Chapter 106: Heavy Bee-cisions
Belissar spoke with the queens a bit about the new goal and what they could do to achieve it. The Apiary queens were already well on their way to accomplish already, though they were running into some snags. The transition from a normal monster beehive to a burning monster beehive was proving more complicated than with the medicinal or maddening hives, as with every burning worker added the hive became increasingly uncomfortable for the remaining non-burning workers and the queen, and so the queen in question was finding it difficult to reach the point where she was comfortable crossing the line. Likewise, any part of the hive built of regular wax would melt if the hive grew too hot, and even the wooden frames were beginning to scorch from the heat.
Fortunately, Belissar now had some ideas on that. He had already built underground beehives consisting mainly of dirt…and now he had access to stone and metal as well. If he could build a new beehouse out of those materials next to the hive in question, the queen could move all her burning workers over to the new, fire-resistant hive, allowing her remaining workers to remain safe over the course of the transition. And, of course, she would need that fire-proof beehouse after the transition was complete.
Belissar would probably need the karnuq’s help for that. He hadn’t done much stonework, unless stacking rocks to make basic ovens and firepits counted. He wasn’t sure the karnuq would have either, but at the very least they could help him lift the stones. Said task might be a bit difficult for Belissar and the soldier bees alone.
Once they had settled on that, Belissar moved onto the next order of business: the rewards from the purification. There was a possibility, after all, that he could acquire a Fire attribute monster right away. And even if not…it was clear that he needed to continue strengthening the bee army and the Tower’s defenses.
Please select a reward:
- Uncommon Monster Choice (At least one uncommon or better option)
- Rare Room Feature Choice (At least one rare or better option)
- Uncommon Room Choice (At least one uncommon or better option)
Belissar smiled and nearly chose immediately before stopping himself. Getting a rare room feature after a full nine common options would be incredibly gratifying. But, given the latest purification, Belissar did not want to make this decision impulsively. It was, at least, worth considering if a new monster or room might be more important. So, he tried to see if he could open the next reward choice before deciding on this one.