Eighteen: Three Kinds of Rewards, I Want Them All!

After some thought, just as Lin Chen was about to make his choice, he suddenly realized there might be a loophole in this selection.

"System, what happens if I fulfill the conditions for all three choices simultaneously?"

Although the three options were increasingly difficult, they were not inherently contradictory. If Lin Chen had the capability, he could theoretically achieve all three requirements at once.

The system seemed to pause for a moment, hesitating for a long time before replying: "The host is permitted to select all options, but should even one condition remain unfulfilled, the host will be erased! Please choose carefully."

Choose carefully?

Opportunities always come hand-in-hand with risks.

"System, I want the rewards for all three choices!"

"Ding, choice confirmed. Please complete the tasks as soon as possible. The one-year countdown has now begun!"

The next moment, Lin Chen saw a countdown timer constantly shifting within his field of vision.

From that day on, the Saiyans on Planet Vegeta entered an era of total mobilization for training.

Every Saiyan, regardless of age or gender, began to train frantically.

In truth, during the five years Lin Chen had vanished, the Saiyans had been forbidden from leaving Planet Vegeta. To kill time, a trend of training had emerged, and their overall strength was already significantly higher than it had been when they faced Frieza.

Unfortunately, almost no Saiyan on the planet understood the correct methods of training.

In the past, Saiyans had never possessed the habit of training, either.

Consequently, the Saiyans' strength had increased very slowly over those five years.

After grasping the situation, Lin Chen immediately began to formulate a training regimen for the Saiyans, instructing them to follow it.

At the same time, Lin Chen handpicked the fifty most talented Saiyans and granted them access to a fifty-fold gravity chamber, hoping they could raise their combat power to at least 100,000 within a year.

As for the task of having more than five Saiyans exceed 500,000 in combat power, Lin Chen knew that under normal circumstances, it would be nearly impossible to achieve.

After all, it had taken him five years of fusing his bloodline to reach a combat power of just over 500,000.

Broly, who possessed the bloodline of the Legendary Saiyan, had only reached 230,000 in five years.

Even with both of them carrying the Legendary Saiyan bloodline, their growth rates were only that much.

As for the ordinary Saiyans, breaking their limits within a year using conventional means was simply impossible.

Fortunately, however, Lin Chen had another method at his disposal.

That day, Lin Chen gathered King Vegeta, Paragus, Bardock, Hanasia, and Broly together.

These five were the subjects Lin Chen intended to use to complete the 500,000 combat power task.

Once everyone had arrived, Lin Chen handed each of them a Fruit of the Tree of Might.

"Eat these."

"This, this... is this a Fruit of the Tree of Might?"

Seeing the massive red fruit in their hands, King Vegeta and the others recognized it immediately.

Was this not the very same Fruit of the Tree of Might that the enemy had used to tempt the Saiyans into defecting during the Turles rebellion?

"Your Majesty, how do you have these? Didn't you destroy all the Fruits of the Tree of Might?" Paragus asked, puzzled.

"Don't ask about that. Eat them quickly; your strength will increase significantly."

"Yes!"

Obeying Lin Chen's command, the four of them—excluding Broly—did not hesitate and began to devour the fruits.

Within moments, the four of them had finished the fruits entirely.

The next instant, they felt a massive transformation occurring within their bodies; a scorching, vast energy instantly flooded their entire being.

This energy not only made their bodies feel as if they were expanding, but it also left their minds incredibly clear.

Subconsciously, all four of them actively flared their ki.

"Power! I feel filled with power!" King Vegeta looked at his fists, trembling with excitement as he felt the surging strength within him.

"This power is incredible!" Bardock's face was also full of joy as he clenched his fists.

"So the Fruit of the Tree of Might is truly this miraculous?" Hanasia and Paragus were equally ecstatic.

Watching the four of them in high spirits, Lin Chen used the system to check their combat power.

Among the four, Bardock had seen the greatest increase, his combat power suddenly reaching 400,000.

King Vegeta was not far behind him.

Paragus and Hanasia were slightly weaker, but they still possessed over 300,000 in combat power.

It was truly worthy of being food consumed by gods; it was indeed miraculous.

At this moment, Lin Chen looked over at Broly, who was still holding his Fruit of the Tree of Might without moving.

"Broly, why aren't you eating?"

Broly hesitated and said, "Brother Lynx, this item is so precious, why aren't you eating it?"

"I've already tasted one. To be honest, the weaker you are, the better the effect this thing has on your combat power. Once you reach a certain level, its effectiveness becomes negligible."

The Fruit of the Tree of Might that Lin Chen gave them was the exact reward he had received after completing his mission.

Back when he had killed Turles, Lin Chen had already tasted one, only to be slightly disappointed by the result.

Before that, Lin Chen had always assumed that the Fruit of the Tree of Might could directly increase combat power.

However, after actually eating one, he discovered that the most important aspect of the fruit was not the boost to combat power, but the enhancement of spiritual energy.

The increase in combat power was actually a side effect of the fruit's ability to nourish and strengthen the body.

But since Lin Chen's body had already been fortified by merging with the Legendary Saiyan bloodline, the fruit's effect on his combat power was minimal.

After consuming one fruit, Lin Chen's combat power had only increased by about 100,000, bringing his current base combat power to 650,000.

Before this, Lin Chen had felt some regret for using too much force that day and dismantling Turles's spaceship, failing to save a single seed of the Tree of Might.

But after learning the true function of the fruit, he no longer felt any regret.

"Broly, this fruit won't be of much use to you either, but eating it will be very helpful for controlling your emotions. Eat it quickly."

Hearing this, Broly no longer hesitated and obediently ate it.

As expected, after consuming the Fruit of the Tree of Might, Broly's aura did not grow significantly; his combat power increased even less than Lin Chen's, by a mere 70,000, raising his combat power from 230,000 to 300,000.

Although none of the five had yet reached the requirement of 500,000 combat power, they still had a year left, and having been boosted by the fruit, reaching that threshold should not be a problem.

"King Vegeta, and the rest of you, now that you've eaten the fruit, you'd better train hard. Within a year, if anyone's combat power hasn't exceeded 500,000, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

"Yes!"

King Vegeta and the others nodded immediately before taking their leave.

Broly seemed to have something to say, but he was dragged away by his father, Paragus.

Hanasia, who remained, rushed to Lin Chen's side with a flushed face, clinging to his arm as she said, "Your Majesty, I feel like my body has become much stronger now. I want to spar with you for three hundred rounds to test the limits of my body..."

"Hmm... Bardock? Why are you still here?"

Just as Lin Chen was about to agree, he suddenly noticed there was still a third wheel present.

Bardock scratched the back of his head and chuckled sheepishly, "Your Majesty Lynx, I have one more matter I would like to report."