Chapter 26: Chapter 26
Belissar walked back towards the Apiary farmhouse once the ceremony was done. Niobee came and flew alongside him in silence as well. Once back inside he exhaled his breath and sat down. Niobee came and landed on his finger.
Belissar made a soft smile at her.
He took another deep breath and let it out slowly, glancing out the window. Thoughts of the lost passed through his mind and he felt pain in his chest once again.
“...I’m remembering a lot of things. A lot of things I try not to think about.”
Niobee looked up at him.
Belissar smiled at her and brushed her back with one of his fingers.
Belissar himself returned to his task from before the minor purification was announced. The God of Bees had given him a mission, after all, and he was one beehouse away from completing it. And now that he had confirmed his defenses were solid, he had no reason not to finish up.
Belissar watched as the final Apiary beehive converted to one of his own.
Mission: Upgrade all Apiary Beehives to Belissar’s Beehouses completed!
Reward: One room feature choice
- Basic Resource Plants (Rarity: Common, Type: Nature, Resource)
- Beehive (Rarity: Uncommon, Type: Bee, Resource, Monster Nest)
- Hidden Wax Cell (Rarity: Common, Type: Bee, Trap)
He smiled as the queen of that hive began a dance of gratitude and joy.
She repeated her happy dance and then climbed into the beehouse to resume her work. Belissar then walked back through the Apiary, gathering some mana honeycomb trays from the other beehouses. The lids of the houses would pop up slightly whenever one was ready, when Belissar would lift the lid the tray would slide itself up and a rectangular piece of honeycomb would pop right out. Belissar didn’t know exactly how all that worked, he knew for sure that his roughly constructed trays didn’t slide that easily. And he also knew that normal bees would not be producing this much honey.
The Tower of the Gods was powerful indeed.
Which is why he thought carefully about the choice before him as he gathered the honeycomb. He reviewed each option in turn, hoping for more information.
Basic Resource Plants
- Type: Nature, Resource
- Mana Upkeep: Depends on resource selected
- Description: A spot where resource producing plants can be easily grown and harvested. Compatible plants will depend on the Room. Existing compatible plants may be converted to nodes.
Belissar hummed as he read it over. He was a bit worried that the description didn’t specify what kind of plants or resources he would get. In fact, that would apparently change based on what room he placed it in...though he wasn’t certain that the Flower Meadow and the Apiary would be much different given they had very similar plants to begin with. But depending on what he got...plant-based resources could be very useful. If he got something appropriate for textiles, he could fix his tunic or make a new one. If he got more wood then he could expand his construction efforts and prepare more firepits. Medicinal herbs would be a priority as well...though he wasn’t sure if Tower Lords or monster bees actually got sick. Fruit and vegetables...wouldn’t change much beyond adding variety to his diet, given that he didn’t seem to actually need food after becoming a Tower Lord. However, they would at minimum add more flowering plants for his bees to gather from. No matter what plants he received, he knew it wouldn’t be a loss.
Still, there were two more options to consider.
- Type: Bee, Resource, Monster Nest
- Mana Upkeep: 5 per hive (2 due to Blessing of Bees)
- Description: A hive where bees and bee monsters may build their colonies. Produces honeycomb at a steady rate, and boosts productivity and growth of any bees dwelling inside.
Belissar furrowed his brow. It seemed by all accounts to be the same basket hives as he found in the Apiary, so Belissar knew what to expect and how useful they would be. The Apiary had nine beehouses at present, while he had eight monster bee queen spawners that would spawn four monster bee queens each, so the other queens would certainly be happy if he had some more. The question was how did it work with the Apiary? At present, Belissar couldn’t actually change the number of beehives, so would this choice allow for that? He guessed that it would, it didn’t seem a useful choice if not.
Well, assuming it was, there were clear reasons to take this choice. But...it wasn’t as clear cut as the choice might seem. Belissar could build beehouses himself, after all, and was planning to do so for the other queens as time permitted, so he tried to focus on what the Tower option would provide on top of that. Which was the magical daily production of honeycomb, and the boost to productivity and growth. The growth was a bit subtle at the moment, while the productivity just meant more honey. That could help with more Sticky Honey Traps, but Belissar hadn’t even seen one of those in action yet.
He shook his head and moved on to the final choice.