supposed medicinal benefits of deer velvet chiefly come from the biochemical substances found in this layer of velvet."

"Shame, it’s all gone now."

The audience was amazed to hear this.

So deer are that awesome?

[Deer blood is the real pity, I’d rather not have the velvet but have the blood, wuwuwu, Old Fang, if you don’t want it you can give it to me]

"Oh, someone understands deer blood?" Bi Fang was surprised.

[My great-uncle breeds them, deer blood is great stuff, hehe, those who know, know]

[? What kind of riddle man?]

[What does it mean, I don’t get it]

[Can’t say, can’t say, it’s ineffably wonderful]

Bi Fang laughed loudly, "It’s simple, do you know that a stag typically has a harem of a dozen or twenty does, and these harems are not just for show, nor is it like lions that only mate a few times; they have to be serviced several times a day. And it goes on for several months."

The audience: "???"

[A dozen or twenty harems, several times a day, let’s say a hundred times, for several months... damn, that’s like a pile driver, isn’t it?]

[This... is a bit outrageous]

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[Really, I don’t believe it]

"It’s all thanks to deer blood. Deer blood has an extremely high oxygen content and contains a vast amount of immunoglobulins, roughly three times that of human blood. The SOD antioxidants are even up to seven times higher than in humans, completely fearless of viruses and bacteria."

"That’s why a lot of men adore deer blood wine, but I didn’t have a container to collect it, and it felt quite heavy, so I couldn’t be bothered to gather any."

[What a waste, what a waste!]

[Quick, Boss Fang, send the coordinates. While it’s still fresh, I’ll come over and lick it up]

[Lord Mu has sent the host 10 Spacecrafts—Ah-fang, we’ve been friends for so long, wouldn’t it be unspeakable for you not to bring back a jar as a gift?]

[Wow, a jar? Aren’t you afraid of dropping dead from greed, you black-hearted merchant?]

Kicking aside the useless parts, Bi Fang lifted it and felt much lighter, at least a third of the weight was gone, and the extra forty kilograms he could now carry was more than enough for him.

He took the deer down from the tree, slung it over his back, and rested it on his shoulder, near his neck.

[By the way, what would Old Fang do if he runs out of energy halfway and encounters a Black Bear?]

"That’s actually possible, but since we’re running downhill, it’s not very likely. We’ve discussed the combat power of bears and tigers before. One thing I didn’t mention is that the chances of Black Bears ’meeting’ tigers are actually not as high as we think."

Their selection of microhabitats is totally different.

"On a horizontal level, tigers and bears share the same habitat, like a place where there are both bears and tigers, but vertically, their chosen living spaces are quite different."

"Black Bears prefer higher elevation mountain areas, usually in the mountains within a habitat, whereas tigers prefer the lower altitudes of valleys or dense forests, similar to the microhabitats of Brown Bears.

"They share a ’bunk-bed’ relationship."

Oh.

So that’s how it is.

Once Bi Fang explained, everyone understood.

Black Bears live at higher altitudes, and now, by running downhill, one is leaving their habitat. Furthermore, the lower mountain areas are generally human settlements, so the likelihood of encountering Black Bears is even lower.

Bi Fang quickened his pace down the mountain, leaping over trees with ease.

With his joints reinforced, Bi Fang could move up and down without feeling any pressure on his knees, making it quite effortless.

This easy and carefree movement made many outdoors enthusiasts watching envious.

Let alone carrying a load nearly the weight of a person, one wouldn’t dare to jump off a rock more than a meter high with just a slight bend of the knees!

Wouldn’t one dare to jump like that if their knee joints were made of titanium alloy?

Jumping onto a mound of earth, a dark brown patch of soil caught his attention and made him stop.

In the summer after the harsh sun, the top layer of soil should be light grey.

But here, all of it was the moist deep soil, obviously turned over not long ago.

A small landslide?

Bi Fang took note of the slope’s gradient and shape.

About fifty degrees, clearly very prone to landslides.

The unique U-shape mouth confirmed this as well.

The recent earthquake wasn’t without its effects.

But this wasn’t what drew Bi Fang’s attention.

In the brown soil, a large piece of pale green stone was particularly eye-catching.

This is...Bi Fang moved closer.

Under the sunlight, the pale green stone shone brightly.

"Jade?"