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Chapter 15 - Chapter 15: The Horse-Wrangling Man, Mighty and Strong!

The cattle and sheep have already been herded to the middle of the pasture.

The sheep graze together while the cattle spread out, each eating at their own pace.

The ranch employees have found a good spot to rest, allowing them to keep an eye on the cattle and sheep to ensure they don't stray.

When it's time to return to the ranch, they will also ride around on horseback to check the area, ensuring no cattle or sheep are missing.

The view on the prairie is spectacular, and it's impossible to take in all the cattle and sheep at once.

A drone is capturing footage from high above.

In the shot, the cattle and sheep blend into the prairie, and a vast, desolate feeling rushes over.

[It's really beautiful!]

[The life I've been dreaming of!]

[The life of a ranch owner is truly enviable!]

[Boss, let me come work at your ranch!]

Jiang Feng rides his horse, first making a round to survey the area.

Then, he approaches Yang Maolin and says,

"Old Yang, I'm going to wander into the depths. If I'm not back by afternoon, you can head back first."

"My phone has a signal, and I'll keep you updated."

Hearing Jiang Feng's words, Yang Maolin expresses his concern: "Ranch Manager, still, be cautious."

"Beyond that desert lies the no-man's-land. If there are wolves, it'll be dangerous."

"How about I go with you?"

In response, Jiang Feng shakes his head, "No worries, you know too well, wolves don't attack adults unless they're starving."

"I'm on horseback, and in broad daylight, I'm not afraid of wolves."

Yang Maolin adds, "Still, be careful."

Jiang Feng leaves Xiaojin Hua with Yang Maolin, "Can you keep an eye on it? It'll be inconvenient for me."

Yang Maolin takes Xiaojin Hua and places it on the grass, "No problem."

Then, Jiang Feng spurs his horse and speeds across the prairie.

The drone follows closely behind.

Riding a horse across the prairie is always so captivating.

The wind flows, making Jiang Feng's clothes and hair flutter, looking extremely dashing.

He gallops past the side of the sheep herd.

The drone captures from another angle.

In the live broadcast, a young man gallops freely across the vast prairie, surrounded by almost countless cattle and sheep.

This scene is quite dreamy.

After galloping for more than twenty minutes, Jiang Feng begins to slow down, allowing his horse to rest.

Galloping exhausts horses energetically; a regular horse can run for a long time at a slow pace, but lacks stamina when sprinting.

Hence, an exceptional horse is extremely rare and valuable.

At this moment, Jiang Feng speaks to the viewers in the live broadcast:

"Yesterday, Old Liu told me, there's a high-quality second-generation wild horse in the depths of the pasture."

"From its appearance, it seems to be a hybrid of a domesticated horse and a wild horse, with excellent genes."

"Without harming the wild horse, prairie herders can domesticate them."

"Horse Tamers from Mongolia have arrived, which shows how exceptional this horse is."

"I also asked friends from Mongolia, and now this horse is famous over there, several nomadic tribe members have come too."

"It's all about who catches this horse first!"

Jiang Feng holds a Horse Taming Pole in his hand.

A Horse Taming Pole is essentially a stick with a looped rope attached.

When taming a horse, the herder rides their horse behind the target horse and uses the pole to loop around its neck, capturing it.

Upon hearing Jiang Feng's narration and seeing the pole in his hand, the viewers instantly become excited.

[Wow, today's broadcast is so thrilling? Going to the depths of the prairie to tame a horse?]

[The horse-taming man, strong and mighty, with the galloping horse like the wind!]

[Hahaha, the ranch owner's broadcast is so engaging!]

[Go on, broadcaster. If you can tame the horse, I'll send you ten space shuttles!]

[Is it true you can tame wild horses on the prairie?]

[I remember in the past there were, but I'm not sure about now!]

[In those sparsely populated remote areas, especially some nomadic tribes, the management strategies differ from ours. Taming horses is indeed a thing.]

The bullet screen comments explode.

Among them, the most repeated are the lyrics "The horse-taming man, strong and mighty."

After all, the song fits the scene too well.

Jiang Feng continued to move towards the deeper part of the prairie.

He runs for a long time ahead, about an hour and a half later, the grass on the ground becomes scarcer, and ahead is an area that marks the border between hard soil and grassland, there are some ranch signs at the boundary.

"We're about to leave the ranch, and further out is the no-man's-land."

"On the prairie, many places are deserts. Due to little rainfall, prairie and deserts are often conjoined."

"Some nomadic herders even move their whole families during winter and summer, using camels and horses to transport their belongings to better pastures, and then resettle and herd."

"But that happens less now. Mostly, herders have one or two houses in town, and then they have ranches on the prairie. They herd here occasionally going to town."

"After all, the elderly's medical care and children's education depend on cities."

"Kind of like today's countryside, right?"

Jiang Feng shares with the viewers as he sees the desert zone outside.

The life of prairie herders gradually unfolds before everyone.

There are hardships and joys; this is likely what life is all about.

Jiang Feng continues moving forward, saying,

"Ahead is a desert area, also a no-man's-land, with fragmented vegetation, and the terrain undulates, with small hills."

"Such places aren't suitable for grazing, nor for human development, yet they are a paradise for wildlife."

"There are Mangalitsa, lynxes, wolves, foxes, snakes, and scorpions here."

"No-man's-land is somewhat dangerous for ordinary people!"

In the live broadcast, Jiang Feng leaves the prairie.

The horse steps into the desert, continuing to move at Jiang Feng's command.

The surroundings feel vacant, exuding a deadly sense of quiet.

[Are there wolves inside here? It's making me scared!]

[Wolves aren't scary, snakes are!]

[Wild wolves are indeed frightening!]

[A pack of wolves is scary, but one or two aren't as intimidating, similar to large dogs' combat power.]

[The combat power is similar, but wild wolves are far fiercer than dogs, and the provoked ferocity is more terrifying!]

[The broadcaster is so courageous!]

[Maybe head back, which outdoor streamer plays so real, really entering a no-man's-land!]

The comment section fills up quickly.

The deadly ambiance of the no-man's-land draws many viewers.

The atmosphere becomes tense.

Many have never left the city or crowded areas.

This no-man's-land, with no signs of human life, offers them novelty and excitement, but also some fear.

"Rest assured, there are no fierce beasts on the prairie."

"If there were black bears, tigers, leopards, I wouldn't be riding here."

Jiang Feng heads towards the distance.

Ahead is a high slope, where the terrain is elevated.

He rides his horse to the high slope and stops.

In that instant, the distant scene unfolds clearly before his eyes.

In the distance on the wasteland, there's a small hill, a thin river flows from the hill spanning across the wasteland, with tall shrubbery on both sides, nearly waist-high.

The grass on the ground grows scattered and disorganized.

In such a chaotic environment, a dozen wild horses can be seen gathering by the river.

These wild horses quietly graze.

They are very alert, at the slightest rustle, they will flee immediately.

If cornered, wild horses can attack with their fore or hind legs.

The strength in their hind legs is formidable, a single hoof could fracture a wolf's spine.

Thus, wild horses have no natural predators in the wilderness.

"There really is a herd of wild horses, such a rare sight!"

"But wild horses have untamed natures difficult to train, no herder wants to tame them, catching them is hard too."

"But where is that solitary chestnut horse, I haven't seen it yet."

Jiang Feng gazes into the distance, eagerly anticipating the chestnut horse.

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