Because of that one sentence, everyone was stunned, and even Vegeta was frozen in place.
But after only a moment's hesitation, Vegeta still couldn't overcome his own feelings. His strong pride made him choose to leave.
"You see? Even if you invite him yourself, he won't stay, Talot. I know our Prince Vegeta better than you do," Raditz teased.
Nappa, standing nearby, nodded in agreement. "Vegeta's still the same as ever. He hasn't changed one bit."
Sometimes, not changing can be a good thing, because it means you can stay true to yourself.
But other times, it can be a bad thing, because you don't know whether holding on is right or wrong.
There were things Nappa kept in his heart and didn't say. He felt Vegeta didn't need to be as stubborn as he used to be. Going with the flow was the best choice now.
Talot didn't reply. Instead, holding his daughter in his arms, he watched Vegeta's departing figure.
He had a feeling Vegeta would come looking for him again soon, otherwise, Vegeta wouldn't have shown up at all this time.
To say Vegeta is the same as before isn't exactly right, because he was trying to change.
"Let's continue the party. We can't let him ruin the atmosphere," Bulma spoke up at just the right time.
As the hostess, everyone naturally listened to her. Besides, if it weren't for Bulma, none of them would be enjoying this kind of hospitality on Earth.
Vegeta's little outburst was swept under the rug, and everyone's attention shifted to Talot's daughter, Talora.
Unlike a month ago, when she had just been born, this time you could clearly sense Talora's aura. Though youthful, its strength was frighteningly high.
At the very least, Krillin, Yamcha, Tien Shinhan, Chiaotzu, Master Roshi, and Son Gohan were all absolutely shocked.
They'd trained hard for so many years, only to find they couldn't even match a newborn child.
The final conclusion: Saiyans are true monsters, especially the child born from two absurdly strong Saiyans like Talot and Salari. She was even more ridiculous.
...
The party went on late into the night. Only when everyone gradually left did this wonderful day finally come to an end.
The next day, Talot broke from his usual habit. He didn't sleep in with Salari and Bulma. While Talora was still sound asleep, he quietly got up.
This month of life was even more enjoyable than the previous three months, making him reluctant to leave. He found himself thinking that maybe it wouldn't be so bad to just stay like this forever.
But, good as it was, he knew he had to move forward.
There's a saying from his previous life: "Land of comfort is a hero's grave."
While it was a bit much to describe his current situation that way, Talot knew he needed to pull himself together and pick up his training again.
"Starting today, I'll let my body gradually return to peak condition, get even more skilled at using the power of Super Saiyan and Great Ape, and then comprehend God Ki."
Muttering to himself, Talot finished washing up and ate breakfast, then headed to the Super Gravity Chamber Bulma had built just for him.
The vast, empty space held little except for some special equipment.
Now, the Super Gravity Chamber could be operated manually or controlled by voice.
Bulma's research into artificial intelligence was already highly advanced.
"Xiao Ai, activate the gravity module. Set gravity to 100x Earth." [TN: Xiao Ai is a virtual assistant developed by Xiaomi. It's just like Google Assistant.]
At Talot's command, the Gravity Chamber's AI, Xiao Ai, instantly came online and responded.
[Welcome, Master. Gravity module activated. Gravity is set to 100x Earth...]
As the voice finished, the surrounding space turned a deep red and the pressure increased rapidly.
100x Earth's gravity was already a sky-high value.
But for Talot, this level of gravity was nothing at all.
For rehab training, it was just right.
During the following warm-up training, he gradually increased the gravity multiplier, and finally tested what his current base form's maximum tolerable gravity limit was.
In the past, the Gravity Chamber could reach up to a 1000x gravity at most, but now this Super Gravity Chamber, according to what Bulma told him, could go up to at least 5,000 to over 10,000x gravity.
Honestly, this kind of value was already outrageous; several thousand or even tens of thousands of times Earth's gravity would mean even the air would be compressed solid. There are planets with special conditions like that.
Of course, since this was all simulated, it wouldn't really get to that point; it was more like using simulation to apply enough pressure on your body.
That was exactly Bulma's strength: turning the impossible into possible, disregarding conventions, and giving you the results you wanted.
Time for the training trifecta.
First, ten thousand push-ups. Then ten thousand sit-ups. Finally, ten thousand pull-ups.
For ordinary martial artists, even if they could finish these three sets, it would take them at least half a day.
Of course, for Talot, it was nothing.
Under 100x gravity, doing ten to twenty reps per second was easy, so he could finish in about half an hour.
The goal was just to get his body warmed up quickly.
...
Here, Talot's training had restarted.
Meanwhile, over at Mount Paozu
Since Goku and Nappa had returned from North Kai's place, Raditz decided to use the opportunity to test their strength.
For Goku, these past four months had brought significant improvement, especially in the final month, when he experienced a brief period of rapid growth, just like Nappa.
But it had to be said: Goku was still in a stage of physical growth, and his initial foundation had been relatively low, so his base form's power level had only reached 250,000.
Krillin, Yamcha, Tien Shinhan, and Chiaotzu were the same. In this past month, they'd all had huge breakthroughs, results that couldn't be achieved with their previous training.
This was because North Kai had spent the first three months refining their fundamentals, and only in this past month did he begin truly training them.
In short, the era when a power level below 10,000 was the norm had long passed. Now, everyone was aiming for power levels above 100,000.
Tien Shinhan's power level was 52,000.
Krillin's power level was 45,000.
Yamcha's power level was 39,000.
Chiaotzu's power level was 20,000.
...
These power levels were when they hadn't gone through Unlock Potential yet.
Actually, during their power increases, they'd accumulated a lot of latent potential in their bodies. Once it was fully unleashed, their power levels could easily double.
Talot could help them unlock it. There was Ultra Divine Water on Earth, or he could take them to Planet Namek to have the Grand Elder unlock it, or even rely on the power of the Old Supreme Kai.
But Talot hadn't done any of that.
Instead of unlocking their potential too early, it would be better to wait until their strength truly broke through to a new threshold, and then have one big outburst. Only then could they break through the limits holding them back and create miracles.
A mere 100,000-level power was far from enough. They'd need to reach at least several hundred thousand or even the million level.
Only then would it be worth him giving them a push.
And the deadline for that was before the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament.
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