Power over 100 million! That was enough to stand against Frieza!
But that was only the bare minimum!
After all, he needed sufficient Combat Power to stand on the same footing and face Frieza head-on.
Of course, he wasn't going to rely solely on the system.
His Combat Power could keep rising through the system, but it couldn't help with everything else!
He still had to train and put in the work himself: techniques, skills, fighting methods, Combat Experience...
Only then could his actual combat ability measure up to the Combat Power he possessed!
Even with how amazing the system was, Lin Chuan had always felt that he could be stronger than he currently was.
Just imagine: if his Combat Power exceeded 100 million, but he could only bring a few million to bear, what would be the point?
In other words, if he relied solely on the system, he might indeed be able to crush Frieza in the near future. But if all he had was Combat Power on par with Frieza's, Frieza would still crush him.
If that happened, he'd truly be useless.
To be honest, Lin Chuan was already extremely confident.
Back on Planet V3114, resources and conditions had been limited, so he'd only been able to raise his Combat Power to 15,000. Forget figuring out how to transform into a Super Saiyan.
Simply put, he hadn't even activated enough S-Cells. How could he transform?
There was a way to achieve the Super Saiyan 1 transformation, but it belonged to a later era. After researching it for a while without success, Lin Chuan had figured out the reason.
Now that he was on Earth, countless possibilities lay before him. Even the training methods shown in the Original Work included plenty that suited him.
Gravity training, for instance, was the best training method of this era.
In the Original Work, Son Goku trained on King Kai's Planet. King Kai's guidance was one factor, but Earth's tenfold gravity was crucial too.
Later, after Son Goku was healed from his serious injuries, his Saiyan traits kicked in and made him stronger. Then, after training in a hundredfold gravity, his Combat Power shot up to 90,000.
The whole process took just six days!
Lin Chuan gathered his thoughts and shifted his gaze from the main hall of Kami's Lookout.
It was still too early to enter the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
It wasn't that he didn't want to get stronger faster. There were two problems.
First, he didn't know whether the system recognized the Hyperbolic Time Chamber or whether he could farm Combat Power inside it. After all, it was a bug. He'd tried contacting the system, but had never gotten a response. There hadn't been any prompts either, making him feel like the system was an unfinished product. He didn't even know how to level it up.
Second, even if the system recognized it, its level-one ability only raised his Combat Power by one point per second. If he went in with his current strength and spent two years there, he'd only gain a little over sixty million Combat Power. But if the system leveled up later and could add ten, or even a hundred or a thousand points per second, then going in would be the best choice!
There was no rushing perfection.
Lin Chuan had made his decision only after thinking it through carefully.
For now, he could get stronger perfectly well on his own!
The system's Combat Power boost could simply serve as a supplement.
Lin Chuan took a deep breath and turned his attention elsewhere. That was when he spotted Son Gohan.
Remembering what Son Goku had said before leaving—that he was entrusting Son Gohan to Lin Chuan—Lin Chuan couldn't help the twitch at the corner of his mouth.
Son Goku wanted him to guide Son Gohan. What a clever plan: he'd go try to win over his elder brother, while using his own son to build a good relationship with Lin Chuan.
Lin Chuan had wanted to refuse, but seeing how obedient and eager Son Gohan was, he found it hard to turn him down outright.
So he'd only agreed to keep an eye on him. Taking him as a disciple was out of the question.
Even if Son Gohan had terrifying potential and would one day become the strongest individual warrior.
But if Son Gohan followed him, what would happen to Piccolo?
Piccolo was still King Piccolo. In the Original Work, it was only through Son Gohan's company that he managed to change completely.
In the end, Lin Chuan decided to take Son Gohan along for now and look for a chance to send him to Piccolo...
Besides, given his teaching style and habits, he was genuinely afraid he'd ruin Son Gohan if the boy trained under him.
The poor kid was only four...
Lin Chuan walked forward, leaving the edge of Kami's Lookout.
He was about to go over and say something to Bulma when her voice reached him.
"Honestly, how long is he going to be? All we can do is sit around and wait here. It's so boring."
She'd been curious about Kami's Lookout at first, but after spending more than twenty minutes exploring every corner, she hadn't found anything special. Her curiosity had turned to disappointment.
Krillin and Master Roshi, standing beside her, were much more patient.
They understood the situation and knew that all they could do was wait.
"Come on, Bulma. There's no need to rush. You were the one who kept insisting on coming up here, remember?" Krillin couldn't help teasing her.
He was about to say more when his master's expression suddenly turned serious. Following his gaze, he saw Lin Chuan striding toward them. Krillin grew wary, his forehead slick with sweat.
From beginning to end, Lin Chuan had been mysterious and powerful.
Seeing how tense and guarded they were, Lin Chuan didn't take it to heart. He simply said to Bulma, "You won't be bored for much longer. Kakarot... No, I'll call him Son Goku. You know him better by that name! That kid should've told you to help me find Earth's Dragon Balls."
After saying this, Lin Chuan waited for Bulma's answer.
After sending Kami Piccolo, Son Goku, and Raditz away, Lin Chuan hadn't said anything else.
He was bringing it up now just to confirm. They'd set out to find the Dragon Balls soon.
There were some wishes Lin Chuan was eager to make come true.
To him, some things were worth waiting for, but others weren't worth wasting time on.
"Since Goku asked me to, of course I'll help you find them."
"But honestly, I'm curious. You're already this powerful, so what do you need the Dragon Balls to wish for?"
"Eternal life? To rule the world? Goku said that if you wanted something like that, I should stop you."
As Bulma spoke, a strange, mischievous smile appeared on her face.
"If I really wanted to make a wish like that, how would you stop me?" Lin Chuan asked, wearing a scheming expression.
His look gave Krillin, Master Roshi, and Yajirobe a fright.
Bulma, on the other hand, wasn't fazed at all.
She seemed to know that Lin Chuan wasn't some unreasonable, evil, domineering Saiyan.
"That's why I said he's a big idiot," Bulma replied.
"What do you mean?" Lin Chuan asked, surprised.
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