Chapter 552 - 552: Bulma's Worries

"What a hassle… Should I build a suit of armor or not?"

As she tapped away at the keyboard, Bulma began to think about the matter.

She had taken a brief look at the technology of this world. Although it was particularly advanced in the field of human body modification, after actually examining it, she discovered that it was still inferior to Dr. Gero's research.

She could finish research of this level in just a few days. The only reason she was hesitating about whether to build a suit of armor to protect herself was that she simply didn't want her inventions to be used in warfare.

After all, a scientist's integrity was something she absolutely couldn't abandon. Furthermore, once she started building it, she would have to create an entire set of processing machines herself. Those machines would also take some time to build. And if she forgot to put them away, or someone else saw them…

Bulma thought of war.

Because if she was going to build a suit of armor, she would make the best one possible. She would incorporate the technology she had obtained from aliens, the inspiration she had accumulated over the years, and some of her own ideas.

Quite a few of those technologies were things she had refrained from developing in her own world because she feared they might trigger wars or even the destruction of the world.

Bulma even felt that some technological achievements in her own world, which were protected by patents and therefore couldn't be freely used by her, could also be incorporated into her suit of armor in this world.

For example, some of Dr. Gero's technologies.

If they appeared in this world, they would definitely have a tremendous impact on humanity.

One small mistake, and it could trigger a world war in this world, because her technology is several generations ahead of the people of this world.

Just like on Earth, her family couldn't casually release many of their technological achievements, because once released, they would destroy many people's livelihoods and cause all kinds of social problems.

That was why she had developed such a strong sense of social responsibility from a young age. The first thing she thought of was what would happen if she accidentally left something behind and ended up drastically changing this world.

After all, the physical constants of the two worlds weren't even the same. What if a war broke out in this world, and she ended up disrupting its technological development?

The problem was that this world was simply too backward.

"Let's put everything else aside. Materials science alone would be enough to trigger a world war in this world. Their latest equipment made from advanced alloys is basically just using a special alloy, but the alloys I can manufacture are far more powerful than theirs… It would definitely trigger a new war."

Rubbing her chin, Bulma was already considering whether she should build some intelligent machines to help her with her work. They would greatly reduce her reliance on human workers, and she could simply put them into compression capsules afterward.

But the problem was…

"If I don't sell technology… where am I supposed to get the money?"

This was truly the first time Bulma had ever worried about money. As the second daughter of the Brief Group and someone who had completely inherited her father's talents, she had never really been short of money. After all, practically everyone relied on her company's compression capsules (Hoi-Poi Capsules) in their daily lives. Only a few particularly remote areas hadn't started using them yet.

"Should I just hand-build a low-end nanotech suit first, then use that simple suit to win the World Martial Arts Tournament? But wouldn't that be too underhanded? Using technology to tarnish other people's sweat and hard work…"

Bulma scratched her head in frustration, feeling like she was going crazy.

Meanwhile, Athena was looking at Bulma, but Ryuji's image kept flashing through her eyes and mind. As a result, she had no idea that Bulma was already worrying about the problems of building a factory and the equipment needed to manufacture her armor. Instead, her thoughts remained on their previous topic.

That was, how to find a way to manipulate the World Power, the very thing Bulma had been worrying about.

"Why don't we just go and ask Mr. Ryuji directly? Mr. Ryuji knows so much, and he even has a way to send you back. He might know something…"

Athena looked at Bulma and voiced her idea with a blush on her face. But when Bulma glanced at her incredibly red cheeks, she immediately realized that Athena simply wanted to see Ryuji. She could only speak helplessly.

"The method he mentioned is simply too outrageous. After all, I have to get intimate with him to leave. What kind of weird method is that? It feels like he just made it up on the spot so he could take advantage of girls under the guise of having a legitimate reason!"

After saying this, Bulma continued.

"Besides, if I'm not mistaken, he's definitely hiding something from us!"

It was an intuition. Bulma simply felt that Ryuji was hiding something.

"Although I don't know the principles behind traveling between worlds, the energy generated by intimacy is definitely not enough to send us across worlds. Even though traveling between worlds has already happened, and we can disregard things like the law of conservation of energy, he's definitely hiding another activation condition. If I directly agreed to his proposal, I'd definitely end up being restricted by something!"

Bulma raised a finger.

"After all, that guy is a pervert! A super pervert! A bastard who keeps a harem!"

Bulma really hated womanizers. If Ryuji didn't have so many women, she would have happily accepted his explanation. But that's precisely the problem: Ryuji has far too many women!

After only taking a few glances, she had already noticed plenty of suspicious things. Whether it was that woman named Tifa or Mai Shiranui, both of them were obviously involved with Ryuji!

She would never like someone like that! No matter how handsome he was, she still wouldn't like him!

"Besides, I keep feeling that this World Power must have some special purpose. Otherwise, why would it be that only death can cause this World Power to leave its original host and enter the bodies of other transmigrators? It's hard for me not to think about what might happen as a result… After all, when you only have information from one person, suspicion is a necessary quality."

If she had been in her own world, Bulma definitely wouldn't have been so cautious. But this was another world. She had neither her father nor her family and wealth to rely on for security. Much of her knowledge and scientific understanding was also incorrect in this world. Bulma didn't have enough of a sense of security, and she had even nearly been killed once, so it was only natural that she had become more cautious.

So, with her fingers pinching her chin, Bulma displayed the air of a detective.

However, Athena, standing beside her, imitated Bulma's pose and asked a question that struck right at the heart of the matter.

"But if Mr. Ryuji had bad intentions toward us, why didn't he capture us that day?"

Her question struck Bulma's brain directly, leaving her frozen in place!

"That's true…"

Bulma nodded, because she had completely forgotten about that. If Ryuji had genuinely wanted to harm her, she wouldn't have even been able to return that day. Forget about being intimate with Ryuji; by now, she could probably already be checking whether she was pregnant.

But immediately afterward, Bulma felt relieved.

She waved her hand, displaying her carefree attitude.

"But getting intimate with a womanizer is simply unacceptable… So I'll still have to rely on my own efforts. But you're right. I can certainly ask him if he knows how to use the World Power."

Bulma found it difficult to resist this new kind of 'power,' because it was simply too unusual, and she desperately wanted to figure out how it worked.

But just as Athena stood up happily, Bulma suddenly sat back down in her chair and immediately began working.

"Let me make a suit of armor first! This world is simply too dangerous. I don't want to get killed by just anyone again… Oh, right, Athena, would you like a suit of armor too? I took some time to study your psychic powers, and I can help you enhance them!"

Bulma winked at Athena. Seeing Athena's astonished expression, she stuck out her tongue a little sheepishly.

She also found psychic powers very interesting and wanted to know how they differed from the psychic abilities in her own world.

"Huh? You can enhance my psychic powers?"

Athena, on the other hand, looked completely bewildered.

Clearly, she still had a little misunderstanding about the extent of Bulma's technological capabilities.

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