"Cough, Lois, it's getting late, and we've seen enough here. Your disappearance for such a long time must have caused some concern..." Clark understood Robert's glance and felt a bit helpless as he turned to Lois and spoke softly.
"Do I have to leave now? Will we see each other again?" Lois asked softly, a hint of reluctance in her voice. "If I want to see you, can I call your name? Will you appear?"
Lois recalled Robert mentioning that a woman had called for Clark, but he didn't respond because he was here. She didn't want her calls to Clark to go unanswered like that.
"...," Robert recalled what he had said earlier about Lana but was surprised by Lois's boldness.
"If there's a chance, I'll come to see you..." Initially, Clark intended to refuse, but ultimately, he couldn't bring himself to do it and finally took a deep breath before replying softly.
"That's great. When you do, could you come dressed as a regular person? I haven't yet seen you as a normal person..." Lois's eyes brightened as she continued to look at Clark expectantly.
"...," Robert suddenly felt superfluous standing there. He thought about clearing his throat to remind them of his presence but then remembered how Clark had spied on him and Diana before. "We'll see," Clark, feeling Robert's gaze, quickly took Lois and flew her back as her arms instinctively wrapped around him, making his expression stiffen.
"You'd better go and come back quickly, and don't let Kara and Lana find out..." Robert, observing everything, didn't forget to telepathically remind Clark.
"Don't worry, I'm more experienced with these things... uh, never mind, I don't have experience, don't get the wrong idea!" Clark, somewhat uncomfortable with Lois's embrace and the aggressive look in her eyes, didn't think much about Robert's words and caught himself mid-reply.
"Sure, you're the expert," Robert's eyes narrowed as he firmly memorized this exchange.
"...," Clark didn't reply to Robert again as he had already flown out of the subspace around Barbaric Island. Meanwhile, Robert turned to another area of the island where Kong was becoming restless. If Robert hadn't alerted Kong when he entered, the creature might have already charged over.
"What exactly did Clark do before?" Robert, appearing beside Kong, decided to gather information from Kong since Clark wasn't around to provide any.
"Roar!" Kong responded instinctively to Robert's question, then realized Robert's voice was in his mind and began to communicate again.
"A spaceship? This woman came from a spaceship? Where did Clark get a spaceship? Aren't all the spaceships here? Hmm?" Upon hearing Kong's story, Robert flew up, emerging from the trees to see a larger spaceship in the distance.
"Where did Clark find another Kryptonian spaceship?" Robert recognized the ship's origins instantly, as it resembled the smaller crafts used by Clark and Kara. Without further thought, Robert entered the spaceship.
"Buzz!" A previously crashed but unrepaired hovering guardian robot reactivated and attacked the intruding Robert.
"Boom!" Robert reacted swiftly, dodging the robot's attack and counterattacking, destroying the robot with a single punch.
"Training targets?" After destroying the robot, Robert raised an eyebrow, reminded of his training sessions using Bulma's family's training equipment as more robots appeared before him.
Curious and somewhat eager, Robert was about to engage further when a light caught his attention, causing the guardian robots to retreat.
"What a complex genetic structure? I can't understand it? Are you the Saiyan Carl mentioned?" Jor-El looked at Robert with some admiration.
"Carl? Clark?" Robert thought of Clark's Kryptonian name and frowned at Jor-El, "You can see my genetic structure?"
"Partially..." Jor-El shook his head slowly, looking curiously at Robert, "Are you also the last of your kind, possessing your race's entire genetic library? Otherwise, I can't explain your predominant gene simplicity and the awakened and dormant secondary genes."
"Having the entire genetic library? No wonder Clark is somewhat special compared to Kara..." Robert pondered upon hearing Jor-El's explanation.
"That's not quite right either. The strength of those genes differs significantly from your main genetic structure. The dormant ones are manageable, but why are the awakened ones weaker than your main genes?" As Robert fell silent, Jor-El's puzzled voice filled with a scientist's inquisitiveness continued to probe.
"So, who are you, and why are you here?" Surprised by Jor-El's accurate insights into his physiology, Robert responded.
Aside from his Saiyan powers, Robert had awakened various other abilities from the Dragon Ball world, such as Oolong's shapeshifting, Chiaotzu's telekinesis, and some Name
kian powers, which came to him instinctively rather than through learning. Now, understanding Jor-El's comments, Robert realized these were innate genetic abilities, explaining why he couldn't teach them to others.
However, more than these awakened powers, Robert was interested in his dormant genes and their untapped potential, as the awakened genes hadn't significantly enhanced his combat abilities.
"I am an artificial intelligence created from Jor-El's memories and consciousness. You must be Carl's brother, the Saiyan he mentioned? Though I can't understand your genes, even your dormant genes show that the Saiyans were a powerful civilization," Jor-El said, reflecting on Robert's genetic potential.
"If you could fully develop your genetic abilities, you might not be weaker than Clark. I didn't expect him to have a brother like you; what a twist of fate..."
"Are you Clark's biological father?" Robert was astounded, not expecting that such advanced technology could preserve one's consciousness.
"Not exactly, I am only a part of him," Jor-El replied softly, "Since we're meeting for the first time, let me give you a gift. Here's a battle suit I prepared for Carl, far superior to anything on Earth in terms of material. Clark liked it so much he planned to switch his current suit for one of these..."
"If you don't like these designs, you can create your own, and I'll make it for you. How about it?"
"Battle suit?" Robert raised an eyebrow. Since acquiring the shapeshifting ability, he hadn't needed specific combat gear as he could manifest Saiyan armor or Turtle School martial arts uniforms as needed, even restoring them during battle.
However, regardless of restoration, the defensively abilities of these garments were limited.
As Robert was about to comment on the battle suits, his expression turned curious, and a slight smile appeared. He glanced at the red underpants-style suit and asked Jor-ël with a smile, "Clark really liked every single one?"
"Indeed, whether it was his matching set or my second favorite, he liked them all. Unfortunately, that girl appeared suddenly, and I didn't have the chance to see Carl in a new set..." Jor-El explained confidently, unaware of the amusement in Robert's smile, not knowing Robert had firmly memorized this moment to tease Clark later.
"That's a real shame. I actually wanted to see Clark in red... these battle suits," Robert sighed with feigned regret.
"Right? I was also quite disappointed, but he'll be back soon, and we can try them on him slowly!" Jor-El, affirmed by Robert, nodded happily, his gaze on Robert growing even more satisfied, "Since you also like these battle suits, why not pick some for yourself?"
"Well, I probably shouldn't need them, as our identities on Earth aren't closely linked. If I wore a suit similar to his, it might expose our identities..." Robert shook his head, declining the offer to choose a suit there.
"But you could redesign one. It wouldn't take much time for me to create whatever you design..." Jor-El's eyes twinkled as he spoke, seemingly enjoying this aspect of his capabilities.
"Designing isn't an issue, but I frequently change my appearance and height, along with my clothes. Battle suits might actually be inconvenient..." Robert raised an eyebrow, reverted to his usual form in front of Jor-El, then demonstrated some shapeshifting.
"What a peculiar ability, your genes also change with each transformation..." Jor-El marveled, "But the complications you're concerned about are trivial for Kryptonian technology. Design a battle suit, and I can make one that is flexible, can shrink to a small item for easy carry, and even store some items, ensuring your shapeshifting won't affect the suit!"
"Well, then this set, shrink it down to a wristband!" Seeing Jor-El's persistence, Robert shrugged and didn't refuse his offer this time. He transformed into a martial arts uniform for Jor-El, deciding to use this suit when appearing as a Saiyan in the future.
Robert didn't choose a Saiyan battle suit because, despite their flexibility and protective capabilities, the tight fit was less appealing than the more comfortable, loose martial arts uniforms he usually wore in the Dragon Ball world.
"Not good!" Meanwhile, just as Jor-El began creating Robert's designed suit, Clark, who had just returned Lois, suddenly thought of something, his expression changing as he hurriedly sped back to Barbaric Island.
Almost instantly, Clark crossed half the globe and appeared on Barbaric Island. Upon arrival, his expression darkened as he saw the battle suit displayed by Jor-El and Robert's smiling face.
Especially when Robert turned to greet Clark with a bright smile, showcasing his white teeth.
"...," Faced with this scene, Clark was silent for a moment before flying reluctantly toward the spaceship.
The idea of beating up Robert crossed Clark's
mind, but now that Robert had two more pieces of leverage on him, Clark worried that causing a scene might backfire, especially since he didn't have anything substantial on Robert...
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