Dragon Ball: Refusal to Return to Planet Vegeta at the Start

Chapter 10 Intimidating Ella

That old man!

Looking at Master Roshi sleeping soundly on the table, Rod was speechless. He strongly suspected that the old man was faking it.

As someone who has lived for hundreds of years, he didn't believe that Master Roshi didn't know that the three-star ball hanging on his body was the Dragon Ball.

Never mind, none of that matters.

Master Roshi, as a grandmaster, is very good at judging people. Perhaps he was certain that Master Roshi wouldn't misuse the Dragon Balls, which is why he handed them over to him so easily.

Regardless, it's a gesture of goodwill. I'm planning to stay on Earth anyway, so there'll be plenty of time to repay favors in the future. At worst, I can just save the Earth a few more times.

Master Roshi, overwhelmed by the pressure, was the first to get drunk. Although Rhodey and Ella didn't drink, they thoroughly enjoyed the sumptuous feast on the table.

After eating and drinking their fill and cleaning up, Rod carried Master Roshi back into the house.

"Master Wu Tian, ​​we'll take our leave now, but I'll come to visit you often!"

Standing by the bed, watching Master Roshi fast asleep, Rod said goodbye softly, and then walked out of the room.

"Rhodes, where do we go next?"

In three days, Ella gained a lot and came to agree with Rhodes more, no longer questioning his actions.

"Go find this!"

Facing Ella, Rod waved the three-star ball in his hand at her, indicating his thoughts. He didn't intend to hide it, since it was something that couldn't be kept secret anyway.

"This bead?"

Upon hearing that they were searching for the beads, Ella was taken aback, then her face lit up with excitement, her eyes gleaming with an unusual light: "You mean, the legend the old man mentioned is true?"

"good!"

Seeing Ella's obvious attraction, Rod grinned and looked at her: "If you could make a wish, what would you wish for?"

He asked this question because he wanted to know what the little girl was thinking.

Upon hearing her wish, Ella answered without hesitation, "Immortality, of course! That way I can fight forever. No matter how strong Frieza is, as long as he can't kill me, I'll surpass him sooner or later!"

Wow, you and Bei the Second really are alike!

Ella's wish made Rhodes inwardly scoff, but it was the proper wish befitting the lofty and noble identity of a divine dragon.

Wishes like wanting panties, growing five centimeters taller, and eliminating wrinkles—what kind of crazy desires are these? No wonder Shenron in GT turned evil; this is an insult to such a noble being as Shenron!

"Heh! Ella, you're overthinking it!"

Looking at the naive Ella, Rhodes felt it was necessary to enlighten her, that immortality was not as good as she imagined.

"What do you mean? Even if I become immortal, I still can't defeat Frieza?"

Seeing that Rhodes denied her idea, Ella retorted indignantly.

"No, that's not it!"

"I knew it! How could someone who's immortal not be able to defeat Frieza?"

"What I mean is, you don't need to be immortal to defeat Frieza. No, I mean, immortality isn't as good as you think!"

At this point, Rod paused, took a moment to gather his thoughts, and then continued:

"Immortality only makes you immortal, but there are many ways to counter immortality, such as absorbing you. Even if you are immortal, it is useless because you become someone else's nourishment, a part of someone else, and in a sense, it does not count as death."

Also, as far as I know, there is a technique called sealing that can seal you away.

"Well, the so-called seal is to keep you in a small space where you can't get out, and no one else can get in. There's no food, no water, and no one to fight you, but because you're immortal, you can't die even if you want to!"

"this"

Upon hearing Rhodes's description, Ella suddenly realized that this was not immortality at all, but rather a living hell!

Her small face betrayed a lingering fear, and she waved her hands repeatedly at Rod Bai, saying, "Forget it, forget it, I don't want to suffer like this. I'd rather be dead!"

Seeing Ella's pale face, Rod couldn't help but laugh and continued:

"Furthermore, I've heard that while immortality grants the ability to live forever, it also limits one's power ceiling. In other words, once you achieve immortality, your power growth may plateau and you'll never be able to increase it again!"

The possibility of gaining immortality through wishing would limit one's potential. Rhode was unsure about this, only making some guesses, and mostly using it to intimidate Ella.

However, regardless of whether this is true or not, he would never try it; if it were true, it would be disastrous.

Moreover, having an immortal body can lead to dependence, which can naturally cause a loss of sharpness, and is not a good thing.

"Huh?!"

There are such side effects?

Ella's little face turned green with fright, and she couldn't help but feel a sense of relief.

Luckily, Rhodes gave us a heads-up beforehand. If he hadn't known anything and had foolishly wished for immortality, he would have been in deep trouble!

"Never mind then. Aside from immortality, I don't have anything else to wish for."

With so many limitations to immortality, Ella immediately lost interest in this so-called wish. However, seeing how logically Rhodes spoke, she became curious about his wish:

"Rhodes, what wish do you want to have granted?"

"It'll be a secret for now, you'll find out eventually!"

When Ella asked him a question, Rhodes simply replied without giving a direct answer. The next moment, his speed suddenly increased, and soon he appeared at the deserted place where the spaceship had landed.

As far as the eye could see, the spaceship was intact, and it seemed that no one had come to cause trouble, nor had the one in the sky made any rash moves.

"Let's go, take the spaceship to Dr. Brief's house."

With that, Rod called Ella onto the spaceship, then started the ship and took off, adjusting its direction before flying towards the Western Capital.

"Little Rhodes, we've run into some problems constructing the gravity chamber!"

Stepping out of the spaceship, Dr. Brief, who was already waiting in the yard, immediately looked away from the spaceship with a worried expression and said to Rhodes.

"question?"

Hearing Dr. Brief's words, Rhodes wasn't surprised. After all, Earth didn't have this kind of technology yet, and even with the technical data he provided, Dr. Brief would still encounter problems: "What problems? Please tell me, Doctor, and I will try my best to solve them."

Upon hearing Rhodes's words, Dr. Brief frowned and said, "I have thoroughly studied the technical data you provided, and the technology itself is not a problem. However, building a gravity chamber requires some special materials and metals. I can synthesize and manufacture these things, but it will take quite some time!"

That's it?

Dr. Brief's questions were indeed different from those of ordinary people.

Rod clearly remembered that in the original Dragon Ball story, when Goku went to Namek, it was Dr. Brief who helped modify the spaceship.

However, with time running out, Dr. Brief insisted that the spaceship was not ready. It was only when asked that he found out that it was because a speaker was not working properly.

Despite his complaints, Rhodes had already considered this issue and made preparations. He turned around and returned to the spaceship, emerging with several kinds of metals in his hands, which were the materials needed to build the gravity chamber.

Placing the items in front of Dr. Brief, Rhodes smiled and said, "Doctor, these materials should be enough to build a gravity chamber, right?"