Health supplements.
That was right-"sword" supplements.
They were Old Kai's lifelong passion.
For their sake, Old Kai had done plenty of running around in his youth, traveling through all the major galaxies. He had seen a great deal and experienced even more.
Trunks quickly washed off his sweat, changed into clean, dry clothes, and hurried out with Son Gohan.
A little while later.
Son Gohan returned with quite a haul.
Meanwhile, Trunks beside him was brimming with curiosity.
Gohan kept visiting strange-looking shops, making him stand lookout at the entrance without letting him come inside. He was being so secretive that Trunks had no idea what he had bought.
While they were eating, Trunks finally could not resist asking, "Gohan, what exactly did you buy?"
Son Gohan put a finger to his lips and whispered, "Shh. Some secrets must never be revealed, or Old Kai will get angry."
"Old Kai? You bought those things for Old Kai?"
"Of course. Stop asking, and don't even think about sneaking a peek. Old Kai doesn't like other people knowing his secrets."
"Oh, okay." Trunks nodded earnestly.
As a result, whenever he passed those shops afterward, he always gave them a wide berth and never stopped.
Trunks had always been a man of his word.
But when Son Gohan recalled the contents of his storage capsule, even he was stunned and speechless.
Perhaps it was to get revenge on the Androids.
The Earthlings had used advanced AI technology to produce a series of glamour collections featuring Android 18, including magazines and video compilations.
They even had dedicated sections in the shops to sell them. It was absolutely outrageous.
Section: (Photo collections)
Section: (HD videos)
After feasting his eyes, Son Gohan bought them.
His efforts had finally paid off. He had lived up to Old Kai's expectations.
After resting for a little while.
Son Gohan and Trunks arrived at Kami's Lookout.
He wanted to talk to Dende about upgrading Earth's Shenron.
The current version of Shenron was far too basic. An upgrade was needed-a serious upgrade.
At the very least, he should be able to revive people who had been dead for over a year, as long as their bodies and souls still existed, right?
There was nothing to be done if they had reincarnated, but surely those who had not were still manageable?
It had to happen. It was time for a brand-new version to go live.
After hearing Son Gohan's request, Dende frowned awkwardly.
"Gohan, it's not that I don't want to upgrade Shenron. I just don't have nearly enough power. My mental power, soul power, and Dragon Clan power are all far below what's required. I can't reach that level yet."
Son Gohan thought for a moment, then asked, "Then is there any way to increase your power?"
Dende said, "Of course, I would need the appropriate training. Ideally, I'd have an excellent training environment and guidance from an experienced elder."
"Then would the Hyperbolic Time Chamber work?" Son Gohan asked.
"That's different. The gravity in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber is ten times normal, and it's mainly for training the body. I'd have a hard time enduring it.
"Besides, without someone to guide my training, it would be very difficult to improve my mental power, soul power, or Dragon Clan power."
Then where should he go?
Son Gohan frowned and racked his brain. The problems Dende had described sounded quite tricky.
Just then, Trunks spoke up beside him. "Gohan, aren't you forgetting someone? He might be able to help Dende."
"Who?" Son Gohan asked in confusion.
"The Supreme Kai! Didn't you say his divine rank is higher than Dende's? Doesn't that mean he knows even more? He should have no problem guiding Dende's training," Trunks said.
"Right! How did that slip my mind? The Supreme Kai might not be all that reliable, but Old Kai really does know a thing or two." Son Gohan's eyes lit up.
He had been too caught up in the problem to see clearly and had lost his way.
Trunks, on the other hand, had thought of the Supreme Kai straightaway as an outside observer.
"Haha, Trunks, you get all the credit this time!" Son Gohan laughed, patting Trunks on the shoulder.
"Who? The Supreme Kai?" Listening to their conversation, Dende was startled, convinced he had misheard.
"Yes, the Supreme Kai. Can he help you?" Son Gohan asked.
Dende might not have known who the Supreme Kai was before.
But after inheriting the position of Kami, he had learned about the divine hierarchy.
The Supreme Kai was the greatest god in the universe, countless divine ranks above him.
An incomparably powerful god.
Dende wiped the sweat from his forehead. "If it's the Supreme Kai, he might be able to help me train."
"Hehe." Son Gohan chuckled.
"Then that makes things easy."
As he spoke, he took out a storage capsule and retrieved the Communication Orb from it.
He immediately contacted Old Kai.
After he called out a few times, Old Kai's face appeared on the Communication Orb.
Old Kai looked positively radiant in the Communication Orb, and he had opened his narrow eyes as wide as he could.
He asked expectantly, "Gohan, what is it? Have you got something?"
Everyone listening stayed silent.
There must have been some important agreement between Son Gohan and Old Kai. It was not their place to speculate.
Son Gohan nodded. "Of course. I've kept your request close to my heart. As soon as I got back, I went out to arrange everything for you before I even had time to eat. You're guaranteed to be satisfied, hehe."
"Oh, right. Did you eat the food Kibito brought back?"
Old Kai smiled, making his eyes look even smaller.
"Yes, yes. It tasted quite good. I never imagined Earth's food would be so delicious."
"Of course! You should keep a closer eye on Earth from now on, sir. Otherwise, the loss would be enormous. Ahem, and I'm not just talking about the food."
"Sure, no problem." Old Kai thumped his chest loudly. "Then those things..."
Son Gohan immediately smiled. "I'll have Kibito deliver them directly into your hands tomorrow. Nothing will go wrong, guaranteed."
"Mm, good, good." Old Kai sounded satisfied.
"Sir, I have a favor to ask," Son Gohan said.
"Go ahead." Old Kai was in a splendid mood.
"Here's the thing. I'd like Earth's Kami to go to the sacred world to study. When you have time, could you give him a few pointers? Would that be all right?" Son Gohan patted Dende on the shoulder.
"Ahem, Dende, say hello."
Dende leaned his head over, his face full of reverence.
"Greetings, Supreme Kai. I'm Dende, Earth's Kami."
Old Kai remained silent on the other end, while Dende kept swallowing nervously, his heart full of anxiety.
After a while, Old Kai finally broke his silence. "Mm, fine. But let me make this clear first: I won't teach him much. I'm very busy."
Got him, didn't I? Son Gohan smiled. "No problem. You don't need to teach him anything else. Just give him a few pointers on his own training whenever you have time."
"Fine. I'll send Kibito over to fetch him right now. You can give those things to Kibito while he's there."
"Uh..."
Old Kai really was a man who followed his passions, and he acted swiftly and decisively.
With efficiency like that, Son Gohan decided he would vote for him if the universe ever held a competition for it.
"All right, send Kibito over," Son Gohan said.
"Mm, all right."
"Kibito, go. Hurry."
No sooner had he finished speaking than Kibito appeared at Kami's Lookout.
Son Gohan solemnly handed him the storage capsule, taught him how to use it, and repeatedly stressed that he must deliver it directly into Old Kai's hands.
And so, Kibito took Dende to the Sacred World of the Kai, where his advanced training began.
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