[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-wasteland-s-only-king":3,"chapter-wasteland-s-only-king-wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-1":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Wasteland's Only King",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":18,"prevChapterSlug":19,"totalChapters":20,"novelImage":21},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":12,"translator":16,"content_hash":17},1594783,2061,"Chapter 1: Recruitment","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-1",1,"\u003Cp>Jiangcheng University.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buxue Building, lecture hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The annual club recruiting event.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin stared blankly at the translucent gray text in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You successfully influenced and took in Tier Three Mutated Beast King ’Shadow Leopard’, Wasteland Points +800!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few minutes ago, after Yu Jin casually fed a stray calico kitten with a sausage, this line of text popped up before his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a quick experiment, Yu Jin discovered—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This text is visible only to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, right now, the guy sitting across from him, Tang Yunxuan, who was staring at something in the distance without blinking, couldn’t see this half-transparent panel at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This dude, the vice president of Yu Jin’s Environmental Protection Club, had his eyes glued entirely on the freshman girls from the dance club across the way; Yu Jin even heard him gulp audibly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin shook his head, stopped looking at Tang Yunxuan, and focused again on the line of text in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tier Three Mutated Beast King?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shadow Leopard?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin chewed on these two phrases, but just couldn’t connect them with the adorable calico kitten he’d fed earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Been staying up too late lately, starting to hallucinate?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin shook his head hard—so much so his brain felt a bit woozy—but the words remained clear as ever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"System?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin, a seasoned reader from Qidian, immediately called out in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Deep Blue?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Tongzi?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Claim reward?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After several tries, the translucent panel finally changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below the original gray text, a small button icon appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the icon were three big words—[Awesome!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin pondered deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn, why does this feel like those reward claim pop-ups in Ma Fu Alliance?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin reached out and tapped the [Awesome!] button right in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Reward claimed successfully!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have received Wasteland Points: 800!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Reminder——]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Once your Wasteland Points reach 10,000, you can unlock the Points Mall!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Keep it up, and strive to survive in the crisis-ridden Wasteland World!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin stared at the last line, once again falling into contemplation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Crisis-ridden Wasteland World?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Strive... to survive?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin looked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lecture hall was brightly lit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The central air conditioning was blasting cold wind, dispelling the summer heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Full of youthful energy, first-year students—with clear, clueless gazes—crowded around every club’s recruitment board, chatting and arguing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wow, the gaming club has a weekly event at the Internet cafe—five seats in a row!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whoa, so many girls in the dance club, so pale, so pretty!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve loved dancing since I was a kid, I just really love dance, oof oof oof!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pfft! You call that loving dance? You love dance students! You’re lusting after people’s bodies. Shameless!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Admittedly, the Environmental Protection Club Yu Jin belonged to was cold and deserted, completely ignored by everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that didn’t stop Yu Jin from reaching a conclusion—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a peaceful, stable, thriving civilized society!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell is \"crisis-ridden,\" what the hell is the \"Wasteland World\"?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This system most likely got buggy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But hey, it’s no big deal, I’m already here—may as well stick around...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After the recruitment event, I’ll go feed a few more stray kittens and try to farm those ’Wasteland Points’ up to ten thousand, see what the Points Mall is all about.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So thought Yu Jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh——!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The previously noisy lecture hall suddenly erupted in a loud, synchronized gasp of surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yin Yao actually showed up at the recruiting event!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sitting next to Yu Jin, Tang Yunxuan—the Environmental Protection Club’s vice president, and its only other member—joined in the weird shouts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yin Yao?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin murmured the name, following Tang Yunxuan’s gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the doorway of the lecture hall—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A figure stood silently, as if she carried her own halo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tall and slender, her simple yet luxurious white dress outlined elegant curves; her hair cascaded like a waterfall, highlighting skin as pale as snow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her features were refined, her skin flawless, a natural air of nobility between her brows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a campus icon at Jiangcheng University, a goddess in the dreams of countless guys, Yin Yao’s rumored background was sky-high and deep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao’s sudden appearance brought an odd hush over the noisy hall; all eyes locked onto her, but no one dared to stare too long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boys held their breath, heartbeats racing; the girls silently envied her aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"President, why are you here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the center of the lecture hall, surrounded tightly by first-year boys, another tall girl emerged from the dance club.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Pan’Er, the dance club’s vice president, adored for both her looks and her dance status by many freshmen and upperclassmen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But standing next to Yin Yao, her aura paled by a long shot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faced with Yu Pan’Er’s question, Yin Yao simply shook her head, not bothering to answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lifted her gaze slightly, searching the crowd for something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon enough—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao seemed to lock eyes on her target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin furrowed his brows ever-so-slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Holy crap!\" Tang Yunxuan let out a quiet shriek, \"Old Yu, Yin Yao’s looking this way! She’s looking at me! Shit—she’s walking over!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click, click, click——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a hall packed with hundreds, it was eerily quiet, the only sound was Yin Yao’s crisp heels echoing on the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon enough—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the bewildered gazes of freshmen and upperclassmen alike, Yin Yao walked straight to the Environmental Protection Club’s table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Y-Y-Senior Sister Yin!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Yunxuan’s face flushed red, his words stuttering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What did he do to deserve Senior Sister Yin personally coming to see him today?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao spoke, her voice a little strange—like she was used to being cold, but now forced out a hint of politeness and... eagerness?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"H-hi! Hello!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Yunxuan scrambled to respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Yin Yao wasn’t actually looking at him; when she spoke, her clear eyes stared straight at Yu Jin, as if trying to uncover something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Something up?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin frowned; he had no clue when he’d gotten tied up with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And honestly, he didn’t like that kind of tie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like now—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin could feel hostile stares from dozens of male classmates all around the lecture hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want to join your Environmental Protection Club.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao spoke softly, her tone firm, like she’d been planning this for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This statement left everyone in the lecture hall baffled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially Yu Pan’Er, the dance vice president who’d tagged along behind Yin Yao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their club president wanted to join another club?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And not just any club—but the most deserted, with only two members: one president, one vice president?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Pan’Er suddenly felt her nose getting a bit swollen, like something was about to sprout out...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’d naively thought her club president was here to promote the dance club!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the next second—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The conversation between Yin Yao and Yu Jin just about broke the dance vice president.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re the dance club president; joining our Environmental Protection Club isn’t exactly appropriate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can quit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1165,"2026-06-06T09:25:00.699Z","novelbin.me","4220bad539b488a0d5feffb9bc0a17fed801828ba6cbfbdb26ab63efcc106d37","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-2","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-370",370,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwasteland-s-only-king-cover.jpg"]