Transform into a magical girl after getting off work-Chapter 665 - 223: Chatting in the Magic Armor Assessment Room

The so-called "qualification certification" assessment system, at its inception, actually carried a greater meaning of "protection" over "honor."

The system jointly drafted by the Magical Affairs Institute and the Research Institute was simply to prevent magical girls, who were not very powerful at the time, from blindly combating Remnant Beasts beyond their capabilities.

Without reaching the White Card, don't blindly confront the Pupa Stage; without obtaining the word plate, don't blindly challenge the Metamorphosis Stage that exceeds Half-Molt. Tying strength with "qualification" rather than just judging by the Kaihua stage is a system to prevent the precious preparatory combat power from unnecessary wastage.

For this reason, there was no so-called "written test" during the early days of the qualification certification system. At that time, the qualification certification consisted of only two "combat" projects, one for testing Magic Armor and the other for testing the mastery of magic techniques and other basic abilities.

As times have changed, many elements have evolved. The symbolic meanings of "White Card" and "word plate" gradually changed, no longer solely signifying "combat qualification certificates," but also being endowed with more honor, rights, and obligations. Meanwhile, the test content for the White Card and word plate assessments also gradually became distinguished. Today, the White Card and word plate have become two very different types of tests.

Even the White Card test itself evolved from a simple two-combat project to the current format of four written tests and four combat projects. This is to evaluate a newbie magical girl's capabilities in a more multidimensional way.

However, one aspect has not changed since ancient times, and that is the "Magic Armor" test. Ever since the maturity of the magic qualification assessment system, the "Magic Armor" project has never been removed from the White Card assessment.

This point is indisputable, simply because the Magic Armor is the absolute core of a magical girl's abilities. A magical girl who cannot properly develop her Magic Armor abilities is almost destined for a short-lived career.

Ability specifications, range of influence, application field, development potential, stability... These are the metrics the Exam Institute will reference. After combining these test contents, the examiners will provide a comprehensive rating for the Magic Armor.

"Representing the highest level, like a solitary blooming flower, the Soliflore level; symbolizing a shining star, the Aster level; followed by Briza level corresponding to the blue sky, atmosphere, and breeze..."

Words unfamiliar in the language of the Kingdom kept popping out of Hua Zhu's mouth, confusing Mint and Lin Xiaolu beside her. Fortunately, they were not completely ignorant about this assessment. By piecing together the clues, they realized that these words probably referred to the actual meanings behind the "S," "A," "B" ratings they had heard before.

"You should know that the potential of Magic Armor is related to the complexity of its external form, right? Paired Magic Armor has more potential than a single piece, and group Magic Armor has even more potential."

Hua Zhu, who had separated from the small group of graduates from the Silver Corridor, naturally took the empty space between Lin Xiaolu and Mint, explaining to them as if they were old friends: "That's why the kid who claimed to be of B Level probably wasn't telling the truth."

"Why?" Lin Xiaolu asked curiously.

Realizing that the new acquaintance's target was herself, and not the Emerald Sparrow, she felt there was no reason to refuse and agreed to listen. Since the information was at her doorstep, she thought she might as well ask a few more questions.

"Because it's never been heard of in the Silver Corridor that non-'paired' Magic Armor could receive a rating above C Level."

Hua Zhu's tone was calm: "From the appearance, the child's Magic Armor was a very simple single piece. Although I mean no offense to anyone... going from the lowest E Level to C Level, a single piece of Magic Armor needs to leap three levels to even reach a B Level rating; such achievements are extremely rare in history. She doesn't seem like someone who could achieve that."

"A single piece of Magic Armor can't be above C Level?" Hearing this, Lin Xiaolu was a bit displeased.

Even though she didn't say it out loud, she knew her own situation well. Her Magic Armor could also only be called a "single piece."

"Most likely, or rather, at the White Card stage, it's practically impossible."

Hua Zhu didn't seem to notice the emotion in Lin Xiaolu's words: "Some magical girls evolve their Magic Armor from a single piece to other forms after the Bud Level. But that's the result of personal effort and opportunity, and at the White Card assessment stage, examiners can't raise scores for an uncertain future."

"What if that kid is extraordinarily gifted?" Lin Xiaolu continued to argue.

"Maybe, but definitely not that child." Hua Zhu glanced at Lin Xiaolu.

"Hm?" Lin Xiaolu sensed the underlying meaning in the words.

"One outward manifestation of my Magic Armor capability is that it allows me to discern some measure of truth or falsehood in others' words."

Hua Zhu looked at Lin Xiaolu with heart-shaped irises: "So I could tell that kid was bluffing."

"...What? You can read minds?" Lin Xiaolu instinctively stepped back two steps from Hua Zhu.

"Not to that extent, as I said, just discerning between truth and falsehood."

Hua Zhu didn't pay any mind to Lin Xiaolu's reaction: "For instance, when you said she might be extraordinarily gifted, I could tell you didn't even believe your own words."

This left Lin Xiaolu speechless.

"So paired Magic Armor is guaranteed to be B Level or higher?" With Lin Xiaolu being silent, this gave Mint the chance to ask.

"Generally speaking, it's true. Paired Magic Armor only gets rated at C Level if it performs really poorly."

Hua Zhu was straightforward: "Just like a group Magic Armor only gets rated at B Level if it really performs terribly."

"And what about sets?" Finally, it was Bai Jingxuan's turn to ask.

"Undoubtedly S Level," Hua Zhu replied affirmatively: "To say the least, there have only been two digits of magical girls in the history of the Kingdom who managed to get an S Level rating for their Magic Armor at the White Card stage. Most of them have become well-known figures in history books, or are even currently part of the upper echelon of the Kingdom."

Lin Xiaolu and Bai Jingxuan exchanged a glance, both simultaneously thinking of the same individual.

"Then, what about Cornflower...?" Eventually, it was Lin Xiaolu who couldn't suppress her curiosity and blurted out the question.

"Cornflower never participated in the White Card assessment; she skipped it."

Hua Zhu looked at Lin Xiaolu meaningfully: "The word plate assessment doesn't test Magic Armor, so no one knows what rating her Magic Armor should have."

"Oh, that makes sense." Lin Xiaolu, not wanting to make eye contact, awkwardly averted her gaze.

The group leaned against the corridor wall, chatting idly. After exhausting the information related to the assessment, Mint took the lead, starting discussions on various anecdotal stories and gossip. It had to be said that Mint truly possessed a talent for enlivening the atmosphere and creating topics. Even though Hua Zhu hadn't known them before today, she easily conversed with them for hours.

Finally, when the four were so engaged in their conversation that they nearly forgot why they were there, the door to the testing room before them opened once more.

This time, the test number called belonged to Bai Jingxuan.