Chrysalis

Chapter 1358

It’s nice to have the full council around. How long has it been since I saw them all together in one place? Even Antionette and Victoriant are here, now majestic tier six queens, with huge gasters for generating many, high-quality eggs.

It’s actually the two Queens who speak up next.

“Things have been going well up there,” Antionette tells the Council. “We’ve expanded to over twenty antcademies, with satellite nests built around each of them in the second stratum. However, we are beginning to push against claimed territory.”

“Haven’t we taken a lot of ‘claimed territory’?” I ask.

“We have, but that was claimed by independent city states, which are now part of the Colony.”

Good for them.

“We are now brushing against parts of the Dungeon claimed by the major powers, and we don’t want to antagonise them.”

I mean… we could…. No, that’s probably a bad idea. Prosper in peace. This is the way.

“How are the… uh… former independent cities doing? They’ve come into the fold alright?”

“Well…” Victoriant shifts a little uncomfortably. “For the most part, yes, but the cities who were… persuaded… by the crusade…”

Good lord. What did those crazy priests do in there? Are those people suffering from trauma? Do they resent their ant overlords?

problem with them,

enthusiastic. Several of them were almost depopulated due to the residents volunteering to become

problem. How

things are going well up there, I guess. How about the Antcademies? How

with me. Theresant and Florence are

up, clacking her mandibles with obvious

the rearing and education process. A thorough exploration of the various Skills and mutations that affect education and growth have resulted in us uncovering what we

be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the

to learn, right? You don’t just force them to become whatever we

Eldest, but when we ask them what they want to be, the first question they

Obviously, they’re ants.

first obstacle! You’ve got to push a

up according to what they think the Colony needs.

might have to chalk it up as a lost cause. Trying to get them to choose their own path in life seems pointless when they can’t really be happy unless they feel like they’re contributing to the family

Brood Tenders handling

in the first and second stratum; with less new nests being built, we aren’t having to establish

tickle the grubs all day long! I’m so jealous! How could you possibly

but how many students are we graduating each week? Or are the

being hatched weekly. It’s difficult to say, but across all of

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