The Abyss World, the Kemono Girl Encyclopedia Project!

Wang Yan recalled the small tribes he had encountered along the way when he visited the rock sheep tribe these past few days.

What's the fastest way to make money these days? That's right, it's gathering medicinal herbs!

So why not mobilize those tribesmen and have them work for us? After all, the Abyss is so vast. Even if some herbs are rare, as long as the area is wide enough, we can still collect hundreds of thousands of points. For building houses, that's a piece of cake.

So Wang Yan decided to go to a few tribes outside and give them some tasks to motivate them to dig up medicinal herbs for him.

Now that the family has a means of transportation, Wang Yan can visit at least two tribes a day at the speed of the Rainbow Shark. He is very efficient. If he makes a name for himself, those tribesmen will definitely be willing to work for him with the things he is going to sell.

The Rainbow Shark slowly docked at a human tribe, the closest tribe to the little beast girls. A group of savages came out of the cave, curiously looking at Wang Yan, this sudden visitor.

Wang Yan glanced around. The tribal men seemed to have clearer eyes than his own. Compared to the little beast girl at home, they were more like savages.

No, they are wild men, so how can you say they are more like them?

Wang Yan blew a whistle, attracting everyone's attention in a rather grand manner.

These tribesmen were incredibly honest. Even though Wang Yan had swaggered in like that, they only peeked out curiously, showing no intention of driving him away. Instead, they scrutinized him with curiosity, their clear eyes filled with a mixture of utter naiveté and a touch of foolishness.

"Cough cough."

Wang Yan coughed lightly, drawing everyone's attention to himself, and slowly began to speak:

"I am a traveling merchant from afar, and I wish to purchase something from you!"

As he spoke, Wang Yan took out several samples of herbs from the system's inventory and introduced them to the group of tribal elders:

"You guys go out into the wild and dig up these things. I'll come back to collect them in a few days!"

The tribal elders looked at each other, seemingly not understanding what Wang Yan was saying, which made Wang Yan somewhat frustrated.

"What are these ordinary people doing here?"

A two-meter-tall, muscular man with round arms scratched his face, squatted down, pointed at the herbs on the ground, and couldn't help but ask Wang Yan.

Wang Yan sighed softly, but at least someone paid attention to him. So he took out a can of beef from his system space and opened it in front of everyone. In just one moment, the group of tribesmen were in an uproar.

"Meat, it smells so good!"

I'm hungry!

Seeing the reaction of these tribal elders, Wang Yan was very satisfied. He said to them:

"If you find any of these things, you can sell them to me. One blade of grass in exchange for this jar I have!"

"What?"

"Trading grass for meat, what a good person!"

Wang Yan felt somewhat ashamed. How did these tribesmen survive the abyss? Were they all so mentally challenged?

However, not long after, a middle-aged woman stepped out from the crowd. She looked Wang Yan up and down, and finally bowed.

"Welcome, esteemed merchant from afar, the Stone Tribe."

Wang Yan suddenly became interested: There are normal people here!

"I am the chief of the Stone Tribe. You may call me Redstone. My people are foolish. Let me discuss this with you."

Wang Yan nodded slowly. He had thought so; there had to be a leader. This saved him some unnecessary trouble. So he said:

"Chief Redstone, you can try this jar. I am a merchant from the middle level, here to collect herbs in bulk. Each herb can be exchanged for a jar of meat, but it must be fresh and cannot be mixed with other wild herbs."

Hongshi took the meat from Wang Yan's hand, tentatively picked up a piece, and then her eyes lit up. This was so delicious!

It should be noted that the canned meat produced by the system is made entirely according to modern taste standards. In addition to being stewed until tender, it is also high in oil and salt. For these savages, it is simply like stumbling into heaven. Therefore, Hongshi immediately agreed to Wang Yan's deal and promised to lead a part of the tribe to help him collect herbs.

Trading herbs for canned meat is a win-win situation for Wang Yan. After all, a single herb that can be recycled by the system is worth about 1,000 points on average, while a can of beef sells for 100 points. The round trip yields a net profit of nearly 900 points, which is much faster than growing vegetables.

It can be said that Wang Yan became a capitalist after arriving in the other world.

In this way, Wang Yan issued tasks to ten nearby tribes over the next few days, asking them to work for him. During this time, Wang Yan even encountered a small tribe composed of rats. It was as if he had accidentally wandered into Lolita Island.

The rat race, regardless of gender, is extremely petite, making it impossible to distinguish between them. They are generally around 1.4 meters tall, and are considered to be as cute as lolis.

Compared to canned meat, these mice seemed to prefer sweets, so Wang Yan prepared canned fruit to exchange for medicinal herbs. However, these mice seemed to be a bit faster than humans, so Wang Yan decided to kidnap a few mice to build him a house.

"Cough cough!!"

A round-headed little mouse climbed onto the center of the tribe's square, coughed a few times, and then shouted happily.

"Sisters!! My kind husband said he'll take us out for delicious food, with meat soup and fruit at every meal, even strawberries!!"

"strawberry!!"

"There's meat too!?"

(Squeaking and squealing with delight)

The lead mouse paused for a moment, then continued meaningfully, "But! The kind master isn't asking me to come and freeload. The master wants to build a super-huge house, and you'll have to work for him when you get there!"

"Get to work!!"

"If there's meat and strawberries, I'd be happy to do the work!"

(Nodding and squeaking incoherently)

Seeing that everyone's reaction was positive, the lead mouse continued, "Master only needs five large mice. Those who want to go, line up on my left. Those who can work get priority!!"

"priority!!"

"Me! Me! Me! Me! I want to go! I want to go!"

(While squeezing into the queue, he was yelling and screaming.)

Looking at this army of lolis, Wang Yan figured that hiring five of them to help him with his work would greatly relieve some of his stress.

Moreover, there is not much food shortage at home right now. It seems that these big rats really like to eat strawberries. Wang Yan had already unlocked this when he went to Anju City before. As long as he provides food every day, these rats should be very willing to work for him.

However, it seems that the Rainbow Shark can't carry five mice at once. Wang Yan only gave them a spot at home and told them to form a team and head there directly when the time came.

After several days of this, Wang Yan finally resolved the issues of manpower and points. Although it would still take some time, there was no better solution.