The Bee Dungeon

Basic Resource Plants selected.

Belissar didn’t have much trouble with this decision. Hidden Wax Traps just weren’t impactful enough, especially since the monster bee soldiers were able to handle shades on their own. Beehives were more tempting but weren’t a priority at the moment. He already had plenty of honey production at present, honeycomb was beginning to accumulate in the farmhouse’s storage jars, even. The slight boost in brood growth would have been useful but the Flower Meadow hives had already developed to the point of producing monster bee soldiers, while the Apiary already had a bunch of beehouses. More beehouses just meant more of what he already had.

All in all, Belissar figured that the extra and possibly new resources from Basic Resource Plants would be the most beneficial to both him and the bees. More resources would increase the things Belissar could make and thus expand his contributions to the Tower. More plants meant more flowers and more nectar for the bees to gather, which might end up necessary before expanding the hives in any case. The donation of honey from the Apiary hives to the Flower Meadow ones implied there had been a shortfall, after all. He had been worried about that, but fortunately the Flower Meadow queens were birthing more workers now, so hopefully that wouldn't be an issue going forward.

With his choice made, Belissar focused on the Flower Meadow. As he did, he noticed several spots shining across the field. He focused on those and found they were the mana flowers.

Compatible plant: Mana Flower. Upgrade to resource plant node?

Mana Upkeep: 5 per Mana Flower node

Belissar nearly confirmed immediately. The bees loved those flowers, and Niobee had informed him the flowers had been crucial for the development of the Flower Meadow hives. But he figured he should hold on, at least until he checked out what other nodes he could do. After all, each Mana Flower node cost more upkeep than enabling mana flowers for the entire field, and the same amount as the Flower Meadow itself, so it wasn’t the cheapest thing he could do. He double checked his available mana:

Mana: 69/200

Enabling mana flowers for the Flower Meadow and adding the two soldier bee spawners in the Apiary had cut it a bit. He certainly had enough to add some Mana Flower nodes, but he could find himself out of free mana if he spent it haphazardly. So, he took a look to see what other resource nodes he could add...