Get off work and become a magical girl

Chapter 330 The First Assessment
When all the teams in the square had gathered, the candidates gradually calmed down after their initial restlessness and excitement, and began to wait quietly for something.

This situation lasted for several minutes. Soon, as the bell rang, marking the start of the test, some changes occurred in the square where the candidates gathered.

The center of the square had been fenced off at some point, and all the examinees were driven outside the fence. Soon, a high platform gradually rose in the center.

Lin Xiaolu stood among the crowd, shaking her head, trying to see through the wall of people in front of her. However, this action did not allow her to see clearly what was happening in the field. Not only that, as some magical girls in front of her chose to fly because they could not see the situation clearly, Lin Xiaolu's vision was completely blocked by the black wall of people.

She looked at the wall of people in front of her helplessly, and looked around, and found that Bai Jingxuan and Bo He had flown into the air without her knowing when, and the magic girls behind them were gradually floating higher into the sky. She no longer hesitated, put her heels on the ground, and rushed into the air.

At this moment, in the middle of the square, a woman in a floral dress stood on a high platform, covered with a silk shawl and holding a parasol. As the platform rose, she slowly became the focus of everyone present.

——"Good morning, everyone."

Without stopping the candidates from floating into the air one after another, she used a spell to ensure that her voice could be heard throughout the venue, and then she spoke in a rather casual tone:

"I am the examiner of your first practical assessment, Yue Ji, an intellectual manager of the Lunnore Institute. I am very happy to be a witness to the critical moments of your growth."

"At the same time, I am also the technical director of the special examination room for this assessment. In the following assessment, all technical content has been safety verified by the examiner team. We can ensure that you will not be in danger during the process. So, please give full play to your talents and work hard to obtain a higher ranking."

"Although I believe that all the candidates here already know the content of the next test, because the standards and rules have changed slightly this year, I will explain it to you again just in case."

"The rule used in the practical test is the 'points system'. According to your performance in the test, the Examination Institute will issue you corresponding points."

She waved one hand in the air, and countless magical light points formed a huge surrounding light curtain behind her. As she spoke, the text of "Integral Rules" was projected onto the light curtain.

Suddenly, there was a lot of sound of people taking photos with their mobile phones at the scene.

"In principle, you can only earn points based on your performance in each project. But in reality, there are three other possibilities for points to change besides the test results."

The examiner still did not restrict the candidates' behavior. He just blinked and continued:
"The first factor is 'teammate performance', because the actual combat assessment is conducted in a team of three, so if your teammates perform very well in the end, you will receive extra bonus points; conversely, if your teammates perform very poorly, you will be deducted extra points."

"The second factor is 'discipline'. If a candidate disrupts the order and discipline of the examination room during the examination and hinders the normal progress of the examination, points will be deducted according to the severity of his behavior. At the same time, according to the different standards of each assessment, there is also the possibility of additional deduction or bonus points."

"Finally, the extra factor of this Queen's Year is 'audience evaluation'. Your performance in the assessment will be selectively displayed to the guests on the viewing platform by the magic mirror in the examination room. If a candidate's performance is particularly outstanding and is recognized by the guests, he or she will be awarded extra points."

"When all four tests are completed, the Examination Institute will add up all the points and rank you. The resulting ranking will be your final score."

After saying this, the examiner looked down from the podium and said, "These are the basic rules for the practical assessment."

She pressed her hand lightly, and the content about "points rules" in the projection behind her disappeared. Some magical girls in the field realized belatedly that they should have taken a photo earlier, and they made a little restless noise.

However, the examiner continued her speech at her own pace. She waved her hand again, and new images and content appeared on the projection.

It was a huge three-dimensional structure picture.

At first glance, it looked a bit like a Rubik's Cube, but a closer look revealed that the thing shown in the picture was definitely not a small object like a Rubik's Cube, but a huge thing: a schematic diagram of a square building with so many floors that it was impossible to count them with the naked eye, and the area seemed to be bizarrely large. The reason why the size of this building can be judged is that in the picture, you can vaguely see a structure that looks like a passage, and you can also see shrubs and flowers mixed in the passage - yes, such a huge building is even completely composed of flowers and shrubs. The passages of those buildings look as thin as the fibers of plant branches in the picture. As for the flowers and leaves, they are not even the size of a dot in this picture.

Just seeing such a bizarre "building" that is completely impossible to achieve in the material world is enough to silence many candidates.

"Then let's get to the point and talk about the first practical exam that you will face next."

The examiner seemed to be quite satisfied with the candidates' reactions, so his expression brightened up:
"As you can see, the examination room for this test is located in the back garden of the Silver Corridor, in the form of a 'maze'. At this moment, the garden has been transformed into a huge, multi-layered maze under the spell arranged by our institute, which can accommodate everyone present to explore together. And what you need to do in this test is to walk out of it in the shortest possible time."

"First of all, this diagram behind me is just to help you understand the general shape of this maze. Please don't treat it as a real map. If you really follow this diagram to find the exit, I will not be responsible for wasting time."

"The candidate who takes the shortest time will be ranked first in this test, and then we will rank them in order. We will give points according to their ranking. The first place will get 100 points, the second place will get 95 points, the third place will get 90 points, the top ten will get 85 points, the top fifty will get 80 points... until the last place, who will only get the most basic 30 points."

"That's the simple summary, but there are a total of five additional rules. Three of them are explicit rules, and two are implicit rules."

"The first rule is: theoretically there is no time limit for the test, but the concentration of magic power in the entire maze will continue to decrease. When the magic power drops below a certain level, your movements will be restricted, until you may be unable to move. If a candidate loses the ability to move in the maze, his or her score will be recorded as failing. Failing candidates will not receive any score points, that is, 0 points."

"Article 2: During the assessment, it is not prohibited to attack or interfere with other candidates. Once a candidate loses the ability to move due to an attack by others, it will be recorded as failing the first rule."

"However, if the candidate who was attacked and eliminated can identify the person who attacked him, including but not limited to clearly describing his appearance, reporting his candidate number, and giving his magical girl code name... As long as you can identify the person who attacked you, then our examiners will record the attacker as a failing grade after checking the facts. At the same time, you will be able to obtain the other party's points in this assessment."

"The third rule is that any behavior that directly or indirectly causes damage to the maze is prohibited. Although theoretically, a magical girl who has not reached the lei level has no chance of even destroying the maze, I know that there are definitely some people among you who can reach this level. Therefore, destroying the maze is prohibited, and violators will also be recorded as failing."

After saying this, the examiner once again removed the projection behind her, but this time, she lowered her hands, as if she had completed her task:

"I hope all candidates will strictly abide by the above three rules. If you have no questions, you can go to the back garden of the Silver Corridor now. The test will officially begin in 10 minutes."

Finished?
Lin Xiaolu, who was holding a mobile phone in her hand and took a picture of the maze diagram before the other party finished, raised her head with some confusion.

The other party may have mentioned five "rules" before, but he only mentioned three and then announced the end. So, what are the remaining two rules?
——"Ah, about the remaining two 'dark rules'."

As if he had heard Lin Xiaolu's thoughts, the examiner on the stage suddenly stopped walking, turned around to look at the candidates below, and a somewhat inexplicable smile appeared on his face.

This was also the first time that the examiner had such an obvious expression on his face since he showed up:

"The hidden rules will be announced to you during the assessment once the assessment reaches a certain level of progress."

"Well, please work hard in the maze to get higher scores, everyone."

"I wish you a successful start."

(End of this chapter)