Chapter 163: The Coming of Silence (30): A Hearty Breakfast (Part 2)
"Of course there is no problem. In many cases, food is the basis for maintaining humanity. The Socratic Committee's reports from some small towns and military strongholds in the south show that many of our [soldiers] died of hunger due to the lack of food. Actively or passively join the ranks of unintentional people."
Peter's voice was still very high-pitched, like the chirping of a sparrow or a crow, more like the sound of a train whistle mixed with the sound of a saw cutting wood.
But overall, when I met Laite alone, his facial expression and lingering temperament exuded a gentle feeling, as if he were facing his own students.
Pulling out the stool made of the same material as Laite was sitting on, Peter deliberately adjusted his metal lace glasses. After sitting down gracefully, he did not forget to take a bronze-colored luster from his arms, dotted with tiny particles. He took out his ruby pocket watch and determined the current time through the glass cover.
Then, he pointed to the empty tabletop with only a pure white tablecloth and no cutlery or decorations, and said earnestly:
"Eat quickly, the breakfast prepared for you is not too rich. You know, in addition to the plains near Zhenetsk that were completely recovered by the empire, there are also the area B camp here and a few areas in the northern part of Silent Highlands with few people. We can raise cattle and sheep.”
"I asked the army chef here to make a few steaks for you. Although steak was just a common dish of the upper class before the New Year, of course, the steaks from Yingzhou, the easternmost island of the Fire Empire, are of the highest quality. You can make top-notch dishes, but other than that, steak is just a pleasure. But it’s different now. The shortage of supplies makes all ingredients precious.”
"Steak? Where is it?" Laite stared blankly at the empty table.
He even rubbed his glasses vigorously a few times, trying to make sure that he was not hallucinating due to mental problems.
"See with your heart, and observe with your strength. Come on, you must know very well in your heart that the Socratic Committee knows everything about you in the past, you in the present, and even you in the future. Chu's. The magic source power has already surrounded your strong body, and the extraordinary aura has already permeated your chest. If you hadn't killed an important member of the Church of Hope, Kayas the Lost, just talking about your private relationship with The behavior of meeting Natasha the Lost is enough to get you court-martialed."
Peter's tone suddenly became very low, and all the focus of his voice was on the last half of the sentence.
In Laite's view, this is a threat, a naked threatening behavior with a purpose.
"Did the Socra Guard...or should I say the committee lost trust in me?" Laite asked in a tentative whisper.
"Not yet, but my trust in you has increased a lot." Peter's attitude suddenly softened again, looking uncertain.
"I think you should use the magic power in your body to carefully observe the surface of the dining table. This will definitely bring you surprises." Peter showed a patiently pondering smile with a hint of horror.
"Use the magic source power to observe?" Laite subconsciously covered his chest with his hands, and rarely relied on spiritual power to surge the red magic source power in his body.
After a bright red light shone in his eyes, he finally discovered the clues on the dining table in front of him.
Indeed, if you observe without relying on the magic source power, there is nothing else except the white tablecloth, but if you look carefully with the help of the magic source power, you will see that the real things and tableware are actually covered with a layer of gauze made up of the magic source power.
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Like the silk transported by sea from the Fire Empire, it is more like another white tablecloth covering it, covering up the unique color and luster of the food, as well as the rich, intoxicating aroma.
Tentatively, he concentrated the red magic power that was about to burst out on his fingertips as much as possible. Laite pressed it hard on the table and began to release it slowly and controlledly.
Although similar methods of using magic source power have not been tried in Laite's memory, in battle, he mostly used red magic source power to attack directly, or use "Touch of Darkness" or "Red Kite Eagle Shield"
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In a calm and non-life-threatening situation, he tried to use the magic power like a real magician, and among those messy and incomplete memory fragments, there seemed to be only one or two sporadic ones.
Surging, releasing the power of the red magic source, Laite saw circles of ripples spreading outward like stones thrown into a pond. They were mysterious, psychedelic, and scattered outwards, actually matching the veil.
intertwined and finally blended together.
Immediately afterwards, a dazzling mixture of white and scarlet light shone past, and Laite felt a gentle spring breeze.
After being immersed in the comfortable body feeling for a few minutes, Laiteton felt a knife-like pain in his fingers that were continuously outputting magic power. He was so frightened that he stopped forming spirits and withdrew all the red magic power.
"A little magic trick I showed you with the help of the sequence monster was cracked by you. Laite, it seems that you have indeed grown a lot. Although General George and I hold the same view, that is, you may no longer be you.
In itself, but that's not important. You have the ability to serve the empire, you have the ability to serve Sukra, you have the ability to serve the 'Blood Night Ritual' and 'Lalaya's Dream'. This is your most valuable place.
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Seeing Laite's "excellent" use of magic power to break the "disguise" on the table, Peter couldn't help clapping his hands in admiration.
Then, he pointed to a table of fairly rich delicacies and greeted Laite:
"Eat quickly, you must be hungry."
Nodding slightly, Laite turned his attention to the dining table.
The pure feeling brought by the white tablecloth just now disappeared immediately. Although the amount of food was not huge, the five or six plates placed in front of him on the dining table were still filled to the brim with food.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The white ceramic dinner plate closest to him, about half an arm's distance away, holds five or six stacked steaks, about 7 mature, evenly distributed
Coated with black pepper seasoning and even sprinkled with a little chili pepper.
Holding a knife and fork in hand, he skillfully cut a piece with the knife, and then used a fork to look at it. There was no blood on the slightly "old" meat.
When he put it into his mouth, the unique "fragrance" of the meat and the aroma that stimulated his taste buds filled his mouth, making him feel for the first time that there were things called "beautiful" in the wasteland world.
Probably because he was hungry or because he had become a superpower, Laite's desire for meat seemed to be more serious than other foods. In less than a minute, a whole plate of steak in front of him was "received" by him.
In the stomach.
Laite, who did not feel full, turned his attention to the mashed potatoes on the side. Although the aroma of cooking was no less than that of steak, the salted chicken, roasted leg of lamb, and a whole piece of ham next to him made him uncomfortable.
Don’t be reluctant to give up your love temporarily, abandon vegetables, and choose meat that is more protein-rich, can restore physical strength and increase “energy reserves”.
After devouring all the meat without caring about the image, and then drinking a whole pot of soup made from unknown green and brown vegetables, Laite finally felt the feeling that he had not seen for a long time, as if he had been separated from the rest of his life.
feeling of satiety.
I remember that this was the first full meal I had after traveling to this strange and strange wasteland world. At that time in Sugra, I didn't bother to have a good meal even in the days after I suspected of committing suicide.
Yes, except for a few pieces of cheap black bread, I didn't enjoy much food.
Even at Silent Highlands Outpost A, the industrial city of Chekavsk, and the Donusk Ruins Area A camp, most of the food is canned fruits, canned "cultured meat", canned synthetic meat, etc., although it can be eaten
It's swallowable, but it's not really "enjoyable food" after all.
After sweeping away all the food that could be seen on the table, Laite finally let out a long burp with satisfaction.
Because he was eating too fast, when he was panting heavily and trying to relieve the hypoxic state caused by the violent exercise of his stomach, he realized that his state could no longer be called "full", but that his stomach was stuffed.
It was full and even slightly bulged upwards, slightly destroying the barely strong and well-proportioned body.
In other words, I'm full.
Seeing Laite who had finished eating and still had vegetable leaves and remnants of condiments left at the corner of his mouth, Peter showed a knowing smile.
Then, he put the last piece of the half steak on his plate into his mouth. After chewing, he elegantly placed the knife and fork on the dinner plate, wiped his mouth with a napkin, coughed twice, and kept
Said with a smile:
"If the meal just now was calculated in Singapore dollars, I'm afraid it would have cost the bottom [soldier] almost half a month's basic salary. Steak, ham, chicken, mutton, and 'North District cultivated vegetables', just for you
That’s almost 3 Singapore dollars. But to be honest, you and I both know that as an official in the city of Socra, whether a member of the military or a civilian employee, those who live on basic wages will freeze to death on the roadside.
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In addition to mission bonuses, 'scorching subsidy', 'cold subsidy', 'crisis subsidy', and even 'annual subsidy', our income includes these, in many cases, we are richer than those factory owners.
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"Maybe... maybe... maybe." Laite did not object to Peter's argument.
"By the way, have you ever known the 12 cardinals of the three major churches of the Lost?" Peter suddenly changed the subject, his eyes and tone suddenly became sharp.
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"Cardinal in the upright position... in the right position... in the right position? I understand... in the opposite position... I understand it." Laite suppressed the spasm of his diaphragm and nodded in recognition.
"Not only have you known each other, but you have also fought against one of them, right?" Peter continued to ask.
"That's right, huh..., that's right. But it was Brett who really killed the 'wolf body' of the cardinal named 'Crazy Body', not me. Besides, since I and 'Crazy Body'
After the battle, something strange happened. When I walked out of the Donusk city ruins, Brett was nowhere to be seen."
"If it hadn't been for your urgent arrangements from last night to now, and I was really hungry, I would have immediately gone to the office area, business district, or even the bungalows and board houses in the camp to inquire about his whereabouts.
Laite replied somewhat "uncontrollably".
"Well, Laite, so far I quite approve of you. As a [Warrior] of the empire and a member of the Socra Guard, although your current status as a superpower and the upcoming mission do not allow you to return immediately
Socrat, your humanity has not been wiped out. You still think about your companions, which is commendable." Peter said, stood up straight, walked to Laite, and continued:
"Humanity is very important to us humans in the Wasteland Era. If you lose a part of your humanity, you will be more inclined to the lost. If you lose all of your humanity, you will definitely become a person who kills indiscriminately without any consciousness."
Man. Even if the emotion you just revealed to your comrades is disguised, it proves that your humanity still exists. After all, the lost and unintentional people who mainly focus on killing do not bother to pretend."
"Really? Thank you Peter... Teacher Peter for your recognition." Laite thanked him sincerely.
"Your behavior just now, as well as your unreserved responses to any questions and your honest attitude towards me and the Socratic Committee, all show that you are a trustworthy human being."
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "You know, because of the war with the Lost, the road to the Silent Highlands is not completely open. As early as three days ago, I took the new 'Great'
'The airship arrived at the southern camp, and then secretly rode here on a mechanical chariot. After all, many members of the Socra Guard received orders to enter the Silent Highlands from the north, and then cooperated with the empire's "Silence Comes" military operation.
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"As for why I am here, you must be able to guess it now. That is to wait. First, wait for the unfavorable situation for the empire in the southern battlefield, especially for Crown Prince Yin Fante, and then contact more Sugra
The army and the escort team fought back together, and then together with the Church of the Lost, they entered the 'Lake of Silence' in the middle of the highlands to find the divine domain of the 'Daughter of the Mechanical Element'."
"So what about the second one?" Seeing Peter pause, Laite asked carefully.
Although on the surface he listened with great interest, secretly, his heart was full of disdain and contempt for the person in front of him who called himself "teacher".
"I'm just waiting for you. Mr. George has already placed a tracker in your body. As long as there is magic power in your body, even a little bit, like a drop of water in the vast sea, will trigger it. I know that the journey from Donusk city ruins to Area B camp must be full of hardships and dangers, but your ability to get here firmly does not actually depend entirely on your own will." Peter said, pressing his left hand on the dining table. He looked up, revealing a twisted, ferocious smile that seemed to understand everything.
But in Laite's view, it was as disgusting as a jumping, fluffy black floating monster in the icy abyss, making people feel shuddering and uneasy.