Sword Appraisal, Dende's Further Study

Health supplements.

That's right, "sword" supplements.

This was the lifelong passion of Old Kai.

Because of this, Old Kai had spent his youth dashing about, traveling across every major galaxy; he was truly well-traveled and possessed extraordinary experience.

Trunks quickly washed the sweat from his body, put on a fresh set of clothes, and hurried out with Son Gohan.

A short while later.

Son Gohan returned fully loaded.

Beside him, Trunks was filled with curiosity.

This was because Brother Gohan kept visiting strange-looking shops, making him stand guard at the door instead of letting him go inside, acting all mysterious about what he was buying.

While eating, Trunks couldn't help but press him: "Brother Gohan, what exactly did you buy?"

Son Gohan placed a finger to his lips and whispered: "Shh, the secrets of heaven must not be leaked, or Old Kai will be furious."

"Old Kai? Is it something bought for Old Kai?"

"Of course, don't ask any more, and don't think about sneaking a look; Old Kai doesn't like others knowing his secrets."

"Oh, oh, okay." Trunks nodded earnestly.

This led him to steer clear of those shops whenever he passed them in the future, never lingering.

Trunks had always been a man who kept his word.

However, recalling the items in his Storage Capsule, Son Gohan was also deeply shocked and dumbfounded.

Perhaps as a form of revenge against the Androids.

The people of Earth had used advanced AI technology to produce a series of photo collections for 18, including magazines and video albums.

They even set up a special section in the store to sell them—it was truly heaven-defying.

Section: (Photo Collections)

Section: (High-Definition Videos)

After feasting his eyes, Son Gohan tucked them away.

Hard work pays off; he had finally lived up to Old Kai's expectations.

After resting for a while.

Son Gohan and Trunks arrived at Kami's Lookout.

He needed to talk to Dende about upgrading the Earth's Shenron.

The current version of Shenron was too low-level; it needed an upgrade, a massive upgrade.

At the very least, it should be able to revive those who have been dead for over a year, provided their bodies and souls are still intact, right?

If they've been reincarnated, there's nothing to be done, but if they haven't, surely that can be managed?

It had to be arranged; it was time for a brand-new version to go live.

After hearing Son Gohan's request, Dende frowned, looking troubled.

"Gohan, it's not that I don't want to upgrade Shenron, it's just that the power within me is completely insufficient. Whether it's spiritual power, soul power, or the power of the Dragon Clan, I'm lacking in every aspect. I'm just not at that stage yet."

Son Gohan thought for a moment, then asked: "Then is there any way to improve your power?"

Dende said: "Of course, it would require relevant training, ideally in a superior environment with guidance from a great senior."

"Then can you go to the Hyperbolic Time Chamber?" Son Gohan asked.

"That's different. The gravity in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber is ten times higher, and it's primarily for physical training, which I can hardly withstand. Plus, without anyone to guide my training, it would be very difficult to improve my spiritual power, soul power, or the power of the Dragon Clan."

Then where should he go?

Son Gohan frowned and pondered hard; the problem Dende described sounded extremely thorny.

At this moment, Trunks, who was standing to the side, suddenly said: "Brother Gohan, did you forget someone? He might be able to help Brother Dende."

"Who?" Son Gohan asked, puzzled.

"Supreme Kai, of course! Didn't you say his divine rank is higher than Brother Dende's? Doesn't that mean he knows even more? Guiding Brother Dende's training shouldn't be a problem," Trunks said.

"That's right! How did I forget about that? Supreme Kai might be a bit unreliable, but Old Kai definitely knows his stuff." Son Gohan's eyes lit up.

He had been too close to the situation, unable to see the forest for the trees, and had lost his way.

It was Trunks, as a bystander, who had immediately thought of the Supreme Kai.

"Haha, Trunks, you get top marks for this one," Son Gohan laughed, patting Trunks on the shoulder.

"Who? Supreme Kai?" Hearing their conversation, Dende was startled, thinking he had misheard.

"Yes, Supreme Kai. Can he help you?" Son Gohan asked.

Perhaps Dende had not known who the Supreme Kai was in the past.

However, after inheriting the position of Kami, he had come to understand the hierarchy of the gods.

The Supreme Kai was the greatest deity in the universe, an existence countless divine ranks higher than his own.

He was a god of incomparable power.

Dende wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "If it is the Supreme Kai, perhaps he can help me with my training."

"Heh heh." Son Gohan chuckled.

"Then that makes things easy."

As he spoke, he took out a Storage Capsule and retrieved a Communication Orb from it.

He immediately contacted the Old Kai.

After a brief call, the Old Kai's image appeared on the Communication Orb.

The Old Kai on the Communication Orb looked full of spirit, his squinting eyes trying their best to open as wide as possible.

He asked with a hint of anticipation, "Gohan, what is it? Are there results?"

Everyone listening in dared not speak.

There must have been some important agreement between Son Gohan and the Old Kai, something not meant for them to speculate about.

Son Gohan nodded and said, "Of course. I have always kept your matter in mind. As soon as I returned, I didn't even have time to eat before I started arranging things for you. I guarantee you'll be satisfied, heh heh."

"By the way, have you eaten the food Kibito brought back?"

The Old Kai laughed, his eyes appearing even smaller.

"I ate it, I ate it. The taste was quite good; I never expected Earth's food to be so delicious."

"Ha, that goes without saying. Old man, you must look after Earth more in the future, otherwise the loss would be far too great. Ahem, and I don't just mean the food."

"Fine, no problem." The Old Kai patted his chest with a loud thud. "And that thing..."

Son Gohan immediately smiled. "I will have Kibito deliver that thing into your hands personally tomorrow, guaranteed to be foolproof."

"Mm, that's good, that's good," the Old Kai said with satisfaction.

"Old man, I have a favor to ask of you," Son Gohan said.

"Speak." The Old Kai was in a great mood.

"It's like this: I would like Earth's Kami to go to the Sacred World of the Kai to study. If you have any spare time, could you perhaps offer him some guidance? What do you think?" Son Gohan patted Dende on the shoulder.

"Ahem, Dende, greet him."

Dende leaned in, his face filled with absolute reverence.

"Greetings, Supreme Kai. I am Dende, the Kami of Earth."

The Old Kai on the other end remained silent, while Dende gulped frantically, feeling extremely nervous.

After a moment, the silent Old Kai finally said, "Mm, very well. But I must make it clear: I won't be teaching him much. I am very busy."

Isn't he just playing hard to get? Son Gohan smiled. "No problem. You don't need to teach him anything else; just offer him some pointers on his own training whenever you have the time."

"Fine. I will have Kibito go over and pick him up right now. You can hand that thing to Kibito while you're at it."

"Uh..."

The Old Kai was truly a man of his word, acting with lightning speed.

If there were a competition in the universe for efficiency, Son Gohan decided he would cast his vote for him.

"Alright, then please have Kibito come over," Son Gohan said.

"Mm, good."

"Kibito, go quickly."

As soon as the words fell, Kibito appeared on Kami's Lookout.

Son Gohan solemnly handed the Storage Capsule to him, taught him how to use it, and gave him strict instructions to ensure it was delivered personally into the hands of the Old Kai.

And just like that, Kibito took Dende to the Sacred World of the Kai, beginning his path of advanced training.