Three Wishes

On Planet Namek, there lives a Namekian named Nail. He is the Grand Elder's protector, and the original story states he possesses a battle power of 42,000. Given the longevity of Namekians, even if Nail hasn't reached his peak battle power from the original work yet, he surely possesses at least twenty or thirty thousand.

If they were to go to Planet Namek now and run into Nail, they would certainly return in defeat, and if their luck were poor, they might even lose their lives there.

A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. Roland treasures his life dearly and would not go to Planet Namek without absolute certainty, even if the Namekians are rumored to be very kind.

However, Hertz cannot care about such things right now. Upon learning the news that his wife could be resurrected, he cannot wait a single moment; his heart is set only on bringing her back as soon as possible.

"I cannot wait. Planet Frie is not far from Planet Namek. If I pilot a spaceship, I can arrive in a few months. Please, lend me your ship."

Hertz did not ask Roland to take him there, choosing instead to pilot the ship himself.

Roland looked at him: "There are experts on Planet Namek. Although your battle power has reached 5,000, you are still no match for them. You might not even get the Dragon Balls, and instead, leave your life behind."

Hertz said with a serious expression: "I want to try."

Roland watched him for a long time, and seeing his firm attitude, he nodded: "Very well, take the Gravity Spaceship. Be careful. The Namekians are a kind race; do not show any hostility. If you discuss it with them properly, there might be hope of borrowing the Dragon Balls."

Hertz took Roland's words to heart. Just then, Sephiria suddenly spoke: "By the way, Saiyans can increase their strength to a greater extent after being on the verge of death. Why not use this method to see if we can boost Hertz's power?"

"I am willing to try!" Hertz was ready to risk it all.

Roland pondered for a moment and nodded. It is true that Saiyans can significantly increase their strength after recovering from the brink of death, but defining "the brink of death" is extremely difficult. It is different from being severely injured; one wrong move and he could truly die. Moreover, this ability seems too broken, and it might not always work.

"Sister, aim near Hertz's heart. Be careful when you strike; don't actually kill him."

Sephiria glanced at Roland with an expression that said, "Do you think I don't know that?" She nodded calmly, had Hertz hold a Senzu Bean in his mouth, and placed her palm near his heart.

Whoosh!

A sharp beam of energy was fired. Hertz's body could not block such an attack at all. The energy beam pierced through his chest and exited from his back. Blood splattered instantly, and the bright red liquid quickly soaked his battle armor.

Hertz coughed lightly, blood spilling from his mouth, his eyes becoming unfocused.

"Quick, bite the Senzu Bean!" Roland shouted a reminder.

Hertz bit down on the Senzu Bean with difficulty. Suddenly, a miraculous vitality permeated his mouth. The wound on Hertz's chest healed instantly, and a surging energy erupted from every single cell in his body.

The Scouter in Roland's hand began to beep, the numbers on it jumping continuously, quickly rising from 5,100 to 6,700!

"He really got stronger." Sephiria stared intently, looking as excited as if she had discovered a gold mine.

Hertz let out a long breath, feeling the power within him in disbelief. This was his first time coming back from the brink of death, and it was completely different from being severely injured before. In that instant, his soul felt as if it had drifted to the Otherworld. But thanks to this, his strength had truly increased significantly.

Gritting his teeth, Hertz said: "Do it again."

"Alright."

A sharp glint flashed in Roland's eyes. He also wanted to test whether this "near-death power-up" could be performed indefinitely. If it could, it would be truly heaven-defying.

With another Senzu Bean in his mouth, Sephiria struck again. After recovering, Hertz's power rose to 8,000. The rate of growth had slowed compared to before; the effect was indeed beginning to weaken.

Hertz continued the experiment. The third time, the fourth time, the fifth time... the enhancement after being on the brink of death grew weaker and weaker, until finally, his power stopped increasing altogether. By this point, Hertz's power had reached 12,000, more than double what it was before.

"Phew, it finally won't grow anymore." Hertz could not hide the joy in his heart.

"It seems this near-death ability requires accumulation; it shows a weakening trend in a short period," Roland mused.

In Roland's view, a Saiyan's near-death recovery is actually releasing the potential accumulated from previous battles and training. Once this potential is fully released, it requires further accumulation. It is impossible to keep breaking through solely by relying on near-death experiences without sufficient buildup.

"Hahaha, with this kind of power, I am even more confident about going to Planet Namek."

Hertz laughed heartily. At its peak, Planet Vegeta had only five experts with a battle power over 10,000. A battle power of 12,000—even when Planet Vegeta still existed, few people reached that level. Now, he, Hertz, had reached such heights... and with the hope of his wife's resurrection right before him, how could he not be happy?

"Your power is a bit unstable. It would be best to train in the Gravity Chamber," Sephiria noted, knowing that a sudden surge in power without control is not necessarily a good thing.

After the excitement subsided, Hertz calmed down and said: "I will master the power within me during the journey to Planet Namek."

Roland said: "By the way, the Namekian Dragon Balls can grant three wishes. Since Planet Vegeta has already vanished, the first wish should be to summon your wife's soul to Planet Namek, and the second wish should be to resurrect her."

This is where the Namekian Dragon Balls differ from Earth's. The Namekian Dragon Balls can only resurrect one person at a time, but allow for multiple resurrections; Earth's Dragon Balls can resurrect many people at once, but each person can only be resurrected once.

"So it can grant three wishes," Sephiria said, surprised.

"Yes, I've noted it," Hertz said, looking at Roland with gratitude.

Roland then said: "For the third wish, I hope you can phrase it like this: 'Grant the three of us all the training knowledge mastered by Earth's Kami...' This is very important for our future, so you must remember it."

The essence of Earth's martial arts is contained within the training at Kami's Lookout, and more importantly, it contains the method for training "Ki."

In the original story, after Goku drank the "Ultra Divine Water," his potential was unleashed, and while his power surged, he could roughly locate others by their aura. Of course, at that time, Goku's mastery of Ki was still very crude, and he could only vaguely sense the aura of strong individuals. It wasn't until he climbed to the Lookout and, under the guidance of Kami and Mr. Popo, engaged in meditation that he realized the essence of "Ki" and learned to close his eyes and fight based on aura, bringing his combat style to a whole new level.

The masters who truly grasped the application of "Ki" were undoubtedly Earth's Kami and his attendant, Mr. Popo.

As an aside, Master Roshi, who had not undergone training at the Lookout, likely had not learned to use "Ki" for combat in the early stages.

Roland knew that if he went to Earth himself, he might not be able to get them to wholeheartedly pass on all their knowledge to him, so he had Hertz make the wish to the Namekian dragon.

The dragon Porunga should be able to grant this wish.

Actually, Roland would have preferred to obtain the martial arts knowledge of the North Kai, but the North Kai holds a lofty position, even above the Grand Elder of Namek, which clearly exceeds the dragon's capabilities.

Seeing how solemn Roland was, Hertz knew this matter must be extremely important, so he nodded firmly.

"I will remember this wish."

"You must come back alive."

After preparing some food for Hertz, Roland and Sephiria watched as the Gravity Spaceship slowly lifted off, then broke through the atmosphere in a brilliant flash of light.

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