Teacher Roland
Dr. Gero is dead, killed by the very beings he created: Android 17 and Android 18.
"Hehe, I don't have to be controlled by that annoying old man anymore."
After killing Dr. Gero, Android 18 laughed happily, her two blue eyes darting around. Suddenly, she saw the deep, dark expanse of space outside the spaceship, with a few stars occasionally twinkling. She exclaimed in surprise, "When did Dr. Gero move the base to space?"
Android 17 shrugged and said, "Who knows? Maybe they can't make it on Earth anymore."
Examining Dr. Gero's body, he picked up his palm to examine it and saw a face-shaped energy aura device on it. A hint of disdain appeared on his cold face. "You've already been able to create Bio-Android like us, yet you still use such an outdated Energy Absorption Device. How incredibly foolish."
"Heh, maybe it's because the success rate of Android like us is not high. Dr. Gero has never practiced martial arts, so how could he dare to rashly modify himself? Oh well, that old man is already dead anyway, so I don't care about that... Hey, Lapis, how do we get back to Earth?"
Android 18 tilted his head slightly; they didn't know how to operate the spaceship.
"Since Dr. Gero was able to come from Earth, he must have a small aircraft. Let's look for it." Android 17 surveyed the surroundings.
Dr. Gero's base spaceship is not large; a quick glance reveals the entire interior layout.
The two siblings searched the other compartments of the spaceship, but before they found their own ship, they discovered another large hibernation device in the adjacent compartment. It looked the same as the one they had previously used, but it was much larger. In addition to the letters "RR" representing the Red Ribbon Army, it also had the number "16" printed on it.
"Oh dear, there's another Android here, Android 16? An even earlier number than ours. It looks purely mechanical. Since they already mastered the technology of Android out of nothing, why did they later switch to micro-nano biotechnology?"
"Perhaps there's some kind of flaw!" Android 17 said.
"I wonder how strong Android 16 is. Should we open it and take a look?" Android 18 licked her rosy lips, her eyes sparkling with curiosity.
Android 17 nodded nonchalantly, indicating that it was up to her to decide.
As Android powered by eternal energy, Android 17 is very confident in its power. Android 16's serial number precedes theirs, indicating that it is an older model and there is nothing to worry about.
Leaning over to examine Android 16 inside the hibernation chamber, Android 18 bent down with great interest and reached out to press the start button on the chamber.
Swoosh! The lid of the hibernation chamber opened, and Android 16, with brown hair and a burly build, stood up from inside.
"I am Android 18, my human name Lazuli."
Android 18 took a few steps back, crossed her arms, looked at Android 16, and nodded. The girl's voice was clear, cool, and pleasant.
"Android 16!"
Android 16 gave a blank, stunned reply.
"Doesn't seem very smart?" With slender fingers touching her chin, Android 18 circled Android 16 a few times, poking Android 16's thick armor with her pale fingers, a hint of curiosity on her face. It really was a purely mechanical structure, completely hard.
"Android 16, how's your strength?" Android 17 asked.
Android 16 smiled kindly and said truthfully, "A little better than you guys."
"Haha, Android 16, you're really joking."
Android 17 was taken aback for a moment, then burst into laughter. Android 16 had quite a sense of humor.
Android 18 chuckled, covering his mouth with his hand, clearly not taking Android 16's words seriously.
"By the way, Android 16, can you pilot a spaceship?"
Yes, it will.
Android 16 pointed to his brain, "My brain integrates the vast majority of Dr. Gero's data, including spaceship technology."
"That's great, we can go back to Earth now."
The siblings Android 17 and Android 18, were overjoyed and asked Android 16 to pilot Dr. Gero's base spaceship. Android 16 nodded and sat in the pilot's seat at the base. Under Android 16's control, the spaceship slowly headed towards Earth and soon entered the thick atmosphere surrounding Earth.
In the cold, Qiu Lin Mountains of the north, the mountains are covered with white snow, a pristine white world like a fairy tale. A cold wind blows, the trees sway, and snow hangs from the dense cedar trees.
Boom!
A shadow swept across the pristine snow, followed by a deafening roar as a medium-sized spaceship crashed onto the frozen ground, its gust of wind bending trees within a hundred-meter radius.
The figures of Android 16, Android 17, and Android 18 stepped out of the spaceship. Despite the cold air and their thin clothing, they did not feel the chill at all, and their faces were filled with excited smiles.
"Haha, finally back on Earth!"
On the Android 17, stepping on the soft snow, she picked up a handful of snow, shaped it into a snowball, and threw it forcefully. In the blink of an eye, with a "hissing" sound, it became a black dot and disappeared into the distance.
"It feels so good to be free, but the scenery around me is a bit monotonous." Android 18's face lit up with a rosy glow as he looked around, his blue eyes narrowing slightly.
"Haha, Lazuli, what are your plans next?"
Android 18 pursed her lips slightly, a smile playing on her flawless, fair face. "Let's get some money first, then change out of this outfit. I feel uncomfortable wearing this all the time."
"That's true, you girls love to look pretty."
Android 17 chuckled and then said, "Do you think we should go find Goku? Dr. Gero's instructions include eliminating them."
"Goku is quite strong. He was already a famous martial artist before we became Android. Do we really have to go find them?" Android 18 had a slight smile on her lips, but her face was quite calm, without the slightest sign of worry.
"Killing is wrong," Android 16 said calmly.
"Ha, of course we won't carry out Dr. Gero's orders, but if we're talking about the most powerful people on Earth, it has to be Goku and his friends. According to the data, Goku can transform into a form called Super Saiyan. Wouldn't it be perfect to use him to test our power?"
Android 17's expression was somewhat arrogant.
Android 18 found Android 17's idea interesting and nodded, "Super Saiyan is indeed a suitable test subject."
"Speaking of which, does Dr. Gero have any information about Professor Roland in his database? If it weren't for Professor Luo Lan's guidance, we wouldn't have had the opportunity to possess our current power." Android 18 looked at Android 16.
"If Teacher Roland knew our current strength, she would definitely be shocked," Android 17 laughed.
Android 16 shook his head blankly, "No, there is no martial artist named Roland on Earth."
"Impossible! Professor Roland is so strong, there's no reason why Dr. Gero wouldn't collect her data!" Android 17 exclaimed in surprise.
Even if we assume that Teacher Roland isn't as powerful as Goku, he shouldn't be unknown. After all, the martial arts knowledge he imparted was quite profound, laying a solid foundation for the siblings' cultivation journey.
At this point, Android 16 said, "Among those people that Dr. Gero pays special attention to, there is one particularly special individual. Whenever Dr. Gero's micro-robots get close to him, they are destroyed by a strange force. Therefore, Dr. Gero hasn't been able to collect much data on that person."
"I don't know if this is the Roland you're talking about."
"Oh, there are people like that?"
Android 17 and Android 18 were very interested, and after a little thought, they felt that it was most likely their teacher Roland.
That's right. With Roland's strength, how could he be a simple person? The reason he wasn't recorded must be because he's too powerful, to the point that even Dr. Gero's reconnaissance robot couldn't get close.
"It must be Teacher Roland. It's a pity we don't know where he is right now, otherwise we would really be grateful to him." Android 18 smoothed her golden hair hanging by her neck, a rare gentleness appearing on her usually cold face.
Android 17 also nodded; they were grateful to Roland.
"Android 18, we all have nano-bombs implanted by Dr. Gero inside us. Although Dr. Gero is dead, these bombs must be disposed of. Hmm, why don't we collect the Dragon Ball along the way while we're searching for Goku? Wouldn't that be interesting?"
"The Dragon Ball seem to have been created by Kami. I think it might be useful; maybe we can even use them to find Teacher Roland," Android 18 said elegantly.
She was more concerned to find Teacher Roland and express her gratitude.
I have no objection.
Android 16 felt like she was going with the flow and didn't have any opinions, so the three of them discussed it and decided to first collect the Dragon Ball to solve the hidden problems on their bodies, and then challenge Goku. Of course, before that, they needed to get some money to buy Android 18 a new outfit to satisfy her pursuit of beauty.