Chapter 31: Preparing for Cooler
[Please choose one of the following rewards:
1. Secret Technique - 12 Proficiency Points in the Divine Refinement Method
2. Skill - 300 Proficiency Points in Martial Arts
3. Skill - 300 Proficiency Points in Flight Technique
4. Skill - 50 Proficiency Points in Super Energy Wave
5. Future Memories
6. Allegiance of the Cooler Army]
"What the heck! Cooler actually exists in this timeline?" Saigo exclaimed in surprise. "Does this mean I didn't travel to the Super or GT timelines, but rather an unknown parallel universe?"
"Wait a minute! Since Cooler is real, how did he get the news?"
Recalling carefully, Saigo remembered that when King Cold invaded with his army, there was someone left on one of the three spaceships. "Could it be that the person on the spaceship was deliberately left by King Cold? Just to ensure that the message reached Cooler!"
"That must be it!"
"If not, then the only other possibility is that King Cold had already informed Cooler before he came!"
The more Saigo thought about it, the more it made sense!
Aside from these two scenarios, he couldn't think of any other plausible explanation.
"Damn old man, even in death, he's still playing tricks! Truly, the older they get, the craftier they become. Never underestimate anyone, especially those who are older!" Saigo couldn't help but curse, while also feeling relieved that he had a cheat. "Luckily, I found out in advance and can prepare four months ahead!"
After comforting himself, Saigo began to consider which reward to choose!
"Cross out Future Memories first!"
"Not choosing any of the three skills either!"
"That leaves the proficiency in the Divine Refinement Method and the allegiance of the Cooler Army!"
The proficiency in the Divine Refinement Method is clearly meant to enhance the secret technique—it's so difficult to increase that it takes 10 days to gain just one proficiency point!
The allegiance of the Cooler Army is tempting; selecting this would mean gaining the loyalty of an entire army instantly!
Saigo was very tempted by the last reward. Choosing it would mean no need to recruit soldiers, just rebrand the Cooler Army as the Saigo Army!
It was a difficult decision.
Saigo closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and weighed the pros and cons of the last reward.
The benefits were clear.
Now, he had to consider the potential drawbacks of choosing this reward.
"If the Cooler Army were to rebel against Cooler right now, in the worst-case scenario, the rebels might not make it to Planet Saiyan unharmed. Cooler might even go on a rampage and leave no rebels alive!"
"In a better scenario, the entire Cooler Army successfully rebels and strengthens the Saiyan forces!"
"But at the same time, Cooler might become wary of the Saiyan power and hide to secretly increase his strength. Based on simulations and the impression that Frieza reached Super Saiyan Blue level in just four months, even if Cooler's talent isn't as strong as Frieza's, he could still train to an unimaginable level in a short time!"
"So, this reward is not advisable! At least not now, to avoid alerting the enemy! Otherwise, I'd have to constantly guard against Cooler, and there's no guarantee of victory! The enemy is in the dark, and I'm in the open; it's not a good strategy!"
After a calm and thorough analysis, Saigo decided not to choose the last reward!
"I'll choose the first reward!"
[Ding~ Choice successful! Congratulations to the host for obtaining 12 Proficiency Points in the Secret Technique - Divine Refinement Method. 12 Proficiency Points have been added to the Divine Refinement Method.]
With a thought, Saigo brought up his personal information panel.
[Name]: Saigo
[Age]: 3
[Aptitude]: Superior
[Talent]:
Great Ape
Large appetite and strong digestion
Power increase after recovery
Void survival
Mimicry Super Saiyan
Full Power Super Saiyan
[Super Abilities]: Telekinesis, Imprisonment Sphere
[Mental Strength]: 18
[Combat Power]: 66,184,600
[Secret Techniques]:
Potential Unleash (Beginner 31/100)
Instant Transmission (Beginner 45/100)
Divine Refinement Method (Proficient 2557/10,000)
[Skills]:
Artificial Moon
Flight Technique (Beginner 95/100)
Ki Control (Mastery 333/1000)
Martial Arts (Mastery 125/1000)
Ki Sensing (Mastery 10/1000)
Super Energy Wave (Mastery 668/1000)
[Space]: ~
[Simulation Duration]: 4 months
[Simulation Count]: 0
He skillfully navigated to the [Secret Techniques] section and clicked on "Divine Refinement Method."
The description of the Divine Refinement Method immediately popped up.
"A proficient level in the Divine Refinement Method increases mental strength by 1 every 25 days of training!" Saigo read aloud as he looked. "As expected, the time needed to increase mental strength by 1 point has been halved!"
He closed the description window.
"With 2557 proficiency points, there's still over 7,000 to go before reaching the next level. At that point, I'll see how many days it takes to increase 1 point of mental strength; it should be halved again!"
He glanced up at the [Combat Power] section.
"My base combat power is at 66,184,600! Not bad at all!" Saigo was quite satisfied with his current combat power.
Suddenly, he seemed to remember something.
"Wait! In the simulation, Mimicry Super Saiyan was evenly matched with Cooler, so when he arrives on November 3rd, he'll likely have the same power! 66,184,600 multiplied by 30 is 1,985,480,000, meaning Cooler's combat power will be around 2 billion!"
2 billion combat power!
In my memory, Cooler's strongest form was only over 400 million!
"It seems Cooler trained after receiving the intel, but it's unclear how long he trained. If he trained for several months and only reached 2 billion, then his talent is indeed inferior to Frieza's, far inferior!"
"By November, Mimicry Super Saiyan might be overkill against Cooler, but I'm curious to see if the Cooler Army will submit once Cooler is defeated!"
"Hah! They better know what's good for them!"
"If they really resist, I won't mind getting some exercise!"
With a thought, Saigo put away the simulator.
Saigo began a new day of training!
Today marked the third day of training under 33 times Planet Saiyan's gravity!
Including today, it would take a total of 178 days to fully adapt to 50 times gravity.
This meant that once fully adapted to 50 times gravity, there would be exactly one day left before Cooler's army arrived.
That day could be used for final preparations.
...
Time flew by.
In the blink of an eye, it was the morning of November 2nd.
After 420 days of training, Saigo had finally adapted to 50 times Planet Saiyan's gravity.
His base combat power had reached 99,694,600.
He had also accumulated 298 simulation attempts, deliberately saving them since June 4th to be prepared for any eventuality.
The other Saiyan warriors had also seen significant improvements in their combat power after 420 days of training.
Especially those who had access to the gravity chamber for training, their improvements were particularly remarkable.