The Science Gathering and Training in the Gene Guidance Technique

Li Xing thought this over in his office.

Next, he would focus on researching technology and gradually improve his own strength.

Sun Wukong still wasn't as strong as Ashu and the other two he had carefully trained, or the three Security Department supervisors.

All of them had a power level above 250, while Sun Wukong still had a lot of catching up to do.

More urgent than that, though, was something else.

With all kinds of enemies soon flocking to Earth, it was no longer safe for his Polar Night organization to remain there.

He needed to find a relatively reliable place somewhere off-world.

But there was one frustrating problem: how was he supposed to get there?

Quantum teleportation or a spaceship were both options.

Neither was a hundred percent safe.

It wasn't that Li Xing was afraid to go. He was just worried he might miss some major events.

In reality, those people seemed to arrive in the blink of an eye, but they were all seasoned spacefarers who had definitely used spatial wormholes.

Take Earth and Namek, for example. They were about six light-years apart, yet the trip seemed to take only six days. Bulma and the others had simply flown there at their leisure.

At that speed, they were traveling one light-year a day. Even if the highway exploded and your ancestral tomb caught fire, you still wouldn't catch up.

Li Xing refused to believe something so completely unscientific.

After all, even angels, who surpassed the supreme gods of the universe, supposedly needed three minutes to travel from the distant God of Destruction Realm to Earth.

Could a spaceship really fly that fast?

Fine, let's assume there were ships that could travel one light-year a day.

The Milky Way was about the same size as it had been in his previous life, roughly a hundred thousand light-years across.

If someone wanted to make trouble across the galaxy, traveling at one light-year a day would mean a hundred thousand days—or more than three hundred years—to get around. What kind of joke was that?

There was no way to calculate any of this.

The only explanation Li Xing could think of was that spaceships used wormholes to travel along fixed routes.

Otherwise, it made no sense that Saiyan spherical spaceships required nothing more than climbing aboard and going to sleep. There was nothing else to worry about.

Earth's technology was nowhere near that advanced. If they built a spaceship and it exploded in space, broke down, or sprang a leak, they'd be in serious trouble.

Forget wasting time or missing the plot.

Whether they could even make it back was another question.

They might even end up blowing themselves up.

As for quantum teleportation!

Until he knew it was absolutely safe, Li Xing definitely, unquestionably, one hundred percent would not use it.

His life came first, always.

Unless things got that desperate.

"Mr. Li!"

Just as Li Xing's thoughts were running wild, his secretary's clear voice came from outside.

"Come in!"

Creak!

A stunning beauty with an S-shaped figure, a baby face, and an ample chest walked in gracefully.

"Mr. Li, Dr. Brief from the Hoi-Poi Capsule Corporation has invited you to a small seminar on gravity field technology."

Li Xing's gaze sharpened.

That guy.

The first City Selection Tournament had just ended. What did that guy want with him?

There was no way he had discovered Li Xing had been pulling strings behind the scenes. Maybe he just wanted to discuss things with him.

Li Xing felt like his head was about to explode.

Ever since he'd become a villain, he'd been constantly suspicious of everything.

"Who else is attending?"

"The invitation didn't say. Would you like me to call Dr. Brief by video?"

Li Xing thought for a moment, then shook his head.

"No need. Send me the relevant information, and I'll contact Dr. Brief myself."

"Yes, Mr. Li."

A flicker of confusion crossed Li Xing's eyes.

Although the Aurora Group had some business dealings with Dr. Brief's Hoi-Poi Capsule Corporation, the two of them had never actually met.

Why was he inviting Li Xing to this gravity field technology seminar?

It was unusual.

There had to be something going on that Li Xing didn't know about.

"Wisdom, look into it."

He didn't have to wait long.

Wisdom returned with an answer in less than a minute.

Li Xing was very dissatisfied with how long it had taken. He wondered if he should upgrade Wisdom's performance soon.

Quantum computing was a technology he alone possessed. He had built a dedicated body for Wisdom and used it exclusively for the AI.

As the number of tasks grew, Wisdom's ability to handle multiple threads was putting severe limits on its response time, reaction speed, and functionality.

Those limitations were already seriously affecting Li Xing's experience.

Fortunately, it was a quantum computer. Even adding one more qubit would double Wisdom's hardware capacity, making it billions of times better than the silicon transistors used in computers today.

"Engineer.

"This is because of the Kyrieloid who appeared at this Aurora Martial Arts Tournament."

Li Xing's expression turned strange when he heard that.

Hadn't he just made that up to fool the martial artists?

What was Dr. Brief thinking?

As far as Li Xing remembered, Dr. Brief had never cared about such things in the original story.

When King Piccolo had destroyed so many cities and even personally announced he was coming to destroy West City, Dr. Brief and the others hadn't wanted to leave.

Had the sun risen in the west this time?

They'd only heard a few rumors and seen a group of mysterious people appear, yet they were already taking it so seriously.

What was the reason?

What was the logic?

"More than a dozen doctors will be attending. You and Pilaf from the Aurora Group are also on the invitation list. They're all leading figures in their fields."

After lowering his head to consider it, Li Xing decided he could go.

Not because he was especially eager, but because he needed to get inside the enemy's circle. If they were planning something, he would be able to find out.

Wisdom could indeed be considered all-knowing on the internet.

But it couldn't necessarily find out what people discussed in private, away from the network.

More importantly, if Li Xing could recruit a couple of doctors to work for his group, that would be great.

It would be a big help in establishing a comprehensive martial arts program.

Even if he settled for the next best thing, he could fund some of their research. That would still be a good outcome.

Once he became their generous patron, borrowing the fruits of their research wouldn't be a problem, would it?

Even if there were a few issues, as long as he got the information, quietly putting some of it to use at the Polar Night base shouldn't cause much trouble.

Thinking it over, Li Xing felt at ease.

He'd go!

Why wouldn't he?

He might only be seventeen, but that didn't stop him from being a technological genius.

He had brought plenty of amazing technologies to life himself.

With that thought, Li Xing felt even more at ease.

Since he had nothing else to do for the moment, he began tinkering in his office with the item provided by the system.

After examining it for a while, Li Xing felt he had a decent grasp of it.

He began training according to the instructions.

As soon as he started—

Something was wrong!

Li Xing felt an intense heat spread through his body. Energy surged through his muscles, and his cells seemed like thirsty sponges, constantly devouring and absorbing the energy within him.

Li Xing's expression shifted at first, but then excitement filled his face.

Perhaps this Gene Guidance Technique wasn't as useless as he'd imagined.