Chapter 110: The Wise Bee-cision?
Belissar once again stood by the Bee Barracks as the daily purification commenced. Beero and the others wanted to take part but Belissar asked them to hold off until for today. He wanted the Orchard bees to weave some slings and the soldier bee army to get some practice moving the wounded bees around before he exposed them to danger, so the lightning attack’s debut would have to wait.
Fortunately, today’s purification was another bird-shade…which struggled in the new Dirt Tunnels. It kept crashing into walls and the roof, and eventually just began walking until it finally found the end. At that point it got hit by a Sticky Honey Trap, the soldier bee army set upon it, and that was that.
Belissar was pleased to find the Dirt Tunnels caused the bird-shades as much trouble as he hoped.
After the victory celebration, Belissar gathered the queens once again, with Chief Rohsuak and Beero attending too. Well, Beero had always been present since the meeting was at the memorial, but they were specifically including her now as the representative of the wounded soldiers, since as a soldier she hadn’t felt confident dancing among the queens previously.
And Belissar had something to discuss.
DP: 3235
He once again had enough DP for another choice from the DP shop. His initial instinct was to grab a new monster and expand the soldier bee army’s options even further. On the other hand, today’s purification reminded him that rooms could also present a defense in and of themselves, as a bird-shade that could terrorize the open air of the Flower Meadow proved all but helpless in the constricted Dirt Tunnels. And thus far, most of his room choices had prioritized providing resources for his bees, so perhaps there were great potential defenses he hadn’t tapped yet. Additionally, new room types could also provide new flower types and therefore new bee types. A fire-related room, for example, could go along well with the incoming fire queen…and maybe the God of Fire himself.
However, all his room slots were currently occupied at the moment, so he’d have to either save up to purchase a room slot, conduct a purification expansion, or else remove an existing room before he could add anymore. So, a monster would probably provide the greater immediate benefit, while a room would be a choice for the future.
In any case, he asked the bees and Chief Rohsuak for their opinions before sharing his own thoughts. The bees had the usual recommendations of more flowers and more bees. The Firstborn was particularly concerned about the strength of the soldier bee army following the turtle-shade, while the First of the Fifth was a bit reserved this time, agreeing with the Firstborn. Beero just saluted as the queens spoke. Chief Rohsuak, for her part, nodded along.