"I never thought that a place inhabited by a bunch of stinky old men in the army would cater to different tastes. If you hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have even noticed."

The chubby one was relishing his food as he spoke to Blade Warrior. Indeed, he had spent a not-so-short amount of time in the cooking squad, but his role was completely that of an assistant cook. He had never really considered the question of how salty or bland the food should be. You just do as you're told by the higher-ups and that's that.

At this thought, the chubby Zhang Xiaobo looked at Sky Shadow with a puzzled expression, asking if it was the same case for super soldiers.

"How could our meals be the same as those of ordinary soldiers?"

"Hey, I was thinking, aside from other things, the food for a super soldier must be really OK, right?"

"It's not so much that it's tasty, but super soldiers pay more attention to nutrition."

"Is the difference that big?"

Sky Shadow did not respond to that question from Zhang Xiaobo. Isn't that obvious? Of course, it would be different. You should know that super soldiers go through an enormous amount of training every day. Their daily training regimen is worlds apart from that of ordinary soldiers. While ordinary soldiers' training is purely centered around their military specialty, super soldiers' training is more about being comprehensive and multi-systemic.

For example, in fighting enemy forces, super soldiers would almost never be deployed in typical local or small-scale battles. The first reason is that their operations are very secret and are directly commanded by the upper echelons of the Military Department.

However, every leadership faction has temporary decision-making authority. For instance, Ophelia from the academy faction, when not needed on the frontline and without receiving any military orders, can be temporarily requisitioned by the military academy to participate in other local campaigns. Of course, they still need to seek approval from higher-ups, but this procedure usually doesn't pose a problem.

Secondly, as a special commander, Feng Yi also has the authority to deploy super soldiers, but his authority is quite special. He can skip seeking approval from above and directly requisition super soldiers for combat. In such cases, Feng Yi must also report the reasons to the higher-ups afterward.

However, over the years, Feng Yi has never done such things through his personal authority, either out of no need or for other reasons. At least in this respect, whether it's the factions of the Military Department, family factions, or any other political leaders from all sides, it's crystal clear to all of them. It's not excessive to call him a legendary figure, given that he has achieved today's reputation and status solely through his own efforts.

But on another note, why does Mengdie like eating fruit so much and pay little attention to delicacies from the mountains and seas? The chubby one has always been puzzled about this point, and it wasn't until he asked the question that he realized he had asked the wrong one, as Mengdie would almost never answer such queries.

"Heh, I think it has something to do with a person's personality," Roland said.

"Do you think it's related to personality?"

"Perhaps, not entirely because of personality, of course. Many who live reclusively and pursue the elusive Way of Heaven may also be connected to their habits from childhood."

The people around nodded, thinking that Roland's words made quite a bit of sense. After all, the reclusive sects are different from these ordinary folks – they not only understand the mysterious arts, but their food choices also tend to prioritize physical and mental health. If the food super soldiers eat leans more towards physical health, then what the reclusives pursue is a unity of body and mind, whether it's fruits growing on trees or cultivated on the ground, they tend to prefer pollution-free, natural, and green foods. There might really be some truth to it.

"Chubby, don't just chat away, eat some more vegetables. If there's none left later, don't say we didn't save any for you," said Blade Warrior, nudging the chubby one to change the subject. It's better not to talk about Mengdie; she has an innate elegant and otherworldly aura and seems not too fond of being discussed. Despite sitting at the same table, everyone could clearly sense a certain subtle distance between themselves and Mengdie.

Chubby took the hint and quickly shifted the conversation to Feng Yi, "Kid, the harsh cold land where you're from hardly gets these things. Eat up, tomorrow's operation depends on you."

"Heh, don't hold too high expectations for me. Honestly, you guys are way stronger than me. I'm just curious about the 'Bizarre' thing you guys are talking about."

"There's nothing to be curious about. If anyone is curious, it's all of us here, and our feelings aren't much different from yours," said Zhang Xiaobo. Although 'Bizarre' had been around for a year, in the entire world, those who had actually made contact with it were few and far between. In fact, it is more accurate to say that one can count them on one's fingers. It seems that only Roland and a few of those present have had any contact with it. Other than that, the overwhelming majority of reports in the media are observations from a distance because none have the means to get close to it.

If we talk about getting close, animals bred by humans like boiling boiling, military dogs, and some other animals have also made contact, but without exception, all creatures that have touched it died. Since animals can't give good feedback, it's basically tantamount to nothing.

And mechanical devices are disrupted by Bizarre's dark energy, which significantly complicates humankind's efforts to explore 'Bizarre'. To put it plainly, unless you release ancient machinery that won't be affected by Bizarre's electromagnetic disturbances, you're out of luck. But then, this kind of machinery lacks intelligence.

With our current technology, which is remote control via radio, the range is quite limited. So apart from remote observation via high-intensity light, we really have no other options."

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