Bulma Arrives, the Terrifying Aurora Group Security Department

Now things were looking up. A new ability had finally appeared.

Li Xing made his choice quickly, afraid he might mess up and Mission Three would disappear.

This was a good one.

The benefits of successfully choosing this mission were obvious to Li Xing.

Whether or not he knew what it was, choosing it was the right move.

As for the difficulty of Mission Three...

There was no difficulty to speak of for Li Xing.

Creating danger and possibly hurting ordinary people—what did that have to do with him?

Even if there was danger, it would only threaten those ordinary people. It wouldn't affect him.

On the contrary, the danger would draw more attention to the Aurora Martial Arts Peak Tournament.

It would generate plenty of profits for his company.

And more people would learn about the Martial Arts Peak Tournament.

It was much like when King Piccolo had appeared.

Wasn't everyone living in a stagnant pool?

Give them a common enemy, and they'd be on edge. Then they'd naturally unite.

Anything that threatened their unity would naturally have to be cast aside.

That was Li Xing's current thinking and plan.

He'd been planning to stir things up anyway. Why be afraid to do it at the Aurora Martial Arts Peak Tournament?

Besides, this way, people wouldn't focus their attention on the Aurora Group or think that the group was secretly pulling the strings.

If anything, it was a good thing.

As long as it helped him grow stronger, Li Xing would stop at nothing.

What a villain.

Were there even any good people in this damn world?

Li Xing sneered to himself.

After making his choice, he waited quietly.

When sparring with the martial artists recruited by the Aurora Group, he could only absorb around ten thousand points of constitution.

In other words, if he wanted to improve his constitution, he'd have to fight ten thousand times to gain a single point.

And even then, only the Three Security Chiefs and Ashu could provide it.

Only opponents with a battle power above 250 could help him.

If he fought ten times a day, it would take at least three years to gain one point.

Compared to being able to increase his strength quickly, sparring with the Aurora Group's security personnel had become a daily routine.

They sparred four times a day. The rest of the time, they found people to practice and fight with on their own.

"I need to look into strength-enhancing drugs.

"Money alone isn't enough to attract the strongest fighters."

Li Xing busied himself in the laboratory.

There were all sorts of unorthodox fighters out in the wilderness. Even without systematic training methods, they could hone themselves through harsh conditions.

Their talent was undoubtedly far greater than that of the security personnel recruited by the Aurora Group.

If he could select seven or eight of them to improve alongside him and put them through grueling battles every day, it would surely do wonders for his strength.

Then there was the Senzu Bean supply. It was already limited, and with the Aurora Group's huge security force and its consumption, that little output was nowhere near enough.

These were all things he needed to work hard on.

Thinking about it, Li Xing couldn't help but grumble.

Bulma was supposed to be the greatest scientist on Earth, and she was always hanging around with Sun Wukong and the others.

Why couldn't she invent special battle suits or healing liquids?

At first, she said she hadn't seen enough of the world and didn't know about aliens.

Later, the Saiyans showed up, and she learned about their technology, yet she still never tried to study or reproduce it.

Then, in the later story, she just churned out that wildly unscientific device, the Time Machine.

After Baby took control, the device that amplified and intensified Blutz Waves was also unbelievably powerful.

How had she never thought to invent anything truly useful for Sun Wukong and Vegeta?

Li Xing grumbled to himself, but didn't take it too seriously.

After all, this was the real world. Its development couldn't be contained within the story's narrow timeline.

And look at this.

The Hoi-Poi Capsule Corporation, which had been practically invisible until now, had partnered with them.

They had even accepted an invitation to take part in the Martial Arts Peak Tournament hosted by the Aurora Group.

Not to compete, but to provide sponsorship and attend as spectators.

The tournament would be broadcast live around the world.

Only a handful of television stations had paid an enormous price to secure the broadcasting rights.

By partnering with the Aurora Group, Hoi-Poi Capsule Corporation had struck it rich.

As Li Xing was thinking this, he received a message from Xiao Wu.

"What is it?"

"Mr. Li, Miss Bulma, the heiress of the Hoi-Poi Capsule Corporation, has come to our company. She wants to see you."

Li Xing was stunned.

He'd only just thought of Bulma, and now she had appeared right in front of him, asking for him by name.

Was it some kind of telepathy?

At the thought, Li Xing shuddered.

As if.

Bulma might not be a woman who slept around, but her behavior was hardly that of a respectable lady.

Some people were into that sort of thing. He wasn't.

Besides, he was only a little over seventeen. He wasn't even an adult yet.

"Is there a reason?"

"She said she wants to discuss technology with you."

"Send Pilaf."

"I gave her the same answer, but she wouldn't accept it and tried to force her way in. Fortunately, our security guards stopped her."

Li Xing couldn't help but sneer.

That young heiress had always been used to doing whatever she pleased.

She'd even dared to hit Beerus, that terrifying fellow.

Though Li Xing couldn't understand why a lofty god would let Bulma slap him.

It wasn't just that he himself would have been too stunned to react.

Even if Bulma's hand had reached Beerus, it shouldn't have been able to so much as shake his skin.

Li Xing didn't want to dwell on any of that. It was still more than twenty years away. There was no need to worry about it yet.

But this was the Aurora Group.

Trying to force her way in? She must have a death wish.

He was sure that if Xiao Wu hadn't shown up in time to stop the security guards, Bulma would have ended up desperately searching for the Dragon Balls and, in the end, begging him for one so she could summon Shenron and restore her legs.

"Mr. Li, what should we do now? We can't actually keep her out.

"The Hoi-Poi Capsule Corporation has a lot of important partnerships with our group."

Of the three, only Xiao Wu understood how satisfying it was to work for a corporation.

One sentence from her could cost countless people their jobs and deprive entire families of their income.

You could say she held the lives of countless people in her hands.

She had money and power to thank for that confidence.

And that was aside from the fact that their battle power had already surpassed 200.

She might not be able to become a battalion commander, but in the Security Department, she could at least serve as a company commander.

One thing worth mentioning was that the Aurora Group Security Office had also been fully professionalized.

One director, Ashu, with a battle power above 280;

three chiefs, all with battle power above 250;

nine battalion commanders, with battle power above 230. They were all itching to bring down the three chiefs and take their places;

thirty-six company commanders, all with battle power above 200;

and squad leaders with battle power ranging from 150 to 200.