Haaah!
Realizing the situation was turning bad, King Vegeta suddenly swung both hands, sweeping them around him.
His powerful arms forced the five remaining Tien Shinhans to retreat out of reach.
"Retreat!"
Seeing that he had forced Tien Shinhan back, King Vegeta immediately gave the Saiyans an order.
Although his strength after his Great Ape Transformation could suppress Tien Shinhan, he could not find an opportunity to kill him in a single blow on his own.
If the battle continued, his Great Ape form would only make Tien Shinhan stronger and stronger.
Having realized how things were developing, King Vegeta had no desire to stand by and help Tien Shinhan grow stronger.
So he prepared to retreat with the Saiyan race for the time being.
He would wait until the full moon, then wipe out Tien Shinhan and the entire Tuffle race in one fell swoop!
Upon receiving King Vegeta's command, the Saiyans immediately began a full retreat.
Watching all the Saiyan warriors gather around King Vegeta and withdraw together, even Tien Shinhan did not dare approach recklessly.
After all, he was not immortal.
If he rashly entered the encirclement of so many Saiyans now, King Vegeta might very well use the other Saiyans to hold Tien Shinhan down and then kill him.
Although he had failed to keep King Vegeta's transformed Golden Great Ape around as a sparring partner, Tien Shinhan's gains from this battle were already enormous.
The five remaining Tien Shinhans disappeared, becoming Tien Shinhan's original body once more.
His Ki was now more than twice as powerful as it had been before the battle began.
It was not just Tien Shinhan. Goku and the others had also gained quite a lot from actual combat.
Goku in particular had fought Bardock until both of them were utterly exhausted, each sustaining considerable injuries.
Tien Shinhan took the Senzu Beans out of his Hoi-Poi Capsule and gave one each to Goku and the others.
After recovering from his severe injuries, Goku's Ki instantly rose considerably as well.
His battle power jumped straight from nearly 3,000 to almost 6,000!
It had to be said that the Saiyan constitution's ability to grow stronger after recovering from the brink of death was incredibly powerful.
Of course, compared with Goku's innate cheat, the cheat Tien Shinhan had acquired through his step-by-step planning was just as powerful.
In terms of growth during this battle, Tien Shinhan had far surpassed Goku.
By comparison, although Krillin and Chiaotzu had also gained considerable practical combat experience in this battle,
their battle power had not increased nearly as dramatically as Tien Shinhan's and Goku's.
Even if they would also grow afterward, the results would not be immediate. They would probably have to slowly digest their gains from this battle over time before those gains could become actual increases in battle power.
"Thank you so much for your help, Tien Shinhan, Son Goku, Krillin, Chiaotzu, and Ms. Launch. I hope you'll accept my invitation to visit our Tuffle capital.
"If you hadn't been here this time, our Tuffle casualties might have been several times greater. We might even have lost more than half our people outright!"
Dr. Lychee still felt somewhat shaken.
He had not expected King Vegeta to bring the entire Saiyan race in a massive assault this time.
Without Tien Shinhan and the others lending a hand, this battle would have been extraordinarily brutal for the Tuffles.
Now, although quite a few Tuffles had died in the fighting, the ratio of their deaths to the Saiyans' was not too outrageous.
Naturally, Tien Shinhan and the others did not refuse.
Tien Shinhan was still very curious about Tuffle technology, so an opportunity to take a tour was quite welcome.
"I'm so hungry. Could you take us to get something to eat first?"
Grrrr-
Having recovered from severe injuries and grown stronger, it was only natural that Goku had consumed a great deal of energy. By now, his stomach was rumbling with hunger.
"Haha, you're right. After such a fierce battle, you certainly need a good meal to replenish your energy."
Dr. Lychee paused briefly at his words, then chuckled and took everyone off for a big meal.
The Tuffles did not have a particularly wide variety of food, lacking Earth's diverse delicacies.
Their staples were bread and compressed biscuit rations. They did not taste particularly good, but they were not difficult to swallow either.
In short, as something to fill their stomachs, the food was just barely acceptable to Tien Shinhan and the others.
"This is our scientific laboratory. Most of our weapons, tools, and defense systems were born here."
Since there was not much variety in the food, Tien Shinhan and the others soon finished eating.
Now, under Dr. Lychee's guidance, they arrived before a building as enormous as a castle.
Compared with their plain, simple kitchens and dining halls, the Tuffles had clearly put much more care into building their scientific laboratory.
Such an enormous scientific laboratory was enough to show how much the Tuffles valued science and technology. It was no wonder their technology was so advanced.
Tien Shinhan and the others followed Dr. Lychee, looking over the various products of Tuffle technology while listening to his explanations.
"This is a nanoscale laser gun. It's already being mass-produced, and every Tuffle is equipped with at least one. They can be used against the Saiyans' Low-Class Warriors."
Launch's eyes immediately lit up at his words.
She had personally used one of these laser guns on the battlefield just now. They were far more powerful than Earth's pistols, submachine guns, rifles, and the like.
If I could take a few back to Earth, wouldn't robbing banks or collecting protection money be much easier?
"These laser guns are pretty good. Could you give me a few?"
Blonde Launch eyed the nanoscale laser guns eagerly and directly asked Dr. Lychee for some.
"Haha, of course, no problem. In the battle just now, Ms. Launch, you used this very kind of gun to help us repel quite a few Saiyan Low-Class Warriors.
"In your hands, these laser guns are even more powerful than when we Tuffles use them ourselves."
Dr. Lychee had kept an eye on the entire battlefield, and naturally, he had also paid attention to Launch, who had likewise arrived in the Time Machine.
Although Launch lacked the formidable martial arts strength of Tien Shinhan and the others, her performance among the Tuffle combat squads had been quite outstanding!
A short while later, an entire crate of nanoscale laser guns was delivered to the group as they continued their tour, all arranged by Dr. Lychee.
"Haha, you know how to treat people, old man! You gave me a whole crate!
"Nice, very nice. Now, when Tien Shinhan comes collecting protection money with me, he won't have to worry about not having a weapon."
Blonde Launch took out a Hoi-Poi Capsule, put away the entire crate of nanoscale laser guns, and patted Dr. Lychee on the shoulder approvingly.
Dr. Lychee was rather speechless at her words and glanced toward Tien Shinhan.
Would Tien Shinhan really need my laser guns if he wanted to collect protection money?
Dr. Lychee thought to himself, then resumed introducing the equipment before them.
"This is a Scouter. I set the detection limit of the previous one too low, so I'll be improving it next.
"The Scouters haven't entered mass production yet. Once I've improved them and started mass production in a couple of days, I'll give you some too."
Tien Shinhan nodded.
If the Scouter's detection range was sufficient, it would be quite useful.
At least until he reached his little goal, it could provide quantifiable data for reference.
"Huh? What kind of machine is this?"
They continued their tour, and upon reaching the far end of the laboratory, a special piece of equipment resembling a humanoid caught everyone's attention.