371: The mysterious GTI

“Only three million? Are you even speaking like a human being?”

A-San’s expression was strange, staring at He Yan as if interrogating his soul.

“How many teams have you seen that can earn three million within three minutes of starting a game? You can’t possibly be this high-minded just because you saw them get an africa heart, can you?”

“Yes, you are right to criticize.”

Facing A-San’s lecture, He Yan couldn't find any words to refute, and could only humbly accept the criticism.

After all, what he said was correct! How could he refute that?

However, when A-San’s gaze swept over He Yan’s tablet and saw the data for Xiao Yun’s team in this match, his brows immediately furrowed.

“Hmm? The data for this match is indeed a bit strange.”

A-San stroked his chin, speaking with some confusion.

“Not only is the AI fit only 13%, but even the AI’s predicted extraction rate is as low as 1%. Doesn’t this mean that from the AI’s perspective, it’s impossible for them to extract? How can this be?”

“You noticed it too? I felt that the data for this match was a bit strange, which is why I came over to ask you for location information.”

“Something’s not right, nine out of ten things are not right. This data is too strange.”

A-San stroked his chin, tilting his head this way and that, clearly indicating his deep confusion regarding the data on the panel.

And He Yan had already noticed the abnormal data, but he didn't understand why.

“They’re in the Forbidden Zone, they won’t encounter any unexpected events, will they?”

A-San suddenly raised an eyebrow, having an analysis.

“Logically speaking, with the data records from the previous two matches, the AI’s evaluation of Xiao Yun’s team should be very high. Even if they didn’t equip a full set of gear in this match, the extraction rate should still be around twenty or thirty percent, not this low.”

“Indeed, after all, their performance in the previous two matches is there. For the AI to calculate an extraction rate of less than fifty or sixty percent would be a bit unreasonable. But why is this?”

“The specific reason, I think, should be within this match. We’ll know once they come out.”

As A-San spoke, he stopped speculating.

Regardless of whether Xiao Yun’s team successfully extracted or died halfway through this match, once they returned to the real world, they would know the exact situation in the Forbidden Zone.

And listening to A-San’s analysis, He Yan also had some vague guesses in his mind.

“Could it be… because of Song Qiuyun and her team?”

Thinking of this, He Yan immediately furrowed his brow.

As soon as he thought that Song Qiuyun and her team had also entered the Forbidden Zone, he felt worried for Xiao Yun and his two teammates.

For her, completing the mission assigned by GTI Headquarters was merely a side task; her main goal was to test Xiao Yun’s strength. Therefore, if given the opportunity, she would definitely lead her team to fight against Xiao Yun and his teammates.

The main reason why He Yan thought this was because the data monitoring device he held was not developed by Blue Star, but provided by GTI Headquarters.

GTI Headquarters is a mysterious entity existing in another world.

They appeared almost simultaneously with the Forbidden Zones. Under their guidance, Blue Star established the GTI system and developed numerous Forbidden Zones, which led to GTI’s increasing influence on Blue Star. Some countries have even become completely Forbidden Zone-centric, using the Forbidden Zones as their primary source of national income.

Although unlikely, if GTI were to terminate its cooperation with Blue Star one day, the economies of countless countries around the world would instantly collapse.

And this AI system, developed by them, is equipped with all the Forbidden Zone models and can simulate all behaviors within the Forbidden Zone, much like strategizing on a sandbox.

Therefore, the 1% extraction rate deduced by the AI at this moment is very likely to have taken into account the possibility of Xiao Yun and his teammates encountering Song Qiuyun.

He Yan even suspected that this AI might be able to determine that Song Qiuyun’s team would actively seek out Xiao Yun based on their actions in the Forbidden Zone, which is why it gave such an extremely low extraction rate.

However, due to GTI’s restrictions, although the device He Yan held at this moment was equipped with a top-tier AI from another world, it could not fully unleash its functions. It could only observe some AI calculation results, all of which were superficial information.

So, He Yan did not dare to easily draw conclusions about the specific situation.

“I hope they don’t meet…”

He Yan sighed lightly, silently praying in his heart.

Although Xiao Yun’s luck displayed in these two matches was indeed astonishing, capable of easily extracting tens of millions of materials in a single match, his team’s combat ability still needed to be evaluated.

While he was indeed strong enough to kill a team in each match while unequipped, Song Qiuyun, as the current TOP1 treasure hunter, could also do the same, and perhaps even more impressively.

Therefore, He Yan was also worried that Xiao Yun might fail this time and affect his perfect score for the entire assessment.

After all, Xiao Yun’s assessment this time was aiming to break the world record!

Even if he himself might not think so, everyone else certainly did.

“I hope Song Qiuyun knows what she’s doing. Just a little probing is fine; don’t affect the bigger picture.”

And just as He Yan was thinking this.

At the entrance of the Forbidden Zone, after only five minutes, a team surprisingly appeared there.

The examiners immediately looked up at the three figures in the pavilion, and after confirming it wasn’t Xiao Yun, they quietly looked down again.

He Yan and A-San, however, exchanged glances, then walked forward with a tacit understanding.

As soon as they approached the three, they heard them immediately begin to complain.

“Damn it, that team with Deep Blue was too hard to beat!”

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(PS: Two more chapters late at night)