After receiving the system's reply, Li Shu felt both happy and sad.
He had been in the Dragon Ball world for more than five years and had earned only four Achievement Points in total. Not knowing what they were for at first was one thing, but now that he'd just learned how powerful they were, he'd already lost one. It was hard not to feel down.
"If I'd known, I would've explored on my own. With my intelligence, it wouldn't have taken more than a few days."
Li Shu didn't dwell on his sadness. He was taking it in stride. After all, he couldn't die, and he had all the time in the world to earn more achievements.
"First, I'll upgrade the Dimensional Storage Space. One cubic meter is way too small. It can't even fit a single Dinosaur Leg."
Li Shu focused his thoughts, and a system notification soon appeared.
"Spend 1 Achievement Point to increase the Dimensional Storage Space by 1 cubic meter?"
One Achievement Point for just one cubic meter?
Li Shu wasn't happy with that result. It was way too expensive, so he decisively chose no.
"Upgrade the Beginner Senzu Bean Can."
"Not enough Achievement Points. Upgrade failed."
"Upgrade Battle Eye!"
"Not enough Achievement Points. Upgrade failed."
"Upgrade Undying Body!"
"Not enough Achievement Points. Upgrade failed."
"Upgrade Saiyan Bloodline!"
"Not enough Achievement Points. Upgrade failed."
"Upgrade Double Money Buff!"
"Not enough Achievement Points. Upgrade failed."
Li Shu was fed up. After so many failures, he wished he could just uninstall the system.
System: "Uninstalling system..."
"Holy crap! No! System Daddy, I was wrong! Don't! Cancel the uninstall, cancel the uninstall!!!"
Li Shu panicked and shouted frantically in his mind.
System: "Terminating uninstall..."
System: "Termination successful!"
Li Shu let out a long breath. In just those few seconds, he'd broken into a sweat and been terrified out of his mind. Thankfully, it had all been a false alarm.
Just then, Nobi Bear finished preparing the Dinosaur Leg.
"Enjoy."
Li Shu hurriedly picked up a piece and ate it to calm his nerves. The delicious food swept away all his bad feelings in an instant.
Nobi Bear was also very satisfied with the quality of the dinosaur meat, and the two eventually settled on a purchase price.
10,000 yen per catty, with 200 catties needed each month.
The demand wasn't high, but an income of two million yen a month was more than enough to satisfy Li Shu. To him, it was practically free money.
Nobi Bear generously paid him a month's worth in advance. Li Shu didn't disappoint him, delivering far more than the agreed quantity of dinosaur meat the very next day.
After leaving Nobi Bear's yakitori restaurant, Li Shu bought a large stack of little porn books, magazines, and videotapes. They were all gifts for Master Roshi.
"Side quest triggered: Travel to Master Roshi's residence and complete the check-in to receive the reward: Training Potion."
"Training Potion: Increases training effectiveness by 30% for one month."
"As expected, a quest was triggered. Looks like my guess was right." This time, Li Shu wasn't surprised.
After spending some time with the system, he'd more or less figured out how its quests were triggered.
People and places connected to the story would most likely trigger a quest.
Li Shu took out the map he'd just bought and studied it carefully. After locating the island where Master Roshi lived, he went to a deserted spot and took off into the air.
On the beach at Kame House, Master Roshi was reclining in a beach chair, reading a magazine full of scantily clad women.
Far out on the sea, a small boat drifted along. Li Shu stood at the bow, gazing quietly at Master Roshi on the distant island. He didn't see Wukong anywhere.
"Did Wukong go looking for me instead of coming here to train under Master Roshi?" Li Shu thought that was highly likely. But it was also possible Master Roshi had sent Wukong away to deliver milk as part of his training.
Having seen the story, Li Shu knew Master Roshi's training methods well.
"He must be out. Krillin isn't on the island either."
Going by the timeline, Krillin should have arrived on the island by now and started training under Master Roshi alongside Wukong.
But Li Shu's appearance might have changed how the story unfolded, so Wukong might not have come here at all. Instead, he could be searching all over the world for Li Shu.
As he pondered this, the boat drew close to the island. Li Shu could clearly see Master Roshi's battle power.
[Battle Power: 100]
"Only 100?" Li Shu was a little surprised. It wasn't what he'd expected. His own battle power was already 53, while Master Roshi had lived for over 300 years and trained at Korin Tower for three.
How could it be so low? It seemed he'd given up, wasting his days chasing women and neglecting his training.
Li Shu set foot on the island, but Master Roshi remained engrossed in his turbulent magazines, unaware of his arrival.
"Side quest 'Master Roshi's Residence' check-in complete. Reward received: Training Potion."
Master Roshi might have become somewhat addicted to worldly pleasures, but in the original story, Wukong's training under his guidance had greatly increased his strength.
There was no denying that Master Roshi was very good at teaching disciples.
The Training Potion should have a pretty good effect on Master Roshi's training. It ought to raise his battle power by at least a few dozen points.
Li Shu walked up to Master Roshi and interrupted his fun. "Master Mutaito, these magazines are outdated. Take a look at mine."
Master Roshi was annoyed at first, but when he saw the stack of brand-new, racy magazines in Li Shu's hands, his face immediately lit up. He snatched them and examined them closely.
"╰(*°▽°*)╯ Oh~~~ Whoa~~~~ Hehehe~~~~ Not bad~~ Not bad~~~"
As he read, Master Roshi suddenly noticed something was off. He looked at Li Shu in confusion. "By the way, who are you?"
"Master Mutaito, Son Gohan is my grandfather. My name is Li Shu." Li Shu once again realized how useful the title "Son Gohan is my grandfather" was.
Master Roshi put down the magazine and looked Li Shu over curiously. "You're Wukong's older brother?"
Li Shu's eyes lit up. He hurriedly asked, "Master Mutaito, you've met Wukong?"
"Haha, that kid Wukong is training here. But he went out to deliver milk early this morning. He won't be back until noon." Once he finished speaking, Master Roshi went back to reading the racy magazines.
Li Shu breathed a sigh of relief. At least the story hadn't changed.
Wukong was, after all, the protagonist of the Dragon Ball world. If Li Shu's arrival had changed the story and altered Wukong's life, he might not be able to defeat the powerful enemies he'd face in the future. Or the events that were supposed to happen might never occur. Wouldn't that ruin his three big plans: taking it easy, farming achievements, and completing check-ins?
Just imagining Wukong losing to Demon King Piccolo, the Androids, Vegeta, Frieza, Yeru, and Majin Buu—leaving Li Shu forced to save all of humanity, in a world full of Japanese people no less—made him feel exhausted.
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