The Grand Elder's Private Audience

"What is it, Dende?"

Seeing Dende standing there in a daze with a strange expression on his face, Son Gohan asked curiously.

Hearing Son Gohan's inquiry, Dende immediately snapped back to reality and said, "Just now, Grand Elder transmitted his voice to me. He told me some things..."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone pricked up their ears.

"Grand Elder... what did he say?" Krillin asked.

"Grand Elder said that he already knows what happened here. He told me to inform everyone that he has entrusted the authority over the seven Dragon Balls and the heavy responsibility of the Namekian revival to the Third Elder, Mulin. From now on, Third Elder is the new Grand Elder. The Dragon Balls will not turn to stone because of the Grand Elder's death, and Elder Mulin can also upgrade the Dragon Balls. The next time we make a wish, it will be possible to resurrect multiple people..."

As his voice trailed off, everyone was shocked once again.

Happiness was inevitable, but at this moment, they were all entangled in a strange mood.

It was for no other reason than the fact that even on the verge of death, the Grand Elder was still thinking of them.

They owed him even more now.

"In addition, Grand Elder said he would like to ask Uncle Ron, who defeated Frieza, to go see him now." Dende added another sentence, which startled Ron and caused the others to show expressions of surprise.

The Grand Elder wanted to see Ron alone?

Why was that?

Was it because Ron had eliminated Frieza?

Or was there some other intention?

"He wants to see me?" Ron murmured. After pondering for a moment, he gave Dende a smile and said, "Understood. Just point me in the right direction and tell me the approximate distance. I can sense his energy and use Instant Transmission to get there."

"Instant Transmission?" Upon hearing Ron's words, although Dende did not know what Instant Transmission was or how powerful it might be, he obediently raised his hand and pointed toward the northwest of Namek.

"Grand Elder is in that direction, on top of a mountain about 15,000 kilometers away..."

After speaking, Dende asked suspiciously, "Are you sure you don't need me to take you there?"

"No need, I have already sensed the Grand Elder's energy."

Ron's energy sensing had actually been covering the entire planet of Namek all along. Now that Dende had pointed out the direction, he immediately locked onto the Grand Elder's energy.

To be honest, the Grand Elder's energy was indeed very different from that of an ordinary Namekian.

Moreover, Ron had previously speculated whether this specific energy signature belonged to the Grand Elder.

"Ron, take me with you. I also want to meet the Grand Elder of Namek and thank him in person." Son Goku spoke up suddenly, stopping Ron from using Instant Transmission immediately.

With him speaking up, Krillin and Gohan also expressed their desire to go.

Piccolo followed up, "Take me as well. I have some doubts that I need him to answer before he passes away."

Among the group, no one probably wanted to see the Grand Elder more than Piccolo.

In the original story, all the Namekians were transported to Earth, and Piccolo met the Grand Elder there.

Ron's memory of that plot was already very blurry; after all, he had transmigrated twice, and so many years had passed...

But it was certain that Piccolo had talked a lot with the Grand Elder, likely asking about his origins and why he had been sent to Earth in the first place...

"In that case, let's all go together." Ron nodded, not refusing.

He then looked up at the eternal dragon, Porunga, and said, "Since we've decided, we'll summon you again to make a wish next time. You can go off the clock and slack off now."

"Off the clock... slack off???"

Ron's words left everyone stunned.

Porunga, however, seemed to understand the meaning of slacking off, as he raised his hand and made an 'OK' gesture.

"Then I will see you next time, interesting Saiyan."

The moment the words fell, Porunga's entire body was enveloped in golden light.

Before long, that massive body vanished, and the golden light returned to the seven Dragon Balls. As the light dissipated, the Dragon Balls turned into stone.

The event happened suddenly.

Even Dende was somewhat surprised.

"Strange, Porunga just left directly. Logically speaking, he should only disappear after we Namekians confirm in our language that there are no more wishes to be made..."

"There are exceptions to everything, don't worry too much about it." Ron gave a mysterious smile.

He understood it all too well.

As Porunga vanished, the group sighed with emotion one after another.

The most important point was that the Namekian Dragon Balls would not scatter across the planet.

Subsequently, under the guidance of Ron's Instant Transmission, the entire group arrived at the Grand Elder's residence. The Dragon Balls were, of course, brought along to facilitate future modifications and the next summoning of Porunga.

Having experienced the wonder of Instant Transmission, everyone was shocked and filled with exclamations.

Of course, someone felt even more unbalanced in their heart, and their unwillingness was even heavier.

Without a doubt, it was Vegeta.

He did not leave alone, but instead came along with them.

Feeling the incredibility of Instant Transmission, he felt even more frustrated inside.

He wondered, why was such an ability not something he had created himself?

If he had known this technique, would he be in this situation now? He would not have had to be controlled by Frieza for so many years.

His previously limited mindset had restricted his imagination, making it impossible for him to even conceive that such an ability could exist.

It was just like his past self, who had never imagined that the existence of ki was possible in this world.

A person's ki could be sensed, and one could also exert precise control over their own ki to increase or decrease their strength, maximizing their potential to become stronger.

Just as everyone had settled down and was about to walk into the Grand Elder's residence, a voice resonated within everyone's minds.

It was the Grand Elder welcoming them, politely asking everyone to wait outside while requesting that only Ron enter first.

Under these circumstances, the fact that the Grand Elder still insisted on seeing him first made Ron, who hadn't thought much of it initially, unable to avoid a flicker of curiosity.

What exactly was the Grand Elder's intention?

Exchanging glances with Son Goku, Piccolo, and the others, Ron gave a nod before stepping into the uniquely constructed building.

The group watched Ron enter and fell silent.

Although Dende was also puzzled, he trusted that the Grand Elder must have had a reason for doing so.

Taking advantage of this moment, he took the initiative to speak to Son Goku, offering to heal the injuries on his body.

Son Goku was incredibly surprised; he had not expected the Namekians to possess such an ability.

Especially since Dende was clearly still a child, yet he wielded this kind of power.

He was already in a severely wounded state; had he not been suppressing his injuries and avoiding any strenuous movement, he would have collapsed long ago.

Now, with his injuries fully recovered under Dende's treatment, his strength had also been significantly enhanced.

Without a doubt, the Saiyan cheat code of gaining strength after recovering from near-death injuries had kicked in.

Even though this increase was not as remarkable as the previous one, his combat power level had still reached over 4 million.

Poor Vegeta had just made a breakthrough and was about to catch up to Son Goku, only to be left in the dust once again.