After changing into local clothing, the two men meticulously applied makeup.
They glued on large beards to their chins and cheeks, darkened their skin tone with paint to resemble the weathered locals, twisted Arabic headscarves around their heads, donned long robes, and almost couldn't recognize themselves when they looked in the mirror.
Camouflage Technique is a skill mastered by all Special Forces members, and makeup is one form of it.
It's not enough to look the part; one must also act the part.
Luckily, Song Heping and Mist had spent no short amount of time in Illiguo and were fairly familiar with the local life customs.
Mist spoke some Arabic, which piqued Song Heping's curiosity as he didn't expect him to know the language.
Mist explained that it was for the language allowance.
In the US Special Forces, knowing an additional language means extra linguistic proficiency allowance.
By now, Song Heping's Arabic could handle everyday conversation.