A Beekeeper in a Magical World Chapter 4: Breaking out of the cocoon

Judging from the name, this reagent is used to induce biological mutations.

What is mutation?

To put it simply, it is a change in biological traits.

And it must be a genetic trait that can be inherited.

Some mutations are beneficial to living things. This is called evolution, but the probability is very low.

The mutation is likely to be meaningless or even harmful, and sudden death on the spot is not impossible.

Hua Mi came up with a bold idea.

This mutation lure can be used.

Of course it's not for his own use, but he's not that worried about it.

Aren’t there so many bees ready-made experimental subjects?

Bees are small, and the dose required for each bee is probably very small. This half bottle of mutagen is definitely enough for a short period of time.

As a beekeeper, the temptation to breed new and better bee species is great for him.

And this is a magical world, anything is possible.

Not to mention breeding highly productive bees, it would not be surprising even to breed bees that can teleport.

If you still stick to the rules and don't dare to let go, you will simply waste this opportunity.

"Test the water with some worker bees first."

The number of worker bees is the largest in the entire bee colony, accounting for more than 99%. They are the least valuable. It doesn’t hurt if dozens or even hundreds of them die.

Hua Mi selected 50 worker bees with strong vitality to keep, and let the rest continue to collect honey.

He picked up the mutagen attractant bottle, pulled out the stopper with a pop, and sniffed it with the fan method. There was no special smell, just like boiled water.

"Isn't it expired?"

Hua Mi poured a little bit on the wooden board of the shelf, and controlled 50 bees to surround it and **** it.

The pool of reagents was quickly absorbed.

After waiting for about 5 minutes, Hua Mi clearly felt that these 50 bees were abnormal to varying degrees, and it seemed that there was a violent force in their bodies that was ready to go out.

This is very similar to the state of bees when their larvae are about to emerge from their cocoons, thus stimulating their instinct to return to the nest and emerge from their cocoons.

Hua Mi did not intervene and allowed them to fly back to the beehive and secrete wax to seal themselves in the hive.

Generally speaking, this happens only once in the life of a bee. The larvae emerge from the cocoon and emerge into bees.

Now the adult stage is in cocoon. I wonder what it will look like when it emerges from the cocoon?

All we can do is wait.

The sky slowly darkens, and it’s dusk in the blink of an eye.

Due to the obstruction of trees in the forest, the sky darkens relatively quickly.

To put it bluntly, bees rely on light intensity to regulate their activities, regardless of whether it is off-duty time or not, so places like Nova Scotia with relatively long lighting hours are suitable for beekeeping.

The bee swarms have begun to fly back to their hives.

Hua Mi is also very tired and ready to go back to rest.

He is considering moving the hives back.

It was too troublesome to go back and forth, and he checked the area and found that there was indeed no sign of animal activity. There should be no problem placing the beehive here. Besides, bees are not a species that can be exploited by others. They will take measures to deal with danger.

Hua Mi just moved the beehive into the wooden house, took her notebook, and traveled back to her flower field.

It's completely dark here.

Huayu Town is different from those big cities. There is not much nightlife and it will be very quiet at night.

Hua Mi simply ate something, went to an online survival store to buy daggers, first aid kits, compressed biscuits and other adventure-specific supplies, and then found another store to buy a compound bow.

Compound bows are not controlled items and can be purchased at will.

After the equipment arrives and everything is arranged, he plans to go out and explore.

You can’t just press the moonflower and pluck it hard. The flowering period will eventually end. Who knows how long the water moon will last. We need to find new nectar flowers to ensure uninterrupted honey production.

Having this alchemy notebook as a reference book will be of great help to him in finding new nectar flowers.

In the future, if conditions permit, we can build a greenhouse, which can eliminate the restrictions on flowers caused by changes in the external environment to a certain extent, but it is obvious that such conditions are not yet available.

I was really tired today. Hua Mi lay on the bed and read my notes for a while, then fell asleep with her head tilted.

I slept until about nine o'clock the next morning before waking up.

With the beehive and the 50 cocooned worker bees in mind, Hua Mi didn't have the heart to eat properly. He took out a pack of instant noodles and soaked them in it. He got up and opened the door to ventilate the room.

The front yard is of course much smaller than the flower field at the back, but it is very clean and unique.

This is his family's ancestral home. Although it is a bit old, it has good feng shui. It is backed by a flat, fertile land, and further away is a mountainous area. There is also an artificial pond, which is very suitable for planting and beekeeping. I might as well take it. I came to build a beekeeping farm and honey processing factory.

Beekeeping, honey making and distribution, one-stop service.

When business was at its peak, he owned more than a hundred beehives and planted five or six kinds of nectar flowers in different flowering periods in the flower field. I was a little tired, but I was able to maximize my output, and that period of time was very profitable.

Later, maybe God was afraid that he would be tired and cut off his fortune, leaving him idle at home. His business was getting worse day by day, and now there are only thirty boxes left.

Huayu Town used to be a geomantic treasure land for beekeeping, but in the current environment, it no longer has any advantages, and its reputation has plummeted.

The era of Huayu Town has come to an end, this is undeniable.

However, the new era does not necessarily need to be started by those industrialized bee companies.

After eating the instant noodles in a few minutes and making a cup of honey water, Hua Mi couldn't wait to walk into the flower field, open a wormhole and travel to another world.

It's still dark in the other world.

The backyard is a sea of ​​moonflowers, emitting bright silver light, like a crescent moon. Dots of silver light points rose from the sea of ​​flowers and disappeared a few meters high in the sky.

A huge "moon" hangs in the night sky, exuding a bright brilliance. It looks at least ten times the size of the earth's satellite.

The contrast with the sea of ​​flowers on the ground is breathtaking.

"This is nature..."

Hua Mi looked at the full moon dreamily.

He could look at such beautiful scenery all day long.

The moon slowly sets, and the sky on the other side appears fish-belly white, and soon the sun rises.

The sun here is similar to that of the earth, and the temperature and brightness feel more suitable for human habitation.

The industrious little bees flew out of the beehives one after another and swarmed towards the sea of ​​flowers.

The familiar hum reassured him.

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His swarm of bees are obviously stronger than yesterday. After a little exploration, they can feel that their vitality has generally increased. This is simply due to the influence of the environment and the taste of high-quality nectar.

What concerned him the most were the 50 cocooned worker bees.

As the sky gets brighter, they begin to emerge from their cocoons.

However, only 34 of the worker bees tried to break out of the cocoon, and the remaining 16 were motionless, completely unconscious, and obviously dead.

"The death rate is a bit high."

The 34 worker bees that were still alive began to emerge from their cocoons one after another.

The first one flew out unsteadily and plunged to the ground, but could not fly again. If you look closely, its wings were deformed.

The second one had extremely strong vitality and was extremely aggressive. It killed several bees without paying attention. Hua Mi found it and dealt with it promptly.

The third one had a deformed mouthpart and lost its ability to collect nectar.

The fourth one is blind...

In fact, half of the 34 living worker bees lost their vitality during the process of breaking out of the cocoon and were suffocated to death inside before they even climbed out.

Hua Mi doesn't think it's necessary to help them out. They are so weak that they can't break open their cocoons. It's obvious that their evolution has failed.

“It’s not like there are no beneficial mutations at all, there’s a guarantee for drawing cards.”

It’s not that he felt sorry for the 50 worker bees. For a bee colony, these 50 worker bees were a bearable loss.

Just a little disappointed.

It seems that even in the magical world, the cultivation of new bee species is not as simple as imagined.

At this moment, a bee that had just emerged from its cocoon caught his attention.