Chapter 188: Environmental Sustaina-Bee-lity
Seeing as they continued getting distracted by all the wonders of Belissar’s Tower, Tarwantrad asked Belissar to just give her a quick overview of the flower types he had available. Tarwantrad kept silent, nodding along. She crossed her arms and hummed to herself as Belissar recited everything he could remember, with Niobee and the bees reminding him of the rest.
“Gravilions, huh? A gravity flower, now that’s a curiosity indeed. I will have to trade you for those as well. But let’s put that aside for now, so you have at least one representative for ground, wind, fire, water, light, dark, and cold. You have some varieties of poisons and medicines available. If you cross the quickblossom and the alfalfa with mana flowers, that should give you sources of lightning and nature. Death and flowers work better together than you might think, though I could see difficulties for a honey-based evolution through that mana type. If that’s the case…”
Belissar watched in silence as Tarwantrad considered, waiting until she spoke again.
“I see three options I could offer you for the first boon. I could offer you a flower with a type of mana you don’t yet have access to expand your options further. Alternatively, I could offer you an additional features of types you already have but that would enhance one of your ecosystems with additional diversity. Doing so could reinforce and strengthen one of your existing mana types, producing healthier and stronger flowers of the varieties that absorb it. Finally, I could offer you one of my flower monsters or traps if you are concerned with your defenses.”
She gave him a smile.
“I’ll admit, I am curious to see how your bees’ cross-pollination abilities might affect various flower monsters. I’m sure, though, that we will get to that if we make trades in the future.”
Belissar smiled back before crossing his arms.
“Do you mind if I take a minute? I like to consult with the bees, especially when choosing flowers.”
Tarwantrad’s smile only grew.