Lu Wanqing couldn't fill two water bags in one go. She stopped and looked at the Zerg Empress, saying, "Can the water bags wait a couple more days? I want to put more water in."
"Mm," the Zerg Empress agreed.
The Zerg Empress glanced at Cui Cui. Cui Cui, scared, hid behind her mother. Then, the Zerg Empress turned and left.
Lu Wanqing had been very nervous. Only after the Zerg Empress left did she relax slightly and look down at Cui Cui.
Cui Cui held her mother's hand and comforted her, "Mommy, don't be scared."
"Okay, we're not scared," Lu Wanqing said with a smile.
Actually...
Lu Wanqing felt that the Zerg Empress wasn't as bad as everyone imagined.
She was the Queen of the Zergs, feared by everyone in the interstellar era. In Lu Wanqing's previous imagination, the Zerg Empress should have been a terrifying existence. But after a few meetings, she found that this seemed to be just a rather aloof queen?
However, she still didn't really understand the Zerg Empress, so Lu Wanqing didn't want to jump to conclusions.
Lu Wanqing rested for a while, and her physical strength recovered a bit. She stood up, went to the kitchen, and used her abilities again to create some water. She handed one cup to Cui Cui and held one herself.
Through her understanding during this period, Lu Wanqing was already certain that the water she created with her abilities was very good, possessing powerful purifying effects. That's why every morning after waking up, she and Cui Cui would first drink a cup of water, believing it would be better for their health.
After drinking water, it was time to prepare breakfast.
The clams and crabs caught yesterday were still there. Lu Wanqing made some more. After eating their nutrient supplements, the mother and daughter enjoyed the clams and crabs to satisfy their cravings, finding it quite comfortable.
After eating their fill, it was time for Cui Cui's studies.
In the space-time distortions left by Zhongli Feiyu, one distortion contained various tools for making mechs, including paper and pens for drawing mech blueprints. Lu Wanqing took out the paper and pens, inquired about Cui Cui's academic progress at school, and then began to teach Cui Cui more advanced lessons.
She wasn't sure what textbooks in the interstellar era were like, but their conditions were limited. She could only rely on her own memory to teach Cui Cui as much as possible.
Cui Cui should be in the second grade of primary school now. For mathematics, if Lu Wanqing remembered correctly, she should be starting to learn multiplication and division. For language arts, she needed to learn to recognize more characters.
Regarding multiplication, Lu Wanqing's first step was to write down the multiplication table and then have Cui Cui memorize it.
In the interstellar era, hundreds of billions of citizens saw Lu Wanqing's multiplication table. Both those in the second grade and those not in the second grade fell silent. What was Goddess Wanqing teaching? Why had they never seen it before?
Some families with children in the second grade, or those currently studying, couldn't help but take out their second-grade textbooks and carefully check. There really was... no multiplication table?
However, it wasn't long before ancient Earth historians posted messages on the interstellar network to explain.
The multiplication table was a form of mathematical and arithmetic culture from the ancient Earth era, over three thousand years ago. It was said to be very popular in that era, and every child who went to school had to memorize it proficiently!
As soon as this news broke, the forums on major interstellar platforms became lively again with discussions. Many people began to dig into the curriculum of ancient Earth times. The more they searched, the more they felt a shared pain with the ancients from three thousand years ago.
Why did humans have to be so competitive? From just a few years after birth, they started school, learning this and that, endlessly. They weren't done with classes at school every day, and there were all sorts of homework after school. It was said that for a period, children's homework lasted until midnight and still wasn't finished!
In contrast, the Zergs were different. Three thousand years ago, the Zergs were not mutated; they were just ordinary animals. Every day, they just ate and slept, slept and ate. Their lives were as comfortable as could be. Truly... looking it up made one envious.
"Suddenly I envy the Zergs from three thousand years ago. They only needed to eat their fill every day and didn't have to worry about anything else. How happy!"
"I suddenly kind of understand the Zergs' hatred for us humans. Before they mutated, their lives were so comfortable. Since they mutated, they have to cultivate and study like us humans. Their lives are so miserable!"
"How do you know that current Zergs are like us humans, having to cultivate and study every day? Aren't you a Zerg spy? Reported. I hope the main brain of the interstellar network will investigate quickly and capture all those Zergs lurking in our human world and expel them!"
"Damn it, I was just saying it casually, who's a Zerg? Don't slander me!"
Lu Wanqing was completely unaware that her teaching Cui Cui would stir up a storm on the human interstellar network, eventually leading to a small group of Zergs lurking in the human world being discovered by the human interstellar network's main brain, reported to the highest national management department, and then the national management department mobilizing to capture those Zerg spies!
At this moment, on Earth, Lu Wanqing had written down the multiplication table and, in a teaching manner, explained it clearly to Cui Cui, then instructed Cui Cui to start memorizing it.
Since Cui Cui needed time to memorize it, Lu Wanqing watched for a while. Seeing that Cui Cui was studying diligently, she took out the water bags again, activated her abilities, and continued to fill them with water.
Lu Wanqing worked hard like this for three days, finally filling both water bags with plenty of water. Feeling that it should be enough, she looked towards Big Eyes and said, "Zerg Empress, are you still here?"
Outside the small wooden house, the black snake watched Lu Wanqing and heard her words, but it didn't respond.
Lu Wanqing took a deep breath and continued, "The water bags are filled. If it's possible, could you please come again to take the water bags away?"
Hearing her words, the black snake outside transformed into human form and appeared outside the wooden house.
"Knock, knock, knock..."
There was a knock at the door.
Lu Wanqing was startled by the sound. She walked to the door and peeked through the crack. Seeing that it was the Zerg Empress, she breathed a sigh of relief.
The main door opened. The Zerg Empress was concise and directly said, "Water!"
Lu Wanqing held the water bags and hesitated for a moment. She couldn't help but ask, "Um... can I ask a question?"
The Zerg Empress looked at Lu Wanqing.
Lu Wanqing was nervous. She felt her heart pounding in her chest. "Um... Admiral Zhongli Feiyu... is he okay?"
Lu Wanqing was worried. She feared something might happen to Zhongli Feiyu. If Zhongli Feiyu was captured by the Zergs, he wouldn't be treated well, would he?
"I will give this water to the Zergs for research. Can the Zergs promise me one condition, that is... to release Zhongli Feiyu?" Lu Wanqing tentatively asked.
The Zerg Empress's scrutinizing gaze swept over Lu Wanqing. After a pause, she asked, "You... are negotiating with me?"