Song Xiaodong followed Old Li and Zhao Ruonan into the tent.
Old Li and Song Xiaodong sat down, and Zhao Ruonan walked to the blackboard, picked up a pointer, as if preparing to give a lecture to Song Xiaodong.
"Mr. Song, do you know about Lop Nur?"
Song Xiaodong thought for a moment and replied, "A desert saline lake, already dried up."
"Hm." Zhao Ruonan nodded, pointed to the dossier on the table, and said to Song Xiaodong, "Your task today is to go through all these materials."
"Alright." Song Xiaodong nodded.
Old Li glanced at Zhao Ruonan and also nodded, both of them then walked outside, and Zhao Ruonan arranged for everyone to rest.
Song Xiaodong began reading the dossier.
It contained all written records and pictorial data on Lop Nur since documentation began.
Lop Nur is located in the Great Northwest of China, satellite imagery resembling an ear, known as the Sea of Death and the Ear of the Earth.
