Kami Piccolo's words left Master Roshi and Krillin frozen in shock.
Yajirobe was trembling even harder.
"L-Lord Kami, how could you agree to this?! He nearly killed Goku, and he was going to kidnap Goku's son, Gohan... If you let him go with Goku, who knows what might happen..." Krillin tried to stop him, but he had to trail off.
Not only had Kami Piccolo answered him with a look, but Raditz was also staring at him with disdain.
"Baldy, what do you know? If this had been the old me, I'd have killed you already." Raditz turned around, a murderous look on his face.
The threat in that single sentence was enough to make Krillin swallow his words.
"I... I'm warning you... This is Kami's Lookout, and everyone's here. Don't do anything reckless..." Krillin forced down his fear and gritted out the words.
Raditz simply burst into laughter.
The little bald guy had even learned to threaten him.
"It's all right, Krillin. I don't know what my elder brother was like before, but he's different now! The reason he attacked me earlier was just to take me with him off Earth and invade other planets."
"I think those two Saiyans also had something to do with it! My elder brother probably couldn't fight fate before, but now he has a chance. Naturally, he won't be the same as he was."
"Since I've chosen to trust him, I'll trust him completely! Besides, I'm looking forward to training with my elder brother at King Kai's. I wonder how much we'll improve."
Son Goku reached out and patted Krillin on the shoulder.
He was sticking up for Raditz, and trying to ease the tension between everyone.
Even Lin Chuan sometimes couldn't understand Son Goku's way of thinking.
He changed too quickly...
One moment, he'd wanted to kill his own elder brother. Now he'd forgiven him.
"But... sigh! All right." Seeing Son Goku act this way, Krillin had still wanted to say something, but when he noticed Master Roshi shaking his head, he could only accept it.
He wanted to train, too... but Raditz had taken that opportunity from him.
No one understood how he felt.
But he hadn't given up entirely.
Now that he knew what the future held, he wouldn't just sit around, even if he couldn't train with King Kai.
Nearby, Lin Chuan watched everything unfold, his thoughts growing heavier. It seems the changes I've made are gradually shifting the original course of events! The main plot hasn't changed, but I've already planted a seed.
This world was beginning to change.
"Krillin, you don't need to feel disappointed or aggrieved. I can't send you to train with King Kai, but you can stay here at Kami's Lookout and train for the next year."
"That goes for Tien Shinhan, Chiaotzu, and Yamcha as well."
"They're all among Earth's foremost martial artists. I'll have Mr. Popo find them later."
Seeing Krillin's dejection and frustration, Kami Piccolo went on to explain his other plan.
He naturally wanted to train Earth's fighters and make them stronger.
That way, they could deal with the crisis a year from now more thoroughly.
At the very least, it was another way to keep Earth safe.
"Really? Is that possible?" A spark appeared in Krillin's eyes at Kami Piccolo's words.
For him, training at Kami's Lookout would be a great opportunity, too.
At the very least, it would be much better than training on his own.
And so, with Kami Piccolo explaining the plan and Lin Chuan adding his own embellishments from the sidelines, Lin Chuan and Raditz were drawn fully into the continuation of the Original Work.
Unlike Raditz, Lin Chuan didn't need to train according to Kami's arrangements. No one could dictate what he did.
What was worth mentioning was that Kami Piccolo seemed so eager to get started. Insisting that there was no time to waste, he took Son Goku and Raditz off toward the afterlife.
Perhaps he was afraid they'd change their minds, or that some other complication would arise and ruin all his plans.
Others might not know what Kami Piccolo had in mind, but how could Lin Chuan not?
About twenty minutes had passed by now.
With Kami gone and Raditz gone, Lin Chuan couldn't be bothered to say anything more. He walked off to one side and thought about his next move.
Ever since arriving on Earth, he'd been using what he knew to change things. Now that the situation had settled, it was time to focus on himself.
Since he was far away, Lin Chuan didn't bother paying attention to what was happening on the other side.
After all, the others were all familiar with each other. Though Mr. Popo had only met them twice, he already knew Bulma, Master Roshi, Krillin, and Son Gohan, and they had plenty to talk about.
Of course, even if he couldn't make out their words, Lin Chuan could roughly guess what they were saying. They must think Kami Piccolo had been reckless to decide to let Raditz go with Goku to train under King Kai.
They were probably also wondering how to explain things to Chi-Chi.
After all, Goku had just left! And he'd be gone for at least a year!
Standing at the edge of Kami's Lookout,
Lin Chuan breathed in the fresh air. Being up so high gave him a feeling of looking down on all creation.
No wonder the original Piccolo had wanted to become Kami, even if it meant separating himself.
Ruling over a planet and becoming the leader of countless lives! How exhilarating and gratifying would that be?
If Dragon Ball had no later Z-era story, Lin Chuan might have wanted to try becoming Kami himself after transmigrating. The supreme ruler!
Of course, this world was vast, and Earth was small!
Lin Chuan couldn't let himself be limited by the little position of Kami.
His future would surely be glorious!
And all he had to do was keep getting stronger and keep moving forward!
Come to think of it, if I want to rise quickly in a short time, there's one fastest way... A thought crossed Lin Chuan's mind. He turned and looked toward the palace at Kami's Lookout.
As a Transmigrator, how could he not know about the Hyperbolic Time Chamber?
One year inside was only one day outside!
With the Infinite Combat Power Enhancement System he possessed, even if his Combat Power still increased by just one point per second, entering the chamber would let him gain a year's worth of strength in a single day outside!
There were 86,400 seconds in a day!
Thirty days made 2,592,000 seconds.
Twelve months made 31,104,000 seconds!
And if, at first, each person was only allowed to enter for two days—that is, two years of training—then his Combat Power could rise to over 60 million!
He could become that strong without doing anything else.
And with another year passing outside, by the time he faced Frieza on Planet Namek, even if he still hadn't become a Super Saiyan, his Combat Power would exceed 100 million. That would be enough to handle Frieza then!
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