Qu Jianlei agreeing to give Wind Forgotten a separate reward was something that had rarely happened in the team before.
Only that shameless Sunset Glow often haggled during missions—after all, it was a Heaven and Earth Spirit, not a person.
But Wind Forgotten truly received special treatment within the team.
First of all, as an invading member of the Alien Race rather than an official member, it could not yet enjoy many of the benefits.
For example, the Gathering Spirit Array. Its body was too large to fit inside one, so they could only make do with other arrangements.
Of course, Qu Jianlei could build a larger Gathering Spirit Array, but that would be costly and energy-intensive, and inconvenient to move.
In any case, he could not make separate arrangements solely for Wind Forgotten's needs. At most, he could occasionally let it absorb some spiritual energy.
Second, those Space Stones that had been half-absorbed by the Tree Race were already contaminated, and Wind Forgotten was the most suitable one to use them.
If the team wanted to use them, they would have to purify them first, which would cause quite a bit of unnecessary loss.
Wind Forgotten had previously expressed a strong desire for those Space Stones, but Qu Jianlei's answer had been that it depended on the situation.
Now, the timing was just right. Using Space Stones as a reward was perfectly appropriate.
But Wind Forgotten replied, "I do want that, but could I... replenish some spiritual energy first?"
"Hm?" Qu Jianlei was taken aback, somewhat surprised. "You want that?"
He knew that Wind Forgotten had not replenished its spiritual energy since entering the Federation, but was it really that important to it? Hua Lei was also stunned. Replenish spiritual energy... could Digital Phantom really do that?
Although Wind