Reincarnated To Evolve My Bee Empire

Chapter 79 - 79: A cure or a false hope?

She didn't mingle with her younger sisters, instead resting in her room after a long day of tests.

Forager Bee B20-20, the first bee who caught Paleness as an adult. I wanted to look at her, even if I wasn't sure that I would find anything.

Unlike other sick bees, B20-20 was alarmed to see me.

"Father! What are you doing here? Won't you get sick?"

I groaned.

"Oh no, not you too! Didn't Re

But I poured half a health point worth of blood into the jar and gave it to B20-20 to drink.

The change in her was drastic and immediate. B20-20 stood straighter and looked at me with a new shine in her eyes.

〔Forager Bee〕 〔Ally〕 〔Progeny〕

〔Name〕: B20-20

〔Health〕: 20 / 22

〔Stamina〕: 20 / 21

Her health shot up, and even her cheeks grew slightly pinker. However, the general paleness of B20-20 remained.

"Thank you, Father! I feel amazing. I only wish you didn't have to hurt yourself for us with this blood thing… So thank you again! It's like I never got sick at all—I will show that you didn't waste this blood on me and work really hard gathering food after this!"

"Wait-wait-wait, hold your horses!" I waved my hands at her. "What 'work'? You are still sick, B20-20! You feel better now, but that's just a rush of power from the gene transfer! No, you will stay here until Researcher Bees and *myself* can confirm you are 100% healthy."

B20-20's shoulders slumped.

"But, Father… What's even a horse, anyway?"

"No butts! And no horses, forget horses. Instead of foraging, help your younger sisters make well wishes. They will explain it to you. And it will help me, the hive, and you *very much*, trust me."

"Well wishes? Huh? Alright, Father, if you say so. I will make the best well wishes, whatever it is!" She pumped her fists in the air enthusiastically.

I smiled and patted B20-20 head.

"Yeah. And I wish I could stay here for longer, but I gotta go. Keep getting better, B20-20!"

I hoped she would. My blood could've given her enough endurance to fight off the Paleness, or it could've just given her a temporary boost. Time would tell.

On my way out, I instructed Researcher Bees to keep observing B20-20's state and picked their written reports about her condition.

In them were written the same thing that B20-20 told me already, but in more detail.

I was waving goodbye to the guards at the entrance and about to fly to Hive Supremo, when a shout from inside the quarantine village made me pause.

A young, nameless bee was running down the hallway, panting and pushing through her diminishing stamina.

A Nurse Bee was running behind her, shouting, "Stop! Don't run down the hallways! Stop running, you will get sicker!" only for the young bee to ignore all that.

"Father, wait!" she shouted. "You have to see this!"

'What?! Did something bad happen with my little girls?!'