Huai Geng cocked his head. "Why would the lifeform go find food?"

Zhu replied, "According to my father, genetic lifeforms are very interesting creatures. If their lairs are destroyed, they will preferentially seek out a new lair far away, not nearby."

Zhang Lie mulled over her words. "It's possible."

Doing so might be a natural safety precaution—the fact that a lifeform's lair had been found and destroyed might mean that it was being targeted by an enemy.

"But what does this have to do with hunting for food?" Huai Geng asked.

Zhu countered, "What do you have to do before a big move?"

"Prepare as much food as possible, of course—oh!"

Zhang Lie nodded his head. They weren't in a developed country anymore, and...