Inside the research institute in Madrid, Ignacio picked up the phone. Seeing Qi Yun's name, he quickly pressed the answer button: "Hello, Qi Yun, why haven't I been able to reach you these past two days?"
"I took a trip to Lop Nur and just got back," Qi Yun explained briefly, then asked, "Is there any progress on your end that you're eager to share with me?"
"You went to Lop Nur?" Ignacio was a bit surprised, "Was it about the map?"
Qi Yun nodded: "Sort of."
"Did you discover anything?" Ignacio pressed on.
"I found some clues, but I'm not sure if they're related. I'll send them to you later." Qi Yun chose not to conceal anything, as he needed to rely on experts like Ignacio to unravel the map's secret.
"Do you have any progress on your end?"
"There indeed is progress." Ignacio picked up a piece of paper from the table, glanced at it, and replied, "After some research with my professor, we might have found the hidden secret within the map."
