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Still not completed, but following the old rules, I’ll stake a claim.
I’ll finish editing it before half-past midnight.
In the forest, tall trees were spreading their branches in all eight directions.
A length of white rope covered with dust was wrapped around one section of a branch, and beneath it, a pair of antlers was tightly entangled.
The eighty-kilogram sika deer hung mid-air, half of its short fur had been skinned, revealing the blood-red muscles underneath.
A multitude of capillaries had ruptured, and the severed arteries no longer bled but were drying gradually, dripping into a puddle of blood beneath the hooves.
Ripples spread out from the center of the blood puddle, layer upon layer.
Bi Fang squatted down and stared intently.
The audience in the live broadcast were still clamoring, not having noticed this scene.
Bear?
Such a massive vibration, was it caused by some gigantic creature attacking?
No, impossible.
Bi Fang shook his head.
According to the frequency, the scent, and the distance of the vibration source, with such a disturbance, it would have been in sight by now, not still hidden from view.
He thought about the region he was in.
Bi Fang’s pupils shrank instantly, and he blurted out, "Fuck, an earthquake?"
The sudden shout confused the noisy viewers for a moment. Over ninety percent of ordinary people have never experienced an earthquake in their lives, a term only encountered during occasional school drills, which unexpectedly burst forth from Bi Fang, leaving many unable to react at first.
An earthquake?
Fuck, an earthquake!
At that moment, the camera in the Japanese live broadcast room switched back to Bi Fang. The two commentators’ brains froze, and they almost instinctively crawled under the table.
When the audience looked back at the live broadcast, the puddle of blood on the screen seemed almost ready to leap into the air!
In just a matter of seconds, an intense shaking sensation transmitted from Bi Fang’s feet to his whole body. The blood pit in front of him, which had been rippling, now had blood drops almost splashing from its center!
In the eyes of millions of viewers, the entire screen was trembling slightly.
It wasn’t the drone that was moving, it was the earth.
Amidst the rolling thunder like a dragon turning over, tiny stones scattered about, a multitude of leaves fell from mid-air, and the suspended sika deer shook violently.
This feeling was extremely terrifying, truly nature’s mighty wrath.
Bi Fang leaned against a tree for support. At that moment, he felt extremely strange, as if each of his legs were tied to a large vibrating device. Fortunately, after just seven or eight seconds, the intense shaking had stopped.
Countless viewers swallowed and tried to send a barrage of chat messages, only to find their own fingers were trembling as well.
[Is it...over?]
[That was quick]
[Was that really an earthquake just now?]
[I can’t believe I’m witnessing an earthquake]
Many viewers were surprised by the experience.
It was so rare.
To see an earthquake during a live broadcast?
Humans have had no means of detecting earthquakes in advance, so live broadcasting it is simply impossible.
Even if occasionally caught, it is mostly indoors with some small streamers broadcasting.
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Such as the magnificent scene witnessed by millions of people today.
Unprecedented.
Bi Fang swallowed hard, sweat beading on his temples, he was a bit slow to recover.
In both his past life and this one, he had only seen earthquakes on the news, let alone experienced one personally.
The earthquake just now was Bi Fang’s first personal experience, and he was quite shocked by it.
He looked around and saw no widespread tree collapse or landslides, and considering his immediate feeling, "The earthquake just now must not have been high in magnitude, but it indeed made one anxious, especially on the mountain where landslides can easily occur. Once caught in a landslide, there’s hardly any chance of survival."
[Awesome, I’ve never experienced an earthquake in all my years.]
[Better if you never have to.]
[I freely give to the host Big Bone*66 for keeping it real—he’s damn impressive.]
[The user who stops changing names is a fool gives the host a yacht*1—Eye-opening, truly eye-opening! I’ve grown so much, and this is the first time experiencing an earthquake.]
After waiting for a moment and not feeling any aftershocks, Bi Fang began to relax, "Good, there’s no danger. But capturing this moment is indeed rare. However, for safety’s sake, we’d better start moving towards flat and open ground. It’s best not to stay here any longer."
In the Japan live stream room, a huge number of viewers expressed their amazement.
The camera moves to the other hunters.
The range of an earthquake is often vast, not just Bi Fang; many other hunters had also felt this shake a few minutes ago.
Mugalen leaned against a tree, slowly sitting down with his chest heaving violently. Although it was not that physically exhausting, he couldn’t help but gasp for air.
That was damn scary, an earthquake out of nowhere.
Bosen, with a crossbow on his shoulder, hugged his head and squatted on the ground, only daring to look up after everything had ended, and he let out a huge sigh of relief.
"Almost lost my life there."
Not only in Taiji Town, but the whole of Wakayama Prefecture and even most of Honshu Island felt this strong earthquake.
Every hunter, big or small, experienced it.
Several Yōki Hunters were used to it and quickly left the tall trees to crouch with their heads covered, standing up again after it was over.
Fortunately, there was nobody hunting Black Bear when the earthquake happened; otherwise, accidents would have been inevitable.
Sato opened his water bottle for a drink and asked the audience not to worry, "Our Japan is a country with many earthquakes and volcanoes and is also the country with 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 unstable regions formed by tectonic plate collisions, and countries located on these seismic belts often experience frequent earthquakes.
Among the places notorious for 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, which is the foremost among them.
Its location on the map is between the Eurasian Plate and the Pacific Plate, with the Pacific Plate subducting under the Eurasian Plate, causing intense collision and compression.
This collision not only formed the Japanese archipelago but also brought endless earthquake disasters.
It’s a bit like two plastic plates floating in a basin of water, colliding and separating in an instant.
But on Earth’s "large basin", the process is slowed down by countless times, and so is the deformation at the moment of impact.
The collision continues to this day, and every year Japan experiences a succession of volcanic eruptions and earthquakes.
There are over 200 volcanoes here, about 45 of which are active. Earthquakes are so frequent it’s like eating and drinking, with an average of over 1,500 earthquakes per year, and a daily earthquake occurrence rate of more than four times.
We only eat three meals a day, but there can be four earthquakes here in a day, making it even with night snacks.
Of course, that’s a bit exaggerated because this includes the entire territory of Japan, including the seabed. In specific areas, it’s not that dramatic.
"We have earthquakes almost every day of the year here. Most of them are small and non-destructive, like ripples barely disturbing the water. However, sometimes there are more powerful ones, so our houses are mostly made of wood to reduce casualties."
"I’ve been accustomed to this life since I was young, so there’s no need to be afraid; it will pass in a moment."
Picking up a naginata lying nearby, Sato waved his hand, indicating that the earthquake was minor, scary but of no real harm.
[Like a boss!]
[Seen bigger scenes than this]
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[Other hunters must have been scared shitless, hahaha]
In the forest, Bi Fang said the same, explaining why Japan has so many earthquakes.
Many netizens were quite moved.
[Still, Huaxia is better, safe]
"That’s not exactly true,"
Bi Fang thought for a moment and then denied it.
"Our country’s 7% of land bears over 33% of the world’s strong continental earthquakes, which is an alarming ratio; it’s considered safe because most of the population is concentrated in the plains."
"Holy shit, really?"
Many viewers looked at each other in disbelief.
The first venue was packed with people nodding their heads from all over the country and even from abroad, obviously recalling many traumatic past experiences.
"Let’s hurry and deal with the Sika Deer, then head down the mountain to flatter ground, in case there are aftershocks. After all, it’s the mountain slope we’re on that matters, not just the intensity of the earthquake."
After skinning the deer and removing its innards, the whole deer’s weight was significantly lighter. Bi Fang looked at the pair of majestic antlers, which were almost completely calcified, and had no velvet left.
"Antlers without velvet are pretty much useless." Bi Fang still felt regretful.
"Deer can be called the Deadpools of nature due to their incredibly strong healing abilities. For example, this Sika Deer here, if it fractured a leg bone, it would be able to walk in three days, run again in ten days, and fully recover in twenty days."
"The same goes for the velvet; it’s actually the regenerative tissue of the Sika Deer and can be described as a biological wonder in the animal kingdom. Biologists still can’t understand why mammals can regenerate such large organs."
"Note that it’s an organ, not our nails or hair which regrow after being cut, referred to as keratin protein hyperplasia, commonly known as dead skin. In contrast, the deer velvet is a living organ of the deer."
Bi Fang tapped the antlers with the back of his knife, producing a dull sound.
The growth rate of Sika Deer’s velvet is about 1.5 centimeters per day.
The velvet of Moose grows at an astonishing rate of 2.5 centimeters per day, making it one of the fastest-growing organs in nature, and also the biggest regenerative organ in the animal kingdom; there are none others like it.
"Antlers are completely calcified bones, and during the transition from velvet to antlers, the furry surface sheds, revealing a raw, red color. Then various small birds come to help them clean it off. Deer also eat the layer of velvet from each other. The so-called medicinal value of deer velvet mainly comes from the biochemical substances in this layer of fur,"
"Too bad it’s all gone now."
The audience was equally astonished hearing this.
So deer are that badass?
[The deer blood is the real pity here, I’d rather have deer blood than velvet, wuuu, Old Fang if you don’t want it you can give it to me]
"Oh, someone knows about deer blood?" Bi Fang was surprised.
[My great uncle breeds them, deer blood is some good stuff, hehe, those who know, know.]
[? What kind of cryptic person?]
[What does that mean, I don’t get it]
[Can’t say, can’t say, words fail to describe it]
Bi Fang laughed heartily: "It’s simple, do you know, a male deer usually has over a dozen or so harems, and these are not just for show, nor is it like a lion which mates only a few times, but they must serve them well several times a day. And this goes on for several months."
Audience: "???"
[Over a dozen harems, several times a day, let’s say a hundred times, continuously for several months... holy fuck, this is no less than a piling machine, right?]
[... That’s a bit outrageous]
[Really? I don’t believe it]
"The reason I could do this is the deer blood. Deer blood has an extremely high oxygen content and contains a large amount of immune globulin—about three times that of human blood. Its SOD antioxidant molecules are even as much as seven times higher than those found in humans, making it completely unafraid of viruses and bacteria."
"That’s why many men admire deer blood wine. However, I don’t have a container, and it feels pretty heavy. I was too lazy to collect it."
[Such a waste, such a waste!]
[Quick, Boss Fang, send your coordinates. While it’s still fresh, I want to go there and lick it up]
[Lord Mu has sent the streamer Spaceships*10—Ah-fang, we’ve been friends for so long. Wouldn’t it be inappropriate not to bring back a barrel as a gift?]
[Wow, a whole barrel, aren’t you afraid that corrupt merchants will die of a sudden heart attack?]
Cutting away the useless parts, Bi Fang lifted the load. It was much lighter now. At least a third of the weight was gone, and the extra forty kilograms of weight was more than manageable for him at this point.
Bi Fang took the deer down from the tree, carried it on his back, and hoisted it onto his shoulders, around his neck.
[By the way, what if Old Fang runs out of strength halfway and encounters a black bear?]
"That’s possible, but we’re heading downhill. It’s not very likely. We’ve discussed the combat abilities of bears and tigers before. There’s one thing I didn’t mention: the chances of black bears and tigers ’meeting’ each other are not as high as we think."
Their choices in microhabitats are completely different.
"On a horizontal distribution level, tigers and bears can be in the same habitat, like a place that has both bears and tigers, but vertically, their preferred spaces are quite different."
"Black bears prefer higher altitudes in the mountains, usually at the top of a habitat’s high mountains, whereas tigers prefer lower altitudes in valleys or dense forests, similar to the microhabitats of brown bears.
"It’s like they have a ’bunk bed’ relationship."
Oh.
So that’s how it is.
Once Bi Fang explained, everyone understood.
Black bears live at higher altitudes; now that we are running downhill, we are leaving their habitat. Plus, the foothills are usually human settlements, so the likelihood of encountering a black bear is even smaller.
Bi Fang raced down the hill, stepping on rocks, and quickly leaping over the trees.
With his enhanced joints, Bi Fang felt no stress on his knees when rising and falling, making it all very effortless.
This ease and comfort made many viewers who love outdoor sports downright envious.
Not to mention carrying a load almost as heavy as a person, even just dropping down from a huge rock over a meter high, they wouldn’t dare to do it by just bending their knees slightly!
Who would dare to jump like that unless their knee joints were made of titanium alloy?
Jumping onto a dirt mound, a dark brown soil patch nearby made him stop in his tracks.
After a hot summer, the surface soil should be light grey.
But this area was all damp subsoil, clearly freshly dug up.
A small landslide?
Bi Fang took notice of the slope’s gradient and shape.
About fifty degrees, which is extremely prone to landslides.
The unique U-shaped mouth also proved this point.
The recent earthquake was not without impact.
But that wasn’t what attracted Bi Fang.
Among the brown soil, a large chunk of cyan-green stone stood out markedly.
Could this be... Bi Fang stepped closer.
Under the sunlight, the cyan-green stone glittered brilliantly.
"Jade?"