436: Are you playing with turtle soup?

"How do you know about something like this?"

Hearing Xiao Yun's description, He Yan's eyebrows immediately shot up, a little surprised.

He had never expected that a secret uniformly kept by GTI of various countries would now be guessed by a newly adult kid like Xiao Yun.

One must know, the matter of the Reverse Restricted Zone had not been revealed by global GTI branches to their respective Professional teams yet.

Unless it was a special case like Song Qiuyun, who was both a Professional Agent and a GTI Administrator, only then could she obtain some information.

However.

Even with such a highly classified internal secret, the Xiao Yun in front of him seemed to have already guessed it.

"You just need to answer yes or no."

Xiao Yun didn't care if He Yan was surprised or not.

He just wanted to know if there was profit to be made from this.

If these special restricted zones could potentially earn more than regular knife-running, Xiao Yun would naturally try to find a way to enter and try it a couple of times.

"...Yes."

He Yan sighed, answering very reluctantly.

Although it was stated above that this matter should be kept secret from everyone except Administrators, General Manager Xie Ben had also said something at the time, which was that Xiao Yun was different.

In General Manager Xie Ben's view, Xiao Yun already possessed the qualifications to become a GTI Administrator; whether he joined or not would simply be his choice.

Moreover, Dragon Country was still hoping to use Xiao Yun's strength in this sudden new storm to help Dragon Country reach heights other countries could not, so General Manager Xie Ben felt it was harmless to tell him some internal GTI matters.

In fact, he should actively tell him.

This was also why He Yan wanted to talk to Xiao Yun alone today.

He wasn't just here to ask Xiao Yun about what happened after he put on Seyid's attire; he was also here to proactively disclose some information to him.

This way, when Dragon Country GTI needed his help, it wouldn't seem abrupt.

"Alright, then I generally understand what this restricted zone is for."

Xiao Yun nodded silently.

Without even needing to ask a second question, just by using the reaction from the first question, Xiao Yun had already roughly understood what these suddenly appearing restricted zones were.

After all, the principle of a restricted zone is to create a special space between two points, and then, after entering this space from point A, one can directly proceed to point B, arriving at another area.

Furthermore, the two locations, A and B, connected by this restricted zone do not necessarily have to be in the same world plane.

In other words.

The new type of restricted zones appearing in large numbers across various countries on Blue Star either connect two places on Blue Star, similar to the Great Battlefield where both ends connect two countries.

Or, like the restricted zones for knife-running, the other end does not connect to land on Blue Star.

And since it's similar to the knife-running restricted zones but also different, being a new type of special restricted zone, and ordinary people on Blue Star cannot freely enter.

Xiao Yun believed there was only one possibility.

That is, this restricted zone is not open to GTI Agents of Blue Star, but is open to other forces from another world!

Xiao Yun could roughly think of a scenario where the roles are reversed.

Blue Star's GTI Agents would no longer be the ones entering the restricted zone to seize resources, but would become the guardians of the restricted zone, protecting the resources in each area.

And the Asala and Hafk forces would likely replace Blue Star's current GTI Agents, becoming the forces searching and retreating within the restricted zone.

However.

Currently, these newly appeared restricted zones seem to still have some time before they open, and GTI of various countries also appear to be in no hurry.

Xiao Yun estimated that it would still be some time before this thing truly opened.

"Regardless of whether this newly appeared restricted zone is a special battlefield between nations or related to another world, I only have one question for you, and you just need to answer yes or no."

"Ask away."

He Yan didn't know if he was nervous or still shocked by Xiao Yun guessing the purpose of the restricted zone; his heart was pounding.

Originally, when he heard Xiao Yun say to only answer yes or no, He Yan inwardly complained that this kid must have played too much 'sea turtle soup' usually!

And through the previous conversation, he dared not underestimate any question Xiao Yun was about to ask next.

"This newly appeared special restricted zone is not intended to be opened yet; there is still some time for preparations. Yes or no?"

"...Yes."

He Yan was completely convinced.

He didn't know how Xiao Yun had guessed these things, and thus he was extremely shocked by Xiao Yun's abilities.

Putting himself in Xiao Yun's shoes, He Yan believed he would be completely incapable of inferring so much information.

"However, these restricted zones don't require a period of time to open; rather, they are opened selectively based on our will."

"You? In other words, your country's GTI has the final say?"

"That's right."

He Yan nodded, saying calmly.

At that time, all Administrators, upon receiving the notification from GTI Headquarters, felt as if the end of the world was coming and expressed pessimism.

However, when GTI Headquarters sent the special equipment related to the Reverse Restricted Zone, everyone realized that this was actually not a bad thing for Blue Star.

Although the Reverse Restricted Zone had been established, each country's GTI had autonomy over whether or not to open it.

Currently, most countries' GTI have chosen to ignore these restricted zones, not even disclosing the news to their Agents below, to prevent them from overthinking.

Almost the entire world believed that Blue Star's current technological level was still too far behind the world on the other side of the restricted zone.

Furthermore, even for a populous country like Dragon Country, truly Professional GTI talents were still very scarce; currently, there were only less than 30,000 on duty nationwide.

To open the Reverse Restricted Zone, a significant expansion of GTI Professional Agents would be needed.

Otherwise, if it were opened rashly, there would be no one to guard the supplies, and the Hafk and Asala forces would then freely feast on the resources.

"Alright, I've got a general idea of the situation. I don't want to know too many specifics."

Xiao Yun said very casually.

He only cared about the general situation and wasn't interested in the minute details.

And his current judgment was that this newly appeared restricted zone had money to be made, but not right now.

Therefore, he wasn't too concerned about this matter.

"Do you have any other questions? Ask quickly, while no one is around right now."

Hearing this, He Yan was immediately startled and then understood what Xiao Yun meant.

Indeed, he listened to the movements around him again; the spot where Ah San had been was now completely silent.

"Okay, then I'll just ask directly."

Despite his inner surprise, He Yan still asked the most crucial question.

"That day, after you put on Seyid's full gear, what exactly happened to you, or within the restricted zone?"