Chapter 19: Gotta Bee Diligent!
After gathering the flowers, Belissar returned to his woodworking. He did think about searching the forest for more flowers, or maybe trying to absorb other plants like bushes and trees, but ultimately decided to prioritize the beehouse construction. He figured the bees would let him know if they found a flower they really liked and moving bushes, much less trees, into the Tower seemed...difficult. Besides, this was a mission tasked to him by the God of Bees herself, so he figured he should focus on it if there were no other pressing matters.
He had cut some planks and set them out to dry. Now, all he had to do was wait six months to a year.
Belissar paused, and then sighed. At home they had stocks of wood to work with, but since he was starting from scratch there wasn’t much he could do but wait if he wanted quality wood to work with. Well, in his village people couldn’t always wait for the best of things, so he also knew how to build with freshly cut wood, so he didn’t have to wait for fully dried planks. But...this was a mission from a god! How could he accept any cut corners?!
Well...he was already going to cut some corners, since all he had was an axe, a saw, and his knife. He didn’t have all the tools a true woodworker might use at the moment, after all, so some of the details and finish might be a bit rough by necessity. And, well, the God of Bees had accepted his mess of a prayer for the “Pray at the Shrine” mission. In fact...he could argue the God of Bees had accepted cut corners by blessing some peasant beekeeper instead of a chosen Tower Lord.
Belissar thought for a moment before he stood up and went to grab his axe and saw. Yeah, he had no idea what quality of a job was acceptable for this mission...but there was no sense sitting around for six months doing nothing. He figured he’d make one now with green wood, and if it wasn’t acceptable then he’d wait for fully dried planks. Worst came to worst, he’d have an extra beehouse, which might be a bit rough around the edges but would still be a roof over his bees’ heads.
Belissar then tilted his head as he wondered if it would rain in his Tower. There was a sky with a sun, there was also night and day, so maybe? And what about seasons, was winter coming?
Flower Meadow Upgrades
- Randomized Weather (Cost: 100 DP)
- Weather Control (Cost: 1000 DP)