Bardock talked with Berry for a long time, speaking freely without holding anything back.
Over the span of more than ten years, Berry had long since grown into an adult, no longer the little kid he once was.
"What? Bardock, you're planning to leave Planet Plant? Did we do something to upset you? Or… did I do something wrong again…" Berry was extremely agitated. To him, Bardock had already become an irreplaceable family member and companion.
Now, hearing this family member and companion say to his face that he was leaving, Berry found it hard to accept.
Bardock calmly shook his head. "Don't get worked up, and don't doubt yourself. You haven't done anything to make me unhappy, and you haven't done anything wrong. It's simply that I want to leave Planet Plant."
With that, Bardock looked up at the sky, not giving Berry a chance to speak: "I never truly belonged to this era. My arrival here was purely accidental. Maybe it was destiny, but after spending so many years on Planet Plant, it's time I did what I was meant to do. It's time I returned to my real home."
"Bardock's home?" Berry looked up and locked eyes with Bardock.
For a moment, though he was filled with reluctance and had countless things he wanted to say, he swallowed them all.
That's right! Bardock was never one of Inhabitants of Plant to begin with.
All these years, Bardock had stayed on Planet Plant, offering them protection and driving off every invader.
They were deeply grateful, yet over time, they'd come to take it for granted.
In truth, none of them really understood Bardock, not even Berry himself.
"So when are you planning to leave? Those spaceships have been sitting around for ages, can they still be used? There won't be any problems, right?" Berry asked a hard-hitting question.
To this, Bardock didn't have an answer.
This was also what worried him most.
Over the years, he had indeed collected the spaceships from the invaders, but the one that arrived last year had been damaged by his brute-force attack.
The last undamaged spaceship was one from Chilled's family that arrived three years ago.
Three years might not seem long, but in reality, it's quite a while.
Spaceships, like electronic devices, might function fine if used regularly.
The danger lies in not using them for a long time; trying to start them up suddenly can lead to all sorts of unexpected problems.
For example, system malfunctions, or the ship might not start at all.
"Even though I said I plan to leave, the actual timing depends on the condition of those spaceships… If none of them can be used, then I'll have to wait for the next wave of invaders." As he said this, Bardock clearly saw the disappointment on Berry's face, and how the word "invaders" seemed to trigger something in him, causing his expression to flash with fear.
Seeing what was on his mind, Bardock said, "It's alright! The invaders in the past only came to Planet Plant because of me. Over the years, thanks to me, the number of invasions has decreased significantly. After all, my fearsome reputation is well known among countless forces. Those guys suffered huge losses and now treat this place like a forbidden zone. They won't dare come easily."
Bardock wasn't lying; over the past few years, the number of invaders had clearly decreased. The last two groups that came were some no-name individuals with very weak strength.
It was obvious they were just probing to see if he was still on this planet.
According to Bardock's estimate, no invaders would show up again anytime soon.
And that was exactly what troubled him the most.
If none of the spaceships were usable, then he would simply have to wait.
If no outsiders came over the course of the next few decades, he'd end up dying of old age here.
Reaching out to pat Berry on the shoulder, Bardock smiled again: "Come on, since you're here, why don't you come with me to take a look at the spaceship?"
"Alright." Berry nodded. Despite still feeling uneasy inside, he listened to Bardock.
Having practically grown up with Bardock since he was little, Berry trusted him deeply.
…
May 8th, Age 750…
Deep beneath Antartica, in the special space where the spring of the Ultra Divine Water was located.
Splash~~! A sound of water splashing rang out.
Immediately after, a figure rapidly shot out from beneath the spring and landed at the edge of the spring.
Following closely, the guardian also quickly resurfaced from the spring.
"You saw it with your own eyes. I didn't deceive you." The guardian's words this time didn't bother Talot.
In fact, Talot didn't even hear him.
Because at this moment, Talot had fallen into a state of shock and disbelief.
He truly never would've imagined that Majin Buu's sealed egg had been placed at the bottom of the Ultra Divine Water's spring.
According to the guardian's explanation, even he didn't know what kind of egg it was. When the first-generation Earth Kami and he arrived here, the egg was already beneath the spring.
Given the serious nature of the matter, and the possibility of it being tied to unknowable taboos, they never dared to remove the egg from the Ultra Divine Water.
And the so-called "guarding of the Ultra Divine Water" was actually just a cover; the real mission was to guard that egg below.
To prevent it from falling into evil hands, and to stop anyone from discovering and taking it out, the first-generation Kami assigned him to stay here and protect it.
Now, the guardian and the Ultra Divine Water had fused into one.
Flooded with thoughts, Talot sifted through all the storylines he was familiar with, and ultimately reached one conclusion.
That was—this was most likely the result of East Supreme Kai Shin being worried about Majin Buu's resurrection, so he placed the sealed egg on Earth, back when its civilization had not yet developed.
Worried that leaving it in just any place could lead to problems, the special underground space beneath the Antarctic was created.
As the creator of planets, the Supreme Kai indeed had the power to do such a thing.
Although East Supreme Kai Shin's power level was considered pitiful during the Majin Buu saga of the original work, to Talot right now, he was still an overwhelmingly powerful being far beyond reach.
To quote the original work accurately, that guy could crush Frieza with just one finger, and he could just as easily crush him.
Based on Talot's analysis of the original work in his previous life, East Supreme Kai Shin's actual power level should be somewhere around two to three billion.
After all, he was afraid of Demon King Dabura.
And in the eyes of Gohan at the time, Dabura was merely on the same level as Cell; maybe not even as powerful as Super Perfect Cell.
In other words, Cell's power could be scaled up to ten billion, and East Supreme Kai Shin's maximum would be somewhere around that upper limit.
[Let me go over this again—so the so-called Ultra Divine Water is very likely holy water from the Sacred World of the Kai, used to cleanse the evil aura from the egg? Or perhaps it's precisely because the Ultra Divine Water exists here that East Supreme Kai Shin decided to place the egg here…]
His mind in turmoil, Talot took in a sharp breath.
He truly couldn't imagine what the full truth was.
In any case, the egg of Majin Buu was right here. There was nothing he could do about it, and also nothing he could change.
Unless he became powerful enough, trying to touch this taboo now would be nothing short of suicide.
Never mind all that talk about Fat Buu being easy to fool. Sure, he'd make an excellent guardian of the house, but he wasn't that easy to tame either. In the original story, Mr. Satan only managed to befriend Majin Buu because he had his own protagonist's aura, and he also happened to show up at just the right moment.
After a long silence, Talot's gaze finally shifted again, landing on the guardian.
This guy probably had no idea that he had unknowingly helped East Supreme Kai Shin guard Majin Buu's egg for so many years under such circumstances.
"Now, are you going to drink the Ultra Divine Water?" the guardian asked, looking at Talot.
Hearing this, Talot didn't respond, nor did he hesitate. He walked over to the small table and picked up the teapot of Ultra Divine Water.
Even though it felt a bit like drinking someone's bathwater, no matter how you looked at it, he had to grit his teeth and drink it down.
In fact, when he had earlier dived beneath the sacred spring, the Ultra Divine Water had soaked his entire body. Even though it had only cleansed him from the outside, Talot could definitely feel changes in his body.
It was just that, worried something might go wrong and unsure if he could withstand it, he hadn't dared to actually drink much of it at the time.
As the Ultra Divine Water went down his throat, Talot didn't feel any pain; instead, a refreshing coolness swept through his entire being, making him feel incredibly comfortable.
His body, long accustomed to the tension of constant training, suddenly felt excited under the baptism of the Ultra Divine Water. His cells surged and divided nonstop within him.
"As expected, drinking it works better than soaking. Give me another pot!" He downed the first one in one gulp and said excitedly to the guardian.
The guardian was stunned upon hearing this.
He had never seen such a situation before, and certainly had never heard such a request.
But having confirmed Talot's strength and sensing that this person was extraordinary, he didn't hesitate at all and immediately refilled the pot with more Ultra Divine Water for him.
Some people only need one cup to unlock their full potential, but for others—whether it's one pot, two pots, or even ten or a hundred—it's all within the realm of normal.
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