"Thank you, He-El. That planet has already been pacified. Those two native tree-clan members have the potential to become the planet's World Trees, restoring its ecology and allowing it to grow. This is wonderful, He-El. You saved a planet that was on the verge of destruction," King Kai sent to He-El through telepathy.
After conveniently resolving the trouble on the first planet King Kai had asked him to help with, He-El and Bulma spent a few days sightseeing there before leaving.
He-El had already picked two fairly decent fellows and thrown them into Other World, leaving King Kai to train them on Snake Way to become Kami. He did not concern himself with them any further.
Resuming their journey along the route to Planet Namek, He-El and Bulma soon arrived at the second planet King Kai had requested help with.
This planet was entirely covered by ocean. Every colossal creature from the deepest sea was desperately swimming toward the surface, as though something terrifying lurked in the depths below.
The people of this planet could be called the Sea Tribe.
Strictly speaking, in the Dragon Ball Universe, as long as something possessed intelligence, could communicate, and looked somewhat humanoid—or even if it did not—it could generally be considered a person.
For example, Earth's animal-type humans and monster-type humans were considered human because they could speak, communicate, and possessed intelligence. Those that could not speak and acted purely on beastly instinct were not classified as humans.
This Ocean Planet, made entirely of seawater, was much the same. Although its inhabitants all resembled deep-sea fish, King Kai considered them human because they could speak and possessed intelligence, meaning they had potential for growth.
"How strange. These gray- and black-skinned sea-surface animals have bioluminescent organs, highly sensitive light receptors, and some have completely