Dragon Ball: Shattering the Chains of Life
Chapter 18

Spaceship

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"Sorry, King Kai. My disciple hasn't seen much of the world. Please continue!"

After saying that, Son Wuling shot Satan a fierce glare, placing a finger to his lips to signal him to keep quiet!

Satan hurriedly covered his mouth and nodded. Sitting on the grass, Videl copied Son Wuling, putting a finger to her lips and smiling mischievously.

"Lord King Kai?"

Kami spoke respectfully!

"Even we can hear him?" Piccolo asked, somewhat surprised.

Son Goku said, "Lord King Kai, everyone can hear you. Please tell us!"

"Let me check... Hmm, according to your Earth's system, it's... Hmm! Wait, that's right, 9045YX at SU83!"

"9045YX? King Kai, are you sure Earth is the point of origin?"

Son Wuling asked again, somewhat uncertain.

"Of course I'm sure! I'm King Kai! I know your Earth's coordinate grid. It can't be wrong."

Hearing Son Wuling's doubts, King Kai shouted with slight dissatisfaction.

"Sorry, Lord King Kai. Wuling didn't mean anything by it. He's just more cautious when it comes to things like this, so... heh heh..." Seeing that King Kai was a little angry, Son Goku hurriedly tried to calm him down.

"Sorry, King Kai. Please continue. What is Namek's climate like? What about its environment, atmospheric density, and gravity? Do they breathe oxygen too? What is the air pressure like? Please explain, King Kai!"

Hearing Son Wuling rattle off a whole string of troublesome terms that made Son Goku's head spin, King Kai patiently answered them one by one.

"Namek was once a very beautiful planet, but long ago, it suffered a climate anomaly. At the time, the Namekians nearly went extinct. I checked, and several hundred Namekians survived and continued to prosper."

King Kai continued, "You don't need to worry about the rest, Wuling. Namek's atmospheric composition and surface gravity are roughly the same as Earth's. However, the star system Namek exists in is very unusual. Three small stars, like moons, orbit Namek together, so there is never any night on Namek. Their year is only 130 days long!"

"Not only that, the Namekians are like Kami on your Earth. They are a very gentle race."

"Thank you, King Kai!"

Son Wuling turned to Piccolo and Son Goku. "I was planning to go see how Bulma's spaceship is coming along today anyway. Let's go together!"

"Okay..." Piccolo nodded and flew toward Bulma's home in West City with Son Wuling and Son Goku!

"Satan, train hard. Videl is about to surpass you."

West City, Bulma's home!

Dr. Brief, founder of Capsule Corporation, and Bulma's father.

Bulma's mother, Mrs. Brief, was a gentle blonde woman. When she saw Son Wuling, Son Goku, and Piccolo, she smiled as she carried over the tea table.

"Oh my, Goku and Wuling! Long time no see. You're still as handsome as ever. And this green, cool-looking handsome guy must be Piccolo, right?"

"Hello, Mrs. Brief! Is Bulma home?" Son Wuling asked politely.

"Oh my, Wuling came to see Bulma? I thought you came to ask me out on a date."

Mrs. Brief kept smiling as she said something that drove Son Wuling crazy.

"Mrs. Brief, please don't joke like that!" Son Wuling's face turned red as he shouted.

Son Goku chuckled heartlessly beside him. He was clearly delighted to see Son Wuling embarrassed, making Son Wuling want to punch him right away! Ever since getting married, Son Goku had become less and less innocent.

"What a disappointment..."

Though she said that, there was not the slightest hint of disappointment in Mrs. Brief's smile.

"My, who would have thought the little Goku from back then would grow into such a fine adult? How about we go on a date next time?"

Mrs. Brief grabbed both Son Goku and Son Wuling's arms, smiling all the while.

"Mrs. Brief, how is the spaceship I asked Bulma and Dr. Brief to make?" Son Wuling got straight to the point.

Mrs. Brief really seemed ageless. She was warm and hospitable, and treated both him and Son Goku very well. But she seemed rather indifferent toward Yamcha! He had no idea why.

"The spaceship? I don't know either. It looks like they're still working on it," Mrs. Brief answered.

"What? It's been over a year, and it still isn't finished?" Son Wuling looked at Mrs. Brief in surprise. This didn't seem like Dr. Brief and Bulma's usual speed at all!

"Where are they now?" Piccolo suddenly asked.

Mrs. Brief smiled. "They're in the courtyard. Please come with me!"

Mrs. Brief led Son Goku, Son Wuling, and Piccolo to the courtyard. Along the way, she remained warmly smiling. Even knowing Piccolo's identity, she showed no panic or fear whatsoever.

"Wuling, Goku, I found a cake shop a few days ago that makes wonderful cakes. I really have to thank you for defeating the Saiyans. Otherwise, if Earth had been destroyed, I wouldn't have been able to eat them."

Mrs. Brief kept hold of Son Goku and Son Wuling's arms, smiling brightly.

"Really? Heh heh..." Son Goku replied with a grin.

They reached the courtyard, and Mrs. Brief called out loudly, "Honey, Bulma! Goku, Wuling, and Piccolo are here!"

Son Wuling, Son Goku, and Piccolo stared ahead in surprise at a massive spherical spaceship. Its interior spanned more than five hundred square meters, and it bore the Capsule Corporation logo. Its hatch was open, with a button beside it, and it could be stored in a Capsule for easy carrying.

Bulma excitedly walked out of the spaceship and shouted, "Wuling, Goku, Piccolo, you're here!"

"Wuling, Goku, long time no see!"

Dr. Brief, with his purple hair and glasses, greeted Son Wuling and Son Goku.

"Long time no see..."

Son Wuling and Son Goku waved in response.

"So this was remodeled from Raditz's spaceship. Amazing! Such a small spaceship became this big. As expected of Dr. Brief and Bulma. By the way, Bulma, you removed things like its self-destruct mechanism, right?"

Son Wuling looked at Bulma and Mrs. Brief as he asked. He was afraid some self-destruct incident might happen. If he remembered correctly, Bulma had made Nappa's spaceship self-destruct in the original timeline.

"Of course I remembered, Wuling... Hmph!"

Bulma shouted at Son Wuling and gave an unhappy snort. "How could I possibly forget something this young lady was reminded about? You're still as cautious as ever. Not only that, I also turned Nappa's spaceship into an emergency escape craft."

"Haha... That's great, thank you. You've really worked hard on this," Son Wuling said with an embarrassed smile. His handsome face left Bulma momentarily dazed. She had always had no resistance to handsome men, and when she had gone to Mount Paozu back then, she had been completely unable to resist Son Wuling either.

What a shame Wuling is just a blockhead who only knows how to train. He has no feelings for girls at all. Otherwise, he's great in every way, isn't he? Bulma thought regretfully once she came back to her senses.

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