Once all the teams in the plaza had assembled, the candidates gradually quieted down after their initial restlessness and excitement, silently waiting for something.
This continued for several minutes. Then, as the bell marking the start of the assessment rang out, changes began to take place in the plaza where the candidates had gathered.
At some point, a circle of fencing had been erected around the center of the plaza, and all the candidates were herded outside it. Before long, a raised platform slowly rose from the enclosed center.
Standing amid the shifting crowd, Lin Xiaolu craned her neck, trying to force her gaze through the wall of people in front of her. However, this did not let her see what was happening inside. Worse still, as some magical girls ahead took flight because they could not see clearly, her view was completely blocked by the dense mass of people.
Helplessly glancing at the crowd before her, she looked around and discovered that Bai Jingxuan and Mint had somehow already flown into the air. The magical girls behind her were also gradually floating higher, so she stopped hesitating. With a stomp of her heel against the ground, she shot into the sky.
At the center of the plaza, a woman in a floral dress stood atop the platform. A gauzy shawl draped over her shoulders, and she held a parasol as the rising platform slowly made her the center of everyone's attention.
"Good morning, everyone."
Without stopping the candidates from floating into the air one after another, she used a Spell Formula to ensure her voice carried across the entire plaza, then spoke in a rather casual tone:
"I am Rose, Chief Examiner for your first practical assessment and an Intelligence Administrator of the Luen Nore Research Institute. I am