"Are these plants? They're alive?"
"Foxtail, cogon grass, plantain... Holy crap! Are these still the wild grasses I know?"
Not just those few red-bellied pheasants, but the robust wild deer Lydia had her eye on, along with several dopey-looking wild boars, were all silently ensnared by the branches of the shrubs. By the time they realized the threat and struggled to break free, it was too late.
Their strength was terrifying, their roars shaking the heavens and earth, quite frightening. One could estimate that a car hit by them would be scrap.
But the trees that entangled them, empowered by the White Night Wood energy, had their toughness and strength terrifyingly enhanced for a short period!
"Does this scene feel a bit familiar? Liaozhai?"
"Aren't weeds and trees quite fragile? Why do they seem tougher than steel cables here?"
"Haven't you noticed! Even though Gou Dan and the others are already outrageously strong, those wild boars and wild oxen seem even bigger?"
"Is there a possibility... that Brother Ye's ranch is a nuclear contamination zone? Have all these animals mutated?"
"If that's the case... could Brother Ye also be a mutant? He once seemed to lift a big tree that several people couldn't embrace!!!"
"Brother upstairs! I feel like your 'seemed' can be removed..."
"Cough cough! Don't believe rumors, don't spread them..."
"You're the mutant! Your whole family is mutated! Brother Ye wouldn't be!"
...
The livestream started to go chaotic. The expert panel, having just breathed a sigh of relief, was almost gasping for air again. This troublesome fellow, they had just barely managed to explain things, and now what was this? Did he really intend to reveal these big secrets?
Or, had the country prepared itself? Suddenly recalling that they hadn't received orders from the higher-ups for a long time, the expert team fell silent again. What was the current situation?
As for the person in question, Bai Ye, he seemed unconcerned. Stopping the "Everything Comes to Life" magic trick, he waved his hand.
"Let's go! Catch our dinner!"
Lydia's big eyes sparkled with starlight, and with a yelp, she rode Bai Xiao and rushed forward.
"Awooo!!" Little Fuan vigorously patted Gou Dan's head, dislodging a lot of dog hair!
Gou Dan happily charged forward, closely following behind its target, Bai Xiao, sticking out its long tongue, looking like a happy simpleton.
The small animals, immersed in their delicious world, heard terrified roars around them and saw a group of fierce-looking beings charging from afar. Among them were the two-legged creatures they considered forest demons.
"Moo!!" Instantly, birds and beasts scattered. They didn't care about their companions entangled by the trees anymore, turning around and rushing back into the forest from where they came.
'Moo!' The big black ox, having become the leader of the cattle herd, saw Bai Ye and Gou Dan charging, and without hesitation, led the herd away. Although it felt that Bai Ye and the others might not target it, its own kind might not be so lucky!
Moreover, it had personally witnessed Bai Ye's methods and understood how terrifying he was. Therefore, it immediately led the cattle away.
By the time Bai Ye arrived, some of the delicious small livestock entangled had already tired themselves to death, and those still clinging to life were given a quick end by Gou Dan and the others, bitten to death in an instant.
"It would be a shame not to add some cumin and scallions to such cute little animals!"
"To be fair... shouldn't these magical animals be protected animals of Daxia? Why is Lord Bai Ye killing them so casually?"
"Yeah! I'm also curious. If this were our country, if Bai Ye oppa did this, he'd never get out in his life!"
"Friends from Country R and Han, you guys are overthinking it! Our Brother Ye has a national hunting license. Anything that flies in the sky, runs on the ground, or swims in the water, if you see it, it's best to steer clear of our Brother Ye!"
"Eh? No way! Bai Ye-chan is too amazing, and he even pretended to have no background?"
"Bai Ye oppa is so bad!"
"That's not it... otherwise, why do you think Brother Ye has such a large ranch!"
"Hey hey? Shouldn't your focus be on something else? Shouldn't the focus be on why the animals in Brother Ye's ranch are so monstrous?"
"It's not just animals anymore, the plants are also monstrous!"
"Shouldn't the streamer himself be the point of all this?? I seriously suspect the streamer is not a normal human!"
"Pah! You're the abnormal human, your whole family is abnormal! Our Brother Ye is so handsome and outstanding, are you jealous?"
...
The livestream was buzzing with excitement, with comments flooding in, and topics constantly changing, but eventually, all doubts began to converge on Bai Ye.
Especially after the experts from the three countries gradually fell silent and disappeared, this discussion became even more uncontrollable.
"Cough~" Bai Ye said with a proper laugh, "Some magic tricks, it's all about the technique and props. It's no fun to always reveal the secrets. Everyone should just have fun, why take it so seriously?"
Bai Ye's casual evasion didn't satisfy many netizens. Were these just small magic tricks? And was this about magic tricks? Don't you think everything around you is abnormal? Including yourself?
"Let's go, I'll take you to see the most beautiful mountain in the ranch." Seeing that the netizens were about to get to the bottom of things, Bai Ye decided to change the topic and location.
"Brother Ye is probably talking about that dormant volcano, right? The scenery is indeed very beautiful, and there seems to be a lake inside!"
"Friends from Country R, you guys should take a good look."
"Hmm? Why? Could it be more beautiful than our number one mountain in the world—Mount Fuji?"
"Hey hey! Don't let Brother Ye fool you, he hasn't explained clearly yet!"
"Experts, where are those experts? Why are they not speaking today? @Plant Researcher... @Geographer Song Mou..."
"You people are really disappointing, just watch, don't expose Brother Ye's secrets!"
"Magic creation is so hard, and you're just enjoying yourselves for a moment? Have some decency!"
"???"
...
Just as Bai Ye was about to set off, Old Song sent him a message. It wasn't to blame him for revealing some secrets, but regarding the development of 'mineral water.'
The survey and design personnel for the water source site had been in Modu for some time. They were supposed to start working in Bai Ye's ranch a few days ago, but because Lydia had leveled up those days, the ranch became fraught with danger, so the plan was put on hold.
"When will you have time to bring them to take a look? Of course, the sooner the better." This was Old Song's exact words.
Old Song, usually calm, showed a hint of urgency in his message.
Bai Ye immediately replied with one word: Okay.
"Does everyone remember what we said about building a mineral water plant in the ranch?"
Bai Ye said, "We're about to start construction."
"The factory designers have rushed over, and we'll go back to pick them up first. We'll continue the tour when we get back."
"Mm! We can go back and store our dinner!" Lydia giggled, riding Bai Xiao and leading the way back. As the camera flew past her, she suddenly grinned mischievously, "Sisters, the mineral water in our ranch is very sweet! It also contains glucose, and drinking it makes your skin good!"
Looking at Lydia's fair and tender skin, thousands of women in the livestream couldn't sit still. All three comment sections were conquered by them.
"Holy crap! Is Brother Ye's mineral water good for beauty and skincare?"
"Is Lydia's cute and dewy fair skin a result of drinking that mountain spring water?"
"When will it be mined? I can't wait!!!"
"I'll pre-order ten cases!"
"I'll buy ten tons!"
"Cough! Brother Ye, can it cure back pain?" The male fans also couldn't sit still. 'Glucose water,' is it those little blue bottles that Brother Ye often drinks? Gou Dan and Little Fuan were drooling!
At the border between Modu and the ranch, three off-road vehicles were waiting quietly. At the forefront were two police officers, a man and a woman, their hands resting on the holsters of their police-issue guns, their eyes vigilantly fixed on the forest ahead.
"Sister Liang, do you think we can beat the small animals in Brother Ye's ranch now?" the male officer asked the cold and serious female officer beside him with a lack of confidence.