Chapter 370: Miscellaneous Talks During the Magical Equipment Assessment
The so-called "qualification certification" assessment system, when it was first established, actually meant "protection" more than "honor."
This system, drafted by the Magical Institute and the Research Institute, was only to prevent the magical girls, who were not very powerful at the time, from blindly fighting against beasts that were beyond their ability.
If you haven't reached the White Card, don't attempt to challenge the Pupa Stage without authorization; if you haven't obtained the Word Card, don't attempt to challenge the Metamorphosis Stage above the Half-Metamorphosis Stage without authorization. Linking strength to "qualification," rather than simply judging strength based on the Kaihua Stage, is a system that prevents the meaningless loss of precious reserve combat power.
For this reason, in the early days of the qualification certification system, there was actually no so-called "written test". At that time, the qualification certification only had two "practical" projects, one for testing magic equipment, and the other for testing the mastery of techniques and other basic abilities.
Over time, many things have changed. The symbolic meanings of "white card" and "character card" have gradually shifted, no longer simply being "qualifications for a crusade," but now conferring more honors, rights, and obligations. At the same time, the content of the white card and character card assessments has gradually become different. Today, white card and character card have become two very different tests.
Even the white card test itself has evolved from a single two-practice test to the current four-written test and four-practice test, just to evaluate the abilities of a new magical girl in a more multi-dimensional way.
However, one thing that has remained unchanged from ancient times to the present day is the "Magic Armor" test. It should be said that ever since the magic qualification certification system matured, the "Magic Armor" test has never been removed from the white card assessment.
There is no doubt about this, simply because magic equipment is the absolute core of a magical girl's ability. A magical girl who cannot develop her own magic equipment ability well is almost doomed to not go far.
Ability specifications, scope of application, application areas, development potential, stability... these are all indicators that the examination institute will refer to. After combining these test contents together, the examiners will give a comprehensive rating of the magic equipment.
"The Soliflore-class, representing the highest level, is like a single flower crown; the Aster-class, symbolizing the shining star; and then there's the Briza-class, corresponding to the blue sky, the atmosphere, and the breeze..."
Huazhu's mouth kept spouting strange national language words one after another, leaving Bohe and Lin Xiaolu stunned. Fortunately, they were not completely unfamiliar with this assessment, so they realized that these words were probably the true meaning of the "S", "A", and "B" grades they had heard before.
"You should know that the potential of a magic suit is related to the complexity of its external form, right? A pair of magic suits will have greater potential than a single piece, and a group of magic suits will have even greater potential."
Huazhu, who had already separated from the small group of Silver Corridor graduates, naturally took the space between Lin Xiaolu and Bohe as if they were old friends, explaining to them, "That's why the kid who said he was a B-level kid probably wasn't telling the truth."
"Why?" Lin Xiaolu asked curiously.
Knowing that the other party's target was herself, not Delphinium, she felt she had no reason to refuse and agreed. Since others had already brought the information to her door, she naturally had to ask a few more questions based on the principle of not listening.
"Because I've never heard of a non-paired magical suit being rated above C-rank in the Silver Corridor."
Hua Zhu's tone was calm. "That child's magic suit appears to be a very simple single piece. While I don't mean to discriminate against anyone... from the lowest E-grade to C-grade, a single piece of magic suit must cross three levels to reach B-grade. Such feats have been extremely rare since ancient times. She doesn't seem like someone who could pull off such a feat."
"It's impossible for a single piece of magic armor to be above C level?" Lin Xiaolu was a little unhappy when she heard this.
Although she didn't say it to anyone, she knew her own situation very well. Her magic suit could only be described as a "single piece".
"It's highly likely, or almost impossible at the white card stage."
Hua Zhu seemed oblivious to the emotion in Lin Xiaolu's words. "Some magical girls evolve their magic suits from a single piece into other forms after reaching the Bud level. However, this is the result of personal effort and luck. During the White Card Assessment, the examiners won't raise scores just for the sake of an illusory future."
"What if the child is gifted?" Lin Xiaolu was still trying to argue.
"Maybe, but it's definitely not that child." Hua Zhu glanced at Lin Xiaolu.
"Hmm?" Lin Xiaolu noticed the hidden meaning in his words.
"One of the external manifestations of my magic suit ability is that it allows me to discern the truth of others' words to a certain extent."
Hua Zhu looked at Lin Xiaolu with her heart-shaped irises: "So I heard that the child was bluffing."
"...What the hell, can you read minds?" Lin Xiaolu subconsciously took two steps away from Huazhu.
"It's not to that extent. I said it, it's just about distinguishing truth from lies."
Hua Zhu didn't pay attention to Lin Xiaolu's actions: "For example, you just said that she might be gifted. I can hear that you don't believe what you said."
Now Lin Xiaolu was silent.
"So, the minimum level of paired magic armor is B or above?" Lin Xiaolu didn't say anything, giving Bohe, who was listening, the opportunity to ask questions.
"Generally speaking, a pair of magic suits will only be rated C-rank if they perform really poorly."
Hua Zhu knows everything: "Just like a group of magic costumes, they will only be rated B-level if they perform really badly."
"That suit?" It was finally Bai Jingxuan's turn to ask.
"Undoubtedly an S." Hua Zhu's answer was also very accurate. "It should be said that throughout the history of the country, there have been only a few magical girls who have been able to achieve an S-level rating for their magic suits at the bare-bones stage. The vast majority of them have become famous figures in history books, and can even be seen in the country's upper echelons today."
Lin Xiaolu and Bai Jingxuan looked at each other, and the two children almost thought of the same person at the same time.
"Well, you said cornflower..." In the end, Lin Xiaolu couldn't stand it anymore and asked the question out loud.
"Cornflower never took the White Card test. She skipped it."
Hua Zhu gave Lin Xiaolu a meaningful look and said, "The character card assessment doesn't test magic equipment, so no one knows what the rating of her magic equipment should be."
"Oh, that's true." Lin Xiaolu didn't want to look her in the eye, so she looked away awkwardly.
Several people leaned against the wall of the corridor, chatting here and there. After they finished talking about the information related to the assessment, Bohe took the lead and started talking about various strange stories and gossips... It must be said that Bohe does have a talent that ordinary people cannot match in livening up the atmosphere and creating topics, so even if Huazhu was a stranger to them before today, they could chat for hours.
Just like that, when the four of them became more and more interested in talking, to the point that they almost forgot what they were doing there, the door of the examination room in front of them finally opened for the umpteenth time.
This time, the person whose exam number was called was Bai Jingxuan.
(End of this chapter)
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