After finishing the dinosaur meat, Gohan immediately returned to the small mountain peak and took a short nap.
In the afternoon, after waking up, he first found a nearby water source to wash up.
According to Gohan's memories, he had not yet mastered the Flight Technique (Buku-jutsu).
So after cleaning himself, he decided to start practicing it.
Once he learned how to fly, his mobility would improve drastically.
In Dragon Ball Z, Gohan had taught both Goten and Videl how to fly, so he already had a solid understanding of how it worked.
Since he could already control Ki, he quickly gathered it within his body.
Moments later, his feet lifted off the ground.
Gohan hovered in the air, then carefully adjusted his Ki, flying back and forth across the sky.
"Woohoo!"
It was his first time flying, and the excitement surged through him instantly.
After practicing for an hour or two and becoming reasonably proficient, Gohan descended from the sky and landed back on the mountain peak.
The Flight Technique was a common ability in the Dragon Ball world. Right now, increasing his strength was far more important.
Dusk soon settled.
After training for another hour, Gohan completed five thousand push-ups.
His current Battle Power reached 15,700.
"Grumble…"
Hunger struck immediately after he finished.
Just then, a figure flew in from the distance.
Green skin. A dark purplish-blue battle uniform. A white cape.
It was Piccolo.
"Uncle Piccolo!"
Gohan shouted happily.
Whoosh!
Thud!
Piccolo landed on the mountain peak and casually tossed a large fish onto the ground.
"I caught this in the river ahead. Roast it and eat."
"Thank you, Uncle Piccolo!"
"Hmph."
Piccolo nodded lightly.
"How has your training been lately, Gohan?"
"I've made a little progress."
"Is that so?"
Gohan nodded, jumped down the peak, and began gathering firewood.
After stacking the wood, he condensed Ki in his palm and ignited the fire.
Once the flames stabilized, he skewered the fish and placed it over the fire.
Piccolo came down from the peak and sat beside him.
The two remained silent as the fire crackled.
After a long while, the fish was fully roasted.
Gohan picked it up and glanced at Piccolo.
"Uncle Piccolo, want some?"
"No need. You eat."
Without hesitation, Gohan started eating.
Before long, the entire fish was gone.
"Burp… I'm so full!"
Seeing this, a faint smile appeared on Piccolo's face.
But it vanished quickly, replaced by his usual stern expression.
Although he liked Gohan, he was still Goku's son, not his own.
Before Piccolo realized it, Gohan—lying on the ground—had already fallen asleep.
"He… fell asleep just like that?"
Piccolo was stunned.
He remained seated beside Gohan throughout the night.
Only when the sky began to brighten did he finally leave.
"Uncle Piccolo?"
When Gohan woke up and didn't see him, he called out tentatively.
No response.
"So he already left…"
After washing up at a nearby river, Gohan hunted a wild boar and roasted it for breakfast.
Once he finished eating, he returned to the mountain peak to train.
"I'll aim for twenty thousand this morning!"
Setting his goal, Gohan placed his hands on the ground.
"1… 2… 3…"
The morning passed quickly.
Not only did he complete his goal, he also did three thousand sit-ups.
"That was exhausting!"
Gohan wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked down from the peak.
After scanning the area and failing to find any dinosaurs, he felt slightly disappointed.
Yesterday's dinosaur meat had been incredible.
Calming himself, he jumped down to hunt for lunch.
Although there were no dinosaurs today, food was still necessary.
After searching for a while, he caught another wild boar and roasted it.
In the afternoon, after a short nap and washing up, Gohan resumed training.
With his greatly increased strength, he decided to try one-handed push-ups.
"Ding! Congratulations, Host. One one-handed push-up completed. Battle Power +2!"
"Ding! Congratulations, Host. Two one-handed push-ups completed. Battle Power +4!"
Gohan paused.
"System, why is it only +2 per rep?"
"Replying to the Host: Battle Power increases based on the difficulty of the training."
"What if I train under one hundred times gravity?"
"For a normal push-up: 50.
One-handed push-up: 100.
Two-finger push-up: 150.
If gravity reaches two hundred times, multiply by two.
Three hundred times gravity, multiply by three.
Additionally, the stronger the Host becomes, the greater the training gains."
Gohan fell into deep thought.
He remembered that the maximum gravity in Dragon Ball's gravity chambers could reach eight hundred times.
If he performed two-finger push-ups under eight hundred times gravity, a single push-up would grant 1,200 Battle Power.
Ten thousand push-ups would mean 12 million.
In one year, he could easily gain billions.
Of course, that was assuming he had access to such a gravity chamber.
"What if I don't have one and use weighted training instead?"
"That works as well. The System is very flexible."
"How flexible?"
"As flexible as necessary."
"Is that so…"
As he spoke, Gohan began doing one-finger push-ups.
With his current Battle Power exceeding 40,000, performing them without weights was still manageable.
The afternoon passed quickly, and the sun soon set.
Gohan completed fifteen thousand one-finger push-ups, drenched in sweat.
Each one-finger push-up granted +3 Battle Power, meaning he gained 45,000 in a single afternoon.
At this pace, reaching three million Battle Power within a month wasn't impossible.
And as Gohan grew stronger, the speed at which he trained continued to increase.