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,

of them were almost depopulated due to the residents volunteering to become soldiers

the opposite problem. How the heck did

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

entire program right here with me. Theresant and Florence are in attendance, each of them resplendent, tier five Brood Tenders, emitting a soothing aura that

opens up, clacking

and growth have resulted in us uncovering what we believe to be the best possible combinations. A fully grown hatchling has a significant statistical advantage over where they used to be, and their builds

you discover this tale on Amazon, be aware that it

right?

but when we ask them what they

Obviously, they’re ants.

the first obstacle! You’ve got to

them trying to divide themselves up according to what they think

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

handling things? No

“but things are starting to slow down a little now. There’s less expansion happening in the first and second stratum;

grubs all day long!

students are we graduating each week? Or are the hatchlings being

still being hatched weekly. It’s difficult to say, but across all of the nests, we are graduating close to one

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