I finally walked the full Hive path end to end as both a Worker Bee and a forager. First I minted the Worker Bee NFT so the node could score, then I paid the tiny AI-node verify fee for this window, and now I am publishing this Square note before submitting the link on-chain. What clicked for me is how short the loop is: read the daily Hive task, pay, post with #nihao, wait for Worker Bees to score, settle, then claim. Scoring feels less abstract when you have already sat on the other side and graded someone else’s post. No yield promises here — just the workflow and why the verify step makes quality visible. #nihao