Chapter 785: Dragon Ball Trial on Namek
Under the dark green sky, the entire planet of Namek is covered with special puffball fungi, which use their green dots to weave pieces of green carpets, decorating the colors of the mountains and clouds.
"Just like that... all of a sudden, we really came to five hundred years ago?"
Holding Ji Xing's arm and jumping out of the time machine, Bulma still felt a little unreal, looking around and said: "When we got on the time machine, the surroundings were plains, how did it become hills here? The position will also change? Or..."
"Five hundred years, the world has changed." Ji Xing explained: "The time machine will not change the location of the shuttle, but time will change, which is also one of the proofs that we have traveled through time."
"...Awesome~~" Bulma looked at the green grass-like ground under his feet, looked at the green sky, and exclaimed: "I used to think that without 'Professor Dragon', I would not lose to you in terms of technology. I didn't expect that you can even make something like a time machine."
Ji Xing smiled without saying a word, you are really amazing, I turned on the thinking cheat
After appreciating the fresh scenery around for a while, Bulma reached for her trouser pocket and said, "It's all green, the air is so fresh... Well, let me see... Great! The Dragon Ball Radar is useful!"
The palm-sized Dragon Ball Radar was turned on, and a triangular arrow was displayed on it, marking the location of the two people. When Bulma pressed it a few more times, two more light spots appeared in the radar, which was exactly the same as the one used on Earth, showing the Dragon Balls near them.
Bulma zoomed in and out twice, and soon said in surprise, "So close! The nearest Dragon Ball is only twenty kilometers away from us, over there!"
That was the nearest Namek village that Ji Xing sensed with his Qi. He nodded, put the time machine into a silver universal capsule, took out a black one, and released the Big Dog hovercraft.
"Let's not teleport yet. I'll drive."
"Yes!"
The hover car rushed down from the top of the mountain and sped through the green fungus field. Bulma, who was in the passenger seat, reached out and pressed twice, and the car quickly switched to convertible mode. Bulma put her arm on the window, her blue hair fluttered in the wind, and she made a cheerful "woohoo" sound.
Everything was like a dream. Two months ago, she couldn't imagine time travel or space travel at all, but now she and Ji Xing were driving a car on an alien planet 500 years ago.
It didn't take long for the "real feeling" to appear.
Because Bulma saw a golden field in the distance, and the people working in the field...
"So many young gods!"
Roughly the same as the gods on Earth, each "piccolo" was carrying a crop similar to wheat on his shoulders.
The Namekians' hearing is far better than that of the people on Earth, and they heard the sound of the hovercraft earlier. Dozens of young Namekians in the field looked over and saw Ji Xing Bulma, and they looked at each other in surprise and communicated in Namek language.
A trace of doubt flashed through Ji Xing's heart.
In fact, when he just finished the time travel, saw the green land and smelled the air that seemed fresher than five hundred years later, Ji Xing was already a little confused - according to his understanding, the "extinction" of Namek six years later was because the Namekians born in this era did not cherish the environment, abused technology, and destroyed the planet's ecosystem.
It is precisely because of this that the Namekians in the future no longer use technology, and use slash-and-burn farming to make the entire planet full of green little by little.
So at this time, the planet's environmental pollution should have been very serious, and he had prepared some countermeasures for this... But why are the Namekians in front of him also using slash-and-burn farming?
There is not even a shadow of environmental pollution?
Pollution is difficult to "achieve overnight".
"That's right. If pollution accumulates little by little, it would be even more strange if there is no dragon to purify it. The extinction of species on Namek must have deeper factors. It's just that there is no record or inheritance because there is only one "great elder" who should still be unknown now?"
Jixing parked the car by the field. After communicating with the Namek young men, they had already separated a few leaders to greet them.
The Namek youth in the lead wore a gray robe, with a slightly long face and a thin figure.
"Guests from the universe? Hello, this is Namek. Is there anything you can help me with?" he asked.
Huh? No Namek language? And it looks very friendly. Bulma, who was a little nervous, was slightly surprised and looked up at Jixing.
Ji Xing replied directly: "Excuse me, friends from Namek. We came to Namek to find the Dragon Ball and make a wish because we heard the legend of the dragon."
"For Lord Porunga?"
Several Namekians looked at each other in surprise again. Being at the edge of the universe, Namekians don't receive many space visitors, maybe only once every few years or even decades. Most of them were forced to land for help due to spacecraft failures, and left after receiving their help.
A few space robbers were cleared out by the combat-type Namekians and buried here.
This is the second time in their memory that they came specifically for the Dragon Ball. The existence of the Dragon Ball on Namek is a secret that few people know.
"Excuse me, where did you hear about the Dragon Ball?" asked a short and strong Namekian.
"I heard about it by chance." Ji Xing said.
This is obviously a vague answer, but several Namekians didn't care. They nodded at each other, and the leading Namekian said: "I am Ma A Luo, what are your names?"
"Ji Xing."
"My name is Bulma."
"Mr. Jixing from the universe, Miss Bulma." Maalo nodded gently and turned around and said, "If you want to see Lord Porunga, please follow me to see my father first."
"Sorry for the trouble." Jixing nodded and said, "Bulma can't fly, let's drive and follow."
Maalo looked at Bulma with some surprise. In the universe, especially on Namek, even children can fly.
He nodded, told the young men watching in the fields to continue farming in Namek language, and then flew into the sky with a few people around him.
Jixing continued to drive the Big Dog hovercraft and followed them at a very fast speed.
"Seems very friendly." Bulma whispered, "By the way... Jixing, can I learn to fly? It seems a little inconvenient."
"Not now, wait until our laboratory is built, I will help you adjust your body a little, let you comprehend the control of the breath, and you will learn it slowly, or you can use the dragon to make a wish to gain the ability to fly... but if you don't practice, don't think about how strong your combat power is."
"I don't want to fight and kill, and it's too wasteful to make a wish with the dragon." Bulma muttered, and smiled, "Anyway, you are protecting me!"
Jixing smiled, and Ma'alo in the sky moved his ears, muttering in his heart: Are they lovers or couples among aliens? Laboratory? Or scientists? Can you learn to fly by adjusting your body?
He communicated with several Namekians around him in Namek language again, and Jixing, who was driving a hovercraft, also moved his ears slightly.
During the eight-day space voyage, Jixing had learned Namek language from Bulma and translated it instantly.
‘They look like friendly aliens, and they don’t know much about Namek, except that I don’t know where Lord Porunga got them from.’
‘Well, they don’t look like the same people as those thirty years ago. They are a different race.’
‘These aliens look very strange, with strange skin and hair colors.’
‘That kind of transportation is pretty good.’
‘Maalo, do you really want them to take the Dragon Ball Trial at the elders’?’
‘It’s up to my father to decide, but I don’t think my father will break the rules of Namek.’
30 years ago, another group of people came to Namek to look for the Dragon Ball? And left a bad impression on the Namekians?
Ji Xing’s mind turned darkly, and he drove in silence.
Not long after, a village inhabited by Namekians appeared in front of Ji Xing.
As far as the eye could see, buildings like abalone and snail shells were neatly arranged, low and thick, with round and bubble-shaped windows.
The village is not big, and there should be about 300 Namekians living there, but for Namekians who are used to living in scattered villages, this is already a lot.
Maalo and others landed in front of the village, and Ji Xing naturally parked the car there, and walked the rest of the way.
"Dragon Balls do exist on Namek." Maalo introduced while leading the way: "Collect seven dragon balls, and you can summon Lord Porunga and fulfill any three wishes. This is also true."
Three? Bulma's eyes lit up instantly, and it was indeed much stronger than the Earth Dragon Balls!
"Any Namekian or guest from the universe can collect dragon balls, but they must go through special trials." Maalo continued: "The seven dragon balls are kept by seven elders including my father, and the content of the trial includes courage, wisdom, strength, etc., which is decided by the elders. If you pass one item, you can get a dragon ball, but if you fail any assessment, you must return all the dragon balls."
The trial of the dragon balls? It sounds difficult, but it shouldn't be difficult for Ji Xing.
Bulma nodded slightly and looked around. It seems that because the young and strong have gone out to farm, the village is inhabited by the elderly and children.
The elderly are more like gods, except for the difference in body shape. The children... although they are also green, they are unexpectedly cute?
The curious and timid look is no different from the children on Earth. Most of the elderly have friendly faces in their curiosity.
Yes, a friendly race.
Soon they came to the center of the village. In front of a larger building, an old man with an old face and a profile similar to Ma A Luo appeared in front of everyone. What was more eye-catching was the orange-yellow sphere above the gate of this building.
The bright luster, the transparency that seemed to contain the world, and the four five-pointed stars on the surface of the sphere all explained its identity.
"Four-pointed star? It's placed outside? And it's so big!" Bulma exclaimed in a low voice.
Compared with the dragon balls on Earth that can be held in one hand, the dragon balls on Namek are indeed very large, with a diameter of nearly half a meter, and need to be held with both hands.
"This is my father, the elder of Namek and the administrator of the four planets." Ma'alo introduced to Jixing and Bulma.
Jixing walked up to the elder and greeted politely: "Hello, I am Jixing, this is Bulma, we came to Namek to collect dragon balls and make a wish to the dragon."
"For Lord Porunga?" The elder's gentle smile did not change, but several village elders who came over curiously around him made surprised sounds.
"Elder..."
The four elders of Namek gently pressed their hands to quiet everyone down, and said in a warm voice: "I already know your purpose, and Ma'alo also introduced the content of the Dragon Ball Trial to you.
That’s right. On Namek, whether you are a child of Namek or a guest from the universe, you can take the Dragon Ball Trial. As long as you can pass it, you can naturally take my Dragon Ball away. But in addition to this, there is a simpler way to pass the trial. "
"My wish is approved." The fourth elder looked at Ji Xing: "What is your wish?"
"This... is more complicated." Ji Xing thought for a while and said: "I want to get some knowledge and power from the dragon. In the final analysis, it is to become stronger."
"For power?" The fourth elder looked at Ji Xing deeply, and his wise eyes seemed to be able to see through Ji Xing, but the embarrassing thing was... In fact, he didn't see through anything.
As a non-combat Namekian, he has special abilities including simple mind reading, but it is completely ineffective here with Ji Xing.
Not seeing through is also a kind of seeing through.
He shook his head slightly and said: "It's a coincidence that the trial here is a trial of strength. You need to get the approval of my son Ma A Luo in the competition, or defeat him, to take this four-star star from me. Do you accept it? "
Ji Xing looked at the young man who had just brought him here. He looked calm and nodded slightly to him. Obviously, he knew the content of the trial.
"I accept it." He also nodded slightly.
Bulma smiled, and the first dragon ball was in hand! In terms of fighting, she has absolute confidence in Ji Xing who can move freely under 115 times gravity. Compared with the man I like, a little monster like Goku is not a monster. On the contrary, the assessment of courage and wisdom is prone to unexpected situations.
"Ma A Luo, use all your strength this time."
"Yes, father. "
Even if you use all your strength...
Boom--!!
The powerful energy suddenly exploded around Ma'alo, and the fierce wind pressure instantly messed up Bulma's hair and made her eyes straighten up.
Although she didn't practice martial arts, she could feel that this was a force that was absolutely different from the aura of the martial artists in Kame-sensei's house on Earth!
She then remembered that Ji Xing said there were many powerful warriors in the universe, and she felt worried.
The Namek elders around were relieved. The elders really knew what was going on. With the incident 30 years ago as a lesson, how could they easily hand over the Dragon Ball to someone who was not from the same tribe.
Ma'alo was the strongest warrior in this village. If he could fight with all his strength...
"In this case, do you still want to accept this trial?" Ma'alo asked.
Ji Xing nodded: "Please give me your advice."
The two rose into the sky.
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