Chapter 179: Chapter 179
The next day, Belissar made a quick stop to the Slime Flower, since it had been on his mind. He rubbed his chin as he looked it over. Try as he might, he couldn’t find any slimes either nearby or throughout his Tower.
“Does it need more time? Or…”
He noticed a worker bee land on the flower…and then pulled up the Slime Flower’s description once more.
- Type: Slime, Nature, Trap, Spawner
- Mana Upkeep: 20 per node (40 due to Blessing of Bees), 10 (20 due to Blessing of Bees) to enable in compatible rooms
- Description: A flower that concentrates its mana into thickening its sap, which will spill out and engulf any creature that damages it. This effect extends partially to its nectar as well, which if left to pool in sufficient quantities may eventually condense into a slime core. The slime will then carry the flower’s seeds along with it as it begins to move, spreading the seeds around while also hunting nearby pests, further protecting the flower.
He confirmed that the description mentioned slimes spawning…if the flower’s nectar was left to pool in sufficient quantities. So, if the bees were consistently gathering that nectar…maybe slimes would never spawn?
Belissar briefly considered whether he should ask the bees to hold off and test the theory before shaking his head. At the end of the day, the bees were the priority. If they wanted to gather this flower’s nectar in quantities that prevented slimes from spawning, then that is what they would do. Belissar was curious about the slimes and how the flower worked, but not so curious that he’d interrupt the bees’ work to find out.
And then, he reached out to Niobee.
“Is everyone ready for the changes?”
Once she replied, he confirmed and placed the room. The core began to glow and the Tower’s mana surged as it applied his changes to the room. The image within the core seemed to grow more solid, he could almost feel the heat of the room.
And now that the room was placed came the final touch.
Compatible feature detected. Swap Lava Source to Mini-Volcano?
Belissar went ahead and confirmed, turning the hill at the center of the room into a mini-volcano. The hill began to rumble and smoke and ash began to belch out of its center as the flow of lava grew a bit more rapid.
Belissar waited for the volcano to launch its boulders. He wanted to see if the ridge and alcove would hold up to the volcano before he moved the Third of the Sixth’s hive there, to ensure that they’d be safe. Otherwise, he’d just have to place them in an adjacent room. However, the volcano didn’t seem to want to erupt just yet. He frowned and brought up the description.
Type: Fire, Ground, Trap
Description: A small volcano just peeking out of the ground. Will launch burning rocks in the direction of invaders. May also emit ash clouds and slowly flowing lava.
Belissar frowned. So…it would launch in the direction of invaders? And not just randomly everywhere? That was convenient in general…but could be a problem for the current test. Would he have to wait until a purification? And then lead a shade to the alcove?
As he focused in, a new message arrived.
Launch boulders for a one-time cost of ten mana?
“Ah, that’s convenient…or is it?”
At first, that seemed an immediate solution to Belissar’s worries…until he saw the mana cost. Paying mana for a one-time test didn’t seem like a good idea…although the message did say one time. Would he get the mana back then?
Unfortunately, no new messages appeared in response to Belissar’s questions, so he’d either have to test it himself or just wait for a purification. He decided that ten mana, less than a minor+ purification reward, was an acceptable price to find out what the Tower meant. So, he went ahead and confirmed.
Currently available mana: 9(19)/770
A large circle made of red light appeared on the ground in the lava field, and Belissar found he could move it. Was this where the boulders were going to land? Belissar hoped so, then moved the circle to center on the alcove and thought about boulders launching.