Lin Yuan's eyes widened when he saw Research Institute 3154's reply.
He had never expected that answer.
But when he pressed further, Research Institute 3154 refused to explain the specific reason, saying only that Lin Yuan would naturally find out when the time came.
Seeing this, Lin Yuan knew it must be a very important secret, so he did not dig any deeper.
Of course, he could not help coming up with all sorts of conjectures.
Afterward, he chatted with Research Institute 3154 for a while longer and learned quite a bit about this incident.
For example, although Elder Zhao had secretly defected some time ago, his move this time had not been a thoroughly planned strike. Instead, he had acted in haste and exposed quite a few flaws.
Ultimately, the reason was that Lin Yuan had forced Prince to give himself away in the instance.
Although the others did not possess Lin Yuan's ability to directly identify Diving Club members, Prince's unexpected departure and his condition at the time could not escape the notice of Authority Holder-level powerhouses.
To avoid being discovered by anyone following the trail from Prince's exposure, Elder Zhao had been forced to launch his rebellion ahead of schedule.
This had also caught the Crawlers somewhat off guard, and one of their Apostle-level higher-ups had been captured.
At the Authority Holder level, there were far too many ways to obtain information without interrogation. Apparently, the Humanity Faction had acquired quite a lot of extremely important information this time.
Unfortunately, however, Elder Zhao himself had successfully escaped.
According to Research Institute 3154, Elder Zhao had studied the game system more deeply than anyone else at the institute. With his escape, the entire course of the game would likely face unforeseen complications.
Of course, matters of that level