Meeting Dero Again

On the Hyperspace Spaceship.

Turles did not stay in the training room; instead, he and Raditz were excitedly watching Karl and the others operate the ship.

This Hyperspace Spaceship was truly the prize of the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance. Its flight speed was incomparable to that of Turles's own ship. In less than half a day, they had already arrived at the planet where Dero was located—Muhua Planet.

The ship hovered in the outer space of Muhua Planet, and the group looked at the planet through the windows.

A planet that was green with a hint of blue rotated slowly, looking very much like a green gemstone.

Turles discovered that, aside from the color, Muhua Planet was very similar to Red Stone Planet. It was indeed a giant planet, just as Bels had said. Moreover, based on Turles's memory, the ecological environment on Muhua Planet should be very similar to that of Namek.

Furthermore, based on Turles's Ki Sense, the experts on Muhua Planet might be more than what Bels had described. There were at least double-digit numbers of individuals with a combat power of over 100,000, and one of those signatures was even over 200,000.

"Interesting!"

After watching for a while longer, Turles seemed to have sensed something. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and he ordered Karl to begin the descent.

Receiving the order, Karl immediately maneuvered the ship to begin landing on Muhua Planet.

The ship broke through the atmosphere, and the friction with the air caused it to tremble slightly. If one were looking up from Muhua Planet, they could already see a giant fireball beginning to descend toward the ground.

"Boom!"

The ship landed safely without any mishaps. As the hatch opened, two figures gradually appeared: Turles and Raditz.

For this trip to Earth, Turles had unexpectedly not brought Broly along, choosing Raditz instead.

Aside from the fact that Raditz was Son Goku's brother, Turles had his own little ulterior motive: he wanted to see if Raditz, who had now mastered Ki Sense, would still say that classic line. This was a bit of a twisted sense of humor on Turles's part.

As the two stepped out of the ship, they were, unsurprisingly, immediately surrounded by the Namekians on Muhua Planet.

Turles did not speak, merely sizing up the Namekians who had appeared. Although the Ki of two of them did not feel particularly strong, they faintly gave Turles a sense of threat.

Having both experienced the crisis of near-extinction, the current Saiyans really could not compare to the Namekians appearing before them. It wasn't just a matter of quantity; in terms of quality, aside from Broly and Turles, they were also incomparable.

Even though the combat power of Raditz and Paragus had increased significantly, they still could not match these Namekians, not to mention that there was also a warrior-type Namekian on the planet—Nail—and the Super Namekian from Turles's memories—Slug!

However, Turles was full of confidence in the future of the Saiyans. If nothing else, he, Broly, Son Goku, and Vegeta alone could carry the future of the Saiyans.

Seeing that the Namekians before him were still on guard, Turles was the first to break the silence. He spoke, "I am Turles, a friend of Dero. I had an agreement with Dero back on Obsidian Planet!"

"Turles? Is he the Saiyan that Dero mentioned?"

"It should be. I heard the Elder say that Saiyans have a tail. Look, isn't that a Saiyan tail on their waists?"

"So what do we do now? Should we still take them down? I heard from Dero that this Saiyan named Turles doesn't have low combat power!"

"Let's see what Blue has to say."

"Hmm, you're right!"

"..."

Listening to the chatter of his tribesmen, the Namekian named Blue had no choice but to step forward. He was one of the two who had given Turles a slight sense of threat.

Blue walked up to Turles and began to size up the Saiyan. He found that he was indeed as young as Dero had described. Furthermore, there was no fluctuation of energy coming from his body; even with Blue's keen senses, he couldn't detect any aura at all. However, the oppressive feeling radiating from him—like a volcanic eruption—constantly reminded him that this Saiyan was not simple.

"Hello, I am Blue! I heard Dero mention you." Blue introduced himself first, then explained, "Because of the previous invasion by the Space Pirates, our people are a bit on edge. I hope this won't affect the friendship between our two races."

Turles glanced at Blue and realized that this Namekian was quite tall. He asked in surprise, "Hasn't the matter already been resolved? The Cosmic Mercenary Alliance has already provided compensation for the incident. Haven't you received it?"

"Sure enough! I knew the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance was involved in this."

"Exactly, I knew those people were up to no good. You can't trust anyone from space!"

"How can you say you can't trust anyone? Isn't this Saiyan our friend?"

"How can you slander someone out of thin air? I didn't say it was this Saiyan!"

"..."

Hearing Turles's words, all the Namekians present became exceptionally angry and began to curse the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance incessantly.

"Alright!" Blue interrupted his tribesmen's discussion and said to Turles, "Turles, welcome to Planet Muhua. However, you may need to go see our elders next. As it happens, Dero is there receiving guidance from the elders as well."

"Fine, I'll follow your arrangements!" Turles nodded. He and Raditz followed behind Blue and the others, flying toward the residence of the Namekian elders.

The strength of the group was not bad, and they flew at a high speed. In less than ten minutes, Turles saw a settlement with distinct Namekian characteristics.

There were quite a few Namekians living in this settlement now, probably around three or four thousand. It was likely that the previous attack by the Space Pirates had left them feeling a bit traumatized, which was why they had gathered the tribesmen together.

Turles and Raditz followed Blue to several white, bone-like structures; these were the dwellings of the Namekian elders.

Blue went inside to notify their elders, while Turles and Raditz began to examine the buildings.

These structures were made entirely from the polished bones of giant beasts. They looked very similar to the residence of the Grand Elder on Namek that Turles remembered. Moreover, Turles vaguely recalled that Piccolo also lived in a house of this style. It seemed these Namekians shared a unified aesthetic.

Before long, Blue walked out of the building, with Dero following behind him, looking at Turles with an excited expression.

"Turles, you're finally here! I thought you had forgotten our agreement!"

As he spoke, Dero gave Turles an excited hug.

"How could I? You're my friend!" Turles patted Dero on the back and replied with a smile.

It had been about two months since they last parted ways, and Dero was very happy to hear that Turles had arrived.

This was not only because he had already accepted Turles as a friend, but more importantly, Turles's arrival meant that he would soon be able to go to Namek in the North Galaxy to see the Grand Elder.

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while before Dero led Turles and the other into the house to meet their elder.

"Elder, the Saiyan friend I told you about is here!"

Dero walked up to a massive chair, first bowing respectfully to an elderly Namekian, then leaned in close to the old Namekian's ear and whispered.

Upon hearing Dero's words, the elderly Namekian slowly opened his eyes, looking toward Turles and Raditz with his clouded gaze.