[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-wasteland-s-only-king":3,"chapter-wasteland-s-only-king-wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-118":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},1595000,2061,"Chapter 118 - 106: \"Principal Jiang?\" \"Yu City Lord!","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-118",118,"\u003Cp>Time flew by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, another day had passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What a pity...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lowered his head, looking at his empty hands—the crystals totally consumed—letting out a quiet sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except for the Tier Ten Crystal used as the Energy Source for Dawn City, all the other crystals had been completely devoured by him over these two days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This included the rewards brought to him by the ’Territory’ module after Dawn City conquered Refuge City in the past day—15 Tier Ten Energy Crystals among them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin still hadn’t broken through to Tier Eleven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a deep breath, a thought stirring in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Value’ appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Yu Jin]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Tier: Tier Ten]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Comprehensive Coefficient: 2.6 million]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This round of crystal consumption—his Value had doubled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even considering a 50% suppression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still had a Value of ’100 + 160*50% = 1.8 million’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tier Nine Limit Value was at 990,000.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin’s Value was already double that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not stable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still have to hunt high-tier monsters, get more high-tier crystals.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin muttered, but didn’t rush out of the city to hunt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood up and headed toward the Council Hall outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just now, when he habitually used the ’Light Touch’ ability to check the situation in Dawn City—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin had seen the figure of an old acquaintance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This old acquaintance was someone Yu Jin felt deserved a personal welcome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time rewinds a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buma City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the Western A308 Area, an ordinary Level 0 Sanctuary City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An hour ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A ’Sanctuary City’ came flying from the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That ’Sanctuary City’ didn’t say a word—blasted the City Lord’s Mansion with a cannon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Poor Lord City Lord was sent to the afterlife on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ’Sanctuary City’ landed beside Buma City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tens of thousands of Evolvers swarmed in, shouting ’Loyalty!’ as they flooded inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Loyalty~!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All over Buma City, whether Subordinates or Refugees, whether Personal Guard Teams or otherwise, everyone shouted ’Loyalty!’ in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a scene—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past day, Chen Gang and others had already seen it happen fifteen times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The number of cities subordinate to Dawn City had also reached a staggering twenty-five.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twenty-five, just enough for promotion to Level 3 Sanctuary City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For this reason—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Dawn City landed by Buma City and didn’t immediately take off like before, but temporarily settled in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside Buma City—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Disheveled Refugees formed a long, snaking line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A glance revealed upwards of ten thousand people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of them—players from Blue Star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were all eligible to join Dawn City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Name?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yunpeng and other Environmental Protection Club members, with a team of Blue Star Evolvers, were registering the Refugees’ info.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jiang Haichuan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yunpeng didn’t even look up, ready to jot down the name with his pen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait up?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yunpeng suddenly froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He snapped his head up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before him was a sallow, skinny, square-faced man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jiang... Principal Jiang?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yunpeng was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the man’s face was blood-streaked and his eyes a bit swollen, this face, this voice—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who else could it be but Principal Jiang from Jiang University!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yunpeng’s shout drew Chen Gang, who was maintaining order nearby, over as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Gang strode out, crossing over ten meters in a step, appearing at the front of the queue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn! It’s really Principal Jiang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Gang’s eyes widened in disbelief as he stared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Haichuan’s throat rolled; he couldn’t speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His malnourished and yellowed face showed a hint of bitterness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just six days—everything had changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, there was nothing left of the person he used to be as Principal...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this cruel Wasteland World, just surviving until now ought to be counted lucky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t even worn a helmet back then, but still, God’s dice chose him, sending him across.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Haichuan walked the streets of Dawn City’s Outer City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a Blue Star player, he smoothly gained eligibility for joining Dawn City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yunpeng and the others wanted to report his info directly to Yu Jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Neil explained—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin was currently secluded in the City Lord’s Mansion, no one was permitted to disturb him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao was also in seclusion, consuming crystals, unaware of Jiang Haichuan’s arrival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if she knew, she wouldn’t dare use her position for personal gain to look after him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was clear—Yu Jin was the sole master of Dawn City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So this is...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yu Jin’s Dawn City?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with some mental preparation, Jiang Haichuan looked at the much broader streets than Buma City, saw the rows of buildings—he couldn’t help but sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before crossing, he already knew—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin would be powerful in the Wasteland; a Tier Nine Evolver, the Dawn City Lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, only six days since crossing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He himself was still mining as a slave in Buma City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Yu Jin?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was already the Dawn City Lord!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the Refuge City he ruled not only had hundreds of thousands of subordinates, but it could also fly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did he pull it off?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard Yaoyao is here too—maybe she’s become a strong Evolver as well...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Haichuan’s sighs came one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked with his head down, gradually realizing he didn’t really fit in with the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just because of his ragged clothes, but—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Evolvers?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are they all Evolvers?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Haichuan stopped, face confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Buma City, there were only about a thousand Evolvers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every Evolver was valued by the City Lord, and held an official post in the Sanctuary City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The past six days—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Haichuan had considered secretly using a Pollution Crystal, gambling for an awakening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after seeing a companion fail and die in pain, he’d given up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Jiang Haichuan wasn’t an Evolver, after six days in the Wasteland, he could sense the difference in aura from ’Evolver adults’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even the kids are Evolvers?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Haichuan stared at a little girl nearby, no more than seven or eight, pupils contracting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All Evolvers...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Except me, and the newly joined Subordinates from Buma City?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Haichuan was bewildered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lowered his head, a bit numb, walking toward the Dawn Inner City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because upon entering, Wang Yunpeng told him: New Subordinates had to go there to collect the most basic ’welfare’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What kind of welfare?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Food? Water?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe even clothes...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Haichuan guessed, noticing everyone around him dressed clean and tidy, not dirty like himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pretty soon—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Haichuan arrived at the Martial Arts Plaza.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The broad plaza was filled with people sitting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of them cross-legged, eyes closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Haichuan looked confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A figure not far from Jiang Haichuan suddenly burst out in flames, causing him to stumble back a couple steps in fright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Awakened? Evolved?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Haichuan realized after the fact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The figure stood up excitedly, raising his arm and shouting ’Loyalty!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A call snapped Jiang Haichuan out of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"New here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young man in a Dawn City Guard Team uniform walked up to Jiang Haichuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh, yes, just arrived!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Haichuan nodded his head repeatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young guard shoved a somewhat gray-black crystal into his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tier Two Infection Crystal, city entry welfare.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go sit at the plaza and awaken!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have a 95% chance of success, in theory. If you fail...\"—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ll have to collect crystals, haul beast meat for Dawn City, earn enough ’Contribution Points’ before you can get another crystal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Also, after you awaken, remember to collect your Identity Card, food, water, and new clothes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shabby as you are, it messes up Dawn City’s image.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man finished, not leaving, but staring straight at Jiang Haichuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Haichuan, baffled, felt a bit awkward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Loyalty?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man suddenly spoke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Loyalty!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Haichuan answered instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, got it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man nodded in satisfaction and turned away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Haichuan stood still, watching the young man leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a long moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lowered his head, gazing at the crystal in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tier Two Crystal...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now Jiang Haichuan finally understood why, along the way, all he’d seen were Evolvers!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He finally realized how all those people awakening in the plaza came to be!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is Dawn City?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Haichuan’s throat rolled as he swallowed hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d never seen a Tier Two Crystal before, but he knew just how precious it was!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Buma City, not to mention Tier Two Crystals—even Tier One Crystals were unattainable treasures for Refugees!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buzz—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The space ahead of Jiang Haichuan rippled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin appeared out of thin air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Principal Jiang.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He addressed softly, his tone carrying respect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Haichuan, after a brief daze, lowered his gaze and replied reverently:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Yu!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Yu Jin was momentarily stunned, unsure how to respond...\u003C\u002Fp>",1486,"2026-06-06T09:25:00.978Z",1,"novelbin.me","cde9d7aa9bed3231e957ff1626ebca32284f0265a9f2f309267bb5c51b882c94","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-119","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-117",370,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwasteland-s-only-king-cover.jpg"]