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And so, the First of the Fifth convinced all the bees to submit to her authority. As expected of her! The plan’s all coming together!
Anyways!
How will the First of the Fifth wield her new authority? Will anyone catch on to her grand plan? Will she fulfill the trust of the bees? Tune in next time, to find out!
2024-07-15 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View Post
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I was looking up various flower types we could use when I found out there’s one called beeblossom. The choice was made then and there. Though, I couldn’t find out why exactly it’s called that, apparently the flowers resemble butterflies so it’s also called whirling butterfly too.
As long as it lives up to its name, though!
Anyways!
Will the beeblossom live up to its name? Will Juosiutik set things on fire, intentionally ...
2024-07-12 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
Belissar, you fool. You’ve tripped the desire sensor! Everyone knows you can’t let the RNG know you want something!
Ah well. At least we have nice candles to light the way for the Hunger to invade. Boulders was probably the sleeper choice but sadly Belissar hasn’t seen Indiana Jones. Strangely, Tower Lord doctrine apparently didn’t include booby-trapping the places of worship? Or did it? If we count the Towers as places of worship...
2024-07-11 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
Ugh, the non-bees maybe having relevant information and so making us wait for the store purchases. Dang it, we don’t want informed decisions, we want immediate ones!
Well, at least we’ve made things more efficient for the bees. And the First of the Fifth’s First Daughter has casually arranged for her hive to become the hub of the entire hive of hives. As expected of the First of the Fifth’s daughter!
Anyways!
What will B...
2024-07-10 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
Five shots to hit a single target? For an auto-aimed trap with any degree of rng…that’s honestly miraculously accurate. We all know the rng only hits the enemy when they’re about to die anyways, when you don’t want that enemy unit killed, or else when it’s irrelevant to the course of the battle! Otherwise, hazardous features exclusively hit player units! Be grateful, Belissar!
Anyways!
How will shortcuts affect the Tower and...
2024-07-09 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
PSA: FYI, I’m falling a bit behind on editing manuscripts for the publisher on account of various circumstances in June. As such, there is a nonzero chance I will need to take time off towards the end of July to ensure I meet the deadline. As of now, I do not plan to do so and will do my utmost to maintain our normal posting schedule, but I wanted to inform you all of the possibility in case worst comes to worst. Well, as long as I work like a ...
2024-07-08 20:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
First Niobee POBee! Well, it took a while before I felt comfortable pulling back the veil on her, but now feels like a good time.
Karnuq, sigmaka, and humans beware. Mess with her King and you get the sting.
Now if only they could stop making her King spend precious queen-raising and hive-building time on silly non-bee stuff.
Anyways!
Can Belissar learn how to deal with people? Can Niobee make the hive strong enough to sti...
2024-07-05 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
And so, Tarwantrad learns the name of best dungeon master…and best beekeeper! And the Queen of All Bees’ friend has learned about her dungeon! I’m sure that’ll go well! There’s definitely no hard feelings regarding the God of Fire beating the God of Flowers to the first bee dungeon! Definitely not!
Good thing the Queen of All Bees definitely had a good reason not to tell her that definitely wasn’t just that she got excited and f...
2024-07-04 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Notes:
Ok, finally got the silly non-bee stuff out of the way. That was a lot of time for stuff that’s definitely not important. Now the silly non-bees can go home and we can get back to bees, finally!
Although, I guess King Ratuatapi’s not so bad. Aphids are ok now, particularly since bees like them. Saw on Planet Earth there’s at least one bee species that does the aphid thing that ants normally do, though with treehoppers instead, so aph...
2024-07-03 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
Silly non-bee appearance stuff: meh.
Awesome soldier bee army stuff: Amazing, incredible!
Well, it was fun assembling the army and all but all this is cutting into bee time so let’s wrap up the silly non-bee stuff and get back to bees!
Anyways!
How will the meeting between best King and not best king go? Will Belissar wrap up the silly non-bee stuff and get back to bees? Do these non-bees have anything to offer bees? Tun...
2024-07-02 20:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
Ah, the karnuq are finally learning to appreciate and work on behalf of the bees. Perhaps they will become tolerable non-bees after all.
Jury’s out on the skunk people. Let’s hope those non-bees don’t do anything…silly.
Anyways!
Will the karnuq become tolerable non-bees? Will they learn the art of beekeeping? Will the skunk people become tolerable as well or will they do something silly? Tune in next time, to find out! 2024-07-01 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View Post
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And we’re back, and I’m alive! Thanks for your patience and graciousness, everyone! Now, let’s get back to bees!
Ah, finally, bees. No more of all that silly non-bee talking business. Just bees doing bee things, as they should.
Though, maybe Juosiutik should have let the other karnuq know a big bee was coming? But whatever, bees can go anywhere they like in the King’s lands, so the karnuq will just have to deal with it! They s...
2024-06-28 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi all!
Whoops, a bit behind on these this time. Sorry, June's been pretty busy haha, but here we are. Imperial Entanglements, Book 3 of Terminate the Other World! releases on August 6! Preorder is live now as well!
...you know, with all the preorders and whatnot, does that mean the entire Royal Road and Patreon version is just the Early Access ve...
2024-06-28 19:49:00 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
Schedule Announcement: Due to medical reasons, taking the day off, so no chapter tomorrow. Friday will be wait and see how today and tomorrow goes. I'm fine overall, need to rest up though so not going to push it. Sorry everyone!
Ugh, like, so much non-bee stuff. The karnuq, at least, are starting to realize the greatness of bees. Perhaps they, too, will work for the hive of hives and be accepted as tolerable non-bees. Jury...
2024-06-26 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
Ugh, the non-bees are back. And, like, being annoying, or something. But whatever, as long as they don’t hurt the bees, then who cares what they do. Let’s just get this over with and send them off to do whatever silly non-bees do.
If they ever do hurt the bees, though, then it’s instant death.
Anyways!
Has Belissar made a wise choice? Will the silly non-bees continue to be silly? Will we get back to the bees already? Tune ...
2024-06-25 20:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
The Fourth of the Seventh introducing new ideas that revolutionizes the Flower Meadow queens’ operations? Eh, sounds like Tuesday to me. Truly the greatest disciple of the hive of hives!
Anyways!
Will the Orchard queens’ children successfully explore the new room? Will the First of the Fifth’s First Daughter gather enough news to share with the Fourth of the Seventh? How will the Firstborn react to the completely normal happenin...
2024-06-24 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
Ah, silly Belissar, getting lost in the fae forest. If you just fly above the bushes and have compound eyes to keep track of your surroundings and pheromones to let your friends know where you’ve been and light and electricity tracking senses to further orient yourself via the sun and the planet’s magnetic field and an excellent memory for identifying plants and landmarks then it’s super easy to travel!
In other words…just be a bee!...
2024-06-21 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
New room, get! And hopefully new flowers and new bees get!
What’s that? Some random non-bees making silly decisions? The ever-present threat of the Hunger? Who cares about all that! What matters is how the new room will help the bees!
Anyways!
How will the bees like the new room? What do fairy circles do anyways? What kind of flowers grow among them? Tune in next time, to find out!
2024-06-20 20:05:00 +0000 UTC View Post
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…ugh. Non-bees. Talking to non-bees, ones who haven’t realized the greatness of bees. We’re, like, gonna need a lot of POBees after this.
Anyways!
What will King Ratuatapi decide to do? How will the talks conclude? Why do non-bees have to make everything complicated? Tune in next time, to find out!
2024-06-19 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
…I was already worried when we were talking to non-bees, but it’s worse. It’s so much worse. Non-bees…that eat…Belissar, have you considered the “ask Chief Rohsuak to set everything on fire” plan? I think both of your patron gods approve of that plan in this case.
Anyways!
…what will Belissar do about these non-bees? Will drastic measures be required to keep the bees safe? Will Chief Rohsuak’s services be required? Tune in ...
2024-06-18 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
Come on now, Belissar, it’s not that hard. They’re all just a bunch of non-bees, so just ignore them unless they bring flowers or try to steal honey. In the first case they shall be slightly tolerated, in the latter case they shall be stung. See, easy!
Anyways!
Shall Belissar figure out what he could possibly want from a bunch of non-bees? How will King Ratuatapi compare to best king? And will all of this benefit or detract from t...
2024-06-17 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
…so. It turns out that bees can get drunk and that the symptoms are surprisingly close to a human’s, though with some increased aggression and some additional symptoms similar to pesticides. But it also turns out that there’s an additional reason you should never ever get a bee drunk besides the physical effects. Only saw a handful of sources on this and few of them official but apparently guards bees will execute drunk bees u...
2024-06-14 20:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
…um, was it a good idea to put the First of the Fifth and Juosiutik in contact? Well…who cares? We got more important things to deal with! Like mead! Magical mead!
…Belissar never mentioned he was already making magical substances to Juosiutik, did he?
Anyways!
What will result from the First of the Fifth speaking with Juosiutik? Will they come up with new types of honey? How does the God of Bees feel about the latest offe...
2024-06-13 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
Wait, the Fourth of the Seventh…isn’t flying headlong into something interesting right at the feet of the Hunger? That’s…um…uh, I mean as expected of her! Of course we all expected her to have a well-developed self-preservation instinct and a situational awareness to identify extreme danger! Of course none of us expected her to just charge right in regardless. Of course not.
That’s why none of her hive is dancing a...
2024-06-12 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
Drones…do something? Niobee will be shocked! But once again, the King and the Fourth of the Seventh reveal their brilliance! As expected of them!
Anyways!
How will bumblebee soldiers fare against the Hunger? Has the drone found a job to do after all? What will the King and the Fourth of the Seventh come up with next? Tune in next time, to find out!
2024-06-11 20:05:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Author’s Note:
And we’re back! Thanks for your patience, everyone! But now it’s time to get back to the important things in life!
Namely, bees.
And therefore…new bees, get! Bees that…well…um…Belissar doesn’t actually know what two of them do but they’re bees so it must be good!
Anyways!
Can the Fourth of the Eighth build upon her success? What will the new bees do? Can Belissar figure out ways to make new kinds of honey b...
2024-06-10 20:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
Schedule Reminder: I will be taking the next week off as announced earlier. Posting shall resume on June 10th!
Now back to the story!
Deadly bird-shade channeling the power of lightning? More like silly non-bee stuck in the honey trap! See, silly non-bee, if you had taken the efficient form of a bee, you would have had plenty of room to maneuver even in tight quarters like the Dirt Tunnels! But I suppose that is ...
2024-05-31 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
Ah, yes, the King has built perfect bee terrain. A black hellscape filled with rivers of molten fire and noxious fumes where the air itself would cook you alive. To which the bees say…King best king!
Don’t mess with bees, folks. They look at volcanoes and say its prime real estate.
Oh, the non-bees were there too. Meh. I think Juosiutik’s on the right path with the get out of the way so we can focus on the bees idea but eh.
<... 2024-05-30 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
…I’d question Belissar’s decision to put bees in a room filled with lava and a volcano launching boulders…but JohnPlume (one of my OG Faceless Minion RoyalRoad readers by the way!) then informed me that 2024-05-29 20:05:00 +0000 UTC View Post
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And so, the First of the Fifth has learned the art of delegation! But…but…how is she going to ensure appropriate quality for the King if she’s not the one doing all the work? That’s…um…m-maybe she should keep an eye on things for a bit more.
Just like we’ll be keeping an eye on those eggs! Hope they grow and hatch alright in those weird honeys….
Anyways!
Will the First of the Fifth’s daughter be up to their tas...
2024-05-28 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View Post