Chrysalis

I’ve finally done it.... FINALLY!

I played the patient game, minimised my risks, limited my exposure and it slowed me down for sure but I’ve finally reached this point. I’ve been so tempted! Gandalf knows how tempted I’ve been! I could have just dashed out of the tunnels and into the forest, battling monsters with reckless abandon!

It would have been glorious, a sea of battle and endless challenge. Only a true monster would be able to rise above that struggle to evolve, this the choice of the brave, the bold and the courageous!

Also the choice of the idiot!

I, Anthony, am not an idiot! The proof is in the pudding! I am alive and I have reached level ten without drawing unwanted attention to myself or putting the colony at risk! Who could possibly argue that I made the wrong decision?

Bwahahahaha!

Honestly I’m extremely delighted right now.

Tiny is giving me a look of betrayal, as if I’d stolen candy straight from his hands. Are you that addicted to kill stealing from me you cheeky monkey?!

Cheer up Tiny, we are going to have plenty of Biomass for the moment!

As pumped as I am to evolve we have to deal with everything in order, things must be in their proper place before evolution can occur. For now we have an enormous bear worth of Biomass that we need to deal with.

For starters, this bear is so damn big we can’t just drag it down into the tunnel in one piece so the unpleasant task of butchery falls to me. Thankfully now that the monster is no longer alive its unnatural toughness is somewhat reduced, so despite being rough going I eventually manage to get all of the food down into the tunnel. Then I take a few more moments to reset the cover for the pitfall.

Down in the tunnels Tiny is already drooling all over himself, ready to start cramming his face. There is so much food down here it is taking up an inordinate amount of space. No way we finish all of this in one go.

May as well get to it!

Om nom nom.

[You have consumed a new source of Biomass: Ursus Terra Tyrannos; you are awarded one Biomass]

[Basic profile of the Ursus Terra Tyrannos unlocked]

[Ursus Terra Tyrannos: Earth Bear Tyrant, This monster is known for its extreme toughness and strength. Surprisingly fast, this beast is ferocious and easily aggravated. Known for its affinity to the earth and natural environs this monster has powerful regenerative abilities.]

these regenerative abilities though? Perhaps Tiny zapping him with electricity

any rate,

and I are groaning and full I’ve managed to stow away seven points of Biomass from the bear, which takes

on the way by a fellow mature worker ant. There seems to be more of these guys around at the moment, perhaps the experience harvested by my earlier

we do something I’ve seen a few times but haven’t experienced much myself. I have seen ants do this a lot in the wild and also in my own pet colony when I was a human. When two workers meet each other they frequently inspect each other using their antennae. Communicating in

me head on, stops, and then we engage in a

like an extended high five. I’m not precisely sure what information is communicated, but I get a vague feeling we are generally

rest of the food and has started transporting it back to the colony. I can probably leave the rest of that task to the workers who

a good thing in the end as I may not even need to be here for the traps to provide food for the colony. If I set and bait the traps and leave, there will probably be

out much better

take care of the next order of business. I need to spend my

will leave

I don’t think it would make much difference to anything but for the sake of completeness I’d been hoping

Anthony! Be grateful

Ok, here we go!

+5 and legs to

Yes!

can choose a mutation advancement, please select from

some juicy

doesn’t fail to impress, an almost extravagantly long list of possible upgrades to choose from each with its own pros and

crap! There are so many ridiculous options! Control your saliva Anthony! Preserve your

continue to scroll down and there are more and more juicy choices appearing every moment. Who would have thought the pheromone

option that I’m not sure I

of the pheromone release system, creating a more robust

....

could

to be able to talk, even if I’m just talking to myself! I don’t have vocal chords, the best I’ve

but without this

at all. If I pass it up who knows if I’ll be able to find another option? Perhaps at some point telepathy will come up as a brain upgrade or a

I’m not willing to let this

the Pheromone