Chapter 110: Chapter 106: Reminders

Luckily, it didn’t seem like any horrible monsters were coming to get at the new settlement site from below, or anywhere else. The next few days passed without incident. Regina had made sure the drones posted a watch in the tunnels, and further digging was temporarily halted until they were sure it was safe. Or at least reasonably safe.

She’d tried out the new Swarm Drone Template as soon as she felt she could stomach more eggs being added, but only a few, since she didn’t think she had much need for aquatic drones right now. To be safe, she’d moved their eggs to the water just before they were due to hatch, putting them into the river at the shallowest spot they could find, with other drones standing guard to make sure no river monsters tried to take them for a snack.

It turned out she needn’t have worried. The Aquatic Swarm Drones were more like seals. One of them flailed a little until it managed to sit up straighter, breaking the surface of the shallows and drawing in air. Max had to wade in to carry them out.

The new drones were smaller than the sapient drones once again, and their limbs were evidently designed so they could be used on land, but were mostly useful for swimming. Regina also found that they apparently had large lungs and could hold their breath for a while. Their upper set of limbs seemed to be mostly useful for swimming or maybe steering, while the middle one carried a hooked blade on one side and a kind of multi-use knob on the other, like the Workers. Their stat distribution was interesting, too.

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