[Choose one of the following rewards:
1. Secret Technique—12 proficiency points in Spirit Refining Method]
2. Skill—300 proficiency points in hand-to-hand combat
3. Skill—300 proficiency points in Flight Technique
4. Skill—50 proficiency points in Super Ki Blast
5. Future Memory
6. The loyalty of the Cooler Legion]
"Holy crap! Cooler really exists in this timeline?" Saigo exclaimed. "Does that mean I didn't travel to an alternate timeline or the GT Timeline, but just some unknown parallel timeline?"
"Wait! If Cooler really exists, how did he get the news?"
After thinking it over carefully, Saigo suddenly remembered that one of the three spaceships had still had someone aboard when King Cold's army invaded. "Could King Cold have deliberately left someone on that ship, just in case, to make sure the news reached Cooler?"
"That must be it!"
"If not, then there's only one other possibility—King Cold sent Cooler a message before he came here!"
The more Saigo thought about it, the more plausible it seemed!
Other than those two possibilities, he couldn't think of any explanation that made sense.
"That old bastard! He still managed to pull one over on me from beyond the grave! They really do get craftier with age. You can't underestimate anyone, especially the old ones!" Saigo cursed. At the same time, he was glad he had a cheat. "Good thing I found out in advance! Now I have four months to prepare!"
After reassuring himself, Saigo began weighing the rewards.
"First, Future Memory is out!"
"I'm not picking any of the three skills, either!"
"That leaves the proficiency points for Spirit Refining Method and the Cooler Legion's loyalty!"
The proficiency points for Spirit Refining Method would obviously increase his mastery of the secret technique. It took ten days to gain a single point, which showed just how difficult it was to improve!
As for the Cooler Legion's loyalty, choosing that reward would clearly earn him the loyalty of an entire legion right away!
Saigo was very tempted by the last reward. If he chose it, he wouldn't have to recruit soldiers himself; he could simply turn the Cooler Legion into the Saigao Legion!
Once again, he faced a difficult choice.
Saigo closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and weighed the pros and cons of the last reward one more time.
He already knew the benefits.
Now he had to guess at the drawbacks.
"If the Cooler Legion rebels against Cooler right now, then in the worst-case scenario, the rebels won't make it to Planet Saiyan intact. Cooler might even go on a killing spree and wipe them all out!"
"In the best-case scenario, the entire Cooler Legion will rebel and make it to Planet Saiyan, strengthening the Saiyans!"
"But Cooler might also grow wary of the Saiyans' strength and go into hiding to train in secret. Judging by the simulation's results and my memory of Frieza reaching Super Saiyan Blue-level strength in just four months, Cooler might not have Frieza's talent, but he could still raise his battle power to an unimaginable level in a short time!"
"So I can't take this reward! At least not now. That way, I won't alert him. Otherwise, I'd have to be on guard against Cooler every moment, and I might not even be able to beat him! The enemy would be in the shadows while I'm out in the open. It's not worth it!"
After calming down and thinking it through, Saigo decided not to pick the last reward!
"Choose the first reward!"
[ Ding~ Selection successful! Congratulations, host. You have received 12 proficiency points in the secret technique—Spirit Refining Method. The 12 points have been added to Spirit Refining Method. ]
With a thought, he brought up the Personal Information Panel.
[Name]: Saigo [Age]: 3 [Potential]: High [Talents]: Great Ape Large appetite and strong digestion Battle power increases after recovering from injuries Void Survival Mimic Super Saiyan Full Power Super Saiyan [Superpowers]: Telekinesis, Ball of Confinement [Spirit]: 18 [Battle Power]: 66.1846 million [Secret Techniques]: Potential Guidance (Beginner 31/100) Instant Transmission (Beginner 45/100) Spirit Refining Method (Proficient 2557/10000) [Skills]: Artificial Moon Flight Technique (Beginner 95/100) Ki Control (Expert 333/1000) Hand-to-hand combat (Expert 125/1000) Ki Sense (Expert 10/1000) Super Ki Blast (Expert 668/1000) [Space]: ~ [Simulation Duration]: 4 months [Simulation Count]: 0
He deftly found the [Secret Techniques] section again and tapped "Spirit Refining Method."
The description of Spirit Refining Method immediately appeared.
"With Spirit Refining Method at the proficient level, every 25 days of training increases spirit by 1!" Saigo read aloud as he looked it over. "Just as I thought. It takes half as long to gain one point of spirit now!"
He closed the description.
"I have 2,557 proficiency points. I need a little over 7,000 more to reach the next level. Then I'll see how many days it takes to gain one point of spirit. It should be cut in half again!"
He looked up at the [Battle Power] section.
"My base battle power is 66.18 million now! Not bad at all!" Saigo was very satisfied with his current strength.
Suddenly, he seemed to remember something.
"Wait! In the simulation, Mimic Super Saiyan fought Cooler to a draw. So when he arrives on November 3, he'll probably be just as strong! 66.18 million times 30 is 1.9854 billion. That means Cooler's battle power will be around 2 billion!"
Two billion battle power!
As far as Saigo could remember, Cooler's strongest form only had a little over 400 million!
"Looks like Cooler trained after receiving the information. I just don't know how long he trained. If it took him several months to reach only 2 billion battle power, then his talent really is nowhere near Frieza's!"
"By November, Mimic Super Saiyan will probably be overkill against Cooler. Still, I'd like to know whether the Cooler Legion will submit after he dies!"
"Heh! They'd better know what's good for them!"
"If they really do resist, I won't mind getting in a little more exercise!"
With a thought, he put away the simulator.
Saigo began another day of training!
Today was his third day training under 33 times Planet Saiyan gravity!
Including today, he would need a total of 178 days to fully adapt to 50 times Saiyan gravity.
In other words, by the time he had fully adapted to 50 times gravity, Cooler's army would arrive the very next day.
That would give him just enough time to prepare.
Time flew by.
In the blink of an eye, it was the morning of November 2.
After 420 days of training, Saigo had finally adapted to 50 times Planet Saiyan gravity.
His base battle power had reached 99.6946 million.
He had also accumulated 298 simulations. Since June 4, Saigo had deliberately saved them all, just in case.
The other Saiyan warriors had also made enormous gains after 420 days of training.
The Saiyans who could train in the Gravity Chamber had improved especially dramatically.
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