Materials, A Spaceship from 20 Years Ago

West City

"What?? A gravity chamber three hundred times your own weight? And it's multiplicative?? You weigh about 50 jin right now. By your requirements, 2x is 100 jin—the equivalent of two of you. But if it's multiplicative, 3 times 100 jin is 300 jin, then 4 times 300 jin... Good heavens, I'm afraid the Earth doesn't even have the materials you're asking for! There's no way any material is hard enough to withstand such terrifying gravity!" Bulma's eyes widened in horror.

She couldn't even begin to imagine how terrifying three hundred times the weight would be under such a multiplicative increase!

"Leave the material to me. Just tell me, if I find a material strong enough to support that kind of gravity, can you build the gravity chamber I need?" Son Gohan asked.

"Who do you think I am?? I am Bulma, the very synonym for genius! As long as you can find the material, never mind three hundred times, I can even do five hundred times!" Bulma couldn't resist the challenge and immediately made a bold boast.

"Good, it's a deal!! I'll go find the material, and once I do, I'll come back to you! I'm off, goodbye, beautiful Ms. Bulma!!" Son Gohan's feet lifted slightly off the ground, and he vanished instantly using high-speed movement.

"This little guy, he's all talk and action... I'm afraid there isn't such a material on the entire planet! Don't tell me he's planning to go to an alien planet to find it?" Bulma shook her head, casting Gohan's words to the back of her mind!

Whoosh!!!

"Ahem, excuse me... could I borrow your Dragon Radar? Ms. Bulma?"

"Oh my, you scared me! Didn't you already leave? The Dragon Radar? Don't tell me you're going to wish on Shenron for some hard material?" Bulma guessed Son Gohan's intentions immediately.

But the reality was unexpected; Son Gohan simply shook his head.

"It has to do with that! But it's not for a direct wish!"

"The Dragon Radar, let me look for it!! Wait a moment!"

Bulma went to her workshop, rummaging through boxes and cabinets for a full hour before she finally found it!

"Huh, it's out of power. Wait a second, let me change the battery for you!"

Bulma picked up a screwdriver, removed the back cover, and installed a new battery.

Beep, beep, beep!!! Buzz, buzz, buzz.

"Huh?? Why is there a signal fluctuation? Did it break from not being used for so long?" Bulma muttered to herself in surprise.

"Ms. Bulma, I'm carrying one on me!" Son Gohan took out the Four-Star Dragon Ball he had brought with him.

"So that's it!!"

Following the instructions of the Dragon Radar, Son Gohan quickly gathered all seven Dragon Balls.

However, he did not summon Shenron. Instead, he returned to Mount Paozu, but he didn't go home; he went to search for the spaceship that Sun Wukong had arrived on Earth in!

Having trained on Mount Paozu for so long, he had long since memorized the terrain.

He knew exactly where the great canyons, cliffs, and deep pits were.

It was just that he had been too focused on training to go looking for it specifically.

He searched every cliff base and great canyon inch by inch. In the fourteenth deep pit, he finally saw the circular spaceship completely covered in weeds!

He raised his palm slightly and struck the air!

Whoosh~

An invisible wave of energy instantly blasted away the weeds covering the ship, revealing the true face of the spacecraft!

A ship capable of traversing the deep reaches of space was truly extraordinary!

Despite twenty years of being covered in weeds and exposed to the elements, there wasn't a single speck of rust; instead, it gleamed with a cold, sharp light.

"If this ship can withstand it, I might be able to save a wish!!" Son Gohan muttered to himself.

He secretly calculated his plan.

He raised his palm and channeled his energy, and a wave of power lifted the ship into the air!

Then, he carried the ship as he flew toward Bulma's home.

West City

"Gohan?? You're saying this is the spaceship your father arrived in? Sun Wukong is actually an alien?? No wonder he's such a freak, and he even has a tail and..." Bulma suddenly realized she had said the wrong thing and cut herself off!

She then cast her gaze toward the tail behind Son Gohan!!

"Don't worry, Aunt Bulma, my family goes to sleep early; we never look at the moon!" Son Gohan waved his hand.

"You know??" Bulma was astonished.

"Yes!"

Bulma became even more curious about this mysterious little guy!

"Does Sun Wukong know he's an alien?" Bulma asked.

"Please keep it a secret for now, Ms. Bulma. My father doesn't know yet. When the time is right, I will explain it to him!" Son Gohan requested.

"Alright! I'll go test the material first, wait for me a moment!" Bulma removed a component from the ship and ran to the testing room.

Fifteen minutes later, Bulma slowly stepped out of the testing room.

"How is it, Ms. Bulma?" Son Gohan's expression stiffened, as he noticed there was no joy on Bulma's face!

"Although this material is harder than anything else on Earth, it still can't meet your requirements. However, if we lower the standards, I can achieve three hundred times the normal multiplier—meaning it's based on your weight and multiplied, rather than the multiplicative compounding you described! It's a bit of a mouthful, but I think you understand what I mean, right?" Bulma explained.

"Mhm, Ms. Bulma, I can understand you. It's pretty much what I expected! Then please, start with what I asked for. I should be able to find some harder materials in a short while! A normal gravity chamber won't do anything for me!" Son Gohan said.

"Okay! I can make the basic structure for now. Once you find other materials, I'll add them in!" Bulma agreed.

"Great, I'm off then!!"

20 minutes later

Son Gohan arrived at the base of Korin Tower! He looked up at the towering structure, marveling.

"It really is tall enough! I wonder if Ultra Divine Water will have any effect on me!"

Son Gohan's feet left the ground, his body rising straight up!!!

A few seconds later, he had already reached Korin's dwelling.

"Son Wukong's son, with great talent, his strength surpasses Son Wukong!" Korin, holding a wooden staff, approached Son Gohan.

"Hello, Korin. It seems you can indeed observe everything on Earth from Korin Tower, just as my father said!" Son Gohan greeted him.

"I'm still far from it. This ability is merely a sliver taught by Kami and Mr. Popo," Korin waved his hand modestly.

But a hint of smugness still showed on his face.

"Korin, I've come because I want to increase my strength with Ultra Divine Water," Son Gohan stated his purpose.

"Hey, hey, hey! Son Wukong's son, can't you see me? I'm a grown man! I'm your father's brother, shouldn't you call me Uncle??" Yajirobe, leaning against the wall, voiced his displeasure.

"Heh heh, Uncle Yajirobe. You've wasted quite a few Senzu Beans over the years, haven't you? Korin, do you need me to help you throw out some trash!!"

Whoosh!!

"What are you doing, stop it! I was wrong, please let me go!" Yajirobe desperately grabbed Son Gohan's wrist, begging.

Son Gohan directly grabbed Yajirobe by the collar, his feet leaving the ground, and lifted his body into the air outside the platform.

He looked down on this fat guy who just ate and did nothing from the bottom of his heart.

Even though in the original story, the fat guy had a role to play in saving the day at the last moment!

But every time, it was because he ate all the Senzu Beans, leaving none for the Z Fighters to heal, forcing him to bring more.

Even during the battle between Vegeta and Son Wukong when Vegeta first arrived on Earth, the lack of Senzu Beans caused Son Wukong to lie in the hospital for a whole month!

"Alright, Gohan, spare him. Although he's a parasite, it gets quite boring here with no one around all year round," Korin pleaded for Yajirobe.

"Since Korin is pleading, I'll let you off. But I'm telling you, from now on, not a single Senzu Bean is to be wasted! Do you understand?" Son Gohan's young body exuded a powerful aura, his eyes filled with killing intent.

"I understand, I absolutely won't waste Senzu Beans anymore!!" Yajirobe fearfully agreed.

"Korin, I think you should make him contribute since you provide him with a place to live. He could provide you with dried fish. Dad told me the fish he grills are very delicious!!" Son Gohan said playfully.

"Dried fish?? Slurp!" Korin's mouth watered uncontrollably at the mention.

"Yajirobe, did you hear what Son Gohan said? Three meals a day, no, four meals, with dried fish. Can you do it? If not, I'll ask Son Gohan to throw you down. You can't fly, can you?" Korin looked at Yajirobe with a slightly threatening gaze.

"No problem, no problem!!! This is easy!!" Yajirobe instantly agreed to Korin's request.