Wizarding World Beekeeper

Hua Mi watched "Strategy" until late at night, and didn't go to bed until she couldn't hold it any longer mentally.

He dreamed that he was in the City of Brass.

Towering and majestic brass buildings stood in front of him, and the scene was shocking. This was constructed based on the architectural sketches he saw in Alais, the side records in his notes, and the city names. out of dreams.

A Mayan-style pyramid temple stands in the middle, surrounded by a flaming "gift of the mother goddess", like a burning sea of ​​fire.

He saw a figure in black robes among the flowers.

Is he the owner of the note?

Hua Mi walked over and patted the man on the shoulder.

When the other party turned around, it was a familiar face.

Alais?

"No, you are not Alais." Hua Mi made a clear judgment, "She is not that tall."

The other party's face darkened when he heard this, and he reached out and pushed him hard.

Then, Hua Mi woke up.

Recalling the scene in the dream, I became more and more curious about the legendary lost city.

"However, let's wait until Alais's companion arrives."

…

Hua Mi suppressed her curiosity and continued to return to her daily routine as a beekeeper.

A few days later, another three acres of Perak flowers were planted in the greenhouse.

There are about seven acres of land in total, which is almost enough.

He observed that the Thunderbolt Flower had a large amount of nectar, and it also had the effect of green liquid. The seven little bees took good care of it and had double buffs. He was not afraid of not having enough honey, but that the bees would not be able to collect it all.

There is still about 3 acres of space in the greenhouse, which is reserved for the time being.

The smell of Perak flowers was more than just fragrance. Hua Mi felt it was a bit strong, and staying in it for a long time made his nose feel a little uncomfortable.

But it's not a big problem. The seven fake flower essences don't find the smell unpleasant at all, and are more active in this atmosphere.

I don’t know if it’s because they have different physiological structures from humans, or if they’re used to smelling them after being in there for so long.

Although the current planting quantity is sufficient, the breeding work will continue for a while, and more seeds will be saved for subsequent use or unexpected needs.

10 new bee colonies have also arrived.

Including the previous ones, he now has a total of 14 ordinary Chinese bees.

"It's time to expand the bee-collecting team."

The honey sac of Powerful Bee is very large, but its productivity is slightly lower than that of Forest Swift Bee, mainly because of its 0.8 speed.

However, it is not too different. The productivity of both bee species can be rated as 2.

Moreover, the risk-resistance ability of the vigorous bee is obviously better than that of the forest swift bee, and it has an advantage in survival. Considering the losses caused by the death and injury of the forest swift bee during the honey collection process, the vigorous bee may be more efficient.

Therefore, the newly converted forager bees should be powerful bees with better performance in all aspects.

To some extent, as a forager bee, the forest speed bee needs to be retired.

But that doesn't mean the Forest Swift Bee is no longer needed.

It's still very useful.

Mainly exists to enrich the trait library.

More directly, it is used for hybridization, hoping to produce more and better traits.

It is important to maintain diversity in the trait repertoire.

Hua Mi was in no rush to transform.

We are going to wait for the results of the hybridization experiment of the giant bees to make a decision.

Maybe we can breed better bee species.

After another day or two, the two new queens of the Forest Swift Bee were the first to become sexually mature and ready for hybrid experiments.

Hua Mi then connected the templates of the vigorous bee and the scout bee with the two forest speed bee queens, and carried out hybridization and fusion.

The hybridization process of Popeye was smooth.

Hua Mi, who already has the "Three Stages of Bee Power", is very easy to conduct a cross. It's a piece of cake.

But when the Scout Bee x Forest Swift Bee, something went wrong.

After several attempts, the scout bee's template could not be successfully integrated into the queen bee's body.

This is obviously not a question of his ability.

"There is no way for this bee species to hybridize with other bees?"

It appears that there is reproductive isolation between the two.

Whatever.

Wait until the queens of several other bee species are sexually mature and try again.

The queen bee that has undergone hybrid transformation flies back to the nest to secrete a waxy cocoon.

In fact, Hua Mi is not optimistic about the hybridization of Powerful Bee and Forest Swift Bee.

According to experience, there will probably be no good results between them.

The reason is very simple. In addition to being slower than the Forest Swift Bee, the Powerful Bee has other attributes that can defeat the Forest Swift Bee. The offspring produced by such a hybridization are likely to be inferior to the Powerful Bee.

Even if the speed can be increased, if other attributes are inferior to the giant bee, it will not be worth the gain.

Of course, the traits of the hybrid offspring are not the average of the attributes of both parties. It is also possible that hybridization will produce new and better traits.

But this is a matter of pure probability and depends on luck.

The truth was just as he expected.

The hybrid "Vigor-Swiss Bee" is indeed faster, but several important attributes have been weakened, such as vitality.

And its honey sac has become an ordinary size.

Strictly speaking, this is a failed hybridization and does not produce any traits worth retaining.

So this hybrid bee species was not recorded.

…

Two days later, Hua Mi received a raven letter from Alais.

The letter said that her companion had arrived in the Black Forest.

To go or not to go, it’s time to make the final decision.

This time the raven did not leave immediately, but stood on the windowsill, combing its feathers with its sharp beak, apparently waiting for his reply.

Hua Mi thought for a while, then picked up a pen and wrote a sentence under her message: "Was that lost city originally called the 'City of Brass'?"

He rerolled the letter and handed it to the raven.

The raven grabbed the letter and flew high into the air.

"It will be great when I can fly as smoothly as it."

Hua Mi stuck her head out and looked at the figure of the raven, thinking rather enviously.

Be inspired to keep practicing flying.

Believe that great efforts can produce miracles!

After only a few minutes, the raven flew back again.

This time Hua Mi met it directly in mid-air and took the paper tube from its paws.

It was still the same piece of letter paper. Hua Mi opened it and saw an extra word below: "Yes."

It seems right.

Although he had almost confirmed it, it felt safer to ask.

Alais is a very reliable elf.

And he has the strategy in hand.

It can be said to be double insurance.

But there is one last question that needs to be confirmed.

Hua Mi added a sentence below, asking for information about another companion.

Then roll it into a paper tube and give it to the raven.

Hua Mi saw a very human reaction on the raven's face, as if she rolled her eyes at him, grabbed the paper tube, stretched her two big wings before flying, and slapped him hard several times before flying into the sky.

A few minutes later, the raven flew back again.

There was an additional sentence on the paper: "He is an abyss scholar."

Scholar of the Abyss...

What's the meaning?

It has something to do with the abyss...it doesn't feel right.

…

"Abyss Scholar!"

The seven little ones were shocked when they heard this, and then gathered in a circle to discuss.

They are exchanging information about each other.

Hua Mi is not in a hurry, after all, the conclusion drawn from comprehensive intelligence is the most accurate.

After a minute, the discussion was over.

"Simply put, an abyss scholar is a scholar who specializes in studying the abyss."

"..."

It seemed like he said something.

It's like he didn't say anything.

"I can probably guess this. I mean, is there anything... special about this profession? Or something I need to pay attention to."

Xiaohong said: "Imagine that there are ten people drinking in a tavern. When the Abyss Scholar is mentioned, nine out of ten people will express their admiration and propose a toast to the Abyss Scholar. But if it is announced at this time, there will be A scholar of the Abyss will join them, and nine out of ten of them will excuse themselves and leave without wanting to stay for a second longer."

"What about the one person left?"

"?? Is this the point?" Xiao Hong looked at him in disbelief. "The point is that abyss scholars are a very admirable profession. This is undeniable, but no one is willing to get along with them."

"Why is this?"

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