The energy that powered the Little Devil was the "Essence of Grievance," encompassing all manner of negative emotions such as anger, despair, fear, hatred, and resentment. The most valuable of all was the resentment produced when living beings died.
Fifteen years had passed since Lin Hao obtained the Little Devil at the age of thirteen. Back in China, he had been constrained at every turn and unable to stir up large-scale slaughter. He could only neglect his proper work and force himself into becoming a full-time "Great Demon Lord" who verbally demolished people, wringing every last bit of resentment from his classmates, relatives, and colleagues.
By now, everyone familiar with him had become immune to poison. They could no longer provide even the slightest bit of resentment.
Compared with America, China had relatively few violent crimes, and it was impossible for all of them to be handled by S.P.E.A.R. Lin Hao only had the chance to let the Little Devil feast when he went out on field assignments.
That was the true reason Lin Hao had repeatedly applied to go to America. America was paradise for harvesting "Essence of Grievance."
Once it obtained sufficient energy, the Little Devil could travel to other worlds and bring back certain items from them. Unfortunately, each trip was very brief. It could only search near where it appeared, and since it could not distinguish value, the things it brought back were bizarre and varied.
At first, it brought back stones, flowers, and grass. Later, Lin Hao taught it to take conspicuous things that looked unusual. From then on, the Little Devil began bringing back glowing ornaments, gold, jewelry, jade, and similar items.
Although that had eased Lin Hao's financial troubles to some extent during his teenage years, it did nothing to improve his strength.
It was not until two years later, when the Little Devil carried back an enormous head, that Lin Hao's life truly changed.
It was the long, club-like object with a forked top currently sealed inside the glass display case.
Whenever Lin Hao touched something brought back by the Little Devil, he automatically learned which world it came from and what it was. He could also selectively absorb the energy, knowledge, and other special substances contained within it.
If the object possessed a special structure, Lin Hao could even choose to copy it and thereby obtain its special abilities.
This enormous head came from the world of "One Piece." It was the brain cut off by Vegapunk, the scientist reputed to be "five hundred years ahead of humanity."
The moment Lin Hao touched that brain, he automatically acquired all the knowledge contained within it. To process that immense amount of knowledge, he gritted his teeth and copied its structure. Fortunately, his head did not deform. Instead, he gained the ability of the "Brain-Brain Fruit."
From then on, Lin Hao, once an ordinary transmigrator, leaped into becoming a scientist who possessed countless advanced technologies. Because of that, he joined S.P.E.A.R. and became the youngest head of the Technical Development Department.
After obtaining Vegapunk's brain, the Little Devil made countless more journeys over the next thirteen years, yet it only brought back two... three useful items.
They were Yang Guo's left arm, Bulma's panties, and a box of Capsule Corp Capsules that arrived together with the panties.
Yang Guo's left arm allowed Lin Hao to acquire the residual Inner Force within it and copy its opened meridians onto his own left arm.
Although Yang Guo had already learned the martial arts of the Quanzhen Sect, the Tomb Sect, and the Nine Yin Manual when he lost his arm, the meridians in a single arm were not enough for Lin Hao to grasp the circulation routes throughout the entire body.
He could only study a vast number of Taoist texts and rely on the Brain-Brain Fruit's ability to gradually derive a basic internal cultivation method on his own.
Whenever he recalled the Little Devil running over with the panties in one hand and the capsule box in the other, begging for praise, Lin Hao felt especially happy.
Of course, it was not because of Bulma's panties!
Lin Hao absorbed the unique energy known as "Ki" from those two items. He also successfully understood the structure of the Capsule Corp Capsule and, after analyzing it with the Brain-Brain Fruit's ability, mastered its manufacturing method.
The entire box of Capsule Corp Capsules contained a flying car, a portable villa, and other advanced technological items unique to the Dragon Ball World. The technologies contained in all those objects became part of Lin Hao's knowledge reserve.
Aside from the greatest gain, "Ki," Lin Hao also extracted Bulma's genes and bloodline factors from the panties.
When he first touched the panties, Lin Hao had wondered why his mind was suddenly filled with so many wild ideas, why he even felt as though his IQ had risen considerably. Only after examining them did he discover that there was actually a clump of secretion inside...
Based on the Little Devil's description of the scene at the time, Lin Hao guessed that Bulma had probably just met young Goku and was traveling with him in search of the Dragon Balls.
It was the scene from the first night, when Bulma took out the capsule house and young Goku became curious about the different anatomy of men and women.
The Little Devil had probably waited until Bulma went to bathe, then swiped the panties and the box containing the Capsule Corp Capsules.
All Lin Hao could say about that was: Well done!
Without those two items, how could he have mastered such a powerful energy as "Ki," right?
Didn't something so meaningful deserve to be carefully preserved?
The forgotten Capsule Corp Capsule: Yes, yes, you're right about everything!
Behind the three glass display cases stood three exquisite cultivation pods. Three people lay within the nutrient fluid, growing vigorously.
They were eleven-year-old Clone Bulma, ten-year-old Clone Vegapunk, and nine-year-old Clone Yang Guo.
Unlike those cheap artificial humans from before, these three clones grew normally and contained no additives. They would become Director Lin's capable assistants and efficient secretaries in the future.
Why had he obtained Vegapunk's genes first, yet cultivated Bulma before him?
Director Lin stated that he would never coexist with gambling and drugs in this life.
Now you understood why pure cotton panties had to be carefully preserved, right?
Because these were panties that had made an enormous contribution to scientific research!
After checking the cultivation progress, Lin Hao picked up the Little Devil again and inspected its stored energy. Although it had just consumed the "Essence of Grievance" from several farm tools, it was still far from having enough for a hundred trips.
The energy required for each of the Little Devil's journeys was fixed, but the real problem was the "randomness." Lin Hao had no control over which world it would go to, nor could he predict what it would bring back.
So after gaining the Brain-Brain Fruit's ability, Lin Hao used technological means to turn every scene and plot from the films, anime, novels, and other works buried in his memory into 3D videos. He played them on loop for the Little Devil every day, especially marking famous scenes and high-value items.
The worlds the Little Devil had already visited were an even greater priority.
Even so, ten consecutive draws failed to bring Lin Hao any surprises. He could only go for a hundred consecutive draws and hope that brute force would produce a miracle.
Leaving that special space and returning to the study, Lin Hao saw that it was already past five. Rather than rest any longer, he went to the training room facing east and sat cross-legged in meditation.
Ever since obtaining these things, driven by an impending life-and-death crisis, Lin Hao's life had become exceptionally disciplined.
Whenever nothing unexpected happened, he woke up at six every day. He first meditated for two hours to cultivate Inner Force. After breakfast, he trained his external body for another two hours according to the Navy Six Styles techniques he had obtained from Vegapunk's memories. Then he went to work. After getting off work, he spent another four hours cultivating both internally and externally.
Inner Force could not only amplify the power of fists and kicks, but also repair the damage caused to the body by intense physical training. It could also keep a person vigorous and full of energy. Seven rounds in one night were no problem, and it would not even harm the body.
If it were you, wouldn't you train?
With both internal and external cultivation, Lin Hao's physique steadily strengthened, and the "Ki" within him grew by the day. Unfortunately, he did not understand the corresponding techniques and could only explore on his own.
The morning sun rose, and the dawn was brilliant.
A continuous burst of gunfire sounded in the distance, like an alarm clock waking the people of America.
Free America began another new day.
"What a distinctly American alarm clock!" Lin Hao opened his eyes with a knowing smile.
"Little cutie, it's time for you to act again."
The Little Devil hopped out. The three white marks on its round body squeezed into a joyful smile.
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