Uchiha Hikaru was still deeply confused. Weren't they supposed to be looking for that ancient book? Why did they have to trek through the desert again? This sudden turn of events was a little hard for him to accept.
"It's all right. You don't need to be surprised. I'll explain it to you slowly, bit by bit. First, I need to tell you that you're crossing the desert so you can better search for the Dragon Balls. Think about it—wasn't your purpose in finding that ancient book simply to search for traces of the Dragon Balls?"
"And I can tell you right here and now that if you cross this desert, you'll find the Dragon Ball you seek waiting for you there. And perhaps it won't require much effort."
The young woman felt that it was time to tell Uchiha Hikaru this. She did not want to keep him in the dark any longer. That old man had set up so many trials only to train Uchiha Hikaru.
But after crossing the hills this time, the woman had truly seen Uchiha Hikaru's strength. She felt that there was no need at all to continue with the remaining trials.
So she told him the truth directly. If Uchiha Hikaru could continue on and cross that desert, then he could calmly obtain a Dragon Ball with his own strength.
What required even more effort was not simply obtaining one Dragon Ball. If he wanted to rule the universe, he would certainly need to gather all seven Dragon Balls. At present, he had obtained at most three.
He would still need to rely on his own abilities to keep moving forward in search of the other four Dragon Balls.
"All right, I understand what you mean. You're right. I only wanted to find