Upon returning to the Grand Kai's Planet, Ino spoke with the North Kai about the situation on Planet Namek.
She mentioned, mixing truth with fabrication, that the Dragon Balls of Planet Namek were different from those of Earth. While Earth's Dragon Balls could resurrect many people at once, each person could only be resurrected one time. In contrast, the Namekian Dragon Balls could only revive one person at a time, but—excluding those who died of natural causes—they allowed for a person to be resurrected a second time.
As for how to persuade the Namekians to use their Dragon Balls to revive Krillin and Chiaotzu, that was entirely up to Son Goku.
Son Goku's pure heart gave him a bonus in this regard. If he were to ask for help, the Namekian Shenron, who could grant three wishes, might leave room for Ino to snag a wish for herself after Krillin and Chiaotzu were revived.
Earth.
Three months passed unknowingly. The buildings destroyed by Vegeta had essentially all been repaired. All the living were hoping for a miracle; they hoped that, just like after the King Piccolo incident years ago, the dead would one day come back to life.
No one noticed that Captain Ginyu of the Ginyu Force, boasting a battle power of 120,000, had quietly descended upon this planet.
The North Kai's searches required time and energy; lacking an automatic person-finding function, he was searching the planets frequently occupied by Frieza's faction. In reality, Ginyu had already arrived on Earth.
Flanking Ginyu were Jeice, with a battle power of 43,000, the esper Guldo with a battle power of 3,000, and Frieza's envoy, Dodoria, with a battle power of 22,000.
Dodoria was a typical petty villain. Usually relying on Frieza's prestige, he would often mock Vegeta, whose battle power was only 18,000, at the slightest provocation.
However, facing Captain Ginyu, he dared not be presumptuous.
At this moment, he asked respectfully, "Captain, what should we do next?"
Knowing that he represented Frieza, Ginyu, with his 120,000 battle power, showed him some respect.
Ginyu signaled with his eyes, and Jeice, standing aside, answered on the Captain's behalf: "Mr. Dodoria, we do not understand the situation on Earth. According to the information recorded in Recoome and Burter's battle power detectors, Earthlings seem to be a race that can manipulate their battle power values at will. This planet looks weak, but there are definitely strong individuals hiding here. We need to launch an investigation in secret."
Dodoria nodded immediately, indicating he understood.
Beside them, Guldo let out a "Hmph."
This fellow was less than a meter tall, with green skin and lumps all over his body. Due to a mutation, he had two extra eyes near his left and right temples.
Guldo was a veritable four-eyed being, and he was the most resistant to this operation.
Because he felt that the woman, who was rumored to have a very high battle power, would definitely join the Ginyu Force. As a fellow esper, this would undoubtedly affect his status. He kept muttering in a low voice, believing they should just kill her to avenge Recoome and Burter.
Ginyu remained unmoved. As a powerhouse who had leveled up like a cheat user through his "Body Change" ability, he knew the waters of the current universe ran deep. His boast to his team members that "Captain Ginyu's battle power is second only to Lord Frieza" contained a lot of moisture—exaggeration. He knew Salza, the captain of Cooler's Armored Squadron, and he was aware that Jeice's "fellow countryman" possessed a battle power as high as 170,000.
There were simply too many strong beings in the universe; his own strength was nothing special.
He crossed his arms over his chest, adopting the posture of a big shot: "Earth will definitely have some traps set up. We have already released the news. Those insignificant small fry will rush over in a swarm. Let them scout the path; we will just observe patiently from behind."
He ordered his subordinates to activate their battle power shielding devices and hide temporarily.
Jeice and Guldo saw a shop selling food by the roadside. Jeice, with his red face and white hair, was very fond of Earth's cheese, and Guldo also felt that the sushi here smelled quite good, so they immediately went over to buy some.
In fact, their so-called buying was just robbing. But since Ginyu wanted them to keep a low profile, they didn't dare to kill anyone. They could only have Guldo use his "Time Freeze" ability, snatch the goods, and run!
Ginyu left the team alone to meet Salza, the captain of Cooler's Armored Squadron, on the other side.
Salza and Jeice originated from the same binary star system and looked quite similar. From a cosmic perspective, they were indeed fellow countrymen.
However, this fellow countryman was far stronger than Jeice. As the captain of Cooler's Armored Squadron, he looked down on Ginyu.
"Ginyu, is it necessary to call me over for such an ordinary planet?"
Ginyu's battle power was a full 50,000 lower than his. However, with Frieza backing him, and Frieza being obviously more amiable as a boss than Salza's boss, Cooler, Ginyu held his ground.
Ginyu was a high-ranking executive who worshipped Frieza's power. He was loyal, and Frieza gave maximum respect to his loyalty. The two got along like a fish in water, a relationship that Salza and Cooler could not compare to.
At this moment, Ginyu did not fear Salza. He spoke word by word: "24 years ago, when Lord Frieza was preparing to exterminate the Saiyans, you were all watching from the sidelines. I heard..."
He carefully observed Salza's expression. "I heard that you discovered a Saiyan who was sent to Earth, but you deliberately let him go. Now, this Saiyan has grown up and threatens Lord Frieza's great cause."
Salza's face was full of disdain: "He's just a low-class warrior among Saiyans. I heard he only has a battle power of over 20,000? How could someone of that level threaten Lord Frieza?"
It was true that his boss, Cooler, was Frieza's brother, but in his words, Salza maintained sufficient respect for Frieza. The brothers could say whatever they wanted to each other and even curse each other out, but as a subordinate, he dared not comment casually on the big shots above.
Ginyu sneered: "So you admit it? You discovered that Saiyan who slipped through the net, and not only did you not act, but you also let him go?"
"Are you accusing me?" Salza was very annoyed. Had he not given a warning? The moment he discovered someone escaping, he had reminded his boss, Frieza's brother Cooler, that a Saiyan remnant had fled.
Cooler hadn't taken it seriously at all; instead, he had treated it like a joke and let the matter pass lightly.
Now, asking him to take the blame? To tell the truth, it was a bit unjust.
Ginyu smiled without speaking. That is exactly what I mean; handle it yourself.
Could Salza shift the blame to his own boss now? Say that everything was authorized by the boss and that he was just a hired hand?
Such behavior would be seeking death. At that point, let alone Cooler or Frieza, even the King Cold behind them wouldn't let him off. Salza's physique was too small; he couldn't withstand the hostility of such big shots.
"Fine, I will use my private identity to help you solve that Saiyan remnant. Remember, just this once!" he said angrily.
Ginyu smiled. With this insurance in place, he felt that this operation would be foolproof.
The next thing to do was to wait.
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