Chrysalis

The Queen was in her chamber much the same as she had been over a day ago, covered in workers and resting peacefully. She hasn't had any reason to go out and fight lately so I hope she's enjoying a period of relaxation.

Considering the measly supply of Biomass that the workers have been extracting from the surface there hasn't even been much laying to do. I'm not sure if Queen ants can get bored but perhaps she might be feeling that things have become a little dull?

[Bored?] she responds when I ask her, sounding for all the world like she didn't even understand the word, [why would I be bored?]

[Well, there isn't much to do at the moment?]

[Foolish child] she chides me, [the colony is not under threat and you have provided food and a great hope for our family. I am content, as we should all be]

How is this giant ant monster always so positive?! Such a good mother!

Before I can get too emotional I need to focus on the present.

[So you've received the Biomass we sent up?]

[Yes. The children have been working as hard as they can. They found it and brought it to me]

[awesome]

I stare hard at the Queen for a moment, trying to judge whether she's upgraded herself as we discussed. Rather than accuse my own my own mother of lying, which would be rather tactless, I try a different angle.

[Is it ok if I check on your core? There may be more that I can do to improve our chances]

[of course child]

She answers without hesitation. I seriously doubt that she's even capable of doubting her own children. I wonder if all the ant Queens are like this?

antennae forward I activate the core surgery skill and spin my mind up into overdrive to handle the flood of information that nearly knocks me off my six feet.

more young. I believe that she considers producing young as her primary responsibility and the best way to

can plainly see the upgrades to

of the organ to produce more deconstructed Biomass per point of Biomass

process utilises less deconstructed mass to encode the

Gland +5, Gives a bonus

Fantastic!

the Queen about. After studying the organs carefully, I estimate that these two advancements will synergise together to boost the egg production by

but it isn't as if the Queen will be producing ten eggs per year once the colony gets rolling. My dream scenario would have the Queen producing about a million ants a year, so an extra

the +2 to all stats in the egg production gland. +2 might not seem like much but it's enough to make my mind boggle! That's a huge deal!

beasts and how much Biomass would be needed to create one as opposed to a hatchling worker, I would guess that for each Croca Beast that was

I can make

bending my mind to its limits to enforce them. I trim

will be produced more cheaply than before but still be a little stronger in the end. Win-win! However there

my mind from the Queen's core I immediately congratulate her on the wise choices she

efficiency upgrades will mean more workers and

the Queen sounds genuinely pleased to be praised in this way. [Are we ready to lay the first generation

there! Hold on a second!

I've made about the next generation are clearly exciting

way! Not yet!] I

she is

are going to get that egg production gland to +10 for sure. If it's possible to get another +2 to all stats to stack with the existing advancement that will absolutely insane. Game breaking

moment. I can

surely get you to +10! I'll make sure the workers bring every

child] she