Live Streaming: Great Adventure in the Wilderness-Chapter 854 - 850: The Fluffed-Up Cheetah

The sunlight shone on the pure white plastic bag, barely revealing the glimmer of blood from within.

Bi Fang's gaze penetrated the iron mesh, assessing the weight of the cheetah.

"The cheetah is a felid carnivore and is the only species in its genus. It is divided into five subspecies and one variant species."

"The largest is the North African subspecies, with adult males weighing 29-71 kilograms, averaging 45 kilograms, and adult females 21-63 kilograms, averaging 38 kilograms."

"The weight of fully-grown individuals of the other four subspecies is generally below 35 kilograms. They look similar to leopards and can run at exceptionally high speeds, which is why they're called cheetahs."

"The Kenya region belongs to South Africa, and Harley, who was rescued by the staff here, is also of the South African subspecies, usually weighing only about 35 to 45 kilograms. Harley is still a subadult, with a weight of about thirty to forty, and I estimate it's around thirty-three."

The chain was pulled out, making a clanking sound.

The staff member next to him was startled by these words and said subconsciously, "The checkup the day before yesterday showed it was 35 kilograms, but animal weight measurements are not very accurate, and it hasn't eaten since then, so 33 is about right. You're really talented; you can even discern that."

Animals are different from humans—they don't wear clothes—so it's not impossible to judge an animal's physique at a glance.

But this isn't something just anyone can do; it requires an experienced eye and a wealth of experience, not to mention a considerable familiarity with the species, akin to how a skilled butcher can accurately cut the right weight of meat with one slice.

In the staff member's memory, only a handful of seasoned professors who specialize in cheetahs could achieve this.

Moreover, carnivorous animals like those in the wild differ from humans. They can consume several kilograms of food in one meal, ensuring that they won't starve for several days even if no prey is available. Thus, when exactly the weight is measured makes a big difference. Bi Fang's estimate was less than two kilograms off, even within a kilogram, which shows his expertise.

"A cheetah that weighs thirty kilograms poses a limited threat; we can totally treat it like a large cat."

[Big cat (facepalm)]

[I want to pet such a big cat too]

[Only Master Fang can say such a thing, I saw a guy last time being chased by a local dog that seemed even smaller than Harley.]

Feline animals indeed have formidable killing power, but size is a mountain that all creatures in nature cannot circumvent; it's not something that can be surpassed simply through body structure.

Thirty kilograms, not even forty percent of Bi Fang's own weight.

Hence, facing a completely unfamiliar cheetah, Bi Fang was not as apprehensive as the viewers thought but rather very calm.

He had handled a three-hundred-kilogram brown bear; even if it was bare-handed, how could he possibly be afraid of a thirty-kilogram cheetah?

But for the cheetah, things were not so simple.

The sound of the sliding chain startled Harley, it turned its head, and then a tall, robust "giant" entered, with his bare forearms like twisted steel cables, adorned with curves that radiated strength.

If it had just been that, it would have been fine; the protection center had many such bipedal apes.

But terrifyingly, the aura of this bipedal ape was completely different from any Harley had ever seen before!

Completely different!

Completely different!

The feeling was as if it had encountered a natural enemy, a predator far more fierce than itself standing right in front of it!

After a few seconds of his little brain crashing, Harley immediately went into full alarm mode!

Its golden fur uncontrollably bristled, and as Bi Fang advanced, Harley gradually retreated to the corner, void of any elegance or dominance of the speed king it once possessed.

Such a posture puzzled both the staff and the audience on the side.

[Wow, what's going on here?]

[Is Master Fang scaring the cheetah like that (Dog's head)?]

[I'm seriously impressed, just like my cat when it sees a dog.]

"Harley doesn't usually act like this, does he?" A staff member chuckled awkwardly, trying to call Harley over.

Bi Fang pondered for a moment and roughly understood the reason, which made him chuckle. He voluntarily crouched down, reducing his height and lessening the threatening vibe.

"Animals naturally fear larger unknown creatures. This is quite normal. We can crouch and tuck in our limbs to 'shrink' our size, showing a more relaxed side to ease an animal's vigilance."

Sure enough, once Bi Fang crouched down, viewers in front of the screen noticed that the cheetah's bristling golden hair settled down significantly.

His demeanor remained the same, but the reduction in size helped the cheetah relax a bit.

Crouching down, Bi Fang slowly approached the cheetah's feeding bowl, opened the bag, and in front of Harley, poured out the bloody sheep innards, then slowly retreated.

Since Harley was overly cautious of him, Bi Fang backed off to a corner of the cage, allowing a staff member to call Harley to eat.

With Bi Fang's distance, a delayed lunch, and a familiar staff member nearby, Harley, despite still being frightened, gradually approached, facing Bi Fang and eating in the most cautious manner.

"You go out and then lock the door."

"Do we need some safety measures?"

"No."

Bi Fang shook his head and then said to the audience, "To get an animal to quickly get used to and befriend you is actually quite simple. You first need to let it adjust to your presence in space, progressively closing the distance."

"It is an active and passive bilateral process. On the active side, you should strive to use resources to motivate the subject to approach you, like how many people use sausages to lure a kitten towards them. Even if the kitten just snatches it and runs, it's progress. Do it enough times, and it'll learn there's no danger."

"At the same time, you also need to mix in some passivity to speed up the process. For instance, we're now in the same cage. Even though Harley doesn't seem very willing, it has still acquiesced, which is setting up a psychological expectation for it."

[So this is PUA, huh?]

[What are you barking for?! How could anything related to Master Fang be PUA?]

[It really is like raising a stray dog or cat.]

[Damn it, I've been feeding the stray cat downstairs for a month now, and it still won't let me touch it. I really wish it could vomit up all the canned food it's eaten.]

Harley dragged the feeding bowl to the corner and chewed vigorously.

The drone quietly moved closer, recording the sight and sound of it eating vividly, the unique squelching noise made by the teeth colliding with the innards.

[By the way, do animals like eating innards?]

[Why do I remember Master Fang always tossing the innards away?]

Bi Fang shook his head.

"You guys remembered wrong. The innards I always throw away are the stomach and some pancreatic tissue. Organs like the heart and liver are always kept."

"In fact, most predators, when food is plentiful, will prioritize eating certain organs of their prey, especially the liver area."

"For example, during seasons when there are more herbivores and prey is comparatively easier to catch, some lion prides get into the habit of starting their meal from the victim's hindquarters or abdomen, with the entrails often being the first to be eaten. The remaining muscle, skin, and bones are left for hyenas and vultures to deal with."

"The reasons behind this dietary preference have no clear explanation so far, scientists speculate that this might be because animal offal is more convenient to consume, as it largely avoids bone protection, has a softer texture than muscle, and is relatively more nutritious."

"Organs like the liver have a high fat content and are also rich in vitamins that the animals urgently need. This is similar to how the Inuit people rely on raw food to supplement vitamin C, something I've mentioned before."

"Bears are similar to lions in this respect."

"Every year, the salmon breeding season is a bear's festive holiday; after catching salmon swimming upstream on the riverbank, the bear eats the fish skin and roe, leaving most of the fish for various birds."

"This habit stems from the fact that salmon are so plentiful and easy to catch during this 'golden' fishing period that lasts only a few days. Bears consume the fat-rich fish skin and roe and then turn to catch the next fish, maximizing their efficiency in accumulating fat and nutrients to get through a warm winter."

"Killer whales also favor shark livers. This is partially because shark livers are large and high in fat content, and on the other hand, although sharks do not have hard bones, their skin is extremely tough, and consuming other parts of the shark would cause too much wear on the killer whale's teeth."

"Killer whales are mammals; their teeth, like those of humans, are limited and can't regrow like those of sharks. It's common for elderly killer whales to starve because they can't tear through fish skin."

"Some scholars even believe that younger killer whales carry out the task of hunting, while the older ones only have to come up and nibble on the fish liver, which is a tender material that their worn teeth can handle."

For Wilderness Traveler at the max level, Bi Fang, these animal facts were simply off the top of his head, swarming in his mind, and he hadn't finished listing them all even by the time the cheetah finished its meal.

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Harley seemed a bit unsatisfied after its lunch, as it found that today's portion was noticeably smaller than usual.

"The food I brought this time isn't much, as the purpose is to increase feeding frequency. By feeding small amounts more often, I aim to get Harley quickly accustomed to my presence and continuously strengthen its impression of me."

Bi Fang prepared a feeding schedule for Harley that involved feeding every three hours, with small amounts of offal each time while extending the companionship duration.

In the cage, Harley, having finished dinner, stared at Bi Fang, pacing back and forth by the edge of the cage until Bi Fang stood up. Then the cheetah quickly retreated to the corner, breathing a sigh of relief only when it saw Bi Fang leave.

"Alright, I'll start live streaming again at 4 p.m. Oh, I almost forgot about the time difference. Everyone's timing is different; it's actually three hours from now."

"Don't worry, because our live stream hasn't really begun. In two days, when Harley is familiar with my presence, I will be streaming all day long."

After explaining a bit, Bi Fang turned off the live stream, locked the chain back on the cheetah, and put the cage key in his pocket.

The first time, he needed the staff's help for an "introduction" to reduce Harley's wariness as much as possible. The next few times, he wouldn't need them, so the staff directly gave the key to Bi Fang.

Returning to his room at the conservation center, Bi Fang opened the System and began to set up the mission for this trip.

Rushing out this time, he had almost forgotten to assign the System tasks.

Once Bi Fang input the mission content, the complete System mission automatically organized itself, laying out the awards, difficulty, and requirements clearly.

[Mission Name: Heart of Nature]

[Mission Location: African Savanna]

[Mission Mode: Survival Crossing]

[Mission Difficulty: T1]

[Mission Requirements: Only System equipment may be carried.]

[Main Mission One: Set up a live stream with a consistent online audience of over eight million.]

[Main Mission Two: Help Cheetah Harley learn to hunt and integrate into the wild.]

[Sub-Mission: Explore on your own.]

[Guaranteed Reward: Tier Two Access.]

Bi Fang carefully read through the tasks, and his heart skipped a beat when he saw the last item for the reward.

The so-called 'mission edit' meant that as long as he input the content, the System would automatically assess the difficulty and then suggest the reward.

Tier Two Access Fully Open?

What does that mean?

This kind of reward made Bi Fang involuntarily remember his adventure in Qaidam. After that, he obtained the privilege to auto-edit missions; what would this time bring?

Could he even edit the rewards himself?

And with the difficulty reaching T1, it might represent the peak of the T series of challenges.

R, S, T.

Bi Fang had already experienced three ladder levels of difficulty. He didn't know what the next level would be.

To Bi Fang, T1 seemed to have reached the pinnacle of Earth's wilderness survival.

The African Savanna isn't as simple as it appears.

Just last Thursday, Kenya's wildlife rangers encountered a squad of poachers armed with AK-47 rifles during their routine patrol on the border of Kenya and Ushida at Mount Elgon National Park, resulting in a fierce battle.

The rangers killed three poachers and seized rifles and other poaching equipment, with two other poachers fleeing in disarray.

A glimpse into the situation on the African Savanna reveals the danger of walking around with a cheetah.

"Overthinking is futile."

Bi Fang closed the panel and stood by the window, gazing out over the vast savanna without a hint of timidity in his heart.

Bi Fang was not someone who would reject his own emotions of fear.

Fear is not a devastating flood or ferocious beast.

It's the most fundamental instinct for sensing danger in living creatures, a psychological mechanism evolved over time, a self-protection mechanism that has helped humans steer clear of danger and survive time and again. It's rare and precious.

But those who understand fear and are still able to face challenges are the ones who can improve.

To become stronger, one must do the things they are afraid of.

Continuously expanding one's understanding of the world is the foundation for becoming more powerful.

At 4 p.m., Bi Fang reopened the live stream.

This time, over five million viewers poured in.

Bi Fang, like before, carried a bag of offal towards the cheetah.

This time, the staff stood outside the wire fence and did not accompany him inside.

Bi Fang dumped the offal into a bowl and squeezed out the blood from the plastic bag.

"Different from noon, this time I've brought deer offal for the cheetah, changing up the flavor, which will also strengthen Harley's memory of me."