"Commander, you big dummy! Eating so fast, are you trying to choke yourself to death?"
In the nurses' station lounge, Lin Lan was sitting on the sofa enjoying the food Enterprise and the others had brought in the morning.
Beef sandwich burgers, pork tenderloin bacon, egg pancakes, yogurt bread...
Probably because of the blessing of the hero's power, his body's slow recovery required a lot of food.
Having skipped breakfast, Lin Lan suddenly felt a huge appetite as if he hadn't eaten for a long time.
Besides, he really couldn't resist how delicious the Eagle Union breakfast was.
Compared to the dishes made by Ironblood's Roon, which had a more simple, everyday flavor, nothing quite stimulated the appetite like this.
Because of this, he ended up choking on his food, followed immediately by Hammann's scolding.
Of course, though Hammann scolded mercilessly, she still handed him the canned milk she had prepared in advance, helping him solve the urgent problem immediately.
"Phew, I'm alive again…"
Feeling the still warm milk wash down the food stuck in his throat, Lin Lan let out a relieved sound, then looked at Hammann and asked with a smile:
"Who prepared this breakfast? It's so delicious, I just couldn't control myself."
"Th-this wasn't specially made by Hammann for you, you perverted, perverted Commander."
Well, seeing the flush rising on Hammann's face, Lin Lan already knew the answer.
Enterprise saw how he was eating and couldn't help but cover her mouth and smile as she reminded him:
"Commander, even though Hammann's breakfast is delicious, you still need to chew slowly."
"Got it, got it. Don't worry, even if I really choke, the Goddess of the Hearth is here. Immediate emergency rescue on the spot."
This was also the only hospital on the New Ocean Artificial Island, so if anything really happened, he could get into emergency care instantly without waiting in line or registering.
After eating, the sky had already brightened.
Looking around at the Eagle Union shipgirls gathered in the nurses' lounge, Lin Lan, holding Eldridge in his arms, suddenly realized he didn't really have any plans today besides the physical exam.
Before, when he was in Lihu County port area, at least he could pretend to spend half a day working in the office.
But now, having come to the Eagle Union camp, he really didn't know what to do next and felt a bit lost.
Thinking of this, Lin Lan shifted his gaze to Enterprise and Essex, two tall and beautiful Eagle Union ladies dressed in casual clothes.
Maybe today he wouldn't rush to find Sara and New Jersey, leaving that for tomorrow.
And Lexington's private live invitation during the day yesterday wasn't convenient to attend anyway—if he wanted to go, it'd be better to notify Mrs. Lexington in advance.
Why not just spend today visiting the various facilities the Eagle Union built on the artificial island, to better understand the interests and hobbies of his Eagle Union shipgirls?
This wouldn't be wasting time after all, since it was important for a commander to understand the daily lives of his shipgirls.
"Enterprise, Essex, if you don't have any missions today, take me to see the island's facilities."
Hearing Lin Lan's words, Enterprise nodded and looked to her juniors and the Eagle Union's young reporter with a cheerful voice:
"I was planning to invite the Commander to tour the island as well. Essex, Gridley, I think you don't have exercises today either, do you want to come along?"
From Enterprise's glance at Essex, Lin Lan could tell that Enterprise, Hammann, and Morry came together to find him in the morning, and Essex joined their group midway.
"Hehe~ Little Sara specifically told me to take lots of photos of the Commander. Wherever the Commander goes, I go too~"
Gridley smiled innocently and giggled.
At the same time, she gave Lin Lan a wink, and he instantly understood that this little reporter was talking nonsense.
Her real intention was to stick to him while trying to sell him photos.
Of course, Lin Lan didn't expose her; he smiled and nodded, curious to see what photos Gridley wanted to sell him.
"Um... well, I definitely want to stay with the Commander and Senior Enterprise too."
Lin Lan looked at Essex, who was shyly speaking. This dumpling had even changed into this outfit, so it was no surprise she intended to stay by him and Enterprise's side.
Having decided on today's plan, it was time to leave and start the artificial island one-day tour.
Lin Lan also invited the Goddess of the Hearth to join, but she politely declined, saying she was busy finishing the data report from his physical exam.
Although Lin Lan thought the report didn't need to be rushed, the Goddess of the Hearth insisted the earlier it was done, the more rigorous it would be, so he didn't push further.
After the group said goodbye to the Goddess of the Hearth and arrived at the elevator, Enterprise said to Lin Lan on the way down:
"Commander, we probably won't be able to visit the entire island in one day, so how about we just go to the back mountain today?"
Lin Lan had no objections.
After all, wherever he went was fine. Besides the mall at the foot of the mountain he visited yesterday, he hadn't been anywhere else on the New Ocean Artificial Island.
"The back mountain… that means the racetrack, right? Since Enterprise and Essex are both here, why don't you two show the Commander some driving skills?"
Gridley rubbed her chin and suggested. Hearing this, Lin Lan's interest was instantly piqued.
"Oh? There's a racetrack on the island?"
He hadn't noticed any such facility on the back mountain from upstairs yesterday.
Although he guessed that with the personalities of the Eagle Union shipgirls, basketball courts, baseball fields, and the like were probably there, he had never seen a racetrack before.
"That racetrack hasn't been cleaned by the Meowster for a while, and the racecars probably aren't maintained.
But since the Commander is interested, we can show you some of our motorcycle riding skills, me and Essex."
Enterprise gave Lin Lan a confident smile, while Essex suddenly paused.
"Ah, am I going to compete with Senior Enterprise in front of the Commander? Essex, do your best, you can do it…"
"Essex, did you just say something?"
"Ah, I said, since the Commander is looking forward to it, I'll show my true skills!"
Seeing Essex blush and look embarrassed after his question, Lin Lan smiled gently.
There was no way he couldn't guess what Essex was thinking — definitely wanting to compete with Enterprise again.
"Teacher, back mountain, has, baseball field! Also, horse riding, Nevada, very cool, yeah!"
Hearing Anchorage's excited words, Lin Lan was stunned. Could there be a racetrack and a horse racing track on the back mountain?
At that moment, the elevator arrived at the first floor. When the doors opened, Lin Lan could only push aside the question for now and looked forward to today's trip.
He wanted to see what other facilities the Eagle Union shipgirls had built on the New Ocean Artificial Island to broaden his horizons.
The first floor of the Eagle Union destroyer dorm was empty. He didn't know if the girls were all inside the dorms or attending classes at the island's school.
After all, the artificial island was so large that although his Eagle Union shipgirls numbered among the most on the port, once scattered across the island, the place seemed deserted.
"Oh right, Enterprise, I heard from South Dakota that many of you went to various military bases around the United States, but why did it seem like everyone was on the island yesterday?"
After leaving the building and looking at the bright sun, Lin Lan suddenly remembered this question.
When he was in Anna City before, he was very clear about what South Dakota told him, but yesterday he had a strong impression that all the Eagle Union shipgirls were at the party.
The United States continent was so vast; even with their shipgear fully activated for speed, it would take about a week to get back to the artificial island if they were far away.
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