472: Shocking news (updates will resume tomorrow)

"Brother Xiao Yun, I touched the big red!"

At the pavilion, at the entrance to the restricted area.

Xia Ming ran towards Xiao Yun with an excited expression, holding a huge black cube in his hand.

However, upon seeing him appear, Liu Shihhan's eyelids twitched uncontrollably.

"This guy, he's too much like a girl, isn't he?"

"Indeed." Xiao Yun nodded silently.

"And, do you think he resembles someone?"

"Who?"

"Lu Xueqing!"

Xia Ming's figure in Xiao Yun's vision gradually overlapped with Lu Xueqing's, a sight that made him shiver, and he quickly pushed this terrifying image out of his mind.

Liu Shihhan, however, still smiled faintly, analyzing seriously.

"His expression is exactly like Lu Xueqing's when she touched the big red in the restricted area, especially what he said was the same, and even that 'Brother Xiao Yun' sounded much sweeter than 'Master, Master'..."

"Alright, stop talking."

Xiao Yun quickly interrupted her, fearing she would continue to describe it.

No matter what, he and Xia Ming had only known each other for less than a day, and the other party, perhaps influenced by foreign culture, was overly familiar.

Moreover, although Xia Ming looked even more beautiful than a girl, he was a man!

This made Xiao Yun feel a bit uncomfortable; the contrast was too great!

So, watching his approaching figure, Xiao Yun quickly shifted his attention to the big red material in his hand.

As someone who had been through many battles, he recognized the value of the material in Xia Ming's hand at first glance.

This item was the largest specification material in the game in his previous life, a blade server, occupying a full 3x4 backpack space, and even the largest 3x3 safe box in the game couldn't hold it.

However, despite being a high-level material that couldn't be safely taken out, this thing wasn't as valuable as those 3x3 big red items, and some 2x3 items were even more valuable than it.

Fortunately, in this world, the value of the big red was not as cheap as in the game.

Xiao Yun had personally touched a blade server in the Technical Room of the Substation before, and then rented it to the Academy of Sciences in Haibei City for research; he didn't expect Xia Ming to find one in this match as well.

Material: blade server

Rarity: Red

Price: 1,440,240

Evaluation: Not as good as 3x3 items.

"Congratulations, congratulations."

Xiao Yun smiled faintly, but didn't expect Xia Ming to keep his hand extended, as if he wanted to give him the blade server, which made him feel a bit confused.

"You're going to give this to me?"

"Mm-hmm."

Xia Ming also smiled faintly, but it wasn't a polite smile like Xiao Yun's, but rather a genuine joy from his heart.

"He's even more like her..."

"Don't say it."

Liu Shihhan, who was next to him, was about to say something but was immediately interrupted by Xiao Yun.

And at this moment, Xia Ming didn't know what Xiao Yun and Liu Shihhan were thinking, still smiling faintly.

"Just take it. Anyway, if it weren't for you in this match, I probably would have died in there."

"You didn't say too much to anyone else, did you?"

Hearing him say that, Xiao Yun understood that he must have known that Seyid was killed by himself.

It didn't matter if Xia Ming knew about this, but if the others with him knew, it would be troublesome to refuse everyone who came to inquire about it.

"Don't worry, I'm not a fool. Of course, I know what to say and what not to say."

"Then I'm relieved, but that uncle over there... why does he seem to be staring at you with some resentment?"

Xiao Yun said, pointing to Xiao Hongshan not far away.

Although he was a bit surprised by Xiao Hongshan's appearance in the restricted area, Xiao Yun didn't have too many doubts.

After all, in this world, entering the restricted area to 'run a knife' was a very common thing.

The security guards at the community gate, the delivery guys on the street, the aunties cleaning the hallways, might all secretly be operatives running a knife in the restricted area.

However, what Xiao Yun never expected was that he would encounter him in the Dam No. 0 in nightfall mode!

It should be known that less than half a day after the Endless Night Dam appeared, GTI listed the Dam No. 0 in nightfall mode as a Level 1 restricted area.

This also indicated that Xiao Yun's uncle, Xiao Hongshan, was not only a GTI operative but also a GTI Professional!

Xiao Yun was also full of doubts about this point.

"Damn it... it should... it should have been mine! Wait... Xiao Yun?"

At this moment, Xiao Hongshan also discovered Xiao Yun's presence, and his eyes, which were originally red from his distorted expression, suddenly became clear.

"Uncle... why aren't you driving a taxi to run a knife anymore?"

Xiao Yun, who had only met Xiao Hongshan twice, felt a bit unaccustomed to using such a familiar address, but the other party didn't seem to mind.

"Oh, running a knife is life, and driving is a hobby."

"I see, running a knife is life, driving is a hobby... did you say that backward?"

"No."

Hearing Xiao Hongshan's words, Xiao Yun immediately felt a battle between his left and right brain.

So, him working as a taxi driver on an online ride-hailing platform was just a hobby? That's too absurd!

It's normal for people in middle age to have hobbies like fishing or grilling skewers, but this guy actually likes driving? This was truly difficult for Xiao Yun to understand.

"Alright, alright, are you still going to run a knife next?"

"Alas, I'd like to continue, but there's a quota limit."

Xiao Hongshan sighed helplessly, then took out his phone and showed the app interface to Xiao Yun.

He saw that the GTI software on his phone was different from the normal app that Xiao Yun and the others used.

It had more detailed news reports, illustration information, and some information exclusive to GTI Professionals.

And what Xiao Hongshan was showing Xiao Yun at this moment was an interface about "Restricted Area Qualifications."

"Today's map entry qualifications:

Level 1 Restricted Area: 0 / 3

Level 2 Restricted Area: 15 / 15

Level 3 Restricted Area: Unlimited

Intermediate Restricted Area: Unlimited

Low-level Restricted Area: Unlimited"

"Later, I can only go to Confidential Aerospace to pick up some trash," Xiao Hongshan sighed helplessly, putting his phone back.

Upon seeing this interface, Xiao Yun also nodded silently. It seemed that even if one became a GTI Professional operative, the Endless Night Dam was not something one could enter at will; there were daily qualification limits.

Upon learning this information, Xiao Yun couldn't help but feel a little worried.

After all, ever since he learned that Level 7 and Level 8 armor would appear inside the Endless Night Dam, Xiao Yun had been thinking of directly treating this Endless Night Dam as a dungeon to farm until his family heirloom Special Operations Department was maxed out. At that time, he might even unlock the permission to manufacture Level 7 or even Level 8 equipment!

But if this thing had limits, that would be troublesome.

"What about you? How many times can you take us in today?"

Xiao Yun turned his head and looked at Xia Ming next to him.

"Well, technically it's five times..."

"Alas..."

"Don't rush, let me finish!"

Seeing Xiao Yun immediately start to sigh, Xia Ming was also afraid of being misunderstood and quickly explained.

"This number of times can be replenished, as long as you consume GTI points. Two points can replenish one entry into a high-level restricted area."

"Isn't that thing very precious? Are you really willing to exchange it for entry times?"

"That depends on the situation. If it's you who wants to go in, I'm definitely willing, after all... you're someone even Sister Kexin praises highly!"

Xia Ming said with a smile, and as soon as Jiang Kexin was mentioned, Xiao Yun frowned slightly.

"Jiang Kexin... what exactly is she doing?"

"You still don't know? She should have told you."

"Let's talk somewhere else first."

Xiao Yun looked up at his surroundings, only to see that perhaps due to the presence of Liu Shihhan and Xia Ming, many strange gazes were gathered there.

And especially Mai Xiaowen, from the other team who evacuated with Xia Ming, had already run to her teammates and was currently exchanging information.

At the same time, while they were talking, they also kept winking at Xiao Yun's side, clearly curious about the details of the previous match.

Seeing this, Xiao Yun immediately judged that they couldn't stay here long, otherwise, they might be surrounded and questioned by this group of people about the previous match.

"Okay, let's withdraw first."

The three of them immediately set off, leaving the park, which contained a Level 1 restricted area.

However, although Xiao Yun had noticed the actions of Mai Xiaowen's team just now, he hadn't noticed that among the crowd, there was another team silently observing them.

"This person... what's his background?"

At this moment, the person silently observing Xiao Yun in the dark was Luo Xiu, the captain of the Divine Team, currently ranked first on the Dragon Country team leaderboard.

Clearly, he had already realized that the one who killed Seyid in the previous match was this very young man.

"Captain, will he come again?" the Shield Dog next to him asked.

"He should appear again, let's wait for them here."

Saying that, Luo Xiu sat directly on the bench in the pavilion, ready to wait for Xiao Yun and the other two to return to the restricted area.

"Such a strong person cannot be recruited by other teams."

......

"Hello? Brother, what's wrong?"

At the same time, on the other side.

In an office on basement level A of the Dragon Country GTI Headquarters, He Yan was originally sitting at his desk, handling matters related to other countries' GTIs internationally.

But as soon as he heard the phone ring, he immediately put down the documents in his hand, picked up his phone without hesitation, took a glance, and quickly answered.

During working hours, he handled confidential documents, so the phone he was using at this time was specially customized by GTI.

This kind of phone could only receive or make calls to other personnel of the same level; even calls from his parents would be blocked by the system, let alone spam calls.

And originally, when He Yan saw that the caller was his older brother He Mo, he felt a sense of relief, until the other party said the first sentence...

"What!?? Are you serious???"

He Yan frowned, listening to the information coming from the other end of the phone, but the more he listened, the more shocked he became, and the more he listened, the more stunned he felt!

The expression on his face at this moment was no less shocking than when he saw the africa heart in Xiao Yun's hand, and it was even more so!

"Calm down, this is just my own speculation..."

On the other end of the phone, He Mo's voice was originally calm and steady, but hearing He Yan's exclamation, a hint of emotion was still stirred within him.

"I knew it, I knew it! How could there be such a genius in the world! And he appeared suddenly without any warning!"

"You should understand what my guess means to us if it's correct, right?"

He Mo's voice was very clear. As soon as he said this, He Yan was stunned.

However, his stun at this moment was not due to a blank mind, but quite the opposite!

At this moment, his brain was running at high speed; the stun just now was merely a momentary overload from processing too much information at once!

And after realizing what the other party was about to say, He Yan's face showed an even greater look of shock than before!

"I'll go ask him!"

Saying that, He Yan immediately intended to hang up the phone and prepare to transfer his current work to another administrator.

"Hey! Don't rush!"

He Mo hastily and anxiously stopped him.

"Oh, don't rush. Can you get an answer by directly asking him about this kind of thing? What if he becomes wary of us instead?"

"Then what should we do?"

He Yan scratched his head, not knowing what to do.

The sudden news was undoubtedly a bombshell. Even He Yan, who was now mature and steady in middle age, felt his heart stir with waves.

Although He Mo on the other end of the phone only said a few short sentences, as his closest brother, He Yan knew that every word the other party said was well thought out.

Even a moment of doubt would be a disrespect to the trust built over so many years.

Therefore, when he heard that truly unbelievable news, He Yan had no doubts, and it was precisely because he had no doubts about this news that he felt so shocked.

"I've already organized the information about this matter, but I think it's better not to report it until we've thoroughly confirmed it. After all, even though I'm over ninety percent confident, what if there's that one percent chance of a blunder? That wouldn't be good to explain."

"Big brother, just tell me what to do, I'll listen to you."

"Now we need someone on the inside, someone trustworthy, and someone Xiao Yun isn't familiar with, preferably someone who has no connection with him at all, and who has a reason to interact with him, to help us test him... Do you have anyone in mind?"

"For this kind of person, I can only think of one person immediately."

"Song Qiuyun?"

"Exactly, Big Brother, you thought of her too?"

He Mo on the other end of the phone chuckled softly, and at the same time, He Yan here also smiled knowingly.

"Then I'll contact her?"

"Mm, I'll send you the information later, remember to explain the situation clearly to her."

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(PS: I'm back!

To express my apologies for not updating for so long, the author has decided to do something big tomorrow and launch the [Crazy Update Plan]!

Starting tomorrow (August 15th) at 12 PM, the author will enter a crazy update mode, writing non-stop except for eating and drinking, until 8 PM!

And there must be a guaranteed minimum of one chapter per hour, with a minimum of 8 chapters!

I hope all dear readers can let bygones be bygones and continue to follow this book. The author once again expresses profound apologies for the half-month hiatus!)