Wilden Ward refuses poverty, builds livelihood by hunting, collecting, and livestock farming. His wife Lotus Lane becomes a capable partner. He drives away poaching gangs, discovers rare medicinal treasures, accumulates capital, builds connections, contracts mountain land, and expands business. Rare creatures, hidden treasures, mineral deposits keep appearing. He faces suppression and seizure by powerful forces, and his grassroots rise path becomes entangled in interest games.