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!*

antennae down hard I

times do I have to say this?!

right" the

splitting

of 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 to as great an extent as possible. It is

as if I'm speaking

thirty minutes

not care about their own lives, not dying seems to be like a personal failure on their part. They burn to sacrifice themselves for the colony, to win something in the

to value themselves for their own sake,

all of you!" I

antennae focus on me with laser like

so earnest, it's quite

serve the

"Of course!"

"Yes!"

this day

down there. So I take it, you also wish to serve the

"Naturally!"

is the heart of

my life

to the side, just

a moment

to benefit the colony, can you do more to serve the Queen, when you are alive, as

"….."

situation this would be ridiculous but the fact

one of the hatchlings pipes up dubiously, "we were to serve the colony for a time, and then

Especially after you've taken Biomass and experience that could

word selfish as if throwing up vile poison and the hatchlings with respond with horror

"Selfish?!"

"NEVER!"

of selfishness?! I would rather die! Unselfishly …

I nod sagely.

the colony has invested resources in you, it is your

closer to

the other thing to consider. Which colony is better, one with one hundred workers, or one

moment before deciding that yes, more workers is clearly superior to less workers. The ant logic of strength in numbers

supposed to increase its

"…"

them hard. Time for the

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