Chapter 134: Chapter 134
Belissar made his way to the second floor once again. He found Metsaitti leading a group of hunters, including the group that normally challenged his Tower, as they prepared for their expedition. Metsaitti noticed him and approached.
“Hello, Sacred Den Master. May I help you?”
Belissar nodded and held out his hand, holding the digging monster bee.
“Could you take this bee with you on your trip? She’s specialized for working underground, so she’ll let me see the area. Oh! You could also talk to me through her…though you might be able to just talk to me directly now too, come to think of it. I guess we should test that when you leave.”
Metsaitti nodded and held out his hand.
“Of course, Sacred Den Master. I’ll take care of her.”
The digging bee looked to Belissar and he nodded. Instead of crawling onto Metsaitti’s hand, she instead took off and then landed on his shoulder. Belissar and Metsaitti then arranged to test if Belissar could see and talk to the karnuq like with his bees when they left, and then Belissar left them to their preparations.
He rubbed his chin, because this all had given him an idea. He thought he would have to wait for digging bees to begin scouting underground until he had remembered the karnuq already planning to do just that. So, he figured he should consider some other plans and whether there were alternative ways to achieve them.
At first, Belissar thought he’d have to wait until the Flower Meadow’s poisonous flowers Cross-Pollinated with mana flowers, and then for the Flower Meadow hives to gather up enough of the hybrid nectar for one of their queens to evolve. But now, he realized that wasn’t the only option. The Apiary queens produced a vast surplus of honey, they were giving him sixteen trays worth a day with still plenty for their hives. So, Belissar wondered, why wait for the Flower Meadow queens to produce their own honey before evolving? Now that there was a maddening queen and a medicinal queen that could produce their respective honey types in bulk, couldn’t he have them just share the specialized honey types with the Flower Meadow queens? The Flower Meadow queens could then use the honey to evolve their workers and soldiers in much greater quantities then they could otherwise. A Flower Meadow queen might even be able to evolve herself. Meanwhile, the Apiary queens could continue to devote themselves purely to honey production, and pass on the benefit of any specialized honeys they developed. 𐍂αꞐ𝘖𝐁Е𝙎
Belissar did wonder whether it was fair to take honey from the Apiary queens just because they produced a lot, but then he remembered they were each giving him a tray of honey every day. Besides, he was a beekeeper, taking some honey for his own purposes was part of the deal. Worst came to worst, he could just give the trays he took to the Flower Meadow queens himself. In fact, he should probably start doing that anyways. The maddening honey trays were definitely starting to accumulate.
Belissar arrived at the hive and the maddening queen crawled out and saluted him. He greeted her and then got right into it.
“I have a favor to ask. Would you be willing to share some of your honey with the Flower Meadow queens? It would really help out if they could raise some more maddening soldiers with your help. Consider that the honey you give to me each day.”
The maddening queen paused, before saluting once more. Belissar smiled at her.
“Thank you, it will help a lot. Let me know if there’s anything you need, or if you need more flowers or something.”
The maddening queen quickly declined but Belissar shook his head.
“I know I’m asking a lot of you so please, allow me to give you something. Hard work should be rewarded.”
The maddening queen paused and fell still. She glanced at Niobee, who flew over and brushed their antennae together. Then, slowly, the queen began to dance.
“…mana flowers? Next to hive?”
Belissar smiled and nodded.
“Sure, as soon as I can.”
The maddening queen paused once more, and then burst out into a max speed dance. It was so fast the dances were getting jumbled but Belissar definitely caught the “KING BEST KING!” parts and chuckled.
“No, thank you for helping out.”