This kind of dish had an effect even on Roy, let alone anyone else.
"These are only a few crude methods this old woman researched. There are still many ways to prepare fish. This time, I only brought out the few dishes I was most confident in. After some more time, once this old woman has fully figured out all of this fish's secrets, I will invite you all to eat a full-fish feast."
The moment cooking was mentioned, Linne's tone became even more confident.
"Then I'll look forward to your full-fish feast."
After eating and drinking his fill, Roy left with the packed lunchboxes.
Linne continued gazing toward the north, muttering to herself, "Instant Transmission that can travel between the Dark Continent and the Six Continents? Then he will definitely go again. He will definitely bring back new ingredients again. I have to survive. I still have to personally cook several more dishes!"
Thinking of the Seven-Treasure Crystal Wine and Black-and-White Fish still left in the kitchen, a powerful vitality burst forth in Linne's eyes.
Originally, she had been lifeless and stagnant. It was only because she wanted to cook ingredients from the Dark Continent once more that she had survived by relying on that firm conviction.
Had she only been allowed to cook ingredients from the Dark Continent once, she would have treated it as the final act of cooking in her life.
But after learning from Netero that Roy possessed Instant Transmission capable of traveling back and forth between the Six Continents and the Dark Continent, and that he could still bring ingredients back from the Dark Continent in the future, meaning she would have even more chances to cook, Linne's mindset immediately changed.
In addition, the Black-and-White Fish and Seven-Treasure Crystal Wine had effects that nourished and conditioned the body, giving Linne complete confidence that she could keep living.
Beside her, Izuk looked at Linne, who had regained her vitality, and could not help wiping his damp eyes. At last, he could no longer sense that deathly air from his teacher.
"Thank you so much, Mr. Roy."
Carrying the lunchboxes, Roy first went to find Netero.
"You've been full of energy at work these past few days. You even caught quite a few S-Class criminals."
This time, Netero had learned his lesson. He directly put the lunchbox away and did not open it there. Instead, he began asking Roy about his work situation.
"Mm. When you hold a position, you should fulfill its duties. Since I've taken a seat among the Zodiacs, I should at least produce some results. What about you? V5 has been hounding you quite a bit these past few days, hasn't it?" Roy teased.
"Ahem. Let's not talk about that. Regarding what you mentioned last time, about wanting to serve as an examiner for the Hunter Exam…"
Previously, because of the matter with the Zodiacs, Netero had agreed to one small condition from Roy. That condition was that Roy wanted the position of examiner for the first round of next year's Hunter Exam.
Strictly speaking, this was originally against the rules. After all, the Hunter Association had never had a candidate who graduated in their first year turn around and become an examiner in the second year.
This was also to prevent a candidate who passed in the first year from holding grudges against candidates who had failed, then deliberately setting difficult questions as revenge when serving as an examiner the following year.
That would undermine fairness and authority, which was something the Hunter Association did not wish to see.
However, Roy had now become one of the Zodiacs. The identity and privileges of a Zodiac were enough for Roy to ignore these rules.
After discussing the following arrangements, Roy left once again. Once Netero finished his work, he also returned to his training room.
He opened the lunchbox, smelled the fragrance coming from inside, and directly picked up a mouthful of fish with his chopsticks.
After a long while, Netero let out a faint sigh.
"You've finally awakened, old friend."
Through tasting Linne's cooking, Netero could judge her current mental state.
A top-tier Gourmet Hunter poured their own emotions into their cuisine, and from the lunchbox, Netero also sensed Linne's revived spirit.
While Netero was tasting the delicacies Linne had given him, Roy returned home.
This time, Roy did not go anywhere else. Instead, he returned to his home in Old Silver Mountain.
Previously, while he had been capturing those S-Class criminals, his Nen ability, which activated once every seven days, had brought Roy another excellent thing.
It had to be known that the serialization of Dragon Ball had already entered the latter half of its final stretch. On the basis of the original version, Roy had streamlined a lot of content, and what remained was all substance. Not only had this failed to reduce Dragon Ball's influence, it had instead raised the quality of Dragon Ball to an even higher level, earning overwhelming praise.
S-Cells!
The original author of Dragon Ball, Akira Toriyama, had once mentioned in an interview that not every Saiyan could become a Super Saiyan simply through training and anger. Becoming a Super Saiyan required the S-Cells within the body to reach a certain quantity, after which anger and other triggers could cause S-Cells to explosively increase, allowing the transformation.
One's body had to possess S-Cells. This was the condition for becoming a Super Saiyan. When these S-Cells accumulated to a certain amount, anger could act as the trigger, causing the S-Cells to increase explosively and the body to change into a Super Saiyan. Although almost all Saiyans had S-Cells, the quantity was not high.
The reason Goku and Vegeta's children could easily become Super Saiyans was because their fathers had both once transformed into Super Saiyans, so they inherited a large number of S-Cells. The most important factor in increasing S-Cells was a calm and stable spirit, which was difficult for Saiyans. By comparison, Earth's living environment was more suitable for increasing S-Cells than Planet Vegeta.
Naturally, Roy could not blatantly contradict himself in the manga. He had only mentioned it very subtly, but even so, his Nen ability had still manifested S-Cells.
A Super Saiyan's battle power was fifty times that of their normal state. Under special circumstances, it could even allow someone to leap across levels and unleash power stronger than Super Saiyan 3. One could refer to the situation with Ultimate Gohan.
Naturally, Roy would not give up the power of a Super Saiyan.
However, previously, because his Saiyan bloodline had been manifested through his Nen ability, his body did not contain S-Cells.
And now, after his Nen ability manifested S-Cells, Roy could begin training on this foundation and increase the secretion and growth of S-Cells.
And the method that could increase S-Cells the most was—
Having a calm and stable spirit.
(End of Chapter)
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