Chrysalis

Chapter 1268

Eran Thouris was in her element. Her mind raced, the blood pounded in her veins and she felt as if an electric current were running over her scales.

“This tea is… quite… adequate.”

Seated across from her, the representative of the Deep Coral Conglomerate, Lissa, tried to conceal her pleasure after imbibing the fine drink.

“You might change your mind when I tell you how much it costs.”

She made a gesture with her left hand, a flickering of fingers, and her adversary’s eyes widened.

“That’s… less than I would have expected.”

“If I’m not mistaken, it’s almost half of what your Conglomerate charges for its patented tea blend, is it not?”

“Less than half,” Lissa grated.

“Oh my. I imagine the introduction of this tea to the market will collapse your sales precipitously.”

“Are you suggesting this… swill… is better than our tea?!” Lissa demanded.

“Of course not. It doesn’t quite achieve the same depth of flavour, and the Deep Coral blend is famed throughout Pangera for its rich aroma. This tea gets close, but doesn’t quite match it.”

She smiled and took a deep sip.

“Which is why it's half the price.”

this, inferior, monster-created leaf,” Lissa scoffed, but she didn’t quite have the right amount of energy

terms of quality, but they made so much of the stuff.

had it too good for too

watching their representative, Lissa,

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really put this

some ways, being a monster is an advantage,” Eran informed the Flowing Wave Conglomerate representative, Terraz. “You can see how they have mutated and evolved themselves

a carver was demonstrating the way the Colony made most of their furniture. At present, the ant was processing the raw wood, using her

ant is doing

“Her measuring.”

case of theft: this story is not rightfully

the ants as ‘it’. Such

eyes, perfectly aware of what she was

if you

“Well, let’s ask.”

two approached him. They relayed their question, and the mage then turned to the crafts-ant to get

using her antennae

extended her front leg, allowing Terraz to lean

markings?”

of the leg were evenly spaced marks running

of evolutionary energy for the carvers to maintain a permanent ruler on their legs,” the mage continued her translation. “Early on,

indicated something, making swift motions with her

the wood with pheromones to record where to cut. With skillful application, the scent trails can be made exceedingly

to himself,

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