If it actually becomes hopeless, a simple message can be sent through the ear cuffs and I can arrive to bail them out.
After deciding on that, I started hunting on my own.
There wasn’t much time available today, so I activated 【Phased Array Radar】 and 【Sense Area】 simultaneously for an even greater effect.
With this, I was able to perceive quite a large area around me, making my search quite easy.
There were several reactions nearby, and I disregarded any smaller ones in order to search for the monsters mentioned previously.
I made sure to erase my presence as I ran through the mountains in search for my prey. In the end, it only took a few minutes to find the target I desired the most.
The first thing I discovered was a 【Bearbee】 hive.
From the looks of it, it’s already a form of fortress since it’s built into the bare rock face of a sheer cliff.
I’m uncertain as to how they managed to make it, but the ashen hive was approximately 100 meters in size. From the outside it looks like a large hemisphere, giving me an unpleasant feeling as I was looking at it.
The Bearbees that were flying around nearby seemed to each have a designated role. There were Bearbees working to capture monsters for food. Other Bearbees were charged with caring to the young within the hive.
Flying the surroundings of the hive were Soldier Bearbees wrapped in an especially large and quite robust exoskeleton that covered their whole body to guard against invaders. In the depths of the hive, there was a sole Bearbee in idle slumber. However, as a whole, the population definitely seemed to be low for such a massive hive.
All put together, there were only around 80 of them at most. This number even included the Bearbee children, putting the total fighting force to only around 50, or at the very most 60. I was surprised to learn that there were only around 80 of them for a den that’s well around 100 meters in size, though it could just be possible that the size is necessary for their large bodies.
At any rate, being able to discover one of the Bearbee hives right off the bat is a good sign. That’s because the Bearbee honey is a high quality ingredient that’s extremely rare on the marketplace. The young will also eat it, similar to bee larva.
Though Bearbees will kill monsters and carry the bodies back to the hive to eat, the majority of them have seeds of a certain magical flower implanted within them. Their bodies act as flower nurseries so that the beautiful flowers can bloom. It’s these flowers that store the honey that they generate.
I did actually feel a slight sense of admiration towards the Bearbees that went through such an extensive process to cultivate their own food sources.
Well, rethinking my initial plan of action, I did initially want to do beekeeping near our base.
As a result, my plans changed and I turned the Bearbee Queen and the young into Familiars.
The procedure was easy, I just burned some of my paralysis poison, turning it into paralyzing smoke. I then manipulated the flow of the air, filling it with the poison.
I then just had to wait for a bit until I could confirm that those within the hive couldn’t move anymore.
Afterwards, I entered into the depths of the hive and turned the one’s inside into Familiars.
As a result of this venture, I picked up the Bearbee Queen that boasted nearly twice the normal size of a Bearbee, five youths roughly the size of a goblin, ten workers to build their new hive and finally six warriors to defend the hive.
After gathering the ones I wanted, I killed and ate the rest while they were nice and fresh. Though the meat was good in itself, their unique habits caused the flavor of honey to permeate into their limbs.
I specifically enjoyed those.
Ability 【Beekeeper】learned
Ability 【Bee Sting】learned