Chapter 373 Lin Xiaolu's Test
Like Bai Jingxuan, Lin Xiaolu, who entered the examination room, was first told to wait there for a while, and then was assigned to the equipment in the corner to start testing the values of her own magic equipment.
The same equipment, the same process, the same examiner—everything seemed the same as Bai Jingxuan's test. Lin Xiaolu stood there blankly, watching the equipment sweep across the white scepter in her hand.
One minute, two minutes, three minutes... When Lin Xiaolu began to wonder why her examination took so long, the instrument in front of her finally stopped.
The open ring-shaped detection structure slowly folded and was retracted into the instrument. The raised analysis device gradually returned to the horizontal plane. The indicator lights on the entire surface of the instrument flashed at a certain fixed rhythm, and then -
——“Beep——”
The red light came on.
This strange movement immediately caught the attention of the examiners. Lin Xiaolu didn't know what the red light meant, but they knew it all too well: it meant the instrument was reporting an error.
From Lin Xiaolu's perspective, one of the examiners put away the light screen in his hand and quickly walked to the instrument. He fiddled with the operating interface for a while, muttering something, before turning to look at her.
"Did you touch the screen over there when you walked over here just now?"
"Ah? What screen?" Lin Xiaolu was confused.
"It's the part I just operated on." The examiner pointed.
"No, I was very careful when I walked over here." Lin Xiaolu shook her head.
"When you extracted the magic suit, did you release too much magic power? Did the fluctuation of magic power affect the backup operator over there?" The examiner had a strange expression on his face.
"Of course not. It's not like I haven't used magic suits before. How could I make such a low-level mistake?" Lin Xiaolu said confidently.
"That's strange... nothing's moving, so why is the instrument reporting an error?"
The examiner didn't ask further questions, nor did she seem to doubt Lin Xiaolu's intention. She knew full well that the on-site instrument debugging had fully considered various special circumstances, and it would be difficult for an ignorant candidate to influence the instrument's test results using conventional means. The reason she asked Lin Xiaolu was just a fluke.
After all, if there was no problem with Lin Xiaolu's operation, then the problem could only be with the instrument itself.
"Wait a moment."
So the examiner gave Lin Xiaolu some instructions, then walked to the other end of the instrument, placed one hand in a groove on the instrument, and released her magic power - she decided to go deep into the testing instrument to find the root cause of the error.
This process lasted for about five minutes before the examiner took his hand away from the groove with a strange look on his face.
"Instructor, what does 'test data exceeds the upper limit of the bud-level report template' mean?"
She turned around and asked the examiner who was still on the other side of the examination room.
"...What?" The examiner who had remained silent throughout the entire process finally responded.
"The data exceeds the upper limit of the bud-level report template." The examiner next to Lin Xiaolu repeated it again.
"Oh, that's what it means. The result is higher than the highest value in the database, so the report can't be generated. It's an error."
The examiner, known as "mentor" and clearly a bit more experienced, put away the light screen in his hand and walked towards Lin Xiaolu and the others. "What's wrong? Is this the reason for the instrument's error?"
"At least that's the reason I see..." the younger examiner replied.
"Okay, let me take a look." The old examiner gestured to the young examiner to move aside, and he walked to the groove of the instrument and put his hand on it.
Soon, she, like the young examiner before, let go of his hand with a strange look on her face: "Indeed, you are not mistaken."
After saying this, the two examiners' eyes were simultaneously focused on Lin Xiaolu's face.
"...What's wrong?" Even though Lin Xiaolu was not very nervous, she felt a little uneasy when she was stared at by these two people.
"Nothing, I just need your cooperation to test it again."
The old examiner remained calm, narrowing his eyes and smiling cordially. He then turned to the young examiner beside him and said, "Adjust it to the Flower Level standard."
"Really? Isn't it a bud level?"
"Just adjust it when I tell you to. Why are you talking so much nonsense?" The old examiner stretched out his hand and poked the young examiner on the waist, causing the young examiner to gasp in pain.
Two minutes later, the instrument restarted, and the two examiners stepped aside, once again giving the stage to Lin Xiaolu.
This time, the adjusted instrument showed a completely different posture. The ring-shaped structure of its detection port had expanded into a door, completely covering Lin Xiaolu. The white detection light continued to rotate, turning into a vortex, waiting for Lin Xiaolu.
"Your magic suit isn't just a single piece. It has an expanded form, right?"
The old examiner smiled and said to Lin Xiaolu: "Remember to use it this time, the result will be more accurate."
"Ah, oh." Realizing that her magic costume seemed to be really unique in the eyes of the examiner, Lin Xiaolu was encouraged and felt much more motivated. So, she raised her hand excitedly and once again took out her magic costume in front of the instrument.
"Wang Yao!"
A white scepter appeared in her palm along with the light, and the detection light in the instrument suddenly fluctuated violently.
Obviously, after raising the standard, the instrument's response to Lin Xiaolu's magic suit also became active. But everyone knew that this was not the end.
"Wang Yao, expand the form, guard form!"
Following Lin Xiaolu's command, the shape of the white scepter changed.
The staff stretched, its tip sharpened, and silk threads, emerging from nowhere, wrapped around it, forming a protective layer. Finally, the scepter in Lin Xiaolu's hand transformed into a pale blue spear.
This sudden change caused both examiners to reveal stunned expressions. While the older examiner was briefly startled, the younger examiner was stunned, as if his worldview had been shattered.
"...Teacher, what is this?"
After a long while, the young examiner finally woke up and asked a question.
"have no idea."
The old examiner's answer was very straightforward, but unlike the young examiner's confusion, his eyes flickered as he looked at Lin Xiaolu with the expression of an explorer who had discovered a gold mine. "All I know is that the research project for the next few years has been settled."
"What project? Magical transformation?"
The young examiner looked at his instructor and asked, "Is there any precedent for this? How come I've never heard of it?"
"It's worth studying because there's no precedent. A magical suit that can transform, doesn't that sound interesting enough?"
The old examiner rubbed his chin. "Furthermore, this child's magic suit has two forms. Let's not talk about the weapon-like form right now. The scepter-like form... well, I can't say anything nonsense."
"A scepter-like form? Did you see anything, Master?"
"Let's read the report first."
The old examiner waved her hand, and the instrument in front of them stopped working. This time, a green light came on. She asked Lin Xiaolu to rest while she impatiently opened the information about the test on the screen.
The first thing that caught her eye were two of the most intuitive results:
[Capability specification: Level 4]
[Development Potential: Gem Scepter]
(End of this chapter)
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