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.”

believe that our customers will abandon us for this, inferior, monster-created leaf,” Lissa scoffed,

Colony’s tea didn’t quite measure up in terms of quality, but they made so

Coral have had it too good for too long!” he’d declared,

their representative, Lissa,

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put

Wave Conglomerate representative, Terraz. “You can see how they have mutated and evolved themselves

present, the ant was processing the raw wood, using her forelegs and mandibles to manipulate and make

the ant is doing

“Her measuring.”

story is not rightfully on Amazon; if you spot it, report the

that their customers not refer to the ants as

his eyes, perfectly aware of

if you

“Well, let’s ask.”

and the two approached him. They relayed their

is using her antennae and forelegs for measuring

her front leg, allowing Terraz to

markings?”

inside of the leg were evenly spaced marks running

ruler on their legs,” the mage continued her translation. “Early on, the

turned to the wood once more and indicated something, making swift

after measuring, she will mark the wood with pheromones to record where to cut. With skillful application, the scent trails can be made exceedingly thin, perfect for precise

nodded to

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