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The brief silence after Shenron disappeared was broken by Bulma's crisp snap of her fingers.

"No problem! Leave it to me!"

There wasn't a trace of uncertainty on her face. Instead, she had the absolute confidence of the world's richest man's daughter and the drive of a technological genius.

"Those are just some special rocks and metals, right? Lin Fan, give me a list of the materials you need and their required properties. The more detailed, the better!"

Lin Fan had already prepared everything. He handed her a list of materials he had selected from the Great Dao Source Scripture, looking for ones that might have substitutes in this world.

The list didn't just give their names. It also included detailed notes on their energy conductivity, spiritual stability, and other mysterious parameters.

Bulma took the list and skimmed it. Her eyebrows rose. "Whoa... high-purity crystalline stone? That sounds like something from a museum. And superconducting memory alloy? You need an energy fluctuation stability rate above 99.99%? Your standards are stricter than the ones we use to build spaceships!"

"Do your best. These materials are the foundation of the formation, and their quality directly affects the final result," Lin Fan said seriously.

"Relax, relax!"

Bulma waved a hand and immediately pulled out a Hoi-Poi Capsule. With a bang, she summoned her Mobile Workstation, and several screens sprang to life. "Money and resources? That's what our company has more than enough of!"

Her fingers flew as she quickly connected to the global network and began issuing a series of orders.

"Hello? Dad! Activate the Global Emergency Resource Procurement Protocol right away, priority SSS! Yes, the same as last time—no, more urgent than last time!"

"Notify all our branches and partners around the world. Take every piece of high-quality natural jade and crystal ore in stock—yes, especially anything that looks like it glows or feels cool to the touch—and put it all under lock and key. Get it to West City by air as fast as possible!"

"Contact the materials lab. Bring out every sample of that strange microwave-absorbing alloy we found deep in the Namibian mine. Yes, the stuff that nearly maxed out the instruments last time!"

"Also, open Special Material Warehouse No. 7. Ship every item in there labeled 'energy' or 'unknown reaction' to the backyard of the main residence!"

A flurry of orders poured through Bulma's communicator. Everyone could almost picture Dr. Brief's vast commercial empire springing into action at full speed to achieve a single goal.

Soon, the roar of heavy transport aircraft engines filled the sky, growing louder as they drew near.

Master Roshi adjusted his glasses, staring in astonishment. "Heh... What a ridiculously rich family."

Krillin's mouth hung open. "A-amazing! Is this the power of money?"

Tien Shinhan and Chiaotzu exchanged a glance, both seeing the shock in the other's eyes.

They had trained for years, but they had never seen anyone go to such lengths for cultivation.

Lin Fan was also deeply moved. He turned to Bulma and said solemnly, "Thank you, Bulma. Without your help, there's no way I could build this formation."

"Hmph, now you realize how important I am, huh?" Bulma said, lifting her chin smugly. Then she grew serious. "But Lin Fan, a lot of these materials you need are incredibly rare. Some of them might only exist in theory. I can't promise we'll find everything."

"It's all right."

Lin Fan's gaze swept over the piles of supplies beginning to accumulate in the backyard. "Everything in heaven and earth has its own properties, but the principles remain the same despite all the changes. If something is missing, we can use materials with similar properties instead, or... I can handle it myself and change the properties of the materials."

His eyes fell on a newly delivered piece of raw jade, taller than a man and full of impurities.

Lin Fan stepped forward and gently placed his palm against the stone.

The next moment, before the astonished eyes of everyone present, a faint golden light flickered in his palm. The impurities inside the stone seemed to be tempered by an invisible flame. Gray-black flecks vanished at a visible pace, and the jade grew increasingly clear and lustrous, glowing with a soft, pure radiance in the moonlight.

"Whoa!"

Krillin cried out, "W-what kind of technique is that?"

"Just a little trick for refining artifacts. I'm only purifying it."

Lin Fan casually withdrew his hand, though a faint sheen of sweat had appeared on his forehead.

Changing a material's structure by precisely manipulating True Essence took a considerable amount out of him, even at his current Foundation Establishment Stage.

Dr. Brief wandered over at an unhurried pace, wearing a white lab coat and carrying a cup of coffee. Taking in the backyard, which had nearly turned into a huge construction site and warehouse, he pushed up his glasses with interest. "Oh my, what a lively scene. Bulma, are you building a new amusement park here? Would you like me to draw up the plans?"

"Dad!" Bulma stomped her foot in exasperation. "We're doing something important! It's to deal with the aliens coming in a year!"

"Aliens? That does sound important."

Dr. Brief took a sip of coffee and glanced at the strange ores and alloys. "But these materials are fascinating... They conduct energy very well. If we could use them in the latest energy shields... Hmm, perhaps we could try that..."

Muttering about things nobody else could understand, the doctor wandered over to a pile of special alloys and started testing them with a small device he carried. He was completely absorbed in his own world.

With the unexpected addition of Dr. Brief, a super-genius, and Capsule Corp's downright terrifying ability to mobilize resources around the world, the collection and initial smelting of materials proceeded much faster.

High-tech smelting furnaces were set up right in the backyard. At Lin Fan's direction, they used precisely controlled plasma flames to smelt specific alloys. Then Lin Fan infused them with True Essence, giving them their final "spiritual awakening" and shaping them.

Lin Fan handled most of the jade himself, carefully carving it with True Essence into the specific shapes needed for the formation's foundations and inscribing basic spirit-gathering runes.

For a time, the backyard of Capsule Corp became a strange workshop where technology and mysticism intertwined.

The roar of machinery mingled with the faint hum of energy as Lin Fan practiced his techniques. Technological creations gleaming with cold metallic light stood alongside jade formation foundations radiating a gentle glow, making for an almost surreal sight.

Night deepened, but the backyard remained brightly lit.

Bulma directed robots as they moved the materials, Dr. Brief threw himself into researching the new materials, and Lin Fan tirelessly worked on the formation's core foundations.

Watching it all, the Z Fighters gradually shook off the anxiety that had come with the approaching powerful enemy. The bustling preparations rekindled hope in their hearts.

Looking at Lin Fan's focused profile, Krillin murmured, "Maybe... we really can do it!"

Tien Shinhan clenched his fists, determination blazing in all three of his eyes. "We can't fall behind either! Starting tomorrow, we'll double our training!"