Summoning the Divine Dragon, a Free Lunch?

Having agreed to the Grand Elder's request, Vegeta took the two Dragon Balls from the Grand Elder's location, along with the five from inside the spaceship, and found a nearby island to summon the eternal dragon.

Naturally, he did not mind being seen during the summoning process, but Vegeta did not want the content of his wishes to be known by others, so it was necessary to keep some distance.

At least, he could not allow the Namekian's super hearing to pick it up.

As for whether the Grand Elder would find out, Vegeta did not care.

Even if the Grand Elder knew, he would not speak of it to others.

Between intelligent people, there is simply no need for excessive words.

The Grand Elder's intellect and schemes were far beyond what an ordinary Namekian could compare to.

"@#￥...(Come forth, Porunga!! And grant my wishes!!)"

After Vegeta recited the tongue-twisting Namekian language, the Dragon Balls, which had been flickering with light due to being gathered together, suddenly emitted a powerful resonance, causing the golden light to become increasingly dazzling and the flickering speed to accelerate.

Following this, Planet Namek, which never experienced night, was quickly shrouded in darkness.

There were no black clouds pressing down; it was simply as if the sunlight had been naturally cut off from the planet.

When darkness completely enveloped the globe, the golden light from the seven Dragon Balls suddenly shot into the sky like a pillar of lightning, spectacular beyond compare.

The golden light transformed into the form of the eternal dragon Porunga, gradually solidifying. At the same time, an incomparably majestic pressure descended, even causing the space to tremble and inducing an extremely oppressive feeling in Vegeta.

As Porunga fully manifested, Vegeta took a deep breath to calm his surging emotions.

If his expectations were correct, this must be the dragon's innate aura.

The higher the level of the eternal dragon, the more powerful it was.

[System: Wishing Pool, you have obtained three chances to make a wish. O(∩_∩)O]

"You who have gathered the seven Dragon Balls, state your wishes. No matter what they are, I can grant you three." As soon as Porunga appeared, it must be said, his presence was imposing.

Although he certainly didn't look like much, he was the most human-like of all the eternal dragons. As long as he was willing, as long as he wanted to, he could optimize your wishes to a degree you couldn't even imagine.

On this point alone, neither the Dragon of Earth nor Super Shenron could compare in the slightest.

On the other side, Krillin, Son Gohan, Bulma, and all the Namekians witnessed the appearance of Porunga.

"This is the eternal dragon of Planet Namek; it's true, it really can grant three wishes!" Bulma exclaimed.

At this very moment, she truly wanted to hang Krillin up and give him a beating. If it weren't for Krillin's excessive pettiness, she would have had two wishes to use, but now they had all gone down the drain.

"It seems Vegeta didn't lie to us. Damn it, we can only watch from here and do nothing." Krillin felt dejected, mocking himself inwardly.

He hated that his strength was insufficient; otherwise, he wouldn't be reduced to watching Vegeta make wishes while he could do nothing.

In truth, Krillin was being somewhat selfish, as he seemed to treat the Dragon Balls as their property, as if he felt that only their group making wishes was for a righteous cause, while others making wishes was an impermissible act.

"There is no room for maneuver anymore. If we go over now to try and make a wish first, we will only anger Vegeta," Son Gohan sighed.

They had discussed the process of making wishes before, so they knew that whoever spoke first during the summoning would have their wishes granted by the dragon first.

"Even if you tried to make a wish first, it would be useless. I wanted to tell you all earlier, but making a wish requires our Namekian language," Dende said.

"There's that requirement too? Wait, then how does Vegeta know it?" Bulma asked.

"It is knowledge bestowed upon him by the Grand Elder. You have no way to wish for the revival of your companions this time; you can only wait 130 days. Once the Dragon Balls recover, you can summon Porunga again," Nail spoke up.

The reminder of 130 days suddenly made Bulma, Krillin, and Son Gohan react.

"That's right, how could I forget? Vegeta said that a year on Planet Namek is 130 days, so for us Earthlings, it only takes a little over four months to summon the dragon and make wishes again," Bulma said excitedly.

This news was good news that everyone had forgotten.

In the end, they had been wary of Vegeta from the start, suspecting him of having ulterior motives, so they hadn't believed a word he said.

It ended up being a case of a small person measuring a gentleman's heart with their own yardstick.

He had never intended to deceive them; rather, it was they who had been calculating against him all along.

Having completed the first exchange of gazes with Porunga, Vegeta prepared to state his planned wishes.

Just at this moment, another voice was transmitted to him.

[Vegeta, may I discuss something with you? I hope you can agree.]

"It's you again, North Kai!" Vegeta felt somewhat annoyed.

To have him intervene time and again, even with the best temper, would eventually breed resentment.

Moreover, did this mean that he could pry into his privacy anytime and anywhere?

[Don't be in such a hurry to cut off the connection. My suggestion has no downsides for you; I only hope to operate through you.

[You also know that Earth has Dragon Balls. Because of you and the other Saiyan, Piccolo died, which meant the Guardian of Earth who created the Earth's Dragon Balls could not be spared. This led to the Earth's Dragon Balls turning into stone, unable to summon the dragon again. My meaning is...] Before North Kai could finish his words, Vegeta already understood what he was going to do.

A trade between wishes.

Trading the wish of the Earth Shenron for the wish of Porunga on Planet Namek.

"So, what you're saying is that you want me to use the first wish to resurrect Piccolo, so that not only can the Guardian of Earth be brought back, but the Dragon Ball of Earth can be used again, right?" Vegeta sneered.

[Since you've already guessed it, I don't need to explain any further. That's about the gist of it. You can resurrect Piccolo, and when the time comes, I can take charge and let you use the Dragon Ball of Earth once after a year. How does that sound?] North Kai said.

Vegeta was stunned, suddenly realizing what a massive scheme North Kai was cooking up.

This guy was trying to swindle him like an idiot; it was a textbook case of trying to get something for nothing.

"Heh heh heh... Hahahaha! You're killing me! Before I lose my temper, you'd better cut this connection yourself, or I can't guarantee I'll be able to keep up this pleasant conversation any longer." Vegeta couldn't help but burst into laughter, then said coldly.

[If once isn't enough, I can let you use it twice in a row...]

North Kai continued, seemingly still unaware of where the problem lay.

"Get lost!!" With a muffled shout, Vegeta instantly transformed into a Super Saiyan, his mental energy erupting and completely severing North Kai's mental connection.