Chrysalis

Chapter 247

Right then. For the time being, my skills had been dealt with. Now for the juicy bit.

The Biomass.

But first.

[Crinis…]

When she received my mental communication the little ball shrinks in on herself, withdrawing her stalk until she's almost touching the ground.

[Um… Y… yes? Master?] she stammers.

[Is there something you want to tell me? Has some sort of milestone been achieved?] I enquire.

[N, no? I can't think of anything like that, Master]

So evasive!

[You wouldn't be worried about having to make choices for yourself again, would you Crinis? Panicked that you might make a selection that I didn't approve of? If that were the case, I'd be quite disappointed] my voice drops to a sinister low by the end.

[Hiiiiii!] she squeaks.

I can only sigh. Why are pets so weird? This should be a joyous occasion, the individual should be jumping for joy and as the master I would bathe in that reflected happiness, smiling deeply, feeling smug and satisfied that all things were travelling on the path that I ordained.

No.

Instead, I have to bully my own pet into evolving, or watch my pet evolve into an imbecilic lump of muscle meat. Crinis is just paranoid about having to make her own choices, not wishing to do something 'wrong'.

[Look, Crinis, I'm very happy that you are ready to evolve. It's a great thing! So as soon as we are finished speaking we will finalize your core and you will evolve. Okay?]

[…..]

[OKAY?!]

[yes… Master….]

Don't sulk!

that you'd be perfect, the best little murder ball of boundless horror and death in

little ball seems struck dumb, growing

did that Master? For

not just those of Master and servant. Whatever I can do to help you, I will. Do you understand that me creating your evolution means I'm meeting you halfway on this right? I've already made a good chunk of the decisions for you. The rest you

[…. But!]

[No buts!]

THWACK.

ball right in the middle, sending her flying

[Let's do this!]

core and whack her on the head

[Now go evolve, dammit!]

[huuuuuu]

be exciting to see exactly how she changes. I know the broad strokes of it of course, but exactly what she will

all, the only thing she wants is to be as helpful as possible, but she

Tiny until he wakes and put him on guard duty. We are still in the Dungeon after all and if anything spawns in here I need it smashed ASAP. I'm going to be busy mutating and don't want

Finally!

three hundred and sixty

of my mutations to +15 before I evolve and I still haven't completed the +10 set yet. I'm determined this time though, no evolution until

go from +10 to +15 is going to cost me… Sixty

….

SIXTY FIVE?!

I hate being reminded of this. From five to ten is only forty by

do about it

to test something that Beyn mentioned during our discussions. Apparently a big part of the System is focused on consolidation and reinforcement. Fusing is one part of this, where classes and skills can become combined to create a new and more powerful skill. The other

classes combine to create a new class. It isn't a hard and fast rule by any means, he said he knew of one class which required ten levels in

I have a feeling that the +15 upgrade won't be

to upgrade Mandibles to +15? This

You betcha.

this level you may choose to combine your

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