"Looks like that beekeeping stuff is coming into use." Liz murmured softly. "That book is still on sale you know... Only seventy coins for a limited ti..."
Serena tuned out the system, her mind racing at the words. This was a great chance to collect so honey and beeswax. Then she could try that jam idea and perhaps even present sothing to the Council.
However, they also needed to move the beehive before it caused problems for the beastn in the area. Getting stung by bees wasn’t a good thing, even fatal if one got stung enough.
But she wasn’t sure how to move the bees or even where to relocate them. She didn’t have that information on hand. Her farming book might, but...
"Is sothing the matter, Serena?" Elia asked curiously, noticing her sudden silence.
"It’s nothing." Serena gave them a faint smile. "I’m just thinking about sothing..."
Elder Samuel’s ears flickered at her words. "Do you know how to deal with the bees?"
"Well, I know that most of the bees will be gone by now and that smoke could get them to hide deep within the hive and eat honey, making them drowsy." Serena explained. "Problem is even with thick clothing, it’s probably still risky to move that hive."
"It’s more than we know." Elia mused, going quiet for a mont. She then asked, "How do you know so much about bees?"
"Um... I like honey. It’s good for preserving fruit I suppose." Serena lied. "And that was a thod I learnt on how to collect honey... Well, it’s what my father used anyway."
It was a little risky making a lie like that, but it was far more believable than saying a shapeshifting system created by so suspicious person gave her that information via so books she was forced to get.
Well, the farming guide was a gift, but still... They’d never believe that.
"Oh?" Elia perked up at her words. "I didn’t know you could use honey to preserve fruit."
"Yeah, it makes this thing called jam which can last months." Serena said. "It’s made by cooking the fruit with honey and then putting it into a sealed container... I was thinking of maybe having a way of keeping bees, so we can get regular honey to use to preserve fruits for the cold season."
Serena figured that this was a great chance to sell the idea of keeping bees around for honey and beeswax. Beastn were naturally scared of bees, but perhaps this could help sell the idea.
Especially if she was able to get rid of the beehive without it causing any harm to both the bees and beastn. That would definitely sell the idea.
"It’s an interesting idea, but I’m not sure if it’s safe..." Elder Samuel mused. "What if one of the cubs or beastwon gets stung by bees? We beastn can handle a lot, but a few would kill a cub."
"That’s a good point." Serena agreed. "We’d need to perhaps keep the beehives so distance from the village then. And develop a way to care for the bees like I do with my wild birds..."
"Is it even possible to ta bees?" Elia questioned.
"I’m not sure." Serena answered honestly. "But experintation doesn’t hurt. Honey would be an incredibly valuable resource to have if we can find a way to ta them."
"Hmm... That’s true." Elder Samuel pursed his lips. "But it’s still risky. What if you get hurt?"
"Thick clothing should help." Serena said. "Besides, I could always get so beastn to help out with the more risky tasks. That way I won’t put myself in danger."
Besides, she doubted Theo would let her near a beehive. She already promised not to go looking for one and this one was on the borderline. She hadn’t technically found it on purpose, more like stumbled upon it.
But by proposing this, she was walking on that line of danger.
"How about this... Give a day to figure out a solution to remove the bees and place them sowhere else to ta." Serena proposed, seeing both were still on the fence. "I’ll co by the Council and you can vote on my plan. If it doesn’t work, then we’ll do whatever you want."
"Let’s go with that." Elia nodded her head imdiately. "It’s not like we have a better idea to solve this problem."
"But what about those living around here?" Elder Samuel argued. "We can’t delay this for too long."
"Move them to the east side huts by those berry bushes." Elia told him. "It’s only three beastwon and a couple of cubs. They can stay in those huts for a few days until this is solved."
"Alright then... I suppose we can go with that." Elder Samuel sighed. He then gazed over at Serena and asked, "Anyway, what did you co here for? Were you looking for one of us perhaps?"
"I was." Serena nodded her head. Then in a lower tone she said, "I was doing so city designing and thinking about plants we could grow on a large scale to feed both the village and sell and need so help choosing among them."
She then proceeded to give both a brief breakdown of her plans for the farmland along with so of the plants she wanted to use. She told them about using grain and how she was building a grinder.
When she went into a bit more detail about the grinder, Elia suddenly exclaid, "Perhaps I should send Finn over to help with the grinder. He’s one of our best craftsn in the village."
"Oh yes." Elder Samuel nodded in agreent. "He makes all our stone tools, you know."
Suddenly Serena felt a little stupid for not thinking about it before. Of course, it would make sense to get soone who was an expert at crafting stone tools to help them. Things would go much quicker.
"I see..." Serena finally said. "Perhaps we can et after the Council eting tomorrow. I’ll also bring the plants I found."
"Of course." Elder Samuel nodded his head. "It’s best if we get everyone’s opinion on this."
They chatted for a bit more before they parted ways and Serena headed off to get so food harvested. All while her mind lingered on tomorrow.
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