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Watching Bardock leave and finally disappear from sight outside the Royal Palace, King Vegeta's eyes grew increasingly terrifying.
The human heart is the most unpredictable.
Bardock showed King Vegeta the utmost respect and loyalty.
But King Vegeta still viewed Bardock as a threat!
In his eyes, Bardock, in a certain sense, had already threatened his position.
Just the fact that lower-ranking warriors revered him as a legend was a challenge to his authority.
Bardock himself didn't even realize it; he was just trying to do better, but the result was that his achievements were seen as overshadowing his superiors.
Of course, the most critical and primary reason was that Bardock was just a lower-ranking warrior.
Not just in King Vegeta's heart, but in the hearts of all the elite upper ranks, lower-ranking warriors were just that—lower-ranking, without even the资格 to speak to them.
Lower-ranking warriors, in the eyes of the high and mighty elite upper ranks, were mere ants to be随意差遣 and toyed with.
"Hmph!! Once Frieza is dealt with, once this king ascends to the throne of the Emperor of the Universe... then it will be time for a true reckoning." King Vegeta's eyes carried a murderous intent, but he quickly hid it.
If not for Bardock's strength, if not for his continued usefulness, he would never allow his subordinates to become uncontrollable...
...
Leaving the Royal Palace, Bardock didn't head back directly. Instead, he searched for Raditz's whereabouts within the palace.
Time was now more pressing. In ten days, he would set out, and in seven days, Raditz would also be accompanying King Vegeta's son on a campaign!
So in the coming days, he had to impart some knowledge every day.
And there were some things he needed to discuss with Raditz alone, preferably without even Gine knowing.
After wandering for a while, Bardock finally found Raditz on the outermost training ground of the Royal Palace, along with Vegeta.
As a subordinate, even with a battle power of ten thousand, Bardock still had to respectfully address the prince as 'Your Highness.'
As for the others, Bardock completely ignored them.
Firstly, he had the strength to look down on these upper and elite warriors.
Secondly, he held them in contempt.
Even though his son would be working under them for a while, King Vegeta had promised to ensure Raditz's safety, so these people would absolutely not dare to act rashly.
If they dared to act rashly, he would not let them off!
This was the power of strength.
Taking Raditz away from the Royal Palace, Bardock, in the following days, essentially asked for a leave of absence for Raditz from Vegeta.
Otherwise, as the personal guard of King Vegeta's son, Raditz would have to be by the prince's side almost all the time, except for occasional breaks.
Bardock's request, Vegeta would not refuse.
Of course, when Raditz had just asked for a few days off, he didn't pay much attention.
To him, whether Raditz was by his side or not made no difference.
At first, he was puzzled by his father's decision to place a peer with a battle power of only a few hundred points by his side.
It wasn't until later that he gradually understood his father's intentions.
Now, even though Vegeta was only five years old, his mind was far from ordinary.
As a prince, he saw many aspects, not just status, but most crucially, battle power.
Pride is inevitable, but one must also have self-awareness.
Watching Bardock and Raditz walk away, Vegeta's eyes glinted with a light that didn't belong to his age, his expression grave.
The sycophant by his side couldn't help but stir up trouble, "Your Highness, you shouldn't have given Bardock that guy a good face! He's becoming more and more arrogant, relying on his high combat power."
"Yeah, Prince Vegeta! He didn't even respect you just now."
As the two upper-class warriors, each with 3000 combat points, spoke, Vegeta's eyes sharpened.
However, his sharp gaze was not directed at the departing Bardock, but at the two men beside him: "If you have the ability, don't gossip behind people's backs! Such behavior only makes this prince think you're useless!"
With that, Vegeta turned and walked toward the Royal Palace.
His combat power had long surpassed 3000 points, so even without his princely status, he could take on these two.
Vegeta's cold and sarcastic words left the two upper-class warriors with a look of extreme displeasure.
To be fair, Vegeta was more tolerant and discerning than King Vegeta.
Comparing Bardock to the useless waste around him, he leaned more towards Bardock, because this lower-class warrior had become strong through his own efforts!
Strictly speaking, as a lower-class warrior of the Saiyans, Bardock was the only one Vegeta remembered from a young age!
Even in the later stages of the original timeline, Vegeta still recalled Bardock.
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Walking through the bustling streets of the royal city, Bardock and Raditz observed the surrounding buildings and various aliens while they talked.
"According to King Vegeta, I'm supposed to set out for Planet Lump with the prince in seven days?" Raditz said in surprise after hearing Bardock's words.
For him, this day had been long awaited.
He didn't know that this expedition would mark the beginning of his tragic life.
"Seven days from now, you will set out with the prince's elite forces. A few days after you leave, I will also be assigned a new mission.
"Raditz! You are my son, and as my son, you will bear a pressure far greater than that of an average Saiyan! During your time with the prince, you should have realized how cruel our Saiyan race is.
"Actually, it's the same for every race, survival of the fittest!..."
Bardock rarely spoke in such a heartfelt manner.
But at this moment, he had to impart some important lessons to his son.
Was it some kind of premonition?
Or perhaps Bardock had long wanted to tell his son, but he never had the time, or Raditz was too young to understand.
"Dad, you seem..." Raditz was momentarily taken aback, unable to put his finger on what was different about his father.
Bardock smiled lightly and ruffled Raditz's hair, "Strange, right? There are some things I tell you now that you might not understand, but you will in the future! You will grow up and find your own path."
Raditz nodded in a daze.
Bardock continued to speak to him, and this was an unprecedented experience from the time Raditz was born until now.
For the first time, father and son had such a long conversation.
Finally, after Bardock finished all he had to say, he left Raditz with one last message: "If I'm not around, take care of your mother, your brother, and Talot."