Demon Realm

Dr. Gero sat in the lab for a long time, thinking about the next research direction for Android. Long ago, when Dr. Gero was still in the Red Ribbon Army, he participated in the research of Android 1 to 8, but at that time, the person in charge of the whole project was not him, but his wife.

After the destruction of the Red Ribbon Army, Dr. Gero arrived at his laboratory in the Northern Hemisphere, filled with hatred. Although he remained active in the scientific community, he lived a semi-secluded life.

"If we can't create Android stronger than King Piccolo, we'll have no way to take revenge on Goku..."

Dr. Gero's face was grim as he continued his calculations on the computer.

Just then, a signal was connected to the computer.

"Hmm? These are images transmitted back by the miniature robots monitoring King Piccolo."

Dr. Gero noticed the indicator light in the corner of the computer screen and instinctively turned on the video. A video immediately played on the screen, showing the encounter between Roland and Piccolo, as well as the image of the gate to the Demon Realm that appeared later.

As the video played, Dr. Gero's eyes widened as he saw Piccolo being sent flying with a single finger, completely defenseless. He jumped up from his seat.

"Who is this person? How could they defeat King Piccolo so easily...?"

Dr. Gero's eyes were filled with disbelief.

Dr. Gero already knew that King Piccolo was not dead; he discovered this by chance while sending out miniature robots all over the world to search for skilled individuals.

When Dr. Gero discovered that King Piccolo had not been defeated, he did not disclose the news but instead classified it as top secret. He also sent miniature robots to continue monitoring Piccolo, because he knew that King Piccolo was also Goku's mortal enemy, and that he might be able to find a way to defeat Goku from him.

But unexpectedly, today we discovered someone who could easily defeat King Piccolo.

"Aren't Saiyan characters from Dr. Brief's daughter's novels? They actually exist...!"

Dr. Gero stared intently at the video, his eyes shining as if he had discovered a new continent. When he previously noticed that Goku's long tail matched the Saiyan description in Tights's novel, he simply assumed it was because Dr. Brief's daughter knew Goku and included this feature in the novel. But now, it seemed that the situation was not so simple.

The Saiyan is a real species.

"The Saiyan!"

Dr. Gero muttered to himself, then suddenly realized something and his fingers flew across the keyboard, "If Saiyan really exist, could other information also be true?"

As Dr. Gero searched, information about Tights's novels from across the internet was immediately compiled into Dr. Gero computer. After being filtered by the computer, several keywords were listed.

Saiyan, warrior race, fighting power, cosmic forces...

Dr. Gero stared at it with shining eyes, as if he had discovered a new world.

No wonder Goku so powerful, he's Saiyan!

At that moment, Dr. Gero's mind was filled with brilliant ideas, and he came up with a wonderful idea for the next step in the development of Android —only Saiyan could defeat Saiyan, and he certainly couldn't go to the outer universe, but if he could use the powerful life forms on Earth for research, he might be able to create even more powerful Android.

Dr. Gero even came up with more insidious ideas, such as using biological weapons to make Goku sick.

Viral Heart Disease is a good option.

"Biology is my forte, so why not modify humans to create even more powerful life forms? The specifics aren't difficult."

It can work!

Dr. Gero's eyes lit up, his breathing became rapid, and his mustache swayed from side to side with each breath.

"It's like God has given me a chance for revenge, allowing me to discover such a secret."

"Send out all the micro-robots to search for powerful life on Earth."

Now he needs to collect as many strong individuals as possible with good physical attributes, and then modify them. In addition, he also needs to collect Saiyan cells. According to the novel, Saiyan are one of the few warrior races in the universe. If he can create Saiyan warriors, then revenge will be an easy thing for him.

Even greater ambitions gradually grew in his heart.

Roland was unaware of Dr. Gero's actions, and of course, even if he did, he wouldn't care—because of Shenron's wish, no one in the universe could study the Saiyan's genes, so there was nothing to worry about.

In fact, Roland had already discovered Dr. Gero's micro-robots and turned them to ashes, but Dr. Gero had so many micro-robots that they still transmitted the images back.

At this moment, Roland was on a dark red plain. This was the outer edge of the Demon Realm, a relatively harsh and cold place. Looking around, there were undulating mountains for thousands of miles around. The mountains were bare and there were not many plants. They looked very monotonous under the dark red sky.

"What an unpleasant place."

A chilling aura permeated the air; the composition of the air in the Demon Realm differed slightly from that in the human world, filled with dark energy that disturbed the mind.

Roland covered his nose, isolating the dark energy three zhang away from his body. He then circulated his internal Vital Energy to maintain the internal cycle of his body. In the Dragon Ball world, no matter how powerful an existence is, its soul will report to the Otherworld after death. Even Demon Clan are no exception. However, only those killed by the Demon Clan will suffer eternal torment and be unable to transcend.

He was currently only slightly deeper than Piccolo, and the energy emanating from him wasn't very strong; Roland estimated it to be only between 300 and 500 combat power.

"The outer areas can only be described as harsh and cold lands; only those who can't survive in the Demon Realm would live here."

After several teleportations, Roland located several powerful energies and quickly entered the inner territory.

Once inside, the feeling was different. The surrounding environment, whether it was the soil or the air, was incomparable to that of the outer area. Even the aura emanating from it was different. There were more powerful life forms, and there were countless Demon Clan and magical beasts with a combat power of over 1,000.

However, the competition here has also become much fiercer.

The Demon Realm is a brutally dog-eat-dog world where intense competition forces Demon Clan to constantly improve their strength. Those Demon Clan who lack power are forced to live a harsh life on the fringes. As Roland continued to venture deeper into the inner Demon Realm, he soon discovered several auras with combat power exceeding 1 million.

They seemed to be at war, and after a short while, Roland sensed that one of the energies had disappeared.

"Experts with a million-level energy level, Living World, at least have their lives guaranteed. But in the Demon Realm, their lives are constantly in danger. Only under such high pressure can the Demon Realm maintain its momentum and continuously produce powerful individuals, making it impossible for even the Supreme Kai to intervene."

Of course, such fierce competition can easily lead to a talent gap and a lack of top experts. But fortunately, the Demon Realm is vast and has a large population, so there are enough geniuses to keep being born. This ebb and flow has kept the Demon Realm maintaining a large number of strong individuals.

Upon reaching this point, Roland stopped and did not venture any further.

This trip into the Demon Realm was just a sudden whim after seeing Piccolo's decision. He hadn't made any preparations beforehand, nor had he told Tights where he was going. So this trip would end here, just to scout out the situation in the Demon Realm and make some preparations for the future.

"After settling things in the mortal realm, I'll return here to gain more experience." With that thought, Roland's figure began to blur, and then he left the Demon Realm.

P. S.: I overestimated my speed. That's all for today! (_)!!