The elders from the various Namekian villages had left, leaving only Nail, the Grand Elder's guard, behind to look after him.
After the elders had gone, the frail, elderly Grand Elder spoke. "Young Saiyan, your strength has grown beyond all imagination."
"Could it be that you've become a Super Saiyan in these five years?"
Super Saiyan? What was that?
Broly froze.
But Lin Chen nodded. "Not yet, but I'm very close."
"Just as I thought. Making that agreement with you back then was a wise choice," the Grand Elder said with a sigh. "If not for you this time, Namek would have faced a terrible calamity."
"You don't need to thank me. I'll naturally keep the promise I made to you."
Lin Chen said, "Actually, I came to say goodbye, Grand Elder. I plan to take Broly back with me."
"After I leave, you can summon Shenron once and have him create a communicator that can contact me at any time."
"That way, if you ever encounter danger, I can come and save you whenever you need me."
"I understand, young Saiyan. You are a man of your word. The Namekians will remember your friendship and kindness." The Grand Elder smiled.
Lin Chen smiled and patted Broly on the shoulder. "Broly, say goodbye to them. You may not be coming back for a long time."
Broly looked regretful and reluctant.
"Goodbye, Grand Elder. Goodbye, Uncle Nail."
"Goodbye, Broly. Don't forget to keep training your heart!" Nail, too, wore a rare look of reluctance.
Then he took out a short flute and handed it to Lin Chen. "This is the Flute of Serenity you asked Shenron to make before. Over the past year, Broly has learned to control his emotions, so I haven't had to use it even once."
"Now that he's leaving, we have no use for it, so you should take it."
Lin Chen accepted the flute. The Flute of Serenity was a valuable thing. Broly was devoted to him, but the violent power in the Legendary Saiyan bloodline might make him lose control one day. With this, at least Lin Chen wouldn't have to worry about the worst happening.
Once everything was settled, Lin Chen placed a hand on Broly's shoulder and touched two fingers to the center of his forehead. "All right. Farewell, everyone."
Whoosh!
The two Saiyans vanished.
"Nail, notify the elders. It's time to prepare to summon Shenron," the Grand Elder said with a sigh.
"Grand Elder... you..."
"I have a feeling that although we escaped danger this time, another threat to Namek will come before long."
The Grand Elder sighed. "Lin Chen was right. We need a way to summon him whenever we need to."
Hearing this, Nail slowly lowered his head. He wanted to argue, to tell the Grand Elder that he could protect Namek.
But when he thought of the aliens who had attacked them today, he knew he had no grounds to argue.
Although Nail was indeed the strongest on Namek, there were countless powerful people in this universe.
Planet Vegeta.
Five years ago, with Shenron's immense power, Lin Chen had moved Planet Vegeta to the far edge of the universe.
Though it was now far from the universe's center, Planet Vegeta had gained a peace it had never known before.
Five years ago, before preparing to fuse with the Legendary Saiyan bloodline, Lin Chen had returned Planet Vegeta to King Vegeta and laid out a five-year plan for the Saiyans.
Under this plan, the Saiyans would spend the next five years recovering their strength and changing their old way of life, which had been built around constant campaigns. They would wait for Lynx to return.
During this time, all Saiyans were forbidden from leaving Planet Vegeta, to avoid revealing the planet's new location.
So, before returning to Planet Vegeta, Lin Chen had expected it to be peaceful for the time being.
But to his surprise, when he returned to Planet Vegeta with Broly, the scene before him was one of desolation.
Dark clouds shrouded the sky. The land was parched, the trees withered, and animal bones littered the ground. The whole planet seemed to have reached the end of its life, shrouded in a heavy gloom.
"L-Lynx, is Planet Vegeta supposed to look like this?"
Broly stared at everything around them in disbelief.
He had been very young when he left Planet Vegeta and had no memories of his homeland. He had assumed it was always such a desolate planet.
But Lin Chen knew perfectly well that Planet Vegeta had never been a wasteland like this.
He furrowed his brow, wondering how it could have ended up this way.
Just then, he sensed an enormous presence in the distance, at the Saiyan Royal Capital.
It was even stronger than Lin Chen was now!
What?
Had Frieza and the others already found Planet Vegeta?
No, the presence was immense, but there was something strange about it...
At that moment, Broly suddenly pointed in another direction. "Big Brother Lynx, there are a lot of weak energy signatures over there!"
Lin Chen looked that way and indeed sensed a great many presences gathered in one place.
Compared with the frighteningly powerful presence at the capital, there were plenty of energy signatures here, but none of them were very strong.
"Are they Saiyans? Broly, let's go take a look!"
"Yes, Big Brother Lynx!"
The two immediately flew off.
The scenery along the way was desolate as far as the eye could see.
Damn it, what had happened?
Lin Chen suppressed his anger and picked up speed.
Before long, they reached the place where the energy signatures were gathered.
But when they looked around, they saw only a barren mountain range. There was nothing there.
"That's strange, Big Brother Lynx. Did we sense it wrong?" Broly asked, puzzled.
"No. Follow me!" Lin Chen grinned and suddenly accelerated toward a mountain.
With a thunderous crash, Lin Chen smashed straight into it.
Beneath the mountain was a vast, empty space. A group of young Saiyans huddled in a circle under the protection of several adult Saiyan women, staring in terror at Lin Chen, who had just burst in.
"Hm?"
Lin Chen hadn't expected most of the Saiyans there to be children.
Just then, a Saiyan with hair that stuck straight up shouted and flew into the air. "You all get out of here! I'll take him on!"
"Vegeta!"
At the cries of the little Saiyans below, Lin Chen's lips curled up.
Young Vegeta?
Lin Chen stayed still. Before Vegeta could punch him, Broly had already stepped in front of him.
"Don't you dare!"
Broly easily caught Vegeta's fist. His immense strength forced Vegeta to grit his teeth.
He hadn't expected to be held back by a child about his own age.
"D-Damn it! I'm the Saiyan prince! Vegeta!"
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