Chapter 149: Deserved Bee-inforcement

Chapter 149: Deserved Bee-inforcement

Without delay, Belissar opened the reward.

Please select a perk:

- Bee-Type Speed Boost (Small) (Rarity: Uncommon)

- Bee Breeder (Rarity: Uncommon)

- Swarming Soldiers (Rarity: Uncommon)

His eyes widened. All uncommons this time? That was a god’s reward, no doubt. After just a second staring at the list without a single common, Belissar started to read out the descriptions.

Bee-Type Speed Boost (Small)

- All Bee-type monsters receive a small boost to speed

- May affect Bee-type rooms and features where relevant

“Huh.”

Belissar scratched his chin. He hadn’t realized that the stat boost perks also affected rooms and features. Though, he wasn’t precisely sure how. Would moving faster apply to beehouses or the Apiary?

He shrugged though. Even putting that factor aside, making all of his bees a bit faster was powerful enough in and of itself. The battle meadow queens certainly agreed giving that they were all fidgeting about. The Fourth of the Seventh had no such hesitation and was zipping about, putting a smile on Belissar’s face.

He moved on to the next perk.

Bee Breeder

- Small increase to the rate monster bee queens produce offspring

A repeat offering and another one that was simple but powerful. Belissar would never say no to more bees, that would aid in every aspect of his Tower. More workers to forage and scout, more soldiers to fight, more gardeners to help his flower bloom, and more communers to keep track of them all. But, most importantly and unlike the first time he saw this perk, Belissar now knew that the monster bee queens could raise new queens and new hives. A small increase in the number of bees born could become massive when it meant multiplying the number of hives.

Though, the perk did mention monster bee queens, specially. Would it also apply to the bumble bee queens? The perk wouldn’t reach as far as the speed boost if not, though it was still worth considering. The First of the Fifth appeared to do so as she began cleaning her antennae over and over. The battle meadow queens as well, resumed their fidgeting. He guessed they might be torn between the two perks.

Belissar guessed that the last perk was not going to help with that.

Swarming Soldiers

- Monster bee soldiers gain a small boost to speed and strength and a minor boost to all other stats when ten or more gather together. Effects increase with numbers up to a current maximum of thirty.

- Slight boost to monster bee soldier coordination

- Applies to soldier variations but not to soldier evolutions

All the battle meadow queens froze, and then flew closer as Belissar read the description. He made an amused smile as each word drew them in more and more. He guessed he knew which one they preferred.

He felt Niobee land on his head.

“King ok?”

Belissar glanced up at her and smiled. Indeed, there was one other bee who hadn’t spoken yet.

“What do you think, Niobee?”

“Whatever King chooses!”

He chuckled at that.

“And if you were choosing?”

Niobee paused and her dancing slowed.

“If...Niobee chose?”

Belissar nodded.

“Please, I’d like to know what you think.”

Niobee fell still. Then, slowly, she started to tap out unsteady steps.

“If Niobee chose...Niobee wants stronger bees. Need to sting enemies without losing bees. Won’t let anyone hurt King again.”

Belissar’s mouth curled up a bit. Niobee...had a bit of an aggressive streak, didn’t she? He reached up and brushed her back.

“And I won’t let anyone hurt the bees.”

Belissar made his choice.

Swarming Soldiers selected.

He decided that the brave soldier bees deserved the boost. Time after time again they risked and sometimes gave their lives to protect him and all the other bees behind them. He would not forget them or all that they had done, even if lancers could pierce their foes, sprayers could attack at a distance, or the karnuq could hold the line in their place.

He would reward them for their sacrifice, and in the process make them stronger and more capable of handling whatever else came their way.

He closed his eyes and turned his Tower sight to all the soldier bees in the dungeon. The battle meadow soldier bee army training for its next battle. The construction squad helping the karnuq build a roof. The Apiary soldiers standing guard by the room to the core. Beero and the others demonstrating their dance to their new members.

He stirred up his mana and sent it towards them.

“Thank you, for protecting our home.”

Every single soldier bee in the Tower paused...and then burst out into rapid salute dances.