Chrysalis

Chapter 272

Finally back!

In reality it probably didn't take that long, but leading these hatchlings around and making sure that they don't get themselves killed has been a royal pain in the global financial markets. Although they displayed surprising tactical acumen, organising themselves and operating as only a team of ants could, stamping out the remaining impulse towards sacrifice and martyrdom from their minds has proven to be difficult.

"It's the most efficient strategy" one of them protested to me at one stage.

THWACK!

"Efficient how?! Whilst having a decoy worker draw away the majority of the pack will allow the rest to engage the mature wolf hound in safer conditions, it's a suicide mission! One hatchling is no match for ten wolf hounds, even if they are cubs!"

The victim of my rage rubbed at their head with an antenna. "It's time efficient and makes use of the resources we have available to minimise losses!" they protested, "it's not the same as pointless self-sacrifice!"

"Time efficient is it?" I growled, "let's see about that."

I turned to the rest of the hatchlings. "Who volunteers for the suicide mission?"

Nineteen antennae went into the air. Turning back to the hatchling who had suggested the plan I found they had raised their antenna as well.

"So, how quickly and efficiently are you going to collectively decide who is going to go?"

The mastermind of the scheme looked a little dejected. "I see your point."

them, "you are still only seeing part of

THWACK!

bring down a vicious double barrelled thwack, I smack the workers

away over one hunt?! It's not worth it, not even for one of you! AND …" I spit, rounding on the rest of them, "with

blankly. The thought hadn't even crossed their

hiding place, use a pit trap, connect the

few hatchlings to break out in a cold sweat on the inside

go ahead with the diversion plan, but I will take the role of the sacrificial

"No!"

"Dammit!"

should have

done I had planned to lay

at them, "no dangerous jobs for

for taking the 'glory' for

out for me, even though I didn't really need one. Following that extra preparation

rack up experience very quickly, with Tiny, Crinis and I defeating anything they couldn't handle and feeding them the last hits. With their stomach upgrades making it so that they suffered no Biomass penalties for their only evolution, they racked up the points and

the ants up to level ten. When I think about my own

it up Anthony! This is for a future of relaxation! If these guys can take care

into the nest, I get the ants to form up around me. I want to give them a little pep talk before the second evolution. This is a big step in

the system I designed to allow each individual to choose the path that they themselves believe is best suited to them. The drawback is that multiple specialisations are not really feasible. Because we start so weak as hatchlings, spreading

getting the most out of every worker has been

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