NOVEL NEXT Ch 15
Chapter 15
After losing so many bees in the previous battle with Belmorn, the most efficient way to replace them is to increase the number of queen bees, the mother of production.
“This is pure luck itself…”
Is it because people are naturally inclined to resemble their favorite things, just as pets resemble their owners?
To be frank, Sung-hyuk is not a fan of the idea of getting good results through luck alone, as bees work hard and produce results.
However, it was said that people’s minds are bound to change when they realize that the element of luck plays a big role.
Sung-hyuk rubbed his hands together in sincerity.
“I will work with nature as sincerely as I can, so please let me be lucky just this once.”
If it did come out, he hoped it would be a 3-star+ queen bee rather than a 1-star- queen bee, which is the lowest level that can be captured within the skill, so he used the skill.
[Using the skill, Capture Dimensional Queen Bee (Lv.3)].
[Bee Guardian’s Net swings into the dimension].
The notification that came up, just like the first time it was used.
Normally, the next thing on his mind would be the success or failure of the capture.
But at that moment, an unexpected notification sound hit Sung-hyuk’s ears,
[Due to the intervention of a special force, your luck is raised to MAX for this one time only].
“Huh?”
The intervention of a special force and the resulting Luck MAX?
It was the first notification he’d heard while leveling up to level 20, but Sung-hyuk instinctively didn’t think it was a bad thing.
After all, didn’t the notification mean that his Luck was MAX?
And as if to prove it, the capture notification that followed was just as enticing, making the corners of Sung-hyuk’s mouth turn upward.
[Capture Success! Do you want to add the Peridot Queen Bee (★★★+) to your colony? YES / NO]
※ If you select NO, it will be treated as a failed capture.
“Huh!”
The news of the capture of a 3-Star+ queen bee, could be said to be the maximum.
Without any hesitation, Sung-hyuk selects YES.
[Peridot Queen Bee (★★★+) is registered to player Yoo Sung-hyuk. Current number of remaining Queen Bees: 2 / 3]
*BuzZzz!*
The green-colored queen honeybee approaches Sung-hyuk’s side with a notification that it has been registered.
Is it because she’s been a 3-star+ bee since birth?
Unlike the Rubigem queen bee, which was fluffy and full of cute features, the Peridot queen bee’s appearance was reminiscent of a bumblebee, and it was quite fierce, giving off a sharp aura.
“Hello. Queen.”
But Sung-hyuk wasn’t intimidated at all by her appearance.
After all, for Sung-hyuk, a bee guardian, the existence of bees is cute no matter what they look like,
*BuzZZzzz!* *WeeIIiiNnnnGgg!*
[Class Specialization, Bee Guardian Activates Beloved of Bees].
[Peridot Queen Bee (★★★+) sends you endless favors].
After all, since the Peridot Queen Bee belongs to the ‘bee species’, she can only send endless favors to Sung-hyuk, who has a class specialty that maximizes her affinity.
“Let’s check it out.”
Sung-hyuk stroked the head of the Peridot Queen Bee, which was trembling affectionately on the back of his hand and casually checked the queen’s condition.
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[Peridot Queen Bee (★★★+)]
※ Has evolved the stinger organ once.
※ Intensive evolution of the venom sac organ has been completed once.
* It has not yet found a home.
* Holding Brood : 0
* Growth Rate : 0%
* Possessed parent species allegory process : Peridot Ramdoc Acidic Liquid Bee(★★+) -> 1.3%(+0.3), Peridot Ramdoc Suicide Bee(★★+) -> 1.3%(+0.3), Peridot Galehound Corps Commander Bee (★★★) – Elite Bee -> 0.055% (+0.015)
* Spawning speed: 1 egg every 2 minutes
* Hatching speed: 14 hours
* Allegory process: 33 hours and 30 minutes
* Skills: Laying(Lv.4), Queen’s Pheromone(Lv.4), Sting(Lv.6), Flight(Lv.5), Queen’s Pheromone – Enhance Venom Sac(Lv.2)
* Health : 215(+50) Mana : 540(+180)
* Attack Power : 58(+13) Defense : 8(+3) Resistance : 4(+1)
* Description: A ★★★+-ranked Peridot Queen Bee found in the dimension ” Greem the Poisonous Zone “. Unlike other bees, Peridot bees are characterized by a very belligerent personality and a highly toxic Ramdoc venom, which can be used in hives to make delicious Peridot honey when the laying season begins.
※ This is a queen honeybee with a master. Depending on the level of the owner, the stats will be partially adjusted.
[Queen’s Pheromones – Venom Sac Enhancement (Lv.2)]
* Category: Skill
* Mana Cost: 200
* Effect (Active): For 20 minutes, increase the amount of poison in the venom sacs of bees within a 2 Km radius around you and their recovery speed by 20% (cooldown 20 minutes).
* Description: Emits a unique pheromone that enhances the venom reserves and recovery speed of bees in the swarm. As you level up, you will be able to command a larger radius, and your venom reserves and recovery speed will increase.
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“….”
When Sung-hyuk checked the information on the Peridot Queen Bee, he was momentarily speechless.
He had expected it to be superior to the two-star Ruby Gem Queen Bee, as it had been rated 3+ since birth.
But when he opened the lid, he realized, “What the hell?
It’s pushing the limits of what Sung-hyuk could have expected, and it’s about to penetrate to the core.
The intensive evolution of the stinger and venom sac organs,
Not only has it already completed two rounds of organ evolution, but it also has the allegorical processes of three higher species and an elite bee among them.
Add to that the Pheromone skill, which boosts the amount of venom in a bee’s only weapon, and you have a complete package.
*BuzzzZzzz??*
When Sung-hyuk drops his hands on this marvelous piece of information, the queen bee Peridot tilts her head in confusion.
It’s a frightening creature that would scare anyone else away, but to Sung-hyuk, it’s just cute.
“Long live the Queen!”
*WeeeEeeIIiiiNnnggGGgg~~*
A green-colored queen bee was added to Sung-hyuk’s farm.
Knowing that the new queen would have a humble beginning, but would end up with an immense increase in combat power, Sung-hyuk shouted a cheerful hail to her.
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The peridot queen honeybee is so powerful in combat that its venomous system has already evolved twice.
But that’s not the only advantage they have.
“Looking at it like this, there is a clear difference in volume.”
Peridot queen bees lay one egg every two minutes, compared to Rubigem queen bees which lay six eggs per minute.
Even with a simple comparison, not only is there a difference of more than 10 times, but the difference in egg hatching speed and eclosion process is also significant.
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* Hatching speed: 8 hours
* Allegory Course: 18 hours
* Hatching speed: 14 hours
* Allegory Course: 33 hours 30 minutes
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Rubigem and Peridot.
With nearly twice the hatching rate and the length of time required for the allegory process, the speed at which the brood gathered was considerably greater, and of course, differences in brood size would inevitably lead to differences in the speed at which honey was collected.
[Bee Guardian’s class specialization, Guardian’s Reliability is triggered].
[Rubigem Queen Bee (★★) now has 2x faster egg-laying speed].
[Peridot Queen Bee (★★★+) has 2x faster egg-laying speed].
* Guardian Reliability: No matter where your queen bee is, she’ll lay eggs and hatch twice as fast, as well as speed up the eclosion process.
Of course, Sung-hyuk can take solace in the fact that his class specialty, Guardian’s Reliability, doubles the speed, but that only makes the difference in volume seem starker.
There are 17,280 Rubigem bees born per day, compared to only 1,440 Peridot bees.
However, this does not mean that a 3+ rated Peridot queen is weaker than a 2-rated Rubigem queen.
If you ask him, the answer is definitely in favor of Peridot.
This is because, just as one long-lived wasp can slaughter hundreds of bees, there is a clear limit to ‘species’ no matter how small the number of people is.
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[Rubigem Worker Bee (★)]
* Skills : Foraging(Lv.3), Sting(Lv.2), Flight(Lv.3)
* Honey Storage: 0 / 23
* Health : 45(+3) Mana : 15(+1)
* Attack : 4(+1) Defense : 2 Resistance : 2
[Peridot Worker Bee(★★)]
* Skills : Foraging(Lv.3), Sting(Lv.5), Flight(Lv.3)
* Honey Storage: 0 / 35
* Health : 120(+10) Mana : 35(+4)
* Attack : 23(+5) Defense : 5(+1) Resistance : 4(+1)
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The difference in worker bees between Rubigem and Peridot is immediately visible to the naked eye.
Not only do they lay fewer eggs and take longer to develop, but they are also more aggressive, which seems to reflect the warlike nature of Peridot bees.
In addition, the peridot queen bee has both stinger and venom sac organs.
In total, there have been two evolutionary events that have resulted in the formation of the parent species.
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[Peridot Ramdoc Acidic Liquid Bee (★★+)]
* Skills : Foraging(Lv.3), Sting(Lv.6), Flight(Lv.4), Rampant Acid Sting(Lv.3)
* Honey Storage: 0 / 45
* Health : 150(+15) Mana : 305(+35)
* Attack : 34(+7) Defense : 10(+2) Resistance : 6(+1)
* Description: A ★★+-ranked Peridot Ramdoc Acidic Liquid Bee that resides in the dimension Greem, the Poisoned Zone. It is quite fast for its size, and a large amount of Ramdoc Acidic Liquid stored in its venomous pouches causes it to deal lethal damage to enemies that sting it.
* A swarm that belongs to a queen bee with a master. Their stats are partially buffed based on their master’s level.
[Ramdoc Acid Liquid Venom Sac (Lv.3)]
* Classification: Skill
* Mana Cost: Total
* Effect (Passive): Decreases Health by 3 per second for 1 minute (stacks up to ∞)
* Description: As soon as the bee sting is inserted, all of the Ramdoc acid stored in the poison sac is administered to the target. As the level increases, the poison’s killing power increases.
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The first species, is the Ramdoc Acidic Liquid Bee.
This creature has a higher attack power than the worker bee, and its skills are just as deadly.
The effect may not seem like much, losing 3 health per second per minute.
However, if you have hundreds or thousands of them swarming around and injecting their venom, that’s a different story.
That’s when you start to see ridiculous damage numbers like 300 to 3,000 damage per second instead of 3 per second.
“Honestly, I hope we don’t have to fight, but…”
However, even with such a powerful combat-type bee in his possession, Sung Hyuk had no desire to engage in combat.
The fate of a bee that would lose its life just by using its sting to defend its home.
Whether he likes it or not, if a fight breaks out, it will surely cause a lot of damage to the bees.
That’s why Sung-hyuk wants to stay in the beekeeping business, working on a farm with cute bees.
“Still, it’s better to be as prepared as possible.”
Well, Sung-hyuk knows best that it’s not going to work out that way.
There are no guarantees that monsters like the Lich Belmorn will not attack his farm again.
The good news is that when it comes to dealing with such enemies, Sung-hyuk has a new ally in his arsenal: Peridot Bees.