Transform into a magical girl after getting off work

"Let me celebrate, the harvest on the first day is a big success!"

"Oh!"

"Yeah!"

On the same night, at a different location, Xia Liang and the sisters Shan Dan and Juan Dan gathered on a remote Sky Island, their spirits high.

The plan Xia Liang devised yielded unexpected rewards.

In front of the three, there were a total of 12 C Level, 4 B Level, and even 1 A Level number plates.

The reason they managed to grab such a rich bounty wasn't because they actually defeated so many other candidates; most of the plates were directly "snatched" by them.

The execution of the plan wasn't too complex either. First, they combined the Magic Armor of Shan Dan and Juan Dan with Xia Liang's Magic Armor, attaching Diversion to their backs and sides to create several "outlets," and then let these "outlets" release the wind created by the two sisters to enhance flight maneuverability.

By relying on high maneuverability to expand their reconnaissance area, they used Diversion to lock onto other teams' locations. Upon finding other candidates, Xia Liang would take the lead by attacking other teams, serving as "bait."

During the attack, Xia Liang would begin to induce the opponent with words: either flaunting her A Level plate to provoke them, or deceiving them with "I've already stolen your plate, you can check it" to bluff; if these didn't work, she'd use Diversion, falsely report some of her abilities, and claim "Next, I'll use my teleportation magic to steal your plates."

Though Xia Liang currently couldn't control magic power with such precision, it didn't hinder her from defrauding the opponent, using various methods to induce them to check whether their number plates were still there.

And as long as the opponent made a move to check, it was time for Shan Dan and Juan Dan to shine.

The two needed to seize this gap, lock onto where the opponent placed the plate, whether it was held in hand, pocket, or hanging around the neck... Basically, as long as it was convenient to snatch, they'd maximize the wind power of the Magic Armor, rush out directly, grab the opponent's Magic Armor, and then escape with Xia Liang at full speed.

In the current terrain of the examination area, with wind propulsion, the three's escape speed was unrivaled, nearly impossible for anyone to catch them. Even if an individual Magical Girl had high-speed abilities and wanted to pursue them, they could rely on their advantage in numbers, three against one, to repel the opponent—after all, flying fast alone is simple, but having the whole team fly this fast is quite difficult.

With this method, the three repeatedly succeeded on the first day of the examination, almost "greeting" every candidate team passing through their airspace.

Though not everyone would fall for Xia Liang's tricks; some hid their plates in safer places, the three never intended to steal every single plate. As long as one person in the opposing team got tricked, they considered it a gain.

And so, by evening, when most candidate teams chose to hide and rest, Xia Liang's team finally ceased their "sky-level thieves" activities.

"If this keeps up, could we actually get first place in this examination?" Shan Dan eagerly suggested, while fiddling with the pile of number plates in front of her, "Why not try targeting higher-rated folks? This way, the efficiency of scoring points would be higher, right?"

"That might be a bit risky…" Unlike Shan Dan, Juan Dan wasn't as optimistic: "And I feel like we might not have as much luck moving forward as we had today."

"It should be fine, right? As long as they can't catch us, we are unbeatable." Shan Dan raised an eyebrow, "Now's the time to make some fortune amidst chaos, the bolder the person, the bigger the reward."

"No, Juan Dan is right."

Xia Liang spoke, "But, if we estimate optimistically, we should still earn quite a bit tomorrow, though the day after tomorrow, it'll be hard to pull off such feats."

"Is that so?" Shan Dan had grown quite trusting of Xia Liang by now.

"Yes, because this examination arena is different from a maze; the space is much more open, meaning candidates are more likely to encounter and communicate with each other than in a maze."

Xia Liang analyzed earnestly, "Today is the first day, we can still exploit the information gap to trick people. But if after tonight, the teams we attacked spread the word about today's encounters, one to ten, ten to a hundred, soon candidates around will be on guard. After all, our tactics are actually quite easy to fend off, just hide the number plate in a spot not easily taken. Inside clothes pockets, deep in the sleeves, even inside undergarments… once everyone starts placing their plates in such spots, we won't have many opportunities."

"Just keep tricking them into taking it out." Shan Dan blinked her eyes.

"If our tactics spread, naturally no one will fall for it." Xia Liang sighed, "So, for now, we can only hope the information spreads slowly, so we can still trick a few unlucky ones tomorrow."

"Or, we should move to a farther place tomorrow."

Juan Dan also thought about strategies: "Most teams have limited activity ranges, and as of now, everyone seems to prefer operating around the Sky Island they've already discovered. As long as we move far enough, we may find an area where we're not on guard."

"Mm, that does make sense."

Xia Liang nodded, "But in reality, changing places also has certain risks, because after our exploration today, we can pretty much confirm there aren't any formidable opponents in this airspace; the overall combat strength level of the candidates is relatively low. This is one reason we've been successful so often. However, if we keep firing and then switching places, doing guerrilla tactics, our grasp of the surrounding environment would lessen, increasing the chance of encountering dangerous enemies."

"Ah, like that person we met before…"

"Drunken Fish Grass." Xia Liang helped Shan Dan with the codename.

"Yes, that person!"

Shan Dan slammed the cloud in front of her, "If we encounter her again, it seems she'll definitely give us trouble!"

"We've already escaped from her once; if we meet her again, escaping would get harder." Juan Dan agreed, "That person is surely on guard."

"It's not just her, according to my knowledge, several others are also quite troublesome."

Xia Liang furrowed her brows, "If possible, I hope to avoid encountering them, otherwise it'll be troublesome."

"What about your SS rating friend; should we pull her into the group?"

Shan Dan had a light bulb moment, "We'll provide mobility and planning, she can help us put up a tough fight, then our team would have no weaknesses."

"Ahaha, her…"

Xia Liang couldn't help but laugh dryly, "If we could meet her, it wouldn't be impossible."

Honestly speaking, although they were friends, Xia Liang harbored a bit of competitive spirit towards Lin Xiaolu.

Usually, she could set such thoughts aside, but now it's the examination, Xia Liang wished her friend would achieve good results, while also hoping not to lag behind herself.

Thus, she was somewhat reluctant to collaborate. Not only to see how far her skills could take her, but also to witness Lin Xiaolu's performance.

Let's see who can score more points, Xiao Lu.

She thought this in her heart, feeling quite fervent as she looked at the number plates in front of her.