Namekian Dero

Watching the Namekian emerge from the cave with two small Namekians in tow, Turles was initially surprised, but he quickly deduced the reason. This place must be a slave trading post, and these two young Namekians were the adult Namekian's objective.

Speaking of slave trading, it seems to be an indispensable part of various civilizations, and in the universe, it is even more blatant. After all, Turles himself used to work for Frieza, invading planets and trafficking slaves; in Turles's memories, he had seen far too much of this.

However, the fact that Turles hadn't sensed any energy signatures from inside the cave until now suggested that this stronghold possessed equipment capable of masking power levels. It seemed this group was not to be underestimated.

Furthermore, given that Obsidian Planet was under the protection of three major factions, the idea that they were completely unaware of a slave trading post operating here was something Turles found hard to believe. It appeared the Galactic Patrol wasn't as righteous and noble as they claimed to be.

Then again, it made sense. How could any faction be as pure as a white lotus? Even a lotus grows out of the mud.

While lost in these thoughts, Turles didn't forget his objective. Seeing the Namekian preparing to leave, he signaled for Broly to follow.

After trailing them for a distance, Turles noticed the Namekian was heading straight for the spaceport. He stopped hiding, burst into motion, and with a sudden surge of speed, intercepted the three Namekians.

The Namekian, who had been on high alert the entire way, immediately shielded the two young ones behind him, eyeing the suddenly appearing Turles with vigilance.

Upon noticing the tail at Turles's waist, the Namekian's pupils constricted, his expression changed drastically, and he shouted sharply, "A Saiyan!" He then immediately assumed a combat stance.

Turles didn't mind the Namekian's attitude; the reputation of Saiyans in the universe was truly rotten to the core.

Observing this Namekian, who looked quite similar to Piccolo, Turles felt a sense of familiarity and spoke up:

"Relax, Namekian, I'm not a bad guy!" After saying this, Turles suddenly blinked, feeling that something was off.

The Namekian didn't believe a single word of Turles's statement and remained in his combat stance, staring at him warily!

Seeing that the Namekian still didn't trust him, Turles sighed and continued, "I'm Turles. I wanted to ask you about something!"

Seeing that Turles's attitude was relatively amicable, although Dero remained wary of him, he finally lowered his guard and said coldly, "Dero!"

"Nice to meet you, Dero!" Turles greeted him and nodded toward the two little ones peeking out from behind Dero, which scared them into hiding back behind him immediately.

Turles rubbed his nose in embarrassment!

However, Dero, who had been watching coldly from the sidelines, softened his attitude toward Turles slightly because of this.

"Speak, Saiyan. What is it you want to ask me?"

"It's like this: I've heard that the Namekians possess seven magical orbs that can grant any wish. I was wondering if you've heard of them?" Turles stated his purpose.

"Hmm?" Upon hearing Turles's words, Dero immediately grew vigilant again. "Where did you hear that? That's just a legend!"

Although this legend had circulated throughout the universe, many people didn't believe it, dismissing it as merely a Namekian myth. Many races in the universe had similar exaggerated legends. Since Turles had approached him directly, it was highly likely he had heard the legend of the Dragon Balls somewhere.

"Hmm?"

Turles hadn't expected such a strong reaction from the Namekian, Dero. He had only intended to test the waters, but judging by Dero's reaction, it seemed he wasn't entirely ignorant of the Dragon Balls.

Knowing his origins as a Namekian and possessing information about the Dragon Balls, Dero's background clearly wasn't simple. At the very least, he had retained a portion of his heritage, unlike the Guardian of Earth, who could create Dragon Balls but knew absolutely nothing about his own ancestry.

"You know about the Dragon Balls?" Turles suppressed the excitement in his heart, trying his best to keep his voice calm.

Dero remained silent.

Turles knew he couldn't gain the trust of this Namekian just yet, so he had no choice but to start spinning a yarn.

"In the North Galaxy, there is a legend about Namek: that after gathering the seven Dragon Balls, one can grant three wishes to Porunga." He paused, and seeing that Dero remained unmoved, Turles continued, "I had originally intended to head to Namek. I heard that the Grand Elder of Namek still exists. However, due to Frieza's persecution, we Saiyans were forced to leave the North Galaxy and come to the center of the galaxy. I never expected to run into a Namekian here."

"You say... the Grand Elder of Namek is still... alive?" Dero's voice sounded somewhat shaky.

"Yes!" Turles suppressed the "guilt" in his heart and affirmed.

Dero was still too naive. Although he appeared to have spent quite some time wandering the universe, his composure had been shattered by Turles's news.

"No!"

Just as Turles was feeling secretly smug, Dero suddenly reacted and shouted, "Since you are Saiyans, why would Frieza persecute you? And if you are evil Saiyans, even the Grand Elder would not agree to let you use the Dragon Balls. You are lying to me!"

"Ugh!" Turles was once again speechless regarding the reputation of the Saiyans, but he quickly retorted: "Don't you know? Planet Vegeta, the Saiyan planet, was destroyed by Frieza. It was precisely because we learned this truth and thought of resisting Frieza that we were put on his wanted list. We had no choice but to come to the center of the galaxy to seek the protection of the Galactic Patrol. Furthermore, we want to use the Dragon Balls to find our kin as quickly as possible. If we don't find them soon, I fear they will also suffer Frieza's persecution!"

After finishing, Turles couldn't help but give himself a mental pat on the back.

Although what Turles said was basically the truth, there were many things he didn't mention—namely, that the Saiyans absolutely belonged to the race of evil that Dero spoke of. However, he didn't bring that up; instead, he used their status as an endangered species to resonate with Dero!

Sure enough, upon hearing Turles's words, Dero felt a sense of shared misery. He let go of his guard and began to speak about the experiences of his branch of Namekian descendants.

It turned out that due to the catastrophe that occurred on Namek 300 years ago, all Namekians had to seek a way out. Some chose to stay on Namek, while a small group boarded ships and fled. Among them were the parents of the Guardian of Earth, as well as Dero's own lineage.

At that time, Namekian technology was very advanced. Dero's ancestors boarded a ship and traveled directly to the center of the galaxy. After landing on a planet very similar to Namek, they had lived there ever since.

However, unlike the Guardian of Earth, Dero's ancestors included genius-type Namekians similar to the Guardian. They didn't possess the ability to create Dragon Balls, but they had a stronger reproductive capacity. Thus, after more than 300 years of development, the population of their group began to slowly recover. Among them, some special Namekians were born, and Dero was a Warrior-type Namekian.

As for the two little ones, one was named Kru and the other Kla; they were both Healer-type Namekians.

As for why they were brought to the Obsidian Planet and traded as slaves, it all stemmed from a recent invasion by space pirates.

Although that invasion was repelled, due to their scattered living arrangements, many of Dero's kin were abducted before they could wait for rescue. Kru and Kla were two of them. As for why they were sent to the Obsidian Planet, Dero didn't know.

He had originally come to the Mercenary Alliance on the Obsidian Planet to post a mission to find his kin. Unexpectedly, a mysterious person approached him with a condition: if he could defeat 10 consecutive opponents in the arena, he could take the two Namekians away. Dero had originally wanted to take them by force, but the mysterious person's combat power was higher than his, so he had no choice but to agree. Today's match in the arena was the final battle.

After listening to Dero, Turles pondered for a moment and said thoughtfully, "It seems the relationship between this mysterious person and those slave traders is not simple. I'm afraid that mercenary arena plays a rather unsavory role in all of this!"

"What do you mean?" Dero knew the mysterious person was connected to the slave traders, but he didn't see how the mercenary arena was involved.

"Think about it. Why would that mysterious person make you win 10 consecutive matches before letting you take Kru and Kla? It's clearly to boost the arena's popularity. After all, experts like you aren't very common. Plus, since you're a newcomer winning 10 straight matches, there's no way they wouldn't exploit such a huge gimmick."

"Furthermore, I suspect that the group of pirates who attacked your planet is also connected to them!"

"What?" Dero exclaimed.

"This is just my speculation. Think about it: your planet just suffered a pirate invasion, your people were captured, and the moment you arrived at the arena, someone approached you and used your kin as leverage. It's all too coincidental!" Turles explained his theory to Dero.

"Damn it!" After hearing Turles's theory, Dero believed it. He became incredibly furious, and his energy began to rise.

Seeing what Dero was about to do, Turles flashed forward, appearing right in front of him and placing a hand on his shoulder.

"Dero, calm down!" Turles said in a deep voice.