The Abyss World, the Kemono Girl Encyclopedia Project!

No, I can't laugh now, I have to hold it in.

Wang Yan chatted with the old man for a few moments with a hint of regret before leaving in a hurry.

If a livestock is used as a mount, its price will include feed, domestication costs, and other added value. However, if it is brought back directly from the wild, the cost price will only include the cost of capture, and the price will naturally be lower.

Wang Yan pulled Yingluo back to the port. The fishing boats were said to only return every morning, when fishmongers would set up stalls to sell their catch, and restaurant owners would come to buy raw materials. Sure enough, when Wang Yan returned, he saw that people had already begun to gather there.

Once Wang Yan was certain that everyone was waiting for the fishing boat to return, he felt relieved and waited with the group. Not long after, a whale's cry rang out, and the fishing boat slowly sailed into the harbor.

The main body of the fishing boat was still a cloud whale, but it seemed to be a different species from the cloud whales used for cargo transport. This cloud whale looked more slender, probably because it was a species chosen for its speed, which was better suited to chasing schools of fish in the cloud sea.

The cloud whale slowly sailed into the shore, and its captain hurriedly stepped off the deck, sweat beading on his forehead, and quickly addressed the buyers who had been waiting for him:

"Everyone! I'm so sorry, today's sale might be a little late... There were some unforeseen circumstances on the fishing boat, please bear with us. But don't worry, today's catch will be sold at a 10% discount. I'm very sorry."

Although they didn't know what had happened on the fishing boat, and despite the captain's apologies and promise to sell at a 10% discount, the merchants who had been waiting for a long time were not about to let it go so easily. The men standing in front said directly:

"This isn't right, Captain. You're the only fishing boat in the entire Anju City. If we wait any longer, and it gets to mealtime, will we even be able to continue our business?"

The fish naturally had to be kept fresh, and the captain was well aware of this. He was sweating profusely as he waved his hands and explained:

"No, no, no, I didn't want to either, but something unexpected happened today. When we cast our nets, we accidentally caught a rainbow shark. It was hiding among the fish, preparing to hunt, and by the time we noticed it, it had already been put into the fish tank!"

Upon hearing this, the buyers suddenly understood what was going on. Some even cursed their bad luck and turned to leave the port. The captain quickly apologized with a smile.

"I'm sorry, fellow travelers, it was our oversight. I sent sailors to the inner city to find help as soon as we disembarked. Please give us a little more time."

After hearing this, Wang Yan was suddenly startled. How could this be? It seemed to be exactly what he wanted.

Wang Yan raised his hand and gently patted the shoulder of the person next to him, then spoke up:

"Dude, what exactly is this Rainbow Cloud Shark?"

The man seemed to think he had nothing better to do, and since someone struck up a conversation with him, he chatted for a few more minutes.

"Is this your first time here, young man? It's normal that you don't recognize it. This thing is a predator of the cloud sea, and it's very close to being a ferocious beast, but its flesh is sour, and not many people like to eat it. If you accidentally catch one of these in this fish tank, it could very well hurt someone if you don't handle it properly."

That's right, that's it, this is what Wang Yan was looking for!

"Hey bro, I'd like to ask another question, how are these usually sold?"

"Sell?" The man chuckled softly, then shook his head.

"This thing has no price at all. It's not a ferocious beast; it's stuck in a limbo, so its meat is inedible. It's caught every now and then, and usually the guards are called over to open the granary and throw it out. Who would bother buying this for no reason?"

Having figured things out, Wang Yan quickly thanked the other party and whispered a few words to Yingluo, telling her to stay where she was and not wander off.

Wang Yan pushed through the crowd, walked to the front, and addressed the captain who was pacing anxiously back and forth:

"I can help you retrieve what's in that fish tank, but in return, you have to give me that rainbow shark. How about it?"

"Um?"

Suddenly someone stepped forward to speak, causing the anxious captain to pause for a moment. When he saw that the person was a tall young man, he originally wanted to scold him for making trouble, but when he met the faint vertical pupils, he somehow swallowed all the words in his throat.

"If...you can get that Rainbow Shark out, we don't really need it anyway, you can do whatever you want with it!"

Wang Yan smiled faintly and said, "Then it's settled. Please take me there."

If he wanted to ask the guards for help to open the warehouse and drive away the Rainbow Shark, he would naturally have to pay them since they weren't doing charity work. Wang Yan volunteered, and if he could actually catch the Rainbow Shark, he would be more than willing.

Stepping aboard the cloud whale and onto its wooden deck, the captain led Wang Yan to the fish hold. Before they even got close, Wang Yan heard a commotion inside, like some huge creature rampaging through the water. This made the captain's heart bleed; the fish inside were being smashed to pieces, and that was all his money!

Wang Yan curled his lips. This thing seemed pretty fierce, but he wasn't afraid of real ferocious beasts, so why would he be afraid of this half-baked one?

With a thought, Wang Yan used 3500 points in the shop to exchange for the soul contract. He had all the advantages: the right time, the right place, and the right people. He was determined to win over the Rainbow Cloud Shark!

Wang Yan told everyone on the deck to retreat quickly, while he stretched his limbs in place. Since the goal was to subdue rather than kill, he didn't take out his knife and prepared to punch them directly.

This was Wang Yan's first battle since obtaining A Liu's dragon bloodline. To be honest, he only had a vague idea of ​​his own strength. He didn't know exactly how strong he was, so he could have a go at it with this thing.

The door to the fish tank was slowly pushed open, and the restless activity inside seemed to pause for a moment, but only for a short while. Then, an orange-red figure flew out, bringing with it a stench, and rushed straight at your face.

Wang Yan reacted quickly and dodged the attack. Only then did he get a clear look at the Rainbow Cloud Shark.

It was a shark-like creature, five meters long and one and a half meters tall. Its appearance resembled a shark's streamlined body, but its skin shimmered with orange-red light, like a cloud. It didn't look like a "creature" at all; it looked more like a moving cloud.

Wang Yan looked at the "fire cloud" in front of him with a sense of novelty, as he had never seen a creature of this shape before.

So he prepared to pull out his fist and give her a good beating first.