The Abyss World, the Kemono Girl Encyclopedia Project!

Wang Yan suddenly stood up and turned around alertly, only to find two children standing in front of him. He recognized the features of these two little mice: a pair of round big ears and a small tail behind their bottoms. Aren't they two little mice?

The two little mice were one in front of the other. They were not tall, one only about a meter tall. Although they were wearing linen clothes, they were obviously much more presentable than Yingluo's animal skin outfit.

The short-haired brown mouse standing in front was clearly furious, holding a small shovel in its hand. Behind it hid a long-haired brown mouse. Although the short-haired mouse was very scared, it still mustered up its courage and scolded Wang Yan:

"I found that ginseng herb first! I just went home to get a shovel, you're not allowed to take it from me!"

Wang Yan looked at the two little mice breathing at him, glanced at the status bar, and checked some information.

【Begonia Flower Cookies】Mouse Tribe

Age: 11

Favorability: -30

Talent: Unawakened

Specialties: Basic digging, gluttony, perseverance

【Begonia Flower Mini Cakes】Mouse Tribe

Age: 11

Favorability: -30

Talent: Unawakened

Specialties: Basic excavation, pistachio, sharp eyesight

Cookies and cakes? Putting everything else aside, just the fact that these two little guys were so small, their faces flushed red in front of him, they were already terrified, but their bluffing was kind of cute.

However, this ginseng was a huge sum of money for Wang Yan. It wasn't like he would just hand it over to two children. If these two kids insisted on breathing on him, then Wang Yan wouldn't mind playing rock-paper-scissors with them, only choosing rock and paper.

Seeing that Wang Yan ignored the two of them, the short-haired mouse standing in front mustered up its courage and shouted at Wang Yan, though its voice trembled slightly:

"You...you stop! Don't touch my ginseng again, or...or I'll..."

When Wang Yan heard the little cookie threatening him, he slightly raised his eyes and said calmly, "What are you going to do about it?"

Startled by Wang Yan's words, the two mice burst into tears. The mouse standing in front with the shovel immediately knelt on the ground, crying and saying:

"Big brother, don't dig anymore! This is...this is the herb I'm going to use to save my mother! Our mother is dying...I want to use this ginseng herb to make soup for her..."

When the little cake saw her older sister kneel down and wail, the already timid girl sat down on the ground and started crying too. The two little mice's cries were deafening, which startled Wang Yan.

"Don't cry!"

Wang Yan's reprimand instantly silenced the two mice. From the short-haired mouse's words, he learned that these two little devils had a mother whose whereabouts were unknown. He frowned and turned to ask Yingluo:

"Yingluo, are there any places where the rat tribe lives around here?"

Yingluo was also a little confused for a moment, and shook her head:

"We've never seen it before. The closest one to us is a human tribe, but it's still a day and a half away."

"That's strange..."

Wang Yan muttered to himself, then looked at the two trembling mice, Xiao Deng:

"I'll ask, you answer. If you dare to lie, I'll beat you up, understand?"

The two little dogs were so frightened that they huddled together. They answered whatever Wang Yan asked, not daring to tell a single lie.

After some questioning, Wang Yan finally figured out what was going on. In addition to their mother, the two little Dengs had a baby who was still breastfeeding. They had fled from the distant Shushu City.

"Rat Potato City? Refugee City?"

Wang Yan grasped these two key words and questioned Yingluo, but Yingluo knew nothing. She could only ask Xiaobinggan again, but Xiaobinggan's answer was also somewhat ambiguous. After all, she was a child and her expression was not very fluent. She could only say that Rat Potato City was invaded by outsiders and that Rat Mother had fled here with her three baby rats.

After a moment's thought, Wang Yan said to the two mice, "I'll give you this ginseng, but you have to take me to see where you're living now. If you're lying to me, I'll definitely give you both a good beating."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Biscuit paused for a second, then quickly thanked him and rushed towards the ginseng without looking back, carefully digging it up with a shovel.

As for the little mouse girl, nicknamed Little Cake, although she had stopped crying, she couldn't answer any of Wang Yan's questions. If she hadn't been wailing just now, Wang Yan would have really thought she was a little mute.

After a while, Little Biscuit carefully dug out the ginseng. To be honest, this ginseng was not very big and looked to be less than a hundred years old. If it was really for the two little mice to nourish their mother, Wang Yan would not mind giving it to them.

However, it is still very necessary to find out where this "new neighbor" lives.

So, Wang Yan followed the two mice for a while until they reached a slightly secluded corner. For a moment, Wang Yan wondered if the two little wall lamps had led him to some kind of ambush, but then he saw Little Cookie lie down in front of a bush, part it to reveal a narrow hole, and turn to Wang Yan and Little Cookie, saying:

"Brother and sister, they're in here, let's go in."

Wang Yan remained cautious and didn't let Yingluo in. He whispered a few words in her ear, telling her to hurry back and call Zhuohua to save her if she didn't come out soon.

I crawled through the dog hole, which was a small cave with a clear view at a glance. It was very clean, with some miscellaneous items neatly arranged in the corner, a simple table and chairs made of wood, and a straw bed.

As the two mice described, a very weak Mrs. Mouse lay on the grass bed, cradling an infant mouse in her arms. Upon seeing a stranger suddenly enter her home, she frantically scrambled to her feet:

"Small cookies, small cakes, who is this person...?"

The little cake quickly shrank into the mother mouse's arms. The little biscuit, carrying the ginseng, explained, but the mother mouse was full of annoyance. Her family had come to escape, and they chose this secluded place because they didn't want to be discovered. Now, they were being watched. She didn't know if Wang Yan was good or bad. If Wang Yan really had any evil intentions, then her whole family would be doomed.

After confirming that there was no danger, Wang Yan called out to Yingluo outside the cave entrance, and she followed him inside. Inside the cave, only a small torch emitted a dim light, making it almost impossible to see anything.

Wang Yan looked up and carefully examined the status bar of the mother mouse, gathering some information.

【Crabapple Blossom and Ginkgo】Mouse Tribe

Age: 24

Favorability: -10

Talent: Unawakened

Specialties: Basic cooking, excellent hearing, ability to endure hunger

Overall, there was nothing to doubt. Wang Yan nodded slightly, confirming that the little biscuit hadn't lied to him. The rat mother did indeed look sickly and on the verge of death. He gave away a ginseng root to her.

"Wang Yan, why don't we hurry up and leave? It's getting late, and if we delay any longer, it will be almost dark."

Wang Yan shook his head. Going back now would be too extreme. To be on the safe side, he would stay here for one night first.