The Abyss World, the Kemono Girl Encyclopedia Project!

Little Bell originally wanted to test Wang Yan's status among this group of beastmen, but Wang Yan was too cautious, so she had to give up.

With just a quick glance, Lingdang noticed three rat-people among the group of beastmen, but she didn't ask any further questions. Judging from their appearance, she could guess that they were refugees fleeing from Rat Potato City. After all, Rat Potato City was the closest rat settlement to this area. Considering the tragedy caused by the Deadwood Church in Rat Potato City, Lingdang could roughly guess the rat woman's background.

Zhuohua frowned slightly at Xiaolingdang's direct probing, but didn't say anything. She glanced at Xiaolingdang, then pointed to a row of goods behind her and said:

"Let's calculate how much it's worth first."

Little Bell rubbed her chin with one hand and fiddled with her glasses with the other as she walked closer to the goods, finally getting a clear look at what these beastmen had prepared.

Five bolts of cloth, each about 10 meters long, were neatly stacked together. The rest were smoked jerky. Excluding the beast meat he kept for himself, there was about 100 kilograms of smoked meat. This was a big order!

Lingdang stroked her chin thoughtfully. These beastmen were usually the ones who couldn't get enough to eat, so why were they suddenly selling food to her, and even some pretty good quality smoked meat?

And this fabric... I saw them buy two spindles when I came last time, but where did they get the cotton from?

Almost subconsciously, Xiao Lingdang looked up and glanced at Wang Yan. This man... was definitely related to the changes in these beastmen.

A large part of Lingdang's income came from selling information. Intentionally or unintentionally, she sifted out the information she wanted from these seemingly insignificant details. With a slight smile, she turned to Zhuohua and said:

"Sister Zhuohua, this is a big order for you! I'll charge you 150 taels of silver per bolt for these five bolts of coarse cloth. As for the smoked meat, it looks like it's all mixed together. How about this, we'll charge you for the smoked meat, plus the five bolts of cloth, for 3000 taels of silver. How does that sound?"

Zhuohua was slightly taken aback. To be honest, the price was somewhat unexpected. She had known Xiaolingdang for a long time and had dealt with her many times. Although Xiaolingdang had never cheated her, she was indeed a shrewd businesswoman, and Zhuohua had never been taken advantage of by her.

What do you mean, the sun rose in the west?

"Hmm... this price is a bit unexpected. Tell me, what are you up to? Don't try to hide it from me."

Zhuohua bluntly brought up the topic; she didn't want to play mind games with someone like Xiaolingdang. Xiaolingdang chuckled, not feeling embarrassed at all, rubbed her hands together, leaned closer to Zhuohua, and whispered:

"I do have a favor to ask of Sister Zhuohua. Your horse is from the same breed as mine, and the more I look at it, the more I like it. How about... I borrow it for a couple of days?"

Zhuohua realized after thinking about it that she was interested in Wang Yan, and decisively shook her head, saying:

"This... I'm afraid it will be a bit difficult, because as you can see, we have many girls in our family, and we are already struggling to make ends meet with our own needs, let alone lending them out."

Little Bell wasn't really trying to "play" with Wang Yan; she was quite shrewd. Her main goal was to use Wang Yan to get some information out of him and see if she could gain anything new.

Having been rejected by Zhuohua, Xiaolingdang naturally guessed that she wouldn't agree so easily, so she didn't say anything more, but simply nodded with a hint of regret:

"Alright, since Sister Zhuohua is reluctant, I won't force you. But let's stick to this price. Anyway, this time the quantity is quite large, so consider it a discount for you."

Zhuohua softly hummed in agreement, then, recalling what Wang Yan had recently instructed her on, continued:

"I mainly want to ask you two favors. The first is, where is the nearest salt mine? Do you have any clues?"

Upon hearing Zhuohua ask this question, a barely perceptible hint of doubt flashed in Lingdang's eyes, but she quickly regained her composure, shaking her head somewhat dramatically and clicking her tongue as she said:

"Salt mines... to be honest, if I knew where they were, I would have sold the information to the higher-ups long ago. But..."

Little Bell deliberately kept everyone in suspense, put her hands behind her back, paused, and said:

"It's not that there are absolutely no clues, but this involves the privacy of my other clients."

The petite, blue-haired girl tilted her head and smiled, her small sunglasses revealing a mischievous expression.

"You need to pay more!"

Zhuohua shrugged, with an indifferent expression:

"Whatever you want, as long as the information is true, I'll give you all these things for free."

Lingdang snapped her fingers: "Great! I love dealing with people like Sister Zhuohua. No haggling at all, everyone's satisfied."

"About a month to the east of you, there is a settlement of about a dozen rock sheep people. If you are looking for salt mines, that group will definitely have clues."

"However, let's keep our prices clear. The price is whatever information you get. The location of the Rock Sheep tribe's settlement is only two thousand silver coins. If Sister Zhuohua agrees, I can send you the map of that location right away."

"The Himalayan tribe..."

Zhuohua had some understanding of this race. They were an extremely salt-loving race, with an innate sensitivity to salt. It could be said that wherever the rock sheep tribe lived, salt mines could definitely be found.

Zhuohua wasn't too bothered by the price of two thousand taels of silver for a map location. After all, Wang Yan had instructed her to not take a single tael of what she sold, but to exchange it all for intelligence. As long as she could find the location of the salt mine, any price would be worth it.

"Alright, two thousand taels it is, I have no objection. There's some left over, which will make it easier for us to discuss the next matter."

"What other businesses does Sister Zhuohua have? Tell us about them."

Zhuohua slightly raised her hand, grasped Yingluo's wrist, and said to her:

"My younger sister recently awakened by chance, and now I need to go up there to buy some necessities for the fox clan."

"A necessity for the fox clan? Let me think... Oh, I know, you mean that tea?"

Zhuohua nodded, confirming Lingdang's statement. Lingdang waved her hand dismissively and said:

"Hey, we're practically sisters, so what are you waiting for? Just come along. My next stop is Anju City to unload some goods, so I'll take you with me."

Zhuohua raised her hand to interrupt Lingdang's speech, and added:

"Hey! I haven't finished speaking yet. My younger sister, you know, she's a bit too addicted to that kind of thing, so we have to bring this stallion along with her. So, it's actually two people."

"Oh?"

Lingdang narrowed her eyes, suddenly becoming interested.

(The plot has been decided, and it will be revised immediately.)