With the successful experience gained from the first batch of experiments, Setsuna quickly issued orders for the comprehensive implementation of the biological gene therapy program.
Accompanied by Bulins and Manjuus, a large number of little lolis lined up and flooded into the medical center for treatment.
Not only could this treatment remove viruses, but it also allowed them to choose an additional superpower.
For lolis who had lost limbs, directly implanting them with planarian factors enabled their bodies to regenerate.
After conducting tests, those with a high capacity for superpower factors could be implanted with dolphin factors, transforming them into highly intelligent little lolis.
Rather than calling them the "Cursed Children," they were now more aptly named "Superpowered Lolis."
After all, each of them possessed two to three different superpowers.
Setsuna believed this technology had the potential for large-scale implementation in the future.
Although the Black Bullet world was relatively weak overall, its extracted genetic technology was still quite useful.
As long as the superpower factors were implanted, everyone could become a superpowered individual.
Agility- and speed-enhancing abilities were not particularly useful in large-scale battles, and Setsuna had no intention of sending lolis to the battlefield.
However, lolis enhanced with dolphin factors were incredibly intelligent!
Within just a month or two, they could complete the entire elementary, middle, and high school curriculum.
They transformed from nearly illiterate lolis into quasi-university students.
By importing a batch of higher education materials and providing them with training, along with having Akashi, Sumire Muroto, the Sirens, and others teach them engineering, biology, and physics,
it would not take long before a large number of highly intelligent loli scientists emerged.
This would eliminate the need to burden Akashi with all the research tasks.
That repair girl often complained that Setsuna was overworking her, dumping all the tasks of building mechas, constructing wonders, and modifying spacecraft onto her alone.
"Ah, in the future, we should set up an advanced class for these dolphin-enhanced lolis at school."
Inside the administrative center, Setsuna glanced at the report submitted by the shipgirls and chuckled.
The endurance capacity of ordinary people ranged from 10 to 15 units.
Considering the innate superpowers of the little lolis, the percentage of those who could be implanted with dolphin factors was between 3% and 5%.
Given a population of over three million lolis, this was still an astonishing figure.
Their learning speed was astonishingly fast, quickly surpassing that of ordinary lolis by a significant margin.
In his past life on Earth, this would be equivalent to a ten-year-old directly entering an elite undergraduate-to-PhD program at a top university.
"Moreover, shouldn't we make use of the vast collection of books in the library?"
All of a sudden, Yat Sen spoke up.
"Apart from basic education, isn't our greatest advantage the fact that we have gathered the technologies and magic of many worlds?"
"I think we should establish some special courses..."
"That makes sense. It's indeed necessary to let them learn more about other worlds. After all, these young girls are exceptionally intelligent."
Setsuna pondered for a moment and nodded.
"I'll have Mio, Lucoa, Tohru, and Enterprise compile some teaching materials later."
"For example, Spirit Magic Studies of Date A Live, Introduction to Type-Moon Magecraft, Gundam Piloting and Maintenance, Ship Equipment Manufacturing… and so on."
"These are all elective courses. After completing the foundational curriculum, they will be free to choose their future development paths."
Through Lucoa's efforts as well as his own,
the library's collection had now surpassed that of any major library on Earth. Furthermore, it housed an array of peculiar technologies from various worlds.
In the future, young girls interested in magical studies could engrave magecraft circuits or have Mio transform them into spirits, allowing them to become magical girls.
Those inclined towards technological research could intern under Akashi or Siren-chan, delving into Gundam studies or spaceship design.
"This is what truly defines a high-quality population…"
Setsuna found young girls to be absolutely wonderful.
…
Two months later.
With the final young girl completing gene therapy, the threat posed by the Gastrea virus was completely eradicated.
At this point, in the capital, there were no longer any "Cursed Children"—only three million healthy children with superhuman abilities.
Aside from eliminating the virus entirely, their physical appearances remained unchanged.
For instance, eye color variations, cat ears, and other distinct traits were preserved, unexpectedly becoming an endearing characteristic.
Here, no one discriminated against them. Heterochromatic eyes and beast-eared girls were common,
and everyone quickly became a harmonious community.
The lives of the Black Bullet lolis had finally found stability.
...
Early morning.
Several small figures—Enju Aihara, Fuse Midori, and Kayo Senju—slowly opened their eyes from within the soft blankets.
A knock came from outside the door.
"Wake up, Buli!! If you don't get up soon, breakfast in the cafeteria will be gone, Buli!!!"
Some Purple Bulins acted as dorm supervisors, taking care of the young girls' daily lives.
Hurriedly, they jumped out of bed, completed their morning routines, and changed into their new children's school uniforms.
The uniforms resembled smaller versions of sailor uniforms, with slight color variations in the neckties to indicate age differences.
Then, shouldering their backpacks, they dashed out of the dormitory in small groups.
Chattering excitedly along the way, they reached the cafeteria, had breakfast, and prepared for school.
At the beginning of infrastructure planning,
Setsuna had designed schools for various educational stages, including kindergartens, elementary schools, middle schools, and universities.
Unfortunately, the small shipgirls had always attended classes at the naval base, so the schools had remained unused—until now, finally serving the Black Bullet lolis.
Most of the younger girls attended elementary school, while a smaller number of particularly intelligent ones enrolled in middle school.
Meanwhile, those implanted with dolphin factors, the genius-level young girls, had already begun receiving higher education.
At the entrance of each school, whether intentionally arranged by the shipgirls or by accident, stood a full-body statue of Setsuna.
The statue, towering over ten meters tall, depicted Setsuna in a military uniform, both hands resting on a command baton, gazing into the distance.
Lifelike and imposing.
On the pedestal below, a simple school motto was engraved:
[Our journey is to the stars and the sea.]
Passing young girls would gently bow before the statue as a gesture of gratitude.
They understood that it was the Commander who had led them out of suffering and granted them a life they had never dared to dream of.
Each of them harbored deep reverence and admiration for Setsuna.
"Should we place a few bouquets of flowers there?"
Fuse Midori suddenly suggested.
Bang—
Before she could finish speaking, Tina smacked her lightly on the head.
"Onii-chan is alive and well!!! Why would we put flowers there??!"
Upon entering the classroom, the young girls took their seats.
The primary and secondary school curriculum was managed by Bulins, who taught them foundational knowledge.
The textbooks were imported from the Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid world and the Date A Live world.
For example, Eighth Grade English (Volume 1), High School Mathematics (Compulsory 1), High School Physics (Compulsory) (People's Education Press), and so on…
"Students, please open your textbooks. Today, we will study trigonometric functions, purin."
Gold Bulin stood seriously at the podium, her peculiar verbal tic making the lesson feel slightly amusing to the young girls.
Although Bulins relied on instinctive thinking when constructing things, teaching elementary and secondary school subjects was not difficult for her.
For a moment, the classroom was filled with voices reciting familiar formulas:
"The sign changes for odd, remains the same for even; determine the sign by the quadrant."
"Ellipses are small, hyperbolas are large, parabolas sit in between."
"Recite and transcribe the entire passage from memory."
Hearing these echoes of his past, Setsuna couldn't help but feel nostalgic.
University education, on the other hand, was far more flexible.
Of the several higher education institutions established, only one was currently operational.
The vast campus housed more than a dozen architecturally distinct academic buildings, each equipped with state-of-the-art laboratories for engineering, biology, and physics.
There was even a designated space for experimental magic.
University courses were taught by shipgirls, Heroic Spirits, Spirits, and various other instructors.
Students were free to choose their courses based on their interests.
Kayo Senju, along with several dozen young girls, entered the lecture hall.
Standing at the podium was a shipgirl with flowing silver-white hair, dressed in traditional Hanfu.
"Greetings, everyone. I am Hai Tien, a Dragon Empery shipgirl. Today's lecture will cover topics related to aerospace engineering…"
"I will introduce you to the fundamental concepts and principles of starship propulsion, as well as their general structure…"
Speaking with eloquence, Hai Tien explained the nature of starships and space travel to the young girls.
Due to the overwhelming spectacle of Setsuna's fleet's first appearance, a significant portion of the young girls had opted for science and technology courses.
They were eager to uncover the mysteries behind these formidable starships.
With their intelligence enhanced by the dolphin factor, they quickly grasped the shipgirl's explanations, listening with intense fascination.
"So, technological civilizations are categorized into sub-light-speed civilizations, light-speed civilizations, and superluminal civilizations?"
"And we are only at the sub-light-speed stage, yet the Commander's fleet is already this powerful?"
Kayo Senju asked.
"Indeed. For civilizations that rely on technology, achieving light speed is akin to crossing a tribulation—it is an immense barrier."
Hai Tien responded.
"This is why our base has been conducting research into related technologies, including hyperspace travel and warp propulsion…"
"We will conduct research in the future as well! We will surpass the speed of light!!!"
The young girls spoke in unison, their voices still childlike.
Although they had only just begun their studies, their understanding of the vast universe had already planted the seeds of ambition in their hearts, inspiring dreams of the stars and the sea.
"Of course! Who knows? Perhaps one day, you really will achieve it."
Hai Tien smiled gently.
After all, there were now over a hundred thousand superpowered young girls, each with intelligence far surpassing that of Einstein, capable of learning knowledge from multiple worlds!
They constituted an exceptionally rare, top-tier research team.
With them, anything seemed possible.
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