The Abyss World, the Kemono Girl Encyclopedia Project!

To be honest, Wang Yan seems to be quite short of medical supplies so far. He doesn't have any good solutions for frostbite, so he can only tell the others to just bear with it and get through it.

Hay and animal hides made up simple bedding, but for Baiguo's family, it was already excellent. They never dreamed that there would be such a day when they would no longer suffer from the cold or be bothered by hunger. They only needed to work to be able to eat their fill and stay warm. Even in Shushu City, they could not have such good treatment.

After settling the family in, Wang Yan had one more thing to do. He found Zhuohua and described Yingluo's changes that day to her. Her expression was somewhat subtle, her peach-colored eyes questioning as she said to Wang Yan:

"What happened to you?"

Caught off guard by this question, Wang Yan felt as if he'd been caught cheating by his wife, a chill running down his spine. However, seeing that Zhuo Hua didn't show any displeasure, he slowly replied:

"Hmm... Yingluo awakened after that night."

Zhuohua lowered her head, pondered for a moment, and then continued, "I had only guessed about this situation before. It seems... you really do have this ability to help beastmen awaken..."

Wang Yan frowned and said, "Could it be a coincidence?"

Zhuohua simply shrugged and shook his head, saying, "I don't think that's possible. Putting aside the initial awakening ability, a beastman can only awaken through some extremely special means. However, it's also possible to awaken suddenly, just like you're eating right now and suddenly awaken the next second."

"Only one in ten beastmen can awaken. You might say that Yingluo's situation is a coincidence, but... do you know how difficult it is for the salamander race to improve their spiritual salamander meridians? We can only rely on something called the 'Luck Pill' to improve. Suddenly advancing one's meridians is simply unheard of."

Zhuohua paused, her eyes meeting Wang Yan's, a slight smile playing on her lips: "I had this suspicion before, and it seems it's true..."

Zhuohua didn't say the second half of the sentence. Now that it's confirmed that Wang Yan has this ability, she'll have to bring the remaining sisters together. After all, if they can awaken, it's worth it no matter what.

Wang Yan looked bitter. What the hell? This weird ability? In the end, he was still stuck with the same old script!

Zhuohua chuckled softly, then whispered in his ear, "Alright, since you've already given away Yingluo... well... I'll call her too later~"

Wang Yan: (*ﾟﾛﾟ)!

Sweet dreams x

Bai Guo's family needed to recuperate, so Wang Yan didn't plan to assign Bai Guo any work. Since she hadn't accumulated enough points yet, she could only use a spindle to spin cotton thread on weekdays, while Wang Yan used a plane to process wooden boards. They were enjoying a rare period of leisure.

The two little mice had milder frostbite. After a few days, although they were still a little sore and itchy, they were no longer so bad that they had to hide in their mother's arms and cry. Zizi liked the two little mice very much. She was like the big sister and had gained two little followers.

"Why is the older sister called 'Little Cookie' and the younger sister called 'Little Cake'?"

The little cake pursed its lips, its big eyes filled with a thoughtful expression, and its round ears twitched twice before it spoke softly:

"Mom told us that when we were very, very young, before she had named us, we cried when we passed a bakery. So Mom took us inside to take a look. I clung to the cake and wouldn't let go, while my sister pointed at the cookies and kept crying. So... that's how we got our names..."

As they talked, Little Cake seemed to realize she was a little embarrassed. A blush crept onto her small face, and she lowered her head shyly. Then, she couldn't help but chuckle, clutching her stomach as she laughed:

"(≧▽≦)Ｏ Hahahaha!! One of you is clinging to the cake and won't let go, while the other is pointing at the cookies and crying her eyes out. You two are killing me!"

At this moment, Huayue slowly walked over. She had also heard Zhizhi's conversation with the children, and couldn't help but chuckle. She grinned mischievously at Zhizhi and said:

"Don't laugh at others, you're not much better, meow. Haven't you noticed that among us, your name is the weirdest, meow? When we were little, before Sister Yingluo named us, you were the only one who couldn't talk yet. You could only hug her legs and squeak. She was so annoyed by you that she just named you Squeak."

"ah......."

How embarrassing! So embarrassing! Sister Huayue, really, why did she have to reveal her secrets in front of her own little brother! Oh dear, how utterly shameful!

Hua Yue ignored her; having nothing better to do, she decided to tease the two mice.

"Speaking of which, doesn't your younger sister have a name yet?"

Little Biscuit shook her head and said, "Not yet. Mom originally wanted to take my little sister to the bakery again, but since Potato City is gone, Mom has put the matter of naming my little sister on hold."

Hua Yue's lips twitched slightly. So this family's name was all derived from their bakery? Why is that a little funny?

Seeing the girls huddled together, Wang Yan wondered what they were talking about. He put on his cotton coat and said to them:

"I'm going out for a bit. The things Delia gave me should be arriving soon. You all wait for me at home."

Who is Delia?

Squeak tilted her head, looking completely bewildered, and Huayue couldn't help but pat the back of her head:

"That winged woman who used to live in our house, what a pig-brain she is!"

Xiao Zhizhi covered her head, chuckled, and recalled what had happened. She stood on tiptoe and waved goodbye to Wang Yan, telling him to be careful and come back soon.

Wang Yan sighed helplessly and quickly left the cave. However, he hadn't gone far when a pinkish-gray figure caught up with him. Ever since Yingluo awakened, she was no longer afraid of the cold. Even in the freezing winter, she was still wearing her animal skin underwear and a leather coat.

"Why did you follow me here?"

The big fox took Wang Yan's arm, and the warm touch could be clearly felt even through his clothes.

"I just wanted to spend some time alone with you~"

Wang Yan sneered. If he hadn't seen the undisguised love in her eyes, he would have actually believed it.

"We're going to our hometown to pick someone up, so don't take too long, okay?"

Yingluo nodded, then asked in confusion, "Picking up people? Are there new people joining?"

Wang Yan didn't know how to explain it either. He figured the little beast girls probably wouldn't understand the concept of mechanical beings, so he could only try to explain it to them:

"Well... you can't really call it a person. It's something that looks like a person but isn't. You can think of it as a tool that looks like a person, just like the person who came to pick up Delia back then. They just looked like a person."

"This is so hard to understand..."

Wang Yan didn't explain any further; she'd let her understand on her own eventually.

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