In a naval training ground, the blazing sun baked the earth to an unbearable heat.

A soldier, his clothes soaked with sweat, is gritting his teeth and staring intently as he performs dumbbell curls, training his bulging, well-developed biceps.

Just as he was concentrating on his training, a short figure suddenly appeared in front of him.

The person who arrived was none other than Wukong.

Wukong looked at the strangely shaped object in the soldier's hand with curious eyes, and asked in a clear voice:

"Hey, what's that you're holding?"

The soldier was startled and quickly looked down, only to see a little guy standing in front of him.

Although he didn't know why a child had suddenly appeared in the training ground, he didn't think much of it, assuming it was just some officer's child who had sneaked out to play.

So he stopped what he was doing, smiled at Wukong in a friendly manner, and said, "These are dumbbells, little one."

"Dumbbells? So this is what dumbbells are."

Wukong nodded in sudden realization.

He had heard of this thing from Klin before, but had never seen it before. Now he was finally seeing the real thing.

"Yes, little friend, why did you come here? It's dangerous here, it's not suitable for you to play."

The soldier put down the dumbbells, patted Wukong's head, and then began to scan his surroundings, preparing to see if any officers were looking for their children.

There were many heavy pieces of equipment in the training ground, and many soldiers were using them to train enthusiastically. He was worried that if Wukong ran around, he might accidentally get hurt by these things.

Soon, he saw a major walking briskly towards him, and he knew in his heart that this must be the child's father.

However, this father seems a little too young?

He smiled at the approaching major, then lowered his head, preparing to tell Wukong that his father had arrived.

But as soon as he lowered his head, his smile froze on his face, and his eyes bulged out.

This...this...this...this!!

In his eyes, all he saw was Wukong curiously playing with the dumbbells he had just used for training.

That's not the point. The point is that Wukong picked it up and played with it!

Moreover, he kept tossing it back and forth between his two hands, as if the heavy dumbbells had become light feathers in his hands!

"These are dumbbells? How come they're so light? Didn't Krillin say they could be used to train the body?"

Wukong tossed the dumbbells back and forth between his hands, and the soldiers' eyes followed the dumbbells as they moved left and right, back and forth, making it look extremely comical.

"Sorry to interrupt your training. This is a promising talent that Vice Admiral Garp just recruited; he's a rare genius."

Lanza approached and explained to the soldier.

To be considerate of the soldiers' feelings, he kindly emphasized the word "genius".

After all, anyone would easily lose their resolve if they saw the equipment they used for arduous training being easily played with by a child.

If this child is a genius, he could probably make it shatter less completely.

Whether the soldier listened or not, he just nodded blankly.

Seeing this, Lanza said to Wukong, "Wukong, this is something someone else is using for forging. Don't play with it."

Goku then put down the dumbbells and looked at Lanza with a puzzled expression, asking, "Lanza, are all dumbbells this light?"

Click!

Lanza seemed to hear the sound of soldiers' hearts breaking, so he quickly pulled Wukong away.

After walking a distance, he said to Wukong, "Dumbbells come in many weights. That was just a regular dumbbell, so it might be a little light for you."

"Oh, I see! I knew it!"

After receiving the explanation, Goku's eyes lit up; he knew Krillin wouldn't lie to him!

"Where can I find something heavier? I'd like to try it!" He looked up at Lanza with eager anticipation.

Lanza thought for a moment, then instead of answering Goku's question, asked, "Do you want to test how strong you are?"

Wukong nodded.

Lanza smirked and pointed into the distance, saying, "Then let's go there. Only that thing can test your strength."

......

On a wide open space, a number of muscular men, some even so muscular that their naval uniforms bulged, were roaring and using all their strength to push the rocks in front of them forward.

"Drink up! Get moving!!"

Although many people pushed the rocks in front of them, many others, even with all their might and their faces turning red, couldn't move the rocks forward an inch.

"Wukong, this is the perfect place for you to test your strength. Lifting dumbbells and such is all for show. What's impressive is being able to move these heavy stones."

Lanza brought Goku here, pointed to the rocks on the field that ranged from a meter to three meters high, and teased him with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Goku curiously examined the rocks on the field, and after scanning the area, he looked at Lanza with some disappointment:

"But they all look so small, not as big as the rocks I used to push."

Lanza, who was just about to let Goku give it a try, suddenly froze with a smile.

"Small?"

"Wait, you said you pushed it before?"

Wukong nodded and gestured with his hand: "I've pushed this huge rock before, and it took me a long time to succeed."

Lanza listened with some skepticism, but since Goku had previously demonstrated talent far exceeding his own, he didn't deny it. He simply pointed to a rock that no one was using, which was also the largest rock on the field, and said, "Then go and try moving it."

"Okay!"

Without hesitation, Wukong ran over, placed his hands on the rock, and prepared to push it with all his might.

At that moment, some muscular men who were panting and resting nearby looked over and joked with a smile:

"Oh my, where did this little guy come from? He wants to push this big rock too?"

"Look at how confident this little guy is, he might actually be able to make it happen!"

"Pfft! You're deliberately trying to make me laugh, aren't you? Let me put it this way, if this little guy can move it, even by just one millimeter, I'll eat this rock!"

They made all sorts of jokes around Wukong, and although they were all watching him, no one really thought that Wukong could push him.

After all, none of them could move the rock that Wukong wanted to push. If Wukong could move it, then what were they?

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Wukong began to exert his power.

"Hey!!"

Wukong tensed his muscles, planted his feet firmly on the ground, and with a sudden burst of strength, pushed the heavy rock in front of him a considerable distance.

Then he clapped his hands, turned around, looked at Lanza, whose expression had fallen silent, and gave a thumbs-up, saying, "Lanza, look, I made it move!"

The childlike voice reached everyone's ears, and the muscular men who had been teasing him widened their eyes and their jaws dropped to the ground.

After a while, one of them seemed to remember something, turned to look at his companion who had made the bet, and gestured, "Hey, you can eat now."

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