Master Roshi and the Flying Nimbus

"Thank you for helping me bring the Sea Turtle back. In that case, I'll give you some gifts!"

With a cane, a turtle shell on his back, and a Whitebeard, Master Roshi certainly looks like a hermit sage.

However, if you include the bald head, sunglasses, floral shirt, and shorts, then it gives off a somewhat incongruous feeling.

Bulma looked at the guy in front of her with a puzzled expression, doubting Master Roshi's abilities. However, her eyes lit up when she saw the pendant around his neck.

Because those were the Dragon Ball Bulma was looking for; the three tiny stars inside the Dragon Ball clearly indicated that they were the Three-Star Dragon Ball.

After some negotiation, and excluding the embarrassing incident where Master Roshi tried to summon the Phoenix but ended up dying from food poisoning, the final result was still quite good.

Bulma obtained the Three-Star Dragon Ball, Kid Goku obtained the Flying Nimbus. However, when Master Roshi saw Vegapunk, Master Roshi expression became more serious.

"Such powerful energy... but it feels a bit strange. Hey, young man, do you practice martial arts?"

Vegapunk was slightly surprised. Master Roshi could sense the ki on his body? But Vegapunk had never trained in the martial arts of the Dragon Ball World, and he didn't even know if he could cultivate ki.

Every world has its own unique abilities. Some systems can only be cultivated by people from that world, while others can only be cultivated in that other world.

The martial arts in Dragon Ball, no matter how you look at it, don't seem like something that humans from other worlds could cultivate. The training method of Turtle School isn't anything special; it's just weight training and exercise.

However, if people in the ordinary world train like Son Goku, they can only cripple themselves. Krillin people in the One Pirate World train like that, they might be able to achieve the Life Return. If people in the Ninja World train like that, they might be able to master the Eight Gates Formation. If people in the One-Punch Man World train like that, they might become heroes or Monsters.

This is the difference between worlds and races. No matter how much they train, people from other worlds will never be able to develop the unique ki found in the Dragon Ball World.

"Could it be that Master Roshi is able to sense a more fundamental life energy? But that doesn't make sense. If it really is a more fundamental life energy, then there's no such thing as the technique of concealing one's aura."

Vegapunk pondered for a while, but couldn't find a solution, and finally could only shake his head:

"I do have some self-defense skills, but what exactly is this 'qi' you're talking about? I still don't quite understand."

Seeing the bewilderment on Vegapunk's face, Master Roshi stroked his beard, stretched out his hand, and a faint white light gathered in his palm.

The strange energy fluctuations caused a faint resonance within Vegapunk's body. Vegapunk's expression turned strange. With Master Roshi's reminder, Vegapunk discovered that there was indeed an energy within him that was similar to ki, but only similar, not the same.

Although his physical body is just an avatar, when you look at it from the bottom of the matter, he is still Monsters in terms of bloodline, not a pure human.

In order to forge this Monsters body, Vegapunk filled it with all sorts of Monsters materials. One of them was Vaccine Man, whose template was similar to King Piccolo, and even the ability he used was similar to a beam cannon.

Of course, for Vegapunk, who possesses multiple abilities such as electromagnetic force, Haki, Chakra, Vaccine Man's beam cannon and ki are not of much significance, so he has never developed them. However, his physical body did indeed possess considerable ki energy from the very beginning of its creation.

Although his current clone only possesses 1% of his original body's power, it still inherits the energy of that ki. However, while Vaccine Man is a tribute to King Piccolo from the Dragon Ball World, they are, after all, two different worlds. Therefore, the ki-like energy within him is subtly different from the ki in the Dragon Ball World.

In Master Roshi's perception, Vegapunk's aura was slightly strange, seemingly different, but still roughly within the realm of aura.

He stretched out his hand, and a faint, firefly-like light continuously gathered, eventually forming a Light Orb the size of a tennis ball. However, this was all the Vegapunk had stored up inside him.

To put it bluntly, although Vegapunk inherited the ki from the original Vaccine Man, he never actually developed it. Even the ki in his original body is probably not much stronger than that of the Vaccine Man.

If we convert that to a clone with only 1% of its strength, it's already quite impressive that it managed to squeeze out this little bit of energy. If there were Battle Power Scanner, Vegapunk's power level would probably be around ten or twenty.

Of course, Vegapunk's own fighting power is definitely more than that. After all, his main focus is not the martial arts of the Dragon Ball World. If a real fight were to break out, Vegapunk could display a fighting power of close to 100. He might not be able to beat Master Roshi, but he could still put up a fight with Master Shen Mercenary Tao.

However, even this level of aura made Master Roshi's eyes light up. He stroked his beard slightly and said with great satisfaction:

"Among young people, there aren't many with your level of martial arts skill! If you have time in the future, you can come to my Kame House and learn a few moves!"

Vegapunk nodded politely, but he was actually not interested at all—he certainly didn't have time to learn the Turtle School. He would rather spend that time learning more about bio-modification technology and transforming himself into Cell- level Cyborg, which would be a greater improvement for him!

The most important thing in life is to understand your own talent and direction. Tien Shinhan in the Dragon Ball World, for example. In the early stages, he was a formidable opponent of Kid Goku, but in the later stages, he was left far behind. Can you say that his efforts were not as good as Son Goku's?

You know, Son Goku even got married and had children! In comparison, Tien Shinhan wandered around training, and his level of effort was only better than Goku's, no worse. It's just that their talents were different, and no matter how hard they tried, they could only become ordinary people.

Vegapunk felt that even if his original body were here, and he trained in the Turtle School style until he died, he would only end up like Krillin or Tien Shinhan, or maybe even the second Yamcha.

Conversely, if one were to research Androids technology, achieving at least Super Saiyan 2 level strength would be a breeze. With sufficient research materials, even surpassing Son Goku by a significant margin would not be a problem.

Dr. Gero was able to create a monster like Cell simply by collecting genes from Earth warriors and Frieza's family. If Vegapunk were to search the entire universe, creating even stronger Androids would be a piece of cake.

Perhaps sensing Vegapunk's lack of interest in martial arts, Master Roshi tapped his cane, coughed twice, and said:

"Young man, don't underestimate me just because I'm an old man. I actually have some reputation in the martial arts world."

"I have heard of Master Mutaito's Daimyo in the martial arts world, but I have no interest in martial arts."

"But this young man beside me is exceptionally talented and has a sincere heart for martial arts. If Master Mutaito is interested, he can be trained."

Master Roshi shook his head upon hearing this, a proud expression on his face:

"I'm not willing to teach just anyone. Although this kid can ride the Flying Nimbus and his mind can be described as pure, if he doesn't have talent... Pfft! How could that be?!"

Standing to the side, Kid Goku had become quite interested after seeing Master Roshi channel his ki energy, and he had been channeling his own energy as well.

He had Gohan lay the foundation for him, and being Saiyan, a race that is born with ki, this kind of thing is something that can be learned at a glance and mastered in a short time.

In just a moment, a nascent energy was born from the flesh and blood within Kid Goku's body, instantly condensing into a Light Orb in his palm that was almost identical to Vegapunk's.

Master Roshi was dumbfounded. He felt the energy within Kid Goku's body grow from nothing to something, full of vitality. He had to admit that the kid's talent was so high that he had never seen such a genius in his 300-year life!

Furthermore, the fact that the other party could easily step onto the Flying Nimbus clearly indicated that he was also flawless in terms of temperament. Immediately, the old man had the idea of taking him as a disciple.

Especially after chatting for a few minutes and learning that Kid Goku was Gohan's grandson, Master Roshi gave Kid Goku an address and then floated away.

Well, even though Master Roshi was already quite satisfied with Kid Goku, he couldn't lose his dignity as a master, so he still had to put on a show of testing him.

... Although his lecherous appearance had long since eroded his noble airs as an immortal.

Master Roshi left, but this time, the group still gained quite a lot. Not to mention a Three-Star Dragon Ball, Kid Goku not only learned ki but also acquired the Flying Nimbus as his personal mount.

Bulma looked at Kid Goku's Flying Nimbus with envy, but unfortunately everyone present had already tried it, and apart from Kid Goku, no one else could actually get on that cloud.

Master Roshi may have been able to be considered single-minded and without distractions when he was young, but now he has completely turned into a lecherous old man, so naturally he has no chance of riding the Flying Nimbus. Just now, when he was demonstrating for everyone, he even twisted his waist.

Bulma and Vegapunk, of course, were out of the question; it would be strange if they could ride the Flying Nimbus. Bulma even felt a bit envious and jealous. Vegapunk, being self-aware, simply didn't even have the idea of riding the Flying Nimbus.

Of course, he had no intention of riding the Flying Nimbus, but Vegapunk did have the idea of studying Flying Nimbus. After seeing Kid Goku playing with the Flying Nimbus, Vegapunk began to think about how to get Kid Goku to lend him the Flying Nimbus for his research.

"How about... we exchange the equipment we provide to Kid Goku to enhance his strength for the research rights to the Flying Nimbus? I'd also like to see Kid Goku's current potential!"

Vegapunk looked at Goku's smiling face and secretly made a decision in his heart.

After collecting the four Dragon Ball, Kid Goku and his friends embarked on their journey again. According to Vegapunk's memory, the next Dragon Ball should be in the hands of that pig Oolong.

However, before searching for the next Dragon Ball, Vegapunk found Kid Goku and prepared to negotiate with him.

"Want to study the Flying Nimbus?"

Kid Goku tilted his head and looked at Vegapunk, then asked:

"Will conducting research damage the Flying Nimbus?"

"Don't worry, it won't harm the Flying Nimbus. In fact, if it succeeds, the Flying Nimbus's speed might even increase significantly!"

Vegapunk spoke with a smile, and Kid Goku nodded casually upon hearing this, immediately summoning his Flying Nimbus and handing it to Vegapunk.

"Then you can study it, Vega, but remember to return it to me when you're done!"

Kid Goku generously handed over his Flying Nimbus, and Vegapunk, unsurprised, similarly took out two bracelets and gave them to Kid Goku.

"Here you go, these two Gravity Bracelets are my reward for making them for you. They are engraved with the Heavy Rock Technique. Each bracelet can increase your gravity by more than three times, and the two bracelets together can directly increase your gravity by ten times."

"Exercising under these gravity conditions is many times more effective!"

Upon hearing that the exercise was many times more effective, Kid Goku was overjoyed and immediately took the two bracelets and placed them on his arms.

Each of the two bracelets had a button. Kid Goku pressed one of the buttons first, and immediately felt a powerful gravitational pressure coming down on him, almost causing him to fall to the ground.

Gravity and bearing weight are two completely different things. Gravity affects all parts of the body, including vital organs such as the brain and internal organs, as well as fluids such as blood.

Therefore, bearing twice the weight is much more difficult than bearing the same weight, and of course, all parts of the body are exercised, so the effect is naturally much better.

This is precisely why the warriors in Dragon Ball experienced rapid increases in strength after being exposed to gravity training in the later stages. It can be said that gravity training is almost comparable to Super Saiyan transformation-level cheat.

In comparison, Master Roshi's weight training was far less effective.

"It's so heavy... I feel like my body has become much sluggish..."

Kid Goku said a couple of things, but without hesitation, he pressed the button on another bracelet, instantly activating ten times the gravity, which made Kid Goku catch his breath.

If this were any other ordinary Earthlings, even Master Roshi, they might be unable to move due to the pressure and would have to slowly adapt.

However, Planet Vegeta, where Kid Goku originally lived, had ten times the gravity of Earth. It could be said that Kid Goku was genetically adapted to ten times the weight, so this gravity did not cause Kid Goku much trouble. He only needed to adapt for a period of time before he could move freely.