Dragon Ball Roshi-Chapter 178 - : The Power of Prophecy

If he didn't have the God Tree physique, nothing would have interacted in an indescribable way with the Longevity Water hidden within his body. Not only would it not have brought him a longer lifespan and stronger vitality, but his youthful appearance would have developed like a normal person's. And because of his longer lifespan, he would age even more than most people. After three hundred years, he would probably be like a piece of rotten wood that should have decayed long ago. In addition, his ki cultivation would not have made significant progress, being limited to around 300 — a pitiful 300. Not to mention the affinity for natural ki that he later, and currently, possessed — that is, the potential or "divinity" that offered the possibility of "becoming a god."

If he didn't obtain the location of Magic Planet from Porunga's revelation, Taro wouldn't have received the meditation method taught by Ivan. His mental strength wouldn't have made a qualitative leap. His eyes techniques would eventually cause damage to his mind, and he would probably gradually seal them away and stop using them. In that case, the Muken wouldn't have been able to evolve to its current state of perfect synchronization with his eye techniques, reaching fifty times its original power. Furthermore, he wouldn't have learned magic, and Magic Planet would have been destroyed by the Frieza Force's, just as the Holy Mage had foreseen. However, his prophecy probably wouldn't have included Taro's existence, because at that time, Taro would have just been an insignificant weakling on a faraway planet.

If he hadn't made those three wishes here, Taro's achievements would undoubtedly have been limited. He might not have even surpassed the original Master Roshi due to his not particularly outstanding natural talent. And logically, if he couldn't surpass Master Roshi, could he have taught Son Goku and the others so well? And if he couldn't teach them well, would the Dragon Ball story he knew have happened? Perhaps it would have, or perhaps it never would have.

Therefore, he was grateful for the Dragon Balls.

Taro thus held respect for the Namekians and the Dragon Balls. At this moment, he was staying in the Grand Elder's house. Beside the Grand Elder was the already aged guardian, Darth — the Namekian warrior whom Taro needed to rely on Instant Transmission tactics to defeat in the past — he was casually chatting with the Grand Elder.

The Grand Elder was undoubtedly a learned Namekian sage. He belonged to the all-around type of Namekian Dragon Clan; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to give birth to support-type offspring like Darth and warrior-type offspring like Nail. Taro's exchanges with him covered both martial arts experience and aspects of special abilities.

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"Grand Elder, what are your insights on the ability of 'precognition'?"

Taro suddenly brought up this topic.

When he left here in the past, the Grand Elder had revealed that when Namek was on the verge of destruction due to natural disasters, the remaining Namekians chose the ultimate fusion, which gave birth to the current Grand Elder. It was this Grand Elder who created the powerful Porunga Dragon Balls, and a wish was made to restore their homeland. At the same time, ut of concern for Namek's future, the Grand Elder also made a wish to Porunga to possess the ability to capture impressions of the future in his dreams.

And coincidentally, Taro had seen the potential for precognition in magical cultivation, or rather, spiritual cultivation, from the Holy Mage. The Holy Mage had seen the end of Magic Planet and Taro's appearance through precognitive dreams.

Taro wasn't sure if he would also have "precognitive dreams" if he persisted in practicing meditation. What would appear in the dreams? Defeating Frieza? Or future variables that contradicted the plot he knew? Variables that even he at that time couldn't handle?

His thoughts were moving quickly, but they were also divergent, without any definite certainty. He was just habitually considering as many possibilities as possible. So at this moment, he wanted to exchange ideas with the Grand Elder, who possessed a similar ability, hoping to gain some enlightenment.

"Precognition..." the Grand Elder slowly began to speak, but what he said was somewhat uninteresting. "I can only use this ability when I am half-asleep. Moreover, this is an ability granted to me by Porunga. The specific principle, I also know little about..."

Taro couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, but he wasn't overly concerned.

On the other side, the already aged Darth felt complicated emotions. The Earthling who was only so-so in power back then and only defeated him with a few tricks, but now, he had reached a point where just standing before him made him unable to muster any will to resist. They had both lived for so many years, yet he himself hadn't improved much. Could he protect the Grand Elder like this? Could he guard Namek's future? Could he cultivate even more outstanding successors for the Grand Elder, successors to replace him? Thinking this, his expressionless face couldn't help but fill with shame and anxiety.

Both the Grand Elder and Taro inadvertently glanced at Darth, who was lost in his own emotions. Taro didn't say anything, and neither did the Grand Elder.

The Grand Elder half-closed his eyes and said in a hoarse voice, "However, I can probably describe some of the feelings during precognitive dreams... If it can be of any help to you..." Taro gladly nodded and said, "It would be impolite of me to refuse."

The subsequent exchange between the two went without saying.

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Ninn was staying with Hathaway in a Namekian village closest to the Grand Elder's peak. As Taro's accompanying family, the grandmother and granddaughter received good hospitality. Of course, this hospitality was limited, as Namekians didn't have many edible crops since they could satisfy their normal life needs just by drinking water and absorbing sunlight... Upon learning this, Hathaway was obviously curious, guessing if this strange, genderless alien race that her husband seemed to respect so much was perhaps an evolved form of plant life? Surviving through photosynthesis?

After this space journey, the quiet little girl had become good at making friends. She quickly became friends with the young Namekian children in this village. The current Namekians lived the most primitive agrarian tribal life, completely different from the technologically advanced Namekians before the disaster. They were hardworking, simple, and kind, Therefore, the group of children had a good time playing, as they were all exceptionally pure.

"Wow..." Ninn looked up at the ground, watching her newly acquainted Namekian friend flying in the sky.

"Can't you fly?" the friend in the sky asked in confusion.

"I can't," Ninn replied, also confused. Grandpa didn't bring the Flying Nimbus, so of course she couldn't fly.

Not far away, on the semi-spherical roof of a village house, Taro and Hathaway sat side by side, watching their carefree and adorable granddaughter playing. Hathaway softly asked, "This child, Ninn, seems to be like Tam. She doesn't have much enthusiasm for training." Although she hadn't formally asked — the child was still too young — Hathaway could feel that Ninn, like Tam back then, although curious about these extraordinary powers, didn't show the passion to pursue them.

"Let them be," Taro said. It seemed that his descendants all had this tendency. Yumeko was like this back then, Tam was like this, and now Ninn seemed to be the same. But he didn't force them.

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With Porunga's restoration back then, plus the efforts of the Grand Elder and his descendants, Namek's scenery was extremely beautiful. The vegetation coverage rate was extremely high, and coupled with the fact that Namekians themselves were similar to plant life, the air quality here was simply shockingly high. If it were brought to Earth's cities, it could probably be sold by the gram.

After staying here for a few more days, calculating the time, the one-month period was almost up.

Taro, along with the spherical spaceship and the grandmother and granddaughter inside, disappeared from the land of Namek.