The skull, cleaned by Ran Yan, looked much more appealing than the initial sight of it caked in mud and flesh, and its facial features were now fully recognizable.
Next was the correction of the skull, starting with marking positions on it. This was a tedious and intricate process, and immensely crucial, as incorrect positioning of the marks could lead to changes in the reconstructed face. Sometimes, these changes were subtle yet could influence judgments significantly.
In later eras, computers could be utilized to assist in skull reconstruction, but now everything had to be done manually. One could foresee that the results might not be ideal; however, in the absence of any other clues, it was still worth a try.
In the future, a task that could be completed in just a few to several minutes took Ran Yan over three hours just to mark half of the positions, all to ensure accuracy.
Liu Qingsong had already sprawled out and fallen asleep beside the mat.
