Lu Wanqing did not count how many wormholes they had traversed from the Empire to Earth. They had been in space for a full seven days when her third brother suddenly stood up and said, "We're almost there."
"Are we finally there?" Lu Wanqing exclaimed, quickly standing up.
Lu Wanqing walked to the spaceship window and looked out, mimicking her third brother.
Truthfully, she couldn't understand. The planets in space all looked similar, and she felt a bit confused.
"That one is the Moon," Lu Yang suddenly told her.
Lu Wanqing was taken aback and looked at the planet her third brother had pointed to. "Is that the Moon?"
"Mm," Lu Yang nodded.
"Wow~ Are we seeing the Moon up close then!" Lu Wanqing excitedly said.
Back on Earth, when she looked up at the moon, she only saw a bright, beautiful orb. This was the first time she was seeing the moon from space.
"Do you want to go take a look?" Lu Yang asked with a smile, seeing her joy.
"Can we?" Lu Wanqing asked in surprise, with a hint of anticipation.
"Of course," Lu Yang replied with a smile.
"Ying Huo, change the spaceship's direction, head to the Moon," Lu Yang suddenly commanded.
Lu Wanqing was stunned, then asked, "Third brother, this spaceship is called Ying Huo?"
Many things in the interstellar era were intelligent, including spaceships.
"It's not the spaceship, it's the AI," Lu Yang said.
Lu Wanqing: "???"
What did he mean?
Lu Yang explained with amusement, "Wanqing, do you know about the Main Brain? The Star Network's Main Brain on the Federation's side."
Lu Wanqing quickly nodded, "Mm."
The Main Brain was very powerful and managed many things.
Lu Yang said, "Ying Huo is an AI like the Federation's Main Brain. However, it belongs only to me, and no one else. In the entire galaxy, there are currently only three such AIs: one in the Federation, one official AI in the Empire, and the third one is Ying Huo."
Lu Wanqing: "!!!"
So awesome!
So powerful!
"Qing Qing, I used to be called Qing Qing too. But after you came, Master told me to change my name, so now I'm called Ying Huo. I was created by Master," a cheerful boy's voice suddenly spoke from Lu Yang's light brain.
Lu Wanqing froze, then looked at Lu Yang's light brain in shock.
"Third brother, it's inside your light brain?" Lu Wanqing asked curiously.
"Mm," Lu Yang nodded.
"If you like it, you can have it follow you from now on," Lu Yang added.
Ying Huo: "???"
Master, please don't be so biased!
It was already enough that it was asked to change its name, but now it was being given away!
"No, no, it's okay," Lu Wanqing quickly refused.
Ying Huo was clearly something very important to her third brother. Right now, having this AI made commanding the spaceship very convenient. Her third brother was the Emperor of the Empire and managed an entire empire; he needed such a powerful AI more than she did.
"Ying Huo used to be called Qing Qing?" Lu Wanqing couldn't help but ask.
Lu Yang nodded, "Mm."
While they were talking, the spaceship had already landed.
Ying Huo said, "Master, Qing Qing, we've arrived at the Moon. You can go out and take a look."
Go out and look?
So happy!
Lu Wanqing quickly walked to the spaceship door.
Lu Yang brought over a spacesuit and handed it to Lu Wanqing. "Put this on."
Still need to wear this?
Lu Wanqing was surprised.
Having been in the interstellar era for so long, she had almost forgotten the peculiarities of space.
"The Solar System is different from other star systems. Except for Earth, almost no other planet is suitable for human survival. When we go out, we need to wear oxygen masks, or we'll suffocate," Lu Yang explained.
Lu Wanqing quickly nodded, "Mm, I understand."
They both put on their spacesuits, then opened the spaceship's hatch and stepped out.
As her feet touched the lunar surface, Lu Wanqing felt her heart beating faster in her chest.
This was truly…
Incredible!
If it had been before, she wouldn't have dared to dream that her third brother could bring her to the Moon!
"Third brother, when we get to Earth, I'm going to tell Mom, Dad, and my brothers that we came to the Moon together!" Lu Wanqing said happily, turning to look at Lu Yang.
Lu Yang nodded dotingly, "Mm."
"Let's take some photos together to show Mom, Dad, and my brothers when we get back to Earth," Lu Wanqing added.
"Okay," Lu Yang agreed again.
So, Lu Wanqing held her third brother's hand, and they found various angles and poses on the Moon, taking many photos and videos together.
Unknowingly, a whole day had passed. Lu Wanqing, having had her fill of fun, returned to the spaceship with her third brother.
"Third brother, I'm so happy," Lu Wanqing said excitedly on the spaceship, holding her third brother's hand.
She had woken up in the interstellar era a long time ago, but this was the first time she was so close to her homeland.
Thinking this, Lu Wanqing couldn't help but select a few photos and post them on her official Star Network account. She even attached some legends about the Moon, as well as mooncakes, telling interstellar netizens many romantic stories about the Moon.
Lu Wanqing had been in the interstellar era for many years, with over three billion fans. Since being abducted by Little Harvey, she had rarely appeared on the Federation's side and had even gone silent.
But today, her Star Network official account suddenly posted an update with many beautiful photos and various legends about the Moon, including a food related to the Moon from the ancient Earth era – mooncakes.
Tens of billions of fans, after reading the news, felt excited again. Not for any other reason, but because the goddess's stories were so romantic. Chang'e flying to the Moon, and the tradition of eating mooncakes – it all made them feel that people from ancient Earth were truly romantic.
"Ahhh, I checked the information. In ancient Earth times, there really was the Mid-Autumn Festival, mooncakes, and the story of Chang'e flying to the Moon. It's so romantic!"
"Ew ew ew, I didn't want to eat mooncakes initially, but after reading the goddess's story, I suddenly really want to eat mooncakes. Does anyone know how to make mooncakes? Or where to buy them? I want to buy some!"
"I want to eat mooncakes too!"
"The goddess can probably make them, right? I wonder if the goddess will make them in a live stream later. If she's willing to live stream making mooncakes, I will definitely learn. I've already bought all the kitchen utensils, all I need are the goddess's hands!"
"Hahaha, I'm the same as the person above. I have everything, I just need the goddess's hands!"
However, Lu Wanqing was not paying attention to the comments from her fans on the Star Network at this moment, because they had already left the Moon and arrived at Earth.
But contrary to the imagined happiness, Lu Wanqing felt very distressed at this moment, even wanting to cry, because the water on Earth had all turned black, including the oceans.
How beautiful Earth used to be, especially the beautiful oceans, the deep blue sea, a vast expanse, with many fish swimming around. She could still recall that beautiful sight.
But now, the sea had turned a terrifying black.