Chapter 8: The Hanada War
Angel's meditation world.
Located in the depths of the sea, the four seasons are like spring.
On the isolated island, there are many giant Titan trees that reach into the sky.
The flowers of the Titan Giant Tree, which bloom in all seasons.
The flowers are so large that adults can climb up and down the flowers, like tiny insects.
Two bee-man tribes, the Trier Bee and the Yabei Bee, have settled on the island since ancient times.
The Titan Flower Field provides a source of nectar for the bee people to survive.
The two bee clans share the flower fields and jointly maintain the peace of Changqingdao and resist foreign invasions.
Over time, both bee families are reproducing.
The bee population is increasing, and the flower fields are gradually becoming insufficient.
In order to snatch the nectar source, the two bee families often have friction.
In order to avoid war, the queen bee of the two tribes agreed to divide the flower fields equally.
On this basis, both sides had to strictly control the population size to ensure that the population size did not exceed the limit of the flower fields.
In the beginning, both parties were able to enforce the agreement more strictly.
The population size of the two bee tribes has stopped growing rapidly and has remained within a relatively healthy range of generational replacement.
Unfortunately, this fragile balance does not last long.
The queen bee of the Yabei bee clan, for some reason, suddenly changed her temperament, brazenly tore up the agreement between the two tribes and provoked a war!
Ambitious, intending to dominate the island's flower fields!
The army of the Yabei bee clan pressed the border, and the Trier bee clan resisted in order to protect the share of the flower field!
The war between the two bee clans has lasted for many years.
Both sides have paid heavy sacrifices, and neither can completely crush the other.
In order to win, the two bee tribes actively recruited troops.
Alien adventurers were also able to enter Hive City and serve as mercenaries in the Beeman Legion.
The so-called "hive city" is actually a huge honeycomb erected on the branches of the Titan Giant Tree.
Both the Abele Bee and the Trier Bee have many of these nests.
According to the size of the hive and the number of people, it is divided into several levels, such as "village", "town", and "city".
The largest of these hives is known as the "Hive City" and serves as the capital of the bee-man clan.
The Abel bee tribe and the Trier bee tribe are both typical daughter countries.
There are a large number of female bees, who collect flowers and make nectar, and are brave and good at fighting.
Drones are scarce and short-lived, neither good at fighting nor collecting honey.
The social status of both sexes is often determined by the division of labour.
The drone is such a waste of firewood, and of course its social status is not high.
Female bee people, influenced by the national tradition of female superiority and male inferiority, mostly look down on male bees and even males of other races.
In the society of bee people, the male bee is a sexual resource, and its value lies in providing the female with the seed of life or sexual services.
Scarcity is expensive, and not all female bees are eligible to enjoy drones.
The queen bee holds a firm grip on most of the males in the herd, which she uses to fill her sprawling harem.
Monopoly resources, this is the key factor that the queen bee is respected and envied by female bees.
Every queen bee is a wise man in the hive.
Of course, the clever queen bee understands that controlling the drones in her own hands will inevitably arouse the envy of all the females.
The foundation of their own rule will no longer be secure.
The female bees must be given a little sweetness, some entertainment, and relief from the fatigue accumulated from work and fighting.
To this end, the queen bee has set up two kinds of entertainment institutions.
The first type of institution is similar to the government-run Qinglou of human society.
When the drone makes a mistake and angers the bee, or when he gets tired of playing, he is beaten into the green building and acts as a cowherd.
The female bees use honey or magic stones as currency to go to the green house to buy joy.
In this way, the queen bee can also recover valuable resources such as honey and magic stones to replenish the national treasury, killing two birds with one stone!
In the hive city, wolves have more meat and less meat, and there are not enough drones in the green building, so the female bees go outside to kidnap humanoids.
The women, the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled were all killed, and the young and strong men were captured alive as much as possible.
The men who are caught are selected by the queen bee first.
In the queen bee's photo, it is included in the harem.
If the queen bee doesn't like it, she will be sent to the Qinglou to pick up guests.
While drones generally have a low social status, there are exceptions.
For example, the Oiran in the Qinglou is regarded as a public idol!
The final destination is often to be taken back to the harem by the queen bee.
Hive city, folk customs and martial arts.
The arena is an important entertainment venue alongside the Qinglou.
The arena offers two types of activities, gladiatorial and jousting.
Gladiators were usually prisoners of war, killing each other to entertain spectators.
The contest is conducted by the good fighters among the female bees.
Female bees that perform well in the tournament will be awarded the title of "soldier bee" and gain a high status in the bee colony society.
The soldier bees are out of production, specialize in combat, and belong to the "knight" class in the bee colony, and can receive a stipend and can afford to support the attendants.
If the soldier bee has made meritorious service on the battlefield, he can also get a special preferential treatment.
The queen bee will pick a drone in her harem and reward her as a son-in-law.
The soldier bee who has been awarded the royal gift is one of the very few female bees in the hive city that has a legal mate except for the queen bee.
It can be called a "bee winner"!
The ancestral spirit that Angel fused with was a young Trier female bee.
This bee-man girl was originally just an ordinary worker bee, tired of the tedious work of collecting honey, and longed to become a soldier bee.
To do this, she needs to make a name for herself in the tournament.
Eren is also summoned to Hive City by Angel.
The identity he fabricated for himself was a wandering mercenary from the Demon Leopard Clan.
Allen, a mercenary, wants to accompany Anqi to the battlefield, and he must first prove himself in the martial arts competition.
So, both of them signed up for the Trier Bee conscription meeting held this spring!
The soldier bees of the Trier tribe are generally taller and more athletic than the worker bees.
The average height is 1.8 meters, and the weight is not less than 160 pounds.
In comparison, the ancestral spirit fused by Anqi was too thin and small, like a stunted toddler in front of the tall and toned soldier bee examiner.
"You're too thin to be a soldier, go home and collect honey!" The recruiter's tone was cold.
The recruiter judged people by their appearance, but of course Anqi was not convinced, and argued with reason:
"It's small, and it's not easy to be hit!"
"I haven't tested it yet, how do you know I can't do it?"
"Humph! Hard-mouthed little girl, this is your own suffering! ”
The recruiter personally went down to test Angel's strength.
Two of her Soldier Bee colleagues served as referees, and she also sent two sets of equipment for Soldier Bee.
Includes chain armor, short sword, longbow, and a barrel of arrows.
Short swords and arrows are forged from cold iron.
Cold Iron is a special type of steel that has special effects on demons and elves.
The weapons of the Trier bees are mostly made of cold iron.
Because their arch-nemesis, the Abel Horm, have an elven bloodline, and are not cold iron weapons, it is difficult to penetrate their natural armor.
On the other hand, the Trier Bee's innate armor is only a Silver-Refined (Silver-plated) weapon, ignoring its damage reduction effect.
Therefore, most of the weapons of the subbee clan are silver smelters.
The armor of the bee clan is mostly refined chain armor.
A chainmail shirt is like a shirt woven with steel wire.
Worn close-fitting, it highlights a good figure, and does not hinder flying, but it cannot protect the lower body.
Human soldiers wear chainmail shirts and armor such as skirt and shin armor.
The bee-people don't have to.
Beemen are natural shapeshifters with three forms: humanoid, giant bee, and hybrid.
Hybrid form, half-human, half-bee.
Above the waist is a humanoid, below the waist is a plump bee belly, and the female bee has a poisonous needle on her tail.
When fighting, bees usually take the form of a hybrid or giant bee in order to fly.
In these two forms, the lower body is too far away from the human form, which is not suitable for armor piercing, and there is no need to wear armor.
The round bee belly has a smooth and tough chitin exoskeleton, and its defense is comparable to that of an iron plate.
The problem was that Angel's chainmail didn't fit well.
It looks like a child wearing an adult's coat and looking very funny.
Inside and outside the martial arts arena, there was laughter.
"Can you give me a small set of chainmail?"
Angel asked the referee with a red face.
Then it was ruthlessly rejected.
Military armor is designed and manufactured according to the average size of the soldier bee, and it is not a big problem to be a little fat and thin.
But...... By the standards of the soldier bees, Angel was too thin.
Compared with the standard figure, he is 30 cm shorter and 70 pounds thinner.
This gap is too big to support military armor at all!
In the end, Angel had to give up armor wearing and go on the field.
Because of this farce, the audience on the sidelines was not optimistic that Angel would pass the conscription test.
Her examiner did not underestimate the enemy, and was intent on teaching this little girl a lesson that did not know the height of the sky.
At the beginning of the competition, a trick was used!
The two major bee clans are also martial.
But the type of martial arts that he is good at is very different.
The Abel Bee is better at melee combat.
Trier bee, proficient in long-range shooting.
The Terrier Soldier Bees, all of whom are marksmen.
The examiner shot three cold iron arrows in one go, connected into a line, and flew towards Angel with a roar!
First-Order Martial Technique - Wind Triple Shot!
The competition is a blunt arrow, and it can't kill anyone.
But when it hits the body, the blunt damage is not light, just Angel's petite and weak physique......
Onlookers all thought that she couldn't hold even an arrow!
The next scene surprised everyone.
Angel, obviously a bee girl, leaned over and turned into a white cat!
Tumble in a dazzling series of jumps and dodge three arrows!
"Big Changing Cat, what kind of magic is this?"
"'Transfiguration'?"
"Transfiguration can't turn people into cats! Could it be...... 4 rings 'Transfiguration'?! ”
"I really don't see it! Little girl, you're pretty good! ”
There was a lot of talk outside the venue.
Anqi's double beast bloodline corresponds to a richer transformation ability.
In addition to the three forms of the ordinary beeman, she also has two more forms - the cat man and the cat.
Dodging the triple shot of the bees, the white cat rolls over and rises and turns back into its human form.
Before and after the transformation, Anqi's body shape changed too much.
Non-magic equipment, cannot change size according to body type.
When Angel got up, her coat, dagger and bow were all lost in the arena.
Only underwear remains, which looks extraordinarily thin.
Unarmed, Angel didn't care, she didn't rely on the equipment of the bee people to fight.
Recite the incantation softly and shoot flames from both palms, turning into a pair of fiery scimitars!
"It's my turn!"
The girl's pretty face is full of anger!
The two knives are staggered, and the flaming waves are swung in the air!
Whew!
Qi Qi turned into two fiery red crescents, and crossed and slashed towards the soldier bee examiner in mid-air.
The examiner's face changed suddenly!
She didn't dare to take the flame slashing wave, and hurriedly used another secret martial art of the Trier Bee Clan, and her toned body turned into a cloud of silver mist.
Boom!
Waves of flame slash roared, shattering the mist.
At the same time, the soldier bee has teleported a hundred steps away, and narrowly escaped the catastrophe!
Allen, who was watching the game from the sidelines, raised his eyebrows and thought thoughtfully.
The legacy of the Trier Bee Clan, including the Tier 2 martial art "Lost Steps".
From this point of view, Angel will also have a chance to awaken this trick in the future.
In the gladiatorial arena, Angel transforms again.
Transform into a bee form, fly at high speed, and chase down the soldier bees!
The soldier bee was beaten by her and had to flee from the field.
Two referees on the sidelines blew their whistles at the same time to declare Angel the winner.
In the audience, people stood up and applauded Anqi's performance!
Congratulations to her for successfully passing the assessment and becoming a soldier bee!
"It's unbelievable!"
In the grandstand box, the queen of Trier shook a folding fan in admiration.
"A thin and weak girl actually has such a strong fighting power!"
……
Soon after, it was Ellen's turn to appear as a mercenary and be examined.
His opponent is also a Trier Soldier Bee, who is stronger than Angel's previous opponents.
Seeing that Alan was tall and athletic, the soldier bee cleverly chose the "kite" tactic.
Half-human, half-bee form, fluttering its wings and hanging in the air, maintaining a height of 20 meters above the ground.
Alan tentatively played a "snap of his fingers".
As expected, the soldier bee with a high agility attribute easily dodged the fingers.
While evading at high speed in the air, the soldier bee used another secret martial art of the Trier bee clan.
The palms of both hands spewed out magic power, condensing into two translucent force field silk threads up to 20 meters long.
The Tier 2 martial art "Dou Qi Silk", which has both toughness and stickiness, can be used to tie up prey, assist in jumping, sliding, and climbing, and is a versatile martial art.
The soldier bee examiner showed a high-level control skill, two strands of fighting spirit, each tied a cold iron short sword.
When she waved her arms, the Fighting Spirit Silk Thread pulled the short sword and stabbed at Eren through the air!
With the air of the silk, with the silk of the sword!
Manipulate as you like!
"It's nice to play, but that's about it."
Alan stood in the middle of the field, facing the dazzling wire-controlled flying sword, and made an evaluation.
"This kind of bells and whistles won't work for me."
Boom!
Boom!
Two flying swords stabbed Allen in the chest and back one after another.
The spark bursts out and is directly bounced away!
The sword control skills of the soldier bee are very ingenious, but unfortunately the sword is not good, and it can't penetrate the "steel and iron bones"!
Alan stood in the middle of the field, slashing and stabbing with her sword.
The bees were so busy sweating profusely that they didn't even hurt Allen's hair.
Alan took off his tattered shirt and threw it on the gladiatorial ring, revealing a toned body that shone with a metallic sheen.
The audience on the sidelines, most of them female bees, collectively whistled when they saw Allen shirtless.
The excitement is no less than that of the old people who patronize the strip club!
On the second floor of the stands, in the most luxurious box.
Sitting in an armchair, Queen Trier couldn't help but lean forward, her eyes shining.
The palace maid has a good eye for the telescope.
The queen bee looked through the monoculars and carefully studied the tall and tall young mercenary on the field.
The camera pans down, lingering between his legs for a long time, and an ambiguous smile appears on the corner of his lips.
"Such a beautiful man, I only see it in my life, don't miss it!"
He immediately instructed his attendants, and after the conscription meeting, summon this person to the palace for an audience.
"Your Majesty, what if that kid doesn't pass the assessment?"
Next to the queen bee, a drone who was fanning asked sourly.
The queen bee gave the male pet a sympathetic look.
"You can't even see through the depth of other people, so you eat dry vinegar, it's so stupid!"
"This makes me have to worry, fortunately, a fool like you will be contaminated with stupidity."
"Come on, send this little fool to the Qinglou to pick up guests."
"Although he doesn't have a good brain, at least he has a good figure, and he can help Bengong earn some money, and he doesn't lose money."
The drone was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and kowtowed and begged for mercy.
However, the queen bee's sexual interest was no longer in him, and he didn't even bother to look at him.
Turning around leisurely, he picked up the binoculars and returned his gaze to the arena.
Two bee guards, dragging the crying drones, left the box.
The wailing faded away, and silence returned to the box.
The rest of the harem male pets who serve the queen bee ...... All of them look at each other's color changes, and they are as silent as cicadas!
Your Majesty's favor and rejection are only in a thought.
For the drones around her, fate is a transition from heaven to hell.
Accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger, but it is not a joke!
The Queen Bee is not a tyrant, on the contrary, she is known as a virtuous king.
She just didn't bother to explain to the male pet who served people in color that a mercenary who had mastered the secret art of fourth-order body refining would never lose to ordinary soldier bees.
Explaining these things that are no more obvious is a pure waste of her energy, and even a bit insulting to her intelligence.
She didn't want to lower her intelligence to the level of a male pet.
The male pet is just a little cutie she raises to play with and uses to vent her excess energy.
She doesn't mind that her pet is stupid, and being stupid is also a cute point.
However, his brain is stupid, he is still cautious, and he is interested in competing for favor, which is not counted in his heart.
A wise and virtuous king could not tolerate such a hidden danger in his harem.
(End of chapter)