Chapter 225
Chapter 225 Episode 030: Time to Trash the Place (2)
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Rowdy Brightwill, at their side, was busily engaged with his hands but never worried about eating for himself. Being close to the sea, the thing they never lacked was seafood, so much so that they didn’t even need to go shopping. The soldiers would sometimes dive into the ocean for a meal, with some food lovers and skilled individuals even managing to haul up a pile of seafood during their training. This would leave Captain Bard both amused and exasperated. But as long as it did not interfere with their training, he would let them be.
The meat for today’s barbecue was sourced from the cooking class, but all the seafood here was willingly brought up by the Frogmen themselves after their training. Their competitive nature and physical strength meant they worked tirelessly to gather the seafood, resulting in a mountain of it in less than an hour.
The scene made the kitchen helpers sigh in admiration, remarking that they should let the Frogmen find the ingredients for seafood dishes in the future, which would undoubtedly cut the costs in half...
And now, Rowdy Brightwill was patiently cooking the seafood brought up by his comrades for Flossie Wright. Everyone around them noticed and found it strange, yet due to Flossie still sitting there, their faces, however much they tried to hide it, revealed curiosity. However, they all wisely suppressed their queries.
On the noisy beach, their area was relatively calm because Captain Bard and Nathan Foster were sitting there. None of the new recruits dared to come over and snatch their food from the Frogman Captain and their instructor. Only Flossie, who had been directly summoned there, didn’t mind their glances and scrutiny. She ate leisurely and comfortably, unfazed by anyone or anything.
"Here you go."
Rowdy Brightwill placed a cooked scallop on a piece of rock in front of Flossie and carefully handed her a bottle of water, as what they were eating was all spicy, so ample water supply was necessary.
Flossie responded softly, glancing at him from the corner of her eyes.
The flickering bonfire illuminated his face. His handsome features were painted a light shade of red. The play of shadow and lighting on his face reflected a young-looking face that seemed to mature with every passing moment. Compared to the confident and boastful Rowdy Brightwill she first met, the present him seemed to become more reserved and was gradually becoming more mature.
His head was down, concentrating on sorting the scallops, which added a touch of tenderness to his features.
After a momentary pause, she naturally looked away, but her expression subtly softened, even her intrinsic indifference faded away a bit.
𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢
The beach with blazing bonfires was already noisy. The addition of a few hundred new recruits made the scene even livelier.
Not far from the bonfire, two new soldiers almost got into a fight over a skewer of grilled meat. However, a veteran soldier contemptuously threw a couple of skewers at them, which instantly quelled the dispute. In no time, the two were back on friendly terms and even joined forces to steal others’ grilled meat, resorting to all sorts of sly tricks. Spectators found all of this hilarious.
Many such instances occurred. Many of them were young and sometimes impulsive, making a fuss over trivial matters. But due to their youthful spirit, any past unpleasantness would be forgotten, and even after exhausting training sessions in the sea and the grumbling and cursing that ensued, their appeasement would only take a few skewers of grilled meat.
In contrast, the new soldiers and veteran soldiers were entirely different. Even when the veteran soldiers gathered around for a casual chat, a sober temperance showed on all their faces. In contrast, the new soldiers seemed never to settle down, arguing over trivial matters, but then they’d become close as brothers afterwards, coming off as quite naive no matter how you looked at it.
— End of Chapter 225 —