After some discussion.
With Lin Chuan guiding the conversation.
The hopeless situation had been turned around. Not only had the threat of a deadly battle between the brothers been quietly averted, but a whole new chapter had begun.
Lin Chuan had changed the original course of events, and with it, the fate of everyone present.
Neither Son Goku nor Raditz needed to die, and Raditz would no longer suffer a counterattack from Son Goku and Piccolo working together.
Of course, that depended on Raditz not attacking them either.
As long as Raditz didn't threaten Earth or harm its people, he wouldn't be targeted, even if he stayed on Earth from then on.
Honestly, things had turned out in a way no one could have expected.
But in a sense, it was a happy ending for everyone.
After talking with Lin Chuan, Raditz, deeply affected by what he'd heard, cast everything else aside.
Having abandoned his past, he even defied the orders Prince Vegeta and Nappa had given him from across the stars.
He no longer wanted to be a lowly pawn at the beck and call of Vegeta and Nappa.
So he would grow stronger!
If he could become powerful too, if he could make his Combat Power double, then double again—
Then, when that day came, Nappa wouldn't be the only one who had to take him seriously. Even Prince Vegeta wouldn't be able to treat him like he was insignificant.
Lin Chuan and Kakarot's achievements had given Raditz hope.
Talent and hard work should go hand in hand!
Raditz believed his talent was greater, so with enough effort, he could reach even greater heights.
Kakarot had been born with a Combat Power of only 2, yet through hard work, he'd raised it to over a thousand. He'd even claimed that he could surpass Raditz in a short time.
Lin Chuan had been born with a Combat Power of only 50, yet now his Combat Power stood at 5,000, making him stronger than Nappa.
Raditz wasn't stupid or foolish.
He figured that if he trained as hard as Lin Chuan and Kakarot, then given his starting point and innate talent, he could reach a Combat Power of at least 5,000.
Perhaps even surpass 10,000!
Of course, Raditz was only seeing the bright side of things. He didn't know that there were many ways to grow stronger, and finding the best method for yourself was what mattered most.
Otherwise, if brute force and hard training were all it took, the gains would naturally be meager.
If that weren't true, then anyone could get stronger just by training a little.
Lin Chuan had spent more than twenty years, working with limited resources and trying countless methods of training, to raise his Combat Power to 15,000.
He wouldn't tell anyone about that.
Raditz thought his Combat Power was only 5,000. If he knew how strong Lin Chuan really was now, he'd probably be dumbstruck.
And if he knew that Lin Chuan had reached a Combat Power of 15,000 through sheer training—and could now gain one point of Combat Power every second—he'd probably be scared to death.
Speaking of his current strength.
Including the past twenty-odd minutes, Lin Chuan's Combat Power had risen from 16,680 to 18,060, thanks to the Infinite Battle Power System adding one point every second.
A full increase of 1,380 points!
His Combat Power had already surpassed Vegeta's in this era!
And in about half an hour, he would break through the 20,000 mark.
Certainly, in the Grand Universe Era, a Combat Power over 10,000 was just the baseline! A few tens of thousands was still insignificant.
But with a Combat Power of tens of thousands, anyone would be considered an absolute powerhouse on nearly any planet.
Unless it was one of those super planets or forbidden planets.
It was only now that Lin Chuan was truly feeling what it was like to grow stronger every second.
Fortunately, he was a Transmigrator and had endured and learned from more than twenty years of hardship. Otherwise, he really might have lost his way.
Thinking of the Legendary Super Saiyan Broly from this world, Lin Chuan suddenly felt he could relate.
The Legendary Super Saiyan grew stronger with every passing moment.
No wonder Broly had gone berserk and lost control because he couldn't control his power.
Even the slightest emotional disturbance could make him lose control.
As his strength increased, he had to make sure his State of Mind kept pace.
It wasn't affecting him yet, but if Lin Chuan's State of Mind failed to improve while his strength continued to rise, he could eventually end up in a state where he might go berserk at any moment.
The situation had stabilized.
Piccolo used the Namekians' ability to heal themselves and restored his severed arm.
The bizarre feat startled both Son Goku and Raditz.
Even though Son Goku knew what Piccolo could do, seeing it now still seemed incredible.
Piccolo paid no attention to their stares.
Seizing the opportunity, he turned to Lin Chuan and asked, "You said earlier that I'm a Namekian. What did you mean by that...?"
Piccolo's expression was grave as he asked.
The matter with Raditz hadn't been settled earlier. If Piccolo didn't ask now, he'd be a fool.
Piccolo was clever, brave, and resourceful, and his question caught Son Goku and Raditz's attention too.
Son Goku in particular had only just found out that he was an alien. He'd found it hard to accept at first, but now that he'd heard Piccolo was an alien too, he was curious.
Actually, Piccolo looked more like an alien.
"Looks like you still don't know who you really are. Your people look distinctive throughout the universe, and your race has some very unusual abilities, like the one you used to regenerate your severed arm..." Lin Chuan glanced at Piccolo and casually explained with a smile.
He'd revealed Piccolo's identity earlier so that Piccolo would start thinking about who he was.
That way, he wouldn't have to wait until a year later to learn about his origins from Vegeta and the others.
Piccolo fell silent.
Meanwhile, the elderly Kami, who had been watching from Kami's Lookout, also fell into deep thought.
Only now had they realized who they were. They felt moved, yet lost.
Imagine thinking of yourself as one of Earth's life-forms your whole life, only for an alien to show up one day and tell you that you're from some other planet. How would you react?
All things considered, Piccolo was remarkably open-minded. He didn't show any signs of refusing to believe it.
He chuckled to himself. Now that he understood he was an alien too, he actually felt relieved.
In the past, being confined to one planet had severely limited what he could see and learn.
Now, he had a new goal.
"I'd like to ask... does my home planet still exist?" Piccolo's eyes held a faint glimmer.
At his question, Lin Chuan nodded without hesitation.
"Luckily, Planet Namek suffered a great disaster many years ago, but it wasn't destroyed. Unlike Earth, Planet Namek is surrounded by three stars. Its sky isn't as blue as Earth's, and its environment isn't as pleasant. And because of those three stars, Planet Namek has only daytime—there's no night..."
As Lin Chuan shared what he remembered about Planet Namek, Piccolo committed every word to memory.
After all, it was his home planet.
Son Goku was astonished by the description. "There's no night, only daytime? Does that mean people don't have to sleep?"
Even now, the only thing that came to mind for the absent-minded Son Goku was that question. It really was just like him.
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