West City
In the backyard of the Capsule Corporation's Private Estate...
As Talot's spaceship arrived, Dr. Brief couldn't wait to start researching the vessel.
In fact, not long ago, he had already come into contact with a spaceship and conducted some groundbreaking research and experiments, helping the owner repair it.
Through probing during their conversation, Talot learned that Galactic Patrolman Jaco had already arrived on Earth, and that particular storyline had already unfolded.
The reason Talot had seen Tights before was because she hadn't left Earth with Jaco immediately. She stayed behind, waiting for Jaco to report back to the Galactic Patrol Headquarters and then return to pick her up.
Three days ago, Jaco finally came back to pick up Tights. She left only a letter and embarked on her journey to explore the universe.
In the letter, Tights expressed that in order to become a truly great sci-fi writer, she was willing to give up her current privileged life.
Talot had just missed that storyline. He hadn't expected it, nor had he sensed Jaco's arrival. It was completely unexpected.
But now, it was too late. There was no changing it.
Tights was gone, but it didn't really affect him much. After all, Dr. Brief and Bulma were still here.
The only thing that made him feel a bit emotional was that it might be decades before he would meet Tights again.
At least according to what he knew from the original work, Tights never returned to Earth.
...
"This is amazing! No wonder you said you could bring resources from anywhere in the universe. This spaceship is incredibly advanced," Dr. Brief said after getting a general understanding of the spaceship's structure.
Talot smiled and replied, "Actually, I don't think this spaceship is perfect yet. Since I've brought it here, I was hoping you could help us build a bigger and more advanced one. Do you think that's possible?"
Hearing this, Dr. Brief wasn't too shocked. In fact, he seemed eager to give it a try.
A man like him loved challenges.
However, Gine, standing nearby, was both surprised and worried.
"Um..Talot, you're not planning on dismantling the spaceship for him to study, are you? If something goes wrong, we won't have a way to leave Earth," Gine quickly said.
In the past, when Talot modified the scouters and spaceship, she hadn't stopped him. But now, since the spaceship might also be taken apart for research, she had no choice but to speak up.
Salari hadn't realized the seriousness of the situation until now, and now hearing that, she began to worry too.
She found it hard to believe that Earthling's technology could produce a better spaceship.
After all, Earthlings hadn't achieved anything close to that yet.
"Don't worry, even if Dr. Brief needs to research the spaceship, I'm confident he won't have to dismantle it," Talot reassured her.
"Exactly. I just need to understand the internal structure and system formulas of the ship. At most, I'd analyze some parts—like the propulsion system, energy source, and other equipment...
"But I can't guarantee I can build a spaceship from scratch. So, you shouldn't get your hopes too high," Dr. Brief added.
His words allowed Gine and Salari to breathe a sigh of relief.
As long as the ship wasn't dismantled, they had nothing to worry about.
With Gine no longer objecting, Talot and Dr. Brief delved deeper into their discussion.
Truth be told, Earth's technological level was still too low at this point in time.
But Talot believed in Dr. Brief. Even though it was twenty years earlier, Earth's first spaceship would eventually be built by him.
At the time, Dr. Brief was relying only on some data left behind from the Namekian spaceship and the broken single-person Frieza Force's spaceship.
Now, with a more advanced and complete medium-sized spaceship, upgrading it with this foundation should go much more smoothly.
While discussing the spaceship, Talot also chatted with Dr. Brief about various topics.
Eventually, the conversation naturally turned to the Gravity Chamber and whether it would be possible to equip a gravity device during the spaceship's construction.
With Talot's suggestion, Dr. Brief also started to innovate boldly.
Their conversation continued until Bulma trotted out of the house, at which point they wrapped things up.
It was clear that Dr. Brief valued Bulma far more than Tights.
From his introduction, you could tell: while his older daughter was smart, she wasn't suited to be a scientist. But his younger daughter was different—she loved researching and innovating various things.
Bulma was already a little inventor, capable of creating all sorts of novel devices on her own.
At times, even Dr. Brief felt a little overshadowed by her talent.
Talot understood the pride Brief felt. After all, having lived more than thirty years across his past and current lives, he could easily relate to the sense of pride that comes from having outstanding children.
Though in his previous life, Talot had never even had a girlfriend, let alone children.
Little Bulma was overjoyed by the arrival of Talot and the others.
Especially her favorable impression of Talot far exceeded that for ordinary people.
It could be because Talot was quite handsome, with a sunny and big-brotherly aura that gave a strong sense of security.
Fortunately, Salari didn't butt heads with Bulma again like she did the first time they met.
Thanks to Gine, Salari had matured and learned that no girl could easily steal away her "Big brother Talot."
However, their dislike for each other remained unchanged, and they barely spoke.
There was no helping it—it takes time for the relationship to develop naturally. After living together for a while, things would automatically improve.
"So, this is the signal receiver you made, Bulma?" Talot asked in amazement, looking at the crude motherboard and small screen in his hand.
"Yes, big brother! Just press this button here, and it'll pick up the special signal emitted by the Dragon Balls and display it on the screen," Bulma said with a bright smile.
As she explained, she gave a quick demonstration.
She placed the Dragon Ball on the table, pressed the search button, and the screen quickly displayed the signal feedback.
It was none other than the prototype of the Dragon Radar.
Bulma was such a genius—being able to create something so remarkable so quickly left both Gine and Salari in awe.
Their view of Bulma completely changed.
Previously, when they heard Dr. Brief talk about her, they thought he was exaggerating, but now they understood.
"Bulma, what's the detection range of this radar?" Talot asked, focusing on the key question.
The little girl thought for a moment before answering, "About as big as a hundred houses."
As big as a hundred houses?
Talot was momentarily taken aback, and then couldn't help but laugh to himself.
Sure enough, she was still young. Even if the range was as big as a hundred houses, it was still pretty small.
So, the device would need further modifications and development until it could scan the entire Earth.