"I never expected King Ares's gift to me to be a piece of amber!" Russell exclaimed in amazement as he looked at the golden stone in his hand.
Amber Bugs were no secret.
In fact, aside from Russell, Phoenix Bird Baron Welim Jinnali also had one—an Amber Bug inherited from his great-grandfather.
So it was hardly surprising that King Ares, a king and a Dragon Knight, would give an Amber Bug as a gift. But to Russell, the Amber Bug's value went far beyond its miraculous ability.
It could enter the Dark Dreamscape and expand the range of his Dream Clone.
"King Ares may like making empty promises, but he's willing to invest... My boss in my previous life docked a hundred from my pay if I was even a minute late..." Russell reflected inwardly. Then, without further delay, he pricked his fingertip and let blood drip onto the Amber Stone.
The sensation was familiar, as was the reaction.
When a faint sound reached his mind, like the buzz of a little bee in flight, the Amber Stone had already crumbled into powder.
A bee the size of a pinky finger took flight from Russell's palm.
As though it had found a flower, it excitedly performed a figure-eight dance. It differed somewhat from ordinary bees, as well as the Bear Bees Russell raised. Perhaps it was a more ancient species of bee, with a slimmer, longer body.
At first glance, it resembled a wasp somewhat.
If not for the fine hairs on its body like those of a bee, it truly would have looked like a miniature wasp.
The next moment.
This Bee Amber Bug wobbled before plunging headfirst into the center of Russell's left palm. The M-shaped Mark appeared, and beside the soybean-sized Sword Butterfly Mark was now a