Warhammer: Hail to the Void Lords!

Chapter 578 06.0577: 'Titanium Flavor'

"Sorry to have kept you waiting, sir." Farsight walked into the banquet hall with the unique friction sound of lightweight tactical armor. The flame emblem on the shoulder armor of the Tau commander glowed coldly under the magnetic levitation light array.

The old Earth Clan technical sage was suspended above the anti-gravity disc, his wrinkled blue-gray face reflecting the dark blue of the holographic projector.

The young female warrior named Torch Star was like a leaping plasma spark. She couldn't wait to tiptoe on the Tau's unique hoof-like toes and come forward before she even stepped into the hall. Her large amber eyes reflected the scarlet skull ribbon of the Imperial officer.

"That's nothing, Commander. I'd rather get down to business as quickly as possible." Horatio nodded in greeting, his mechanical prosthesis tapping against his chest armor in return, his servo joints making precise gear meshing sounds.

"Of course, we have prepared meals for you, Your Excellency, and also prepared military ration packs for you to evaluate and select. I know that you humans cannot eat food containing cobalt, which will cause acute poisoning, so we deliberately selected rations that humans can also eat. We also have Guvisa."

Upon hearing the words "will cause acute poisoning", Louise at the side immediately became alert.

Then, Farsight said something in Tau language to the Water Clan ambassador next to him.

The tentacle-like auditory organs of the Water Clan ambassador trembled slightly, and a three-meter-diameter bioceramic dinner plate fell from the ceiling above his head.

Hundreds of crystalline jelly-like substances are suspended in the microgravity field, refracting a brilliant blue spectrum.

The Imperial Navy Lieutenant Commander's nose caught a strange and fresh aroma similar to that of fermented seaweed.

Soon, the large round plate above their heads slowly descended to the crowd, filled with all kinds of "delicacies", well, delicacies of strange colors.

Although the colors of all the dishes are a bit unappetizing, the aroma is still good, generally light and pleasant.

The large disc was precisely embedded in the middle of the hollow circular magnetic table in front of Horatio.

Horatio picked up a foil-wrapped package from the table and examined it between his fingertips.

There was a Tau symbol on it, and some words written on the back in an unfamiliar Tau language.

"This is the individual ration we call 'Nimoyi'." Torch Star explained in a slightly stiff High Gothic language, but his pronunciation was as precise as the firing rhythm of a pulse rifle.

"You speak human language?" Horatio looked at the over-enthusiastic Tau girl.

"I learned it from O'Mona. But it has never been put to use. I have heard of your race, but this is the first time I have seen it with my own eyes." Torch Star looked at the female Water Clan ambassador next to her and said.

The ambassador bowed slightly, keeping a smile on his face.

"So, how do you eat this?"

"You just shake it vigorously, and when the bag expands, wait five minutes."

"Captain, let me do it. It sounds a little dangerous." Louise obviously did not trust the alien's words. She frowned and stared at the titanium girl with hawk-like hostile eyes.

"I'll use the iron hand. It's safer."

Horatio took hold of the foil bag with his shiny silver prosthetic arm and shook it vigorously.

Just as Ju Xing said, the bag quickly inflated and became bigger, like an angry puffer fish, as if it would burst at any moment.

Horatio put the bag a little further away with an embarrassed look on his face. He didn't want to make a mistake and get splashed with hot air.

Soon, the inflation level of the bag decreased slightly.

After waiting for five minutes, he took it back and tore open the plastic packaging along the indicated opening.

The hot air scalded my face a little, but a fragrance also penetrated into my nose.

He rubbed the bag in his hand. It was double-layered, and there was obviously a self-heating substance between the two pieces of aluminum foil and plastic film. Although he didn't know what it was, it might be something like quicklime. He had just seen the self-heating food of the Aurora Triumph Army, so he was not unfamiliar with it. It was just that the Titanium Clan's was obviously more convenient.

Then he looked at the food in the bag. It was a kind of noodle-like food that could be poured directly into his mouth through the ration bag.

"We also have self-heating soup, which is made from alien fish meat. We rarely eat meat, so our dietary structure is very different from yours." Farsight said with the help of the translator on the armor.

"I can see that. You really don't have much variety in your diet." Horatio looked at the banquet on the table. There was not much meat except some orange fish steaks.

I didn't know and thought it was a dinner party for a group of vegetarians.

Horatio added some of the "fish juice" that Foresight had mentioned. It was yellow and looked very thick. Perhaps it was rich in fish glue and should have good nutritional value.

Just as he was about to pour it into his mouth to taste it, Louise stopped him.

"Captain, let's just be on the safe side. I'll give it a try."

"Your caution is commendable, Louise. While I feel the Tau have many better opportunities to attack me, you are right, and every move I make should be considered for the sake of the ship."

"Thank you for your understanding, Captain."

Louise took the rations from Horatio's hand, frowned and looked at the yellow and blue noodles poured with fish sauce, but she still closed her eyes and poured it into her mouth.

She closed her eyes and chewed it in her mouth.

"How does it feel?"

After chewing it carefully and tasting it, she swallowed it.

"The taste is a bit strange. I can't describe what it is, but it's obvious that not everyone can get used to it. I can only say that at least it's edible and there's nothing wrong with it."

She held the ration pack in her hand for a while, and only handed it to Horatio after making sure that she would not have any abnormal reactions in the short term after eating it.

He poured some into his mouth as well.

The noodles feel smooth and refreshing when I put them in my mouth. From the perspective of my eating habits in my previous life, there is nothing wrong with the taste. I just don’t know if other people who are used to eating biscuits can accept it.

The taste is very unique and refreshing, like eating cold noodles on a kang.

As for the taste, there is only one word: weird!

The flavor of the fish sauce is grapefruit and honey mixed together and poured over the ramen.

"How does it feel? Humph, I'm afraid humans can't get used to it." Farsight kept his expression unchanged and said in a slightly joking tone.

After Horatio swallowed it, he picked up his napkin and wiped the corners of his mouth decently.

"No, it's actually OK. As long as you can accept the taste, it's quite refreshing in a sense. At least for my taste, it's acceptable."

This is a heady taste, which feels strange at first, but once you accept this taste, the taste is actually quite good. It is at most like a salty person being forced to eat sweet tofu pudding.

If you like something, you may like it very much. If you don’t like something, you will have to eat it anyway. It’s not that you can’t eat it, but it’s better than starving to death.

"Then perhaps we can find a common language between our two races."

Farsight said, "I am very curious about your species. Why are some of you as tall as you, but some can grow to an astonishing 2 meters? I know it's because of those little meat balls, but to us, it's still a very amazing genetic engineering technology."

"This is a secret as old as time, created ten thousand years ago by the Emperor himself. I'm afraid none of us can answer its mysteries. Please forgive me." Horatio smiled and did not answer the confidential question.

"No problem. After trying our military rations, the dishes on these plates are our culinary offerings. Please enjoy them as you wish."

"After examination, it was found that these dishes are rich in dietary fiber, vitamins, and plant protein. Fish juice can supplement trace elements and fatty acids. In theory, we can survive on these foods, but..."

Lati's artificial eye was emitting a red light. In her pupil, a list of data analysis kept scrolling upwards. "The physical fitness of a soldier who grew up on this kind of diet is definitely not as good as that of a Star Realm officer. After all, the protein content is lower than the dietary standard. Perhaps the body of the blue-blooded alien has special intake standards. Captain, please allow me to dissect the 0211 sample deposited by Inquisitor Thei after returning to the ship."

[This is exactly GW's stereotype about East Asia: 'Asians lack protein intake'.

Not everyone is like the Korean soldiers who only eat kimchi. Besides, even for the Koreans, their protein intake during the full kaka period was still good. Look at them, they can hit six sticks in one second without even taking a breath!

Not to mention the Haiqin Kitchen in a certain oriental country, especially in the port area, the meal standard far exceeds the meat and vegetable buffet, the portion, quality and richness are absolutely satisfactory.]

(The sea-based stove in the port area of ​​a certain oriental country is the best in Asia, if not the world)

As someone who has eaten at Haiqinzao in Dongdagang District, he silently complained in his heart.

"What are you talking about?" Yuanjian asked after listening to Lati saying a lot of confusing words.

"Please don't worry about it. She is a servant of the God of All Machines, so knowledge is more important to her than food. Your Excellency, our ship has also prepared a plate of food for you to taste. I believe that you must not often see food from the human empire."

He snapped his fingers, and a silver-plated cart pushed in through the side door.