The sky soon darkened again. Lu Wanqing and Cui Cui each ate two peaches, then leaned against each other to sleep and rest.
The cave was bare, with no mats or blankets, making sleep uncomfortable. However, Lu Wanqing already had an idea. When she went out to find grasshoppers earlier, she had found some grass. If she had time tomorrow, she could gather some grass, dry it, and spread it on the ground. It would be much more comfortable to sleep on.
On the Star Net plaza, the viewers, seeing that Lu Wanqing and Cui Cui had settled down to rest, gradually let go of the excitement of the day.
The next day, Lu Wanqing woke up very early, and Cui Cui woke up too.
There was no choice. After being stranded on the deserted island, Lu Wanqing and Cui Cui could no longer access the Star Net. They had the Zerg's optical computers, but apart from the live broadcast function, she was a bit afraid to use other features. What if they logged into the Zerg's Star Net and were attacked by a swarm of Zergs?
Even though everything on the Star Net was virtual, it was better to be safe than sorry. She didn't want to interact too much with Zerg technology unless absolutely necessary, especially since she and Cui Cui were currently being live-streamed by the Star Net's watchful eye. The Zerg citizens must know about her and Cui Cui's situation on Earth. Perhaps all the Zergs were watching them, and if they logged into the Star Net, the Zerg side would definitely know.
As Lu Wanqing pondered this, she looked at the grasshoppers she had brought back yesterday. As soon as she looked, her eyes lit up. Their color had changed!
The pitch-black grasshoppers had turned green. Apart from being larger, they looked familiar!
Cui Cui also saw the grasshoppers that had faded in color. She was pleasantly surprised, "Mom, the color has become clean!"
Yes, clean. After fading, the grasshoppers gave a sense of cleanliness.
"Mhm," Lu Wanqing said happily.
"Let's eat two peaches first," Lu Wanqing said to Cui Cui.
"Okay," Cui Cui agreed.
Grasshoppers couldn't be eaten raw; they needed to be roasted at least. After finishing the peaches, which barely filled their stomachs, Lu Wanqing and Cui Cui went out of the cave together.
After walking outside for a few days, Lu Wanqing also noticed that the surroundings didn't seem as dangerous as the place she had gone with her third brother. There weren't as many large mutated animals nearby.
Perhaps this was the game the Zerg Empress had mentioned. The Zerg Empress had people throw her and Cui Cui onto Earth, but not in an overly dangerous place, leaving them some room to survive.
If the Zerg Empress had truly wanted to kill her and Cui Cui, she would have directly thrown them into a dangerous area, like the place she and her third brother had visited last time, full of large mutated animals. In that case, she and Cui Cui probably wouldn't have survived a single night.
She was a bit confused about the relationship between the Zerg Empress and her third brother, but regardless, in the current situation, she and Cui Cui still had hope of survival.
The space distortion device had been taken away, and there was no tool for starting a fire, so she could only resort to the original method of friction fire.
She had used friction fire before when she and Lan Lan were in trouble, but she never expected to have to do it again with Cui Cui, and the situation now was even more difficult.
Lu Wanqing and Cui Cui searched the forest for a while before finding the materials she needed. Then, near the cave, she began to work.
Friction fire. Four words that were easy to say but difficult to do.
Lu Wanqing's hands were almost rubbed raw before a tiny spark finally appeared.
Lu Wanqing quickly grabbed dry grass to ignite it.
When the bright yellow flame leaped out, her heart felt a sense of relief.
Cui Cui's eyes lit up, and she exclaimed excitedly, "Fire!"
Lu Wanqing turned to meet Cui Cui's bright eyes and smiled, nodding, "Mhm."
Lu Wanqing quickly added more dry grass, and the flame grew larger.
She then brought dry firewood and built a fire. Before long, the dry firewood caught fire, and a bright fire pit appeared.
After completing all this, Lu Wanqing threaded the grasshoppers she had caught yesterday onto a bamboo skewer and placed them on the fire to roast.
Not far from the cave, Zhong Li Feiyu and Wei Xingzhou had arrived. Dressed in camouflage suits, they looked like two mutated gorillas as they approached Lu Wanqing and Cui Cui.
As they walked, they kept an eye on the live broadcast. Seeing that Lu Wanqing and Cui Cui had already started a fire and were roasting food, Wei Xingzhou was full of admiration. Lu Wanqing was truly a very intelligent woman!
At the same time, Wei Xingzhou was also relieved. With Cui Cui by Lu Wanqing's side, she would surely be safe. Lu Wanqing would take good care of Cui Cui. Perhaps Cui Cui, by Lu Wanqing's side, could even have an unforgettable wilderness survival experience like that little thing from the Mu family and Lu Wanqing had on a barren planet years ago. That would actually be quite good. At least for the past few years, Cui Cui had always envied Brother Lan Lan and Mommy's wilderness survival adventure. If it weren't for that idiot Zerg Empress, this would have actually fulfilled one of Cui Cui's wishes.
However...
That idiot Zerg Empress had to be dealt with soon!
"Be careful!" Zhong Li Feiyu cautioned as Wei Xingzhou was feeling smug while watching the broadcast.
"Lu Wanqing and Cui Cui should be nearby. Let's find a place around here to leave the supplies," Zhong Li Feiyu said.
They couldn't take Lu Wanqing and Cui Cui away directly this time. After all, there were so many Zerg soldiers guarding the perimeter, and giant cannons were trained on Earth. If their infiltration of Earth was discovered by the Zerg Empress, the consequences would be unthinkable.
All they could do now was to send some survival supplies to Lu Wanqing and Cui Cui, ensuring they could survive well on Earth until they figured out a way to rescue them completely.
Wei Xingzhou quickly snapped back to attention. Although he was usually a bit restless, he knew the gravity of the situation when it mattered.
"We need to find a place that's easy to discover," Wei Xingzhou said.
It would be terrible if Lu Wanqing and Cui Cui couldn't find the supplies they had delivered with such great difficulty.
Zhong Li Feiyu nodded, "Mhm."
The supplies they had brought this time were specially treated. In fact, he had quietly arranged for them to be prepared even before Wei Xingzhou lost his mind. He could sneak onto Earth to deliver supplies to Lu Wanqing, but these items couldn't be too conspicuous. At least, they shouldn't look like they were deliberately sent.
The Federation used to regularly send research personnel to Earth for archaeological excavations. By disguising these items as things left behind by Federation archaeological personnel, they could pass without suspicion.
"Over there!" Zhong Li Feiyu spotted a direction and suddenly spoke.
What?
Wei Xingzhou was bewildered, then saw Zhong Li Feiyu heading in a certain direction.
Wei Xingzhou quickly followed.
Zhong Li Feiyu walked quickly and arrived in a short while. He chose the base of a large tree and placed the items beneath it.