Inside Dodoria's spaceship.
Rez stood before the viewport, lost in thought as he watched the starry sky flash past.
"Rez, where are we heading next?" Vegeta turned and asked Rez, seeking his opinion.
"Let's go to Planet Cyril," Rez mused.
"Planet Cyril? What kind of strange planet is that?" Vegeta was taken aback and scratched his head.
Rez didn't answer Vegeta, but simply looked at him with a smile.
Though the smile was gentle, it made Vegeta's skin crawl.
Vegeta's lip twitched slightly as he rushed to the computer to search for the coordinates of Planet Cyril.
His fingers tapped rapidly on the keyboard, and data scrolled across the screen.
"Found it! It'll take about seven days from here!" Vegeta immediately gave the answer and turned to Rez. "Shall we depart now?"
"Let's go," Rez nodded.
Vegeta didn't hesitate any longer. He changed course immediately and set the new destination in the navigation system.
Swoosh!
The spaceship turned around, its rear thrusters emitting an even brighter glow as it sped toward Planet Cyril.
Starlight stretched into long lines outside the viewport. The ship was like a shooting star, cutting through the silence of the universe.
The spaceship soon entered auto-pilot mode.
Indicator lights in the cockpit blinked rhythmically, and various instruments showed that everything was normal.
Outside the viewport, the stars swept past like flowing water; the deep universe was quiet and magnificent.
"The ship's navigation is set." Vegeta clapped his hands, turned to Rez, and looked up to ask, "Rez, what did you say your power level was earlier?"
"It's not much," Rez smiled, not wanting to repeat himself.
"Hmph, don't think I didn't hear you!" Vegeta snorted, crossing his arms as he looked at Rez. "You said just now that your power level was 2 million before, and now it's 1 million!"
"That's basically the gist of it," Rez nodded, his tone flat.
"What do you mean 'basically the gist of it'?" Vegeta was confused and frowned, but he soon shook his head vigorously and continued to ask shamelessly, "No, that's not the point... The point is, is your power level really as high as a million?"
"Otherwise? How else would Dodoria have been defeated so easily by me?" Rez stepped forward and patted Vegeta's shoulder with a smile.
Vegeta fell silent.
He recalled the scene from earlier.
Dodoria had been as helpless as a baby before Rez, completely unable to fight back.
A power level of 22,000, yet he was floored by a single punch, had his arm ripped off, and was kicked out of the ship.
If it wasn't a total crushing of strength, how could that be possible?
"Then... why does the Scouter only show your power level as 10,000!" Vegeta became increasingly bewildered, pointing to the Scouter he wore over his eye.
"It's simple. As long as you control your energy at around 10,000, you can make the Scouter display whatever value you want," Rez smiled and explained patiently.
"How did you do that?" Vegeta asked in surprise, his eyes wide.
"By controlling my power level at will—that is, the energy within my body," Rez replied simply. "Now, take a good look with your Scouter!"
Vegeta swallowed hard and nodded solemnly. He immediately aimed the Scouter at Rez, staring at the screen without blinking.
Rez released a tiny burst of energy.
Beep! Beep!
The numbers on Vegeta's Scouter jumped continuously, red digits flashing rapidly across the screen.
"power level 15,000! 16,000! 17,000! 19,000... It's still rising!" Vegeta was stunned and cried out in shock, his jaw nearly hitting the floor.
The numbers kept jumping.
Bang!
The next moment, Vegeta's Scouter exploded on the spot, emitting a wisp of blue smoke as fragments scattered everywhere.
Vegeta was startled. He instinctively closed his eyes and jerked his body back.
A brief moment of daze followed.
The cabin was so quiet that the low hum of the engines could be heard.
Vegeta slowly opened his eyes and looked at Rez in astonishment, unable to say a word.
His mouth opened and closed, closed and opened, but no sound came out.
This time, Vegeta seemed to believe it; Rez's power level might really be as high as 1 million.
"You, you, you... You've hidden yourself so deeply." Vegeta's lip twitched, and the way he looked at Rez changed completely.
From disdain to surprise, and now to awe.
"If I didn't do this, how could I defeat Frieza?" Rez smiled nonchalantly and turned to look at the starry sky outside the viewport.
As for whether the Scouter data and this conversation would be detected by Frieza's side...
Rez didn't really care.
After all, Rez wasn't far from reaching the entry level of Ultra Instinct.
If Frieza dared to come, Rez wouldn't mind making sure he never returned.
"Defeat Frieza?" Vegeta was momentarily stunned, then let out a sneer filled with a bit of disdain. "How much power level could he have? Having 100,000 would already be incredible!"
Rez turned around and looked at Vegeta, his lips curling into a meaningful smile.
"Vegeta, think about it. Your power level is 15,000. If you transform into a Great Ape, what would your power level reach?"
"150,000! Is there a problem?" Vegeta answered without thinking, his chin raised slightly.
"If Frieza's power level is only 100,000, wouldn't you be able to easily kill him with your power level as a Great Ape?" Rez smiled slightly and asked Vegeta. "Then, why didn't your father let you do that? After all, we Saiyans aren't used to bowing our heads! That fellow Frieza has been oppressing us for a long time!"
Vegeta was stunned.
He wore a thoughtful expression, his brow furrowed. He suddenly felt that what Rez said seemed to make sense.
That's right.
If Frieza really only had 100,000 power level, his father would have 130,000 after transforming into a Great Ape, which would be enough to kill him instantly.
Why did his father never dare to resist?
Why did all Saiyans have to obediently follow Frieza's orders?
After thinking for a few seconds, Vegeta's expression gradually became solemn.
"Are you saying that Frieza's power level is even higher?" Vegeta suddenly understood and asked quickly, a flicker of unease in his eyes.
"Linoshi, you tell him!" Rez turned to look at Linoshi.
"Huh?" Linoshi had been standing quietly to the side like a well-behaved kitten, her blue eyes darting between Rez and Vegeta as she silently watched the drama unfold.
When she heard Rez call her name, she was suddenly a bit flustered, and her body trembled slightly.
She paused for a moment.
"Your Highness... I heard from my brother... that Frieza's power level is 120 million." Linoshi spoke very directly, reporting Frieza's true power level to Vegeta then and there.
Her voice was soft and her tone was calm.
Vegeta first glanced sideways at Linoshi, his eyes filled with a bit of disdain.
What could a member of the logistics staff with a power level of only 200 possibly know?
Then he heard the power level value Linoshi mentioned for Frieza.
120 million.
That number exploded in Vegeta's mind.
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