Uchiha Hiko was still deeply confused. Wasn't I supposed to look for that ancient book? Why am I heading into this desert again? This sudden turn of events was a little hard for him to accept.
"It's all right. You don't need to be surprised. I'll explain everything to you slowly, bit by bit. First, I need to tell you that walking through the desert is for your sake, so you can better search for the Dragon Balls. Think about it—your purpose in finding that ancient book was only to discover clues about the Dragon Balls, wasn't it?"
"And now I can tell you directly: if you cross this desert, you'll find the Dragon Ball you're looking for waiting there. And it may not take much effort at all."
The young woman felt that it was time to tell Uchiha Hiko the truth. She did not want to keep him in the dark any longer. That old man had arranged so many trials only to train Uchiha Hiko.
But after seeing him cross the hills this time, the young woman had clearly witnessed Uchiha Hiko's strength. She felt there was no need to continue with the remaining trials.
So she told him the truth directly. If Uchiha Hiko could continue on and cross that desert, then he would be able to obtain a Dragon Ball with his own strength.
What required even more effort was that obtaining one Dragon Ball was nowhere near enough. If he wanted to rule the universe, he had to gather all Seven Dragon Balls. At most, he had only obtained three so far.
He still needed to rely on his own abilities to continue forward and search for the other four Dragon Balls.
"All right, I understand what you mean. You're right. I only wanted