Under the loving care of Clan Chief Bagin, Annie was forced to eat two servings of Nutrition Meal, but she was not happy at all at the moment.
"Ye Xiaotong, make arrangements. You and your squad members can prepare to rotate over for a meal," Zhao Chen contacted the captain of the Black Knight Mecha Squad, Ye Xiaotong, using the Communication Channel.
"Yes." Three T2 Black Knight-class Light Interstellar Combat Mechs walked to the camp where Zhao Chen was located. Then, the three Black Knights began to lower their bodies, like big children squatting on the ground.
The hatches on the backs of the mechs opened, and three Female Crew Members wearing Tight Combat Suits stepped down.
It must be said, Female Crew Members wearing such close-fitting combat suits had a unique charm.
"Commander." Ye Xiaotong, the captain of the mecha squad, stood before Zhao Chen, a pair of black ears standing upright on her head, with a long black tail behind her.
These three Mech Pilots were all from the Black Cat Clan. Compared to other beastman races, the Black Cat Clan was more suited to piloting weapons like Combat Mechs.
Ordinary beastmen found it difficult to perform high-difficulty combat maneuvers in Combat Mechs, but the Black Cat Clan excelled at it.
This also led to them becoming the first batch of mech pilots in the Fierce Dragon Fleet.
"You've been fighting for half a day. Have something to eat first," Zhao Chen pointed to a special white container nearby.
Clan Chief Bagin was beside him, holding a Nutrition Meal. This was already his third box. Originally, he felt quite embarrassed, but with Commander Zhao Chen's permission, he reluctantly ate the third box.
He curiously looked at that white container, which was about one square meter in area. It had been placed beside Commander Zhao Chen all this time and had not been opened.
He also wondered what was inside.
Ye Xiaotong skillfully opened the white box, revealing several meal boxes similar to Nutrition Meals inside.
"Commander, what would you like?" Ye Xiaotong first asked Zhao Chen.
"Just get me a No. 3 meal," Zhao Chen said.
Ye Xiaotong handed a meal box to Zhao Chen with both hands, then she and her squad members each selected a meal box to take out.
When Zhao Chen opened the meal box, a wave of heat accompanied by a fragrant aroma wafted out.
Inside, it was divided into several sections. The largest section contained white rice, while the remaining sections held a large chicken drumstick, shredded pork with fish flavor, a portion of vegetables, and a bowl of bone broth.
Almost all the Dwarves present were drawn to this aroma.
Involuntarily, they looked at Zhao Chen and the meal boxes in the hands of the mech pilots.
"Commander, next time, could you please obediently take a shuttle down? Every time, you jump down with me..." Ye Xiaotong bit into a meatball, looking at Zhao Chen with wide eyes.
She was precisely the T2 Black Knight Mech Pilot who had jumped down from the T3 Blizzard with Commander Zhao Chen twice in a row.
"I'm perfectly fine, aren't I?" Zhao Chen spread his arms, indicating he was unharmed.
Ye Xiaotong rolled her eyes: "You're fine, but if you keep doing this a few more times, my poor heart is bound to give out sooner or later."
Zhao Chen was both amused and exasperated: "Alright, alright. I won't do it next time."
"You said it!" Ye Xiaotong immediately stared at Zhao Chen, her tail wagging constantly behind her.
"Hurry up and eat. You only have ten minutes of battle meal time, and you still need to rotate with other warriors." Zhao Chen took several bottles of juice from the white container and tossed them to them, grabbing one for himself as well.
At that moment, Zhao Chen seemed to belatedly notice a pair of large, resentful eyes staring at him from the side.
"Oh right, I almost forgot about you. Want one?" Zhao Chen pointed to the remaining meal boxes inside the white container.
Annie wanted to reach out and take one, but the feeling of fullness in her stomach told her she really couldn't eat any more. She hugged her knees, her eyes fixed on the commander with a resentful gaze.
There were battle meal boxes available all along, and the commander hadn't told her earlier.
The commander must have done it on purpose!
And just now, he even made her eat another nutrition meal...
Wah... Annie wanted to eat those delicious foods too...
Zhao Chen ignored Annie's pitiful look and enjoyed the food in his meal box.
When the starship enters a battle-ready state, the starship dining hall prepares these simple battle meal containers for the convenience of the crew, available in several different types.
During combat, they can be quickly delivered to various posts on the starship or, as now, dropped to ground combat personnel.
Each one is also kept warm, so they come out steaming hot.
Although not as lavish as the meals in the starship dining hall, the taste is still quite good.
Additionally, each person receives a bottle of nutritional drink as a battle exclusive supply.
"Gulp..." Clan Chief Bagin recognized the food in Zhao Chen and the others' hands—all natural food. In that instant, he felt the nutrition meal in his own hands had lost its appeal.
"Sorry, these are the standard meals for our starship crew," Zhao Chen explained, looking at Clan Chief Bagin.
" meals for the crew? All crew members can eat this kind of food?" Clan Chief Bagin was taken aback.
Zhao Chen nodded, then pointed at the pitiful-looking Annie. "You can ask Annie. Annie is already a crew member on one of the interstellar industrial ships under my fleet. She eats this kind of food every day."
Clan Chief Bagin looked at his daughter.
Annie honestly recounted the foods she had eaten, and once she started, she couldn't stop, listing all kinds of foods from the starship dining hall.
Rice, vegetables, meat, even fruits and alcohol!
Many dwarf soldiers nearby overheard Annie's words, and they all seemed as though they were hearing a "mythical legend." Could there really be a starship where such living conditions were enjoyed every day?
"This... this can't be possible, can it? Eating this kind of food every day—how much would that cost?" one dwarf warrior questioned skeptically.
Annie immediately jumped up in frustration—how dare someone doubt her! "What I said is true! If you don't believe me... oh right, I have photos!"
Annie suddenly remembered she had taken pictures and quickly pulled up the gallery from her handheld terminal, projecting a series of photos as holographic projections.
The photos were all filled with various delicious-looking foods, along with selfies of Annie with the food!
This time, the surrounding dwarf warriors were completely convinced and began asking Annie with envy and curiosity what these foods tasted like.
Zhao Chen watched Annie become his 'Promotional Ambassador' and felt quite satisfied.
This was equivalent to planting a seed among these Dwarves. Later, he would only need to water it a bit, and these seeds would naturally take root and sprout.
Hehehe, the plan to recruit outstanding employees was underway...
At that moment, a system notification sounded in Zhao Chen's mind.
[Mission Content: Defeat the Fire Lizard Fleet invading Annie's homeland
Mission Difficulty: C-level
Task Reward: Five Task Points and 2000 points
Mission Penalty: Deduct 2000 points]
[Ding, triggered a two-choice mission option. Please select the mission you wish to undertake.]
[Mission One: Protect Annie's home planet from being harassed by the Fire Lizard Fleet
Mission Difficulty: C-level]
[Mission Two: Control and occupy the entire FY Star System
Mission Difficulty: B-level]