Ethan certainly lived up to his word. His training afterward could only be described as life-threatening. Tien Shinhan, for example, felt that he was already training incredibly hard, but compared to Ethan, he felt like he was still just human...
In the eyes of Tien Shinhan and the others, Ethan could no longer be considered human. Only Goku, who also had to be called a monster, could be compared to him.
Fifty times gravity was difficult to overcome and took a considerable amount of time. This was because the gravity had been increased too much at once. Once they truly adapted to fifty times gravity, their training speed returned to the fast lane.
Even better, training together allowed them to spar against each other, which was far more effective than training alone.
Although he was not sure of his current power level, Ethan could feel his strength increasing at an accelerating rate, a speed he had rarely experienced since arriving in this world.
Perhaps stimulated by Ethan and Goku, although Tien Shinhan and the others knew they could not compare to those two monsters, they still trained diligently. The gravity training room was pushed to the brink of collapse by their intense efforts and had to be shut down for a period of major maintenance and renovation.
Taking this opportunity, Ethan suggested that they go out and relax.
"Training at such high intensity all the time isn't good for your mental state. Let's go out and have some fun!"
Goku did not think there was anything wrong with it, but Ethan still persuaded him to consider his wife.
In the original story, ever since they had a child, Chi-Chi's focus was entirely on Gohan. When reading it at first, as a reader, Ethan had found it quite annoying that the protagonist's wife acted that way, which was why Chi-Chi was not very popular among Dragon Ball fans.
However, after getting older and understanding a few things, looking back revealed that Chi-Chi's behavior was quite normal. Goku had no concept of family or wife in his head, only training. What else could Chi-Chi do except focus on their child?
Only before the fight with Cell did Goku slightly understand these things... but perhaps it was more accurate to say that he sensed his death was approaching and used his last moments to fulfill some fatherly and husbandly duties.
"Training is something that will never end."
Although Goku was stubborn about these things, his personality was relatively gentle for a Saiyan, due to his head injury, and he listened to his friends' advice, so he stopped objecting.
Including Bulma, everyone went to Mount Paozu, Goku's hometown, for a vacation. This relatively remote and quiet environment was perfect for the group to relax. They could do whatever they wanted without worrying about causing too much disturbance and panic.
Out in the wilderness, they felt the purest essence of nature. Although there were many fierce beasts and even dinosaurs, for these people, if those big creatures really showed up, they would just become a new dish for dinner.
Since everyone was there to relax and vacation, even if those fierce beasts did not appear on their own, they would still go hunting for wild game to eat.
They had a great time. Goku also felt very comfortable after returning there, feeling that if he went back to the gravity room now, training would be easier and his progress would be faster.
He gradually understood the importance of balancing work and rest, and comprehended more of Korin's teachings about mindset and similar things.
"Ethan."
"Hmm?"
Ethan was holding a fishing rod and sitting on a rock by the river, fishing. Not far away, Yoruichi, who had eaten her fill, was lying there fast asleep.
Off to one side, he could see Tien Shinhan and Chiaotzu, with Launch nearby, talking together.
Krillin and Yamcha had gone hunting in the forest. Actually, nobody really cared whether they caught anything. They just enjoyed the activity.
Just like Ethan... he had not even put bait on his hook. He was simply holding a fishing rod, zoning out and basking in the sun.
"Your target is Frieza, right?"
Ethan glanced at Goku, then looked away again and continued staring at the shimmering surface of the river in front of him.
"Yes."
"How strong is Frieza?"
Goku instinctively believed that Ethan knew Frieza's true strength, otherwise there was no explanation for his sudden desperate training, and he could guess that neither of them currently had the strength to fight Frieza.
"Very strong."
Ethan did not know how to describe it. Without the intuitive method of power levels, no matter how he put it, it would not feel accurate.
As for destroying planets, destroying a planet was no longer difficult for the current Ethan, so that could not be used as a reference either.
"I can only be sure that if the current me stood in front of Frieza, I would not be able to withstand even one finger from him."
He estimated that his current strength should exceed Vegeta's when he first arrived on Earth, but that level of strength was only enough to deal with Frieza's subordinates, and that did not include the Ginyu Force.
Even Frieza in his small form could easily kill him.
"So that's how it is..." Goku suddenly looked very motivated. "I really want to fight an opponent like that."
A Saiyan's love of battle was ingrained in the bones. Even if their heads were injured and their personalities became gentler, that would not change. They would always seek stronger opponents and take pride in defeating powerful enemies.
"There will be a chance."
Frieza was definitely someone they would have to deal with. The problems currently facing everyone, aside from insufficient strength, were spaceships.
With Earth's current technology, it would take at least 4,339 years to fly to Namek at the fastest speed. By the time they reached Namek... the spaceship would probably fall apart halfway there.
It was not as if there were no alien spaceships on Earth right now. Aside from the Namekian spaceship used by Kami to come to Earth, the spaceship Goku used to come to Earth as a child should still be there.
With Dr. Brief and Bulma, those two geniuses, they could quickly understand that technology and build a spaceship that could reach Namek quickly.
In the original story, the new spaceship built by imitating Frieza's spherical spacecraft could reach Namek in just one week.
This trip back to Mount Paozu was also meant to find the spaceship Goku originally used and bring it back to West City for more detailed research. Perhaps they could even reverse-engineer many of its technologies and raise Capsule Corp's technological level by several stages.
Of course, those technologies would be credited as Goku's contribution. In the future, for products made using technology related to Capsule Corp, Goku would receive corresponding compensation, so even if his martial arts school closed, he would not have to worry about money. Chi-Chi would not end up in such a difficult situation in the future where, upon hearing there was prize money, she immediately told Gohan to go win a championship.
Married to true love, with a stable life, and influenced by Ethan, Goku was also slightly better than in the original story, knowing to spend proper time with his wife and family, so Chi-Chi was living very happily now. Coupled with having Bulma as a friend who understood fashion and dressing up, Chi-Chi did not show any signs of aging early from not knowing how to dress. Now, she and Goku could be perfectly described as a handsome man and a beautiful woman.
After a good period of relaxation, the gravity room was also renovated. Ethan and the others returned to West City and threw themselves into even harsher special training.
While at Mount Paozu, Ethan had stopped hiding his "thoughts." He absolutely had to find Frieza and take revenge!
As friends, even Yamcha, whose strength was insufficient and who had almost no room left for improvement, readily stated that he would definitely help.
Bulma promised to thoroughly research the spaceship with her father and strive to build a spacecraft capable of traveling rapidly through the universe.
After all, according to Ethan, Frieza and his subordinates were incredibly powerful. To avoid dragging Earth into danger, it would be best to find the enemy on another planet, so a spaceship was essential.
And what Ethan had to do was very simple, make himself stronger.
"You're really good at bluffing..."
After returning to West City, in her "own" training room, Yoruichi finally did not have to hold back anymore. During that time, when Ethan and Goku talked about Frieza, she had to work hard to control herself so she would not accidentally laugh out loud and expose the truth.
That had made her seem very quiet. Everyone thought Yoruichi was thinking about her family and home planet and did not think much else of it.
Now that there were no outsiders around, Yoruichi no longer had to restrain herself.
"That Frieza is your mission target this time?"
"Just one of the mission targets."
After Frieza, there were the Androids and Cell, and finally Buu. Ethan knew that he would also need to defeat the true protagonist of this world, Goku.
Super Saiyan 3, although its consumption was enormous, its duration was short, and the burden it placed on the body was extremely heavy, the power it unleashed in a limited time was truly terrifying.
Besides that, there was Gohan, the other person capable of fighting Buu head-on. The Gohan whose full potential was drawn out by the Old Kai and who abandoned the Super Saiyan transformation was known by fans as Mystic Gohan.
The path Ethan had chosen in this world ended at that form.
No transformation was needed, one's potential was fully released into strength, and one could perfectly control that power without any burden on the body.
"Speaking of which... can you use Black Cat Battle Form now?"
Yoruichi's ultimate move, Black Cat Battle Form, was also a transformation ability. Ethan was very curious whether she had recovered this transformation skill. In any case, he already knew that Yoruichi could now freely switch between human and black cat form.
If she could use that move, it meant Yoruichi's strength was not limited to the level she normally displayed.
"I can, but the transformation is still very forced, and the power after transforming is difficult to control. It even affects my personality..."
"These things can all be solved. Just keep increasing your strength."
In that case, after completing the one hundred times gravity special training, would Yoruichi, who had mastered transformation skills, become the strongest among them?
Transformation skills really are cheats! Ethan's eyes sharpened. This script isn't right!
(To be continued.)
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