Chapter 368 Magical Equipment Assessment
——"Candidates who are watching please move aside. The next candidate will enter."
Through the door, the examiner's voice in the examination room was clearly transmitted to the corridor outside.
Compared to the grand maze of the first test, the examination room for the second test was undoubtedly much simpler - it was just a classroom in the Silver Corridor.
Although it is an educational institution directly under the state, the classrooms in Yinlang are actually not simple. They have two notable characteristics: the first is that they are large, and the second is that they are numerous.
They are said to be large because their interiors have generally undergone space stretching modifications, allowing them to accommodate larger equipment when necessary.
The reason they're called "numerous" is that these classrooms are usually arranged by subject, with each class having between five and seven classrooms depending on the subject. In order to uphold the principles of personalized and elite education, the reserve magical girls who receive training at the Silver Corridor are even given their own equipment, rather than sharing it.
Perhaps it is precisely because of this high-investment preparatory education that the average contribution of magical girls from the Silver Corridor in their careers is much greater than that of their colleagues from ordinary backgrounds, and the number of them serving in the five academies of the country is also much greater than that of magical girls from the material world.
Of course, this future was still a bit far off for the candidates currently taking the actual assessment. Speaking of more practical manifestations, we had to mention the ranking of top performers that Mint had previously listed.
Ranked first on the list, Muqian, who is considered by Mint to be the strongest magical girl in this assessment, is from Yinlang.
Furthermore, if one were to unfold this so-called "big shot" list and categorize the fifty individuals by identity, "Silver Corridor Faction" would undoubtedly be the most frequently appearing label. Following this would perhaps be identities like "Central City Garrison Squad."
During the first maze test, because the rules required candidates to operate in small teams and the maze's complex terrain made it difficult to locate each other, this kind of factionalism didn't show up much. At best, in the middle and later stages of the test, some candidates with similar backgrounds would band together to form larger teams.
When it came to the second test, probably because it relied mainly on individual effort and did not require teamwork, many candidates naturally chose to go with companions with whom they had better relationships.
Magical girls from the Silver Corridor prefer to be with their former classmates; magical girls from the Central City also tend to be with teammates from the same city or other central cities; magical girls from small cities also feel that candidates from other small cities have more in common with them...
However, there are still people who gather together according to their exam groups.
For example, Lin Xiaolu, Bai Jingxuan, and Bo He.
At this time, the three of them stood together in the corridor, looking at the testing process going on in the classroom.
Although they were standing together, the distance between Lin Xiaolu and Bo He was particularly far. Although Bo He didn't seem to show any reaction, Lin Xiaolu did not hide the disgust in her expression at all.
This disdain was not because the other party was related to Black Ember Dawn. Rather, after knowing that Bohe had not participated in the evil deeds done by Black Ember Dawn, Lin Xiaolu would not harbor any prejudice against him.
What really made her feel disgusted with Bohe was, after all, Bohe's behavior yesterday when she tried every possible way to contact Delphinium through her.
——"That's disgusting."
This was the thought that Lin Xiaolu blurted out at the time.
Although it is actually very normal for the other party to be a fan of Delphinium, and Lin Xiaolu even quite agrees with it, the flattering attitude he displayed is really unacceptable to Lin Xiaolu.
The most unacceptable thing, besides the fact that Mint would scream like the most mindless fan at every turn, was that she actually went so far as to ask for Delphinium's autograph.
Even Lin Xiaolu herself doesn't have Delphinium's signature.
Although she knew that if she asked Delphinium for it, Delphinium would probably sign one for her, but the two of them were too familiar with each other now, making the act of "asking for an autograph" seem strange.
Furthermore, Lin Xiaolu considered herself to be Cuique's student in name only, and her acknowledged "daughter" in private. Even though it was only in private, she could still call her "Mom"! She and Cuique were already so close, wouldn't asking for an autograph lower her status?
In short, inexplicably, Bohe, this "outsider", actually did things that Lin Xiaolu had never done and possessed things that Lin Xiaolu did not have.
This made her feel very unhappy.
Even though Mint later said that she only admired those famous and powerful magical girls, and became a fan of Cornflower only because she yearned for her deeds and legends, and she did not have any other presumptuous thoughts, it still did not make Lin Xiaolu feel relieved.
After all, even if Lin Xiaolu doesn't admit it, there is some repulsion between the two of them on this matter.
Lin Xiaolu likes delphinium very much and thinks it should be liked by more people. But when someone expresses their affection for delphinium in front of her, she feels a little jealous.
Well, a little bit.
This led to the two's current strange relationship and way of getting along - Bohe didn't want to stay with other beasts, so as not to act unnatural and be exposed, but she would rather act with Bai Jingxuan and Lin Xiaolu, the two she called sacrifices; while Lin Xiaolu was not very confident in Bohe, a "person from Black Embers Dawn", and felt that it might be safer to let him stay within her sight.
Both of them agreed that they should act together, but Lin Xiaolu still disliked Bo He.
Bai Jingxuan, who was originally quite hostile to Bohe, returned to normal after learning that the other party was not a truly crippled beast.
Now, Lin Xiaolu and Bo He were standing on the left and right sides, with Bai Jingxuan in the middle. Although the three of them were standing side by side, they were subtly disconnected and didn't even communicate with each other.
They were just watching to see what the candidates coming out of the examination room had to say.
Now, it was time for the last candidate who had finished the test to come out. As soon as she walked out of the door, the surrounding magical girls gathered around her.
When the candidate came out, he didn't even have time to put away his magic suit, so Lin Xiaolu saw the appearance of his magic suit from a distance - it was a simple white handheld windmill, which seemed to be no different from those low-quality toys sold by street vendors.
And even such an unremarkable magic suit, according to her, actually received a potential evaluation of "B".
This naturally aroused the curiosity of the candidates watching outside the door.
However, to protect the privacy of the examinees' abilities, the examination hall windows were sealed and even set up to block perception. Therefore, the examinees waiting in the hallway could not see the abilities of the examinees inside. The magical girl who had just finished the test clearly did not want to reveal her magical abilities, so she simply exchanged a few pleasantries before leaving.
——"This person looks like he lied."
A strange voice suddenly came into Lin Xiaolu's ears from the side.
Lin Xiaolu turned her head and found that it was a group of candidates she didn't know. At this time, the magical girl standing in the center of the small group said these words.
There was no doubt that her views were somewhat sharp and curious enough, so the members of the small group around her also asked questions in confusion.
However, after saying this, the magical girl seemed to realize that she had said something out of turn, shook her head, and stopped talking about this topic.
Another annoying guy who likes to play charades.
Lin Xiaolu couldn't help but roll her eyes.
However, when she looked away, another person in the team took action. Bo He, who had been eager to make a move because no one paid attention to her, seemed to have suddenly found a target. She left Bai Jingxuan's side and walked towards the small group over there.
"Hey, Flower Candle!"
Then, as if meeting an acquaintance, he naturally called out to the magical girl standing in the center.
(End of this chapter)
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