Back at Capsule House.

Lin Chuan and Son Gohan immediately took hot baths with Chi-Chi's help.

Of course, Lin Chuan hadn't asked her to do it. He had even turned her down several times.

Since Son Gohan was staying here and training under Lin Chuan, his master, Chi-Chi wanted to take good care of him. She also hoped Lin Chuan would teach him everything he knew, so she prepared hot water for them each time and laid out their clothes as well.

Son Goku really was a lucky guy!

People said Chi-Chi was mean, strict, and clueless about everything, only ever thinking about what she wanted.

In truth, she put her whole heart into taking care of people.

Though she sometimes said things that didn't sound very pleasant, she had a good heart.

After his bath, Lin Chuan changed into clean, loose-fitting clothes and left his room.

By then, enticing aromas were already wafting from the dining room.

Ever since Chi-Chi had arrived, she had made a point of preparing meals ahead of time every day.

She had practically brought every pot and pan from home, ready to settle in for a long campaign at Bulma's house.

As a mother, she had worked herself to the bone to make sure her son ate well, dressed well, and had a good place to live.

Of course, Son Gohan was worth all that effort.

While she supported her son, Son Gohan had never let her down.

He trained during the day, studied in his spare time whenever he could, and still had homework to do at night...

That kid was a freak of nature.

Lin Chuan couldn't say anything to him about it directly. He could only remind him in private to get enough rest, and not overexert himself physically or mentally.

Son Gohan's response was, "I'm not tired at all..."

After that, Lin Chuan swore he'd never bring it up again.

The kid was actually even smarter than Lin Chuan had thought. He knew how to manage his time properly, so there was no need for Lin Chuan to worry.

After dinner, Son Gohan went to study, and Lin Chuan finally reached the most relaxing part of his day.

Every day, he did visible training during the day and guided Son Gohan.

Every night, he spent some time meditating. Naturally, the most comfortable moment was right before meditation—the perfect balance between work and rest.

He'd been here for ten days, and every day had been the same.

As his strength increased, so did his weight, and he grew more and more muscular.

That had a lot to do with his food, clothing, and living conditions—especially the food.

He'd spent more than twenty years on Doomsday Planet. Even though he hadn't gone hungry, what had he actually eaten? Just enough to keep himself alive.

No matter how full he'd been, the food had only provided basic nutrition. It had kept him from getting scrawny, but it hadn't made him muscular, either.

Lin Chuan opened the System Interface and smiled as he looked at his attributes.

[Host: Lin Chuan]

[Age: 25]

[Height: 185CM/Weight: 85KG]

[Battle Power Index: 981,780 points.]

[Current System Level: Level 1.]

[Auto-training: Battle Power +1/second...]

He was getting closer and closer to a million Battle Power!

In a little over nine days—almost ten—his Battle Power had increased by 800,000 points with the system's help.

You might say that, counting the original 110,000 Battle Power, he'd only reached 910,000.

Naturally, that was also thanks to Lin Chuan's own training.

While the system increased his Battle Power, Lin Chuan had kept training on his own. His gains weren't as significant or astonishing as the system's, but they were still quite impressive.

Ever since he'd arrived on Earth, Lin Chuan's thoughts and memories from his previous life had been flooding back, giving him all sorts of new ideas.

It was worth noting that gaining tens of thousands of Battle Power in less than ten days was already an extraordinary feat.

Tonight, he would break through the one-million mark.

"In just over three hours, even if I do nothing, my Battle Power will surpass a million!"

Standing on the rooftop, Lin Chuan gazed out at the starry sea of space.

The weather was great tonight. The sky was especially bright, and the stars glittered brilliantly.

And the moon... Uh! Good thing it wasn't full yet.

Though it seemed close...

Lin Chuan remembered that Son Gohan had seen a full moon while being trained by Piccolo in the Original Work, and had transformed into a Great Ape.

Later, to prevent that from happening again, Piccolo had blown up the moon in one go.

When Vegeta invaded Earth, King Kai had even secretly given Piccolo a thumbs-up for it.

After admiring the view for a while, Lin Chuan returned to the sofa nearby.

Meditation training began.

In his meditative world, he conjured up warriors from his memories to spar with him.

They weren't only powerful opponents from the Dragon Ball world. He also brought in characters from other worlds.

This kind of mental training wasn't the same as real combat in the Real World, but it was still quite effective.

It helped him gain Combat Experience and prepare for every possible situation.

Lin Chuan could clearly feel that his strength improved a little after each meditation session.

The Z Fighters were all geniuses. Krillin and Piccolo had both been formidable fighters early on; these training methods simply hadn't been valued later.

Lin Chuan, for one, found them very useful.

Time passed, little by little.

Just as Lin Chuan finished defeating several powerful foes in meditation,

a tall maid, radiating a mature air, walked onto the rooftop and approached him.

Lin Chuan had just finished his meditative sparring. Sensing someone coming closer, he abruptly opened his eyes and met the maid's gaze.

"Hmm?" Lin Chuan looked the maid up and down.

He'd seen this woman before. She was pretty, but he'd never interacted with her or even spoken to her.

"Hello, Mr. Lin Chuan. Miss Bulma asked me to let you know that she'd like you to come to the research lab. She said they've made some initial progress and need your help." After delivering the message, the maid left once Lin Chuan nodded.

He hadn't expected the research to make such a breakthrough in so little time.

And they needed his help?

Had they made progress on the spaceship, but needed him to find something they were missing?

Or had they achieved something with the gravity training room?

"I wonder what kind of breakthrough Bulma's made."

After thinking it over for a moment, Lin Chuan decided to go and see for himself.

There was no point guessing.

Once he saw it with his own eyes, everything would become clear.

Lin Chuan left the rooftop on the second floor, leaped into the air, and flew toward the distance.

Bulma's ki was in the research lab to the south. He could tell that Dr. Brief was there, too.

Over the past few days, Lin Chuan had occasionally gone to take a look. From the air, he could see that special metal scaffolding had already been erected beside the enormous research institute, seemingly in preparation for building something.