322: You're destroying the worldview.

“I never said that the highest record of materials I supervised was lower in value than theirs!”

George looked at Ogota Ishi with a puzzled expression, and after their recent conversation, he felt a bit of resentment towards him.

Although Ogota Ishi kept calling him “Mr.”, appearing very respectful,

during their conversation, he rudely interrupted George, clearly showing that his politeness was just an act.

Even so, George was still willing to clarify the misunderstanding.

After all, in his eyes, Ogota Ishi, both in age and build, resembled a child.

“It should have been seven years ago, during a GTI Professional assessment I supervised. A team from our Lighthouse Country achieved the highest single-match search score. They completed a full clear of an Aerospace Base and brought out 20 million in materials from the restricted area…”

“Wait??? How many million?”

Hearing the number twenty million, Ogota Ishi immediately couldn't believe his ears.

A single match, 20 million!?

Are you kidding me?

Regarding Xiao Yun and his team bringing out ten million in materials in one match, Ogota Ishi was already starting to suspect they might have colluded with others to cheat.

And when George’s memory came out, Ogota Ishi’s worldview was instantly shattered.

A single match, 20 million extracted? Is this still the restricted area that people constantly complain about having low drop rates and being difficult to extract from?

“Oh, they found an africa heart at the time, and that was also one of only three africa hearts produced in the restricted area globally in the past decade. I was very lucky to be one of the General Examiners at that time.”

Every time George recalled that scene, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curve upwards.

In this world where everyone is a ‘knife runner’, although the number of people participating in restricted areas is increasing daily, for some reason, the annual output of top-tier big red materials is increasing very slowly.

Logically speaking, with the increasingly perfected education and various training methods in countries worldwide, the strength of the operatives has grown stronger with the times, and their search efficiency and extraction rate in restricted areas are getting higher and higher. The big red materials brought out from the restricted area should be increasing every year.

However, the reality is that while the average extraction rate of operatives has significantly increased over the years, the global output of top-tier big red materials has consistently remained within a certain range, sometimes rising, sometimes falling, and in fact, this data has primarily been declining in the last decade.

This is a very abnormal phenomenon. Some people have speculated that someone might have tampered with the restricted area, but people nowadays don't know who controls the restricted area, so it's hard to suspect who might have done it.

And as the most top-tier of red materials, the africa heart is, on average, produced from the restricted area at a rate of one per five years.

Therefore, George was deeply impressed by that match, even remembering which assessment number that team was undergoing at the time.

“Oh, by the way, do you have any other questions?”

George suddenly asked.

“Never mind that africa heart match, how many times… how many times have you seen a team bring out 10 million in materials in a single match?”

Ogota Ishi’s expression at this moment was as uncomfortable as if he had licked something unpleasant, but after holding it in for a long time, he still asked.

“Ah, that would be countless.”

Although he didn't know the meaning of the question, George still answered honestly.

“Alright, I have no more questions.”

Ogota Ishi was instantly speechless.

He never expected that his suspicions about Xiao Yun’s team might actually be due to his own limited experience!

After all, as one of the only seven General Examiners in Sakura Country, he had been present at almost all of the professional team assessments in Sakura Country over the past five years.

These teams, locally in Sakura Country, were all called genius-level operatives, given various nicknames, such as ‘Demon God Squad’, ‘Once-in-a-millennium Knife-Running Genius’, ‘Restricted Area Knife-Running Immortal’, each more exaggerated than the last.

However, the best single-match score in any of the assessments conducted by these teams was only 6 million.

And that 6 million match at the time had stuck with Ogota Ishi for a long time.

Yet, he never expected that for General Examiners in Lighthouse Country, this was a score that couldn't even make the ranks!

Others had seen countless matches with single-game extractions exceeding ten million, let alone breaking six million.

At this moment, Ogota Ishi’s self-esteem was severely bruised.

“Oh? Discussing single-match ten millions?”

And just then, He Yan, the General Examiner from Dragon Country, also walked over.

He had a benevolent smile on his face, clearly having heard the conversation here.

And He Yan, whether intentionally or not, immediately delivered another blow to Ogota Ishi.

“Although I only recently became a GTI Professional General Examiner, only about two years ago, I’ve seen quite a few matches with ten million in materials extracted in a single game. At least a three-digit number, I’d say.”

“Pfft—!”

Ogota Ishi had just pulled out his thermos and taken a sip of cold water to calm himself, but He Yan’s words immediately made him spit it out.

“Two years, and over a hundred single-match ten million extractions! Are you kidding me?”

Not only was Ogota Ishi shocked, but Park Gwacheon from South Korea, who was nearby, also questioned him.

After all, she also came from a smaller country and had no concept of such large numbers, only finding it exaggerated, like bragging!

He Yan merely smiled faintly, not expecting them to get agitated so easily!

“Alright, alright, I can see what your problem is.”

He Yan was about to say something more, but General Examiner George quickly interrupted him.

He fixed his gaze on Ogota Ishi and Park Gwacheon, as if seeing through their thoughts.

“You’re just suspicious that this examinee Xiao Yun’s team cheated, aren’t you? Why didn’t you just say so earlier? It’s no big deal.”

“This… does that mean if we say it directly, you will apply to the higher-ups to launch an investigation?”

Hearing this, Ogota Ishi suddenly felt hope and quickly asked.

“Of course not!”

However, George’s next words disappointed him again.

“This kind of thing can only be said that whoever questions, whoever provides the evidence. If you think he cheated, then go find evidence of their cheating. Otherwise, should we go find evidence that they didn't cheat? Would that be right?”

George said calmly. Seeing that the report wouldn't work, Ogota Ishi sighed helplessly.

He Yan also looked at George with some confusion, not expecting this Lighthouse Country General Examiner to be so fair, which didn't fit his stereotype of foreigners at all!

And while Ogota Ishi was left speechless and even starting to doubt his life, Park Gwacheon beside him remained unconvinced.

“Fine, just wait, we will find the evidence.”

After saying that, she grabbed Ogota Ishi by the collar and walked towards the restricted area entrance.

“What are you doing? How are we going to find evidence now?”

Ogota Ishi had already given up, saying helplessly.

“Hey, don’t forget we came here with a mission.”

Park Gwacheon had a sinister expression, glaring back fiercely at George and He Yan.

As for the ‘mission’ she mentioned, it was likely not good news even for GTI.

And just then, a team of three also appeared at the entrance of the restricted area.

They were empty-handed, with no equipment other than their clothes, indicating they had failed to extract in this match and lost all their gear inside.

Seeing the three appear, Park Gwacheon’s eyes immediately lit up.

“You guys wait a moment…”