Visiting Briefs

A month has passed since Roland arrived in Emma's world. During this time, he has figured out the background of his current era—it is actually fifteen years before the destruction of Planet Vegeta —because at a scientists' gathering that Emma attended, Roland met a young Dr. Brief.

Emma told me that Dr. Brief had only been married for a few years and had just had a lovely daughter a year earlier.

Roland knew that the lovely daughter Emma was referring to was Tights.

Dr. Brief is a good friend of Emma's; the Nutrient Pod used to treat Roland was invented by Dr. Brief at her request.

Roland thought about it and agreed, because apart from Dr. Brief, there was no one else on Earth who could create such a high-tech thing as Nutrient Pod in such a short time.

Because of the early era, groundbreaking technology like the Hoi-Poi Capsule had not yet been invented. Therefore, although Dr. Brief was known as a genius, he was still just a relatively unknown scientist, like Emma.

"This universe still doesn't have Realm of the God of Destruction, which means it might still be a parallel world ruled by the previous God of Destruction. In that case, the future development trend will probably be similar to the world that Son Gohan. Bulma said that Tights from her world died in a space accident when she was a teenager."

After all, this was Tights from another world, and strictly speaking, she had no connection with Roland. However, he did not want this Tights die young in the future, so he decided to visit Dr. Brief's house.

"Emma, do you know where Briefs lives now?"

Emma was studying the data she had collected from Roland when she heard his words and paused for a moment, "Why are you looking for him? You don't even know him."

"Didn't I tell you I come from another world? I have some connection with the Briefs there," Roland said briefly.

Emma remembered that Roland had indeed told her about his background, so she nodded and told him Dr. Brief' current address. Finally, she started rummaging through her materials, filling a large backpack, and then picked up the backpack and followed Roland.

Roland looked at her with a puzzled expression and asked, "Are you going too?"

"Of course! I happen to have some materials that I need to study with Briefs." Emma said with a smile, her face, which resembled Lazuli's, radiating youthful energy.

Roland looked at her for a while and felt that this woman was much more lively than Lazuli.

Hmm, if Emma went with him, the conversation with Briefs would be easier. With that thought, Roland put his hand on her shoulder.

Emma blinked in confusion, wondering what Roland meant by putting his arm around her shoulder. Just as she was about to ask him, she noticed that the light around her suddenly distorted. When she opened her eyes again, she saw tall buildings all around her and wide roads. It was no longer the small town where she lived in seclusion.

Beep beep beep~~

As the horn sounded, I looked up and saw a complex network of elevated overpasses dozens of meters above the ground, forming a sophisticated transportation system – clearly a technologically advanced metropolis.

"We've arrived," Roland said calmly.

Emma rubbed her eyes, staring incredulously at the scene before her. Just as she was in a daze, a jet-powered car flew over her head, startling her so much that she quickly threw herself on top of Roland.

"This is... the West City. You actually brought me West City all of a sudden."

"This is one of my abilities. Okay, let's go to Briefs' house first." After saying that, they headed towards the address Emma had given them.

Emma paused for a moment, then quickly grabbed her backpack and followed Roland, chattering away with curiosity. She had so many questions in her mind; it felt like she had stepped into a completely new world since meeting Roland.

Aliens and parallel worlds—these concepts that originally only existed in science fiction novels—have not only appeared openly, but now even more amazing abilities like Instant Transmission have emerged. At this rate, she feels that she wouldn't be surprised if she saw a god the next moment.

"What was the principle behind that movement? According to scientific theory, creating a stable wormhole requires a huge amount of energy. Did you provide all that energy? Or did you directly tear apart space? But if that's the case, how do you ensure that the human body won't be injured during the movement?"

Emma kept chattering away, asking questions nonstop.

At this moment, Roland suddenly stopped, Emma cried out and bumped into him, rubbing her forehead where she had been hit.

Why did you stop?

Roland took Emma's backpack. "I'll help you carry it; it'll be faster that way."

"Hehe, you're a pretty good person. If I were to find a boyfriend in the future, I would definitely choose someone like you." Emma's mood brightened instantly, and she followed Roland with a cheerful smile.

Roland glanced at her and said calmly, "I'm already married."

"Oh, why get married so early? Does that mean I'll never have a chance?" Emma looked disappointed.

"I'm not from the same world as you," Roland said. This wasn't his world; he would have to go back sooner or later.

"Oh, then never mind."

Roland and Emma chatted and laughed, and soon they arrived at Briefs' house. Because Briefs was not yet the great scientist who would later found the Capsule Corporation, his house was only slightly better than that of an ordinary person.

When he saw Roland and the others arrive, Briefs paused for a moment, adjusted his glasses, and said, "Ah, you're one of the people who attended the scientists' gathering with Emma last time..."

"Hello, Briefs," Roland greeted the young Briefs.

"Briefs, let us in quickly. I have a lot of information for you to refer to." Emma stepped out from the side.

Briefs nodded quickly and invited Roland and Emma into the house. After a while, the young Mrs. Brief refreshments and poured everyone a cup of hot tea. Mrs. Brief apologized and quickly left the living room. Briefs explained, "I'm sorry, my wife has to go and look after my daughter."

"It's Tights!"

Roland nodded and, through the glass window, saw a little girl with blonde hair lying on the ground, scribbling with a pen. That little girl was young Tights, who would likely die young in this world.

"What do you want with me?" Briefs asked.

"Just came to see your daughter," Roland said with a smile. "Just kidding, actually Emma wants to do some research with you."

Emma was about to say, "Didn't you want to come over? Why are you pushing it onto me?"

However, she knew that Roland was an extraordinary person, so she glanced at Roland and told Briefs about the problem she had encountered in her research. Briefs was a scientist who conducted biological research and had devoted herself to the research of intelligent life after graduation. Although her research direction was different from Briefs', both of them were genius-level scientists and had many common topics.

Seeing Emma and Briefs discussing the research topic enthusiastically, Roland informed them and got up to walk towards the courtyard.

Standing beside Tights, watching her doodle on the ground, Roland watched for a while without speaking. Then, he raised his hand and sent a wisp of natural Vital Energy into the little girl's body. This Vital Energy wasn't a powerful force, but it could slowly enhance the child's physique. If she strengthened her physical training, she could have considerable combat power.

A minor space accident should be easily weathered.