The chatter remained lively as one blonde desperately insisted that he was now a reformed person amidst increasingly concerning (accidental) threats of eventually being thrown out of their "hive."
Unfortunately for Ollie, the alleged drone bee, several people were starting to feel that the comparison had become just a little too accurate, and far too many of them looked way too amused for the sake of his poor little heart.
Still, not everyone present was actually privy to the conversation.
Certain groups of tiny beings couldn’t particularly hear or understand all the loud exclamations coming from the giants towering around them. At most, they could only sense the vibrations traveling through the surfaces beneath their feet as enormous creatures stomped around and occasionally chased each other dramatically.
Normally, such disturbances should’ve alarmed them greatly.
But strangely enough, the bees inside the transport packages couldn’t care less.
Because right now?
They were far too overwhelmed by the environment itself.
In fact, even if a natural disaster had suddenly descended upon the area, there was a good chance the bees still wouldn’t have moved.
They were simply too stunned by something else entirely.
The worker bees waggled with such unbelievable intensity that any outside colony witnessing it would’ve likely assumed the entire thing was a ploy.
Complete misinformation and an attempt at misdirection.
Because who would believe that every single direction counted as an absurdly rich nectar source?!
It was impossible.
And yet that was exactly what the displaced colony had suddenly encountered the moment they arrived in this unfamiliar environment.
Everywhere.
Everywhere smelled rich.
Everywhere smelled alive.
And just as they struggled to process that shocking reality, something even more unbelievable happened.
The bees froze.
Because not only could they sense nectar vastly superior to anything they had previously known... they also realized it was being freely handed to them.
"!!!"
The hardworking worker bees collectively suffered existential shock.
From above, a miraculous mist of this heavenly nectar descended, coating them in sweet, intoxicating moisture.
Now, that was how the newly arrived bees perceived the situation. In reality, Luca was merely misting the screened package with a spray bottle exactly as instructed by the manual.
But from the dramatically overwhelmed perspective of the bees?
The heavens themselves had opened in mercy.
To think they hadn’t even worked a single day yet!
And already they were being blessed with the highest quality nectar they had ever encountered in their entire lives.
What kind of absurd paradise was this?!
The bees vibrated harder.
Meanwhile, outside the package, Luca looked relieved that the bees appeared calm while Xavier held the transport container steadily for him.
Now, one adjutant certainly didn’t understand how any of that could possibly look calm when the bees were very clearly squirming around intensely, but Jax simply remarked, "Maybe they’re just excited."
That naturally earned him a raised brow. Fortunately, the golden-eyed novice beekeeper explained that if the bees had actually been agitated, they likely would’ve already attempted to sting them through the screen.
Thankfully, Elder Pao Xi—who could genuinely sense the emotional state of most living creatures—finally gave his verdict.
"They’re doing well," the Elder said calmly. "Surprised, but doing well."
Maybe a little too well, in fact.
Especially once the next unbelievable event arrived for the little bees.
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It happened shortly after they’d been gifted with unimaginable wealth. One moment, the colony had been collectively overwhelmed with gratitude toward this sudden prosperity, and then the next, every single bee abruptly redirected its attention toward one particular direction.
Because from where they were trapped, they could unmistakably sense an immense and concentrated mountain of nectar being placed nearby.
Outside, the cadets—led by one particularly enthusiastic blonde—were carefully following the manual step by step as they assembled the hive.
The brood boxes for all three hives had already been set up, while every frame and waxed foundation sheet had been properly placed and accounted for. Finally, they were able to install the feeders, each one carefully filled with the freshly collected dungeon nectar Elder Pao Xi had gathered earlier.
But to the bees?
It was a divine treasury.
And then—
THUNK!
A sharp vibration rattled through the package as the entire colony suddenly shifted.
Xavier, who had volunteered to transfer the bees into their new hive, had given the package a firm shake so the clustered workers would fall directly into their new home properly.
To the bees themselves, however, the experience was less of a "practical transfer procedure" and more of a "miraculous relocation event."
They had been moved.
Closer.
So much closer to the impossible nectar source.
This—
This absolutely had to be a miracle.
But who would’ve thought that this miracle was only the beginning?
Because the truly unprecedented change would only start once their newly freed Queens finally had their fill.
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"WHAT?! We actually have to wait that long before we get honey?!"
The horrified cry came from one deeply betrayed mop who had only just managed to escape the beekeeping suit that had practically swallowed him whole earlier.
"Ah, yes, Brother!" Luca nodded while consulting the manual again. "It says here that people usually harvest honey around one to three times a year."
Gasp!
Seriously?!

Hmph!
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