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Alicia does not want to sacrifice any magical girl to benefit others, even for the sake of all humanity.
Once this bad precedent is set, there will be all sorts of reasons for the second magical girl to die on the experimental table, followed by even more magical girls.
Alicia felt uneasy just thinking about the magical girls who might die in various ways on the experimental table. She quickly shook her head to put all these bad thoughts out of her mind.
"I don't want any magical girl to die on the experimental table."
Alicia looked at the sky outside the window and said firmly.
After composing herself, Alicia left the reception room.
The two female guards at the door quickly followed behind Alicia. Of course, these two female guards were not there to protect Alicia; rather, they were the ones being protected by Alicia. They were more like the Fire Moths, who wanted to be able to communicate and interact with Alicia at any time and avoid any unnecessary trouble.
Alicia left the Firemoth base by car and headed straight for a magnificent complex of buildings not far from the base.
After she got out of the car, she saw a floating stone tablet standing next to the white marble archway in front of her, with the words "St. Freya Magical Girl Academy" written on it.
Further away, magnificent palace-like buildings came into Alicia's view.
This is the academy under the Fire Moth, used specifically to train and develop magical girls. The establishment of this academy was also Alicia's idea.
When the Firemoth was first established, Alicia planned to set up such an academy and entrusted it to various countries early on. However, at that time, there were very few magical girls that could be detected. Although the academy began to select a site and build, the process was slow.
It wasn't until after the Sky Witch incident that the United Nations immediately increased the construction of St. Freya Magical Girl Academy, which led to the magnificent palace complex that Alicia sees today.
The principal and vice-principal of this school are Alicia, Muels, and Emilia, respectively. As for teachers, there are actually no teachers, since there have been no magical girls before.
However, it can also be said that every magical girl who enrolls is a teacher. They figure out various techniques and manipulations of magic on their own and then share them with other magical girls. They discuss, research, and test together, and occasionally seek advice from the Firemoth Science Team.
However, the scientists didn't have much advice on how to use magic.
Therefore, the students of St. Freya Magical Girl Academy are not only students, but also teachers.
Alicia walked slowly into the school. Several young, beautiful, and energetic girls were strolling around during their break and happened to see Alicia arrive.
"Headmistress!" the girls exclaimed in surprise, rushing forward to surround Alicia.
“Annie, Mia, Mu Tingting... How are you all doing? Have you been studying hard?” Alicia called out the names of these girls in one breath. She remembered the name of each girl who enrolled and even their family situation.
"Yes, yes, Principal, we all work very hard!"
The girls chattered excitedly as they told Alicia about their lives since starting school.
Most of the students enrolled at St. Freya Magical Girl Academy are girls over 16 years old, but there are also women in their 30s and 40s who already have children. There is even a mother and daughter who became magical girls together among the students.
However, judging from their appearance, all the students are young and beautiful girls, and you can't tell their real age at all.
In addition, these beautiful female students all share a common characteristic: they are pure and kind-hearted, or rather, magical girls all possess a pure and kind heart.
As Alicia chatted with the students, she walked toward the academy's teaching building. More and more girls saw Alicia's figure along the way and couldn't help but come up to talk to her.
"Everyone must study hard and strive to become the most outstanding magical girls, and after graduation, work together to make this world a better place."
Alicia's words greatly encouraged the girls.
"Don't worry, Headmistress! I will definitely study hard and then fight alongside you to defeat those wicked witches!"
"Yes, yes, we magical girls will protect the beauty of this world!"
"Please trust us younger generations, Principal!"
Alicia smiled happily.
The magical girls who enrolled in St. Freya Magical Girl Academy were prepared for this when they decided to enroll. Although some of their families did not support them, they were eventually persuaded by the magical girls.
They may not be that brave or that strong, but after deciding to become magical girls and enrolling in school, they all work hard to learn how to become a magical girl.
"Let's all transform into magical girls! I'll design some pretty dresses for you!"
Alicia exuded confidence, her bright blue eyes gazing excitedly at the beautiful and youthful magical girls.
The magical girl students were both happy and a little worried. The beautiful and kind-hearted headmistress was good in every way and could maintain a friendly and loving attitude towards everyone.
But she clearly prefers pretty girls.
Chapter 387 One Year Later
1 years later
Alicia and the others did not know when the third witch would break the seal, but they made many preparations for it.
First is St. Freya Magical Girl Academy, where the number of enrolled magical girls has now reached 200. They are all magical girls, but most of them are still learning how to use magic.
Alicia, Muses, and Emilia have already made a simple division of magical girls' magical power levels into five levels: S-rank, A-rank, B-rank, C-rank, and D-rank.
Alicia and the others have an S-rank magic power level.
This only represents the level of magical power possessed by magical girls, not their combat strength.
Because the fighting power of magical girls is actually related to their own beliefs, a magical girl with only D-rank magic power but a strong belief can defeat a magical girl with B-rank magic power.
The first 13 magical girls who enrolled in St. Freya Magical Girl Academy are now B-rank magical girls, while the other magical girls are still in C-rank and D-rank.
Magical girls can graduate once they reach B-rank magic power, but the United Nations is still discussing the specific roles and responsibilities of these magical girls.
Magical girls are essentially an enhanced peacekeeping force, but whether or not to involve them in regular peacekeeping missions is not a decision that can be made lightly. The Fire Moth and high-ranking officials from various countries prefer that the magical girls only be responsible for dealing with the threat of witches.
These newly graduated B-rank magical girls haven't left the academy yet; instead, they've stayed to diligently teach the new magical girls. There's no sign of a witch yet, but once the third witch appears, these B-rank magical girls will join Alicia and the others to confront her.
In addition to the establishment of the Magical Girl Academy, the Fire Moth, as the upper-level organization of the academy, is also developing and expanding. However, in order to keep it a secret from ordinary people, the Fire Moth has built a large-scale global observation base at the South Pole with various countries, named 'Lighthouse', to observe and detect the appearance of witches.
Building a base at the Antarctic Pole is not actually a difficult task. It had never been done before simply because there was not much profit to be made in Antarctica and the development was extremely difficult. Of course, more importantly, the mobile construction technology provided by Muirsey made it possible for Moth to build a large-scale base at the Antarctic Pole.
The most important observation device in the Lighthouse Base is the super quantum computer that Muirsey created using the Witch of Reason gem during the Witch of the Sky incident.
This super quantum computer is named 'The Theory of Cycles' because its appearance resembles a cyclops and it was born from the power of the Witch of Reason.
The Law of Cycles can observe the detailed condition of the entire Earth around the clock without any blind spots, but this is only because the Law of Cycles is too advanced and difficult to operate. The scientific team of the Firemoth can only allow the magical girls to use it to simply observe the traces of magic on Earth.
As for more advanced detection methods and distances, and even the exploration of the solar system and beyond, these are completely foreign concepts to the scientists at Moth of Fire; they have no idea how to operate them.
The higher the level of technology, the simpler it should be to operate, but the Law of Cycles is completely different. Its operation is extremely bizarre, and it can only be activated by magic and operated by magical girls. In other words, the Law of Cycles can only be operated by magical girls; it is not meant for humans at all.
Even magical girls dare not use such advanced observation methods. The information transmitted after the Law of Cycles is activated and detected is too vast. Humans simply cannot withstand such a level of information. The only result of forcibly using it is that the brain will be instantly overloaded due to receiving too much information, and then the brain will be roasted and turned into an idiot.
The Law of Cycles can only be used by magical girls, but even magical girls can only last for about an hour at most before they get dizzy and have to stop.
Furthermore, much of the information transmitted by the Law of Cycles is difficult to understand, completely beyond the comprehension of Earth's technological level. This is the conclusion reached by Alicia and the others after their individual tests of the Law of Cycles.
Despite the Witch of Reason and the Witch of the Sky incidents resulting in over 30 million deaths directly caused by witches, human technology has not actually developed rapidly.
Humanity's nations are making every effort to research magic, but achieving results in a short time is no easy task.
In addition, magical girls also need to absorb magic power and convert it into pure magic power that they can use. Alicia and the others also firmly prohibit any research that would seriously harm magical girls. The magic power samples and research data that human countries can obtain are pitifully few.
Fortunately, the existence of the Witch of Reason and the Witch of the Sky gave humanity hope for a great leap forward in technology. However, this also brought another problem: these two things can only be driven by magic and used by magical girls.
However, shortly after the Witch of the Sky incident, Muels created a partially stripped-down version of the mobile construction technology, namely the base vehicle, and gave it to the Fire Moth to accelerate the construction of St. Freya Magical Girl Academy and the Fire Moth's Antarctic Pole Lighthouse Base.
Ultimate control over these base vehicles remains with Muirsay. While using the base vehicles, the Firemoth is also attempting to research and manufacture base vehicles that are completely under their control, a fact that Muirsay is well aware of.
As for researching the technological black box of mobile construction technology, only heaven knows how long it will take to succeed.
In fact, the technology database within the Witch of Reason's core is extremely vast, containing not only mobile construction technology, but also many technologies that are very useful for human development. Among them is simple nuclear fusion energy technology, which is completely ordinary and insignificant in the database.
However, the technological database within the Witch of Reason's core all requires magic to materialize and create. The Fire Moth and various human nations can only use and create the technological creations given to them by Muleseth. These things are all technological black boxes; they can be used and created, but their principles are completely incomprehensible.
But humanity will not give up researching these technological black boxes. The feeling of having one's technological lifeline in the hands of others is a thorn in the side for many countries, yet they have no choice but to accept it.
St. Freya Herrscher Academy, Thunder Courtyard
Immersed in her research, Raiden Mei heard an alarm clock ring. She raised her hand and pushed up the red-rimmed glasses she was wearing.
"Time is up"
Raiden Mei then teleported to one of her bases. Standing in the base, she looked at the monsters and ghosts in front of her, including the famous and legendary monsters and ghosts such as the Great Tengu, Tsuchigumo, Nurarihyon, Yuki-onna, and Shuten-dōji. It was a collection of demons and monsters, a manifestation of the legend of the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons.
These hideous demons and monsters all respectfully prostrated themselves at the feet of their creator, Raiden Mei.
Although many monsters look ferocious and terrifying, they are not as ugly and disgusting as in Japanese mythology. Raiden Mei doesn't like ugly things.
However, these monsters and ghosts are actually just hobby creations of Raiden Mei using magic, used as cannon fodder to attract attention. Her true purpose is not to turn the Earth into a ghost world.
Although these monsters and ghosts are essentially creatures made of magic, they basically replicate the abilities from myths and legends.
Raiden Mei sends all these demons and monsters flying to Tokyo, Japan. They arrive just as night falls in Tokyo, and because they are composed of more than just magic, they won't be discovered by the magical girl for a short time.
"It's my turn," Raiden Mei sent a message in the Herrscher chat group.
"I should have lasted longer than you @Cirin @Bronya"
"..."
Sirin and Bronya were both annoyed.
"That was just... that was just my carelessness! Humph!"
"If it weren't for that careless little dwarf who gave away his prize so quickly and was so deceitful, I wouldn't have been forced to leave the game so soon!"
"Purple-haired pufferfish! Who are you calling a shorty?!"
"Huh?! I'm not some purple-haired pufferfish!"
Seeing that the chat group was about to erupt into another argument, the other Herrschers watched with considerable amusement.
Chapter 388 The Third Great Collapse (1) The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons
Japan, Tokyo
A young couple walked intimately down the street, both looking happy.
They were talking about the future.
The neon lights on the street bathed the passersby in the night, while the bright moonlight spilled over the vast city. In the unnoticed sky, dark clouds gradually obscured the moonlight.
Strange screams and howls gradually enveloped Tokyo in the night.
The people on the streets of Tokyo are still completely unaware.
"Snapped"
The sudden going out of the streetlight startled the young couple who were passing by, but after looking up and realizing that it was just the streetlight that had gone out, they didn't pay any attention and continued walking towards their home.
As the young couple walked towards them, a middle-aged man with a troubled expression approached. He clutched his briefcase tightly, and even from a distance, one could smell the alcohol emanating from him.
The young couple exchanged a quick glance, then discreetly lowered their heads and walked away, intending to avoid these ubiquitous,颓废 (颓废 means decadent, listless, or dispirited) office workers.
But when the young couple glanced up again, they no longer saw the middle-aged man.
"Hey," the girl blinked. How did that person suddenly disappear?
However, there was a small alley not far away, and that person must have gone into the alley.
"Ouch!" But the girl suddenly felt her boyfriend's hand tighten up, which made her cry out in pain, but this did not make her boyfriend let go.
The girl looked at her boyfriend with dissatisfaction, only to find that he was staring blankly with wide eyes, as if he had seen something unbelievable, and there was an uncontrollable fear in his eyes.
"click click"
Suddenly, a chilling chewing sound reached the young couple's ears, followed by an extremely strong smell of blood.
What happened?
The girl's mind didn't process what was happening for a moment, and she had no idea what had occurred.
However, her boyfriend saw it clearly: a dark figure suddenly darted out of the alley and dragged the middle-aged man into the alley.
Then came the terrifying sound of chewing and the smell of blood.
The next second, before the girl could even react, her boyfriend grabbed her and ran away.
The boyfriend grabbed his girlfriend and ran past the puzzled passersby. He didn't dare to say a word, just kept his head down and ran for his life while holding his girlfriend's hand.
He didn't know if anyone had seen what had just happened, nor did he know what it was, but he knew that the only thing he could do now was to run, to run as far as possible.
As for the others, well, they can only hope for the best.
"Ahhhhh!!!"
Before the young couple had run far, they heard a pitiful wail coming from behind them.
That scream was like the beginning; soon more and more screams and cries for help echoed everywhere.
"There's a monster!!!"
"Help me!!!"
"Don't eat me! Aaaaaah!"