Chapter 205: Chapter 205: District Transfer

By the time the garrisoned soldiers received the news and rushed to the training grounds, a large pot of Fish with Pickled Greens Soup was already simmering.

Because the soup base packets were plentiful and the fish was fresh.

Combined with Ares’s decent cooking skills, the aroma was so fragrant it seemed to travel for miles.

The soldiers, who at first had no idea what was going on, grew curious when they caught a whiff of the scent. When they arrived at the training grounds and saw the scene, they couldn’t help but get excited. “What’s going on? What is Major General Ares doing? Don’t tell me he’s making something delicious for us?”

“Quick, pinch me! I feel like I’m dreaming!”

“Oh my god, I had no idea Major General Ares could cook so well!”

“How can you guys be thinking about anything else? All I want to know is what’s in that pot! How can it smell so amazing!”

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Soon, each of them received a bowl of hot Fish with Pickled Greens Soup.

On this remote, war-torn planet, holding a bowl of hot soup, many soldiers couldn’t help their eyes from turning red. For some inexplicable reason, they felt deeply moved, a warm and fuzzy feeling spreading through their chests.

It made them feel that it was truly good to be alive!

Their nerves, constantly strained from battle, found a moment of peace.

It was as if even their swollen Spirit Seas had become tranquil.

Ares watched the soldiers sitting on the ground and had Kevin inform everyone not to hold back. There was more than enough for everyone to eat their fill. A good meal would give them more strength to kill enemies on the battlefield!

Hearing this, everyone was instantly fired up.

The hot soup filling their stomachs not only relaxed their bodies but also warmed their hearts.

“What is this soup? It’s so good! I don’t think I’ve ever had this on the Emperor Star!”

“Major General Ares’s cooking is amazing!”

“No, I heard the soup base was donated by Major General Ares’s female master!”

“Isn’t his female master that lady named Lu Xiao? I heard she’s also a therapist!”

“That’s right, a therapist from the Fifth Research Institute. I heard some S-Class males have already been discharged from the S-Class Shelter.”

“Really? I wonder if my brother will be lucky enough to be discharged!”

“He definitely will be! Maybe by the time you get back, he’ll already be home waiting for you!”

“I sure hope you’re right!”

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When Fred arrived, the meal was mostly over. Ares sat off to one side, slowly sipping a bowl of soup, but his mind was elsewhere. ’My cooking skills are still a far cry from Lu Xiao’s.’

’If Lu Xiao were the one cooking, it would taste even better.’

As he was thinking this, he noticed Fred approaching. Ares stood up and ladled him a bowl. “I was just about to send someone to get you.”

Fred accepted it with a smile. “How could I miss out on something this good? Why haven’t I seen this soup on the Emperor Star before?”

Ares didn’t hide anything and told Fred the story behind the soup.

“So that’s how it is. The S-Class Shelter must have changed a lot.”

Ares just smiled and didn’t respond. He hadn’t seen the changes with his own eyes, only hearing a little about them from Lu Xiao, so he wasn’t in a position to comment.

Fred took a sip of the soup, and the unique flavor of the fish with pickled greens swept over his taste buds. “This is really good. Your cooking seems to have improved!”

“I haven’t cooked in a long time. I’m a bit rusty.”

Hearing the underlying meaning in his words, Fred clapped him on the shoulder. “It’s almost over. Just wait a little longer!”

Ares smiled and nodded. “I know.”

This hot meal of Fish with Pickled Greens Soup not only gave the soldiers at the garrison base a full stomach but also boosted their morale.

They became even more fiercely invincible when fighting the mutant beast hordes.

Some even said that if they could have a meal like this every day, their combat effectiveness would increase even more.

When Ares heard this, he laughed and cursed, “If they want to eat it, they can learn to make it themselves! I didn’t come here to be their personal chef!”

Hearing Ares swear, Kevin couldn’t help but chime in with a grin, “Exactly! Do they think they’re Lu Xiao herself, to have Major General Ares waiting on them hand and foot?”

Ares lifted his foot as if to kick him, and Kevin, seeing things were about to get bad, darted far away.

Watching Kevin look back with a grin, Ares thought that Lu Xiao just had that kind of magic. No matter where she was, anything related to her always seemed to change people for the better.

The soldiers, whose spirits had been somewhat low recently, were now refilled with fighting spirit all because of a bowl of hot soup.

And their tense nerves had also found a moment of relaxation.

’This is great. It’s so great that I met Lu Xiao. I miss her!’

On Lu Xiao’s end, after sending out the supplies, she didn’t pay much attention to the aftermath. It wasn’t until she received messages from Admiral Clan and Admiral Kula Peng that she learned her actions had prompted both the First Military Region and the Seventh Military District to start building cafeterias, completely ending the soldiers’ reliance on nutrient solutions for sustenance.

Lu Xiao was very happy about this.

Even if nutrient solutions were nutritious and convenient, people weren’t born to live for simplicity and efficiency alone.

The very existence of good food could soothe the soul.

Seeing Admiral Clan and Admiral Kula Peng make this change made Lu Xiao very happy.

As for the changes at Ares’s garrison base, Ares didn’t hide them from her either. When Lu Xiao learned that because of her hot soup, the soldiers were so full of fighting spirit that they might end the battle ahead of schedule, she was genuinely surprised. She never expected it to have such an effect and joked with Ares in private, “If I had known, I would have sent you some ’warmth’ sooner!”

“It was still very timely,” Ares’s reply was, as always, thoughtful.

Lu Xiao thought to herself, ’Actually, we could really develop more of these instant meals.’

Even though Lu Xiao didn’t explain her intentions, Ares understood. “There will be opportunities.”

The events in the First Military Region and the Seventh Military District naturally couldn’t be hidden from the other military regions.

After all, even if they belonged to different military districts, some soldiers were friends and kept in touch privately.

When they learned that the First Military Region and the Seventh Military District were starting to build mess halls and cafeterias, and had even hired chefs so they wouldn’t have to consume nutrient solutions anymore, everyone became envious.

“No way! We were all in the same boat. How did they get to change things just like that?”

“How did the First Military Region and the Seventh Military District come to their senses? Can they teach our Admiral a thing or two? I don’t want to drink nutrient solution anymore either!”

“I heard it was because the esteemed Lu Xiao donated supplies to those two military districts. After just one meal, things changed!”

“It can happen like that? Why didn’t the esteemed Lu Xiao donate to us?”

“Are you stupid? Admiral Clan of the First Military Region is her Father, and the Seventh Military District is where her main husband is stationed. Why do you think she didn’t donate to us? Who do we have here?”

“Ah, I’m so jealous! How on earth can we get connected with the esteemed Lu Xiao?”

“Dreaming about it is probably your fastest bet.”

“No, I think transferring districts might be even faster!”

“Hey, where are you going? You’re not actually going to write a transfer request, are you?”

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