Dodoria: A Little Salty, A Little Bitter

Days passed by, one after another.

Vegeta's Spaceship banked in the starry void, setting a course for yet another planet.

"BOOM!"

Explosions erupted across the planet's surface, one after another.

Meanwhile, Dodoria had finally lived up to Frieza's heavy expectations, successfully locating the bottle of Battle God Water that Vegeta had discarded in deep space.

Dodoria immediately brought the Battle God Water back to the Spaceship and established a video call with Frieza.

"Lord Frieza, I have successfully retrieved the Battle God Water!" Dodoria shook the bottle in his hand, wearing a fawning smile.

"You have done well," Frieza nodded in satisfaction.

"Soya has completely lost contact; he is likely dead, and the same goes for that Raditz," Dodoria reported the results of his investigation to Frieza.

"Forget them! Consider that Soya lucky," Frieza felt a flicker of irritation.

To die just like that... what a pity.

"Lord Frieza, shall I go and capture Vegeta now?" Dodoria asked. "Judging by the location of Vegeta's Spaceship, I am not very far from him!"

"If the rumors about the Battle God Water are true, Vegeta's combat power has reached at least 300,000," Frieza said coldly.

"300,000! Are you joking? Can a single bottle of Battle God Water really boost combat power that high?" Dodoria was stunned, looking at the bottle in his hand with shock.

"That is why, with your current combat power, you could not possibly be his match," Frieza scoffed.

Dodoria fell silent.

"Drink the Battle God Water and see how much your combat power increases," Frieza said with a smile.

"This... may I really drink it?" Dodoria asked, trembling with excitement.

"Of course," Frieza's smile grew even brighter.

Why not use such a loyal little lab rat to test the Battle God Water?

"Yes! Lord Frieza!" Dodoria replied respectfully, his heart surging with intense anticipation.

If Vegeta's combat power really did rise to 300,000.

Then how many times over could my own combat power increase?

"Drink it now and report your combat power reading to me," Frieza said, suddenly piqued with interest.

"Yes!" With a racing heart, Dodoria gently twisted off the cap.

A pungent, urine-like stench immediately assaulted his nostrils.

Dodoria frowned.

This is the Battle God Water?

Why does it smell so foul?

"What is it?" Frieza asked, narrowing his eyes.

"No... nothing... it just smells a bit strong," Dodoria grimaced as he answered.

"Since it is the Battle God Water, it is only natural for it to have a strong scent," Frieza nodded thoughtfully.

"Then I shall drink it, Lord Frieza," Dodoria replied.

"Take small sips, do not drink it all at once!" Frieza warned repeatedly. "It seems this stuff works in increments; just take a tiny sip."

"Yes, I understand." After saying this, Dodoria took a small sip of the Battle God Water, smacking his lips to savor the taste.

"Well? Has your combat power increased?" Frieza asked with a hint of expectation.

"There's no reaction! It couldn't be fake, could it?" Dodoria shook his head. He pressed the button on the Scouter over his eye to check his own combat power reading and replied, "Lord Frieza, my combat power is still 20,000. It hasn't changed!"

"One sip isn't enough; it takes two sips to double it," Frieza mused.

"Doesn't one sip equal one fold?" Dodoria asked, confused.

"Your combat power is 20,000. What is one fold of 20,000?" Frieza asked, narrowing his eyes.

"40,000?" Dodoria paused, then answered.

"And what is two times 20,000?" Frieza laughed.

Dodoria: "..."

"I understand, Lord Frieza. I will take another sip and try again." Dodoria took another sip, smacked his lips again, and muttered under his breath, "It tastes a bit salty, and a bit bitter... it's astringent..."

"That is unimportant. Hurry up and check your combat power!" Frieza frowned.

Why are you obsessing over the taste?

My only concern right now is whether your combat power has doubled.

As he swallowed this second sip, Dodoria clearly felt the energy within his body surging wildly.

Immediately, Dodoria pressed the button on his Scouter to check his combat power reading.

"Combat power 40,000!" Dodoria froze, then erupted with joy. "It really doubled!"

"Keep drinking." Frieza's smile appeared.

Dodoria immediately took another sip, then used his scouter to check his battle power.

"Bang!"

The scouter exploded on the spot.

"You idiot! That scouter of yours can only detect up to 50,000 battle power!" Frieza gnashed his teeth in anger and let out a curse.

"It... it was my oversight, I'm truly sorry, Lord Frieza!" Dodoria scratched his head sheepishly and asked with some confusion, "But speaking of which, how did Vegeta know his battle power reached 300,000? The scouter can't detect such high battle power!"

"Idiot! He calculated it by how many sips he took!" Frieza was furious. "With your intelligence, are you even worse than a 5-year-old Saiyan?"

"Lord Frieza is right... I know what to do now." Dodoria gave a bitter smile and quickly asked, "Then I'll keep drinking, Lord Frieza!"

"Continue," Frieza didn't object.

Dodoria drank a total of 16 sips of Battle God Water.

When he drank the 17th sip, the energy within his body no longer changed in the slightest.

"Let's try one last sip," Frieza's heart was filled with excitement.

Battle God Water was indeed a good thing.

Dodoria could even increase his battle power by 17 times!

This meant that perhaps he, Frieza, could truly increase his battle power by 100 times.

Dodoria drank the last sip and kept smacking his lips.

He suddenly felt that the more he drank, the better it tasted.

"You know, Lord Frieza, this Battle God Water was a bit unaccustomed at first, but the more I drink, the more unique the taste becomes." Dodoria praised it highly.

"Is your battle power still increasing?" Frieza asked.

"It's not going up anymore... there's no movement in my body's energy." Dodoria shook his head.

"Good, so your current battle power has increased 16 times." Frieza was very satisfied with Dodoria's performance.

"Meaning, my current battle power has already reached 320,000!" Dodoria was extremely excited.

"Go and capture Vegeta. You're 20,000 higher than him, so there shouldn't be too much of a problem." Frieza's smile grew even brighter.

"Yes, Lord Frieza!" Dodoria nodded vigorously.

"Remember, don't be careless!" Frieza repeatedly warned.

"I'm 20,000 higher than him, so even if he tries a sneak attack, he won't be my match!" Dodoria's confidence soared.

"Alright, hurry up and go!" Frieza commanded.