A Close Call (Two-in-one)

Turles was filled with fear at the power displayed by Roland and the others. He didn't know how they would treat him, so he dared not resist their actions of harvesting the Tree of Might. He could only watch helplessly as the Saiyan of the Sephiria Force continued to move through the forest.

One by one, the mature Tree of Might were picked from the tree and piled up, quickly reaching a height of half a person.

Each of these fruits is imbued with the life essence of Planet Orphi. Consuming them can enhance one's internal strength. Turles was able to soar from Low-Class Warrior with less than 1,000 combat power to 300,000 combat power thanks to a large number of Tree of Might.

Hertz was also among the crowd picking fruit. He popped a fruit into his mouth, and the powerful life energy made him shudder. An expression of disbelief appeared on his face.

Just a moment ago, the energy within his body miraculously increased by 800 combat power, without any potential risk.

"Don't pick the half-green ones, pick the red ones, and don't miss any ripe fruit."

"You can eat one first, then try your best to pick more. Whoever picks the most will receive the biggest reward."

Hertz roared, his eyes bloodshot. At that moment, the purplish-red Tree of Might were no longer ordinary fruits in his eyes, but treasures that could elevate the Saiyan race to a higher level. Whether the Saiyan race could completely rise to the level of a super race depended on these fruits. They represented the future of everyone, and of course, the more of these treasures the better.

"Yes, Lord Hertz."

"That's amazing! I only ate one, and my strength increased by several hundred, which is equivalent to several months of hard training..."

"This tree trunk is mine, don't try to take it."

Amidst the enthusiastic shouts, everyone was frantic, constantly moving through the forest. One by one, the purplish-red fruits were picked, and the number of ripe fruits on the trees dwindled. In half a day, all the ripe fruits on Planet Orphi were cleared away.

Looking at the pile of Tree of Might, which resembled a small mountain, there were approximately 20,000 of them.

Even if each fruit only increases combat power by a few hundred to a thousand, piling up so many fruits can force a Saiyan with low strength to rise to over 50,000 combat power. For example, Turles reached 300,000 combat power by continuously harvesting the essence of several planets.

Of course, the enhancement from the Tree of Might is not unlimited. As more Tree of Might are consumed, their effect on increasing strength will become weaker and weaker. For example, for someone with Roland's strength, a single fruit will not increase his strength by much. However, this does not mean that the Tree of Might is useless to him. After all, it is formed by condensing the life force of a planet. Even if it does not increase his strength, the primordial Vital Energy contained within can still be stored as potential.

From a long-term perspective, this is very advantageous.

Or rather, the increase in power is merely secondary; the greatest benefit of the Tree of Might is the elevation of one's level of life.

Compared to the immediate and visible increase in power, Roland values future development prospects even more.

"All the ripe fruits have been harvested, and there are probably tens of thousands left. These fruits will gradually ripen in the coming days..." Hertz was in a very good mood. His wife, Ashita, had consumed a Tree of Might, and her strength had increased significantly, with her aura faintly exceeding 10,000 combat power.

"Nine days, just wait."

Roland looked relaxed, with a faint smile on her face.

Suddenly, he looked at Turles to the side, crushed a fruit to examine the seed inside, and asked, "How do you cultivate the seed of the Tree of Might?"

Since the Tree of Might so important, Roland doesn't just want what he has now; of course, the more of these things, the better. Although cultivating the Tree of Might consumes the potential of an entire planet, this only applies to human planets. The Tree of Might is the fruit of gods, and its best growing environment is naturally the God Realm.

Hertz's eyes lit up, and he looked at Turles with piercing eyes as well.

Under the watchful eyes of so many people, Turles broke out in a cold sweat and cautiously replied, "The Tree of Might cannot be planted with ordinary seeds. It must be planted with the golden fruit at the top of the crown. That kind of fruit only produces a few at a time in the final stage of the Tree of Might's growth. Ordinary seeds cannot grow Tree of Might."

"Golden fruit..." Roland nodded in understanding. If Tree of Might could be grown from an ordinary fruit pit, given the yield of Tree of Might, such Divine Tree would have already flooded the universe.

"Have someone keep an eye on the top of the tree canopy, and report immediately once golden fruit is spotted!" Sephiria said earnestly.

"Yes!"

The command was passed down, and both the Saiyan and the Vine Race were focused on the whereabouts of the golden fruit.

At this moment, Roland handed several ripe fruits to Umu, asking him to use scientific methods to study their mysteries. "Umu, try to see if you can discover other uses of the Tree of Might."

Umu carefully took the fruit and nodded vigorously.

Next, the people of the Sephiria Force set up camp on Planet Orphi, preparing for a long-term standoff. During this time Roland made another trip to the Planet Sadala and Earth, bringing Tights and Dr. Brief over as well. With the joint research of Dr. Brief and Umu, several Tree of Might were made into a brand-new nutrient solution, which was extremely suitable for the cultivation of infants.

Roland stroked his chin, looking at the bright red fruit culture solution. He immediately ordered that a portion of the more than 20,000 collected Tree of Might be extracted and made into nutrient solution, which would then be sent to the Sub-God Realm to nurture the infants there.

It's easy to imagine that once these children grow up, their potential will surpass that of the other Saiyan on Planet Sadala. As the son of Roland and Tights, Luo Fei naturally enjoys the best possible treatment.

"Turles, tell me about your experience."

With preparations complete, Roland's attention shifted to Turles. This guy, who unexpectedly obtained the Tree of Might, was quite powerful in the movie. Looking at his striking resemblance to Goku, someone who didn't know them might mistake them for brothers!

During his time imprisoned by Lulu, Turles had already gained some understanding of the situation of Sephiria Force. It turned out that even the witch who defeated him had been defeated by Queen Sephi and Roland. Therefore, upon hearing Roland's question, he dared not hide anything and hurriedly recounted his experiences like spilling beans.

"... I was originally a Low-Class Warrior exiled from Planet Vegeta. By the way, Planet Vegeta is a Saiyan planet located in the North Galaxy region. The Saiyan there aren't as powerful Sephiria Force, and their leader is called King Vegeta..."

Roland waved his hand to interrupt him, "I know Planet Vegeta, skip this part."

Yes, yes.

Turles nodded cautiously and recounted the story in detail.

It turns out that Turles was an exiled Saiyan when he was a child. When Frieza Force was searching for Saiyan had wandered around, he was lucky enough not to be discovered by the Frieza Legion. Later, he had a chance encounter and discovered the Tree of Might. He then grew stronger with the help of the Tree of Might and was ambitious and planned to make his mark. Unfortunately, before he could even step into the universe, he was captured by Roland and his group.

"Aren't you very resentful about being captured?"

A pair of dark, cold eyes stared at him, and Turles instantly felt immense pressure. His lips tightened as he stammered, "No... I wouldn't dare..."

It's best not to.

Roland stared at him, then suddenly smiled faintly. After having Lulu keep an eye on him, she walked out.

He didn't take Turles seriously at all; even if the guy was ambitious, he couldn't cause any trouble in his hands.

"Saiyan with a power level of 300,000 is quite rare. I hope he knows what's good for him." Sephiria sat down next to Roland.

"Lulu will discipline him."

Looking at the towering tree in the distance, Roland showed no interest in Turles' situation and said, "As long as we find the seeds to cultivate the Tree of Might, we will continuously obtain more fruits. At that time, it won't be surprising to find hundreds of thousands of Saiyan with combat power."

Sephiria paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "You're right."

Time passed day by day, and in the blink of an eye, the green and yellow fruits on the Tree of Might gradually ripened.

With the help of many members of the Sephiria Force, all the fruits were collected without missing a single one. As a reward, each person who picked the fruits received a few, which resulted in more than 10,000 fruits. However, seeing the increasingly powerful aura of all the warriors, Roland was not stingy with the fruits.

What made Roland even happier was that golden fruits were beginning to form on the top of the Tree of Might's canopy. Roland counted them and found that a total of five fruits had formed.

These golden fruits contain far more vitality than ordinary fruits; one is equivalent to 1,000 ordinary fruits. Only such fruits can be used as seeds. Of the golden fruits that grew on the previous planets, all but one, which was used as a seed, were consumed by Turles.

However, the pleasant situation did not last long, as an unexpected event shattered the tranquility of Planet Orphi.

One day, a patrolling Saiyan warrior shot down a probe ship. According to Dr. Brief' analysis of the probe ship's data, it was discovered that it was a spacecraft monitoring Planet Orphi.

"Judging from the spaceship's data, its main function is to monitor the status of the Tree of Might..." Dr. Brief stated definitively.

"Finally, someone has noticed the Tree of Might here. It seems they even know the effects of its Tree of Might. They shouldn't be Galaxy Mercenaries, otherwise they wouldn't be monitoring only the Tree of Might!" Roland's expression hardened. "Could they have discovered us too?"

Dr. Brief shook his head. "Probably not. That spacecraft was destroyed by Saiyan warriors as soon as it entered the atmosphere, but it's hard to say whether there were other Scouter."

"Preparing so early, if the opponent is strong enough, might trigger an interstellar war."

Of course, Roland was not afraid of war. Just like when they wiped out Babu Legion last time, they crushed them with overwhelming force. Roland only hoped that the enemy would not come before the Golden Fruit was ripe, because it would be bad if the energy of the battle damaged the Golden Fruit.

"No need for that. I can try using this aircraft to interfere; maybe it will cause them to deviate from their course."

"That would be best." Roland pondered for a moment, but of course, just in case, he also needed to make some preparations on his side.

So, after discussing it, Roland and the others sent all the warriors back to Planet Sadala. Only Roland, Sephiria, Dr. Brief, Lulu, the Elite Guard, and a few others remained on Planet Orphi. Of course, Turles was also left behind, as this guy was quite powerful and leaving him outside would easily cause trouble.

Dr. Brief, being a mechanical expert, quickly repaired the probe ship and then used it to interfere with other Scouter. Whether he could cause the enemy's expeditionary ship to deviate from its course depended on luck.

"Let's keep waiting. Hopefully, their spaceship won't come before the golden fruit ripens."

"The golden fruit is the final stage of the Tree of Might's growth. Because all the energy is devoted to the fruit, it only takes about three days to mature." Turles quickly tried to demonstrate his value. After these few days of interaction, he knew that Roland and the others were far beyond his ability to provoke. The only way to save his life now was to show his worth as much as possible.

Roland glanced at Turles and nodded slightly.

"Then let's wait three days. We'll pick the fruit and leave after that."

"Um!"

Meanwhile, on their journey to Planet Orphi, Slug's massive army marched through the deep cosmos. Suddenly, a commotion erupted in the fleet command center, as the alien pilots seemed to have encountered some difficulty.

"What's going on?" Slug leaned back in the bone chair, wearing a purple hood.

"Your Majesty, the navigation system seems to be malfunctioning. We are clearly following the correct route, but the spaceship's path seems to have deviated from the Star Map," the alien with a chicken's head replied, drenched in sweat.

Slug's cold gaze swept over the other party, and he frowned, saying in a cold voice, "Get back on your feet quickly. If you delay my important matter, you're all going to die."

"Yes..." He nodded shakily, and the cockpit immediately sprang into action. After most of the day, the spaceship's trajectory was finally restored.

"Your Majesty, everything is ready. If we proceed at full speed, we should arrive at Planet Orphi in about three days."

"Hmm, well done."

Slug squinted his eyes. The old man didn't need to expend too much energy, but these were only temporary. As long as he obtained the Tree of Might, his lifespan would be greatly extended, and it wouldn't be impossible for him to return to his youth. At that time, he would no longer be confined to the edge of the North Galaxy.

Slug, harboring such ambitions, couldn't help but sneer inwardly.

Time flies, and three days have passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, Slug's spaceship drew ever closer to Planet Orphi, and it was about to enter the planetary system in which Planet Orphi resided.

Just then, the five golden fruits on the Tree of Might ripened.

"Let's start picking!"

At a command, several figures rose gracefully, looking at the golden fruit at the top of the tree canopy. Compared to ordinary fruits, it was larger and rounder, without the thorns that are common fruits.

Roland touched the round, golden fruit as if she were touching a lover she hadn't seen for many days. Soon, all five fruits were picked, and Roland carefully stored them into her Dimensional Space.

At this moment, Roland suddenly frowned, then raised his head to look at the sky, his sharp eyes seemingly trying to pierce through the thick clouds to reach beyond the planet. There, a chilling and malevolent aura was constantly approaching, its energy far exceeding that of everyone present.

"What's wrong?" Sephiria had barely asked when she herself sensed the evil aura.

"What a terrifying aura!"

"Something powerful is approaching... Hiss... What's happening? This is terrifying..."

Lulu and Hertz both sensed the powerful force in outer space. Faced with that profound energy, their strength was as weak as that of a frail child. It was a terrifying aura, deep and dark, as unfathomable as a black hole, constantly shaking their minds.

That power is at least tens of millions strong!!

"Retreat!" Roland decisively gave the order. He was not afraid of strong opponents, but he would not waste his energy if he knew he was no match for them.

The others had no objections, so after glancing at the gradually decaying Tree of Might and Planet Orphi, Roland took a deep breath, activated Instant Transmission, and took everyone away. After a blurry beam of light, they all disappeared on Planet Orphi.

Shortly after Roland and his group disappeared, Slug's spaceships arrived at Planet Orphi in a grand procession.