The purple lotus seed smoothly entered the alien's glabella, and Zuo Feng breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that this alien was already his.
Zuo Feng turned around, his gaze sweeping over the few small beasts still "performing," and finally couldn't help but let out a chuckle.
He pointed at the "Best Actors and Actresses" on the ground and said:
"Alright, alright, stop pretending, get up! You're overdoing it! Especially you two—"
His gaze fell on the two bear companion beasts lying on their backs, as if their souls had left their bodies.
"Playing dead and secretly peeking? Your acting skills aren't up to par!"
As if receiving some signal, the little guys "playing dead" on the ground instantly "resurrected."
The two bear companion beasts nimbly flipped over and sat up, their movements so agile that they hardly looked exhausted. They even brushed off grass from each other, tilting their heads and looking innocently at Zuo Feng with their earthy-yellow eyes, as if saying, "What are you saying? We don't understand."
Their composure made Zuo Feng wonder if he had been mistaken.
Hei Tuntun and Hei Tutu also stopped leaning against the tree, feigning weakness, and stood up straight. Although they were indeed a bit tired, they were far from breathless. Their eyes just flickered, seemingly a little embarrassed at being exposed.
As for the two "Best Actresses" with seven vertical stripes, they "weakly" wiggled their bodies, slowly "floating" up and hovering in mid-air, even swaying dramatically, as if saying, "I can still hold on a little longer."
The most exaggerated was Yuan Gungun. When this little guy saw Zuo Feng's gaze, not only did he not stop, but he rolled twice on the ground, completely turning himself into a small mud ball, and then tremblingly tried to "struggle" to get up. He looked as pathetic and comical as possible.
"Oh, you..." Zuo Feng shook his head helplessly, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. This little guy was definitely a drama queen, adding to the act so naturally.
He no longer paid attention to these overly dramatic small beasts and refocused on the newly subdued earth-element alien.
This was a rare earth-element alien, capable of controlling the power of the earth, combining control, attack, escape, defense, and flight. Its value was self-evident.
Before the apocalypse, this alien was likely a farmer, broad-shouldered and stout, with a simple, honest look on her face.
Zuo Feng immediately fed her a five-line loss crystal. This alien's stamina was exhausted, and feeding a loss crystal could accelerate her recovery. Black's consumption was also enormous, so Zuo Feng took out another loss crystal and fed it to Black.
The moment Zuo Feng took out the loss crystals, the "acting" small beasts immediately revealed their true nature, swarming around, staring eagerly at the loss crystals, even drooling.
Mu Jingjing and Mu Lingling excitedly pointed at the five "badly damaged python branch" giant trees, chirping incessantly, as if pleading their "battle merits."
Hei Fanfan and Hei Tantan also pushed to the front. This time, they weren't feigning exhaustion, circling around Zuo Feng's head.
The two small bear aliens jumped up one after another, trying to reach the loss crystals with their furry little paws, their eyes full of longing and expectation, as if saying, "We worked hard too, where's our reward?" They looked both adorable and amusing.
Soon, Zuo Feng felt his pant leg being tugged a few times and looked down.
Well, Yuan Gungun still looked weak, but he was looking at him with big, pitiful eyes, his little paws constantly waving, as if silently charming, "Don't forget me, I worked very hard too!"
The two big shots with seven vertical stripes also quietly moved closer, their big eyes shimmering with a strange light. Clearly, they hadn't realized that gifts could be directly begged for by being cute, but now they had learned.
The "severely injured" ones curled up, looking at Zuo Feng with their pitiful eyes, as if saying, "We are so badly injured, we need gifts to heal."
"Alright, alright, everyone gets a share! You acted so hard, it wouldn't be right not to give you some 'hardship pay.'"
Zuo Feng didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and took out several more five-line loss crystals from the kongling crystal, giving one to each small beast.
"Chirp—!" A burst of excited chirping instantly replaced their previous "weakness."
The small beasts deftly caught the loss crystals, quickly put them away, and their faces immediately lit up with expressions of satisfaction and enjoyment. Where was there any trace of exhaustion or severe injury?
At first, Zuo Feng had worried that the two small beasts with seven vertical stripes might look down on five-line loss crystals, but the surprise in their eyes proved his worries were unfounded.
Zuo Feng looked at the group of small beasts that had instantly regained their vitality and chuckled inwardly. They were indeed drama queens.
Moreover, Zuo Feng discovered that these small beasts all seemed to have their own storage space, able to instantly store the loss crystals, making them disappear without a trace.
Zuo Feng couldn't help but sigh, aliens and companion beasts were truly species favored by heaven.
After a short rest in place, and once the newly subdued alien and Black had fully recovered, Zuo Feng wrote a letter and gave it to Black, then had Black lead this group of small beasts and the newly subdued alien back to Firefly Base.
The content of the letter was, of course, the process of subduing the alien.
This time, subduing the earth-element alien gave Zuo Feng a new discovery: it wasn't always necessary to deal with both the alien and its companion beasts simultaneously. He could communicate with Firefly's companion beasts first, so that the alien's companion beasts wouldn't participate in the battle, and he would only have to deal with the alien.
This way, subduing aliens in the future would be much simpler.
Zuo Feng couldn't help but think of the alien with seven vertical stripes near H City, but immediately dismissed the idea.
Although that alien's companion beasts were not hostile to him now, it was still impossible to subdue that alien.
Even if the two companion beasts with seven vertical stripes didn't participate in the battle, the alien with seven vertical stripes had incredible strength, and he was no match for it.
Unless the two companion beasts with seven vertical stripes were willing to help trap their alien, but that was clearly impossible. Companion beasts would not attack their own alien; at most, they could remain neutral observers.
Zuo Feng, with Yuan Gungun, drove the motorcycle towards E City, planning his next moves.
First, he needed to post another E-rank bounty to continue searching for aliens.
Second, he had to wait for Xiaorou to ask her colleague if the special plant from before had been traded and if the seller was willing to sell again.
As for the crisis in H City, Zuo Feng couldn't and didn't want to manage it.
Once all the aliens in the base evolved to three vertical stripes, even if Firefly was affected, it would have enough strength to protect itself.
Especially with the two companion small beasts with seven vertical stripes occasionally stationed there, the base's safety was even more assured.
An hour and a half later, Zuo Feng arrived at E City and returned to the temporary villa. But as he reached the door, Zuo Feng paused, because at that moment, Xiaorou was anxiously standing at the entrance, pacing back and forth, looking around nervously.
The moment she saw Zuo Feng, Xiaorou immediately rushed over and said urgently, "Mr. Zuo, something has happened!"
Zuo Feng frowned at the news, but it was not convenient to ask more questions outdoors, so he gestured for Xiaorou to come inside to talk in detail.
The two quickly entered the villa. After closing the door, Zuo Feng asked in a deep voice, "What exactly happened?"
Xiaorou took a deep breath and reported urgently, "Mr. Zuo, that C-rank bounty to find Yun Qianqian has been completed!" The bounty had just been completed, and Xiaorou rushed over as soon as she heard the news. She had only seen Yun Qianqian at noon, and the bounty was completed that evening. Xiaorou was worried about Yun Qianqian's safety and also feared that Zuo Feng might mistakenly think she had leaked the information.