The main issue was still the price—Android 18 had demanded an extremely high cut, while the distributor wanted to maximize profits. As a result, negotiations dragged on for quite a long time before finally being settled.
During this half-month, Roy used his Nen ability to manifest two more skills.
One of them was Tien Shinhan's Four Witches Technique.
With this move, he could create three additional copies of himself. However, each clone would only possess one-quarter of the original's strength.
The key difference between this technique and the Afterimage Technique was that the latter only created illusions, while the Four Witches Technique produced real, physical clones. These clones could fight, but they could also be struck by enemies.
Not bad. With Roy's current strength, even after splitting into three clones, he could still move freely across the Six Continents without issue.
Moreover, having three extra bodies meant he could handle multiple tasks at once.
The second ability was the all-purpose Solar Flare from Dragon Ball.
No matter who it was—no matter how strong or how powerful—if they took this attack head-on with their eyes open, they would be forced to stop and clutch their eyes in pain.
It could be considered a bug-level ability.
Looking at the long string of zeros in his bank account—the advance payment that had just been transferred—Roy felt a sense of unreality.
It was the first time he had ever seen so much money.
Even though, in terms of Jenny, it still cost 152 just to buy a can of juice…
Once everything was settled, Roy signed his name on the Dragon Ball anime adaptation contract.
The moment he finished signing, he felt a subtle change in his Nen ability. Lines of text once again appeared in his mind.
Among them, one line shone with a golden brilliance:
[Sixth Ability: Projection and Derivation of Worlds]
...
Sixth Ability: Projection and Derivation of Worlds
When a manga becomes popular enough to be adapted into anime, games, or derivative works, Roy will randomly obtain one element from that manga world that already has a clear conceptual foundation in his mind (including abilities, knowledge, or items).
Each manga can only grant such a reward once.
The more adaptation projects there are, the higher the level of the obtained reward.
Additionally, both the number of adaptations and the popularity of those derivative works will be counted toward the third ability's "popularity evaluation" for the manga.
...
It was only after Roy returned to his room that he realized his Nen ability had gained yet another new function.
The ability was easy to understand: as long as his manga received adaptations, he could obtain rewards.
The more adaptations there were, the higher the quality of what he would receive.
Moreover, the success of these adaptations would also feed back into his third ability.
In other words, once Dragon Ball's anime, games, and other adaptations entered the market, the level of items Roy could obtain would undoubtedly rise significantly.
This was excellent news.
Over the next two days, Roy continued signing contracts for games and toy development.
Once all contracts were finalized, the sixth Nen ability activated.
A milky-white light once again appeared before Roy.
This reminded him of the moment when he had manifested Android 18. Now that all adaptation-related contracts had been signed, it meant he was likely about to receive something at the highest possible level.
After thinking for a moment, Roy once again established Restrictions and Vows:
"I want to manifest something that can make me stronger to the greatest extent possible, without affecting my true self. I set the following conditions:
1. All adaptation projects of Dragon Ball will enter the market and achieve overwhelming success, with sales ranking at the top of the world.
2. I promise that I will create three more manga in the future that can be adapted across all formats.
If I fail to fulfill any of these conditions, I am willing to pay any corresponding price."
The moment the vow was completed, the milky-white light burst into a dazzling radiance and rushed straight into Roy's body.
As the light faded, Roy opened his eyes, a flash of excitement passing through them.
Saiyan bloodline!
That was what he had obtained through his Restrictions and Vows.
More precisely, it was a hybrid bloodline of Earthling and Saiyan.
The fusion of these two races could produce warriors with immense potential—surpassing even pure-blooded Saiyans.
At the same time, due to the Earthling side, they could maintain emotional stability more easily and evolve into Super Saiyans faster, while also being less battle-crazed than pure Saiyans.
Most importantly, Saiyans possessed a defining trait:
After recovering from near-death, their strength would increase several times over.
For Roy, who had mastered Dende's Healing Technique, this was simply the perfect method to grow stronger!
Lower his defenses to the minimum, fire a Kamehameha at himself with his left hand, and then use healing with his right—
Although it was essentially self-harm, it was undoubtedly the fastest shortcut to becoming stronger!
After confirming that his body showed no abnormalities, the first thing Roy did was tear off the tail that had grown behind him.
He had no intention of turning into a Great Ape. The appearance was just too ridiculous.
After removing the tail, Roy shut himself inside his room and began his "self-harm"… no, his training—his path toward becoming stronger!
...
Meanwhile, as Roy began his training, at the Gate of the Underworld on Kukuroo Mountain in the Republic of Padokea—
"Creak—"
"Nice! Gon, that's amazing! I didn't expect you to actually push open the second gate!"
Beside him, Leorio, shirtless, praised him excitedly. Kurapika, dressed lightly, smiled without saying anything.
Zebro also looked on in shock.
During this past month, Gon and the others had not used Nen at all. Instead, they had been training their bodies at the Testing Gate.
And the results were remarkable.
All of them now had enough arm strength to push open the first gate.
There were seven gates in total. Each gate weighed two tons per side, and with each additional gate, the weight doubled. The stronger one was, the more gates they could open.
(End of Chapter)
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