Chrysalis

Chapter 266

The hatchlings are herded into my chamber where Tiny is instructed to keep a keen eye on the situation whilst I go to find Vibrant and see what the situation with the workers is like. I find Vibrant hovering around the two hundred larvae that recently hatched, fetching chunks of food that my class had brought in and just dumping it close to the grubs as she races back and forth, trying to make sure the ravenous little things get fed.

Whoops!

The workers tending to the grubs are so omnipresent that I didn't even think to make sure they were getting fed! Thank goodness Vibrant was on the job. They wouldn't have starved to death in such a short time by any means, but their development would have been delayed if they went too long between meals. The larval stage of an ants development is primarily for them to stack on mass. They have nothing to do but eat, eat and eat some more. The faster they bulk up the faster they are ready to go into their cocoons and take shape as proper workers of the colony.

"Vibrant! How are things with the workers?"

"Hold on a sec, Senior! I need to feed these grubs!" she yells as she rushes past me at a full dash.

"Aren't they all fed?"

"Nope!"

Dangit. No point being lazy, I'll pitch in and help. The bulk of the food was stacked in the Queen's chamber and it doesn't take us long to deliver it to the remaining grubs who immediately wiggle their ungainly bodies to a position in which they can munch at it. They don't exactly have the best mouthparts for this but they are giving it a red hot go!

As we worked, I asked Vibrant again what was going on.

"I've started to see a little movement amongst the workers. The higher evolved ones and the workers I was leading were the first to start moving" she announces cheerfully.

"Where are they?" I ask.

"Oh! Everywhere!"

"…."

might've been on his second evolution, an advanced worker of some kind. Impressive! I do have the distinct impression that they should

"Haaa …. Hrrrrr"

developed the

there buddy. How are you doing? You sleep ok?" I

worker, they continue to

time champ.

"Harr…. Havvv. Have."

"Have? Have what?"

I … died… for the

"… No."

"… Dammit."

COME ON!

to deal with

they go back to their duties. After speaking to both me and the Queen, and a few workers who had cores being

changed to match the new hatchlings, but they are close. They all have the Pheromone Language gland

The first twenty are going to get an extra

if the new wave of sacrifice minded workers have heeded the message or not, but hopefully it sunk in enough

Speaking of the twenty.

evolution. I head back down into my chamber and recall Crinis to meet up with us. When she arrives the twenty hatchlings are arranged in a half circle before me in the chamber, Tiny backing me up like

time, you will grow to become the foundations of this colony as it grows and expands. It isn't feasible for every hatchling to receive

seems to be resonating in some way. In fact, the spirit in their gaze is starting to make me a

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