Chapter 281 Reminder
After finishing his phone call with the three juniors, Lin Yun stayed in the bar for a while.
The wine recommended by the bartender really met his needs. Not only did he not feel drunk, but he was also much more sober because of the refreshing taste. The slight nausea brought by eating desserts all day also dissipated after drinking a glass of wine. Lin Yun leaned against the back of the chair and scrolled through his phone, replying to the last few work-related messages of the day, and then stood up to leave.
Before leaving, for some unknown reason, two girls who looked young but might be magical girls came up to talk to him. Their words were quite sentimental, but Lin Yun just responded with a few polite words and left.
He knew that it was not uncommon to approach members of the opposite sex in a bar, but he himself had no such interest, nor should he have.
Returning to the alley where he had parked his car, Lin Yun walked into the alley and completed his transformation in the dark.
When she came, Kuei-Jia had already recorded the coat Mo He gave her into the "normal clothing mode" of the Gentian Gemstone, so when she activated the gemstone at this time, she was directly restored to the clothes she wore when she came. However, after doing all this, she did not return directly the same way, but walked out directly from the other end of the alley, and then took a detour back to where she parked her car.
She knew there were no surveillance cameras around here, but it was better to be cautious in order to avoid being seen by someone with ulterior motives.
Just like that, Delphinium, who had finally gotten over the identity conflict crisis, got in the car, input the magic information he had already entered, and drove back to Caiyun Wetland.
After returning, the first thing she did was to look for Mo He and return his coat to him. She also told him where she parked her car in case Mo He couldn't find it.
"Anyway, thank you very much. You helped me a lot."
Seeing that Mo He accepted the coat, Cui Que decided not to bother him any further and waved her hand, saying, "Then I'll go back first."
“…Um, wait a moment.”
But before leaving, Mo He called out to Cuiqiao hesitantly.
"Anything else?" Delphinium stopped.
"Well, it's not that I want to talk to you about something, but I think there is something I need to tell you."
Mo He held the coat in his arms and exerted a little force: "Yes, in half a month, it will be this year's assessment."
"Indeed." Delphinium nodded.
"But this year's assessment is different from previous years, and, possibly, something dangerous will happen."
Mo He spoke intermittently, as if every word took up a lot of her energy: "So, if you know someone who is going to take the test... then it's best not to go, or be careful."
"Something dangerous?" Delphinium couldn't help but frowned.
However, before she could ask in detail, Mo He hurriedly bowed to her, then turned around and ran back to the cabin.
Judging from the situation, this is the limit of what she can say, and she probably doesn't intend to explain any further.
Looking at the hut in front of her, where the partition had been raised again and the interior could no longer be seen, Delphinium thought for a moment and finally chose to turn around and leave.
Since the other party doesn't intend to say more, there is no need for me to ask more. Since it is a matter related to the assessment, I can just discuss it with Emerald in a few days.
Aso Yuanxiang had previously revealed to me that this year's assessment would include a practical project specifically simulating a great beast disaster, so the degree of danger would be much higher than in previous years. Was what Mo He was going to tell me about this "simulated great beast disaster"? For some reason, Cuiqiao felt that this was not the case.
Judging from the tone of the voice, the word "danger" mentioned by the other party seemed to be referring to some unexpected interference, rather than how terrible the assessment itself was.
And if Mo He didn't lie, and the information previously leaked by Aso Yuanxiang was also true, plus this year is the Queen's Year, the number and quality of candidates will be the highest in 20 years...
I am afraid that this year's candidates will have to participate in a gathering that is full of dangers and extremely competitive.
Is it necessary to persuade the younger generations to give up and wait until next year?
This thought flashed through Delphinium's mind again. Since Aso Yuanxiang gave her the extra information, this was the umpteenth time she had thought this way. But when she mentioned this question to the three juniors before, they all seemed to have chosen to face the challenge head-on, and now they had even completed the registration process. At this point, if she asked this question again, would they really give up?
What's more, what he had received so far were just some gossips, and even what Aso Yuanxiang revealed had not been verified yet. Should he really give up the assessment just because of such information? Wouldn't that be an overreaction?
While walking back and thinking, Delphinium still couldn't come up with an answer in the end, so it could only put the question aside for the time being.
Now there is only half a month left before the assessment, so she decided to wait a little longer, collect more relevant information first, and then draw a conclusion after comprehensive consideration.
Right now, she is facing another trouble.
Although Lin Xiaolu probably didn't pay much attention to it when she bought it, there is probably a candle that burns according to birthdays placed in the viewing hut where the Fangting City team lives.
Yes, Delphinium did not ignore the candle, even though it was behind the screen and had no effect.
In fact, she didn't need to care about the candle, because it didn't necessarily burn. Based on her father's behavior when she was a child, she knew that her real birth date was not February 14. If the candle was just attached with an astrological formula to determine the user's birthday, then she would probably be able to pass the test safely.
But the thing is, what if it’s more than just astrology?
Delphinium knew how many strange functions the ritual had, including functions such as mind reading, memory search, and historical replay. Although these rituals were very complex and high-end, and theoretically could not be used to make a candle, it still made people a little uneasy.
Or maybe just ignore it, let the candles burn, and let the younger generations know the date of your birthday, it seems that it won't immediately cause identity conflicts? Kuizi thought about it for a moment, and immediately rejected this plan, because a thousand-mile dam is breached by an ant hole, if you keep revealing your true colors in the details, then one day you will reach a point where you can't cover up your lies at all.
She decided to go all out with that candle.
So, when she returned to the cabin and saw half a piece of cake placed in the middle of the table and her juniors gathered around chatting, she was already extremely alert.
"Ah, Delphinium, you're finally back, you took so long!"
This time, it was Lin Xiaolu who first noticed that Delphinium had returned, and as expected, her first words mentioned the cake:
"It turns out that we have already celebrated my dad's birthday and cut the cake, but it's a pity that you are not here."
"teacher!"
Bai Jingxuan was the same as usual. Whenever Cuiqiao came back, she would rush over to her for a cuddle, like a tireless puppy.
"There's some cake left, specially for you, little senior." Xia Liang said casually while playing with his cell phone.
Obviously, in her opinion, the point when things were most likely to go wrong had passed, and now it was time to relax.
But Delphinium knew that she still had one last hurdle to overcome.
The table with the cake was right on her way home. Whether she ate it or not, she had to pass by it, and the candle representing "37" was stuck right on top of the cake.
Although Delphinium was not proficient in magic, she still added multiple protections for herself at this time. She first used the weakened perception to weaken her breathing and even the sound of her footsteps; at the same time, she used the magic concealment spell to cover up her true appearance to prevent anyone from reading information from her magic background; finally, she emptied her mind, thinking only of useless and broken words, and then she began to move forward.
One step, two steps.
The cake was getting closer and closer in her sight. Cuique pretended to be calm while holding Bai Jingxuan's arm and taking a deep breath.
Three steps, four steps.
She could feel herself becoming nervous, and with the nervousness came a rise in the activity of her magical power, but fortunately these were internal changes and would not be noticeable.
Five steps, six steps, seven steps, eight steps.
It was not until passing by the cake that Delphinium felt a magical power sweeping over her body. There was indeed some kind of ritual structure in it, but it could be said to be very simple and rustic.
Precisely because the structure of the technique was simple enough, Delphinium was able to determine even the content it focused on scanning and investigating: this technique detected the heart rate and magical activity of nearby objects.
There is no doubt that if it is an ordinary person, there must be a heart rate. And if it is a pure magic body like a magical girl, the important indicator in the body is the magic activity. If it is just scanning this indicator, it is indeed too low-level to be any lower, much simpler than astrology.
But the problem lies precisely in this "scanning magic activity".
Previously, Cuiqiao had been guarding against all the techniques that could theoretically reveal information such as "birthday". She emptied her mind and concealed her true identity. In theory, her real birthday was not February 14th. If this candle was really some so-called high-tech, then she would most likely be able to pass.
However, this candle claims to be "high-tech", uses "astrology", and even has other additional functions...
As a result, it turned out to be just a cheap item that could scan magic activity.
So, under the gaze of everyone, the candle burned.
(End of this chapter)
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