"If all the life in that world, including her, were treated as one whole, then the Male Worm and Female Worm parasitizing the same whole would mean loving oneself. That love wouldn't be triggered by her alone..."
"If every life were treated as an independent individual, then there would have to be many Male Worms, each parasitizing a different individual, for every individual to develop this kind of love. That didn't seem realistic either..."
"If she were separated out while all the other individuals were treated as one whole, the Female Worm could parasitize her while the Male Worm parasitized the whole. Then all the other individuals would feel love whenever they saw her... Huh? That seemed right. But why was she separated from the rest? Was it because she was that world's god?"
On the way back from the Great Tree Cave, Mo Ling was still agonizing over the Male Worm and Female Worm's nature. He was simply too curious about those creatures.
He even wished he could get infected by one of those worms himself and experience what "love" felt like.
"Stop thinking about it. You've been at it all day."
Watching Mo Ling agonize over it again and again, Router could not help but advise him.
"Don't interrupt me, don't interrupt me. I'm about to figure it out!"
"Maybe that love didn't come from the worms?"
"It definitely did! Look, neither of us felt love for her, while only the creatures of that world did. That meant it wasn't her own ability. The worms caused it."
"Not necessarily. Maybe the creatures of that world had a 'god worship' instinct, making them feel something special toward their common ancestor."
"Ha..." Mo Ling let out a long sigh. "Router, why are there so many things in the Abyss that