Spatial Transfer Technique

The vast universe was tinged with dark red, with a massive star nearby.

Whoosh!

A streak of light shot across the deep, tranquil expanse of space, standing out vividly. As it drew closer, it turned out to be a disk-shaped spacecraft about fifteen meters in diameter. It was plump and belonged to the smaller class of ships.

Through the pale green canopy, a graceful female Saiyan could be seen leaning quietly against her seat. Suddenly, Sephiria opened her eyes, a trace of confusion flashing through them.

"What was that voice just now? Earth? Who wants to take me to Earth?"

Could it have been some kind of illusion? Sephiria had heard that some aliens were skilled in psychic powers, and that certain abilities could confuse the mind and control a person's body and thoughts. Though puzzled, she decisively ignored the voice.

Sure enough, before long, the voice disappeared from her mind.

A cold smile crossed Sephiria's delicate face, and she closed her eyes again to rest.

"Sephiria, what's wrong?" A teammate noticed the energy fluctuations coming from her and asked. She was an unremarkable-looking female Saiyan. Sephiria shook her head calmly. "Nothing. By the way, does anyone know where Earth is?"

"Earth? I think it's a remote planet. There are signs of civilization there, but the Scouters found nothing especially valuable besides water and plants, so it wasn't included among our mission planets."

"Why do you ask all of a sudden?"

Sephiria replied casually, without betraying a hint of her thoughts. "If my younger brother makes it back alive, I'll make him conquer Earth as punishment."

Her teammate burst out laughing. "It's just a low-level planet. A low-class warrior would be enough to take it. Your younger brother's a mid-class warrior, isn't he? That'd be a waste of his abilities. Better to have him join us on a mission. I guarantee he'll grow stronger in no time. Saiyans are meant to temper themselves through battle."

"Right! Want me to train your brother? I'm pretty strong." A rather handsome male Saiyan tried to ingratiate himself with Sephiria, his intentions obvious.

Sephiria glanced at him and turned him down. "No need. I'll train my brother myself."

Sephiria knew exactly what thoughts these young male Saiyans harbored. But she had always valued strength above all, and was now in the prime of her growth. To her, romance was nothing but a distraction from training. So, aside from maintaining ordinary relationships with her teammates, Sephiria remained on her own, unwilling to get entangled with anyone.

The male Saiyan could only smile awkwardly at her answer, disappointed that he hadn't managed to win her over.

A remarkable woman was bound to have plenty of admirers. Female Saiyans like Sephiria—powerful, beautiful, and only recently come of age—were rare even on Planet Vegeta. What's more, she was an elite warrior. Any children she had would have a great chance of becoming powerful.

If they couldn't earn her favor while they were out on a mission, they'd have even less of a chance once they returned to Planet Vegeta.

Unfortunately for them, though one side was interested, the other wasn't. Sephiria gave them no chance to pursue her.

That was the end of the conversation, and all the Saiyans aboard the ship entered their hibernation pods.

Sephiria folded her arms, the corners of her mouth lifting into a faint smile. "Earth... That voice just now must have something to do with it."

On Earth, in a wide-open plain.

After obtaining the Metamorans' Transfer Technique, Roland couldn't wait to try it out.

He drew on the energy within his body using the knowledge in his mind. Theory and practice were still different, though. Even with every detail thoroughly understood, it took quite a while to find his footing when he actually began testing it.

After several attempts, Roland had gained a general understanding of the Transfer Technique.

Compared with Planet Yardrat's Instant Transmission, the two had much the same effect: both allowed the user to travel through space. But the Metamorans' Transfer Technique required the user to lock onto the destination coordinates in advance, and it took longer to prepare than Instant Transmission. All in all, it wasn't suited for combat.

As a way to cover long distances, however, it was perfect.

After fixing on a location and activating the technique, Roland appeared in various places across Earth. He tested it several more times and felt he had completely mastered the skill.

By then, he had used up nearly all the energy in his body. After checking what remained, Roland smiled faintly. "I only tested it on Earth. If I tried to travel across interstellar distances, it would probably drain all my energy! Next, I'll try a long-distance transfer."

After replenishing his strength and putting on protective gear, Roland set his sights on the Moon beyond Earth.

"Whoosh!"

As he channeled his energy, his body began to blur. In an instant, he turned into a streak of light. When he appeared again, he was on the Moon, 380,000 kilometers away. Before him lay uneven ground and loose, dry dust. With gravity only one-sixth as strong as Earth's, Roland felt as if he might float away at any moment.

"Hahaha! As expected, the farther I go, the more energy it takes. But compared with Instant Transmission's requirement that I sense someone's Ki, this is perfectly acceptable."

With a satisfied smile, Roland willed himself away, and his body soon vanished from the Moon.

From then on, distance could no longer hold him back. Space was like a sheet of paper he could fold whenever he wished. As long as he knew a planet's coordinates and had enough energy, he could connect two points and reach any planet at will!

A few days later, on a desolate plateau.

This was where the cargo ship had landed when Roland first came to Earth.

At the time, he'd thought he would never need the ship again. But human nature was impossible to resist: before long, Roland had returned. This time, however, he hadn't come alone. Tights's father, Dr. Brief, had come with him.

As for Tights, she had returned to West City to work on her new novel as soon as they finished collecting the Dragon Balls.

Roland had brought Dr. Brief here to ask him to modify the cargo ship and turn it into a Gravity Training Room. Sure enough, as soon as Dr. Brief heard that Roland had an alien spacecraft, his curiosity about science and technology led him to agree without hesitation.

"So this is the spaceship you mentioned?"

Dr. Brief stood in front of the cargo ship, looking up at the craft, which was more than thirty meters long, eight meters tall, and shaped like an ellipsoid.

"That's right. It's only a cargo ship, but it does contain alien technology. I'm sure you'll be able to discover some new technology from it, Doctor."