Kami's Lookout, in a magnificent and spacious room.
The tense atmosphere had long since dissipated.
Mr. Popo walked in expressionlessly, pushing a food cart piled high with steaming platters of delicious food.
A huge, golden-brown roasted animal leg, a mountain of plump rice, and all sorts of alien fruits whose names I don't know, emitting an enticing aroma.
After a series of battles and intense tension, the two little ones' stomachs had long since started to protest.
Upon seeing the extravagantly lavish spread of food on the table, Trunks and Son Goten completely revealed their Saiyan nature.
My previous wariness and unease were instantly replaced by primal appetite.
"Wow!!" Son Goten exclaimed, his eyes shining.
Trunks tried to maintain his composure, but the uncontrollable swallowing sounds in his throat betrayed him.
The next second, the two pounced on the table and began devouring the food.
The sounds of plates and cutlery clattering were incessant, and the two little ones ate with astonishing gusto, as if they were going to devour the entire table.
Turles sat leisurely in the chair opposite him, arms crossed, watching the two kids wolf down their food.
After a brief explanation, Son Goten realized that the man who looked exactly like his father was actually his father's older brother.
That is, his eldest uncle.
His initial fear of Turles instantly transformed into intense curiosity and affection after the title "Uncle" appeared.
After all, he could feel a sense of security in this man, a feeling that was remarkably similar to that in his father's photograph.
Although he didn't know why his mother had never told him before that he had an uncle.
But he was quickly drawn to the delicious food and stopped thinking about it.
Turles smiled noncommittally.
Then, he turned his gaze to Trunks beside him, who was also wolfing down his food but was clearly still maintaining a degree of Trunks.
"As for you, kid, you don't need to peek at me like that."
Trunks.
"Thud--!"
Trunks ' fork fell to the ground onto his plate with a thud.
This person...
How did you know my name?!
Ignoring Trunks's shock, Turles leaned forward slightly and cut straight to the point.
Tell me, what exactly happened in your future?
Faced with Turles's gaze, Trunks's inner defenses began to crumble violently.
But as before, his eyes darted around, and he stammered for a long time without being able to speak.
Turles keenly sensed the problem.
"How?"
"Is it Bulma who told you not to say it?"
"Can I know why? Why won't she let you tell me? Is there something she's worried about?"
Trunks then haltingly revealed what Bulma was worried about.
Turles frowned slightly. "Is that so...? Is worrying going to make things worse...?"
"But in my opinion, this kind of thing is irrelevant. Even if you do nothing, from the moment you arrived in this time and space, many things may have already been subtly shifting..."
Turles thought for a moment and decided to try a different approach.
"Actually, I've also been to the future."
Trunks and Son Goten looked up in surprise upon hearing this.
That future might be different from the future you're in.
"The Earth there, ravaged by artificial humans, is now deserted and utterly devastated!"
"The whole world is like purgatory!"
Turles ' words instantly made the two little ones' eyes turn angry.
The scene Turles described was exactly the environment they experienced.
It easily resonated with many.
"Afterwards, we used the Dragon Ball to revive some people killed by the Androids and rebuilt the Earth..."
Turles recounted a magnificent and dramatic story.
Trunks and Son Goten were completely engrossed in listening.
They held the golden-brown roasted dinosaur leg high in their hands, their mouths slightly open, completely forgetting even the most basic instinct to eat.
His eyes gleamed with awe, longing, and...
A glimmer of hope.
"Therefore, only if you tell us can we help you solve your problem!"
Under Turles' patient and persuasive guidance.
After a brief silence, Trunks and Son Goten compromised.
Trunks took a deep breath and put down the food in his hand.
He finally decided to tell the whole story, Son Goten, who was standing to the side, also put down his favorite food and silently lowered his head.
A death arena called the " Cell Games "—that's the beginning of all nightmares.
In that game, all the warriors who protected Earth lost to Cell and were wiped out.
Only Uncle Krillin survived thanks to the others' protection.
Cell killed all the warriors.
There was no one left who could resist him.
Earth has become a brutal killing "playground".
Cell frequently leaves Earth, seemingly seeking a more powerful adversary in the depths of space, attempting to constantly push his own limits.
But he did not completely abandon Earth; every now and then, he would return as if inspecting his territory.
Cell's treatment of the survivors on the ground was entirely based on his mood.
They frequently use Ki Blast for indiscriminate bombardment, enjoying the desperate cries of humanity amidst the ruins.
The entire Earth suffered terribly over the long years, with its population plummeting to the brink of extinction, and countless people being blown to ashes in their sleep every day.
In endless despair, Bulma hides in the dark, sunless underground ruins.
Using extremely limited and scarce resources, she worked day and night to painstakingly repair the Time Machine that was theoretically possible.
Trunks reveals that the Time Machine only has enough energy for a one-way trip. Bulma's initial plan was to have her experienced and composed Uncle Krillin travel back in Time Machine to find a way to change the future.
Just as the Time Machine was about to finish charging, Cell's suffocatingly terrifying aura suddenly descended upon the underground base.
He discovered the Time Machine and wanted to possess it.
They attempted to steal the Time Machine to travel to the past and find their former warriors for further amusement.
In the end, Krillin sacrificed his life with the Solar Flare, buying them the chance to escape in the Time Machine.
Trunks suddenly ran up to Turles, his face filled with hope.
"Uncle Turles!"
"You're really amazing, aren't you!"
"That power just now!"
"If it were you, could you defeat Cell?"
[ps: Regarding the general's strength, in the main story we can only refer to the strength of the enemies. At present, there are no well-known enemies from the original work. So let's help you to position him here. In terms of pure numerical values, the general's current strength can be regarded as a weak Super Saiyan 3 in the main story, that is, the level of Goku and Kid Buu. In terms of the mechanism, the combat power he exerts is stronger than Super Saiyan 3 Gotenks. It is roughly comparable to the level of Ultimate Gohan in the Buu in the main story.]
There were no new transformations before Super Saiyan 4; Super Saiyan was the form where his Power Level was at its most ideal. Super Saiyan 4 will appear after this arc. Currently, this arc may have two bosses, and there might be a smaller arc later, meaning he might have to fight three bosses before Super Saiyan 4 appears. Although there won't be any new forms in between, there will be a transitional phase with Super Saiyan 4.