Chapter 8 Capture_1

These two little sparrows had no power to resist in front of Ye Feng.

With the activation of the Capture Ability, the two sparrows quickly entered a stunned state.

Of course, the process did not take too long, just a minute later, a smile appeared on Ye Feng's face.

"Done!"

Ye Feng immediately opened the system panel, and now, below the main panel, an additional subordinate panel appeared.

It displayed the basic information of the two Mutated Sparrows.

Name: Mutated Sparrow

Realm: Mid Stage First Order

Loyalty: 80%

"Just Mid Stage First Order? No wonder they're so weak," Ye Feng couldn't help but say.

Of course, Ye Feng understood that weakness, apart from realm, also depended on the type of animal.

If it weren't a sparrow but a hawk instead, a Mid Stage First Order would probably possess decent combat power.

After making a comment, his gaze was quickly drawn to the attribute of Loyalty.

Following his thought, he clicked and soon saw the system's explanatory note.

He then realized that for captured beings, their initial Loyalty level varied depending on their intelligence.

Loyalty could increase or decrease, and if it fell below 60%, there was a possibility of breaking free from the capture effect.

But if Loyalty could reach 100%, it would be akin to a suicide soldier; even if asked to commit suicide right away, they would carry out the command without hesitation.

Also, reaching 100% Loyalty could trigger a hidden ability: Possession!

It allowed putting one's consciousness into the captured target to take full control.

After reading the system introduction, Ye Feng immediately understood the importance of Loyalty.

"The initial Loyalty is already at 80%, which is not too low, but how can I increase it?" Ye Feng wondered while extending his roots towards the two sparrows.

Because they were already captured, the two sparrows were no longer afraid of Ye Feng and even approached his roots with a sense of familiarity.

After entwining them, Ye Feng weighed the situation; in reality, the size of these two sparrows had grown considerably after their mutation, a few times larger than normal sparrows, almost the size of a pigeon.

Of course, they were still very small in his presence.

He first used the roots to play with the two little sparrows, wishing to see if playing with birds could increase Loyalty.

Maybe this method was completely ineffective, or perhaps the duration of playing was not long enough. Either way, after toying with them for 10 minutes, the Loyalty rate on the system panel had not budged at all.

"Looks like it's going to cost me," muttered Ye Feng.

He first harvested a wave of Spiritual Energy from his territory, then wrapped the two sparrows with his roots and activated his Devouring Ability.

Naturally, it was in reverse.

He infused Spiritual Power into the two sparrows, and as the Spiritual Energy was injected, the sparrows began to chirp excitedly.

At the same time, Ye Feng could see through the system panel that their Loyalty was soaring rapidly, rising from 80% to 85% in just a few minutes.

After Ye Feng had infused 5 points of Spiritual Energy into each of the sparrows, he sensed they could no longer contain any more and stopped.

"Follow me, and you'll have plenty of Spiritual Energy," Ye Feng communicated his intentions through the capture contract.

Immediately the two sparrows became even more excited, and their Loyalty actually increased by another 1%.

This invariably brought yet another smile to Ye Feng's face.

Of course, these two sparrows, he wasn't raising them for nothing.

After giving a wave of spiritual energy, he immediately issued them new commands.

"Go outside, and whether it's by luring, enticing, provoking, or other means, lead the other birds here."

He could capture up to 20 beings, and he had captured only two so far; naturally, he wanted to fill this quota.

Moreover, since he could infuse these animals with spiritual energy in reverse, he was fully capable of helping them evolve quickly.

He believed that soon, he would have a team of animals with exceptional combat power.

Since he couldn't move now, capturing other animals to work for him became especially important.

Upon receiving the command, the two sparrows quickly sprang into action.

Truth be told, two mutated sparrows were absolutely at the bottom of the food chain compared to other mutated beings.

Under normal circumstances, they wouldn't dare provoke other birds, but at this moment, they seemed emboldened.

They circled in the air, found a mutated crow, and flew straight at it, pecking with their beaks.

Facing the mutated black crow, which was several times larger than themselves, the outcome of such provocation was predictable—they got a taste of their own medicine.

One sparrow was slashed with a bloody wound on its back.

But for some reason, the two sparrows seemed to become fiercer the more they fought.

"Damn, why aren't they smart at all?" Ye Feng watched this scene from a distance and immediately gave the order to retreat.

Although the black crow held the upper hand and had one of its wings pecked, it relentlessly pursued the two fleeing sparrows.

While the process wasn't smooth, the result was good—the black crow had been lured here.

What came next was easy; Ye Feng had set up an intricate trap.

The length of his main root had reached 150 meters, with lateral roots extending 120 meters.

Additionally, having broken through to the Second Stage, the speed of his roots' movement was now not much slower than that of the average bird, so these mutated bird species couldn't escape once they got close.

As the black crow approached, the roots that had been hidden in the treetops shot out, and in the blink of an eye, they bound the crow.

Capturing it was next.

What surprised Ye Feng was that capturing the black crow took significantly longer than capturing the sparrows, taking about two minutes, and he felt a will resisting him as he used his capture ability.

However, due to the gap in strength, no matter how the black crow resisted, it was eventually captured.

The next moment, Ye Feng saw the updated content on the attachment panel and his eyebrows furrowed slightly.

Name: Mutated Black Crow

Realm: Mid Stage First Order

Loyalty: 75%

"How is this initial loyalty calculated? It's 5% less."

While saying this, Ye Feng infused spiritual power into the black crow.

The black crow was able to absorb more spiritual energy, taking a full 7 points of spiritual energy before it was enough, but what darkened Ye Feng's face was that, after absorbing 7 points of his spiritual energy, the loyalty had only increased by 4%.

If he wasn't in urgent need of some subordinates, he would have devoured the black crow on the spot.

Afterward, he used spiritual energy to help the three underlings heal. 10 minutes later, he sent them out again.

It took ten minutes, but this time, they lured back two bats.

Ye Feng devoured one directly and captured the other.

He quickly found that this bat, just like the black crow, had an initial loyalty of only 75%, and even after filling them with spiritual energy, the loyalty increased by only 4%.

An occurrence with one could be an accident, but the same issue with two indicated that there must be some sort of pattern to it.