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'Woah...I can get my own Scale mail!' She thought excitedly.
Then she saw the price…
'1500 points!? And the mark II is 3000? How much do I earn per day!?'
"How much do I earn per day!?"
[Depends on how productive you are in a single day.]
Jeanne slowly nodded before continuing looking through the list once more. The rifles are in… the Blonde girl started counting the zeros in the window screen. She turned somewhat pale and excited seeing the description.
Pale that the weapon which was nearly used on her was classified as Anti-God level, capable of killing a god every two seconds or so.
And excited because she could earn it. But pale once again because she doubts that she can even earn that much in her lifetime. The amount of zeros there are, is easily over 6…
Nonetheless, she saw that she can also use the assembly line. She can use it now if she wants. The problem is though...she needs a design… the assembly line usage costs only 10 points. But she needs a design to get anything from it.
Once again she went through the lists and she found that she can exchange her points for the designs and once again they were expensive. The rifle's design cost as much as the rifle, while the suit design however is cheaper. By a few hundred points…
'This is going to take a while…' She thought with a sigh. But she was now much more excited about the prospect of working.
While, at the same time, Le Fay was going through the magic-related stuff. She was more or less confused by what she saw. Nothing here made sense to her. All she saw were systems… She knows what the M.T.M system is. And it is extremely expensive. She doubts she will be able to buy it at any time soon. But she wanted some sort of magical knowledge. And all she got were circles. And to her knowledge, to use a circle you have to use mathematical formulas. There were no formulas here. Only circles…
It's like the mathematical calculation was already done. But, this means she won't be able to just add them to her arsenal however she likes. It was like an already prepared food that only needs to be heated up before eating.
Which is something she doesn't like. What she wanted was the raw ingredients and the recipe…
'I could buy one and try to decipher it…'
She looked through the list once more and at the very end it was Solomon's negation magic which had a lot of zeros. It was very enticing. Something she would want to get, very much. In a way, it would be like a dream of a lifetime being fulfilled.
Nonetheless, she went up to the very top of the list and saw the overlapping circle. A circle that allows any other circles to overlap with each other. It only costs 50 points. Half of what she got. But the next circle was the acceleration circle and it cost 250 points.
And the moment Le Fay pressed buy, a white tattoo appeared on her hand.
"Oh? You already used your points?" Jeanne saw the flash of light from her side as she looked at the girl next to her.
It would seem that the younger blonde already used her points for something.
"Yes. I want to study this magic." The younger blonde answered as she inspected the tattoo. She checked her holographic window to see if she could make more circles appear, since having just one on her hand was too little and she could lose it.
Thankfully, after buying it she can make more appear. Meaning, she can place as many as she wants. Allowing her to study this properly.
~~~~~~Marcus~~~~~~
When evening came, I was able to see a full decoding of my DNA.
It was something else…
I mean I can see my DNA just like this, and If I press on any of the pieces, Aurora would tell me what it is responsible for!
Firstly, I need to fix some of the issues. For example, by the time I was thirty in my last life I was bald, had some issues with my knees, and had problems with eyesight. The last one is for obvious reasons of spending too much time staring at a computer screen.
And to do that I would need to either experiment with my DNA or get more data.
The first thing that came to mind though, was the three pairs of hair I got from the huntresses.
So, without wasting much time, I pulled out the specially prepared containers which hold the three containers for said three hairs.
My curiosity was at the absolute max to find out the differences between a Greek God and a human…
So, it was slightly shocking that Aurora was able to decipher Artemis DNA twice as fast as mine.
I was wondering why though. After all, the moment I could see her DNA, it had an extra strand of information attached to the regular two strands!
And I was able to figure out why it was so fast. DNA holds history as well. For example, the reason why I'm going to go bald is because my father, and his father before him were bald.
While the knee issues came from my mother's side, same with the slightly weaker eyesight.
Now with the Greek Gods… there is nothing of that sort of thing in Artemis. There is nothing 'inherited' from Leto or Zeus… in truth, there is nothing human in her.
She is extremely and biologically set into a specific standard. Her body is well fit, like someone who goes to the gym regularly. In other words, she is built to be a huntress, and body shape wise, she is built for action. Neither her breasts were too big nor too small. This most likely comes from the fact that she is a Moon Goddess and needs to be beautiful. Meaning, being beautiful was as important as having a body ready for action. Making her a woman who is very beautiful but still very much fit.
And yes, she is incredibly beautiful, I rebuilt her looks in my 3d display and safe to say, it was a mistake not to just take her home, tie her up, and leave her in my bed for daily play...
From the readings, I could understand that she is simply a dense amount of energy that took shape according to said divine energy… a divine energy that came from human beliefs.
While I could use Artemis' extreme biological setting; she can't get sick, doesn't age, and possesses quite the powerful regeneration.
But because she is an 'extreme', I can't copy this. Simply put, I will need a middle man to approach that extreme.
And for that, Hippolyta's DNA came into play. As a demi-god turned minor Goddess. The Amazon Queen was a treasure trove for me.
She is a blend of human and divine. Funny how the reading showed that she only had a single parent. As there is nothing of her father. Only some forceful configuration on her looks. Which probably comes from Ares. This shows that energies like the divine have some inference to genetics but can't be properly recorded since it's not natural to begin with.
Nonetheless, this was what I needed to get started on my upgrades. Receiving peak healthy condition, and no genetically bad traits. Is a good start.
While I could theoretically go through the huge upgrade from the very beginning it would most likely kill me, as my body would go through a massive shock.
"Aurora built me up a schedule for the upgrades and fixes."
[Of course, one moment.]
Moments later I could see a calendar pop up and the dates getting highlighted.
I got a certain vibes from this… it was like one of those are the days I am going to visit the doctor
[I do recommend specially prepared facilities for this sir. You need to rest after each session for several days. I recommend doing this in the Summer when there is no school. I could improve this further if more data is gathered.]
I nodded while listening to her. This does sound like it is going to hurt either way. And being too hasty is not something I want to repeat.
"Very well. I am going to gather more samples for reference." I said while pulling out Atalanta's hair.
"While you will continue to work on finding ways to apply the modifications as seamlessly as possible."
[Obviously, I was created for this. There is no need for any reminders of such, sir. I exist to serve you. That will forever be my purpose.]
I chuckled hearing that. She truly does take my designed personality well. Now I just need to think of an avatar for you.
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Atalanta's DNA is something else. She was turned into a lion before being accepted by a furious Artemis for getting married.
Once she died as a lion she was turned back into a human. But, in the end, she still kept some of the characteristics of a lion.
Her senses are better in general, her DNA proves that. Her hearing, smell, eyesight, and muscle density are better than regular humans.
And this means that I could take some of these improvements myself without getting the characteristics of the animal.
Now with four DNA stored I can cross-reference some things. Magic in general. Practising magic already alters your DNA to some extent. As my two strands have already started developing a third one. It could also be connected to how Artemis has a third one as dense as the other two, while Hippolyta, less so. And Atalanta only has some of it, assuming the characteristics of Lion made some alterations.
The stronger the being is, the more developed the third strand is… Well, that's what I got from all four DNA of four different beings altogether.
A Greek God, a demi-God, a demi-human, and a Human.
But, this is something I don't want to leave like this. So, I collected more samples over the next few days. My parents, and some random kids from school. With more regular human samples I was able to confirm what I had theorised.
Jeanne's and Le Fay's DNA only ironed it out, those girl's DNA are quite strange in the first place. Both of them had what looked like a genetic alterations of some sort.
I guess it's related to their backgrounds. Jeanne holds the spirit of the Saint Joan of Arc which, according to the girl, the holder always looks similar to the original saint. It most likely alters the DNA to make up the changes in appearance. While Le Fay most likely got hers from studying Morgana's stuff…
While these girls had some development in their third DNA strand, the same could not be said about regular people
Neither my parents nor my schoolmates have even started developing the third strand. There are, however, signs of possible development.
This led me to discover which parts of the DNA are responsible for Magic development. Aurora was not even needed for this.
With this discovery alone, I could now rip magic off from people If I want to.
Targeting someone's specific Magic DNA sequences could cripple them forever. At worst, this could also affect someone else's future bloodline permanently as well. Meaning if I were to strip one's magic off them, I could also strip their future generations, forever.
Quite a horrifying thought. But a very much possible way to punish someone.
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While sticking to genetics is fun and all. It's more or less Aurora's thing as she was doing most of the maths. So, I decided to check on Kuoh.
It has been over a year after all.
"Hmm…"
[Sona Sitri improved 47%]
[Rias Gremory improved 26%]
Well, well this is a surprise! Rias developed that much even before the events of canon?
Not bad…
Seeing as how Rias is training...well, training is a strong word. She is just doing regular exercises. And yoga… which is not bad. But, for her it is not that needed. What she really needs is some magic training. As she is a purely ranged fighter. While she is not lazy anymore, this kind of training is not going to secure victory against Riser.
Next, is Sona… Sera's sister is much better than the redhead. Her demonic power increased quite a bit. She has now recruited the majority of her old peerage from the novels and anime and is already regularly
Going through the data for a bit. I realised that the younger Sitri will be a good choice for more data. Not only that, but, she has the biggest selection of regular humans reincarnated as devils.
Their DNA is something that I would want to get my hands on.
And that's not all. The majority of them don't have Sacred Gears either. This means I could get double the amount of data just from her peerage.
"Plus… Sera needs some rewards for her hard work."
Thinking for a bit, I decided that this might be killing three birds with one stone. Data, rewarding Sera, and also affecting Rias Gremory more, giving her an incentive to work harder.