Flashbulbs struck Ronan's face, casting an odd sheen across it. Those who knew the truth understood it was the trace of a vapor-body projection; those who did not would never think in that direction. In fact, most people in the auction hall were taking pictures while focusing their attention on the "screen wall" behind Ronan. They had already gotten into the mood and wanted to know the ultimate secret and value hidden within those ever-changing images.
It was not just them. The Extraordinary Species had unconsciously sharpened their focus as well. Given Ronan's usual way of handling things, there was bound to be some explanation here. As long as they could gather more intelligence, they would accept it even if it meant sitting through a lecture.
They had even begun mentally warming up.
Death Witch brought up something. "The plateau region in the central-southern Old World... seems to coincide with a theory from a couple of days ago?"
"The Wheel Hypothesis, right?" Abner was highly sensitive to this sort of intelligence as well.
Death Witch asked, "Does it have any reference value? I skimmed it, and the researchers seemed to come from Xia City's academic circles."
"Wu Zunliang and Ding Zhiying are both world-class experts in Aberration Ecology. Rather than directly examining the Space-Time Structure, they provided corroborating evidence from ecology. Their insights were quite substantial, and the academic community rated them highly." Romanus never disappointed when it came to detailed intelligence materials.
Yet a few seconds later, Ronan disappointed them.
"If you want to know the laboratory's exact location, there's no point. You've already seen the reason. Like this Exhibition Stage, it involves certain Space-Time Structure techniques. There's no need for me to explain the specifics. Most of you probably wouldn't understand anyway..."
The Extraordinary Species exchanged looks.
Then