386: Win-win bet

“Your true goal from the start was this, wasn’t it?”

After hearing George’s wager, He Yan smiled with a sense of relief.

This foreigner had truly mastered the essence of Dragon Country negotiations!

First, he proposed an unreasonable wager, demanding ownership of Xiao Yun’s team, which He Yan naturally couldn't agree to.

Then he presented the current proposal, suggesting that after Xiao Yun’s team completed their assessment, they also register as a Lighthouse Country GTI. This matter, in itself, was not a bad thing for either Dragon Country GTI or Xiao Yun, making it easy for He Yan to accept.

After all, with the arrival of the restricted zones, the trend of globalization became increasingly prominent, and Dragon Country, as a superpower in this world, naturally chose to conform to the major historical trend. It strictly controlled entry and exit only for core pillar enterprises, while being very lenient towards other small businesses or individuals, especially those related to GTI industries or operatives.

This was also thanks to the appearance of the restricted zones. Although they initially brought conflict to the world, they now contributed numerous technological pathways to Blue Star, ensuring Blue Star’s technology has at least two centuries of steady improvement.

If technology can continue to develop, the economy can gradually grow.

Therefore, unlike Xiao Yun’s previous life’s world, in this era of rapid economic development across nations, Dragon Country and Lighthouse Country, the two world-leading powers, entered a honeymoon period instead.

The two countries formulated many laws applicable to every capable GTI team, allowing them to operate more conveniently in the restricted zones of both countries.

Of course, “capable” here mainly refers to financial capability.

After all, traveling back and forth between the two countries, not to mention the time consumed, the travel expenses alone would be a large sum of money.

However, for a team like Xiao Yun’s, capable of passing the GTI Professional assessment, these were minor matters.

Even if they truly lacked funds, the Dragon Country government and various regions, as well as major corporations in Lighthouse Country, would invest large sums of money.

Therefore, in this context, even if Xiao Yun’s team belonged to Dragon Country GTI, they could still register with Lighthouse Country GTI and enter Lighthouse Country’s restricted zones for “blade running” (a term for exploring dangerous areas).

And considering the current situation across Blue Star, Lighthouse Country’s more open and inclusive style has led to their restricted zones having participation from top teams from various countries around the world. Therefore, in the highest difficulty restricted zones, both the difficulty and level are higher than Dragon Country’s.

It can be said that the average level of Dragon Country GTI is higher than Lighthouse Country’s, but when it comes to top-tier restricted zone resources, GTI teams, or operatives, there is still some gap.

This includes Song Qiuyun’s team, which also completed registration in Lighthouse Country and once underwent six months of high-intensity training there, gaining many rare experiences and insights.

Therefore, for Xiao Yun’s team, registering with Lighthouse Country GTI was a step they should have taken anyway.

“I have no reason to refuse this wager.”

He Yan and George exchanged smiles, and after their eyes met, both extended their right hands in unison, shaking firmly.

However, after letting go, He Yan still had some doubts.

“But, General Examiner, are you so certain your speculation is correct?”

“Then let us wait and see.”

George smiled mysteriously, his expression fixed on the factual data displayed on the tablet.

He stared at the kill information column for Xiao Yun’s team, as if waiting for some signal.

And watching George’s behavior, He Yan also realized that his speculation—that the Asala Soldiers in the restricted zone might have broken the previously established restricted zone rules and thus equipped themselves with better, more powerful gear—was not an unfounded guess.

And by now, He Yan even had a faint feeling that his speculation was very likely correct.

However, what He Yan couldn’t figure out was this:

How did this General Examiner George deduce this information?

......

“Current location: Zero Dam (Eternal Night) - Southeast Entrance of the Cement Factory.”

“Current drop rate: Confidential.”

“Current game end time: 23 minutes 58 seconds.”

“Tip: Please complete evacuation before time runs out!”

Inside the restricted zone.

Xiao Yun arrived at the southern entrance of the Cement Factory, where Liu Shihhan and Lu Xueqing were already waiting for him.

“Master, Master! You’re finally here!”

As soon as she saw Xiao Yun appear, Lu Xueqing excitedly showed off the top-tier item in her hand.

And this top-tier big red, the resuscitation respirator, was the multi-million dollar item she had mentioned in their previous conversation!

[Item: resuscitation respirator

Quality: Red

Price: 12,240,511

Evaluation: Does this thing really exist?]

Seeing the system panel appear, Xiao Yun’s heart was instantly filled with shock!

The resuscitation respirator, this was an item of the same level as the africa heart, the most expensive item in the restricted zone!

Yesterday, they had just obtained the africa heart from Confidential Aerospace, and today, they directly found a resuscitation respirator!

The two top-tier items in this restricted zone were now all collected by their team.

“Apprentice, well done!”

Without thinking much, Xiao Yun quickly put the resuscitation respirator into his big red bag and gave Lu Xueqing a thumbs-up.

“Oh, right, come with me to a place.”

Saying this, Xiao Yun intended to take Lu Xueqing to the Crocodile Nest area.

The crocodiles there had already been cleared by Xiao Yun, but they didn't know the location yet and needed Xiao Yun to lead the way personally.

“Master, wait a moment, there are other big reds!”