The Gap Between a Genius and an Ordinary Person

Once they had reached an agreement, each of them began to take action.

Lin Chuan took Bulma to find his spaceship.

With Mr. Popo's help, Krillin and Master Roshi returned to Kame House first.

For one thing, Master Roshi had to go back. His strength was naturally among the highest of Earthlings, and he was also a highly respected figure.

But at the end of the day, he was old. Even Kami would have felt bad telling him to work harder and keep training.

By his reckoning, Master Roshi was already over three hundred years old. He was one of the oldest Earthlings, to say the least.

For another thing, Krillin needed to return and explain the situation to Chi-Chi.

After all, Goku had gone to the afterlife to train with King Kai, and wouldn't be back for at least a year.

Gohan couldn't go home for the time being, either. Krillin feared that if they returned, Chi-Chi would stop Lin Chuan from taking Gohan away. So Gohan stayed at Kami's Lookout for now, waiting for Lin Chuan to make arrangements.

After all, before leaving, Goku had entrusted Gohan to Lin Chuan and explained the situation...

Krillin couldn't understand why Goku had done that, but since Goku had asked, and Gohan didn't mind, Krillin couldn't stop it.

He'd been saddled with all the difficult tasks, which put him under a great deal of pressure.

He had a brain on his shoulders. He knew that when Chi-Chi learned her husband and son would both be leaving her for a year, she wouldn't be able to accept it.

Another half hour passed in the blink of an eye.

Since Bulma's aircraft was too slow, Lin Chuan carried her the whole way to where the spaceship had crashed.

He'd originally planned to visit Korin and ask for a Flying Nimbus and some Senzu Beans.

But after thinking it over, he decided to put that idea aside for now.

The Flying Nimbus was easy enough to explain, since he'd seen one...

But what about the Senzu Beans? He'd never seen them. How could he explain knowing about them?!

At the end of the day, he'd only recently arrived on Earth. He'd have to wait for a chance later—or gradually get involved in the Original Work's events, learn about them, and then figure out what to do.

There was one thing he absolutely had to do: deal with that brat Yajirobe.

The reason Senzu Beans became so scarce later in the Original Work was that this bastard was to blame.

Lin Chuan had ignored him before because he hadn't given him a second thought. Now that Senzu Beans were on his mind, he'd find a chance to scare him later.

Alternatively, he could get the cultivation method for Senzu Beans from Korin.

With Bulma's intelligence and resourcefulness, mass-producing Senzu Beans in the future wasn't impossible.

He had a plan, but he'd have to wait to put it into action.

Lin Chuan carried Bulma back to the dense forest where the spaceship had landed.

He had to admit, it had taken him some effort.

He'd given his original Scouter to Raditz, so he couldn't pinpoint the location accurately. He could only retrace his steps from memory.

Fortunately, he hadn't gotten lost.

He had his more than twenty years of survival experience on Planet V3114 to thank for that. He wasn't directionally challenged.

Otherwise, carrying Bulma, an ordinary person, and unable to fly very fast, finding the ship would have taken far more than an hour or two.

Still, Lin Chuan had overlooked one thing: a primeval forest like this was teeming with wild animals.

The crash might have frightened them off for a little while, but after half an hour to an hour, once they were sure there was no danger, the creatures that lived in the area would become active again.

With no threat around, the spaceship became a toy for the animals.

Lin Chuan had thought that once he reached Earth, he'd have no use for the spaceship, so he'd abandoned it without a second thought.

He hadn't expected he'd need it for Bulma to study and use as the basis for building an even better spaceship.

After chasing off the various wild animals, Bulma couldn't wait to get out of Lin Chuan's arms.

By now, she was no longer bothered by Lin Chuan holding her and taking advantage of her. Once her feet touched the ground, she eagerly began examining the alien spaceship, which she found so distinctive.

"So this is a spaceship? It's so small, yet it can travel through space. Alien technology is incredible." As she spoke, Bulma looked it over and began tinkering with it.

The spaceship might look small, but it contained the very essence of advanced technology. If she could master it, her scientific knowledge would improve by leaps and bounds.

Her curiosity filled her with enthusiasm. She couldn't wait to take the spaceship apart and learn everything about its inner workings.

Seeing how delighted she was, Lin Chuan only smiled. He walked over to the spaceship, rummaged around inside, and took out two spare Scouters.

Neither was registered to anyone, and neither had ever been activated.

"Here, you can have one. To use it, press the button on the side. The smart system can even analyze your brain waves and respond accordingly..." Lin Chuan handed a Scouter to Bulma and put the other on, demonstrating as he spoke.

As a genius, Bulma clearly couldn't resist such a novel device.

After fiddling with it alongside Lin Chuan for a while, she got a general idea of the Scouter's functions and how to use it.

However, just as Lin Chuan had said, the alien writing wasn't easy to understand. She couldn't make sense of it at all.

"The written data really is complicated. I just wonder what the internal structure looks like..." As she spoke, Bulma took out her personal all-purpose toolkit. Using the tiniest screwdriver, she pried at the bottom seam and removed the Scouter's outer casing.

At the sight of the circuit board and all the components inside, Bulma's eyes widened in shock. "I never imagined such a tiny Scouter could be so sophisticated. It's amazing... And this smart chip is at least ten or twenty years ahead of Earth's technology. But with a smart chip, this should be easy. I have several ways to quickly modify the Scouter."

"Good thing I always carry portable work equipment with me."

As soon as she finished speaking, Bulma took the pouch from her waist, pulled out her Hoi-Poi Capsule case, selected a capsule, and opened it.

After the white smoke cleared, what appeared wasn't a room, but something like a workshop—just without any walls.

It was a connected work area, with three long, wide tables arranged around each other and a wheeled chair in the middle.

The tables were covered with all sorts of equipment Lin Chuan had never seen before and didn't know how to use.

Bulma said nothing more. She quickly sat down and got to work, leaving Lin Chuan sighing inwardly: That was the difference between a genius and an ordinary person.

Damn it, he was a Transmigrator who knew the entire plot of the Original Work and had seen plenty, but compared with Bulma's brains, he was completely outclassed.