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.”

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

tea didn’t quite measure up in terms of quality, but they made so much of the stuff. In this instance, Satrap Umizan

too good for too long!” he’d

watching their representative, Lissa, squirm, she shared his

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they really put this

an advantage,” Eran informed the Flowing Wave Conglomerate representative, Terraz. “You can see how they have mutated and evolved themselves to

them, a carver was demonstrating the way the Colony made most of their furniture. At present, the ant

the ant is doing most

“Her measuring.”

of theft: this story is not rightfully on Amazon; if you spot it, report

to the ants as ‘it’. Such terminology

aware of what she was attempting to

measuring, if

“Well, let’s ask.”

for this very purpose, and the two approached him. They relayed their question, and the mage

says she is using her antennae and forelegs

ant in question turned to them and extended her front leg, allowing Terraz to lean

markings?”

of the leg were evenly spaced

the carvers to maintain a permanent ruler on their legs,” the mage continued her translation. “Early on, the Colony realised

indicated something, making

mark the wood with pheromones to record where to cut. With skillful application,

to

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