When the system spoke again, instead of the genderless robotic voice, it suddenly beca a pleasant female robotic voice.
The way it spoke imdiately brought vague flashbacks…
'Seriously? It's going to walk through an entire tutorial like that? I just asked a question! Not that I'm not glad, but… System, where those tutorials were before, huh?'
It didn't reply, of course.
I opened my status.
〔Drone Bee〕
〔Na〕: Nectus Stingprince
〔Active title〕: Grand Strategist
〔Health〕: 36 / 36
〔Stamina〕: 32 / 32
〔Attribute points〕: 0
〔Species〕: Common Honey Bee
〔Age〕: 245 d
〔Remaining lifespan〕: 306 d
〔Attributes〕
> Strength: 35
> Agility: 41
> Endurance: 31
> Defense: 25
> Intelligence: 122
> Perception: 44
〔Special abilities〕
Flight, Horizontal Gene Transfer, Vertical Gene Transfer, Genetic Tree Prediction, Morphotyping Pheromones
〔Titles〕
Drone-Consort, Holand Protector, Grand Strategist
〔Genes〕
Enhanced Intelligence X, Technology: Primitive Containers, Enhanced Endurance II, Danger-Averse Reflexes, Venom Resistance I, Heat Resistance I, Enhanced Defense II, at Digestion, Increased Fertility II, Faster Regeneration II, Faster Youth Developnt I, Technology: Scientific thod, Flying Carriers, Throwing Wrists, Improved Immunity II, Increased Lifespan IV, Fast Learner IV, Enhanced Strength III, Thick Skin III, Olfactory Perception V, Improved tabolism I
〔Morphotypes〕: 0 / 1
Empty Morphotype
〔〕〔〕〔〕
The new 'Morphotype' button at the end was glowing bright yellow, impossible to miss.
the pleasant tutorial voice said.
The yellow glow moved to the button. Feeling like a powerless slave to the tutorial, I pressed it.
'System, if your tutorial will force to make a fixed morphotype in my *only* available morphotype slot, I will kill you. I don't know how, but I will! Researchina will help invent sothing!'
With the corner of my eye, I saw the Empire Council watching with great interest. Tabletina and Researchina started whispering sothing to each other.
A new window opened in front of .
〔A New Morphotype〕
〔Gene points:〕 28/28
Below this was a list of my genes, except for the genes that enhanced my base attributes and lifespan. Next to each gene were 〔-〕 and 〔 〕 buttons, except for genes without tiers, which only had 〔-〕.
They couldn't be upgraded, I realized. But the rest…
A new button glowed in yellow, suggesting that I remove "Throwing Wrists".
However, I had different ideas.
By now, I realized how this thing worked without further baby-talk explanations. I could remove so genes to add tiers to others. For example, remove 4 tiers of "Fast Learning" to turn "Faster Regeneration II" into "Faster Regeneration VI".
This was an ultimate min-maxing tool! Too bad that attribute-enhancing genes weren't on the list, but this was pretty OP already.
I imdiately had ideas about what should be my first morphotype.
'Perhaps Queens that can be even more fertile? No, I might as well just have more daughter Queens. Since most of my existing genes help in combat, I should make an elite warrior bee morphotype.'
In this stage of the Bee Empire's developnt, we had a large enough industry to support a good military—and we were also bound to see bigger threats than before. From the hornet nests that were just asking to be burned, to flying and wandering beasts… And who knew what else?
We had a strong military force already, but there was never military that was *too* good! And even better than a good military was a good military that you had *earlier* than everybody around.
Thus, I imdiately tried to remove the 'Technology: Scientific thod' gene as the one my future warriors definitely didn't need. However, the button did nothing.
The other button still glowed yellow…
'System, you are dead. Just know it.'
Scowling, I pressed the yellow button. The amount of free gene points increased by 1.
It was 'Increased Fertility', because *of course* it was.
Instead of 'A New Morphotype' I typed 'Screw You Tutorial'.
I reached for the button and paused.
It wasn't glowing.
The buttons weren't glowing anymore!
For the experint, I pressed so 〔 〕 and 〔-〕 buttons—they all worked!
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