The Abyss World, the Kemono Girl Encyclopedia Project!

There is a story in Buddhism about the Buddha cutting off his own flesh to feed an eagle. Although Wang Yan does not believe in Buddhism, he still calls himself the Holy Religion. So, rounding down, it's not that different.

"I've heard that your Church of the Dead Tree has some connection with strange beasts?"

As Wang Yan spoke, he reached out to take out a cotton rope to tie up Denian, but the guy seemed to resist a lot. Out of desperation, Wang Yan had no choice but to break his limbs like wooden sticks. Although he struggled even more, he soon went limp and looked like he was about to go into shock.

"Today, I'll let you be fed too. I'll tie you up here later; those kobolds will probably love your flesh and blood, won't they?"

Denian, who had been wailing in pain, suddenly became extremely clear-headed, as if he had heard a ghost story. Even if he was stupid, he understood that Wang Yan clearly did not take the Church of the Deadwood seriously. He wanted to tie him up here and wait for the beasts to devour him at night!

"No...no...please, please..."

Wang Yan acted as if he hadn't heard, tied up his body, and then hung him from a tree. Looking at him like this, he grinned, but in Denian's eyes, it looked so sinister and terrifying.

"Tomorrow should be a sunny day."

Looking at his masterpiece, Wang Yan couldn't help but nod in satisfaction.

Denian didn't know what a teru teru bozu (a Japanese doll symbolizing good weather) was, so he naturally couldn't understand what Wang Yan meant. He could only continue to wail and beg Wang Yan to let him go, promising that he would never speak such nonsense again.

Wang Yan rested his chin on his hand, a thoughtful expression on his face, then nodded and said:

"Well, letting you go isn't impossible. I just thought about it, and after all, I'm not a sadist. But I can't just let it go like this. How about this, I'll hang you up for a while as a lesson. You count from one to one hundred thousand. I'll come back and put you down after I finish dinner tonight."

Denian nodded hastily, as if grasping at a straw. His arrogant demeanor from just moments before vanished without a trace. He didn't realize he was wrong; he knew he was about to die.

Sure enough, the way to quickly break free from brainwashing is to make them feel the threat of death.

Wang Yan didn't really want to let him go; he just gave him hope, kept him alive so that the pain from the broken bones wouldn't cause him to go into shock, and allowed him to hold on until the strange beast came looking for him.

Otherwise, if we let him faint prematurely, wouldn't it be a waste of feeding him the strange beast?

From the very beginning, Wang Yan had no intention of letting these two leave. After eliminating one, Wang Yan tied the other by the neck, like leading a dog, and led NEET away, leaving only a skeletal creature who was loudly counting, with its limbs broken and hanging from a tree.

Wang Yan really wanted to ask about the Church of the Deadwood. An old hand like NEET was the most suitable choice. He was willing to tell Wang Yan everything he knew in order to save his own life, which would save Wang Yan a lot of time.

After returning home with the three little beast girls, Wang Yan tied NEET outside the cave, to the doorway, and then took out the collar that had been cut off earlier from the warehouse and put it around NEET's neck.

"From now on, you're my dog. Now, tell me about the Church of the Deadwood."

As long as he could save his life, NEET would be more than willing. When he heard Wang Yan admit that he had taken the gold ingots, NEET's heart sank. Wang Yan had no intention of letting them leave at all.

Moreover, as a seasoned veteran, how could he not see through Wang Yan's cruel methods? He was keeping Denian hanging on, giving him a glimmer of hope, only to be devoured by the beast in the end. Just thinking about it made him shudder. He didn't want to die as cruelly as Denian.

Having been collared, he was, in a sense, safe from death. To please Wang Yan, NEET would definitely tell him everything he knew and show off his abilities in front of his master in order to better protect his life.

So NEET immediately told Wang Yan everything he knew, but not in complete detail, in order to preserve his continued value.

Wang Yan also learned from him that Nite and Denian were the lowest level of believers, not even the most basic believers, which was why they were sent to the lower levels to search for traces of the gold coins.

"The high priest seems to care a lot about these things, which is why he came down to the bottom himself and directed us wandering believers to look for traces."

Wang Yan nodded slightly, then asked with a hint of doubt, "Is your high priest very powerful?"

"The High Priest is very strong, with combat power starting at the fifth rank. His strength is terrifying. Although I have never seen what the fifth rank is like, he is definitely the most outstanding among the lower ranks."

"Fifth tier?"

Upon hearing NEET's words, Wang Yan frowned, and couldn't help but question his statement:

"What exactly does 'fifth rank' mean?"

Nite realized that Wang Yan hadn't understood what he was saying, so he explained:

"This is the normal classification of the strength of the beasts in the Church of the Deadwood. The most basic kobolds are considered second-rate, giant kobolds are considered first-rate, and ordinary ferocious beasts are second-rate. I have never seen anything higher than that."

Wang Yan seemed to be deep in thought. So this was a ranking system specially set up by the Deadwood Church to classify the strength of strange beasts. He didn't expect that ordinary ferocious beasts were only at the second level. How strong must this fifth-level priest be?

"So, where is that priest you mentioned now?"

After thinking for a moment, NEET told Wang Yan what he knew:

"The Giant Bone Tribe is the largest believer tribe at the bottom of the Deadwood Church, and it has a tendency to evolve into the base of the Deadwood Church. I feel that the priest will most likely be there."

What, another giant bone tribe has popped up? Where the hell is this?

"And what is the background of this giant bone tribe?"

NEET paused slightly, surprised that Wang Yan didn't even know this. Overjoyed, he bowed and explained, as if seeking praise:

"At the bottom of the Wall Abyss, there are many tribal groups, and the so-called Giant Bone Tribe is the most powerful tribe at the bottom within the known area of ​​the Wall Abyss. Because the core doctrine of the Deadwood Church is the worship of strange beasts, it is not very popular in the higher places, and has even reached the point where everyone hates it."

The most powerful tribe? Wait, could this be... the place where Youli escaped from before?

If that's true, then it's too much of a coincidence. Wang Yan insisted on going to see what the ingredients were so he could plan his next move.