The code-named Ling, whose whole body is black, is hidden in the tall forest, overlooking the crowd outside the forest.
Blair took a tube of mango-flavored nutrient in his mouth and ate it slowly. The taste of the nutrient was similar to overcooked rice porridge. In order to increase the taste, he would add grains that were not completely crushed, and it tasted like a jingle. The water is mushy.
"Whoa, what kind of guy with an underdeveloped brain made this taste? It's obviously meat that tastes like mango. His sense of taste has failed or something." Blair spat out the straw in disgust, and looked down at the food. The box doesn't have a normal taste, so disappointed.
"My God, what kind of brains are those foodies? Why are they vying to make fruit-flavored meat?" Blair found sadly that the mango-flavored nutrient was the taste he could most accept. Compressed biscuits, even less desire to eat.
Weakly slumped on the seat, Blair said weakly: "I'm going to starve to death on the nutritional supplements. Alston, you should talk to the logistics staff and get some normal-flavored nutritional supplements."
"This batch was distributed directly from above."
Blair let out a few hehes, "It must be someone from a related household who found the way. The procurement of military supplies for the army is a bargaining chip in their basket."
"Blair, you said you were going to conduct a field trip to U167." Alston ignored Blair's complaints.
Blair picked up the e-book to cover his face, "I haven't found anything worth checking out yet."
Auston smiled helplessly, and continued to look in the direction of Ryan and the others. All the unexplored planets in the area where he is stationed belong to the property of the Golden Crusaders. After exploring these unknown planets, discovering useful things, and evaluating the value of the planets, they can consider whether to sell the planets.
This is the result of the game between the army and the Imperial Council.
The military expenditures given by the House of Representatives are far less than the expenditures of the army. After many times of communication, threats, inducements, and protests, the current result has been achieved.
After the newly discovered planet is listed for sale, the army will hand over 20% of the income to the country, and the rest will be owned by the army, which can be described as a huge profit. Therefore, the Legion, including the Golden Crusade, likes to explore unknown planets and find useful things in them while patrolling the border.
"What is your little man doing?" Blair, who had taken a few mouthfuls of mango-flavored meat puree nutrition supplement, was doubting his life when he found that Ryan on the ground made an unusual movement. The man was cooking with a portable stove. Noodle? !
"Oston, let's go down, I found something to study." Blair pushed his glasses, and smiled with interest.
Auston looked at him without any objection, "Okay."
Noon is the time for lunch. Super soldiers are not made of iron and steel. They only need batteries to survive. They need to rest and eat. On the open ground 500 meters away from the forest, Dai Keli motioned for everyone to rest, and everyone worked together to pack up a camp, sat down and prepared to drink some water and eat some nutritional supplements. There was a 40-minute rest time.
Harriet took a tube of peach-flavored nutritional supplements. The ingredient package clearly stated that it contained fish, chicken, and a variety of vegetables. Calories...fat...carbohydrate...protein...comprehensive nutrition and full of calories, one tube is enough It is a must-have choice for traveling away from home.
After looking at it with disgust, and then looking again, Harriet reluctantly put it in her mouth.
"Every time I go on a mission, I miss the restaurant on the ship. Compared with the nutritional supplements, the flavored dried shark made by Old Bob is also delicious."
"Forget it, compared to the smelly dry shark, I'd better eat compressed dry food." The bearded Eugene tore open a pack of compressed dry food with his teeth, revealing the brown dry food that was shiny but hard like a stone inside. , If you bite directly with your teeth, you must suspect that the teeth will fall out. "I think old Bob is a good cook if he doesn't cook shark jerky, and his roast lamb is so delicious."
"It's delicious and the ingredients are very fragrant. I like the crispy shell of roasted lamb the most. It's crunchy and oily. The layer of sesame seeds sprinkled will make a noise when bitten." Harriet swallowed a mouthful of saliva, as if smelling it with the tip of her nose. When it comes to the smell of roasted lamb, "I lick my fingers after eating, it's full of fragrance. By the way, the sheep's hoof is also delicious, and the piece of meat on the foot ring is my favorite."
"Gudong."
Everyone couldn't help swallowing their saliva.
The nutritional supplements and compressed dry food in Linde's hands are even more unpalatable.
Ryan in the corner didn't hear what they were talking about. He was thinking about what to have for lunch, whether it was noodles or rice, or wontons were also good.
Ryan took off his backpack and took out a folding stove from it. When he opened it, it was a pot used for marching. The pot was made of solid fuel found on a certain planet. A large piece of grape can last for three days. How to use it It is also very simple and safe. It can burn when exposed to oxygen, and extinguish when it is isolated from oxygen. It is stable in nature.
Ryan poured a bottle of water into the pot, opened the valve at the bottom of the stove, air entered, and a small piece of black fuel suddenly burst into flames, and the heat was amazing.
The tongue of fire licked the bottom of the pot, small bubbles began to appear in the water, and the bubbles began to grow larger, gradually the pot of pure water began to boil. Ryan put the noodles in, along with the dehydrated vegetables, and after they are out of the pan, just add the meat sauce he made in advance and mix it, and it will be very delicious noodles.
Ryan suddenly felt that there was something wrong with the silence around him. He hurriedly looked around and saw a group of people looking at him eagerly, and some of his saliva was about to drop. As a half-soldier, Ryan knew how to be vigilant and did a good job. His intuition was always accurate, and there was no danger nearby, so he didn't draw his weapon.
Harriet has the best relationship with Ryan at the moment, so she walked up to his side and asked, "What are you doing?"
"Noodles." Ryan motioned for everyone to watch.
Dehydrated vegetables are not as good as fresh ones, but you don't have to worry too much about the little loss of nutrients during the task. When exposed to water, the dehydrated vegetables begin to fill with water and stretch out. There are zucchini slices, tomatoes, lettuce, lettuce, lettuce, cabbage and diced carrots. This kind of dehydrated vegetables are sold separately in the kitchen, and the variety is very complete. Ryan bought the one he liked.
Seeing that the noodles were almost ready, everyone didn't make any further comments except asking a question. Ryan scooped up the cooked noodles into a bowl in front of everyone's eyes, and even a piece of vegetable in the soup was not spared. Putting down the bowl, Ryan took out a pack of meat sauce from the bag under all the eyes, and threw it directly into the bowl. Under the action of heat, the outer layer of something similar to the plastic packaging melted naturally, and the aroma of the meat sauce was unreserved It spread out and entered everyone's nasal cavity.
"It smells good," murmured Harriet.
Eugene: "It sure tastes good."
Captain Derrick, "It's better than compressed dry food, better than nutritional supplements."
Suddenly, Derrick yelled, "Sergeant Smith."
Ryan put down the bowl, stood up and waited for the order, "Yes."
"Sergeant, we are on a mission, not a picnic, who allowed us to bring the stove and food."
"Reporting Colonel, Article 36, Article 12, Chapter 5, Chapter 5, Ground Operations of the Military Code stipulates that food carried by soldiers during ground exploration of unknown planets includes but is not limited to nutrients and compressed dry food. The appendix clearly states that they can carry uniform A standard stove and some food are convenient for improving rations during ground operations and ensuring the physical and mental health of soldiers."
Derrick paused, then quickly opened his personal terminal and opened the military rules stored in it, and found that there were such regulations, and in the appendix at the end of the article, it clearly stipulated what the standard of portable stoves should be. What can it have, such as no peculiar smell, no bone spurs, no hindrance to other people, and so on.
Others were also checking, and Jimmy Ray exclaimed in surprise, that's how the second-ranked soldier is so bluffing and startled, "He actually memorized the military code, my God."
The old soldiers looked at each other in dismay. The military code has more than 5,000 pages, thirteen categories, and tens of thousands of regulations, covering all aspects of the soldiers' combat life. I even know how to take exams, but now I am getting more and more relaxed, and gradually I only need to know the general idea.
"Amazing." Eugene looked at the display on his personal terminal, then at Ryan, and gave a sigh of admiration.
Captain Derrick coughed lightly, and glanced at Ryan's backpack inadvertently, "Sergeant, what else are you carrying?"
"There are also rice, wontons, ham, etc., which are my personal dry food for five days during this ground operation."
For this operation, each team has four days to explore. Just in case, Ryan prepared an extra day of dry food.
"Sergeant, it's all done."
It wasn't what Derrick said, nor was it what other people in the team said, although it was their inner voice. Unfamiliar voice, everyone looked at the place where the sound came from, and saw the black mecha moving from far to near. After landing, the cockpit opened. General Dalton came out first, and several beautiful and wonderful vertical leaps reached the ground. Then the person who spoke just now seemed a little embarrassed and landed with the help of the code-named Zero AI.
It was a young man in a white coat, looking very ascetic.
"General." Everyone stood at attention and saluted. "Colonel."
Auston replied, "Hello, everyone."
Blair is not so particular. As a colonel, he is not in the same system as ordinary soldiers. After simply returning the gift, he set his eyes on the already lumpy noodles that Ryan hadn't had time to eat, "What's that?"
Lane replied, "Colonel, that's Bolognese."
"Show me." The pale palm stretched out, as if carrying the ultimate taste.
Ryan didn't bother to look at Auston, and delivered the noodles to Blair. Blair smelled the noodles and smiled at Auston inexplicably. It’s a chance to help your comrades, cook all the food in your backpack for everyone to taste.”
Others in the team made eye contact and felt that it was not very good to eat the rations carefully prepared by Ryan, but they were really troubled and happy when they thought that they would be happy without taking nutritional supplements.
Ryan didn't hesitate, "Yes, Colonel."
Five days of dry food for one person will definitely not be able to meet the needs of the thirteen people present. Ryan tried his best to make sure that everyone has a share. After finishing, share it with everyone. Don’t worry about not having so many tableware. Teammates carry water bottles with them, and they can be used as bowls after modification. No chopsticks, knife and fork? Also don't worry, for food, they will get along with each other.
Auston sat on the rock and looked at his personal terminal. As a leader, the low-level soldiers would only fear him, respect him, and stay away from him. On the other hand, Blair had already mixed into the team and tasted all kinds of food. Oston has gotten used to it, and only when he is fighting and training with the mech team members can he integrate into it.
A bowl was brought to him.
Auston looked up, looked up along the hand holding Wo, and saw Ryan's gentle face.
Ryan winked at Auston, "General, please have dinner."
Auston couldn't help feeling soft in his heart, "Thank you Sergeant Ryan."
Ryan lowered his voice and said, "I made beef rice with sliced beef, quick-soaked vermicelli, shiitake mushrooms, dried tofu, dehydrated vegetables and an egg."
The rice is cooked by Ryan in advance, put it into the package and drain the air, and put it in the water directly when cooking. The rice is soft and distinct, and the soup is full. Ryan also carefully brought a vacuum-packed thick soup cube, the only one, made into rice, and the fried vacuum-packed egg was also the only one.
Lane gave Auston all the good stuff.
"what did you eat?"
Ryan said, "I've already eaten that bowl of noodles just now, and I'm full." Ryan won't waste that bowl of noodles, and solved it by himself.
"Come and eat, too," Alston said awkwardly, the first time he'd done it, showing intimacy around other people.
Ryan was encouraged, and his heart was filled with joy, which was even better than eating a big meal. However, the relationship between the two of them is still a secret. Before Auston is ready to make an announcement, he will pay attention to his own sense of proportion.
Blair, who was running around, suddenly appeared, "Oh, the general's treatment is different."