Of course, they knew.
An enigmatic researcher possessing absurdly advanced technology suddenly appeared in Wudu, with no traceable background, no family ties, and no social network.
A person like that would be suspicious in any era, any country, any organization.
But the benefits Jeming brought were too significant.
His improvements to sealing technology allowed the association's spiritualists to live for decades longer, his bizarre separation technique let those who dedicated their lives to the association enjoy their later years in peace, and his treatment methods enabled those with soul damage who once only awaited death to stand again.
In this bizarre world where human life is as cheap as grass, the value of one Jeming equaled that of a hundred association elites.
So everyone tacitly chose not to pierce through this layer of window paper.
They wove a protective layer of silence for Jeming, and Jeming repaid this silence with technology.
