Kevin Lin watched as Fang Zhao stood by the window and watched intently. Kevin Lin could not see any pattern to Fang Zhao's movements.
"Homesick?" Kevin Lin asked. In his opinion, Fang Zhao was only in his twenties. He was too young. Like the others, Fang Zhao was probably feeling apprehensive about leaving home for the first time.
Fang Zhao did not reply directly. He shifted his gaze away from the window and looked at Kevin Lin. "How long will it take to reach Baiji?"
"We have to gather at the space station first. Then, we will head to the destination with the people from the other continents. But it won't take too long. We just need to take a nap after boarding the ship, "Kevin Lin said.
Fang Zhao nodded and fished out a small paper notebook. He had gone through two security checks when he had brought the notebook on board the flying transport. He had bought this new notebook before coming to the military base, so it did not have any records.
Kevin Lin craned his neck to take a look when he saw Fang Zhao writing something in the notebook. He had no intention of hiding it.
Can't understand it...
"What are you writing?" Kevin Lin probed. "What you write will have to go through security checks in the future."
"It's just music scores. I'm not afraid of checks," Fang Zhao replied.
"Music... scores?" Kevin Lin had not expected such an answer. He had thought Fang Zhao was going to keep a diary.
During military service, any written information that was to be sent out had to go through layers of security checks. Diaries were not out of the question, but they still had to be sent for security checks. Composing was the same. As long as it was not classified, there would be no problems.
"Yes, composing. I almost forgot that you have a composing background." Kevin Lin was curious again. "Does that mean you have new inspiration for composing? Do you want to compose it? I can play it for you to listen to. "
"I don't have any equipment. I'm just recording it now. I'll record it after my military service is over," Fang Zhao said.
There were no professional performers or music equipment, so Fang Zhao could only record his inspiration in his notebook.
Kevin Lin was disappointed. "Is that so?" He would have liked to borrow the gimmick of composing to attract more audience attention, but since Fang Zhao had said so, he could only give up on that idea.
The others in the cabin had finally recovered a little. Their bodies and minds were no longer as uncomfortable. Only then did they approach Fang Zhao for autographs. Among them were quite a number of gaming fans, so naturally, they knew who Fang Zhao was.
According to a young enlistee, when they had found out that they had been assigned to planet Baiji, they had been rather gloomy, but after Project Starlight had been proposed and they had found out that they had been assigned to the same planet as Fang Zhao, this bunch of youngsters had perked up again.
Regardless of whether they were fans of Fang Zhao or not, they felt that since Fang Zhao was with them, it would not be too tough on planet Baiji.
However, they did not have much time to chat. The flying transport arrived at the space station very quickly. The captain was already waiting at the transport ship. This batch of people rested and reorganized at the space station before boarding the transport ship to planet Baiji along with other people from other continents who had also been assigned to planet Baiji.
This time, Fang Zhao had been assigned to the special group of people for easier management. Researchers and engineers usually did not have much time to pay attention to gaming news. Fang Zhao was either a stranger or only knew a little about him, so they were not as excited as the new enlistees.
Just as Kevin Lin had said, to minimize energy consumption on the transport ship, these people had all entered hibernation pods and were in "hibernation" mode. It was as if they had slept. When they were woken up, the transport ship had already arrived at planet Baiji.
Actually, Fang Zhao had woken up long ago. The hibernation pod did not have much use for him, but to not appear too out of the ordinary, Fang Zhao had been pretending to be asleep, thinking about things, or composing music.
"We have finally arrived!" Kevin Lin yawned as he crawled out of the hibernation pod. He tried his best to wake himself up. After thinking for a bit, he remembered what he had wanted to say to Fang Zhao.
"In a while, after we have settled down, we will definitely be called to the cafeteria for a meal. The process will be broadcast live, so there will be a lot to watch. I have already applied to planet Baiji's top commander for this, and he said that he would make arrangements for the five of you. There is definitely no need to worry about that side. What I want to talk about is us. "
Kevin Lin sternly said, "Since it is a documentary report, we will naturally report the most realistic scenes. You will have to behave well in the cafeteria. The conditions on planet Baiji are harsh, and the food will surely be far from what you have eaten in Qi'an City. But no matter how bad the food is, don't show any disgust. You will definitely not be used to the food here for the first time. You don't have to finish all the food, just a third will do. Even if you have to endure it, you have to endure that third. After that, you don't have to eat anymore.
I will direct the camera to another place. "Not just Fang Zhao, even Kevin Lin felt that he would definitely not be used to the food here. It was impossible for him to finish all the food here, so he just had to pretend. Kevin Lin did not think that tolerating for a while would be a problem, but he was worried that Fang Zhao was too young and his tolerance could not be compared to those professional actors. If Fang Zhao displayed a rejection and disgust for the food here, it would not be a good influence.
Although Kevin Lin did not like Fang Zhao and had always been a little resentful, he had even looked down on Fang Zhao because he was the lowest-ranked among the five Project Starlight stars, but he would not go so far as to cheat Fang Zhao. Did he think that cheating Fang Zhao would make him feel better? Right now, the two of them were grasshoppers tied to the same rope.
After taking their assigned room number and tidying up a little, they were told to head to the cafeteria to eat.
Punctuality was a basic requirement in military management. Even the dispirited conscripts knew that they could not afford to make mistakes at this time. Regardless of whether they had packed their luggage or not, they hurriedly put on their clothes and headed to the large cafeteria.
Fang Zhao and Kevin Lin also hurried over.
This time, Fang Zhao could not follow the special group of people. He had come here as a conscript, so he headed to the area allocated for conscripts in the large cafeteria.
Kevin Lin hurriedly followed the flow of people as he quickly gave Fang Zhao information about planet Baiji.
"Here, you don't have to worry about anything else. The base's safety is naturally guaranteed by the garrison. As an ordinary conscript, you have to remember that in this kind of place, there are two kinds of places where you can eat anything." In order to fight for a special assignment, Kevin Lin had done a lot of preparatory work. He also shared this information with Fang Zhao.
"One is to have a good stomach. A good stomach does not mean a good appetite. It means that your stomach needs to be strong enough. As long as it is provided by the base, you can eat anything without developing any allergic reactions. The second is to be able to eat anything. As long as it is edible, no matter what it looks like, how it tastes, whether it tastes good or bad, it can be used as food. In other words, not only do you have to have a strong stomach, you also have to eat a wide variety of foods. "
Generally, on this kind of undeveloped planet, the geological environment was poor, and there was not enough variety of life forms. As more and more people joined the base, the resources allocated were limited. Therefore, in order to meet daily needs, new foods were naturally developed. As long as it was non-toxic and could be digested by the human body, it could be turned into food and provided to the garrison and conscripts on the base. In the future, there would be no need to be surprised if anything appeared on the dining table.
After entering the large cafeteria, Fang Zhao and Kevin Lin sat down at their seats and waited for the meal to start.
Whether or not a meal was served here depended on the time, not the people. When it was time, no matter what had been done or if there was a reason, latecomers would not be allowed to take half a step into the large cafeteria.
"This time, the base will definitely not treat us too badly. There are so many people watching the live broadcast, and there are also many veterans watching online. This bunch of people on planet Baiji probably won't choose to 'wash their dirty linen in public.' Instead, they will do a good job of saving face. The food will definitely be bad, but it will not be the same as the food on the base. No matter what, it will be slightly better," Kevin Lin analyzed logically.
But not long after Kevin Lin said that, he got a slap in the face.
After adjusting the angle of the camera, Kevin Lin was about to enjoy a little more freedom from the camera when the cafeteria's bell rang. The previously noisy cafeteria quietened down in an instant. Then, a food delivery robot delivered plate after plate of suspicious objects to them.
That is... a plate of bugs?
The discussion section of the live broadcast channel had already exploded.
"The f * ck! What is this! "
"Bugs, actually eating bugs!"
"This... this isn't even cooked, right?"
"So disgusting. Can't it be processed before eating?"
"Don't make a fuss out of ignorance. Back when we were serving, it was the same. Although the species we ate were different, bugs and whatnot were eaten. As for why these weren't processed further... Nonsense, where would we find the time, manpower, and energy to process so much food? Rather than wasting energy, we might as well mine for more research! "
Kevin Lin remembered that there were cameras, so he resisted the nausea and did his best to maintain a calm expression. In the past, he had not gone so far during his military service. His family's financial situation was not bad, and he had spent some money and pulled some strings during his military service. Therefore, although his military service had been tough, it had been much easier compared to his peers. But this time, he had not expected to suffer so much! However, as a reporter with professional ethics, Kevin Lin still tried his best to suppress the nausea in his heart.
Remembering that Fang Zhao was beside him, Kevin Lin glanced over at Fang Zhao worriedly.
Fang Zhao's face did not have any expression of disgust, rejection, or anger. Instead, he was curiously looking at the so-called dinner on the plate.
Seeing this, Kevin Lin relaxed and secretly gave a thumbs up. Young lad, I admire you! You really know how to act! Impeccable acting! That little bit of curiosity was also perfectly put on!
Fang Zhao did not know what Kevin Lin was thinking. He looked at the plate of roasted bugs in front of him. Initially, he was curious and astonished at seeing something new, but after that, he calmed down.
In his previous life, Fang Zhao was someone who had truly experienced hardship. This small matter did not scare him. Without a change in expression, he picked up his fork and forked a piece of the bug on the plate. After studying it for a while, he recalled some of the taxonomy that the scientists there had taught him back in the Yanzhou military district. "Invertebrate, Arthropoda, Millipede?"
Kevin Lin: "..."
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