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?

the problem

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

How

going well up there, I guess.

time to ask, given we have the architects of the 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 refreshes all of

up, clacking her mandibles

mutations that affect education and growth have resulted in us uncovering what we believe to be the best

be aware

learn, right? You

what they want to be, the

Obviously, they’re ants.

at the first obstacle! You’ve got to push a little harder

of course. Usually, this results in them trying to divide themselves up according to what they think the Colony

hatchlings. Accept freedom, dammit! I 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

Tenders handling

now. There’s less expansion happening in the first

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

how many students are we graduating each week? Or

It’s difficult to say, but across all of the nests, we are graduating

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