The Abyss World, the Kemono Girl Encyclopedia Project!

Since there was really no prey to be found, Wang Yan changed the hunting party from four people to two, with only him and You Li traveling together.

Since it's winter, there isn't much housework going on. Aside from the usual spinning, weaving, and garment making, the main task is keeping the smokehouse running. As for buying a new house, I did a quick budget estimate. If we wanted to build a small villa that could accommodate six people and be fully equipped, we would need at least 20 yuan worth of red bricks, not including other building materials.

Wang Yan sighed softly. Based on the calculation of one point for each red brick, with his current income level, he probably didn't know how many years it would take to save up. So he put the matter aside for now and waited until he had developed a bit more.

To increase the yield of points, the current methods only involve expanding the land area, discovering new high-yield crops, and digging up some old and rare medicinal herbs. After some thought, it's indeed a bit difficult with the current seven plots of land. Wang Yan wants to upgrade the land to ten plots first, and then increase the yield of crops.

Upgrading from seven to ten slots requires a total of 7800 points, which is another huge sum of money. As for crops, Wang Yan plans to unlock the two types of Mystic Sunflower and Sunlight Fruit in the shop first, since he doesn't have any other options at the moment.

The Mystic Sunflower and the Sunflower Fruit are unlockable items for the Fox Clan and Sky Elf Clan, respectively. Since he didn't understand what these two items did, Wang Yan hadn't paid any attention to them. Now he just wanted to see if these two seeds could bring him any surprises.

The Mystic Sunflower costs 300, while the Sun Fruit costs 1300, a difference of 1000 points. Wang Yan planted both at the same time and planned to see what the difference would be.

The planting times for these two crops are also quite different. The Secret Spirit Sunflower needs one day, while the Sunlight Fruit needs a full six days. It seems we'll have to wait a few more days to see the results.

Having finalized the development plan, the only way to earn extra points now is probably to dig up some herbs.

However, given the current situation, the walls and abyss are covered in snow, making it extremely difficult to dig out useful herbs from the half-palm-deep snow. In addition, there are daily expenses such as buying seasonings and soap, which has caused Wang Yan great distress.

Damn it, how come I have to worry about how to buy a house and make money even in another world? What's the point of my time travel?

Wang Yan grumbled, realizing that he really had nothing to do except hunt these days. He ended up spending his days roaming the mountains with his little beast girls, searching for caves, and randomly harassing a hibernating cutie.

"Let's go hunting!"

This time, Wang Yan brought along the little mouse girl, Zhizhi. It wasn't that he really wanted her to hunt with him. Zhizhi had a talent called "Sharp Eyesight" in her talent list, which meant that this little red-haired girl actually had the best eyesight in the family. If he brought her along, they could find some tricky wild caves and maybe even find hibernating animals inside.

Squeak nodded happily. Even though the cave at home was big enough, Squeak still wanted to go outside and see the sky. She had been cooped up inside for more than a month and was so bored. When she heard that she could go out with Wang Yan, she was naturally more than willing.

Zizi put on the cotton-padded coat that Jibril had tailored for her. In addition to the thick leather cotton-padded coat, she also wore cotton gloves, a scarf, and snow boots. In short, she wrapped herself up like a little dumpling, afraid that she would get a little cold.

"Let's go! Let's go hunting! Little brothers number one, little brothers number two, when big sister returns victorious, she'll definitely bring you back the spoils..."

Her pre-battle speech made her sound like a general about to go into battle, but before she could finish putting on her act in front of her two underlings, Wang Yan grabbed her by one of her big, round ears and dragged her out of the house, muttering to himself:

"Come on, stop fooling around. You'd better find me some big stuff today, or you'll be in big trouble."

Squeak: (˃̣̣̥᷄⌓˂̣̣̥᷅)

After a brief interlude, the two managed to pry open the boulder covering the cave entrance and emerge outside. The weather was perfect, with bright sunshine, a clear sky, and a calm sea of ​​clouds. A gentle breeze blew by, causing Zhizhi's chestnut-red hair to sway softly. She stretched, took a deep breath of fresh air, and let out a long, comfortable sigh.

"Ah—whoosh! That feels so good!"

Wang Yan waved his hand, somewhat impatiently saying, "Stop yelling and hurry up and help me look for it. If we find it, I'll cook you something delicious tonight."

"It's delicious!" Zizi's eyes sparkled, then she immediately straightened up and said seriously, "I guarantee I'll complete the mission!"

Wang Yan underestimated the value of this so-called "sharp eyesight." He originally thought this skill was just about having good eyesight, but who the hell would have thought it could be so good that it was almost like having an eight-times magnification scope?!

A cave was nearly 800 meters away from Wang Yan, but the little rascal Zhizhi spotted it immediately. If she hadn't personally pulled him there, he probably would have gone blind trying to see the cave.

After a whole afternoon of searching, with the help of the treasure-hunting rat, Wang Yan was simply harvesting food. Even the fiercest wild beasts couldn't beat Wang Yan in his current state of hibernation. His best achievement was taking down a black bear. With each swing of his axe, Wang Yan didn't even get a drop of blood on his clothes, and his skills were becoming more and more proficient.

The game yielded 800 kilograms of meat. With this much meat, Wang Yan even thought he could process some and sell it.

Without the presence of ferocious beasts, Wang Yan was invincible at this level. The two worked until the sun was about to set, and the effect of Wang Yan's Heavenly Sun Protection gradually weakened. Zhizhi's eyes darted around, and finally, they discovered a relatively hidden cave.

"Wang Yan! There's one over there, see it? I think there must be a lot more there. Let's go, let's go! I've found so much for you today, you have to treat me to canned beef!"

Wang Yan looked at the overflowing system inventory and couldn't help but feel great. It was only 100 points, but Zhizhi was a big contributor today. Buy! Not only buy, but buy three cans! Let her eat beef to her heart's content today!

He patted Zhizhi's little head, which pleased her greatly. She tilted her head back and rubbed it against him a couple of times. Wang Yan readily agreed to her request. After opening the last blind box, the two prepared to leave.

(Readers from previous lives probably already guessed who's going to appear next, right? ╰(*´︶`*)╯)