The Cattle Racing Tournament is just a local tradition; the official nationwide event is called the Bull Racing Competition. The Bull Racing Competition is a tradition of the entire Australia, usually held on Australia Day, in late January every year. But once a year seems a bit too long for most, hence the local traditional Cattle Racing Tournaments. They generally include some horse riding performances, bullfighting competitions, and even events like catching cattle on horseback. Now, with only over a month left until the next Cattle Racing Tournament, if Yan Fei wants to participate, the cattle and horses on his ranch are clearly not up to the task. Those horses are just for riding and are not qualified for competitions; the cattle, being mainly meat cattle, would just end up as dishes, whether they participate in the tournament or not. After the workers briefly introduced the situation of the Cattle Racing Tournament, Yan Fei thought for a moment and decided to pick a good horse and select two decent-looking cows for himself. Luke, who was following behind him, looked a bit puzzled as he watched Yan Fei stare at each cow, then surprisingly jump into the cattle pen, pat the cow’s back and press it a few times. Fortunately, he didn’t jump into every pen to press the cows, otherwise people would think he was there to cause trouble. In fact, not only was Luke puzzled, but after jumping into two cattle pens, Yan Fei also piqued the curiosity of others at the Cattle Market. Choosing cattle is actually quite normal, and everyone has their own methods. However, Yan Fei’s method was different this time, and that Old Hatton seemed to be a well-known figure at the Cattle Market. Basically, it’s the same around the world — the large scale of this Cattle Market is mainly due to the large area and many ranches. However, the ranch owners are those same people, and frequent visitors to the market are at least familiar faces, and with regular events, they pretty much all know each other. It’s just that the area has expanded by hundreds of times, but it’s essentially similar to the Cattle Market in Sancha River village — everyone knows the details of the local cattle owners who often visit. Yan Fei, being an outsider, had purchased quite a number of cattle on two previous occasions. Most people were now aware that he took over Old Maxiu’s ranch. Simply because he’s an outsider, most people remained cautious and hadn’t interacted much with him. He used to let the workers handle the cattle purchases, only checking the pens briefly himself, so his skill level wasn’t apparent. Now that they saw him personally starting to choose cattle, many were quite interested. "Moo!" As Yan Fei reached out and pressed on a cow, it let out a sudden, abnormal bellow and suddenly knelt down on its forelegs. Immediately, all attention was drawn, and among the onlookers, a man with a big beard shouted loudly, "What did you do to my cow?" The auctioneer beside him also watched Yan Fei warily, not fearing that Yan Fei was causing trouble, but if Yan Fei had indeed done something unfavorable to the cow, there were plenty of people to trouble Yan Fei. ᴛhis chapter is ᴜpdated by novelꜰire.net Yan Fei did not mind others’ gazes and said to the auctioneer, "This cow is ill, with a serious problem." Discussions erupted immediately. There aren’t many cows worth Yan Fei’s pat, and considering participation in the Cattle Racing Tournament, Yan Fei’s first choice is those cows with fighting spirit. How does he check for fighting spirit? Naturally, with a steady gaze. A cow that doesn’t flinch under the intense gaze of Yan Fei, fiercer than any beast, already shows it has spirit. People might not feel it, but animals, even these pasture-raised cows, have much keener senses. A pat is, of course, to test the cow’s strength. People saw him not exert much force, but he knew how much he applied. A cow that allows him to pat it has spirit. And it looked good too, with a robust and majestic build, prominent horns, it seemed like an impressive cow. But now, it crumbled after a pat, and Yan Fei was quite sure that there was a 60-70% chance something was wrong. The crowd’s discussion was entirely reasonable, as the cows here were already inspected by many. From the ranch owner to the traders, and then by the market managers, namely the Meat and Livestock Association, a simple visual inspection could almost determine if the cow had problems. Now that Yan Fei’s pat revealed an issue, most were skeptical. The auctioneer was a bit surprised but then nodded, "I’ll immediately have this cow tested." They all have professional qualities, and since Yan Fei pat several cows and only this one had a problem, they would definitely be responsible and conduct a test. Watching the market managers take the cow away, the trader side wasn’t pleased: "Sir, you better be sure! If there’s nothing wrong with this cow, who will compensate my loss?" "If there’s nothing wrong, I’ll compensate," Yan Fei smiled. "Have you seen a cow that collapses from a pat? I am sure there’s a problem." If there really is an issue, the trader loses out, as these cattle were purchased from ranch owners and would no longer concern them. If they encounter a sick cow, it’s just their bad luck. "Let’s continue selecting cattle!" Yan Fei said to the still-surprised Luke, ignoring the lively crowd around him, and proceeded downwards. It was indeed troublesome; he shouldn’t have jumped in to check. He should have just bought all the ones he fancied — although this approach might lead to acquiring problematic cows like the one just now, visually healthy yet actually ill cattle are still quite rare.