Before the sun had fully risen, everyone in the camp was already awake and busy. Although the new participants, still unaccustomed to real wartime life, had not risen late, most of them were clearly having trouble adapting to the makeshift conditions. Compared to having private rooms, clean toilets, and dedicated chefs preparing their meals aboard White Base in space, there was not even a place to wash up here. Clean water was certainly not meant for them to use for washing either.
This was also Xiao Ran's first time having breakfast in such conditions. During every mission, he had always been well provided for with food and drink. Even in the novice world of Gundam SEED, aside from the somewhat harsher conditions during his time aboard the Archangel, someone had basically always arranged his meals. Looking at the canned food roasting over the fire, its yellow lump of contents made him blink and smile bitterly.
However, after experiencing so many things and so many different environments, Xiao Ran's adaptability was quite good. Although the canned food did not look appealing, it actually smelled rather nice. The Earth Federation had not treated its low-ranking soldiers too poorly in this regard.
El-Elf calmly held the can with tongs and spooned its contents into his mouth one bite at a time. Seeing Xiao Ran's expression, he understood what Xiao Ran meant and said, "It tastes pretty good."
"If even you say that, then I suppose I should give it a try." Xiao Ran smiled, picked up a rack by the fire, and used it to lift the can from the flames. After stirring it twice, he fed himself a mouthful. The taste was indeed much like its smell. Xiao Ran gave a quiet hum. "It really does taste good. Completely different from how