After giving it some thought, Ronan turned to Mister Bai. "Just as you expected, Ma Mingcai was the one who most wanted to implant the 'Sea Green Flower.' Ma Mingjing was merely an experimental subject she put forward, except he died before the experiment even began. At present, some of Ma Mingcai's children have also undergone related implants, likewise serving as tools to verify her results. At the same time, she has been developing Heterogeneous Symbiosis Technology, using her own bloodline as a blood supply for cosmetic treatments and health maintenance..."
"Hey, isn't that a little too ruthless?" Zhang Yingying was the first to react in shock.
Ronan shrugged and continued, "Also, Ma Mingcai has had a fairly deep cooperative relationship with Old Elers for over a decade... at least over a decade. We can look into that. People who come into contact with Old Elers seem to like using their own bloodline as blood bags. That could be a lead."
"All? Who else?" Zhang Yingying could not think of another example right away.
"Deng Yunwei from Lake City followed more or less the same path, except she used supernatural methods and aimed much higher. She is not as easy to deal with as Ma Mingcai." Ronan paused, then added, "This time, I did not turn up any information about Luo Yuan. Perhaps Ma Mingcai was not important enough to have access to it, or perhaps it was hidden deeper down—or erased beforehand."
As he spoke, Ronan thought of the blurry shadow that had always existed in Ma Mingcai's dreams. It should have been her contact person with Old Elers. Its tone and manner of speaking had remained consistent. There was a possibility that it had been the same person all these years, but it should not have been so