Transform into a magical girl after getting off work

Compared to twenty years ago, when she attended the exam as a true newbie, the interior of the train had clearly undergone more than one renovation by now, so even though Emerald Sparrow had ridden the Kingdom's exclusive train many times before, she didn't find it boring this time. She simply walked around, stopping here and there to look, and wherever there was something worth noticing, she would pause.

However, more noteworthy than the furnishings in the carriage was a group of Magical Girls in the reading area.

The group of Magical Girls almost all sat around the same desk, in the middle of which sat a girl with white hair, around whom the other girls had spontaneously gathered. It seemed as though they were all quietly reading, but every now and then, someone would look up at the white-haired girl.

This strange sight naturally didn't escape Emerald Sparrow's eyes, but even after watching for a long time, she couldn't understand what these people were actually doing. It was only after she left and overheard the conversation of a few Magical Girls at another table that she managed to piece together the situation.

"How about it? Don't you also want to go to that table?"

"I would like to... but all the seats have been taken."

"Tsk, I really hate those guys, occupying seats without saying anything, it's just a waste of opportunity! If they don't want to be Tu Dinggui's teammates, they shouldn't occupy those precious seats!"

From the few words of these Magical Girls, it was inferred that the girl with white hair, code-named Tu Dinggui, was quite famous as a Newbie Magical Girl. Besides being famous, she also possessed the strength that all the other Magical Girls admired.

Since Tu Dinggui had come alone to participate in the Kingdom's examination, and as the exam had several team-based tasks requiring participants to form teams, it meant that Tu Dinggui's teammate spots were completely vacant. Recognizing this, the Magical Girls who recognized Tu Dinggui all wanted to cozy up to her, hoping to become her teammates in the team tasks.

"What a hard time it is to be famous," was Emerald Sparrow's comment after understanding the circumstances.

She could completely understand the thoughts of the surrounding Magical Girls; after all, hitching a ride during an exam was not embarrassing, as long as it complied with the rules and didn't sabotage anyone else, it was entirely feasible.

However, being surrounded by people in the middle, Tu Dinggui seemed quite strained. The desk being crammed full meant that she could only sit squeezed in a cramped posture to read her book. Moreover, there were always people around trying to make some noise to catch her attention, which truly made for a poor reading environment.

But to Emerald Sparrow's surprise, even when harassed like this, Tu Dinggui's gaze never left the pages of her book, not even uttering a protest when swayed left and right by the surrounding human wall, but instead genuinely focusing on her book.

What sort of captivating book could keep someone so engrossed? With this question in mind, Emerald Sparrow fixed her eyes on the book's cover:

— The title was "Shape Energy System High-Efficiency Spellcasting and Spell Positioning."

Emerald Sparrow turned and walked away.

It wasn't that she had any objections to this Newbie Magical Girl she had just learned the code name of, but in her view, someone with such a spirit of learning must have a promising future as a Magical Girl, and she felt no need to watch any longer—it wasn't as if she was really following gossip.

After making a round from the reading area, Emerald Sparrow returned to the vicinity of the snack bar, where she saw Lin Xiaolu and Bai Jingxuan sitting on either side of a small round table, which was fully laden with snacks, from cakes to ice cream to fruits.

"Ah, Emerald Sparrow, there is such a variety of snacks here! It's hard to choose," said Lin Xiaolu, beckoning her over as if introducing a treasure, "they're all free anyway, wanna come join us?"

"No, thank you."

Emerald Sparrow patted her head: "I'm just looking around, I'm not hungry yet, you guys eat."

Having said this, she planned to leave the snack bar area, but just two steps out, she noticed Bai Jingxuan staring intently at her. So she could only step back two steps, patted Bai Jingxuan's head, and then left.

After strolling around the carriage and getting a clear picture of its interior structure, and having admired the carefully maintained flowers inside for a bit, Emerald Sparrow then walked into the adjacent transfer layer and left that carriage.

Inside the Kingdom's exclusive train, passengers were not confined to activity in their own carriage; in fact, depending on the privileges they held, there were many carriages equipped with different functions on the train.

For instance, those who spent more money and enjoyed member benefits could go to special carriages like the gym carriage, the swimming pool carriage, a high-end dining car rumored to be staffed by a former personal chef of Gemstone Scepter, and a bath carriage where one could enjoy massages from fairies… The vast internal space endowed this exclusive train with luxuries comparable to a high-grade hotel, making merely riding this train a pleasure as long as one had enough money.

Additionally, Magical Girls with certification badges could access other parts of the train, like the meditation room designed for deep Spiritual Thought, simple laboratories for experiments, highly reinforced training rooms that could withstand intense attacks, and strategy meeting rooms where they could discuss battle plans during the journey... All services that could aid Magical Girls in combat were also available on this train.