One Year

Lazuli was chosen by Dr. Gero as material for Android modification, so she must have had excellent qualities. However, because she had never been exposed to martial arts, her potential advantages could not be fully utilized. After becoming Android, she did not pay attention to training.

If she trains diligently for over a decade, Super 13 might not be her match.

Lazuli smiled proudly upon hearing Roland's praise of her talent, saying, "Of course, Android 13 isn't as good as me. I'll reluctantly stay on Earth for a while longer, but don't keep me waiting too long."

Roland smiled. Sometimes Android 18's personality seemed like that of a child, and he needed further guidance.

The original storyline descended into lawlessness and headed towards the destruction of the world precisely because of a lack of proper guidance.

"By the way, you said before that Dr. Gero modified you and Android 17 to deal with Super 13. Where did he go after he modified you?"

"I heard he was killed by Super 13 while out searching for materials, and Super 13 admitted to killing Dr. Gero," Lazuli replied.

"You weren't with him?"

"Dr. Gero is a very cunning man. Super 13's betrayal made him distrust everyone. Even though he modified me and Android 17, we didn't gain his trust. This old man always kept a secret from us. If we hadn't been killed by Super 13, Android 17 and I would still be under his control."

Roland nodded. In the original work, Dr. Gero was a treacherous and cunning guy. Even after creating Android 17 and Android 18, he was secretly researching an even more powerful Cell. However, because he was killed by Android 17, the subsequent research on Cell was done by computers.

Thinking of Cell, Roland asked Lazuli if Dr. Dr. Gero had any other bases on Earth. Lazuli frowned and thought for a moment, not quite sure.

"There should still be some. He went out to find materials to develop more powerful Android. I don't know the exact location, but Dr. Gero has been dead for so many years, all experiments should have stopped."

"Not so optimistic. Oh well, it's not a big deal anyway."

Roland wasn't as optimistic as Lazuli. From the words, he deduced that Cell must exist in some laboratory. Even if Cell didn't exist here because of the different world, he should still be an Android similar to Cell.

However, the newborn Cell was not scary, so he didn't take it to heart.

In the days that followed, in addition to instructing Son Gohan, Trunks, and Lazuli, Roland also began to train seriously on his own.

According to the classification of Super Saiyan, the first stage of Super Saiyan can be divided into three levels: ordinary Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan "Transcendence" stage, and Super Saiyan Full Power.

The three levels are clearly distinguishable, and the range of power is also extremely large.

In the original story, Goku, who transformed into Super Saiyan through the power of anger, and Goku who had just returned from Planet Yardrat and fully mastered the power of Super Saiyan, were both at the level of ordinary Super Saiyan, with a power increase of about 50 times their normal state. Above that is Vegeta, who reached the Transcendence stage after training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. When he transforms into Super Saiyan, he has even greater power. This power increase is not only due to the improvement in his normal state, but also the amplification of his power after transformation. It can be said to be an overall improvement in level. In specific comparisons, he is probably slightly stronger than Cell in his mature form.

Above that is Super Saiyan Full Power, a mode that adapts to the power of Super Saiyan in everyday life. It is the most outstanding state in the first stage of Super Saiyan, allowing for an even more powerful transformation in battle, with strength comparable to Perfect Cell.

Besides these three transformations that clearly have distinct phases, there is also the Super Saiyan muscular form, which is a flawed transformation. All power is converted into muscle, increasing energy but sacrificing speed, so this transformation is not advisable.

Roland believes that among the first stage of Super Saiyan transformation, Full Power is the most perfect form.

Currently, Roland is at a level between ordinary and transcendent, but because his Super Saiyan power is fused with the power of the Great Ape, which is the so-called Golden-Eyed Super Saiyan, his starting point is relatively high. After transformation, his energy amplification directly reaches 70 times, and his strength is comparable to that of an ordinary transcendent Super Saiyan.

But that's still far from enough. He had fought Super 13 before and knew that to truly defeat him, he needed to further increase his power.

Although Super 13 has been sent to a distant Metal Planet, it doesn't mean everything is over.

Roland is a Saiyan who dares to break through. He knows that he has a long way to go and he must not stagnate. Super 13 will become the whetstone for him to improve his power.

"My next goal is to surpass the average Golden-Eyed Super Saiyan!" Roland set a goal for himself.

The Golden-Eyed Super Saiyan is more powerful than the Green-Eyed Super Saiyan. He is confident that if he can push the Golden-Eyed Super Saiyan to the "Beyond" stage, it will be no weaker than Goku's Super Saiyan Full Power. At that time, Super 13 will definitely not be his opponent.

This is the advantage of his Golden-Eyed Super Saiyan.

"Speaking of which, besides me, the Golden-Eyed Super Saiyan, Broly is a mutated Super Saiyan, and his condition isn't worse than mine. Then there's Sephiria's Red Eye Super Saiyan, which is also an amazing transformation. If I don't work hard, I might be surpassed by Broly or Sephiria when I go back."

With this in mind, Roland cast aside all distracting thoughts, gradually focusing his mind, and then attempted to break through the level of an ordinary Super Saiyan.

Time flies by, and a year has passed in the blink of an eye.

In the first six months, Son Gohan and Trunks steadily improved under Roland's guidance. In the latter six months, they were left to train on their own, and Roland focused on his own training as well.

During this time, he traveled to the Metal Planet several times to fight Super 13, but unfortunately, he was still a little short of breaking through to the level of a regular Golden-Eyed Super Saiyan.

On this day, Lazuli was dominating Son Gohan and Trunks in the training grounds of Five Elements Mountain. Although the two had greatly improved their strength, Lazuli's strength was also rapidly increasing after receiving martial arts training. Coupled with her tireless body, Son Gohan and Trunks could not gain the upper hand even when they joined forces.

Bang!

Lazuli Son Gohan flying with a single punch each. Golden flames flashed a few times, and the two of them wearily exited their Super Saiyan forms.

Son Gohan, panting heavily and too exhausted to move, said with a wry smile, "Android 18, your power is truly astonishing. Even though I've improved so much since a year ago, I'm still no match for you."

Lazuli proudly raised her chin, the corners of her mouth slightly upturned.

"You are far from being able to defeat me!"

Son Gohan nodded in agreement. Since Android 18 wasn't an enemy, Son Gohan wasn't upset at all about losing to her. In fact, he was already very happy to have made such a progress in just one year.