Chapter 42: The Figure-Eight Dance
Lin Tian instantly recognized the bee’s identity.
The queen bee. The ruler of the bee colony.
All the worker bees and drones revolved around her, while her primary role was to lay eggs and reproduce.
“Whoa, how’s there still a bee in there?”
“My gosh, this bee is huge!”
“Wait, isn’t that the queen bee?”
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The live stream audience also recognized the queen bee and were amazed.
Wang Jian noticed the larger bee as well.
“Lin Tian, that looks like a queen bee. Didn’t expect it to still be in the hive,” Wang Jian said, rubbing his chin.
“Such a pity. It’s a wild adult queen. If it were domesticated, you could raise it and build an artificial hive.”
His tone carried a hint of regret.
Lin Tian was equally surprised by the queen bee’s presence.
At that moment, Panda Mom, annoyed at seeing another pesky bee in her honey, raised her paw to swat the queen.
The queen, her wings stuck in the honey, couldn’t fly. Lin Tian, startled, quickly cupped his hands to protect her.
“Wait, Panda Mom, don’t kill it!”
He shielded the queen, unsure why she’d stayed in the hive but certain she shouldn’t be squashed. The queen curled up in his palm, trembling with fear.
Lin Tian gently stroked her back, soothing her. “It’s okay, don’t be scared. If you don’t mind, I’ll make you a hive.”
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Seeing the queen, Lin Tian got the idea to build a hive himself. Not only would it mean a steady supply of honey, but it would also give the queen a home.
The queen’s wings fluttered slightly. She had no choice—her colony had scattered, and she needed to summon her worker bees back.
Lin Tian went inside and found a cardboard box, fashioning a simple hive. He placed the queen inside and mixed some honey with spiritual water, setting it in front of her. To lay eggs again, she’d need plenty of nutrients, and the spiritual water’s boosting effects would help her reproduce quickly.
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—Bzzz bzzz
(Thank you…)
The queen, eating the spiritual water-infused honey, buzzed with excitement, feeling revitalized. Soon, she regained her energy. For the first time in a while, she vibrated her wings and flew around Lin Tian, tracing a figure-eight pattern in front of him.
This was her way of expressing gratitude.
The audience watched, astonished.
“It’s the figure-eight dance! The queen’s thanking Brother Tian for sparing her!”
“666!”
“Congrats, Brother Tian, harem +1!”
“Pfft, what the heck, harem +1?”
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Lin Tian extended a finger, and the queen obediently landed on his palm, prompting another wave of excited chatter from the audience.
Wang Jian watched with envy. Lin Tian’s affinity was unreal—not just with animals, but even insects.
“Alright, you’re safe now. Stay here for now, and I’ll reinforce the hive later,” Lin Tian said, placing the queen back in the cardboard hive.
With the queen settled, he resumed squeezing the honey. After the queen’s surprise, he worried there might be other surviving bees, so he broke the hive apart carefully.
There were no other bees, but he did find some unhatched bee eggs. He carefully preserved them, placing them in the queen’s cardboard hive for her to incubate. He also left a small portion of honey for the queen, as she’d need nutrients to lay eggs and rebuild the colony.
Even so, Lin Tian ended up with a large jar of pure, golden wild honey.
Panda Mom stared at the jar, drooling with anticipation. But Lin Tian didn’t give it to her right away. He’d noticed that mixing the honey with spiritual water made it sweeter and more nutritious. He split the honey into two jars and added spiritual water to both. Now he had two jars of enhanced honey. Sёarch* The NovelZone.fun website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.
He gave one to Panda Mom and stored the other in the kitchen for future use in cooking or tea.
Panda Mom, clutching her jar of spiritual water-infused honey, ate with delight.
“Hahaha, Brother Tian’s such a capitalist, diluting Panda Mom’s honey with water!”
“Good grief, Panda Mom had a whole jar, and now it’s split into two with water added.”
“Poor Panda Mom, completely unaware her honey’s been watered down.”
“Brother Tian, don’t add water—it ruins the pure flavor!”
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The comments roasted him, but Panda Mom didn’t mind at all. In fact, she loved the spiritual water-infused honey even more. It tasted better than the original!
She savored it, happily scooping honey into her mouth with her paw.
The pangolin, lingering nearby, occasionally licked up stray drops of honey, equally delighted. The Chinese Alligator, lounging by the water pool, looked dismissive, but the drool at the corner of its mouth betrayed its craving. Too proud to ask Panda Mom for a share, it wagged its tail and headed to the kitchen to find Lin Tian.
Lin Tian had just stored the second jar of honey and was starting a fire to prepare dinner. The alligator bounded in, wagging its tail so vigorously it rattled the firewood in the kitchen.
Wang Jian, standing nearby, was so startled he hopped onto the counter. He was genuinely terrified of the alligator.
“Croc, get out—don’t make a mess!” Lin Tian, seeing the kitchen floor dusted with ash and even the pot dirtied by the alligator’s tail, was exasperated.
He grabbed its tail and dragged it outside.
The alligator, like a kid throwing a tantrum over a toy, was hauled out by its “parent.”
The audience cracked up at the scene.
“Hahaha, poor Croc’s totally getting scolded by Brother Tian!”
“Chinese Alligator: Don’t I have any dignity? Huh? I’m a Chinese Alligator, a Chinese Alligator!”
“Croc’s like a kid begging for a toy in front of Brother Tian—completely tamed!”
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