502: Investigation task

"Sister Song, how did you know about this…?"

In the Exchange on basement level C of the Jinghai City GTI Headquarters, Luo Xiu was covered in cold sweat.

Especially with Song Qiuyun standing before him with a cryptic smile, he felt immense pressure!

How did Song Qiuyun find out that he and Xiao Yun had agreed to team up?

Could she have installed some kind of surveillance device on him? Was every move he made actually under her observation?

No… that's not it.

Luo Xiu thought about it again; even if Song Qiuyun wanted to install surveillance cameras, it wouldn't be on him. After all, there was a more noteworthy target: Xiao Yun.

"Sister Song, are you GTI Administrators monitoring Xiao Yun's every move?"

"It's not that exaggerated! We're just concerned about him. Seeing him go out, we just sent someone to follow him. You all probably know something about his situation; if we didn't send someone to protect him in secret, it would be a huge problem if an accident happened."

Song Qiuyun frowned slightly, her expression helpless as she spoke.

She knew that what she was doing now might be misunderstood, so she explained it earnestly to Luo Xiu and the other two.

After all, the secrets Xiao Yun held affected the future development of Dragon Country GTI.

Whether they could open the Reverse Forbidden Zone ahead of other countries depended on Song Qiuyun's current operation.

"I see… Sigh, even I don't get that kind of treatment. It seems the authorities really value him!"

"Yes, indeed. Otherwise, I wouldn't have rushed over here in such a hurry."

Song Qiuyun looked helpless and sighed again.

She had originally been at the hotel where Xiao Yun was staying, helping him take inventory of the big red supplies he had scavenged earlier.

The more they organized, the more shocked they became, because besides the big red supplies, Xiao Yun's room was filled with six sets!

Although six sets weren't as valuable as big red, it didn't mean they were low in rarity.

Since the GTI in this world had not yet mastered the technology to manufacture six sets, in a sense, these items were even rarer than red supplies. In most cases, they only appeared when Lao Tai spawned in Confidential Aerospace, where she had a chance to be wearing six head or six armor.

Besides that, the elite soldiers of Asala and Hafk also had a chance to enter the map wearing six head. However, whether it was Lao Tai's six head and six armor or the elite soldiers' six head, most were in almost brand-new condition.

Furthermore, to obtain the six sets they wore, the team had to have someone with an item slot throw items to kill them.

Therefore, even though a brand new Forbidden Zone like Endless Night Dam had appeared, where most of the Seyid were wearing six sets, it was still extremely difficult to obtain them.

This led to the current situation where Operators who wanted to purchase six sets had to use GTI points.

And Song Qiuyun could never figure out where all of Xiao Yun's six sets came from.

You have to understand, there were at least twenty or thirty six sets in Xiao Yun's room. In terms of GTI points, with one six head worth 4 points and one six armor worth 9 points, that was nearly three or four hundred points!

Just the points Xiao Yun could get from the six sets he brought out from the Forbidden Zone were enough to propel him directly into the top 500 of the Dragon Country GTI Operator leaderboard.

Add in that huge pile of big red in his room, and it wouldn't just be the top 500 anymore.

Song Qiuyun estimated that once Xiao Yun's points were calculated, he might even be able to enter the top 100 of the Operator leaderboard—the legendary Pinnacle Leaderboard—and become a Pinnacle-level Operator!

Xiao Yun was the first in Dragon Country to become a GTI Professional Agent at just eighteen years old, though there were precedents worldwide.

However, to be just 18 years old, and to have charged straight into the Pinnacle Leaderboard immediately after becoming a GTI Professional Agent—Xiao Yun was absolutely the first in world history!

Thinking of this, Song Qiuyun felt a bit shocked at Xiao Yun's strength.

After all, whether it was the Seyid in Endless Night Dam or Lao Tai in Confidential Aerospace, they were entities that regular Operators struggled to deal with.

Especially since, in Song Qiuyun's eyes, Xiao Yun was still just an ordinary Operator who hadn't mastered any Operator abilities.

Although Xiao Yun had indeed been frequenting the Endless Night Dam lately, he couldn't be killing the Seyid every single time, right?

Furthermore, the quality of Xiao Yun's six sets looked like they hadn't undergone secondary wear—meaning they were the same as when they were on the boss in the Forbidden Zone. This puzzled Song Qiuyun: could it be that the bosses Xiao Yun fought were all killed by damaging their hands and legs?

Of course, Song Qiuyun couldn't have guessed that when Xiao Yun killed the Seyid, he wasn't using bullets…

"Since that's the case, then there's nothing more to say. Sister Song, just tell us how we can help you?"

Just then, after some thought, Luo Xiu decided to assist with Song Qiuyun's mission.

After all, he was very optimistic about Xiao Yun's strength and potential.

Luo Xiu had once wanted to recruit Xiao Yun into the Tianshen Team, but given the current situation, with even Song Qiuyun valuing this newcomer so highly, he probably wouldn't have a chance.

"It's very simple. After entering the Forbidden Zone later, you just need to keep an eye on Xiao Yun for me."

"You mean… protecting his safety?"

"Hmm… you could understand it that way. After all, the Forbidden Zone is a place of trouble; if anything happens, just report it to me at any time."

Song Qiuyun said, hesitating slightly.

In fact, their main goal wasn't really to protect Xiao Yun or anything; that was just a secondary benefit.

Their primary goal was to find a way to investigate whether Xiao Yun possessed any special abilities.

Ever since He Mo returned from his investigation in Haibei City, he had been absolutely certain that Xiao Yun must possess some unknown, mysterious power.

However, the specific details could only be determined after seeing it with his own eyes.

Therefore, Song Qiuyun had been taking Zhang Yu into the Forbidden Zone occasionally to "bump into" Xiao Yun. The bumping into was to investigate the truth, while bringing Zhang Yu was to dispel any concerns.

However, after several days of investigation, Song Qiuyun hadn't made any particular discoveries.

Consequently, when she learned today that Luo Xiu, ranked second on the Pinnacle Leaderboard, wanted to team up with Xiao Yun, Song Qiuyun realized this was a perfect opportunity, which was why she had rushed to the Exchange to speak with Luo Xiu and the others.

The only variable now was whether Luo Xiu would agree to this request.

"By the way, if you are willing to assist me, I will cover all combat losses incurred during the mission!"

"Cover all combat losses? This…"

The three of them, including Luo Xiu, exchanged glances, and a hint of greed instantly appeared in each other's eyes.

If someone covered their equipment, didn't that mean they could equip five sets and five ammo whenever they wanted!

With current prices, equipping a full set of five sets for a raid would cost at least two million per run; for three people, that would be six or seven million.

If they fought in the Forbidden Zone for a day, even with their Tianshen Team combined with Xiao Yun, there would always be times when their luck was bad, right?

If they had bad luck for four or five runs, that would mean Song Qiuyun would have to cover four or five full equipment sets for the three of them—that would be tens of millions!

You have to know that the missions issued by the GTI, at most, only offered a bounty of a few tens of thousands. What kind of mission could earn tens of millions in one go?

Thinking of this, Luo Xiu nodded quickly.

"Oh, isn't it just acting as an escort! I'm familiar with this!"