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!*

an antennae down hard I slap

times do I have to say this?! You. Are. Not.

the workers

feel a splitting headache coming

the plans that you put forward are you allowed to act in a suicidal way. You should always act to minimise the loss to the colony

hatchlings look at me as if I'm speaking a different

unsatisfactory. I've been trying for thirty minutes to get them to value their own lives, to think of own

seems to be like a personal failure on their part. They burn to sacrifice themselves for

about this the wrong way. It's clear that they aren't going to value themselves for their

to me, all

of eyes and antennae focus on me

earnest, it's quite

wish to serve

"Of course!"

"Yes!"

die before this day is done for

slow down there. So I take it, you also

"Naturally!"

heart of

my life

there, to the side,

take a moment to compose

for me. Can you do more to benefit the colony, can you do more to serve the Queen, when you are alive, as opposed to

"….."

be ridiculous but the fact that they are thinking at all is a massive

pipes up dubiously, "we were to serve the

able to do more for the colony whilst still alive? Especially after you've taken Biomass and

selfish as if throwing up vile poison and

"Selfish?!"

"NEVER!"

I would rather die! Unselfishly

I nod sagely.

If the colony has invested resources in you, it is your duty to

closer to

thing to consider. Which colony is better, one with one

amongst themselves for a moment before deciding that yes, more workers is clearly superior to less

supposed to increase its

"…"

that hit them hard. Time

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