Dragon Ball: Saiyan's Gourmet Journey

Chapter 548 The Birth of Dr. Gero (the Saintly Version) and the Fake Broly the Creature
Inside the Mafia's new hideout, the Counterfeit Brothers brought in a large wooden crate in a truck.

As the wooden crate was moved off, the nails were removed, and the lid fell to the ground.

A lifelike statue of a Saiyan boy appeared before the Holy Lord.

"How about it, sir? My brothers and I have even meticulously carved out the details of the clothes."

"very good."

The Holy Lord was very satisfied with the detailed statue in front of him and waved for Zhou to hand over the remaining money to the two of them.

"You actually spent two hundred thousand US dollars of my money on this useless statue?"

Valon was very unhappy about this.

“The money won’t be wasted; this is my secret weapon for dealing with Broly.”

"So, Holy Lord, what exactly are you trying to do? You sent my people to infiltrate District Thirteen to steal the talismans, and you spent a fortune to create statues of your enemies."

"The Rat Talisman has the power to turn stillness into movement. I intend to make this statue move."

The Holy Lord answered.

"Are you crazy? You couldn't even handle one Broly, and now you want to create a second one?"

Valmont thought that Shendu had lost his mind.

“Dead things activated by the Rat Charm won’t listen to us. I still remember King Nomi’s flamethrower!”

Rasu recalled what happened when they fought Jackie Chan for the Rat Talisman. Back then, King Nomi (a giant toy) activated by the Rat Talisman caused a huge disturbance in that square.

"Therefore, some spells in the spellbook are necessary. If I hadn't retrieved those spells, I wouldn't have come up with the idea of ​​creating a fake Broly. And as long as I cast a spell on this statue beforehand, I'm confident that I can control the fake Broly after the Rat Charm activates the statue."

As the Holy Lord spoke, he directly cast a spell on Broly's statue.

"But since you can control the inanimate statue activated by the Rat Talisman, why not choose a more powerful character to activate it?"

Valon asked, puzzled.

"Broly is very strong. That guy is the strongest creature I have ever seen."

The Lord replied that He was evaluating Broly from the perspective of the eight great demons.

"Then you could just create a fictional character that can instantly kill the opponent!"

Valmont's imagination ran wild.

"Fool, do you think the Rat Talisman's ability to turn stillness into movement is omnipotent, capable of creating an incomparably powerful fictitious entity out of thin air?"

"Isn't it?"

"Of course not. The power that the Rat Charm bestows upon inanimate objects is affected by two factors: firstly, the magic power possessed by the user of the Rat Charm, and secondly, how the inanimate object imbued with the power of motion is perceived by the public."

"What do you mean?"

Valon didn't quite understand.

"In other words, the clearer the outside world's understanding of the inanimate objects that are given the power of movement by the Rat Talisman, the closer the inanimate objects that are given the power of movement by the Rat Talisman will be to the outside world's understanding of them."

For example, the deities and Buddha statues worshipped in temples, even if they do not actually exist, will possess immense magical power equivalent to their own legends after being activated by the rat talisman, due to people's shared understanding of them.

Conversely, if the character is entirely fictional and the outside world has insufficient knowledge of him, then it depends on the power of the person using the Rat Talisman.

The Rat Talisman grants inanimate objects the power to transform stillness into motion, but this power is limited by the user's own strength.

In other words, I cannot use the Rat Talisman to create an entity stronger than myself; at most, I can create inanimate objects with the same strength as me.

While explaining, the Holy Lord kept his hands busy, dipping a brush in a magical potion and writing and drawing on Broly's statue.

"So, is this statue famous among the general public, or is it that you, Holy Lord, are full of confidence in your own power?"

Valmont asked with a hint of sarcasm, not forgetting that when Shendu manipulated his body to fight Broly, he was basically the one getting beaten up.

"Neither. Rather, I have another way to imbue this statue with the power of movement, so that it can possess power surpassing mine."

After the Holy Lord finished speaking, he began chanting incantations. As His incantations rang out, the stone on the chest of the Broly statue seemed to soften.

Shendu then took the opportunity to pick up the dragon talisman from the table next to him, stuffed it inside, and then explained it to Valon and the Black Hand gang members watching nearby.

"The Dragon Talisman originates from my own zodiac talisman. In addition to amplifying the power of my dragon flames, it also has a hidden characteristic: infinite energy."

Now, I'm putting it inside this statue as its core power source. Once the statue is transformed from stillness to motion, it will possess limitless energy.

This will allow the statue to possess power closer to that of the real Broly, no longer limited by my own strength as a user of the Rat Talisman.

"Even so, a fake that's infinitely close to the real thing is still a fake, right? It'll still be hard for it to beat the real Broly, won't it?"

"Who says a fake can't beat the real thing? With the help of other talismans, anything is possible!"

The Holy Lord continued chanting the incantation. He inlaid bull charms on the statue's arms, giving it immense strength, and inserted rabbit charms into its legs, giving it unparalleled speed.

The back is a chicken, which flies very fast; the eyes are pigs, with piercing, electric eyes; the side is a snake, which can hide at any time; the horse is in the right chest, opposite the dragon in the left chest; the dog is in the stomach, which is immortal; as for the talismans of sheep, monkey, and tiger, they are useless.

"And this is the final incantation, Rat."

As the Holy Lord placed the final Rat Talisman into the statue's body, the statue emitted an extremely dazzling light.

Lasu hid behind Afu, while Afen and Zhou Ze hid behind him. Afu was also a little scared, but he still crossed his arms and stood still.

The stone statue turned into flesh and blood. The fake Broly twisted his neck, making a cracking sound. He looked around and asked the people in front of him, "Where is this? How did I get here? Who are you?"

"This is our secret base. The reason you are here is because I brought you here while you were sealed. As for who I am, you can call me Holy Lord. I am the one who unlocked your seal... Hmm, friend."

The Holy Lord originally intended to address him as "Master," but when He secretly activated the control spell to try and control the fake Broly in front of him, He discovered that the power of the control spell seemed to be resisted, which made Him instantly change His mind.

"Friends? Do we know each other?"

The fake Broly was somewhat confused, and all he could think about was his own name; everything else was a blur.

"Of course, your name is Broly."

The Holy Lord spoke enthusiastically, but inwardly he cursed.

[That damned horse charm!]

That thing seemed to neutralize the controlling spell He had buried in the sculpture.

"Are you aware of my situation?"

However, it seems that the effects haven't been completely offset.

"Holy Lord, you're not going to mess things up, are you?"

Under the intense gaze of the fake Broly, Valon felt a faint stinging pain in his cheek, a sensation he remembered from being beaten by the real Broly earlier.

"A rollover? No, everything is under my control!"

The Holy Lord stepped forward politely and said to the fake Broly, "My friend, you have just been unsealed, so you must still have many questions and your memories may be a little hazy."

But it's okay, I'll answer all your questions. Come over here.

"Lasu, Afen, you lot, hurry up and prepare some food to entertain my friends!"

Upon hearing about food, the fake Broly's eyes lit up, and his favorability towards the Holy Lord increased significantly.

. . . .

"Broly, why do I summon so few white shadow ninjas, while you summon so many?"

"That's because I have a lot of energy, so I have a lot."

"Broly, why can't I summon the White Shadow Ninja at night?"

"This is a special summoning technique that I created by using the Shadow Legion's template, but I reversed the dark power and used the power of light instead."

Just as the Shadow Legion can only be summoned in the shadows, the White Legion can only be summoned in the light.

"Of course you can't summon it in a pitch-black room at night."

"Ah, so this move can only be used during the day?"

"No, you can turn on the light. Any kind of light will do, as long as there's light." "So I'll have to carry a flashlight with me all the time so I can summon the White Shadow Ninja anytime?"

"Ah."

"Compared to the Shadow Legion, which can be summoned simply by being in a shadowy environment, yours is much more complicated."

"It is a bit troublesome, but there are also advantages. In a well-lit environment, the combat power of a single white shadow ninja is stronger than that of a single black shadow ninja."

……

Broly has been teaching Jade how to summon the White Shadow Legion these past two days.

During this time, Xiaoyu helped come up with the mark of the White Shadow Legion.

Of course, this process also involved suggestions from Jackie Chan and his father.

The artistic signature of the character "布" (cloth) became the symbol of the White Shadow Legion.

"Writing an artistic Chinese character signature on the back of your hand is always better than some strange and unusual patterns."

Xiaoyu, don't you want your parents to think of you as a bad kid with a tattoo on your hand when you go back to Hong Kong for the New Year?

Jackie Chan's words were very persuasive, causing Xiaoyu, who still wanted to come up with cool designs, to give up on using patterns other than words as her mark.

And written markings are always better than Broly's idea of ​​using food as marking patterns.

"Broly, Tama, you two stop summoning ninjas randomly. Dad's antique shop is only so big. If more ninjas appear, there won't even be room to walk."

Of course, practicing the White Shadow Ninja Summoning also caused some trouble for my father.

“Broly, I think we need to find a more spacious place with fewer people to practice the summoning of the White Shadow Legion.”

"Xiaoyu, do you have any good recommendations?"

“I don’t have it, but Sheriff Black might. We can go find him.”

Broly and Jade arrived in District 13 together, and after learning that the two needed a place to practice their summoning magic, Sheriff Black actually had a good recommendation.

"You can go to the private island that District 13 bought specifically for its employees to vacation on, and practice your magic while you're on vacation."

"That's what Sheriff Blake said."

“But only Broly is an employee of District 13, and I am not.”

"What does it matter, Your Majesty? You've done District Thirteen a great favor. (Three months' performance bonus)"

"Sheriff Black!"

Xiaoyu was a little angry; the old embarrassing stories were being dug up again.

"Alright, enough joking around, Xiaoyu. I remember you weren't a reserved child, were you?"

And so, Broly and Jade were taken to the overseas resort island of District 13 by Sheriff Black in a District 13 helicopter.

. . . .

Rewind a little, when Broly and Jade were leaving the antique shop and heading to District 13, Rasu and the others arrived on the roof of a nearby building with the fake Broly.

"Is that the guy who sealed me away and stole my life?"

Wearing a jacket and sunglasses, the fake Broly looked down at the boy who looked exactly like him and was walking with the girl below and asked a question.

"Yes, he sealed you in the stone, stole your identity, and injured our boss."

Ah Fen from the Black Hand Gang was lying through his teeth, and they all knew what was going on, but Shendu, in order to make the fake Broly hostile to the real Broly, fabricated a somewhat bizarre story about seizing his identity last night.

The story is roughly about a fake Broly who was sealed in a stone in the past by the real Broly. The real Broly is a thief who stole the life that originally belonged to the fake Broly.

To be honest, this story is a bit far-fetched and only sounds like something that could fool a child. But whether you call it the naivety of a fake Broly or the mindset of a newborn child, it doesn't matter.

In short, the fake Broly, who was treated to food, actually believed the whole set of lies concocted by the Holy Lord.

"Should I go and kill that thief now?"

An energy blast appeared in his hand, and the fake Broly asked the Mafia members around him for their opinions.

"No, not now."

Upon hearing this, Ah Fen immediately rejected the idea.

"why?"

【Why else? Because you, this fake Broly with the talisman, are most afraid of that old man Dad's magic to remove the talismans!】

Before we left, the Holy Lord gave us countless instructions...

"Listen up, all of you! The fake Broly's biggest fear is having the Rat Talisman removed from his body. What you need to do is keep him away from Jackie Chan's father, that old man who can use magic to remove talismans!"

“This is the city center. If you fight, it will cause a lot of damage. We are not terrorists.”

Rasu made up a lame excuse.

"I see."

But the fake Broly believed it and immediately took back the energy blast.

"Hey, Afen, Zhou, this Broly is really easy to talk to!"

As soon as Rasu finished speaking, he was nudged in the chest by two other people with their elbows.

"Don't talk nonsense."

"Oh, Broly, where are you going?"

"Follow them and see where they're going."

The fake Broly could easily cross the distance between rooftops by simply standing on tiptoe.

"Ah, Broly, wait for us!"

Upon seeing this, the Black Hand gang immediately gave chase.

They arrived at the rooftop of a building near District 13 and watched the two enter District 13.

Soon, a helicopter from District 13 took the two away.

"Have they not come out yet?"

"No, it's already out."

"where?"

"It was taken away by that thing."

The fake Broly pointed to the helicopter flying away and said.

"Eh?"

"The thief is leaving the city. It seems like this is my chance to make my move."

As the fake Broly spoke, he floated up and followed.

"Don't be impulsive, let us consult the Holy Lord first."

The Black Hand gang shouted after them, but the fake Broly had already flown far away, and it was unclear whether they heard him.

After both the real and fake Broly left, Rasoul and the others hurriedly went to contact the Holy Lord to report that the fake Broly had acted without authorization.

"Holy Lord, what should we do now?"

"Don't panic, the advantage is on our side. The fake Broly with the talisman is no weaker than the real Broly. Maybe, once he finds the real Broly, he can take him down directly. Who knows!"

"Your fabricated story about selling a fake Broly won't be exposed by the real Broly, will it?"

Holy Lord: "..."

(End of this chapter)