Ino wanted to resolve the dispute peacefully, but the giant metalman looked tall and mighty. Its fists were as large as eight-immortal tables, and its weight was estimated to be over 1,000 tons.
Yet, such a massive guy would get nervous at the drop of a hat, and even showed a bit of shyness when talking to strangers, making communication quite difficult.
Ino's sensory telepathy ability could actually be used to communicate, but the other party was too nervous.
Her spiritual power couldn't establish a communication bridge, and relying purely on gestures was simply too exhausting.
Fortunately, she had an abundance of talent under her command.
Soon, she brought the equally introverted and reticent No. 16 before the giant metalman.
"This guy is too defensive. Chat with it and see what it wants for me to buy the planet under its feet. Does it want money or something else?"
The communication between No. 16 and the giant metalman went smoother than expected.
Just by placing a hand on the giant metalman's outer shell, the two mechanical lifeforms began to communicate—one with its electronic eyes flashing, and the other with smoke billowing from the top of its head.
After about ten minutes, the pillar of smoke from the steam pipe on the giant metalman's head finally dispersed.
It sat on the ground, hugging its knees with a wronged expression, looking like a child that weighed over 1,000 tons.
No. 16 said to Ino, "Auta Magetta is a bit sensitive on the inside. Your abrupt appearance earlier frightened him."
Ino rolled her eyes. Was I really that scary?
Good heavens, he even had a proper name. It would be inappropriate to keep referring to him as an 'it' now.
"Auta Magetta? Good name! Does he have any requests?"
No. 16 shook his head. "Auta's family has lived here for many, many years. He doesn't have any requests."
Ino was slightly stunned. He actually had a family? They had hidden themselves quite well; she hadn't noticed them at all.
"Does he have any enemies he urgently needs taken care of? I can help him get rid of them."
"No."
"Do his wife and children have any needs regarding work, education, or healthcare? I can sell him a house in a good school district or something?"
"They can transmit knowledge through data, so there doesn't seem to be a need to attend school either."
With No. 16 acting as a bridge, Ino finally met Auta Magetta's family.
There was another stout-looking giant metalman and a smaller metalman only half their height.
They were even more sensitive. Upon seeing Ino, they didn't even dare let smoke billow from the steam pipes on their heads.
For a moment, Ino didn't have any good ideas. She could only leave No. 16 behind to help smooth things over.
Before leaving, she instructed No. 16.
"I'm not trying to forcibly occupy their planet. I just need to use it for a very important matter. Tell them I don't need it right now, either. When the time comes, I'll borrow it for a year... Hmm, a year might not be enough. Let's make it two years. Within two years of borrowing it, I will return this planet to them. At that time, I'll push it back to this current star system, roughly within the same orbit. Their family only needs to leave for two years. Whatever they need during this time, I'll foot the bill, and I'm also willing to provide compensation."
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Seventh Universe.
Sacred World of the Kai.
Searching for the Super Dragon Balls was Ino's private matter, while raising the Seventh Universe's Civilization Index was an official duty, which couldn't be forgotten either.
The reason the Grand Minister tacitly allowed her to search for the Super Dragon Balls was that he hoped she would continue to exert effort and ruthlessly outcompete the other seven backward universes.
The boundary between public and private matters had to be grasped properly.
Raising the universe's Civilization Index didn't just look good on paper to Grand Zeno and the Grand Minister; it also had a tremendous actual impact on the intelligent lifeforms within the universe.
When Ino first transmigrated, she had to be extremely cautious when absorbing natural energy. The slightest misstep could lead to erosion and mutation by the natural energy.
Even Naruto had to go to Mount Myoboku to train his Sage Mode, hiding away in an isolated corner.
Jugo's clan lived in a place with large clusters of dense natural energy, and as a result, the entire clan went mad.
Things were different now. Not to mention Naruto, even Konohamaru could use Sage Mode. With malice reduced and the overall environment changed, absorbing natural energy was no longer as dangerous as before.
This was the case in Konoha, and it was the same across the entire universe.
The 'evil' throughout the universe was rapidly decreasing, and the beneficiaries were all intelligent lifeforms.
'Evil' and 'good' corresponded to each other. When one was strong, the other was weak. But the weak side wouldn't be content to stay suppressed; given the chance, it would rebound.
The Seventh Universe was akin to an egg within the entire multiverse system, and the Sixth Universe was also an egg. There were fairly distinct boundaries between eggs, making it difficult for an ordinary person to suddenly jump from one universe to another.
Ino was not an ordinary person, and besides her, there were many, many other intelligent lifeforms who were 'not ordinary people.'
The twelve universes formed the foundation of the entire multiverse, but they were not the entirety of the world.
The 'World of Void' where the Tournament of Power was held, Grand Zeno's Palace... many of these areas existed independently outside the twelve universes, yet remained within the overarching framework of the world.
In the deepest, darkest corners of the universe, there was only pitch black. Ino's idea of 'exporting' talents to other universes wasn't unprecedented.
Many, many years ago, the Supreme Kais were diligent, and the Destroyers were hardworking. None of them chose to 'lie flat,' let alone neglected their duties to sleep every day, slumbering for decades at a time.
They purged the evil within their respective universes. Some evils were deeply rooted and difficult to eliminate, so what did they do?
They exiled them all. Over time, in the deepest depths of the universe, an area of chaotic energy and extreme resource scarcity was formed.
The Supreme Kais called this place the Demon Realm, also known as the Dark Demon Realm.
The leaders here were the Demon Realm King and the Demon Realm Supreme Kai.
Ordinary lifeforms in the Demon Realm couldn't ingest energy through food like Son Goku and Vegeta.
Due to the scarcity of resources, their bodies were generally weak, forcing them to rely on the chaotic energy within the Demon Realm to survive.
Eventually, the Demon Clan referred to the power they wielded as magic, giving rise to Majins and Witches.
Controlled by the desires in his heart, King Piccolo turned into a member of the Demon Clan. Unable to find the path forward, the Otsutsuki God fell into the Demon Realm.
The Demon Realm had never given up its covetous gaze upon the material realm. Fostering lackeys, launching active invasions—they had employed numerous methods.
They constantly sought to fight their way back and seize the material realm's resources, which were tens of thousands of times richer than those of the Demon Realm.
Although Cell died on an unknown planet, his soul had been repeatedly scrubbed clean and ultimately fragmented.
However, the mark of malice he left behind was exceptionally clear to those paying attention. A group of villains who had been exiled long ago set their sights on Earth.
Bojack belonged to an alien race known as the 'Hera Clan.'
Back then, he and a few of his subordinates had wreaked havoc and caused widespread slaughter throughout the galaxy.
This guy was an out-and-out scumbag. In the end, he was jointly exiled to the edge of the universe by the four Kais, who set up heavy seals to prevent him from entering cosmic space.
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