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Chapter 74 The Key Step
Chapter 74 A Crucial Step
Earth, behind the Budokan.
At this moment, the unfinished time machine was placed on a wide grassy field. Rhode created a clone of himself and entered it. Then, as the clone activated the time machine, invisible fluctuations spread at an indescribable speed.
In an instant, the swaying grass, the blowing breeze, the leaping insects, and so on, were all frozen in place, unable to move an inch.
The unfinished time machine was activated, time was frozen, and everything around it stopped.
despair!
However, in this still environment, a faint footstep suddenly sounded.
Looking around, one could see that Rhodes's true form, which should have been affected by the time freeze, was now struggling to move his body and lift his right leg.
I took a step, covering half a foot's width of space!
Because everything around was still and silent, the sound of Rod's right leg stepping down was exceptionally loud.
"Phew, finally took this crucial step!"
Fifty seconds passed in the blink of an eye. Freed from the effects of time freezing, Rhodes, though drenched in sweat and extremely exhausted,
His face, however, was full of joy and excitement.
Since consulting with the Poronga on Namek, especially after obtaining complete knowledge of time machines and methods for exploring and finding spacetime nodes, Rhode has devoted all his time, apart from the time required for daily training, to learning and comprehending the vast amount of knowledge in his mind.
Once he had learned enough, he would repeatedly try to experience the state of time standing still, combining what he had learned with his own knowledge.
Hard work pays off.
Affected by the repeated freezing of time, and constantly nurtured by this power, Rhodes' consciousness and thinking gradually became more active, and finally returned to normal.
This was a considerable amount of time, and after being freed from the influence of conscious thought, he began to constantly try to break free from the effect of time standing still, so that his body could move.
However, while the idea was good, compared to regaining full clarity of mind and consciousness, freeing the body from the effects of time freezing, even the slightest movement became extremely difficult, with the difficulty increasing many times over.
As Rhodes's learning and understanding of time and space deepened, he began to show signs of progress in overcoming the effects of time freezing.
After regaining full consciousness and sensory awareness, the body's cells become active, followed by blood flow.
From muscle reaction to slight finger tremors, and finally to the mobilization of the whole body, it was only today that this small step was taken.
Although this step is small, even insignificant, it is of milestone significance.
This means that Rhodes's mastery of the power of spacetime is no longer a distant dream.
A year has passed since they returned to Earth from Namek.
brush!
As soon as the time freeze ended, Ella, who had been training in the gravity chamber, came to Rhodes' side.
"It worked?"
As soon as Ella appeared before Rhodes, she immediately noticed the joy and excitement in his expression. Combined with the anomaly she had sensed while time was frozen, she couldn't help but ask him this question.
Although Ella did not seek knowledge about time machines, her consciousness and thinking revived as Rhodes tirelessly activated the unfinished time machine and frequently experienced the stillness of time.
However, compared to Rhodes, Ella could only regain her consciousness and then use that consciousness to perceive the situation within a very small area around her.
This is why Ella noticed Rhodes' breakthrough.
"Hmm, that's a breakthrough!"
Seeing Ella's surprised expression, Rod smiled and nodded, unable to hide his heartfelt joy.
Seeing Rhodes's joy, Ella was happy for him, but then she frowned, remembering the question they had discussed earlier: "So, are you going to try that method of finding spacetime nodes next?"
After returning from Namek, Ella was naturally curious about the wish Rhode made to the dragon. Since Rhode hadn't hidden anything, she naturally knew what he was researching.
Ella was also very interested in methods to extend lifespan and maintain youth, so she copied a document from Rhodes and studied methods of immortality in her spare time from her cultivation.
As for learning about time machines and searching for time nodes, Ella had little interest in such things.
Especially after learning from Rhodes that power could be so great that it could even break through the power of space and time, she lost all interest.
However, although she wasn't interested in this, she still learned a lot about it through Rhodes.
Therefore, at this moment she was happy for Rhodes' breakthrough, but also somewhat worried about what he was about to study.
Finding the spacetime nodes is fine, but observing, studying, and comprehending the power of spacetime are not problems.
The problem is, if Rhodes accidentally touches a spacetime node, it could very well cause him to disappear from this world.
Whenever Ella thought about that situation, she couldn't help but feel very uncomfortable, so she was somewhat concerned about it.
"What? Are you worried something will happen to me?"
Upon hearing Ella's words and noticing her expression, especially sensing her subtle concern for him, Rhodes couldn't help but tease her.
Hearing Rod's teasing, Ella blushed instantly, but retorted defiantly, "Shout! Who's worried? I'm just afraid you'll get killed out there, which would just mean one less decent opponent!"
"Haha, don't worry, I'll be fine!"
Seeing Ella blushing and stubbornly arguing, Rod found it amusing and laughed loudly, his expression full of confidence.
"Whatever!"
Seeing Rhodes say that, Ella's face turned cold, and she didn't bother to say anything more.
Without dwelling on the issue, Rhodes glanced around and changed the subject: "The martial arts gym has been built for two years now, and with everyone in place, it's time to open!"
"I don't care about such trivial matters!"
Ella didn't care much about the martial arts dojo; taking time to teach Bulma martial arts was already her limit.
Unfortunately, Bulma has started school now, so she has even less time to practice martial arts.
Thinking of Bulma, Ella felt a pang of regret.
Although the little guy learns martial arts very quickly, he's inconsistent and not very serious.
In Ella's opinion, if Bulma had put in more effort, even with the physical characteristics of humans on Earth, her achievements wouldn't have been too bad.
"Hehe, you don't need to worry about that. Just give the order!"
Not to mention Ella's lack of interest, even Rhodes only treated the martial arts gym as an identity.
He has already found several people who are good at martial arts, and after giving them some pointers, they will serve as instructors at the martial arts school. At the same time, he has also recruited a group of professional management personnel.
Therefore, whether it's instructing ordinary people in martial arts or running a martial arts dojo, Rod doesn't need to personally appear.
Just as the two were talking, a figure came from the front into the backyard.
This is a young man with short hair, a strong build, thick eyebrows, and big eyes.
His name is Bruce, and he is the head martial arts instructor of the dojo. Rhodes taught him martial arts, so he is considered Rhodes's disciple.
Bruce approached, bowed to the two men, then looked at Rhodes and stated his purpose directly: "Master, there's news about Dr. Groh whom you asked me to find!"
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