That evening, Jiang Feng settled the day's popularity value.
Because capturing wild horses in the wild was so exciting, the number of online viewers in the livestream who stayed for more than a minute exceeded 300,000, with the average viewing time reaching up to three hours.
Many people watched for a while and then went on to do other things, while many remained in the livestream room the entire time.
The data collected by the system cannot be faked, and even if someone tried to inflate the numbers in Jiang Feng's livestream, it would be useless.
Including the more than 20,000 popularity value left from before.
Jiang Feng's popularity value had reached over 900,000.
Jiang Feng planned to save up to a million to do an advanced lottery, after all, the first draw at each level would grant a skill.
The abilities are quite useful.
Then, he drifted off to sleep.
That night, the prairie remained as tranquil as ever.
In the ranch stable, there was a newly housed red wild horse with excellent temperament.
The wild horse nestled in the haystack, sleeping extremely soundly.
....
Time gradually passed by.
The moon hadn't yet disappeared when the sun rose from the horizon.
The simultaneous presence of the sun and moon, the scenery at dawn always leaves one in awe.
On the ranch, Gelya raised a few egg-laying hens and also kept a rooster for breeding.
The rooster, seeing the sunrise, flew to the top of the wall and crowed loudly.
The people on the ranch awakened one by one.
A beautiful day began again.
After Jiang Feng got up, he washed simply and immediately went to the stable to check on things.
The wild horse was already awake, standing in the stable, looking around.
Knowing it hadn't fully adapted yet, Jiang Feng gently comforted it.
Then, Jiang Feng opened the stable and led the wild horse outside the paddock.
The wild horse breathed the fresh air outside and immediately began to trot around happily.
Jiang Feng knew it still had its wild nature, so he said to it:
"Go play, just remember to come back."
The wild horse looked at Jiang Feng and then gazed at the endless prairie.
It instantly dashed off towards the prairie to frolic.
The ranch staff, now awake, began checking on the animals, started cooking, and got ready for a new day of herding.
As the ranch had just begun operating, the cattle and sheep had not been here long and still needed to adapt to the environment.
After breakfast, when the time was right, Jiang Feng started the livestream again.
[First!]
[Ranch owner, we're back again!]
[I'm here to herd sheep virtually again!]
[Can't start my day without watching the livestream on the way to work!]
The moment the livestream started, the chat was bustling.
Jiang Feng smiled and said:
"Today, we'll be herding sheep and cattle as usual, and all the horses will be let out too."
"I currently have twelve horses, which isn't a lot."
"Horses are indeed valuable."
"The wild horse I tamed yesterday has already been let out to play."
"I reckon it will return in the afternoon."
The netizens recalled Jiang Feng's feat from the previous day.
His wild horse taming video was still being circulated by many promotional accounts, and the likes and comments on the video had reached the millions.
Jiang Feng also edited a video himself, but since he posted it later, it didn't get as many likes as those from the promotional accounts.
[Ranch owner, what if the wild horse doesn't return after running out!]
[Isn't it too rash to release it just after taming?]
Some people, upon hearing Jiang Feng let the wild horse go, hurried to ask.
"It won't run away."
Jiang Feng said calmly.
After all, as a Grandmaster Level Horse Trainer, he had a thorough understanding of the horse's temperament.
The young wild horse, once at the mercy of the wild horse pack and threatened by wolves and horse tamers, had found shelter on Jiang Feng's ranch, and had already accepted him as its master.
So, the wild horse was not going to run away.
[The ranch owner is confident!]
[Does the ranch owner have some unique charm?]
[Waiting for the scene where the host weeps if the wild horse doesn't return tonight.]
Seeing everyone's interest in the wild horse, Jiang Feng continued:
"I'm thinking of giving this wild horse a name. Do you guys have any suggestions?"
His words stirred a flurry of name suggestions in the livestream chat within moments.
[Call it Red Hare!]
[Chasing Wind!]
[Treading Snow!]
[Red Demon!]
This generation of netizens truly had a knack for creativity, throwing out all sorts of names.
But Jiang Feng laughed and said, "Since I'll often have to call it by name, a cool name is great, but they're all a bit of a mouthful."
Looking at the chat, the most frequent name was "Red Hare."
Jiang Feng thought for a moment and smiled:
"When I was young and read Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the horses of the heroes always fascinated me."
"Lü Bu's Red Hare, Liu Bei's Dilu Horse, and Cao Cao's Jue Ying and Zhaohuang Feidian, Zhao Yun's Night-Shining Jade Lion, Zhang Fei's Jade Pursuer, Zhang Liao's Gray Shadow."
"Through the descriptions in the book, I could vividly picture these horses in my mind."
"My favorite as a child was Zhao Yun's horse, pure white without a single speck of another color, and hailed from the Western Regions, a top-notch horse."
"Of course, I also really liked the Red Hare."
"In the book, it says: 'The Red Hare is fiery red all over, without a single stray hair; it is a zhang long from head to tail; eight feet tall from hoof to nape; its neighing roaring, it seems to soar into the sea.'
"Reading that, it seems that the described horse and this wild horse I've tamed are exactly alike."
"It seems everyone is quite familiar with the Red Hare."
"So, we'll call this horse Red Hare."
Jiang Feng's voice resonated through the livestream.
Amidst the morning sunlight, he stood on the ranch, feet on the grass, chatting with the viewers about the horse's name.
He appeared relaxed and at ease.
The viewers, however, were full of surprise.
[Wow, the host is so knowledgeable, my goodness, to know so much.]
[I named it Red Hare just because it's a red horse, and a red horse must be a Red Hare!]
[Haha, I also called it Red Hare because it's a red horse, having no idea what a real Red Hare is like.]
[The host has a bit of culture.]
[I heard the ranch owner graduated from university, but being so knowledgeable isn't typical of a recent graduate!]
[Exactly, I'm a junior this year, and I think I was the most knowledgeable right after graduating high school.]
The chat became lively again.
Jiang Feng watched the chat but didn't say anything further.
The atmosphere on the ranch was serene and gentle.
As time passed, the staff began herding the cattle and sheep out.
A drone soared high up, capturing the scene from above once again.
At this moment, the chat slowed down, but the gift animations increased.
The morning view of the cattle and sheep coming out from the ranch was truly pleasing to the eyes and comforting to watch.
Jiang Feng kept a horse by his side, the same domestic horse that accompanied him to the desert yesterday, planning to ride at the rear of the herd.
Just then, Gelya's voice suddenly rang out from the ranch.
"Ah!"
"Get away!"
"Stay back!"
Hearing Gelya's shouts, Jiang Feng immediately ran over to see what was happening.
Gelya stood in front of the chicken pen, holding a broom and pointing at the sky, her voice full of shooing and warning intent.
Jiang Feng looked in the direction she was pointing.
He saw a dark shadow circling above the ranch.
It was a Golden Eagle.
Gelya, having just started raising a few hens and a rooster, likely mistook the Golden Eagle as coming to prey on her chickens.
Jiang Feng, however, thought the Golden Eagle looked familiar, suspecting it to be the same one that had stolen cured meat a couple of days ago.
"Could it be looking for me?"
Jiang Feng looked up at the Golden Eagle, murmuring softly to himself.