The next morning, Ah Man hurried back to New Wanjin by boat, preparing to report the detailed situation in Minoh to Harano, and as soon as she set foot on the wharf, she saw large groups of laborers methodically loading supplies onto ships.
The Wanjin Army was on the move too. Several Wanjin Army officers were in one corner of the dock discussing with members of the Wanjin Navy, apparently planning transport capacity and preparing for action.
Ah Man glanced over from a distance, sensing that the Wanjin Army was becoming more and more professional—every little task had someone assigned to it, and there was already a standardized operating system in place. Perhaps this was what Harano always called a "template," and striving for "the sparrow may be small, but it has all its vital organs."
