They were vicious and charged our three fighters. There were five of them. I got my squad to land on the ground as two of the fighters came our way. I was busy dodging and trying not to get slashed or stabbed by the sharp sword. My harem was able to gang up on the second one. They got slashed, but the boon from the royal oil also gave them a lot more health than before. When that one was done, they came to my defense. we then ganged up on the second one. I picked up the sword and gave the second one to Merlit. He took it and we looked up to see all our fighters were killed. They had only managed to take out one of theirs. That left two to charge us. We took them down as a group and killed them. I gave the swords to Ogill and Ricud. Nalzas looked miffed. I then smiled at him and told him he could empty his eggs into one of the fighters he had helped knock out. He glowed in glee as he did so. Seeing him cum as he deposited two eggs made the others squirm. They still had eggs in them as well. I told them to share the other one. They did without any hesitation.
We also took the loot we could from them. We found the fifth corpse and gave the sword to Lisnoi. I decided to make sure we had the armor. It was a thicker and heavier set of armor than what our fighters had. Lisnoi did not get one as there were only five. Once we had the pollen jars we filled, we went back to the hive. Once again we were lauded as heroes and were allowed to keep the weapons and armor. Because we were just a fledgling hive just getting starting out, we had to work way more often than before. The whole week was spent going out and collecting the pollen and nectar. We had several run ins with the Tagril. Because of our high combat prowess and kill count, we were known as the Sharp Honey Squad. Because of our findings, the smiths were able to figure out the differences between the armors and weapons. Our craftmanship was vastly inferior. That lit a fire under our royal. Other gatherers were sent out to look for the metal used to make them. They also started making swords as well as spears for the fighters. A large metal deposit was found and brought back.
It was a giant boon to our hive development. The innovations came not a moment to soon. Albino Zegrax came to our hive and demanded that we leave. Apparently our presence interrupted the grazing habits of the Kekvix, a herd of large bison creatures. The Zegrax tribes were nomadic as they traveled and hunted the Kekvix and raised other livestock. Prince Zuhos told them that we had been here for too long to give up our home. "Go to where the creatures go now. We have no use for those dirty beasts. Rest assured that those monsters are yours to kill at your leisure." They were angry and looked like they were going to cause a scene. I approached the prince and bowed low. He saw me and allowed me to speak. "Your Highness, why not use this unfortunate circumstance for an opportunity to form an alliance?" He narrowed his eyes and said "Go on." "Since this tribe is nomadic, they will not be here most of the time. How about we agree to defend the land from other tribes when they are not here in exchange for some trade. They might be able to procure unknown wonders."
A scoff came from the Zegrax tribe. A leader came out. His eyes were blood red while the others' eyes were pink. "What can you give us!? You are too weak to hunt. You have no pelts for the cold. You are not even big enough to be breeding stock!" he said angrily. I looked at him and smirked. "Have you had our honey? It is delicious." I said. "Honey? What is that!?" he snapped. "Would you like some?" I asked. "Why would I take something from the like of you!?" he demanded. I shrugged and said "If the tribe is too scared and intimidated to even try it, that's fine. I don't want to think of King Zuhos considering cowardly allies." That riled them all up. "Bring it out right now or we slaughter ever single on of you." he said darkly. I looked up at Zuhos. He looked back at me in confusion. "You heard him. Go bring some honey." he instructed. I bowed to him and said "I will bring the best I can find." That meant the honey I made. I brought a few combs of it. They looked at the viscous blue fluid in confusion. "Here is the honey we make. Try some." The leader did and his eyes went wide.
