Time flew by.
As if in the blink of an eye, a year quietly passed.
From the moment he learned that Frieza was heading toward Earth, Talot immediately took Raditz and Salari for more advanced training.
As for Nappa, Goku, Krillin, Yamcha, Tien Shinhan, and Chiaotzu, they were left to slowly walk the same paths they had once walked before.
During this year, Earth entered a period of peace.
This was inevitable, because according to the plot of the first part of Dragon Ball, the universe stage had not yet opened. So although some unexpected things might happen on Earth, they wouldn't disrupt the peace or cause any major incidents.
In other words, Earth's technology was developing, the era was progressing, and everything was moving in a positive direction.
It's worth mentioning that Piccolo Jr. followed a path very similar to the original work's storyline: first being picked up by a farmer couple, then abandoned after frightening them when he emerged from his egg, and later wandering across Earth, searching for ways to grow stronger and for opportunities for revenge.
A Namekian's growth rate was completely different from that of an Earthling, so in just one short year, Piccolo had already grown a great deal.
His desire for revenge was also even stronger than in the original work, with his target naturally being Master Roshi, because Master Roshi had killed his "father", or rather, his own previous incarnation.
All in all, although the story had undergone significant changes, the main plotline had not deviated.
Returning back to Talot's group. This year brought about no small amount of change for them.
First, in terms of strength: over the course of the year, Talot finally raised his base power level to 55 million.
This had been the goal he set for himself a year ago, and he had even surpassed it.
Fortunately, he had unlocked the map to the Sacred World of the Kai and could also travel to Grand Kai's planet at any time to spar with powerful experts from the Other World.
Especially his fights with Pikkon, every time they fought he gained great benefits.
Now his Super Saiyan 2 form had been honed to perfection, and he had even faintly touched upon Super Saiyan 3, though he had not yet attempted to break through.
As for Super Saiyan 4, Talot had in some ways reached an even higher level.
Because his mastery of the Great Ape's power had become more perfect, making his strength no longer limited to simple multiplier boosts.
For Talot, the increase in strength was gratifying, and the reason he was able to make such a huge leap in just one year using known training methods also had to do with Salari.
A few months ago, during training, Salari suddenly felt abdominal pain, and after a checkup she learned she was over two months pregnant.
When Talot first heard the news, he was both shocked and overjoyed.
Having lived two lives, he had not expected to become a father so soon.
Because of the pregnancy, Talot was protective of Salari, forcing her to stop training and focus on nurturing the baby at home. Only after giving birth and fully recovering would she be allowed to continue training to grow stronger.
Then Gine and Bulma became Salari's caretakers, constantly supervising and watching over her.
Salari was too careless and needed reminders from others.
In fact, she had long wanted a child, but had never gotten pregnant. Now that she had, she also felt it had come at the wrong time.
Because it meant she had to step back from the front lines and could no longer help out.
It was only after Talot's lengthy persuasion, as her belly grew day by day, that Salari let go of these thoughts.
Oh, and because Salari was pregnant, Talot was forced by Bulma to hold a wedding with them.
Although it was rushed, Talot had no choice but to accept. Fortunately Bulma had been making arrangements all along, just waiting for the right opportunity.
Now, taking advantage of this chance, she fulfilled her wish. Although she married Talot alongside Salari, on Earth in this world there were no restrictions of monogamy in marriage.
To Bulma, she was now increasingly envious and jealous, especially of Salari's prominently rounded belly. Every time she saw her, she couldn't help imagining: could it be because Saiyans and Earthlings are different species?
An unwilling Bulma could only stare helplessly.
And Bulma wasn't the only one influenced by this envy, there was also the blonde-haired Launch. After learning of Salari's pregnancy, she went directly to Raditz, but unfortunately, even now, nothing had happened.
Speaking of Raditz, after Salari retreated to the rear due to pregnancy, he had thrown himself completely into training.
Over the course of an entire year, Raditz's progress was enormous; his power level skyrocketed to 25 million!
Although still not equal to Talot from a year ago, this level of strength was already extremely powerful.
Raditz had also achieved Super Saiyan 2 transformation and could skillfully control the increase in power.
To put it in the simplest numbers, Raditz's power level could now erupt to well over 3 billion!
And that was without using Kaio-ken to trigger an instant power level burst.
On Earth.
After finishing their long training, Talot and Raditz had returned from the Sacred World of the Kai, and for the past two days had been taking a rest.
Taking this opportunity, the two of them also witnessed Goku's growth firsthand.
This kid truly lived up to being the main character of the original work; after a year of training, his power level had increased tenfold, reaching 80,000.
That was growth in power, but the biggest change was in his body. At 17 years old, he now looked just like he did when he participated in the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament in the original work.
And Nappa?
As a warrior from a fallen noble family, although rather stupid, he was still an upper-class warrior among the Saiyans, possessing basic potential—he just had no idea how to tap into it at first.
Under the training arranged by Talot and through his own efforts, his power level also broke through the 150,000 mark!
Unfortunately, even with Talot's guidance, Nappa had only reached the threshold of transforming into a Super Saiyan. He was still far from actually achieving it.
Who knew whether he could succeed in the future? At least for now, one year of training was far from enough.
Besides Goku and Nappa.
The remaining ones, of course, were Krillin, Yamcha, Tien Shinhan, and Chiaotzu, whose strengths had all advanced by leaps and bounds.
Krillin's power level had broken through to 6,000.
Yamcha's power level had broken through to 5,000.
Perhaps because he had unlocked the potential of his Triclops lineage, Tien Shinhan's power level was approaching 10,000, showing the talent he originally possessed in the original work.
Sure, compared to Goku the gap was still huge, but their starting point had always been much lower.
And Chiaotzu, though his power level had only reached 3,000, could still be said to be quite impressive.
Now they had gone to North Kai's Planet to train. This was the path Talot had arranged for them step by step, allowing them to complete in advance the path they were meant to walk in the original work.
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Chapter 157 Salari's Pregnancy and Wedding (Part 1)
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