Chrysalis
Chapter 262
"Ok. Let's try this again. The enemy is down there. We can see them, we are in a superior position where they cannot fight back. All of the advantages are ours. So, what are you going to do? What is your strategy?"
The twenty hatchlings and I are positioned in one of the original four farms, clinging to the ceiling out of harm's way. I lured a monster out of the towards the edge of the open space and tied it down with a gravity bolt. The poor creature is labouring on the ground beneath us, barely able to move, whilst I try to teach these hatchlings how to fight.
The particular young worker I've been trying to teach twitches a little as I focus on my attention on them fully. I'm not sure exactly why but these workers seem a little cowed by me. Perhaps it's just that I'm older and larger.
"Well, I see the monster down there."
"Right."
"I know that I have numerical superiority."
"Right!"
Maybe this time I'm getting through to them.
"I also know that we have a positional advantage here, and the ability to attack our opponent when they can't fight back."
"Yeees?"
Here we go!
"So, I will charge down to engage the enemy, forcing myself into its jaws so that by my sacrifice my fellow workers will be able to attack without being harmed!"
DAMMIT.
Immediately the rest of the hatchlings respond positively.
"Ooo, that's a good idea!"
"Curses! I should have thought of that."
"That has to be the right answer. It's flawless."
The worker who suggested it is now staring at me like a puppy waiting to be praised. Almost wiggling with joy as the praise of his fellow hatchlings rings in his ears.
Ugh. This again.
"WRONG!"
*Thwack!*
down hard I slap the worker on
have to say
right" the
splitting headache coming
to the colony to as great an extent as possible. It is possible for you to resolve this situation without any losing any workers, easily!
hatchlings look at me as if I'm speaking
die is in some way unsatisfactory. I've been trying for thirty minutes to get them to value their own lives, to think of own safety as
their part. They burn to sacrifice themselves for the colony, to win something in the exchange and go down in a blaze
going to value themselves for their own sake, but perhaps I get them to value it for
to me, all of you!" I
eyes and antennae focus on me
so earnest, it's quite
you wish to serve the colony?" I
"Of course!"
"Yes!"
die before this day is
down there. So I take it, you also wish to serve
"Naturally!"
the heart of
my life for the
you there, to the side, just chill out there.
a moment to
to benefit the colony, can you do more to serve the Queen, when you are alive, as opposed to
"….."
They are seriously thinking. In any other situation this would be ridiculous but the fact that they are thinking at all is a
serve the colony
to do more for the colony whilst still alive? Especially after you've taken Biomass and
word selfish as if throwing up vile poison and the hatchlings
"Selfish?!"
"NEVER!"
accused of selfishness?! I would rather die!
I nod sagely.
resources in you, it is your duty to repay the colony with dutiful
closer
colony is better, one with one hundred workers, or one
yes, more workers is clearly superior to less workers. The ant logic of strength in numbers is strong
supposed to increase its numbers if you die
"…"
hard. Time for the final
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