Overall we managed to harvest six cores from the wide section of tunnel, including two tasty looking ones from the Bone Lizards. All in all this has been an extremely profitable trip! It feels good to get levels and Biomass again so freely like this! Now that I don’t have to worry so much about the colony surviving the terror …

Impacted by the second Gravity Bolt the poor lizard experiences a brief moment of suspension. A narrow window of time in which the effect of the upwards gravity is fading and the new, downward force is only beginning to kick in. The tentative balance is suddenly broken and with sensational effect! From hovering in place like an awkward levitating turtle …

The ear shattering screech out of Tiny has only gotten stronger over time. As the sonic waves roll over my precious ear canals the stunning effect slams into my soft brain(s) like a sledgehammer. Thanks to my sturdy willpower I can shake it off after a second and see how the rest of the monsters are doing. Generally, not great. …

We venture forth, squeezing into the narrow tunnel and descending into the depths. Every now and again I can detect a monster forming and this prevents us being ambushed as we pick our way down. I’ve managed to pile up a healthy amount of Biomass over the last while and none of it has been spent. While I wasn’t paying …

It is a known phenomenon that not all monsters of the same species are created equal. From as far back as the Rending, when monsters had first appeared on the surface of Pangera, it had been noted that some monsters boasted far more individual strength than others of the same kind. The difference was so pronounced it could not be …

With my new JellyMaw pet, little worker and Tiny in tow I head over to the farm. I’ve occasionally been letting the workers in to  battle on their own, since I think every creature needs real combat experience rather than just raw Xp. So long as they attack in numbers the ants are able to quickly overwhelm their opposition, smashing …

If possible I’d wanted to wait a little longer before reconstituting my second pet. With higher levels of core engineering I’d be able to customise the creature to better fit the intended role I had in mind. Sadly events are pressing me a little faster than I would have liked and mining the cores in the farm has proven to …

I’m almost so close to the back of the crowd I could reach out and poke a person with my antennae, please let them not hear me! The little worker is still struggling in my mandibles, trying to get free to go and investigate the fire. What the heck are you so interested in?! Is it the Biomass? Are you …

After spending time eating and attempting to train mana transformation, my small crew have a snooze and awake to work once more! Since we began napping in the afternoon it’s now solidly night time. The forest is beautiful and ethereal in the moonlight, only made slightly less so by the trails of monster ants wandering about. After assisting the colony …

After digging our narrow channel to the farm tunnel I get Tiny to place two large stones to act as the dam before we dig out the last of the soil and the water begins to flow. I notice a few branchies have poked their heads out of their trees, watching our activities. I think perhaps they may worried about …