When the bearman warrior asked whether it was poisonous, Lin Mo could only answer:
"It's not poisonous."
"Then that's fine!"
The bearman warrior gave a simple, guileless smile, stretched his neck again, and swallowed the entire zongzi, leaves and all.
"Delicious. I love it!"
He rubbed his still-flat belly and asked:
"Thank you again for your generosity. It's been so long since I had food this good."
"Can I get in line for another helping?"
Lin Mo noticed the bearman warrior's unkempt, dull body hair and the contours of muscles that looked strong but actually lacked fat. Moved, he smiled and said:
"Go ahead. Eat until you're full!"
"Thank you!"
Elsewhere, Warwick watched his clansmen wolf down their food and saw the guileless, satisfied smiles on their faces. He could not help smiling too, his eyes reddening.
After breakfast, Lin Mo assigned a commandant to coordinate with Warwick.
"Commander Warwick, this is Commandant Chen. Your people will be placed in his charge from here on."
"He'll be responsible for all your training."
Commandant Chen gave Warwick a military salute.
"Commander Warwick, I look forward to working with you."
Warwick placed his right hand over his chest and bowed slightly in return, then asked:
"What do we need to do?"
"We'll split your people up and assign them to our Armored Infantry Company." Captain Chen opened a Tactical Tablet displaying a Training Plan.
"You'll operate alongside our soldiers and learn how to drive tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, operate vehicle-mounted weapons, use individual weapons, and so on."
"You'll also be issued our standard-issue rifles and accompany our Reconnaissance Forces on missions."
Captain Chen pointed to the Mist Forest region on the map.
"This will be both training and actual combat."
"Once we enter the Mist Forest, you'll serve as the vanguard,