435: Secret conversation

“If you want to know what these suddenly appearing special restricted zones are, you’ll have to answer one of my questions seriously first.”

After the assessment ended, Examiner He called Xiao Yun to a deserted place.

He Yan looked around as he spoke, appearing afraid that someone might pass by at that moment and overhear their conversation.

At this moment, Xiao Yun hadn't expected that the other party had already figured out the matter of the new restricted zones that had been continuously appearing globally during this period.

Approximately three days ago, restricted zone entrances began to appear on a large scale across the entire Blue Star.

Although these restricted zone entrances looked similar to previous restricted zones, their appearance was the only similarity; ordinary people could not enter these restricted zones.

In the media of various countries, the purpose of these restricted zones was not disclosed, only stating that experts were currently researching them.

Originally, Xiao Yun also thought this was the case, until Examiner He came to talk to him now.

According to what he said, GTI Headquarters had already investigated and clarified the purpose of these restricted zones, but for some reason, they had not yet been made public.

“What is the question? Just ask directly.”

Xiao Yun was indeed curious about these newly appeared special restricted zones, so he didn't beat around the bush with Examiner He and directly told him to ask.

So, Examiner He quietly took out his phone from his pocket, then looked around again to make sure there was no one else nearby, and finally slowly opened a photo he had prepared beforehand, handing it to Xiao Yun.

Xiao Yun fixed his gaze and saw that the image in the photo was a screenshot from a tablet, and on this tablet, the scene was from the Black Night Dam, where a Seyid was patrolling outside the West Building of the Administrative Building.

“Is this you?”

Before Xiao Yun could react, Examiner He asked the question he wanted to ask.

“Ah?”

Upon hearing this question, Xiao Yun was momentarily stunned.

Then he remembered that in a previous match at Endless Night Dam, he had indeed worn Seyid's clothes and cosplayed as Seyid in the Administrative Building.

The light in the image was dim, clearly indicating nightfall mode, and the Seyid’s position in the image was also where Xiao Yun had appeared in that match, so the answer was almost certain.

“It should be, but where did you get this image from?”

Xiao Yun frowned, asking with some confusion.

Logically speaking, Longguo’s GTI did not have the technological capability to directly capture images from within the restricted zone.

Even the equipment used for proctoring was provided to them by GTI Headquarters.

Therefore, the answer was almost obvious, but Xiao Yun still needed to hear it directly from Examiner He.

“It was sent by GTI Headquarters.”

Examiner He breathed a sigh of relief and said indifferently.

“They said the person in this image was you, and I didn’t expect you to admit it directly.”

Just like Xiao Yun, Examiner He already knew that the “Seyid” in the image was actually Xiao Yun disguised.

When this photo was taken, Examiner He had no doubts about this.

However, what GTI Headquarters told him and what came directly from Xiao Yun's mouth had different meanings.

Since Xiao Yun directly answered this matter, it meant that their current conversation would not involve any concealment as long as it did not touch upon their respective interests.

“That afternoon, did you put on Seyid’s full suit?”

“Yes.”

“Why did you do that?”

“Wasn’t it for clearing the map? I thought at the time, what if I went out and fought openly and someone held a grudge? Then I thought of this method, so I…”

“Alright, I understand.”

Xiao Yun explained calmly, and Examiner He didn’t detect any signs of lying in his words, so he quickly interrupted his narration.

Examiner He knew that Xiao Yun chose to impersonate Seyid in that match because he wanted to break the assessment record and receive a special reward from GTI Headquarters.

That way, no matter how many people Xiao Yun killed in the match, others would only think they were killed by Seyid.

After all, Endless Night Dam was a restricted zone with a Level Two restriction, and those who dared to participate in matches of this level were all high-ranking members of GTI.

Moreover, everyone at the time knew the difficulty of nightfall mode, and they all brought in millions of dollars worth of equipment.

If Xiao Yun had shown his face and killed them, some petty individuals might hold a grudge, and that’s what he was worried about at the time.

Although Examiner He felt that such a thing was highly unlikely to happen, he still understood Xiao Yun’s thoughts at the time and why he did it.

However, the first two questions Examiner He had just asked were not what he was truly concerned about.

And what came next was the most important question.

What Examiner He wanted to know was not the story of Xiao Yun impersonating Seyid.

Rather, he wanted to ask him if he had encountered any unusual special events after putting on Seyid’s full set of equipment and clothing?

After all, this matter directly led to GTI Headquarters prematurely activating the reverse restricted zone, preparing to have Asala and Hafk forces also search and withdraw in the restricted zone.

Examiner He was about to ask his most pressing question, but unexpectedly, Xiao Yun spoke first.

“Examiner He, no, I should call you Administrator now, right? Since you’ve asked me so many questions, isn’t it my turn to ask you a few questions?”

“Go ahead, while no one is around.”

Examiner He nodded silently, reminding him to be quick.

Their conversation at this moment was taking place without protection, and he couldn't guarantee complete safety.

Therefore, during their previous conversation, he had also tried to avoid mentioning the key terms related to this matter.

Even if someone was eavesdropping now, it would be extremely difficult to make sense of their cryptic conversation.

“I’ll ask two questions next, and you just need to say ‘yes’ or ‘no’.”

Xiao Yun said calmly, and at the same time, with a thought, he activated his Destiny Skill.

From Examiner He’s series of reactions just now, he also understood the other party’s concerns about whether this conversation would be overheard by others.

After all, the place where they were currently was a tourist attraction in Jinghai City, an area of ancient palaces.

Although the restricted zone was in a remote location and there weren't many tourists here, occasionally one or two people would still pass by.

Besides that, there were more than ten examiners from other countries on site, currently compiling the assessment results.

And just as Xiao Yun opened his Destiny Skill panel and focused his vision on himself, he discovered that there really were eavesdroppers!

A foreign administrator with dark brown skin and slightly curly hair was currently crouched behind the wall next door, listening in.

“Alright, hurry up and ask.”

Seeing Xiao Yun delay in asking, Examiner He said with some impatience.

“It’s fine, his Longguo language isn’t good, he won’t understand if you just speak normally.”

“Ah? You knew someone was eavesdropping?”

“Nonsense, you should have that much anti-reconnaissance awareness, right?”

Seeing Examiner He say this, Xiao Yun also nodded silently.

And the question he asked next directly surprised Examiner He.

“What I want to ask is, are those newly appeared restricted zones not for us people of Blue Star to enter?”

“This… How did you know?”