Early the next morning, while the sky was still barely light, Rosen arrived at the cafeteria.
He decided to finish breakfast quickly. Setting aside the training Lin Yin had mentioned, he still had many things planned for later.
He had already moved everything out of the dorm, so he could say goodbye to Mike. Cross that one off the list.
Then, after the morning's routine training, he planned to visit Dr. Newton. It had been some time since the fragments of the "Viper" had been transported back to the harbor, and Rosen was eager to uncover its secrets. Whenever a kaiju was eliminated, he always updated its records at the earliest opportunity, classifying, grading, and summarizing its traits. It had become a habit for him.
After that, Rosen wanted to make time to visit the other official pilots one by one. Angie, Sethi, and Lin Yin went without saying, but although he had long heard of Su Luoxia and Zhang Wenhu, he was not familiar with either of them. They might end up fighting alongside Rosen someday, so the visit was necessary.
He had also heard that "Midnight Ghostfire," "Shanghai," and "Huashan" would soon arrive in Hong Kong. When that happened, everyone at the base would inevitably be thrown into another frenzy. Rosen also felt that his future schedule would only grow tighter, and he did not have much free time left.
As Rosen thought through this jumble of things, he stepped into the cafeteria.
This cafeteria was no different from those of other armies or militarized organizations around the world. The serving windows lined one wall, utensils were placed at one end, and trash bins and a long counter stood at the far end.
The crowd queued in orderly lines while the young men from Logistics handed out