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Suddenly, the view ahead opened up, revealing a vast expanse of Dunes. The Military Jeep, against the blinding sunset, charged toward a long, gentle slope of Dunes. I instinctively grabbed the handle on the back of the front seat and silently cursed, "Do you think you're driving a tank?"
The Military Jeep did not surge over the Dunes; in an instant of darkness, I realized we had plunged into the Dunes. I let out a scream, burying my head like an ostrich and covering it with my hands.
There was no violent crash, nor any explosion. Under the bright light, laughter erupted around me. I lifted my head to see several familiar faces.
The vehicle had not been buried in the Dunes; outside the window were bright lights and a few grinning faces. Professor Zhou and Xiao Guolin, two colleagues I had worked with before, were laughing heartily. Song Guilong was laughing so hard he had to hold his stomach as he got out of the car. Being played for a fool was certainly not enjoyable; I wanted to appear angry and serious, but the relief of surviving made it impossible for me to maintain a stern expression.
Xiao Guolin opened the car door. "Your arrival is a rare entertainment for us; it allows us old folks to relax a bit. The scare you experienced is quite valuable."
At that time, Xiao Guolin was only in his forties—not really old—but he still qualified as "old" in comparison to someone like me. We had worked together in an Archaeology team early on, where he was the leader and shared many common interests with me. He had provided me with significant help during our Archaeological practices and imparted many useful experiences.
Looking at his dark complexion made me think about what my own face would look like in the near future; I couldn't muster any excitement. After all, I wasn't even married yet!
I jumped out of the car with a scowl and noticed seven or eight people standing around. Aside from one unfamiliar face, everyone else were professors and lecturers from the JD Archaeology Department, along with seasoned members of the Archaeology team who had spent years in the field. They greeted me warmly, and several peers my age enthusiastically draped their arms around my shoulders. I couldn't keep up my stern demeanor either; amidst their teasing and laughter, we exchanged greetings.
It was then that I realized what we had seen from afar as rolling Dunes was actually a large Camouflage Net. Beneath it, not far from me, stood a row of yellow-painted mobile cabins, with several off-road vehicles parked in front. The sunset filtered through the sparse Camouflage Net onto the rooftops, car tops, and our faces. In the distance behind the cabins, I could faintly hear the roar of machinery. After chatting for a while in front of the vehicle, Captain Zhou signaled for me to follow him. I shrugged helplessly and walked with him toward one of the cabins.
This cabin had been organized into an office—clean and simple. Following us into the office were Song Guilong and Xiao Guolin. It felt somewhat like an interview or interrogation; three team leaders sat across from me in a row, their earlier relaxed smiles replaced by serious expressions as they stared at me sitting alone in my chair.
"I believe Song's team has already briefed you on the situation," Captain Zhou was the first to speak. "Now that you're here, just focus on your work; this assignment won't take too long—it's expected to wrap up before year-end. Therefore, we need to speed up progress and aim for some results by then. Unfortunately, you won't have time to familiarize yourself with or adapt to this environment; you'll be taking over Song's team's work starting tomorrow. His Test Pit is progressing quickly; you mustn't hold him back."
Captain Zhou rarely made jokes but added one here before continuing: "I mainly want to discuss confidentiality with you this time. The personnel working here can be roughly divided into two categories based on their confidentiality levels. One category includes us Archaeology team members and experts specifically brought in for material identification, along with a very small number of military representatives responsible for confidentiality matters. The other category consists of Engineers directly involved in excavation work; you must keep secrets from them as much as possible and refrain from answering any questions related to this work that require confidentiality. You'll need to gauge this balance yourself; it's for their protection."
The mood that had just been relaxed fell into a state of nervousness again under the serious words of Captain Zhou. I know that keeping Engineers secret is indeed protecting them, but what about us, those of us who are not subject to confidentiality restrictions, where will we go after this work is over? Although it is impossible for me to escape from this matter, I still decided to ask this question that I am most worried and concerned about. "If this project ends this year, what will we do? Return to the original project, or disappear for a while?" "This project will not end in the short term." This time it was Captain Xiao Guolin. "We have been working on this project for several years. According to our judgment, this project will last for a long time. For some of us, it may be a lifelong career. The current stage of this project can be a critical period. It can also be another Starting Point, but it will not be the end. So as for the end, it is too early to mention it. However, according to the current environment, future work will be carried out intermittently, and we have to adapt to the desert. Weather, avoid the windy season and choose a calm time to do our work. You don’t have to worry about your personal freedom or safety. Of course, as a person who has experienced it, I have a suggestion, whether it is at work or on vacation. , try to have as little contact with people as possible, let alone strangers. I can tell you clearly that within a certain period of time, you will be under surveillance.” Listening to this almost harsh freedom, my heart became Relaxed. Compared with losing freedom, limited freedom is acceptable. Captain ZhouSeeing my expression of relief even though I was still silent, he obviously also relaxed Relaxed. It seemed that he was more worried that I would not be able to accept this arrangement and would even have a breakdown. "We know that you have no experience in Archaeology in the desert, and the natural environment here is too harsh. The Engineer that Song led is left to you. They are very experienced and will make you familiar with it in the shortest time. Work." Captain Zhou finished and made a call, "Liu, come here." Then he said to me: "Liu Squad Leader will come over soon. He will assist you in your future work. I hope you can unite and cooperate. The person I named, I have been paying attention to you, and I highly recognize your ability, and I believe you will take on this job. "No matter who drags me into this quagmire, I will greet the women in his family, Captain Zhou. Those words made me give him the middle finger in my heart. Although I respect his academic achievements in the field of Archaeology, I did not express the slightest gratitude or flattery to his words even though I was unhappy. Just looked at them in silence. Captain Zhou Seeing my unappreciative look, his face became unnatural. Obviously he didn't expect me to be so uncooperative and not give him face. The other two people looked a little embarrassed when they saw this.
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