Chapter 133: Chapter 133
With the bumblebee spawner established and the bumblebee queen settling into her new home, Belissar turned his attention back to the karnuq. In fact, he could hear Chief Rohsuak calling for him.
“Sacred Den Master Belissar, if you have a moment, would you mind stopping by?”
Belissar tilted his head at that. He hadn’t known someone could call for his attention like that, but he heard it through his Tower senses even though he hadn’t been focusing on her at the time. His bees hadn’t done that before…although, in hindsight it might have just been that the bees didn’t normally call him directly. The few times they specifically sought his attention they had gone through Niobee instead.
He shrugged and made his way over to the second floor, where a group of soldier bees came up from the first floor to meet and escort him. On the one hand, he trusted the karnuq enough at this point that it was probably unnecessary, but he’d also admit that having the bees around boosted his confidence in general, so he didn’t mention it.
Chief Rohsuak was waiting for him there as well.
“Hello, Sacred Den Master Belissar, thank you for coming.”
“Hello, how is everything?”
Chief Rohsuak gave him a smile.
“This is one of the communers, right? Hope they help out!”
The First of the Fifth saluted and then danced to the other queens. One by one they came before him and presented workers of their own. These were ones Belissar hadn’t seen before but had been anticipating.
Sedating Monster Bee Worker
Notable Skills: Sedating Poison Sting, Sacrificial Strike, Brood Offspring
Description: A monster bee worker raised on sedative honey. It now produces the sedative compounds in the honey in its own venom glands. Its stings, in addition to the normal bee toxin effects, may cause fatigue, sluggishness, or in particularly high doses unconsciousness.
Of the new flowers he had received from the karnuq, only the sleepy chamomile had produced a new bee type so far. But, this one could be highly useful. The intoxicating effects of mad honey had already helped greatly against the shades, honey and venom that could knock a shade out could instantly end a fight. He had high hopes for that one.
Next was one of the queens herself, who had noticeably turned purple.
Maddening Monster Bee Queen
Special: Above Average
Notable Skills: Mad Poison Sting, Brood Mother, Command Offspring
Description: A monster bee queen raised or evolved on maddening mana honey. Lays maddening variant offspring by default.
After a queen evolved into a medicinal queen, Belissar figured it was only a matter of time before a maddening queen would follow suit. Extra maddening honey would ensure he could equip any future Sticky Honey Traps with the more deleterious honey type. And extra maddening bees could improve the strength of the soldier bee army…though this queen lived in the Apiary so maybe not unless she was willing to either move, or share soldiers and honey with the Flower Meadow queens.
But, ultimately, it was the last of the new bees that really excited Belissar. The one he had been waiting for the most. She was a bit squatter, with shorter legs and longer antennae. She had large, thick mandibles that looked more suited to crushing than cutting. Her color was now a dull shade of brown rather than bright yellow.
Digging Monster Bee Worker
Speed: Below Average+
Notable Skills: Dig, Poison Sting, Sacrificial Strike, Brood Offspring
Description: A monster bee worker raised on honey imbued with Ground mana. Trades a bit of its speed for resilience, and is optimized for burrowing and expanding subterranean hives.
And, there she was. A bee born from the honey of the Ground mana flowers. Something like the digger bees he had given up his chance to choose, only born from the normal monster bee queens. A bee that could operate in the Dirt Tunnels…or in the Underway the karnuq said they came from. Exactly what his Tower needed.
Belissar broke out into a wide grin.
“Great work everyone, this is definitely going to help.”