Far away in the central oasis, Krillin sensed the aliens' Ki beginning to move on a massive scale. He gave a thumbs-up in Shaz's direction and said, "Nicely done!"
Shadao looked at Krillin somewhat strangely. Lord Krillin was always so mysterious and impossible to fathom.
"No rush. Just wait," Krillin said to Shadao.
"Lord Rick, the spacecraft is ready. We can depart now," Shaz reported to Rick.
Rick nodded and asked, "Has everyone been notified?"
"Boss Rick, everyone has been notified. The fighters from the remaining eight slave zones are ready."
Rick nodded, clearly satisfied with Shaz's work.
"Depart!" Rick entered the spacecraft. The ship slowly rose into the air, then vanished from its spot with a whoosh. At the same time, the other eight slave zones on Dirt Clod Star saw the same scene. A total of nine spacecraft headed toward the central oasis.
"This will be our new home. We will rebuild our homeland in this oasis!" Ian shouted to the crowd below from a platform.
The people below looked somewhat lost. One person bravely stood up and asked, "But there's nothing here?"
"Children, there is nothing left on Dirt Clod Star. The only thing we have now is our lives," Ian told them calmly.
Ian's words filled everyone with pain. "Yeah! What do we have left? Our civilization was destroyed the moment the invaders arrived. We truly have nothing now!"
A wave of sorrow instantly spread through the crowd, leaving the many Mudball Star Aliens at a loss.
"Children, although we have nothing now, we are still alive. We are free now. Five days ago, we didn't even dare dream of the most basic freedom, but now freedom belongs to us!" Ian's penetrating voice reached every Mudball Star Alien.
"Avila, your father speaks so well," Shadao praised Avila.
"Not at all. He's not even as good as Brother Shadao!" Avila said with a slight blush and a soft smile.
"What?" Shadao froze.
"Great! We want freedom!" the people below roared, interrupting Shadao and Avila's conversation.
"We will no longer be enslaved. We will no longer suffer hunger and cold. Happiness and freedom belong to us Mudball Star Aliens!" Ian did his best to paint an ideal future, trying to awaken everyone's memories.
"Rebuild our homeland! Rebuild our homeland!" The crowd's emotions had been completely ignited.
Avila, standing nearby, was so excited that her little face had turned red as she shouted, "Rebuild our homeland!"
Krillin nodded as he looked at the clamoring crowd below. The desired effect had been achieved. Next, he just needed to give them a powerful dose of reassurance.
Krillin slowly floated into his training room and changed into a yellow Martial Arts Uniform with a large turtle character on the chest.
Krillin walked out calmly and stood atop the tallest rock.
"Rumble, rumble, rumble!"
The roar of the aircraft broke through the crowd's shouts. The people below saw the aliens catching up. Though fear showed on their faces, they did not scatter and flee. After all, Galactic Sheriff Krillin was protecting Dirt Clod Star.
Still, the nine large spacecraft in the sky left everyone feeling uneasy.
Shadao glanced into the sky and immediately spotted Krillin. He rose and flew toward him, turning back before he left to say, "Avila, protect yourself."
"Mm-hm!" Avila nodded obediently.
Shadao stopped in front of Krillin. Looking at the sheer number of spacecraft, he asked, "Lord Krillin, what do we do?"
"Wipe them out," Krillin said calmly.
"Yes, Lord Krillin!" Shadao's eyes were filled with fighting spirit. He had already realized that Weakness is the Original Sin. Only through battle could he grow stronger.
The spacecraft doors slowly opened, and over a hundred ugly aliens gradually flew out. The leader walked ahead and sized up Krillin, while hundreds of underlings trailed far behind him.
When Shadao spotted Shaz among the aliens, he immediately cursed, "I knew it! Lord Krillin, you can't let him off!"
Krillin merely smiled slightly at Shaz. "Well done. I'm very satisfied."
Seeing Lord Rick looking at him strangely, Shaz hurriedly explained, "Boss Rick, it was him! He was the one who ambushed us!"
Rick did not dare let his guard down. He quickly used his scouter to check Krillin's stats, then burst into laughter. "I thought he was someone impressive. His Battle Power is only 5,000."
Rick immediately relaxed. This had made him mobilize such a large force and waste so much time. If he failed to complete his mission, Lord Shaviza would take his life.
Thinking of this, Rick became annoyed. He looked at Krillin in a teasing manner and said, "How should I kill you?"
Krillin looked at Rick with speechless exasperation. As expected, most villains died from talking too much.
Seeing that Boss Rick was somewhat angry, Shaz took the initiative and stepped forward. "Leave that native beside the bald guy to me."
He dared make me eat something that tasted like shit. I absolutely can't let Shadao off lightly. Shaz cursed Shadao inwardly.
Rick nodded.
Shaz immediately looked delighted and flew forward. With his boss here, Krillin surely would not dare touch him.
Seeing Shaz fly over, Krillin casually fired a Kamehameha at him. Shaz was instantly struck and slammed into a distant rock.
"So fast! When did he...?" A bead of cold sweat dripped from Rick's forehead.
"When did he attack? Why didn't I see it?"
Shaz crashed through many rocks before finally getting wedged tightly in a crack between them. Looking in Boss Rick's direction, he seemed to want to say something, but then his head lolled to one side and he fainted.
"I'll leave them to you, Shadao." Krillin pointed at the hundred-plus aliens behind Rick.
"No problem, Lord Krillin!"
Krillin's figure flashed, and he vanished from the spot.
Seeing Krillin disappear, Rick immediately twisted his head around to look everywhere. Out of habit, he pressed his scouter. A series of beeps rang out, and Rick went stiff.
"Are you looking for me?" Krillin lightly patted Rick's shoulder and asked with a broad, toothy smile.
Krillin believed this was the friendliest expression he could manage, but Rick looked as though he had seen a ghost and hastily retreated.
Krillin casually tossed out Kamehameha after Kamehameha, gradually blocking off Rick's path of retreat as he asked, "What are you collecting those ores for? Who are you collecting them for?"
Rick said proudly, "I'm collecting them for King Shaviza. If you know what's good for you, then—"
"Boom!"
His voice abruptly stopped. Rick had already turned to dust.
"Oops, my hand slipped!" Krillin explained, though Rick could no longer hear him.
"So he was one of Shaviza's men." Krillin immediately understood why these aliens had been collecting energy-rich ores so aggressively. The Shaviza Force had another name—the Mecha Force. And how could mecha function without energy?
Although Krillin had long known that Dirt Clod Star was occupied by King Cold's subordinates, he had assumed King Cold's forces were enormous, controlling tens of millions of planets. He thought he could quietly develop on one planet, but he had not expected to run into Shaviza so directly.
Krillin was not afraid of Shaviza. What he feared was Cooler behind Shaviza. As Frieza's older brother, Cooler had one more transformation than Frieza, and his strength far surpassed Frieza's.
Krillin could not help rubbing his head. "Frieza alone was already hard enough to deal with. Now this is even worse!"
The people below stared at Krillin in disbelief. That alien had been dealt with just like that?
An old man suddenly stepped forward and wept. "I know that alien. He was among those who killed our king a hundred years ago."
After saying that, the old man bowed deeply to Krillin and cried, "Your Majesty, Lord Krillin has avenged you." Seeing the old man kneel, the others followed suit and bowed deeply to Krillin.
The hundred-plus aliens were already sprawled all over the ground. With a Battle Power of 1,100, Shadao charged through the crowd again and again. Wherever he went, an alien fell.
While writing, I suddenly had some thoughts. Fellow readers, it would be great if you could give me some suggestions. I'm currently building a new setting. Since the timeline starts from the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament, there is still some time before the main storyline begins, and Krillin can use that time to gradually grow stronger. But that also means I need to come up with plots different from those in Dragon Ball, so I really need some great readers to give me suggestions.
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