The Abyss World, the Kemono Girl Encyclopedia Project!

"I don't understand what you mean."

Wang Yan shook his head, stubbornly refusing to admit it. Seeing this, Xuan Ran couldn't help but chuckle.

"I have lived for thousands of years and have seen countless books. I am quite confident in how to identify a Seed of Awakening."

"If you don't want to talk about these things, then let me put it another way: would you be willing to take my virginity and spend a wonderful night with me?"

Wang Yan: "..."

Although the woman looked hairy, to be honest, she wasn't bad-looking and had a great figure. However, Wang Yan still shook his head and refused her. After all, Xuan Ran himself said that his ability was effective on "first nights," but she was already over three thousand years old. How could an old maid who had kept her first night for over three thousand years give it to him after only knowing him for one day?

Perhaps this span of 3,500 years is insignificant in a different world with a history of hundreds of thousands or even millions of years, but if this time were placed on Earth, it would only be the Shang Dynasty at that time. Wang Yan felt a chill run down his spine just thinking about it.

Most importantly, the favorability rating of the Xuanran has remained at 0, neither increasing nor decreasing, which is very strange.

Seeing Wang Yan's refusal, the Xuanran was not annoyed, but merely chuckled and looked at Wang Yan with interest:

"Eh? Sir, don't you want my virginity? That's such a pity."

Wang Yan only felt that this woman was a bit dangerous. After chatting for a few more minutes, he was just passively saying some polite words. He managed to get through the meal without any real danger.

Wang Yan stood up and bowed to express his gratitude. The feeling of sitting on pins and needles finally subsided, and he breathed a sigh of relief. However, he did not see the strange expression hidden in the meaningful golden eyes of the black python.

"Ah... Since you don't want to spend the night with me, I won't keep you any longer. But if you'd like to try my taste, you're welcome anytime."

Wang Yan forced a laugh, then left without looking back. This woman was really too difficult to deal with!

Her goal was to get him to help her improve her strength. However, Wang Yan wasn't really keen on agreeing to her request. More importantly, this woman had actually seen through his abilities, which was also the first time Wang Yan had learned about the so-called "Seed of Awakening."

However, Wang Yan was still a little puzzled as to how she figured it out.

Shaking his head, he stopped thinking about those miscellaneous things. To be honest, he had already taken 500 kilograms of rock salt from here. After processing, this rock salt would probably be enough to feed his family for decades. Perhaps Wang Yan would never come here again. He hadn't told the black python about his location, and perhaps he would never see it again after he left.

That would be the best.

Wang Yan returned to his room and slept soundly with You Li in his arms. Before dawn the next day, Wang Yan woke You Li up and, without saying goodbye to anyone, summoned the Rainbow Shark and left the village.

In short, Wang Yan gained quite a lot from this trip. In addition to the 500 kilograms of rock salt, he also unlocked two illustrations, obtained two extremely useful passive skills, and gained two newly unlocked item purchase permissions.

[Beginner's Handicraft Knowledge Capsule] 1000 points

[Construction Blueprint: Virtual Sun] 35000 points

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Wait a minute, he understands the first one, but what is the second one?

When Wang Yan first saw this thing, his jaw almost dropped. This can't be right! What the hell is a virtual sun?

Wang Yan's chest heaved violently as he turned his thoughts upwards, and the description of the so-called construction blueprints appeared before his eyes.

After purchasing this item, you can use some materials to build a virtual sun that can simulate a normal sun. It will be bright during the day and turn off at night. It's practically tailor-made for Wang Yan's current cave.

Moreover, this thing doesn't seem to require any manual effort. You just need to place the blueprint on it and add the materials. After all, it's something produced by the system, so it shouldn't be too complicated.

With these things, Wang Yan could place one in his own cave, which would satisfy the lighting requirements, and even allow him to cultivate some farmland, which would be a very good option.

However, the points required are somewhat outrageous, 35,000, not even counting the materials collected, just the price of a blueprint, which is a bit of a headache. After all, Wang Yan's next goal is to start buying bricks to build a house, and now there's a virtual sun to build, so the demand for points is getting bigger and bigger.

But thinking about it too much is useless. We have to take it one step at a time. At least for now, we should focus on building houses. After all, it's not bad to be crammed into a large dormitory with the little beast girls every day, but sometimes it does feel a bit restrictive.

Moreover, this virtual sun is just a blueprint, and Wang Yan doesn't know the materials used in it. If he needs to use some difficult materials, it would be too frustrating to be left with nothing.

So, we still need to go back and prepare the bricks first, and get the house built first.

And so, Wang Yan and You Li quickened their pace, and after eighteen days of travel, their journey finally came to an end, and they returned home once again.

Nothing major has happened at home in the past two weeks, and everyone has been going about their work. With Zhuohua, the lady of the house, around, Wang Yan is naturally at ease.

The first thing Wang Yan did upon returning home was to have a private chat with Zhuohua, recounting his experiences over the past few days. When Wang Yan mentioned traveling at night, Zhuohua showed a strange expression and asked in surprise:

"Did you really advance at night?"

Wang Yan nodded decisively. Zhuo Hua circled him twice, then looked worried.

"Aside from the strange beasts that can climb the walls and attack, the most dangerous creatures at night in the Abyss are actually those that cling to the rock walls. Those things don't actively attack; they are passive predators. But those things... are often very strong."

"You and Youli... must have suffered a lot of injuries, right?"

Wang Yan didn't want Zhuo Hua to worry unnecessarily, so he simplified the story, omitting the dangerous parts and only telling her that he had suffered minor injuries. Zhuo Hua, somewhat annoyed, said:

"I should have told you this beforehand; it was my oversight."

Wang Yan shook his head with a smile, mainly because it was his own clever idea that led to this. At least it taught him a lesson, and he will be more careful in the future.

At this point, Wang Yan raised another question with Zhuohua, saying:

"Zhuohua, have you ever heard of something called the Seed of Awakening?"

Zhuohua was slightly puzzled and tilted her head to think.

"The Seed of Awakening...? What is that?"