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?

forward I activate the core surgery skill and spin my mind up into overdrive to handle the flood of information that nearly

mutation advancements. Oh ho! I would not have been surprised if she had neglected my advice in order to produce more young. I believe that she considers producing young as her primary responsibility and the best way to serve the family as a whole, so it's only natural that she would prioritise it over everything else, but in a

the upgrades to the three egg production

Deconstruction Organ +5, increases the efficiency of the organ

+5, the recoding process utilises less deconstructed mass to encode

production Gland +5, Gives a bonus +2 to

Fantastic!

about. After studying the organs carefully, I estimate that these

the colony gets rolling. My dream scenario would have the Queen producing about a million ants a year, so an extra 10% would represent an increase of 100,000 workers. Not a small number at

enough to make my mind boggle! That's a huge deal! The ants will be so weak that +2 to their physical stats is going to be significant

of the Croca 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 hatched would be able to make eight worker ants, perhaps more. An extra two stats

can make

my mind to its limits to enforce them. I trim down on the workers

but still be a little stronger in the end. Win-win! However there is a chance we can

from the Queen's core I immediately congratulate her on

advancements are fantastic! The two efficiency upgrades will mean more workers

in this way. [Are we

there! Hold on a

the colony and the promises I've made about the next generation are clearly exciting for her

way! Not yet!] I say

can tell she is genuinely disappointed.

gland to +10 for sure. If it's possible to get another +2 to all stats to stack with

a moment.

We brought up a huge feast from below, it'll surely get you to +10! I'll make sure the workers bring

child]