Chapter 328 Intelligence Expert
"Let me think, from what angle should I start explaining..."
Although the process was a bit bumpy, Lin Xiaolu's Team 629 had completed the assembly. Seeing that there was still a short time before the assessment officially began, the three of them left the most crowded area and stood on an empty patch of grass nearby. Then, the magical girl codenamed Mint began to explain what had happened before: "Do you think it would be more efficient to state the conclusion first? Then I'll get straight to the point. It's normal for you to sense my position changing with the number plate, because I am indeed moving continuously. But the purpose is not to tease you or anything like that, but to spy on the enemy."
"To spy on the enemy?" Lin Xiaolu had an expression that said, "You continue to make up stories, I'm listening." Bai Jingxuan beside her did not show any trust at all.
"Well, don't worry, let me explain slowly. To be more precise, it's an inspection of the competitor's lineup, right?"
Bohe expressed his understanding of the two people's attitudes: "Aren't you curious? What kind of teams are formed by those magical girls who rank at the top of the 'big shot list'? Are they assigned to very weak teammates, or are they combined with very strong candidates? If we meet them in the next assessment, knowing the strength distribution of the team in advance will give us an intelligence advantage in the competition, right?"
“…That’s not unreasonable.”
Lin Xiaolu nodded reluctantly, acknowledging the other party's statement. She had also joined some candidate communication communities these days, so she naturally knew about the existence of the "big shot list". She even laughed at the editor for being a frog in the well at first because Delphinium was not included in the list, but she was soon reprimanded.
The actual combat assessment is not just based on the performance of the magical girl, but the ranking is a more important reference. In other words, if her competitors are strong, then even if her performance in previous years is good enough, but she is not ranked high enough in this year's assessment, she will still not get a good score.
Therefore, the first thing each team should consider after gathering should be "how to perform better than other teams."
"But what does this have to do with you running around the field like you were taking a walk?" Unfortunately, although the other party's statement made sense, it still failed to explain her behavior, so Lin Xiaolu continued to ask.
"What other connection could there be? Of course I have to go and confirm it with my own eyes."
Mint put one hand on her waist and said, "Pretend to get close to them, congratulate and encourage each other, but actually secretly observe the composition of their team. This is a very important intelligence work!"
"Huh? What kind of statement is that?"
Lin Xiaolu still looked unconvinced: "Let's not talk about how you know the top few names on the so-called 'big shot list'. Can you tell the strength of their teammates just by looking at them?"
"Of course, it's not just about looking at it, it requires combining a variety of information."
Bohe raised a finger with some complacency: "First of all, I know every code on the list by heart, and I also pay attention to the information of these people. I can easily determine whether there are people on the list who are assigned together."
As she said this, she raised her second finger and said, "Then there are the achievements. I will collect information about all the potential candidates in this year's exams, and find out which ones have achievements that cannot be underestimated, so as to judge the opponent's strength range."
Then she raised her third finger: "Finally, if the other party is not well-known, then I will rely on my vision! Don't look at me like this, I have a strong sense of powerful people. Unless someone is really hiding too deeply, basically no one can escape my eyes."
“Is this true or false?”
Lin Xiaolu raised her eyebrows: "Then let me see it?"
"Hehe, then I'll show you my skills. Don't disbelieve me after I tell you."
Mint sneered: "You are the magical girl from Fangting City, right?"
"Oh?" Lin Xiaolu was shocked when these words came out.
"Last year, Fangting City was attacked on a large scale by the Black Dawn. There were members of the Black Dawn level who appeared, and the entire city was almost destroyed. We, the magical girls of the Central City, have heard about this incident a long time ago."
Mint was three parts serious and seven parts boastful, his tone rising and falling: "Considering that you are able to participate in this assessment, your Kaihua stage must be above the Bud level, which means that you must have been magical girls before the attack. So, no matter what, you should have participated in the direct confrontation with the Black Dawn and survived the attack."
"Interesting." Lin Xiaolu finally gave a positive comment.
"Plus, with my ability to judge people, I can tell that you and the kid next to you who wants to beat me up, although you are only elementary school students, must be quite strong."
Mint put away his fingers and waved his fist: "Without a doubt, the composition of our team is excellent!"
"…Almost all correct, except for one thing."
Lin Xiaolu lowered her eyelids and looked at her: "I'm not a primary school student. I'm almost 15."
"15?"
This time it was Mint who looked at Lin Xiaolu with some disbelief. After a while, he said angrily, "You really look pretty shabby...ah, pretty childish...uh, pretty unhurried."
"Do you want to fight?" Lin Xiaolu raised the wand in her hand.
"Surrender. I don't intend to be disqualified for causing trouble in the examination room."
Bohe immediately raised his hands: "Anyway, you should trust me now, right? I'm a professional when it comes to intelligence."
"Tsk... Never mind. I already believe you just because you can say the word 'Fangting City'."
She was a little dissatisfied and clicked her tongue, but Lin Xiaolu was not a violent person and did not want to fight with a teammate she had just met. If she really did such a thing, it would be reported to Cuique after the exam, which would greatly reduce her evaluation in her mind. Therefore, she endured the other party's seemingly provocative evaluation of her and remained rational and said: "So, the reason why you left our two teammates aside and ran around the field like a wild dog is because you can find where the people on the "big shot list" are?"
Of course, since the other party used such impolite words to describe herself, she couldn't use any nice words to describe the other party.
"Just pay attention to the degree of crowd gathering before the test, the reactions of the people around you when the teams are assigned, the emotional fluctuations and volume of some teams after they are reunited, and combine it with a little intelligence."
Bohe raised her phone and showed her social media friends list: "I'm not trying to show off, but I have added most of the people on the list as my friends. When I ask them 'where are you? I want to see your team', they will reply as long as they read my message. Rather, they think I'm a warm-hearted friend and want to thank me."
"Is there really no one who doubts your motives?" Lin Xiaolu was a little dumbfounded.
"After all, I am also on the list, ranked 31st. What's more, when I went to find them, I didn't even 'join my teammates'. Doesn't this show that I care about them?"
Bohe smiled and said, "If I meet up with you guys first and then go to them to get information, it would seem that my motives are not pure. But if I ignore my own teammates and check on their team formation, it would mean that I put friendship first!"
"So you're just leaving us alone for such a silly reason?"
Lin Xiaolu frowned: "Do you know that I couldn't find you for a long time, and even thought my equipment was broken?"
"terribly sorry."
Unexpectedly, regarding this matter, Bohe bowed his head and admitted his mistake seriously: "I know that doing this is very disrespectful to you, so I was planning to explain it to you later and apologize sincerely."
“…I hope this won’t happen again.”
Sensing that Bai Jingxuan was still ready to move, Lin Xiaolu turned around and shook her head, then looked at Bo He seriously: "You said that you are 31st on the 'big shot list' and that you are doing intelligence work, which shows that you attach great importance to the victory or defeat of the assessment. I hope you can really turn these things into advantages for our team."
There is no doubt that her first impression of her teammate was quite bad.
Although he looked dashing and handsome, he was not serious when he spoke. He took action on his own before the first meeting and caused such a problem. His words were even more offensive. If the full score for teammates was ten, Lin Xiaolu's evaluation of the other party was only four points, at most five points.
As for why she still had such a passing score, it was because the self-proclaimed "intelligence expert" and "No. 31 on the top list" seemed to be really powerful. Although Lin Xiaolu was confident in her own abilities, she was not arrogant enough to think that she must be much better than the people on the so-called "top list".
After all, practical assessment is an occasion that tests one's true ability. No matter how bad a candidate is, as long as he or she has enough strength and quality and is willing to work in a team to win, he or she can be considered a good teammate.
The only good things Lin Xiaolu said about Bo He came mainly from the idea that "this person seems to have some real abilities."
But soon, she couldn't help but feel a little doubtful.
"...You call yourself an intelligence expert, so this so-called big shot list doesn't have anything to do with you. Is your ranking of 31 really reliable?"
Based on the principle that teams should exchange as much information as possible, she asked rather mercilessly: "Could it be that the ranking was obtained by favors?"
"Ah? This? Don't worry, this is definitely not a ranking based on personal connections. It's absolutely accurate."
This question was already quite harsh, but Bo He smiled heartily and pointed his thumb at himself: "After all, I ranked 31st myself!"
(End of this chapter)
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