The first person to greet Turles after landing was someone no one expected.
Raditz.
"Oh? It's you. You've actually come to Earth?" Turles seemed slightly surprised.
"What? Are they here to conquer Earth?"
Raditz, looking completely innocent, earnestly explained, "Please don't misunderstand, Turles! I'm just here to see our little brother Kakarot!"
"Wait! Quiet!" Turles raised his hand to stop him.
"You lousy guy, don't call me brother, it sounds weird."
"How could that be! I'm Kakarot's older brother, your younger brother!"
"That old... doctor has already confirmed it, the three of us are brothers!"
Turles still looked disgusted and completely ignored what Raditz was saying.
"You must have misunderstood something. I have no intention of being your older brother."
This statement, however, caused Raditz's thoughts to wander even further.
He never intended to do that!
No wonder!
"No!"
"Why?"
"They're both brothers! Why are you treating them differently?!"
"What Kakarot can do, I can do too!"
Is it because of Vegeta?
"Actually, Vegeta and I have nothing to do with each other..."
Raditz, still unwilling to give up, kept babbling on and on, and was soon forcibly isolated by the Guardians...
"Brother!" Son Goku walked over.
Turles put his arm around his shoulder. "You're in great spirits! If I'm not mistaken, you've got some new trick up your sleeve!"
Son Goku chuckled, "No! It's not exactly a secret technique, just a small gain!"
"Um... Brother! I heard there's a really powerful enemy this time! I can't wait!"
Turles laughed, "Don't get your hopes up too high. Your mission isn't to fight!"
Son Goku's smile froze. "What does this mean?"
Turles placed his other hand on Son Goku's other shoulder and said earnestly, "At that time, our base and territory cannot be left unattended."
"If war really breaks out, the emptiness in the rear will be fatal. No one is more suitable or more trustworthy than you. Do you understand?"
Faced with Turles ' encouraging and expectant gaze, Son Goku couldn't utter a single word of refusal.
"I understand, brother!"
"I'll keep a close eye on the base!"
Turles nodded in satisfaction.
He smiled.
Um!
This child is teachable!
At that moment, a small head peeked out from behind Son Goku.
They're kind of silly and chubby.
" Gohan, don't be shy, come and say hello to your uncle!" Son Goku ruffled Son Gohan's hair.
With his big, bright eyes and a polite, adorable smile, Son Gohan said in a still-childish voice, "Hello, Uncle! I'm Son Gohan!"
"It's Gohan! I didn't expect him to come along too?" Turles crouched down.
He carefully examined his little nephew.
" Chi-Chi asked me to bring this. She was planning to come and see us off too, but she was too busy. She insisted that Gohan come and see you off instead."
"It's nothing serious. Maybe I can come back more often in the future. I believe that day won't be too far away." Turles stroked Son Gohan's little face.
" Gohan, tell your uncle what kind of gift you want next time, and he'll bring it back for you from space."
Son Gohan first looked up at his father.
"Tell me, Gohan, your uncle is a very rich man, hehe!" Son Goku gave his son a reassuring look.
"Uncle, I want to read books about biology in the universe."
This time, it was Turles' turn to be dumbfounded.
He not only knows books, but he even knows biology books!
Son Goku scratched his head sheepishly, "Well, Gohan has already hired a tutor."
"He can read many books that I can't understand..."
"I've also tried to demonstrate martial arts knowledge to him, but Gohan isn't interested at all..."
Oh no, this kid is doomed!
Turles was somewhat puzzled.
It turns out this was all my fault; once Chi-Chi had money, she immediately hired a tutor, which prematurely ignited her dream of becoming a scholar.
What a sin!
After giving each person some psychological guidance, Turles entered the Capsule Corporation.
In Dr. Brief ' laboratory.
"These are them; the top rows are all single-soldier spaceships."
Turles received a large box of Hoi-Poi Capsule from Dr. Brief.
"With such a small structure, the thruster can only be optimized to its maximum potential."
"As long as the flight distance is short enough, comfort becomes irrelevant."
"As projected, the journey from Earth to your base should take at least a week!"
hiss!
This speed really surprised Turles.
The original spaceship would take at least two years to travel from Earth to the Sixth Branch's base.
From two years to one week?
What kind of span is this?
Is this an improvement?
It feels like it's been completely rebuilt!
At that speed, most regions of the universe could be reached in a single day!
Earth Intelligence!
That's terrifying!
This old man staying on Earth is a complete loss to the development of the universe!
" Turles!" Tights jogged over from outside the laboratory.
"What's wrong? Is something urgent?"
Tights stopped, hesitated, and after a long while shook her head nonchalantly, "It's nothing. When do we leave?"
"I've been back for so long, I wonder if my business partners have been urging me to finish the manuscript yet."
"Don't worry, there's going to be a while before we're in a rush to deal with these little things," Turles said nonchalantly.
"I even feel that you could stay on Earth for the time being..."
"What do you mean?" Tights sensed something unusual.
"That's because there might be a war, and he's worried you'll be in danger! Silly sister!"
Bulma's voice came from behind Tights.
Upon Tights looked at Turles with curiosity.
"Huh? Is that so?"
Turles shook his head expressionlessly.
"You two sisters really know how to overthink things. I just felt that someone without Power Level wouldn't be of much help..."
Watching Turles ' figure disappear through the laboratory door.
Tights fell silent.
"He's just being stubborn, sister!" Bulma quickly whispered in Tights's ear.
"A guy like him would never admit his feelings; it would make him seem weak."
"There's no longer a way to rely on sheer power to Control everything at all times, just like before."
"Is that so?" Tights nodded mechanically, seemingly oblivious to whether she had heard him.
"However, Bulma, you seem to know a lot about this?"
Bulma, with an air of pride rather than shame, held her head high. "Of course! Once upon a time, a perfect partner was my lifelong dream, and I did a lot of research for it!"
"I see... Well, why 'in the past'?"
Bulma didn't respond to that question...
P. S.: I'm a bit confused. My thank-you gift application didn't pass the review. I don't know what went wrong o(￣ヘ￣o#)