Back on Planet Lossa.
After harvesting all the remaining Tree of Might's fruits and placing them into the personal storage space, Talot, Salari, Raditz, Bulma, Tights, and Jaco finally emerged from the Tree of Might.
They didn't consume the fruits right away. Instead, they stored them in the personal storage space where time is paused, so they could be accessed anytime later.
Of course, it's not like they planned to leave them untouched forever; they would slowly absorb them after returning to Earth.
In addition to consuming them themselves, they had to save some for others as well.
North Kai reserved two fruits to try out. Gine could have one too. As for Son Gohan, they weren't sure if his body could handle it, since the fruits contained such immense life force. Maybe eating them would even extend his lifespan.
Besides that, a few fruits could be kept in reserve.
The fruits were in Talot's possession, and he was in charge of distributing them. Salari and Raditz had no objections.
Still, even after setting aside a generous reserve, each of them would have around twenty fruits to consume.
When harvesting the fruits earlier, Talot had carefully counted; there were 85 in total.
And that was after each of them had eaten one, and dividing one of them to Bulma, Tights, and Jaco.
Outside the Tree of Might, as all the fruits were picked, the giant tree began to rapidly wither, as if its purpose had come to an end.
The sight was even more awe-inspiring.
Only after the Tree of Might had completely died did Talot, following North Kai's guidance, locate the miraculous Tree of Might's seed directly beneath the main trunk.
The seed could sprout into a Tree of Might. Once the fruits matured, the tree would wither, and the seed would revert to its original state.
So, there was only one seed. Even with the fruits, the Tree of Might couldn't be recreated.
According to North Kai, this seed was likely the last remaining one in existence.
Barring any surprises, the Tree of Might had long since gone extinct. Turles had simply been incredibly lucky to stumble upon a fully grown fruit-bearing Tree of Might on some planet, and by sheer chance, ended up with this seed.
In other words, Turles was something of a "chosen one."
Unfortunately, even a chosen one is still an insect when placed on a grander stage.
"This time, thank you all for your assistance. I will report everything truthfully to Lord Galactic King. Without you, it would've been impossible for me to complete this mission alone," Jaco said, expressing his gratitude to Talot and the others.
This was sincere gratitude, with no hidden agenda.
As he had come to realize after interacting with Talot and the rest: not all Saiyans are evil, there are good and bad among them.
Hearing Jaco's words, Talot paid no mind: "As I said in the beginning, this mess was caused by a Saiyan, so it should be handled by us Saiyans. Besides, we even got the Tree of Might's fruits out of it. In our eyes, we should be thanking you for bringing us the intel."
Talot's words were genuine, as that was indeed the case.
Hearing this, Jaco respected Talot even more. "It's thanks to your strength that you were able to obtain the Tree of Might's fruits. By the way, would you be interested in joining the Galactic Patrol? I can recommend you to Lord Galactic King. With your strength, you'd quickly rise to a high position within the Galactic Patrol."
"Join the Galactic Patrol? You mean wear those bizarre outfits and go around the universe upholding justice?" Raditz asked, his mouth twitching hard.
If that was the case, you'd have to kill him before he'd put on one of those ridiculous suits.
Besides, he had no intention of becoming a tool for anyone. The only person he recognized as a leader was Talot, no one else.
"Well, I think it's kind of cute. Raditz, I actually think you'd look great in one of those uniforms," Salari teased from the side.
"Pfft~~! Now that Salari puts it that way, I actually think it would suit you pretty well." Bulma covered her mouth and chuckled, which made Tights burst out laughing too.
Raditz's face turned a little red from their teasing: "If you like wearing it, then you wear it! I'm not interested!"
Seeing Raditz so furious only made Salari want to laugh even more.
"Alright, that's enough teasing." Putting a stop to Salari, Bulma, and Tights' teasing, Talot turned to Jaco and said, "Becoming part of the Galactic Patrol isn't really suitable for us, so we'll have to decline your kind offer. But if you ever encounter something you can't handle in the future, feel free to contact us. If we can help, we won't hesitate."
Talot politely refused Jaco, but left the door open.
You never know, Jaco might bring them another unexpected surprise in the future, just like this time.
Truthfully, Talot had considered long ago whether they should build a relationship and join the Galactic Patrol.
After all, the Galactic Patrol had the Trainee Angel • Merus!
That was the most terrifying being across the entire series, because if he wanted to, he could single-handedly overturn every era before the Super Era.
Even without using his Angel powers, Merus's strength was undeniable.
Talot had thought of making contact, hoping to benefit from Merus.
But eventually, he gave up on that idea.
The reason was simple: he was still too weak right now.
Facing an Angel, even a Trainee Angel, he'd very likely get found out.
If his identity as a transmigrator was exposed… Even if Merus didn't know, deliberately getting close to him would be something Merus couldn't possibly fail to notice.
In short, before obtaining absolutely overwhelming strength, he couldn't recklessly approach the highest-ranked beings of this world, lest unexpected complications arise.
"I see. That's really a shame. But since you're not interested, I won't force it." Jaco expressed his genuine disappointment.
In the next moment, he thanked Talot again, because of what Talot had said, from now on, no matter what kind of trouble he encountered, he could rely on their help. To him, that was a tremendous blessing.
It was essentially a free pass to ask them for help with any future problem.
With things wrapped up, Talot used Instant Transmission to send Jaco and Tights back to Planet Nutts first.
Their spaceship was on Planet Nutts. If they were left behind on this Planet Lossa, they would've had to use a communicator to call for assistance.
After saying goodbye to Jaco and Tights, Talot brought Salari, Raditz, and Bulma back to Earth.
Originally, the plan was to go straight to North Kai's Planet, but because of Bulma, they couldn't go directly.
After all, North Kai's Planet had gravity ten times that of Earth. Going there recklessly, even if Bulma had eaten a Tree of Might's fruit, could still cause her harm.
The purpose of going to North Kai's Planet was to give him some Tree of Might's fruits.
And then, it would be time for a breakthrough.
Not Talot's breakthrough, but Salari and Raditz's.
After such a long period of striking balance between rest and training, they had achieved mental clarity. Now, having consumed the Tree of Might's fruits, it was as if a shackle had been removed from their bodies. They can push toward an even higher realm.
After returning to Earth, Talot went alone to North Kai's Planet and gave the Tree of Might's fruits to North Kai.
For him, the round trip took no more than a blink of an eye.
Then he joined Salari and Raditz at Mount Paozu.
He had already planned this beforehand, so he also shared Tree of Might's fruit with Gine and Son Gohan.
Son Gohan didn't know, but Gine hadn't forgotten the experience back on Planet Ouyun. So she understood that the Tree of Might's fruits had the same effect as the blood fruit, except thousands of times more potent.
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