In the pasture, Jiang Feng started practicing horseback archery again.

He had learned about the World Horseback Archery Championship, and the rules were quite simple.

It simply involved letting the horse run along a track, with the archer shooting targets in sequence.

To ensure fairness, all bows and arrows were uniformly provided by the organizers.

The World Nomad Games are held every two years, organized by UNESCO.

Nomadic culture, along with fishing and hunting culture and agricultural culture, are the foundations of human survival. It’s of great significance to promote exchange and development of these cultures.

Seeing Jiang Feng practicing horseback archery, netizens were curious.

[Host, didn’t you say there won’t be horseback archery this year?]

[The opening ceremony already had a performance, do we need to see it again?]

[Horseback archery is really cool!]

[It’s making my blood boil!]

The netizens shouted one after another.

Shooting arrows from a galloping horse indeed gave people a sense of ancient battlefield nostalgia.

Jiang Feng shot a few times in a row and slowly came to a stop.

He said to the netizens:

"I can’t participate in this year’s Nadamu archery competition because I have something else to do."

The netizens were a bit stunned by Jiang Feng’s words.

The trolls couldn’t sit still.

[Is it because the national team is coming, and you have no hope of winning the championship?]

[Afraid, aren’t we?]

[I was looking forward to a strong showdown in archery!]

[Why aren’t you participating when the anticipation for archery is so high this year!]

With someone steering the topic, many people thought so.

Because it had been rumored before that a youth training team member from the national archery team was going to participate in Ximeng League’s archery competition this year.

That young guy was dashing and handsome, and since he was going to compete with Jiang Feng, many people were looking forward to the showdown between the two.

Now, suddenly Jiang Feng said he wasn’t participating, and quite a few people were disappointed and started to steer the topic again.

Jiang Feng didn’t hesitate and directly stated the reason:

"The reason for not participating is simple. I was invited by the Ministry of Culture to go to Kazakhstan to participate in the World Nomad Games."

"I’m a horseback archery contestant."

"I’m leaving the day after tomorrow, adjusting for two days over there, then participating in the competition."

"Nomadic peoples from various countries will be there at the time."

"Thinking about it sounds lively."

Upon hearing Jiang Feng say this, the netizens in the livestream finally understood.

The previous hubbub instantly disappeared.

Many immediately asked excitedly:

[World Nomad Games? Such a game exists?]

[I see, host is awesome!]

[Is this to represent the country?]

[Wow, the host is truly amazing, not just a broadcaster and big influencer, but also a formal national athlete.]

[Nice, I feel so proud as a fan!]

The barrage was densely packed.

Obviously, everyone had high expectations for his performance.

Seeing everyone’s messages, Jiang Feng smiled and said:

"Although it’s four or five days abroad, the competition only has one chance, and I guess it’ll be over in three minutes."

"The Nomad Games’ competition doesn’t have that many spectators; it’s more like everyone gathering to appreciate the nomadic cultures of various countries."

"It’s a lot less grand than official international competitions."

"But at least I can carry the national flag."

Jiang Feng rode Red Hare across the grassland.

In the International Horseback Archery Championship, participants could choose to bring their own horse or pick one from the organizers.

Jiang Feng thought, since it’s so far abroad, Red Hare wouldn’t be going.

Otherwise, making the horse fly for a dozen hours might cause too much stress, which would be irresponsible.

He would just pick a suitable horse instead; the focus on horseback archery was the archery, not horse racing.

He was still very much looking forward to this kind of competition.

What he anticipated wasn’t winning, but exchanging with nomadic peoples worldwide.

In this era, city life has become mainstream, while nomadic, fishing and hunting, and agricultural lifestyles have become quite rare.

But likewise, these three cultures will never disappear.

Jiang Feng looked at his pasture, feeling very sentimental.

His ranch was beautiful, making life comfortable and allowing him to do many things.

Going to exchange with nomadic peoples worldwide seemed like a good idea.

After wrapping things up, Jiang Feng reported to the cultural bureau and then boarded a plane to Kazakhstan.

The country has many international exchange activities every year.

For example, activities related to ceramics, carving, design, and so on.

The Nomad Games are one of them, not a big deal generally.

But because of Jiang Feng’s high popularity, this matter was surprisingly well-received by netizens.

The group flew for a day and arrived in Kazakhstan.

The accommodation environment was decent, not comparable to a star-rated hotel but up to business hotel standards.

After dinner and a night’s rest, the next day, Jiang Feng and the others reached the competition site.

This place was surrounded by two rows of white tents, with a touch of Middle Eastern flair.

The pasture here was a semi-desert area, appearing somewhat desolate, with many dry yellow weeds growing.

The local herders all wear headscarves.

Someone once said that those wearing white headscarves are either very wealthy or terrorists.

But upon actual interaction, you’ll find that everyone is just ordinary people, only with different cultural customs.

Since he was abroad, Jiang Feng didn’t do anything over-the-top, nor did he live broadcast.

The competition venue is slightly larger than a soccer field, with a track that’s six hundred meters in one lap.

When the time comes, we’ll be racing on this track.

The person in charge of leading the Huaxia team this time is Lin Wei.

Lin Wei has participated in several World Nomadic Games and is very familiar with the event.

Seeing everyone a bit reserved, Lin Wei said with a smile:

"There’s no need to be so nervous, just relax and enjoy yourselves."

"To put it bluntly, it’s an event organized by UNESCO after getting some funding; as long as the promotion is done well, the responsible people at UNESCO will also see it as an achievement."

"Just cooperate for the photos."

After hearing Lin Wei’s words, everyone relaxed.

At dinner, everyone tried the roasted lamb here.

The lamb from Kazakhstan isn’t as tasty as that from Inner Mongolia, possibly because there’s less fodder here, so the lamb has a bit of an off taste.

However, seeing all the different ethnic groups gathered here is quite interesting.

The next morning, Jiang Feng picked a good horse to get familiar with the venue.

Many foreign herders looked at him curiously.

Jiang Feng rode the horse, holding the bow and arrow provided by the organizers, racing wildly around the venue.

The track here is outlined with two rows of potted plants, surrounded by square white tents with striped decorations.

An exotic culture wafts over.

Jiang Feng didn’t pay much attention to it.

He shot five arrows in a row while riding, with a standard and handsome posture, hitting the target with every shot.

Seeing this, others also showed expressions of amazement.

Shooting while riding is difficult.

It’s far from as easy as it looks.

Jiang Feng hitting five arrows in a row is enough to show he is an expert.

"This event is quite interesting,"

Jiang Feng said with a grin.

He really enjoyed the atmosphere.

In the afternoon, the organizers wanted to shoot an opening scene, with many reporters present, including those from Huaxia.

The most classic scene of the opening ceremony is when participants from 28 countries, wearing their respective nomadic ethnic attire, ride gallant horses, holding their national flags, and gallop along.

The representative of the Huaxia team was Jiang Feng.

Jiang Feng cherished this opportunity.

However, as it was a nomadic games event, Jiang Feng wore Mongolian people’s attire.

He even had these clothes himself.

As the opening ceremony began, you could see the 28 representative participants galloping forward.

Numerous cameras were fixed along the road, filming head-on.

Dust billowed ahead.

Horses galloped in unison.

Dressed in various ethnic attires, the nomadic people smiled, holding their flags, running past the cameras.

Among them, the most vivid was Huaxia’s red flag.

Jiang Feng held the flag high.

For some reason, at that moment, he felt a surge of pride and honor in his veins.

Regardless of whether the nomadic games attracted much attention, he was competing on behalf of his country, with the red flag billowing high under his hold.

This scene was the most spectacular moment of the nomadic games.

More magnificent than any competition scenes.

To see people of different races and ethnicities gathered together due to the commonality of nomadic culture.

Among them was Huaxia.

The video quickly made its way back home.

Traditionally, such games received little attention, even official videos would get at most a few thousand likes.

But this year was different.

Because this year, Jiang Feng was participating, who already had a large fan base, and this time he was holding the flag for Huaxia.

All of a sudden, the video went viral.

Watching through the billowing dust, Jiang Feng rode a gallant horse, hoisting the red flag, looking heroic.

At that moment, all netizens’ gazes were drawn to the red flag.

The comment section was bustling.

"The venue master is so strong, it makes my blood boil watching!"

"I’ve been staring at the national flag, couldn’t move my gaze away!"

"Seeing this scene makes me feel our country is truly powerful!"

"Come on, venue master, show the world the prowess of Huaxia’s herders!"

Many left comments under the video.

Perhaps there would be some mockery and sarcasm, but seeing such a scene, many more felt their blood boil with excitement.

countries’ nomadic tribes competed.

Huaxia, as one of the major countries among them, has consistently performed well every year.

Lin Wei comforted everyone to ease their nerves for the competition, saying:

"There’s no need to be too nervous for the competition, though international, the participants aren’t all that strong, some countries are just here for the experience."

"Just perform to your true abilities."

The participants nodded in agreement, but the tension in their hearts wasn’t so easily dispelled.