[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-wasteland-s-only-king":3,"chapter-wasteland-s-only-king-wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-10":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Wasteland's Only King",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1594792,2061,"Chapter 10: Superman Without Rice","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-10",10,"\u003Cp>\"Mmm...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin woke up groggily on the hotel king-sized bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was woken up by the \"buzz buzz\" of his phone vibrating by his pillow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who the hell’s ruining my ’Superman’ dream in the middle of the night?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin’s mind was still fuzzy. He mumbled as he rolled over to grab his phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brring brring—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The call connected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Yu!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where the hell are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The club recruitment event’s about to end and you still haven’t shown up!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior Sister Yin and I have been waiting for you here forever!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Yunxuan’s barrage left Yu Jin confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recruitment?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What recruitment?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin shot upright from the bed like a carp, grabbed his phone and checked it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[September 3, 2025]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[18:25]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tsk—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin sucked in a cold breath on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d actually slept for a whole day and night, from last night all the way to the evening of the next day?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His memory was still stuck at the system prompt: [You have become a Tier Three Evolver].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Club recruitment ends at 19:00, less than half an hour left!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin realized how serious this was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Club recruitment was the key to getting the system’s ’Dawn City Lord’ reward!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though recruiting a hundred new members was basically impossible, he still had to try...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin didn’t have time to check what changes becoming a ’Tier Three Evolver’ brought him. He shot up from the bed and rushed toward the room door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deafening crash, Yu Jin froze on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was clutching the door handle—and attached to the handle, the whole freakin’ door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crashhh—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door fell apart, loose drywall dust raining from above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Crap.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin knew this was bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His physique had obviously improved massively after reaching Tier Three.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So much that a single tug nearly made him ’break out, door and all.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not far away—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cleaning lady from the room opposite heard the noise and turned to look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their eyes met.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment of silence—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cleaning lady pressed the pager at her waist—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Front desk, front desk.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The guest in room 405 just yanked the whole door off.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiangcheng University.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buxue Building, lecture hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The club recruitment event venue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to yesterday, since today was the last day of recruitment, way more freshmen showed up looking for clubs. The place was packed, nearly bursting at the seams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except, of course, for the Environmental Protection Club’s area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with Yin Yao—the star campus beauty upperclassman—in the mix, the Environmental Protection Club’s booth was still cold and deserted, not a soul in sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though plenty of freshmen—especially the guys—just couldn’t help sneaking peeks at Yin Yao, but...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was all just sneaky looks; none of them would actually join. No way in hell, not in this lifetime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The news about club president Yu Jin leading Yin Yao around picking up litter on campus yesterday had already spread everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The freshmen admired that...but it also made the club even more ’respected from afar.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The hell!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Yu just hung up on me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Yunxuan stuffed his phone away, grumbling furiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao heard him and spoke in a gentle voice:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He probably just got busy and forgot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But since you called to remind him, he should be here soon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry, we’ll just wait a bit longer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as she said this—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Yunxuan nodded, relieved that Senior Sister wasn’t blaming Yu Jin for being late, but then frowned, something felt off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These lines...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weren’t these exactly what he was going to say?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Yunxuan shook his head hard, forcing himself not to overthink it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to keep Senior Sister from getting bored while waiting for Yu Jin, he decided to start a conversation:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior Sister, you don’t look so great today. Feeling tired?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you not sleep well?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he said this—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao turned and gave Tang Yunxuan a look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her answer was kind of cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Yunxuan scratched his head. He was just telling the truth—compared to yesterday’s radiant vibe, today Yin Yao had huge dark circles, skin pale, and even her lips were a bit purple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you have insomnia, you should try melatonin. I’ve personally tested it—it works!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Yunxuan added helpfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao nodded, dropping the topic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She really hadn’t slept well last night. Actually, she hadn’t slept at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’d spent the whole night trying to awaken using a Pollution Crystal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t even count how much pain she’d been through. By the end, she was almost numb...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Wasteland game’s beta, everything is absolutely realistic—or instead, it IS reality. Pain feedback is totally authentic too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least, unlike the real crossover in six days, here she could ’die fearlessly and just restart’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thirteen tries.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao’s gaze dropped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last night she’d tried awakening thirteen times—and ’died’ thirteen times too!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The worst part—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even after all that, Yin Yao still hadn’t succeeded in awakening as an Evolver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Keep going tonight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As long as I can awaken, it’ll all be worth it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao’s resolve remained unshaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as she could awaken as an Evolver, she could use her foresight and edge to grow strong, fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was really curious about Yu Jin’s progress in Wasteland World now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’d come to club recruitment today mostly to dig for info. If she could find out where Yu Jin had spawned in the game, even better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There would be the secret to Yu Jin’s future game-breaking superpower around there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yesterday she’d specifically arranged for someone to deliver a helmet to Yu Jin with just this idea in mind—partly to build connections, partly to rack up favors owed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao’s train of thought was interrupted by Tang Yunxuan’s surprised exclamation beside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao looked over at the vice president of the Environmental Protection Club.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Yunxuan’s expression was beyond weird right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it something to do with Yu Jin?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao narrowed her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Yunxuan hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and handed his phone to Yin Yao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The screen showed a WeChat chat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Old Tang, SOS!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lend me some cash, I’ll pay you back!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Yunxuan—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[What?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[How much you need?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Transferred 1,500 yuan]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[That’s my entire living expenses for the month]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Real bros, all in the heart!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I’ll ask Old Cui and the others, see if I can gather enough.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Yunxuan—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Dude, what are you doing?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Why you need so much all of a sudden?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[...I accidentally broke the hotel room door. Gotta pay five grand.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Yunxuan—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[???]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whew—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin walked out of the hotel, letting out a long heavy breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked back for a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hotel manager was all smiles, waving enthusiastically: \"Come again, come again!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin’s face darkened a few shades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Broke a door, and got fined five grand!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, Yu Jin refused to accept it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wouldn’t mind paying, but five thousand? No way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then the manager just whipped out the invoice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin was helpless—could only borrow cash from Old Tang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, his monthly living expenses were only two thousand, even everything together wasn’t enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what he didn’t expect—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was that it ended up being Senior Sister Yin who bailed him out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Yin Yao, as soon as she moved, wired five grand straight up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Superhuman with zero cash—still living off others.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What kind of Superman is that, really?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1262,"2026-06-06T09:25:00.699Z",1,"novelbin.me","86a4e80c65c8d5a187ec42fdc5acf370b0590c592d44b9cc0c3d63bca68360bb","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-11","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-9",370,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwasteland-s-only-king-cover.jpg"]