Korin Tower

Hmph, a piece of trash with a power level of only 5!

Although Roland's strength was not particularly formidable, at this point in time before the plot had even begun, he was fully qualified to say such things. While the Earthlings were still struggling in the range of one or two hundred and relying on hand-to-hand combat, Roland's shocking power level of over four hundred was beyond everyone's imagination.

Even the strongest fighters on Earth did not possess such power.

He took out his scouter and scanned himself.

"460!"

A distinct number popped up, many times higher than that of any Earthling; not even Goku in his adulthood was that powerful.

Of course, Roland was a Saiyan; how could he be smug just because he surpassed the Earthlings?

Haha... Roland looked around at his surroundings with a serious expression. This place was remote and located in a highland area; for hundreds of kilometers around, it was sparsely populated. Even if he parked his cargo spaceship here, no one would discover it.

After arriving on Earth, Roland's mind became active. Dragon Balls, Senzu Beans, Hoi-Poi Capsule technology, Earthling martial arts—these were all of great help in increasing his strength, so naturally, he had to collect them. Counting them up, he realized there was quite a lot to do.

Sigh, I really have a life of toil.

Though he said this, Roland was secretly overjoyed.

Truly a happy problem.

However, everything has its priorities, so he decided to do the easy things first.

Searching for the Dragon Balls could be put aside for now because he didn't have a Dragon Radar yet... After weighing his options, Roland formed a plan: he should definitely go to Korin first to get some Senzu Beans, and then find one Dragon Ball so Bulma's father could help manufacture a Dragon Radar.

As for where to get the first Dragon Ball, Roland had already roughly figured it out.

In the original story, the locations of a few Dragon Balls were clearly hinted at: the Four-Star Ball belonging to Son Gohan on Mount Paozu, the Three-Star Ball belonging to Master Roshi at Kame House, and the Two-Star Ball located in the warehouse at Bulma's house. However, since it was still more than a decade before the plot began, the Dragon Ball at Bulma's house might not even be in the warehouse yet.

Therefore, if he wanted to get his hands on a Dragon Ball, he would have to make a trip to Mount Paozu or Kame House.

Of course, none of this was urgent.

First, he would go to Korin Tower and get the Senzu Beans from Korin.

In the early stages of Dragon Ball, Senzu Beans didn't show much value and were extravagantly used as food to stave off hunger, but in the later stages, they were genuine life-saving treasures. Not only could they quickly restore stamina, but they could also instantly heal various injuries.

Combined with the special physical constitution of a Saiyan, wouldn't that be a perfect match?

Thinking back to the later stages of Dragon Ball, the supply of Senzu Beans was severely insufficient. Goku and the others were so pitiful that they had to break one bean in half to share among several people, and many times when major events occurred, they couldn't even get one to eat. That life was truly heartbreaking!

So, while Senzu Beans were still relatively abundant, Roland decided to hoard them all to prevent them from being wasted by that fat guy, Yajirobe.

Once he had them, with the Senzu Beans' super healing ability, wouldn't his power level skyrocket?

Thinking of this, Roland's mouth began to water. He filtered out all the data below 100 power level from his energy scouter, and sure enough, the data on the screen became much clearer.

The few scattered data points that drifted by were all elite martial artists on Earth.

At this moment, two data points caught Roland's attention.

"280!", "300!"

It must be Kami and Mr. Popo, Roland thought. It was best not to provoke these two if he could help it.

Even though he had a power level of 460, Roland still felt a bit intimidated when facing Kami and Mr. Popo, especially Mr. Popo, whose hidden power definitely exceeded the measured value.

"Whatever, I'm not a person who fears trouble, let's go!" With a loud laugh, Roland took off into the air and flew toward Korin Tower.

Korin Tower was located below Kami's Lookout, so once he knew the location of Kami and Mr. Popo, the location of Korin Tower was determined.

Roland streaked across the sky with a swoosh, flew out of the highland area, and headed west toward the northwest of the Northern Hemisphere. Soon, a mountain range spanning hundreds of kilometers appeared ahead. After crossing the towering mountains covered in perennial ice and snow, a large, sunken basin appeared.

This basin spanned over a hundred kilometers and was covered in dense trees; from a distance, it looked like a green wave, swaying constantly under the breeze.

The martial arts holy land, Korin's Sacred Land.

Legend had it that this was the birthplace of Earth's martial arts.

Korin Tower, where Korin lived, was located in the great forest of Korin's Sacred Land.

Korin Tower was a divine tower that connected to the heavenly realm.

Legend said that only by climbing the tower with one's bare hands could one meet the immortal living at the top and receive his guidance.

For hundreds of years, countless experts had come to Korin's Sacred Land to challenge this divine tower, but few had ever managed to climb it. Even though a catastrophe over three hundred years ago caused the Earth's martial arts world to decline for a time, it did not extinguish the ambition of Earth's martial artists; every so often, one could still see martial artists coming to challenge it.

Legend had it that the last person to climb Korin Tower was Master Roshi, known as the "God of Martial Arts."

Whoosh, a figure was approaching the location of Korin Tower at high speed.

A blur passed over the dense forest, and the flat horizon appeared as a curved arc due to the vast field of view.

Roland flew above the great forest of Korin's Sacred Land, and in his line of sight, he could already see a long tower rising into the sky. The tower was rooted on the horizon, piercing into the clouds above and hidden by white, floating clouds.

"That's Korin Tower. Seeing it with my own eyes is far more shocking than in the animation."

Roland looked on in amazement. He didn't know exactly how tall Korin Tower was, but just looking at the tower body that disappeared into the clouds like a pillar supporting the heavens, he couldn't help but wonder how it was built.

However, he didn't waste any time at the base of the tower. As he approached, he made a ninety-degree turn, swooshed into the sky, and accelerated along the ivory-colored tower body toward the top.

In an instant, Roland's movement created a strong shockwave, and his figure quickly disappeared into the white clouds.

Getting the Senzu Beans as soon as possible was what he cared about most.