The life on a ranch is always busy.

However, most of the time, the employees are busy, and the boss is leisurely.

Jiang Feng, having nothing to do, plans to follow Zhang Wen and Liu Jianjun to install infrared cameras.

In the evening, during the live broadcast, Jiang Feng mentioned this to his fans:

"I’m going on a forest patrol, probably won’t be able to do live broadcasts for three or four days."

"Going to climb wild mountains, and also look for traces of highland wildlife."

"When the time comes, I will shoot videos and publish them."

Hearing this, Jiang Feng’s fans replied one after another:

[Why not live broadcast?]

[Live streaming is so great!]

[Such a dramatic scene, and not live broadcast?]

Jiang Feng shook his head: "To protect wild animals, live broadcasts make it easy for people to figure out the location."

"In case there are poachers or something, following the broadcast would cause a bad impact."

"But if I only shoot footage of animals, it’s okay."

"People still won’t know where I am."

After hearing Jiang Feng’s words, the online viewers nodded.

Indeed, this consideration is more thorough.

Then, Jiang Feng hung up the call.

The next day, Jiang Feng packed his gear.

Filming outside is not complicated; it’s just a matter of putting the climbing bag in the car, parking somewhere, and going in to patrol the forest.

You can set up a tent to stay in, or you can sleep in the car.

That day, the three of them drove for more than half a day’s journey, reaching the foot of an uninhabited mountain.

Inner Mongolia is known for grasslands, but there are also many mountains.

This place is quite vast.

"This area hasn’t been visited for a long time; it would take about two days to walk around it."

Liu Jianjun said with emotion.

"The last time I came here was ten years ago."

Zhang Wen looked at the vacant mountains and fields, showing expectation: "The highland ecology is somewhat monotonous, hope to capture some animals."

Jiang Feng felt amazed at the scene before him.

He has a good relationship with the Forestry Bureau, with friends and acquaintances inside.

Participating in such activities is even more popular.

So, the three people spent the night at the mountain’s foot.

Early the next morning, they shouldered their climbing bags and formally set off.

Zhang Wen and Liu Jianjun both wore record cameras on their chests, and their purpose on this trip was to set up infrared cameras.

Then, after three months, they’ll return here to retrieve the cameras.

To record traces of wild animal activity in high mountain areas.

"How did you come to think there would be snow leopards here?"

What Jiang Feng found most interesting was the snow leopard, so he asked.

"Recently, satellite images captured it." Liu Jianjun answered honestly, "There are snow leopards in high-altitude areas; there are also some in the mountains of Outer Mongolia, but we have more snow leopards on the Qingzang Plateau."

"In high-altitude regions of Inner Mongolia, the chances of snow leopards existing are quite high."

"In Wulanchabu and Ula Mountain regions, snow leopards have been found, which isn’t surprising."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Feng nodded slightly.

Jiang Feng really likes felines, and this trip is mainly to see snow leopards.

The three of them continued walking upwards.

The climate on the plateau is somewhat cold, but fortunately, they are all well dressed.

After walking for most of the day, they found a mountain valley, inside which they saw a lot of stored hay and some plucked Tianshan Snow Lotus flowers.

Seeing this, all three laughed.

Finally saw traces of life.

The animals living here, they all knew, were plateau pika.

Plateau pika look quite cute, like both mice and rabbits, preferring to live in highland meadows, especially prevalent on the Qingzang Plateau.

Over there, plateau pika are even considered pests.

Due to their large numbers and love for eating pasture grass, the herdsmen can’t deal with them.

But on Jiang Feng’s ranch, the altitude is lower, so plateau pika are rare.

"There are signs of pika living here; just now I also saw North Mountain Goats."

"This place suits the living characteristics of snow leopards."

"So the chance of us finding snow leopards is quite large."

Liu Jianjun said confidently.

They set up an infrared camera here, which will only take pictures when it captures the infrared of a creature, with an extremely long standby time, capable of lasting three months.

The camera is focused on the pika family.

Then, Liu Jianjun recorded the location, and the three continued onward.

But the road ahead became somewhat dull; patrolling the mountain for nearly a day, without seeing any signs of snow leopards.

The three of them felt a little disappointed.

At night, they found a place to set up a tent and ate some self-heating food.

Jiang Feng lying in his sleeping bag, thought about how long it’s been since he last tried lottery draws.

He wondered if he could gain anything using the system.

Thus, Jiang Feng decided to settle his popularity value, currently accumulating 34 million popularity points, the most he’s ever collected.

Jiang Feng chose 3 Top Level Lotteries and 4 Advanced Lotteries.

"The host chooses Top Level Lottery, drawing..."

"Congratulations to the host for obtaining the item:"

"Golden Boots*1 Pair: A pair of pure gold Golden Boots, worth millions."

"Special Edition Wrangler*1 Vehicle: A latest commemorative silver Special Edition Wrangler off-road vehicle, suitable for off-roading."

"Congratulations to the host for acquiring a Skill:"

"Vision Protection: The host’s vision is protected from nearsightedness and farsightedness, and will not develop snow blindness or night blindness."

The system prompt sounded.

These three lotteries are quite good, a million in gold, a million-worth off-road vehicle, and a skill to protect the eyes.

For people today, constantly looking at phones and using computers can easily degrade vision, so having vision protection is nice.

"Host selects Advanced Lottery, drawing..."

"Congratulations to the host for acquiring an item:"

"High-Definition Dashcam: A high-definition dashcam."

"Custom Jacket: Black edition jacket, waterproof, lightweight, warm."

"Carbon Fiber Bicycle: A carbon fiber bicycle, official price 120,000."

"Congratulations to the host for acquiring a tool:"

"Search Card: Host can locate specific desired animals within a hundred-kilometer radius."

A series of lotteries ended.

Have to say, the lottery is really exhilarating.

Got a bunch of good stuff for free.

A silver Special Edition Wrangler off-road vehicle, a 120,000 bicycle, and gold, clothes, etc.

The key point is, it only cost 100,000 popularity value, and Jiang Feng got a Search Card.

This is exactly what he needed.

This trip has been so tough, can’t go in vain.

Jiang Feng thought of his ability to have an affinity with big cats, if he encounters a Snow Leopard, maybe he could really pet it a bit.

One night passed just like that, the three of them slept peacefully in the wind-sheltered rock crevice.

The sleeping bag was warm, and the sleep was comfortable.

The next day, they continued on their exploratory journey.

Such is the life of a forester, and with this special task, it’s even harder.

Jiang Feng decided to use the Search Card, targeting Snow Leopard.

Soon, the Search Card prompted.

There really is a Snow Leopard nearby!

News about Snow Leopards being found in Inner Mongolia has appeared several times, Snow Leopards have a wide range of activities, as long as it’s a plateau area with few human traces, there’s a chance of spotting them.

Jiang Feng was very excited.

He checked the map, the direction of the three walking wasn’t far from the location of the Snow Leopard.

Jiang Feng continued to walk forward calmly.

About half an hour later, Jiang Feng found a high spot, took out his binoculars to observe the distance.

Zhang Wen and Liu Jianjun sat on a rock resting.

Zhang Wen sighed: "Where’s the Snow Leopard? I was looking forward to this, but still didn’t find it."

"Wanted to see what a Snow Leopard looks like!"

Liu Jianjun responded: "Indeed it’s hard to see, if you see one it’ll be newsworthy."

"Don’t think too much about it."

At that moment, Jiang Feng put down the binoculars and said: "I think I see a Snow Leopard."

His words instantly caught the attention of the two.

"Where?" Zhang Wen asked eagerly.

"Are you sure?" Liu Jianjun was also full of anticipation.

They really wanted to see a Snow Leopard.

To see this creature in reality, any hardship would be worth it.

"On that mountain over there."

Jiang Feng pointed at the distant barren mountain and spoke.

In the distance was a high mountain, covered entirely in gray and white rocks, overall appearing gray and misty.

Zhang Wen immediately took the binoculars and looked toward that direction.

But he watched for quite a while and didn’t see anything.

The Snow Leopard’s color is similar to the color of the mountain rocks, acting as natural camouflage.

It’s normal not to spot it at first glance.

"Behind that big rock, it’s sprawled there, only half of its head is visible."

Jiang Feng pointed out again, only then Zhang Wen saw it.

Just one look, and Zhang Wen couldn’t be more excited.

"It really is a Snow Leopard! It’s real!"

On a giant rock lay a dull-looking gray leopard resting idly.

The leopard was lazily relaxing, very leisurely.

Upon seeing this scene, Zhang Wen felt incredibly motivated.

Liu Jianjun also took the binoculars, seeing the Snow Leopard clearly, he smiled too.

"This is great, this trip was worth it, surely newsworthy."

"Really rare!"

As foresters, encountering rare wildlife within their surveillance range obviously makes them happy.

Moreover, Snow Leopards are a national protected species, making them hard to see.

The three slowly approached the mountain, preparing to set up infrared cameras.

Their mood had taken a dramatic turn.

At this moment, only excitement remained.