Bai Jingxuan's Examination

When Bai Jingxuan stepped into the examination room with slight unease, what she saw was a space almost entirely decorated in white.

The floor, walls, and ceiling were all flawlessly pure white, and even the lights were devoid of any other color. The room contained many large pieces of equipment whose purpose was unclear and which were in standby mode. Their white casings emitted a soft hum in this quiet space.

In the center of the arena stood two women in white coats. Their gazes did not fall on Bai Jingxuan upon her arrival; instead, the two women were looking down, frequently tapping on the light screen in front of them, seemingly recording something.

Bang.

The examination room door closed behind Bai Jingxuan, and the perfectly timed noise made the two people who seemed to be examiners raise their heads.

"Candidate number 20000103922, Bo Xue, is that correct?" one of them asked.

"Yes." Bai Jingxuan stood at attention and replied.

"Alright, now we'll begin testing and evaluating your Magic Armament. The first step is testing your ability specifications. Go to the machine on the far left of the examination room and have your information entered."

The examiner who spoke first gestured to the side of the room, "The procedure is simple. Extract your Magic Armament, then stand still for one minute while the machine scans you."

"Oh, okay."

Bai Jingxuan simply responded and obediently walked in the direction the examiner pointed.

She didn't intend to ask any more questions; in fact, she was hoping the examiners wouldn't pay too much attention to her. After all, only she knew her own situation, and this assessment was probably the moment when her Aberrant Beast magic would be most easily exposed.

From the moment they set off from Fangting City until the official start of the assessment, Larkspur had repeatedly emphasized to her that she should be careful to conceal herself. There were many spectators outside the maze assessment in the previous one, and there must be many eyes watching from the shadows in this assessment as well. If she were to reveal something she shouldn't at this time, even Emerald would have a hard time getting rid of her.

Bai Jingxuan was very obedient, and she wanted to become a powerful magical girl, so she didn't want to expose any problems. But the more anxious she became, the more nervous she became.

Admittedly, she had undergone thorough study and training to conceal her Magic Base Color. Not only had she learned the Turbidification Technique from Margaret in Fangting City, but she had also been training on her own since arriving in the Kingdom. Theoretically, she should have no chance of being exposed now. However, nervousness is often irrational, so much so that when she walked through the equipment, her toe accidentally kicked the sharp corner of a device, almost causing her to fall.

This drew the examiners' attention to her position.

Fortunately, they didn't pay too much attention. Among the candidates taking the assessment, there were many who were even more nervous than Bai Jingxuan; in fact, it was the minority who weren't nervous. So, they quickly refocused their attention on the data work at hand.

Bai Jingxuan walked dejectedly to the corner of the room, carefully uttered "Heavenly Tone," and revealed her Magic Armament.

At Larkspur's suggestion, Bai Jingxuan has not used her Magic Armament as a melee weapon for the past two months, mostly relying on magic to support it. At the same time, she has also begun to learn to use Heavenly Tone's abilities more in her battles. Although this multitasking is quite difficult, it has indeed caused the form of her Magic Armament to evolve in a positive direction.

Compared to two months ago, the appearance of Heavenly Tone's Magic Armament has changed considerably. The most obvious change is that the support, which was almost turning into a hammer handle, has been shortened even more. Now, it looks like a music box again, rather than a hammer that can play music.

The scanning process went smoothly, and a minute later, the instrument in front of Bai Jingxuan lit up with a green indicator light, indicating that the data entry was complete. At the same time, the examiner's voice rang out from nearby:

"Your magical activity is very high, and the manifestation of your True Form is relatively low. However, judging from the Magic Fluctuation Field, your Magic Armament equipment is of good quality, at least level 3 or higher."

While reviewing the data on the screen in his hand, the examiner asked, "Are you currently at the Leaf Rank?"

"Yes." Even though she knew she had passed one hurdle, Bai Jingxuan still appeared rather reserved.

"A level 3 wave field at the Leaf Rank, and such a low level of manifestation... unbelievable, this is completely unlike the data that would appear on a single piece of Magic Armament. Generally speaking, only Grouped State of Magic Armament would have such a value."

The examiner continued reviewing the numerical values, a hint of surprise appearing on his previously calm face. "There's no direct interference from the magical body, but there are interactions and indirect effects. Your Magic Armament's ability is to apply status effects to yourself or others?"

"Yes."

"Interesting, very interesting..." Judging from his expression, the examiner was completely energized after hearing Bai Jingxuan's answer.

"Excuse me, could you tell me what those words you used mean?" Seeing that the other person didn't seem to have noticed her problem, Bai Jingxuan regained some courage, and her curiosity naturally resurfaced.

Which words?

"It's something like Magic Fluctuation Field, saltification, snake chasing and stuff..." Bai Jingxuan whispered.

"Oh, these are some professional terms, indicators related to Magic Armament. You kids don't need to learn them."

The talkative examiner blinked, looking at Bai Jingxuan's reserved and cautious demeanor, and gave a relatively kind smile, refraining from correcting or mocking the "child's" obviously off-topic recitation.

"However, I can explain the concept of Magic Fluctuation Field to you. Generally speaking, the concept of Magic Fluctuation Field is 'the depth of its influence on the world.' If you find this difficult to understand, you can also think of it as 'the strength of the ability.'"

"The strength of the ability...?"

Bai Jingxuan repeated, "Then, what exactly is this so-called Level 3?"

"A magical girl with relatively average abilities, after awakening her Magic Armament at the Bud Rank and undergoing a period of training, will generally have a Magic Armament wave field with a strength of level 1."

Perhaps because they were interested in Bai Jingxuan's Magic Armament, the examiner was exceptionally patient. "When she reaches the Leaf Rank, her energy field will be level 2, while at the Blossom Rank it will fluctuate between level 3 and 4, and at the Flower Rank it will be around level 5 to 6."

"So, what I mean by Level 3 is..."

"Yes, much stronger than the average person."

The examiner affirmed Bai Jingxuan's statement. "In fact, it's almost impossible to achieve this level of fluctuation field at the Leaf Rank, unless your Magic Base Color is extraordinary."

Her next words sent chills down Bai Jingxuan's spine.

"Or rather, based on this data, there's no doubt you should be an Offsetter."