[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-wasteland-s-only-king":3,"chapter-wasteland-s-only-king-wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-12":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},1594794,2061,"Chapter 12: Loyalty!","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-12",12,"\u003Cp>In the late summer of September, even the evening air still carried a stifling heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All across Jiangcheng University, there were still over a hundred figures roaming around, each holding a snakeskin bag and gripping a pair of tongs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They bent over, heads lowered, eyes sharp as they scanned the area... searching for trash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the Buxue Building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A freshman moved as swiftly as the wind, zeroed in on a plastic bottle at his feet and snapped his tongs down on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clank—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unexpectedly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right as he was about to grab it, another pair of tongs suddenly reached out and pinched the plastic bottle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The freshman was annoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh! Such is the way of the assessment competitions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The owner of the other tongs, another male freshman, sneered and shoved the plastic bottle into his own snakeskin bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scenes like this were common, playing out all across campus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Joining the Environmental Protection Club wasn’t as simple as the freshmen had imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After submitting their applications, the freshmen faced a unique assessment—picking up trash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Jiangcheng University’s campus was quite big, meeting the ’half a bag of trash’ standard was still no small challenge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, there were always cleaning ladies keeping the university tidy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So despite some scattered trash here and there, it was still few and far between.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which was exactly why—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ’Battle of Trash’ was played out in every corner of the university.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, on the surface it was a fight for ’trash’, but in reality, it was a fight for a ’spot in the club’, a fight for ’innovation and entrepreneurship credits’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For college students, especially freshmen, nothing was more tempting than ’credit points’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But still...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why is the club president picking up trash, too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quite a few freshmen shot glances toward the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over there—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin, one hand holding a snakeskin bag, the other gripping a pair of tongs, picked up trash at lightning speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching this scene, freshmen who had felt tired or even secretly complained about the assessment suddenly felt a jolt of spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If even the president leads by example, how could I slack off?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The freshmen stood at attention, picking up their pace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, on the other side—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin picked up a used AA battery and stuffed it into his snakeskin bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You are mighty, purifying the ’Tier Four Contamination Core—Furious Nanfu Battery’ with your mere mortal flesh. Wasteland Points +1000!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Your achievement ’Wasteland Evolver’ has gained experience!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Your Ability ’Purifying Light’ has gained experience!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the text pop up in front of him, Yu Jin paused and let out a quiet breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Finally managed to milk some more points.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin couldn’t help but sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the system only counted each type of trash once, and yesterday he’d pretty much gathered up all sorts there were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which meant, after picking up trash all day today, this was the first time he’d triggered a reward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the types of garbage on campus were standard and limited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks like I’ve basically hit the ceiling for picking up trash in university...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I want to keep milking points, I’ll have to change my approach.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Yu Jin was pondering his options—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>New lines of text appeared on his panel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Notice—]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Current Wasteland Points: 10,200!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Wasteland Points have reached 10,000, meeting the requirements to unlock the Points Mall!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Do you wish to unlock now?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin glanced around his surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several curious eyes fell on him, watching in interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the club president, leading a hundred people in a trash-picking mission was bound to attract some attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not opening it now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin made a decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under so many watchful eyes, better to play it safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just in case it was like those webnovels, where the moment the mall was unlocked, a golden light erupts or strange phenomena start—well, that’d be seriously awkward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"President, not continuing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Yin Yao walked up to Yu Jin and asked softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She too was holding a pink snakeskin bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nah.\" Yu Jin shook his head, looking at the busy freshmen working nearby. \"Let’s leave some for them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao couldn’t help but chuckle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though she’d approached Yu Jin at first hoping to \"ride on his coattails\", after some real interaction, she found Yu Jin was actually... pretty interesting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks for helping out with the club recruitment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin hadn’t forgotten to thank Yin Yao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, gathering a hundred recruits for the club was all thanks to this upperclassman’s efforts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m a member of the Environmental Protection Club too. Doing my part is only right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao downplayed her role with a light remark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Yu Jin knew things weren’t as simple as that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiangcheng University was still a top-five school in Daxia, after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Credit approvals might sound simple, but in reality, it was pretty convoluted and went through all sorts of bureaucratic hoops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Yin Yao’s uncle—the university president—who got all those approvals done in ten minutes flat. That couldn’t have been easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao seemed to ask casually,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where’s your Wasteland spawn point?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you share the coordinates? If it’s close, I can meet you there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin was caught off guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Spawn point? What coordinates?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You haven’t logged into Wasteland?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’d always assumed Yu Jin was late to recruitment because he’d been playing Wasteland all day!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe he’s just being cautious and doesn’t want to tell me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao quickly rethought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But right after—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin’s answer left her dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, I never actually told you—the helmet you gave me, I lent it to my roommate...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh, I’m not really into games, but he really wanted to try it, so...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin paused, a little embarrassed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Should I give the helmet back to you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Cui had told him, that helmet’s really valuable—tens of thousands, practically impossible to get.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With something so precious, having his upperclassman gift him the helmet only for him to lend it out—to be honest, it felt kind of awkward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, it’s fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao took a deep breath and waved her hand firmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just a helmet—she didn’t care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What she really cared about was Yu Jin, and Yu Jin’s experiences in Wasteland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That might give her a clue as to why he could become so unbelievably strong in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your roommate really likes Wasteland?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao suddenly asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, he’s a diehard gamer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin replied with a laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao nodded, lowering her eyes, and didn’t say anything more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The night grew deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At precisely 9 p.m.,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the Buxue Building, a hundred freshmen stood at attention before Yu Jin, snakeskin bags in hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"President!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hundred freshmen shouted in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Congrats on passing the assessment and officially becoming members of the Environmental Protection Club!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin replied loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his words fell—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The freshmen broke out in surprised, delighted cheers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Picking up trash was exhausting—some had gone from 7 p.m. till now without even time for dinner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were now official members of the Environmental Protection Club!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which meant... Credits, in the bag!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this thought,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The freshmen grew even more excited, feeling increasingly satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the point that—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the Buxue Building,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one quite knew when it started, but the freshmen began chanting slogans in perfect unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Environmental Protection Club—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Loy-al-ty—!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"President—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Loy-al-ty—!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scenes like this—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had Tang Yunxuan, the club’s vice president, grinning from ear to ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Yin Yao laughed and joined in on the \"Loyalty\" chant with the freshmen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Yu Jin,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes widened with surprise as he stared at the lines of text appearing before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never expected—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That this seemingly joking chant of \"loyalty\" would bring about an unexpected surprise for him...\u003C\u002Fp>",1303,"2026-06-06T09:25:00.699Z",1,"novelbin.me","a56545ea39315f4ff62f5cc1ad79d3ac2db6c4a659baac31fb761f94878e7cf1","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-13","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-11",370,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwasteland-s-only-king-cover.jpg"]