Chapter 138: Chapter 138
The next day, Belissar made his way to the new Flower Meadow. He arrived just as a new monster bumblebee queen was crawling out the spawner.
Monster Bumblebee Queen Spawner
Monsters: Monster Bumblebee Queen
Cooldown: 23/24 hours
Current Monsters Spawned: 2/4
The bumblebee queen spawner was identical to the monster bee queen spawner, spawning one queen per day until it reached four. Belissar thus greeted the new queen and spent the last mana to build her a new Bee Nest. The queen responded by zipping circles around him.
After that, he made his way over to the karnuq. Right at the entrance of the second floor, Chief Rohsuak had gathered a group of karnuq. She turned to him and nodded.
“Welcome, Sacred Den Master Belissar. May I introduce you to Rakenliuk? He’s our construction expert?”
Belissar turned his gaze to the karnuq man who towered over him. Rakenliuk shook his head.
A moment later, the group landed at the entrance of the Bee Barracks. The Firstborn and the other Flower Meadow queens arrived. The Firstborn danced unsteadily. ŗΑΝО𝔟Ёs̩
“First of the Fifth? Nice to see but confused, why here now? Not time for celebration? Need something?”
The First of the Fifth danced the negative.
“King has idea. Wants hive of hives to work together. Flower Meadow queens raise army, but not great at making honey. So, Apiary queens help.”
She then danced to her workers and the soldiers, who began to deliver the honey into three piles.
“This one, regular honey from all Apiary queens. This one medicinal honey from Second of the Sixth, good for brood tenders. This one maddening honey from Third of the Fifth, good for soldiers.”
The Firstborn danced in a daze.
“You’re…giving to us?”
The First of the Fifth’s antennae twitched.
“Yes. Was paying attention, right?”
The Firstborn stood still, and then began a dance of gratitude.
“Thanks, helps a lot! Is perfect, even. How can repay?”
The First of the Fifth stood still for a moment herself before slowly dancing back.
“Protect King and hive of hives. Will be bringing every day. Use to make strong army, ok?”
The Firstborn didn’t even know what to dance. But, eventually, she gathered herself and marched firmly through her steps, giving the First of the Fifth a salute dance.
“Thank you. Will not let you down.”
With that, the First of the Fifth took her leave. The Firstborn and the Flower Meadow queens gathered and distributed the honey throughout their hives. Empty cells were now filled to the brim. Whereas it normally took several days to gather the honey for a single maddening soldier or sprayer, now each of the queens was laying a soldier egg in a cell full of the purple-tinted honey. The medicinal honey was even rarer, and the Firstborn used her batch to lay a new generation of workers that would ensure the health of her hive.
And then, with the normal mana honey, she prepared a large cell for her daughter. Her daughter hesitated but the Firstborn brushed her antennae.
“Go ahead. Have plenty of reserves now, will be ok.”
Her daughter slowly saluted and then curled up into the cell that was much too large for her…for now. The Firstborn watched until her workers had covered up the cell before walking away. She aimlessly wandered the barracks for a moment.
The First of the Fifth had once again blazed a new trail. The Firstborn had made deals with her before, exchanging flowers for honey. The Fourth of the Seventh and the First of the Fifth’s First Daughter had built a joint hive, working together for a common purpose, and the Flower Meadow queens had followed suit. The Flower Meadow queens joined their armies and exchanged command of their soldiers to one another. But in all of these cases both parties benefited. They gave in expectation of receiving in turn.
Now, the First of the Fifth and the other Apiary queens had given them vast quantities of honey…and asked for nothing in response. They worked for the hive of hives not as two rival queens coming to an agreement, but as workers worked to Keep reading on NovelHub - where stories come alive! They gave without expecting to receive, because there was work to be done and so they did it. They demonstrated how a queen in a hive of hives should truly behave.