As for the right to eat, he does have it. Just like him and you, he exchanged food for ningning and others, as well. He saved them and he made them stronger again. He has a "soft spot" for beautiful girls, he says, and he wants to protect them, but it's "a little risky" because he knows they'll all eventually die. He asks if he's made his decision, and if he can find a friend who went out with him for food but was taken by the xieyizhous men. He says he'll look into it, but he doesn't want to risk it. They're back at the base, and the chief of the base tells them how much they've lost. He's the one who first discovered the food. He also writes the regulations for the base. The chief is a decent man, the chief says, if it weren't for him, they'd starve to death. But why does the chief wear a mask, and why is he still alive? The chief says he was disfigured by a scorpion man. But isn't that weird that he still lives? Captain jiang