Further and Further Away, Li Xing's Dead End

After one crew member finished speaking, he stared at King Piccolo.

"Give me power that transcends my current limits."

As soon as these words left his mouth, all the other crew members stared at him in shock.

Seriously, man? How do you have the nerve to make such a bold request?

You really aren't afraid of death, are you?

King Piccolo was also a bit stunned.

He had only been away for a few hundred years.

Were people these days really this outrageous?

"What? Isn't it said you can grant any wish? If you can't, stop bragging here. We still have fishing to do."

"And you lot, use your heads for once instead of just thinking about getting something for nothing. If you have that kind of mindset, you'd be better off going to the Aurora Group headquarters, setting a bowl down at their entrance, and putting out a QR code. That would be far more effective than making wishes to this green, ugly, dried-up, hideous creature. A piece of trash like this would, at best, make a name for himself in the city-level qualifiers of the Aurora Martial Arts Peak Tournament. He doesn't even have the qualifications to compete in the regional or championship rounds. You actually believe in this garbage? Are you idiots?"

The crew members looked thoughtful.

Veins bulged on King Piccolo's forehead.

What the hell?

Is this guy lucid?

Is he a Mongol?

"Brat, you're courting death."

The man who spoke sneered as he stared at King Piccolo.

"I know you're a demon. You might kill one honest man, but there are thousands more. You can kill me, but can you silence the voices of the entire world? With your level of strength, killing us is easy, sure, but if you have the guts, go find the Aurora Group that hosts the Aurora Martial Arts Peak Tournament. If you can slaughter your way through that group, the whole world is yours. You could do whatever you want and wouldn't need to care about a weakling like me. Killing me now to vent your anger only proves you have no way to rule the world."

King Piccolo stared blankly at the crew member who had spoken.

"Wait, how did you know I wanted to rule the world?"

The crew member sneered repeatedly at King Piccolo.

"Heh, do you think everyone else is as stupid as you? The expression on your face gave you away."

King Piccolo gritted his teeth, his eyes flickering.

"Fine, you're right. I'll take your advice for now."

With that, King Piccolo flew away.

He just flew away.

The entire crew was dumbfounded. They looked at the departing King Piccolo, then back at their companion, who had collapsed onto the deck.

"Seriously, man, what just happened? I don't get it."

The crew member sitting on the deck glared at his teammates in frustration.

"Are you all stupid? We were a hair's breadth away from losing our heads."

"No, I still don't understand. Everything was fine, so why would we have lost our heads?"

The crew member who had lectured King Piccolo stood up, trembling. He glared at the rest of the crew, exasperated by their lack of insight.

"You lot are truly dense. Do you think that thing that came out was a Guardian? And you wanted to make a deal with it."

Can others truly grant your wishes?

"Haven't you heard that a shot fired years ago will eventually return to strike your own head years later?"

"So stupid."

"How can you all be so dense? Huh?"

"You didn't even stop to think if you might die."

The crew members were left completely bewildered, still not quite grasping the specific meaning behind their companion's words.

Yet, they were too embarrassed to ask.

That monster could fly; he clearly wasn't a good person.

They must have been blinded by greed back then, or they wouldn't have been so eager to beg a monster to grant their wishes.

It was fine now; at least they were safe as they were.

"But why did that person fly away?"

A crew member looked mysterious.

"Think about it. Really think about it."

There was nothing they could do; their simple minds couldn't fathom the reason.

King Piccolo, who had left of his own volition, was equally confused.

After flying for a short distance, King Piccolo finally came to his senses.

"I was just talking, so why did I fly away? What kind of insanity possessed me to just take off like that?"

King Piccolo frowned.

That guy who sounded like a philosopher had said something off—very off.

"Forget it, never mind. I'll figure out this era first, then we'll see."

And just like that, the legendary King Piccolo left the sea in a daze.

Inside the mysterious cave.

Li Xing had just shed his Black Armor.

"Engineer."

Li Xing's eyes flickered.

Wisdom rarely initiated contact with him unless it was regarding a mission.

"What is it?"

"Per your standing orders, Global Eye has detected the emergence of King Piccolo. Reporting as requested."

Li Xing narrowed his eyes.

King Piccolo had emerged after all?

"What happened?"

On the large screen, everything that had transpired on the sea appeared clearly before Li Xing.

After watching it, Li Xing's expression turned bizarre.

This is.

Just.

Absurd!

Is this King Piccolo or King Idiot?

He just wandered off in a daze without killing anyone to celebrate?

Li Xing pondered for a moment.

"Wisdom, dispatch the latest Android to go and play with our King Piccolo."

"Understood, Engineer."

Li Xing stroked his chin.

He had already changed so many things.

Pilaf and his crew hadn't even been the ones to rescue King Piccolo.

Yet, this guy still appeared.

It could only be said that it was fate.

But what now?

King Piccolo's strength was decent for this period, but it was no longer top-tier.

If Sun Wukong put in some effort, he could absolutely take down King Piccolo.

Without returning to his youth, could King Piccolo still leave behind an heir?

Then what would happen to Piccolo Jr.?

"Heh, why bother with a Piccolo Jr. when I can just subjugate the first generation directly?

The Kyrieloid, aren't they the perfect excuse?

It might be a crossover, but as long as it works, I couldn't care less about the rest."

Li Xing muttered to himself, casting a glance around his surroundings.

"It's just that the environment here isn't great; it needs a proper overhaul.

Also, the Piccolo of the future must not know about this place; he should only be able to enter through other means."

Li Xing's eyes flickered as he carefully considered the technological possibilities.

Before Vegeta and the others arrived.

Or rather, before Piccolo fused with Nail, Li Xing didn't take Piccolo's strength to heart at all.

As long as he put a little effort into upgrading his equipment, it was unlikely that Piccolo would be able to discern his true capabilities.

"Damn it, I'm finding that things are getting more and more complicated.

It would be best to organize this into a series and eventually find a planet to serve as a base.

I can develop technology on a massive scale there."

The mere thought of having to operate in the shadows and sneak around made Li Xing's scalp tingle.

Dr. Gero, however, could be put to good use.

As long as he captured him, there would be no issue at all in utilizing computer technology to thoroughly strip Dr. Gero of his knowledge.

"It's decided: first, subjugate Piccolo, capture Dr. Gero, and finally, go find a planet."

"Damn that useless Earth Shenron, he couldn't even do such a small thing—Instant Transmission, I need Instant Transmission!"

Li Xing was so frustrated he felt like going mad, yet he was helpless to change it.

"Wisdom, regarding quantum teleportation, with these hundred experiments, can the progress be accelerated?"

"It can, Engineer. Wisdom has already compiled the data, awaiting the Engineer's inspection and improvements."