Two days had passed since the last round of intense training. Krillin was holding the Dragon Radar, which beeped continuously. Seven bright dots flashed across its grid display—these were the current locations of the Dragon Balls.
Krillin had already packed the Gravity Training Room into a Hoi-Poi Capsule and was ready to set off. "Time to go!" he said expectantly.
Krillin looked at the Dragon Radar. It showed that the Dragon Balls were scattered across the world, and even the closest one was over a thousand kilometers away. The direction? Wasn't that the direction of Goku's home? Goku seemed to have a Four-Star Ball. Fine, he would save that one for last and find the other six first.
Excluding the one at Goku's home, the nearest was in Marsta. Marsta was roughly equivalent to the area around Alaska on Earth in his previous life. It was in the far north, blanketed in snow and ice all year round, with scarcely any people.
Damn, it was freezing! Krillin looked at the icy wilderness as snowflakes drifted down from the sky and could not help complaining.
The temperature here was definitely below minus one hundred degrees Celsius. What kind of sin had he committed? Krillin was the type who feared the cold but not the heat. Following the Dragon Radar's directions, he slowly flew over the snow...
Beep, beep, beep. The radar showed that it was nearby. All Krillin could see was endless white snow... With the snow piled so thick, the Dragon Ball had to be beneath it. Krillin raised his Ki, and in an instant, a vortex formed around him. The snow was blasted into the air, and as Krillin looked beneath it, tears streamed down his face. "This ice layer must have been frozen for at least ten years!"
With no other choice, Krillin opened a small hole in the ice. He took off his clothes and prepared to go into the water. Testing the temperature, he found it ice-cold, chilling him to the bone. He released his Ki to wrap around himself. Heh heh, that was a martial artist's method.
Krillin swam downward. Beneath the ice, it was not very deep—only around a hundred meters. The icy water was completely natural and so clear that it seemed colorless. Before long, Krillin reached the bottom. Sunlight passed through the ice and refracted through the water, making the Dragon Ball embedded in the frozen earth shine brilliantly. Krillin swam over faster. As he got closer, he saw five stars gleaming within it. Haha, a Five-Star Ball.
After obtaining the Dragon Ball, Krillin shot straight through the ice like a skyrocket and burst out from beneath it...
Krillin now walked alone through a subtropical rainforest. Looking at the strange plants all around him, he could not help thinking of Bear Grylls. In a single month, Krillin had crossed icy plains, wandered deserts, fought dinosaurs, danced with wolves, and left his tracks all over the world, acting out a real-life wilderness survival adventure.
Ha... Krillin leaped onto a tree. This rainforest tree was over thirty meters in diameter and more than one hundred and fifty meters tall. Even ancient trees towering into the heavens were probably no more impressive than this. With a light jump, Krillin retrieved the Dragon Ball from the canopy. Only one star gleamed within it. Ha, a One-Star Ball! Krillin was overjoyed. He had already found six of them. Now, only the Four-Star Ball in Goku's possession remained.
Krillin flew toward Mount Paozu.
"Goku! Goku!" Krillin shouted loudly when he arrived at Goku's front door.
Chi-Chi slowly walked out with her belly protruding, smiling. "So it's Uncle Xiaolin. Goku is training in the back mountain."
Krillin looked at Chi-Chi. Her stomach was slightly swollen, and her pregnancy was quite obvious. Come to think of it, I have been in the Dragon Ball World for almost half a year now. Time really is worthless, Krillin thought.
Krillin still said to Chi-Chi, "Goku really is something else. He's about to become a father, yet all he knows is training. He doesn't even stay home to keep you company. Chi-Chi, let me help you inside."
Chi-Chi looked gently at her stomach, her eyes filled with a mother's loving tenderness. She reached out and stroked her belly, seemingly full of anticipation.
Krillin stepped forward and slowly supported Chi-Chi as they walked into the house.
Chi-Chi smiled as she explained on Goku's behalf.
If it had been anyone else, Krillin might have believed it. But Goku? Heh heh...
"I'll go find Goku," Krillin told Chi-Chi.
Krillin flew to the back mountain. Goku was doing push-ups with one finger supporting him on the ground. Sensing Krillin's Ki, his eyes lit up. Since getting married, Goku had not fought anyone. His last fight with Krillin did not count.
The moment Goku saw Krillin, he was immensely excited. He finally had a sparring partner... Goku flashed forward and attacked Krillin, but his elbow strike hit nothing but air.
In Krillin's eyes, Goku's movements were incredibly slow and full of openings. Krillin only shifted slightly and avoided Goku's powerful blow.
Krillin spun and kicked Goku squarely in the shoulder.
Before Goku could even see Krillin's move clearly, he was sent flying backward.
Goku lay on the ground with a pained expression. "Ow, ow, ow! That hurts! That hurts!"
Seeing Goku fly away, Krillin hurried over and awkwardly scratched his head. "Sorry, Goku! I just kicked on reflex..."
Krillin slowly helped Goku up, muttering, "Goku, honestly. Instead of staying home and keeping Chi-Chi company, you're out here training blindly. You know you're about to become a father, yet you're still like a... one hundred words omitted here."
Goku looked at Krillin and smiled somewhat awkwardly. "Hehe, I know. But Krillin, your Ki has become so strong. I'm so excited!"
Krillin broke out in a cold sweat...
"By the way, Goku, where's the Four-Star Ball Grandpa Gohan left you? Let me borrow it. I want to ask Shenron for a favor."
"Oh, it's at home."
Goku brought the Four-Star Ball out from the house and casually handed it to Krillin. Looking at it, Krillin could not help feeling delighted. After working hard for a month, I've finally gathered them all today.
Krillin poured the remaining six Dragon Balls out of his backpack. The seven Dragon Balls gathered together and began to glow. The exciting moment had arrived. Krillin raised both hands, palms upward, and shouted, "Come out, Shenron!" The background music started.
The Dragon Balls flashed faster and faster. Huge dark clouds drifted across the sky, covering the heavens completely. The surroundings immediately darkened.
"Rumble! Crack!" Lightning surged through the dark clouds, illuminating the earth as it raced recklessly through the skies, as if it would pour down upon the ground at any moment.
The Dragon Balls shone even more brilliantly, as if echoing the lightning in the sky...
"Shenron, Shenron is about to appear!" Krillin was extremely excited. Dragons, as mysterious creatures, had always lived in Chinese legends, and today he was about to see one with his own eyes. His heart surged, and he could hardly contain himself.
"Roar!!" A dragon's roar echoed through the air.
Golden light poured from the Dragon Balls. It wound its way toward the sky and gradually merged with the sea of clouds overhead. Another dragon's roar rang out.
In the sky, the body of a green Shenron emerged from the endless ocean of dark clouds. Shenron's eyes glowed fiery red as he looked down at Krillin and Goku.
"State your wish! I can grant any wish, but only one..."
"Shenron, please help me create a space suitable for cultivating special organisms, such as Senzu Beans and Spirit Fruit..."
"Human, I require a spatial vessel. My power is limited, and I cannot directly create space within your body."
"I see." Krillin thought for a moment. "Then would this work?" Krillin took out a space capsule. This should count as a spatial vessel.
Shenron said calmly, "It will do. As you wish." A red light flashed in Shenron's eyes.
"Your wish has been granted. I have created a special growing environment for you. My divine power has been infused into it. This space can absorb free special energy anytime and anywhere to replenish itself. It should now be able to cultivate the organisms you mentioned. You may also alter the energy density to affect crop yields," Shenron said humanely.
"If you wish to create space, you will need to find a higher-level Shenron. Farewell!" Shenron seemed to recognize Krillin's extraordinary nature and deliberately gave him a reminder before leaving.
With that, Shenron turned back into seven Dragon Balls. They circled through the sky once and prepared to fly off to different parts of the world.
Krillin seized the moment, leaped up, and grabbed the Four-Star Ball just as it was about to fly away. He caught it in his hand, returned to the ground, and handed it back to Goku. "Sorry, Goku. The Four-Star Ball will have to wait a year before it returns to normal."
Goku smiled, indicating that it did not matter.
Only then did Krillin burst into laughter and carefully inspect the space he had named the "Senzu Bean Plantation."
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