Belissar took a deep breath and exhaled slowly.
He figured he could start a fire with flowers, twigs, and honeycomb, which was even easier as he could directly ask the bees to line the walls and floors with wax. But none of that would burn particularly quickly and it would take a bit for the fire to get going. So, he needed a way to actually keep the monster in the flames.
The Pit Trap seemed to offer a solution, but Belissar encountered a problem when he went to make it. It turned out he couldn’t place it directly in front of the gate. In fact, he couldn’t place the trees or the spawners there either. He didn’t know why, but for one reason or another the gate had to remain clear. But it wasn’t his place to question the gods, so he could only accept the limitation.
And that meant there was an issue of how to actually get the monster onto the trap. Since he couldn’t make enough trees to form a path, either the bees would have to fight once again...or he would.
But, against all odds, it had worked. He, a simple peasant beekeeper with no magic or might to his name, had slain a shade of the Hunger. He had fulfilled the role of a mighty Tower Lord.
And that wasn’t all...
As Belissar laughed and rested on the ground, the Tower’s shine intensified. Belissar felt the heat within the Tower grow red hot. Suddenly, a wave of light surged out from the core room and across the Flower Meadow. When it reached the Pit Trap, it burned away the last wisps of the black mist. It shrank down as it approached the gateway, forming a tiny glowing ball as it passed out of the Tower’s entrance.
- Bee-related options significantly more frequent.
- Bee-related option rarity increased
- Special bee-related options are unlocked and may now appear
- Bee monster upgrades and evolutions are now cheaper and easier to unlock
- Bee monster mana upkeep reduced
- All bee monsters receive a medium boost to all stats
- Non-bee options significantly less frequent
- Non-bee option rarity decreased
- Some non-bee options have been restricted and will no longer appear
- Non-bee monster mana upkeep increased
Belissar had but a moment to process it all before the messages continued.
Mission: Complete initial purification completed!
Reward: Room limit increased to 2. Mana increased to 200. Receive one room selection, one monster selection, and one room feature selection.
Mission: Earn the favor of a patron completed!
Reward: One dungeon perk selection.
Belissar stood up and walked over to the statue. He stared at it for a moment.
“It’s...a god. And you gave me...a blessing?”
He looked at the banners next to the statue. He looked down at his hand. The symbol engraved their appeared again, adjusting slightly to match the banner.
His eyes widened, and then he fell to his knees, bowing his head.
“T-Thank you, for choosing me.”
One of the gods had chosen him. He who was unworthy, who was unprepared. He who had not descended from the lines of the Tower Lords. He who was but a mere peasant. He who had no family or friends. He who had no value.
And now, he had been chosen as a Tower Lord. The blessed of the gods meant for great deeds and glorious purpose.
He felt his eyes grow moist.
“I-I will do my best.”
The sphere held by the statue began to glow softly, bathing Belissar in warm light. His bees gathered around him, buzzing and hovering in the air. Then they split off and returned to the flowers, continuing in their work. Belissar watched them for a moment, before he nodded and stood to his feet.
That was right. If this was the God of Bees...then the best way to repay the trust imbued in him would be to work as a bee would. Probably. Maybe. Belissar still didn’t actually know anything about gods or towers. But that didn’t seem to bother the gods as far as he could tell, so he’d try not to let it bother him.