Chapter 8: Curiosity
So, how does one enrich their genetic library?
The method was surprisingly simple: pick a creature with desirable traits and eat it!
The prerequisite, of course, was that you could defeat it in the first place.
“That’s not simple at all!” Luo Wen muttered under his breath.
Fortunately, he had a creature on hand that he could easily handle.
He began considering what traits the white grub might offer him.
Its plump, white, soft body? Its sluggish movements? Its stubby, awkward limbs? So far, the only thing that had piqued his interest was its prominent mandibles—but he’d already grown his own pair.
With that thought, Luo Wen realized that the only creature he could currently defeat had no practical value to him. He felt a twinge of frustration.
But then he reconsidered—perhaps there was some value after all. Meat offered far more energy than sap or plant roots.