"Do they all live on this moss?"
"Where does their food come from? Do they go downstairs to eat?"
"That can't be right. Wasn't the door leading downstairs locked? What do they eat?"
That wild boar from before, along with the Brown Bear, were both apex predators. Yet they stayed peacefully with the other creatures, even allowing them to climb onto their bodies, as if they were living in symbiosis.
The moss on the ground was edible, but only for herbivores. What about these omnivores and carnivores? If they did not attack other creatures, where did they get enough energy?
Mo Ling recalled the Brown Bear from before. Its whole body had been chubby, its belly round enough to nearly hang to the ground. The two Field Mice perched on its shoulders had been as fat as balls. They clearly did not look short on food—if anything, they seemed overnourished.
"If food is plentiful, they really would be less aggressive."
But where did their food come from?
Watching the animals that suddenly entered his field of vision before scattering away, Mo Ling felt intensely curious. He could barely wait to continue exploring ahead.
After a while, far fewer creatures kept approaching them. Only a few scattered Flying Birds and insects remained, and the surroundings grew much quieter.
"Should we keep going?"
Mo Ling looked at Li Luo, only to find her still standing there blankly.
"What's wrong?"
Puzzled, Mo Ling controlled the Cube and lowered it in front of Li Luo.
Yet Li Luo remained standing blankly, showing no reaction.
Realizing something was wrong, Mo Ling hurriedly made the Cube shake, trying to get Li Luo's attention. But she still stared straight ahead as though lost in thought, completely unresponsive to the Cube's movements.
The little dog beside her began