Volume 2 Spread Wings Chapter 102: Little Queen Janet
The old witch sighed heavily again, lowered her head deeply, and even her whole body seemed a little hunched. If she was acting to a large extent before, now this was her real performance.
Because she knew very well that no matter which elf discovered her true identity, the fate that awaited her and this bee tribe would be almost exactly the same!
All kinds of elves, when seeing drow elves, will only draw their swords against them. Although there is a legend about a legendary drow ranger who once gained the friendship of many races including humans, dwarves, gnomes, halflings, etc., it is just a legend after all.
"Lord Levi, I don't know what your request is, but as long as it does not harm the interests of the Bee Tribe, I will do my best to agree to it."
Levi then really smiled. That's right, wouldn't it have been better if he had this attitude earlier?
You old witch have long hair and short vision. If you had been so sincere earlier, let alone you being a half-blood, even if you were a pure-blooded drow, I would not target you so much. It's just that you are too clever.
But you really keep talking about the Bee People Tribe. Really, it's so obvious, are you afraid that other Bee People won't notice it?
Levi glanced around again, and finally his eyes stopped on the little queen Janet: "I wonder what Janet's camp and strength are?"
The old witch's expression changed, and she instantly understood part of Levi's meaning, but her mind flashed through several thoughts in a flash, and she finally sighed inwardly.
Since things have developed to this point, perhaps this is a good solution. After all, with the wisdom and strength Janet has shown so far, she is not actually suitable to be a real queen.
But if he could successfully obtain that flower field, with the rich resources in it, he could hatch more eggs in a short period of time, and then carefully select and cultivate more outstanding little queens.
But despite this, she still looked sad, and said in a slightly dry voice: "Although the bee people in our tribe are all dark, they have always strictly maintained the lawful neutral camp, which has also led to us being excluded in the Underdark."
"As for Janet, since she was born relatively recently and is not even an adult yet, she is only a Level 2 elite now. However, she is one of the little queens of the Bee Tribe and has a promising future."
"Haha, OK, in that case, my request is that she bring some beemen to join me and fight for me. I will continue to recruit beemen with money or supplies. In addition, I can also spend resources to buy some beemen or giant bee eggs."
"Well, besides the flower fields, there are also God-given buildings that can be used to recruit fallen tree people. I'll leave them all to you. How do you think?"
The tamer now has only two geese under his command, but his future is obviously not just that. Whether his strength is improved and he can command more beasts, or the war geese are successfully trained into royal war geese, he will need some substitutes.
Although ordinary giant bees are only level 0, they are still flying soldiers after all, and level 0 soldiers can be trained quickly, and it doesn’t matter if they die in the process.
The only minor flaw is that unlike humans, the advancement routes for many animal-type soldiers are very simple, there is only one, and the improvement is often too high, and even the name may not change, but it doesn't matter.
The little queen Janet was a little confused at first and didn't know what the two people were talking about, but as soon as Levi said this, her face turned pale instantly and she subconsciously wanted to refuse.
But before she could speak, she saw her mother Greta, whom she had always trusted, looking at her with deep affection and reluctance: "Janet, for the continuation of the tribe and race, are you willing to follow Lord Levi?"
Then she added: "Don't worry, if you don't agree, I will never force you. We will find other feasible solutions!"
But now that things have come to this, how can Janet refuse?
She was surprised and even frightened at first, but after taking a few deep breaths, she gradually calmed down.
She glanced at the witch in front of her with a puzzled look, then looked at her fellow tribesmen who remained silent. Finally, she nodded slowly and firmly: "For the continuation of the tribe and race, Mother Greta, I am willing."
Her voice was firm and calm, and she seemed to have matured suddenly, as if she was not the one being used as a bargaining chip.
Looking at the other person like this, the old witch suddenly felt a little regretful. Perhaps, Janet still has a little potential to become a real queen?
But before she could react, Levi, who had also noticed something, laughed out loud. He waved his hand, took out some gold coins, and motioned for Sam to give them to the other party: "Okay, in this case, the deal is done, Janet, I allow you to select some beemen on your own to be your future guards!"
"Witch Greta, after the deal is concluded, you can also take the bees to occupy the forest and flower fields as soon as possible to avoid other accidents."
He really wanted to know what the other party's expression was when he saw the mess of the God-given building. Although the two parties were about to reach a deal and the atmosphere did not seem as stiff as before, Levi still held a grudge!
The old witch originally wanted to say something, but after listening to Levi's words, she could only sigh again: "Yes, thank you, Lord Levi."
Then she wiped her eyes pretentiously and said, "Janet, don't worry. Even if you choose to follow the promising God- chosen , the Hive will always be your home. And if you become powerful in the future, you can take care of the Hive."
Even though she had suddenly grown up a lot, after hearing these words, the little Queen Janet couldn't help but have red eyes. However, she didn't say much , just nodded silently, then looked at the amount of money Sam gave to the old witch, and silently went to select her personal guards.
Levi watched this scene with great interest. Even at this point, the little queen Janet was obviously sold out by the old witch, but she was still firmly controlled by the other party. Moreover, the old witch did not do anything extreme. It seemed that everything she did was for the sake of the bee tribe.
Although on the surface she did so no matter how you look at it, Levi always had a deep doubt in his mind. She was a half-drow elf and a witch with magical powers. Why did she take so much trouble to cultivate a tribe of bee people?
If it weren't for several inquiries, the bee people who said that their entire tribe just collected honey every day and had no chance or channel to communicate with the outside world. Levi would even doubt whether this old witch had any connection with the black dragon behind the dog-headed man.
However, this speculation cannot be completely denied now, because he has not yet fully understood the other party's true intentions.
But no matter what, now that the little Queen Janet has become his subordinate, this mission has been very rewarding.
Now he already knew that a natural elite unit like this was much stronger than ordinary units in terms of both potential and intelligence, not to mention that the opponent was a rare flying unit.
Name: Janet (Druid)
Alignment: Lawful Neutral
Faction: Dark
Race: Bee People
Tier: Tier 2 (Elite)
Attributes: Strength 5, Agility 8, Constitution 6, Intelligence 8, Perception 4, Charisma 6
Life: 90 (6X10X0.8+12+30)
Magic: 48 (8X10X0.6)
Natural Defense: 2
equipment:
Flower Battle Suit (Green - Excellent): Defense 1-3, Charm +1;
Life Mushroom Hat (Green - Excellent): Life +30.
Skill:
1: Air charge;
2: Bee Swarm Disturbance, active skill, consumes 10 magic points, releases a group of bees simulated by magic power, causing 6-12 damage to enemies in a small range and slightly reducing their hit rate, lasting for 10 seconds;
3: Tree skin technique;
4: Treat minor injuries, active skill, consumes 3 mana points, treats 6-8 points of damage;
5: Soothe Animals, an active skill. You can try to soothe an animal within 10 meters of you and calm it down. The success rate is based on your own level and charm, as well as the opponent's intelligence and overall strength.
If the opponent is a ferocious animal or is currently in combat, the success rate will drop significantly. If the opponent is under the control of a druid, ranger, etc., or is a wizard's magical pet, this skill will not take effect .
If the opponent is a tamed animal such as a hunting dog, or an animal in a special state such as coma or helplessness, the success rate will be greatly increased.
Note: If you successfully pacify the opponent, this effect will be automatically lifted when the opponent is attacked by anyone. If the opponent is attacked by you, there is a chance that the opponent will enter a state of hatred and regard you as the first priority target.
6: Elite, two random attributes +1, currently Intelligence and Constitution, and gain extra health bonus (related to one's own occupation, constitution, and class), the current bonus is 12 (2X6X1).
talent:
1: Low altitude flight;
2: Lower weight load;
3: Little Queen (incomplete), passive skill. As the little queen of the bee tribe, her potential is higher than that of ordinary bees. Without any action or language, she can command the actions of the bees within a certain range through her mind, and when she goes into battle, the bees will be encouraged.
Based on the current strength, the range is a circular area with a radius of 20 meters centered on her, and the bonus effect is strength +1, agility +1;
(Since Janet is not yet an adult, this skill has been partially weakened)
4: Four arms. She has four healthy arms. After professional training, she has the ability to use multiple weapons at the same time.
Maintenance cost: 3 units of any type of nectar (weekly)
Leadership consumption: 3.
(As a little queen, she has the qualifications to become the true leader of the bee tribe, provided that she is an adult and strong enough)
As a Tier 2 elite unit, she also has many skills, almost comparable to the big loli Cindy, but Cindy prefers frontal combat, while Janet is more of a supporting type.
And although she didn't have any weapons in her hands, her two pieces of equipment were pretty good, especially the ugly-looking big mushroom cap, which actually directly increased her health by 30 points. Even Levi was tempted.
However, when Levi saw that her maintenance cost was not money but nectar, he couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
You should know that as your subordinates, daily supplies are necessary and will not be displayed on their attribute panels. The maintenance costs are actually their own wages.
But now Janet only wants the nectar and doesn't want to pay for it. What is she going to do with it? Most likely she is going to keep it for her bee tribe!
Even though she has sold herself to me, she still has such a sense of responsibility. It is really rare. It is a waste for her to follow that old witch with a bad conscience.
However, the four-arm skill actually specifically states that she has healthy arms. That also means that the arms of other ordinary bee people are not very healthy, so they can only use one weapon?
While she was sighing, Janet had successfully selected 5 level 2 drones and 10 level 1 ordinary bee soldiers. As for those special bee soldiers who were obviously stronger and fewer in number, she did not bring any.
Obviously, even though she had accepted her fate and followed Levi, in her heart, the safety of the Bee Tribe was more important, so she wanted to keep them to continue guarding the Bee Tribe.
Of course, in terms of experience points, these bees all have extremely rich combat experience. Even one of the drones has an experience value of just over 70%. Roughly speaking, he must have been stained with the blood of at least dozens of enemies. With a little training, he will be able to advance quickly.
Then the old witch took out some eggs and asked Levi to choose. However, there were only level 0 giant bees and artificial bees in them, which required Levi to cultivate slowly. There was not a single special egg that could produce a little queen.
Levi was a little unsatisfied. He did not have the same concerns as Janet in this regard. Anyway, with the old witch around, the hive's shortcomings in guarding would not be a big problem.
So he asked directly: "I wonder if those special bee people..."
The old witch glanced at the young witch Janet and saw that she was just standing quietly behind Levi with 15 bee people. She didn't say a word and had no expression on her face. She felt regretful again.
But since things have come to this point, it is useless for her to say anything more, so she just coughed and said: "They are the elite warriors of the tribe, the third-level bee soldiers, generally the most loyal guards of the queen, and their number is extremely rare, so if Lord Levi wants to recruit them, it is not just a matter of money."
Li Wei raised his eyebrows when he heard this. After saying so much, it seems that you are going to raise the price. Otherwise, why don’t you just refuse directly?
"Well, even so, I also want to recruit them, not for myself, but for Janet's safety."
Janet behind him was slightly moved when she heard the words, but she said nothing. However, in just a few minutes, she seemed to have grown a lot.
After thinking about it for a while, Levi simply took out the rotten tree hearts dropped by the fallen tree men before.
Although it is impossible to tell what kind of magic this old witch knows, this thing can be considered as alchemy and magic material. It should be attractive to her, right?
As expected, when the old witch saw this material, she was obviously tempted. Before Levi could speak, she said directly: "In that case, for each rotten tree heart plus 2 silver coins, I can exchange it for a level 3 soldier bee!"
Wow, it looks like these rotten tree cores are quite valuable? I guess they are worth around 1 gold coin, right?
And even if that's the case, given the old witch's personality, she can definitely still make a lot of money.
But because of the serious asymmetry of information, Levi was too lazy to waste time talking to the other party. He kept it anyway because he was planning to sell it for money.
"Okay, deal!"
So there were three more level 3 bee soldier bees behind him, but unfortunately he had no other precious magic materials on hand, and the old witch refused to provide him with more, saying that he also needed the soldier bees to guard the hive.
But Levi had already seen through the other party. To put it bluntly, it was not enough to just give money, but also precious magic materials, right? So he did not insist any more. At worst, he could come back later when he was more prepared.
Compared to the level 2 drones, the soldier bees did not have much improvement in attributes. Although they all had some combat experience in terms of experience points, Levi felt that they would still not be able to beat Zhou Miyin in a one-on-one fight. A counterattack from him could greatly restrain the opponent.
However, this does not affect their value, because they have an additional active skill called Guard, which temporarily reduces their own agility by 1 point in exchange for increasing the defense of a designated target within 10 meters by 2.
Although the effect is not high, the key is that this is a skill that does not require any other consumption. In other words, as long as they are willing, they can keep using this skill 24 hours a day. This is quite amazing.
Needless to say, Levi directly assigned these three soldier bees to the little queen Janet, the big loli Cindy, and himself. Although Zhou Miyin and Sam also needed them, they could only wait until next time.
After doing all this, the old witch gave some instructions to the little queen Janet, asking her to follow Levi well and strive to become stronger so that she could have hope of helping the hive in the future. Then she couldn't wait to see the guest off.
Levi knew that the other party must want to take the bees to occupy the flower field in the woods. He originally wanted to ask the other party about the black dragon in the Underdark, but now he felt that the timing was not right.
Not only is it because the other party will be very busy and probably won't have the energy to chat with me, but also because of this transaction, there must be a thorn in the other party's heart, and what he says may not be credible.
However, he still asked the other party how much information he knew about the twisted tree spirit Maokai. Even if he didn't have to fight against the other party, it would always be a good idea to know more relevant information.
However, the old witch said with regret that she did not know the other party's situation.
Li Wei wanted to scold him at that time, didn't he know? Your expression just now was not like that. At the moment of trouble, you still want to be clever?
Seeing Levi's expression, the old witch seemed to feel something was wrong. She immediately explained that she really did not lie. After all, there were no such things as tree people in the Underdark. She just thought that the name sounded very powerful.
The other person's expression was so sincere that Levi could no longer question it for a moment. After all, what she said did sound reasonable.
However, he knew that even if he didn't get any results today, the temple could not escape, and he would come to see her again in the future.
So he didn't bother with it anymore. There was still a lot of time left today, so he decided to continue fighting the gnolls.
Not long after walking, Levi discovered that the little queen Janet, who had been silent all the time, kept looking back at the hive. It was obvious that she really couldn't bear to leave her tribe.
Even though Cindy sympathized with her situation and frequently took the initiative to show her kindness, she hardly responded.
Levi saw this and thought, this won't do. How can you work for me in this state? It's not just the attribute panel that affects combat efficiency, the mentality is also very important.
"Janet, do you know why you have fallen to this point?"
The expressionless little queen subconsciously wanted to speak, "Isn't it because of you that I have ended up like this?"
But remembering what the witch Greta had told her before, she took back her words and just shook her head slightly sadly: "Sorry, sir, I don't know."
"Because you are too weak!" Levi said bluntly.
Janet's eyes widened immediately: "W-what?"
"That's right. If you were strong enough to kill all those tree people on your own, I wouldn't have any chance of getting hurt. Even if you were stronger than that old witch, you wouldn't have suffered this fate."
"In fact, I have always been curious, why do you, a tribe of bee people, obey the orders of a half-blood drow elf? Even the queen?"
Janet blurted out immediately: "That's because Witch Greta has been helping us and even helped us escape from the Underdark."
"Is she really just helping you? As a half-blood, doesn't she want to escape? And your entire bee tribe is under her control, but how much do you know about her?"
"For example, where does her other half of her bloodline come from, or what kind of magic does she master?"
Although there might not be a danger of a head-on conflict, Levi felt that it would be very helpful if he could understand the opponent's strength in advance. However, he also understood that looking at Janet's silly appearance, she probably wouldn't know much useful information.
As expected, Janet was speechless for a moment, because she really didn't know that even in the process of escaping from the Underdark, Witch Greta only gave advice and commanded them to fight, rather than leading the troops herself. Almost no bee people had ever seen her fight.
As soon as Levi saw Janet's expression, he knew that his guess was correct. This girl really knew nothing. In some ways, she was even more innocent than the big loli Cindy.
But speaking of it, I don’t know whether the growth and development patterns of beemen are the same as those of humans. Do beemen also reach adulthood at the age of 16?
Glancing at the big Lolita next to him, Levi said solemnly: "Janet, you were powerless to make changes in the past, but now, you have a brand new opportunity."
"Follow me, the hero chosen by God, and you will gain experience fighting countless powerful enemies. You will eventually become stronger than Witch Greta. You will have the opportunity to change your entire tribe. Are you willing to seize it?"
At this moment, Janet felt her heart deeply touched. At the same time, she also noticed the gaze full of hope and encouragement from the human girl next to her, who seemed to be called Cindy.
Finally, she took a deep breath and said, "Yes, Lord Levi, Janet is willing to seize this opportunity. Janet is willing to be loyal to you, Lord!"
