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Chapter 311 Defense Plan
For the same reason, when Cuiqiao successfully sneaked into the branch under the cover of the staff of the hospital, the next thing they did was not to start a meeting immediately, but to let the staff of the hospital go out and socialize with the staff of the branch and communicate with each other. As for Cuiqiao, she continued to hide in this office.
After both parties had settled down completely and ensured that no one would disturb them easily, everyone returned to the office, closed the curtains, and lit the chandelier. Delphinium took the lead and began to discuss the defense of the assessment site.
The assessment site is divided into two parts: written test and practical test. The written test has four subjects and the practical test also has four stages. The written test is inside the Silver Corridor in the college area, and the classrooms and auditoriums of the Silver Corridor are used as examination rooms. The security work of this part is actually relatively easy: because the entrances and exits of the Silver Corridor are relatively fixed and easy to guard, it is only necessary to block its entrances and exits in advance, conduct a carpet-style inspection inside the school, and eliminate all safety hazards. Then strictly examine external entrants to ensure that all candidates correspond to their admission ticket information one by one, so as to eliminate the possibility of outsiders mixing in to the greatest extent.
Of course, just in case, the examiners at the exam site are almost all experienced old magical girls. Not only are they the original teaching staff of the Silver Gallery, but also the practical magical girls of the Magical Examination Institute, and the external aid sent by the Investigation Institute. Some of these examiners will be responsible for supervising the internal candidates, and at the same time guarding against any possible external attacks.
And this is just the security measure that should be taken.
After receiving the news that Black Cinder Dawn and Claw Mark had infiltrated Rune Nore, according to the information reported by Zhehelan to Kusanagi, at least seven Hanahatas were listed among the security personnel available on site.
The seven Hana cards are two instructors from the Magic Academy, three intellectual managers from the Research Institute, an external inspector from the Investigation Institute, and Delphinium herself.
To be honest, in Delphinium's memory, even when they were fighting the garden defense battle, the number of flower cards present seemed to be only of this order of magnitude.
Looking at the entire magic kingdom, even after thousands of years of accumulation, there are only more than a hundred flower cards still in existence. Although this is due to the loss of many flower cards in the war between the two realms, the kingdom also rewarded more flower cards after the war in order to ensure the number of flower cards, so the number of flower cards today is already relatively large in history.
Among the magical girls, those who can reach Flower level are already a minority among the minority, and those who can awaken the Great Bloom on the basis of Flower level and become the "Strong Flower" in the eyes of the public are even more few. After that, only the best among the "Strong Flower", the magical girls who have made enough contributions to the country, will become the one in a million Flower Cards.
Flower level, strong flower, flower card. Under these three levels of screening, even if the flower card magical girl who is finally selected can obtain a lifespan far exceeding that of ordinary people, it is destined that she cannot accumulate too much.
The hundred flower cards are responsible for the security of such a large magic kingdom. They also have to serve as field agents, support the material world and even the interstellar world to a certain extent, and maintain the power of the five houses of the kingdom. Each flower card is an invaluable pillar for the magic kingdom, and it is not easy to let multiple flower cards perform the same task, because this is an absolute waste of resources.
And now, there are seven Hanakaru who have gathered in Runnore just to ensure the safe operation of the "qualification certification".
It is no exaggeration to say that even if a beast of the King Transformation level appears in Runore now, it will definitely not survive for more than five minutes as long as it dares to show its head.
And this is only the "conventional" combat power. When it comes to the assessment, there is also the emerald scepter sitting in the city, other emerald scepters that came with the queen, and even the palace guards and gardeners who accompanied the queen to watch the ceremony...
And the Queen of the Magic Kingdom, the ruler who has been sitting firmly on the throne for thousands of years and is known by countless high-ranking magical girls as "Your Majesty".
To sum up, considering the safety of the assessment site alone, Delphinium does not need to worry too much about any damage caused by the enemy.
Rather, if there is an enemy that can cause casualties under such a guarding force, then this is a crisis for the entire magic kingdom, not just a matter of an exam. If there is an enemy that even the queen and the jeweled scepter cannot stop... Let's not talk about whether such a person exists in the world. Even if there is, Delphinium is afraid that there is nothing it can do to deal with it.
In this case, it is better to be pragmatic and consider more practical issues.
Delphinium had no doubt that if there was a flaw in her next defense plan, the most serious consequence would not be the losses that the enemy might cause, but the Queen's thundering rage that would be vented equally on everyone present after she found out that her viewing of the ceremony had been disrupted.
Because under the Queen's wrath, the enemy may not have the opportunity to execute their plan and will be captured on the spot. Then, the person in charge of security will face the questioning from the royal court alone...
At that point, it is likely that no one in the community of interests formed by Emerald, the Institute of Magic, and Delphinium will be able to escape.
Therefore, the security mission facing Delphinium is not just to "stop the enemy", but to "stop the enemy before the queen notices it". Its difficulty is much higher than the general defense mission.
Because no matter which party in the interest group, it is impossible for them to accept the possibility of "the matter being brought to the Queen's attention". What they have to do is to put out all the flames before the Queen finds out, and then wait until afterwards to go to the royal court to seek credit with relevant evidence.
To achieve this goal, it is relatively easy during the written test stage, but once you enter the actual test stage, the difficulty will increase exponentially.
The reason was simple. The four stages of the practical exam corresponded to four different exam venues. Two of them were in the academy area, one was in the emerald area, and one was simply in the forest outside the city of Lunor.
And if the actual combat examination venues in the Academy District and the Emerald District could still be cordoned off and put under militarized management, then the forest outside the city, which was originally planned to be used for the "simulated beast disaster" assessment, would become a standard hot potato.
There was no other reason. The area was too large to be sealed off, the magic fluctuations were too complex, and there were even a large number of remnant beasts, making it difficult to clear the area in advance. Even if the latest technology of the research institute was used to set up a large-scale defense and alarm spell, it would be difficult for the spell to have sufficient accuracy for such an area. It was possible to stop the unintelligent remnant beasts, but when faced with the Black Cinder Dawn, the high-level magician, and the magical girl with claw marks, as well as the means they might have to crack the area, it would be difficult for a good cook to cook without rice.
As for Delphinium, she even needs to impose further restrictions on this basis, that is, in addition to promptly discovering the intruder, she must also promptly identify his identity. If the other party is Mo He, Tulip and others, then she will deal with it personally...
"Tell the truth, Lord Cornflower."
After listening to Cuiqiao's idea, Zhe Helan blinked blankly: "I think your request may be a bit unrealistic."
"……I know."
Halfway through the discussion, Delphinium realized how unreasonable her previous thoughts were, so much so that she had no confidence to speak: "That's why I want to discuss this issue with you."
"I understand your feelings, sir. Although I no longer feel that deeply about the identity of 'comrade in arms of the city defense army', I still have some brotherhood. If possible, I don't want to kill him without understanding the situation clearly."
Zhe Helan nodded: "However, if being kind to others will lead to my own destruction, then it is difficult for me to be so kind. In my opinion, the best way to leave a way for these old comrades to live is not to leave a gap for them at the scene, but to find them now and tell them not to come."
"I've tried that."
Delphinium sighed, "But they are now completely in hiding, and we can't find them at all. Even the informant you mentioned has lost his whereabouts."
“We should not give up on this effort.”
Zhe Helan looked thoughtful: "Perhaps it would be better to increase the intensity of the search now and find a way to find them before then."
"I don't have any objection. I've been wanting to do this for a long time... but what about your credit-seeking mission?"
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Cuiqiao looked at her suspiciously: "You were the ones who threw the bait and let them take the bait in the first place. Now I ask you to find them and persuade them to give up. Isn't that a waste of your time?"
"That's not a problem, because your will is the direction we are heading. If we had known your kindness towards your former companions, we would not have made such a plan from the beginning."
Oheihe Lan smiled, made a gesture, and then saluted with the staff behind her. "Now, if we can use this to gain your trust, it will be more beneficial to us than achieving our original goal."
"…Thank you. I owe you."
Delphinium let out a long sigh: "If we can find them in advance, that would be great, but I think we have to be prepared for both situations. After all, they may not be willing to obey our ideas."
"No need to thank me, this is what we should do."
The smile on Zhe Helan's face became more sincere, and she continued, "As for the defense plan... I think, if you really insist on executing it this way, then I'm afraid you will have a hard time in the next few days until the exam. Because this kind of plan is useless if it is just on paper, we need to contact the research institute to carry out customized transformation of the technique on the spot, and then work with the people from the Examination Institute and the Investigation Institute to conduct a detailed inspection of the distribution of the sentry posts. Finally, as the final executor, you also need to cooperate in many drills to ensure that there is no mistake... You know, we can't allow the plan to fail."
"I understand. After all, this is my personal request. I can't let my personal needs hinder the team."
Delphinium also showed a serious look: "So this is actually my request, please help me to achieve it. As for me, no matter how many times you practice, it is fine, just keep practicing until you are able to complete the task. If I cannot meet the relevant requirements, or if forcing this backdoor may cause the defense plan to go wrong, please notify me and I will give up it."
“Thank you for your understanding.”
Zhe Helan smiled, straightened up, and gestured to the people around her. Soon, she took a large stack of documents from the employee behind her and placed them on the table in front of Cui Que: "Well, without further ado, here are the floor plans of several examination rooms, as well as the personnel list and the hardware equipment list... Let's start with these and gradually calibrate the plan."
What she didn't say, and didn't need to say, was that this was destined to be a very complicated project.
Delphinium is well aware of this and is fully prepared.
However, when Oheihe Lan laid out the stack of documents and announced the start of this work, she realized a fact that had been ignored before, and she started thinking about another thing:
——If this job has to continue until the exam begins, then for the next half month, I feel like I will have to get into that suitcase every day?
(End of this chapter)