433: Hidden regulations

“That’s the only thing that infuriates me!”

General Manager Xie Ben’s eyes instantly sharpened, as if flames of anger were burning within them.

At this moment, the tablet in his hand displayed a scene captured from the restricted area, using some unknown technology and function of GTI.

In the image, a Seyid appeared to be moving outside the Administrative Building’s West Building, surrounded by a series of smoke grenade trajectories.

It seemed the Seyid in the image was tracking a team of GTI professional operatives, and a fierce battle was about to break out between them.

“Master, what on earth is going on? Did Xiao Yun violate a rule? He was just running around the restricted area with a knife, what rule could he possibly violate?”

He Yan was utterly confused by General Manager Xie Ben’s words.

What did he mean that GTI Headquarters initiated the reverse restricted area early because of Xiao Yun?

No matter how good Xiao Yun’s data was in the restricted area, there was nothing he could do to violate the GTI protocol, right? He was just an ordinary operative; could he have that much influence?

Facing He Yan’s question, General Manager Xie Ben also let out a deep sigh.

“That’s why I’m so angry about this. This GTI Headquarters is simply twisting words! Do you know what they claimed Xiao Yun’s rule-violating behavior was?”

“What?”

“The Seyid in the picture isn’t actually Seyid; it’s Xiao Yun in disguise.”

“What!???”

Upon hearing this news, He Yan was instantly appalled.

He turned his head again to look at the tablet screen in General Manager Xie Ben’s hand, carefully observing the figure within.

The next second, he indeed noticed some differences.

Normally, the Seyid in the Dam No. 0 restricted area is not the real Seyid himself, but rather powerful Asala Soldiers impersonating him.

Just as GTI professional operatives, after gaining the identity of a special operative, are observed with the appearance of that special operative in the restricted area.

The Asala forces are the same; whether it’s Seyid, ordinary soldiers, or other NPC characters, they all appear as one specific look to the operatives.

However, the Seyid in the image on the tablet was slightly taller than the Seyid impersonated by ordinary Asala Soldiers.

And perhaps due to frequently being in battle, the normal Seyid figure has a slight hunchback, but the Seyid in the image had none at all.

“Indeed, looking at it this way, it is a bit different from a normal Seyid.”

He Yan observed the figure in the image and nodded silently.

“But you can’t just conclude that this person is Xiao Yun, can you?”

“You, don’t always look at problems from your own perspective.”

General Manager Xie Ben sighed, then, like a typical teacher, earnestly instructed He Yan.

“For GTI Headquarters, they don’t need our complicated operations to capture data from a match. We can’t see what’s happening in the restricted area, but they can see it clearly.”

“Indeed, I’ve learned a lot.”

He Yan nodded; with the technological level of GTI Headquarters, it was indeed true.

They could not only fully monitor what happened in the restricted area during a match but even precisely capture every piece of information from the match, completely grasping the match intelligence.

This was monitoring conducted across two different worlds; GTI’s technological level even made all researchers on Blue Star feel fear!

“But what I truly can’t understand is why Xiao Yun, simply for wearing Seyid’s equipment, would receive such severe punishment.”

He Yan asked, utterly bewildered.

Although there were indeed relevant regulations in the treaty between GTI and Blue Star.

It stated that after GTI operatives enter the restricted area, to ensure the fairness of the match, they are not allowed to wear the clothing of any faction within it.

Even the clothing of ordinary soldiers was not allowed, let alone the clothing of the Dam No. 0’s Boss, Seyid.

Otherwise, if an ordinary person prepared a set of Asala Soldier attire and entered the restricted area, who would be able to distinguish whether you were a soldier or an operative?

If an ordinary person wore a set of Asala ordinary soldier clothing and entered the restricted area, they could completely muddle through and enjoy resources throughout the entire restricted area.

However.

Although there was indeed such a regulation in GTI’s treaty, He Yan thought carefully, and realized this was just an insignificant regulation among the supplementary clauses, without even a specified punishment.

Such regulations were like those prohibiting littering or spitting in the restricted area; although there were rules against them, who would truly care about such things during a real match?

Thinking of this, He Yan suddenly felt very strange.

“Hiss—Teacher, you’re right, why would GTI Headquarters impose such severe punishment just because Xiao Yun wore Seyid’s clothes? This isn’t just targeting him alone, nor is it just targeting our Dragon Country; this is targeting our entire Blue Star!”

“I also found it very strange at first.”

General Manager Xie Ben sighed; he was no longer as angry as before, but a melancholic expression clouded his eyes.

“At first, I thought, this GTI is truly despicable! Because someone made a small mistake, they retaliated against the entire Blue Star so severely, it’s simply bullying! However… what I’m thinking now is, could Xiao Yun wearing Seyid’s clothes seem meaningless, but actually have some implications that are currently unknown to us?”

“You mean, Xiao Yun wearing the complete set of clothes dropped by Seyid might allow him to grasp certain things or abilities related to Seyid?”

“That’s pretty much what I mean.”

General Manager Xie Ben put away the tablet computer and tucked it into his briefcase.

Upon hearing his current thoughts, He Yan’s heart was also filled with dread!

“As expected of you, Teacher, you can even think to this level! Yes, it’s very possible that Xiao Yun’s actions seem meaningless, but are actually very important to us, or to GTI, and perhaps they didn’t write these in the regulations before to avoid drawing attention, to prevent us from noticing the special nature of this action!”

“Of course, what I’m saying is just a guess, but this guess has a high probability of being accurate, because whether it’s good news or bad news, regarding Xiao Yun violating the restricted area regulations, GTI Headquarters only informed our Dragon Country, which means they only informed me. Don’t you think this is hinting at something?”

“I also don’t understand whether this is a punishment or a reward.”

He Yan furrowed his brow, deep in thought.

This indeed seemed like a special message sent by GTI Headquarters to the Dragon Country, but how to interpret it would depend on what specific changes appeared in Xiao Yun.

If Xiao Yun indeed gained some benefit by wearing Seyid’s suit, then for their Dragon Country, the activation of this reverse restricted area would be a tremendous opportunity!

“Where is Xiao Yun?”

“Oh, right, Xiao Yun and the others should still be in the assessment!”

Facing General Manager Xie Ben’s sudden question, He Yan also slapped his forehead, remembering some important matters.