[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-wasteland-s-only-king":3,"chapter-wasteland-s-only-king-wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-261":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},1594943,2061,"Chapter 261 - 41: The Mature Lady City Lord Will Never Encounter Evil Tentacle Monsters! Local Specialty Delicacies!","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-261",261,"\u003Cp>Crystal Mountain, outskirts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group of Tier Eight Evolvers from Linglong City were surrounding Nangong Linglong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lady Linglong!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Strike while the iron’s hot, finish them off!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My lady, I’m willing to go with you, dive in and slay the Mutated Black Tiger!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Count me in too!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Greed and a frenzy of excitement hung heavy over this group of high-tier evolvers from Linglong City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Nangong Linglong, the city lord, though her instincts told her something was off—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her perception confirmed it: the Mutated Black Tiger’s wounds were real, no faking that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lady Linglong!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The sooner the better, no use waiting and tempting fate!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several Tier Eight Evolvers glanced at the ticking timer, jumping with impatience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, odds are there are other Refuge Cities lurking nearby!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If another city spots this Crystal Mountain...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Linglong City’s advantage is kaput!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only if we slay the Black Tiger first can we gather as much of the mountain’s resources as possible!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By then, even if other Refuge Cities come and try to split the loot, Linglong City would’ve already harvested enough crystals and Source Points!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Linglong City’s Vice City Lord, a youth at the Tier Eight Limit, spoke in a deep voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His name was Gao Sheng, recognized as the city’s strongest after Nangong Linglong, and had always acted as Linglong City’s strategist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Sheng’s words made Nangong Linglong take a deep breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hesitation never suited her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diving into Crystal Mountain meant risk was inevitable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bigger waves, bigger fish!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Sheng’s shout echoed around them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Linglong City’s evolvers hit fever pitch with excitement!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tier Eight and above evolvers!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Follow me in!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone else, stay at the outskirts and mine crystals!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nangong Linglong commanded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tens of thousands of subordinates replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh, whoosh—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of wind slicing through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nangong Linglong led strategist Gao Sheng, plus a dozen other Tier Eight evolvers, soaring toward the heart of Crystal Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above the Celestial Vault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin, watching calmly from overhead, shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To him, this show was fake as hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unfortunately—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Linglong City was no Dawn City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dawn City’s hundreds of millions of subordinates, thanks to a cheat-player like Yu Jin, never had to worry about crystal resources and such.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a way—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dawn City’s people even started viewing high-tier crystals as less magical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Linglong City, though—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tier Nine, even Tier Nine and above crystals were lucky finds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even knowing the tiger’s there, they’d still walk right into its den.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially now, when the tiger’s wounded and barely alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buzz—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Space ripples spread quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin’s figure vanished from his spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He silently followed Nangong Linglong’s party deeper into Crystal Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason he didn’t just appear and crush that tentacle?—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tier was way too low!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Yu Jin’s perception, that tentacle was only Tier Thirteen at best.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Add Void Plus Three, and you get Tier Sixteen, only capable of dropping Tier Fifteen crystals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tier Fifteen crystals just weren’t enough to satisfy Yu Jin anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Eye of Insight’s readout on that tentacle showed Yu Jin a chance to fleece even higher-tier crystals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Better not scare the snake out of the grass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crystal Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Essentially, it was a crystal ore vein.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the sky, it looked sprawling and majestic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vein’s core was a valley ringed by mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the heart of the valley, the Mutated Black Tiger sprawled out, barely clinging to life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dark red blood was steadily pouring out of its wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tiger’s aura was visibly waning and weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buzz—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not far behind the tiger, in the Void—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strange tentacle covered with eyes gently swayed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thousands of eyes stared straight at the outskirts of the mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was exactly where Nangong Linglong’s party was headed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wuh—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black tiger let out a mournful whimper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound carried far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lady Linglong!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the mountain’s outer edge—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group from Linglong City, carefully scanning their surroundings, on guard for trouble and hunting for the tiger’s trail, froze for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish swish—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They instinctively looked towards the valley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Over there!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s the black tiger’s cry!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Weird? Could it be a trap?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Nangong Linglong and the others were on high alert, their bodies betrayed them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They channeled attribute energy, cloaked their forms, and rushed toward the valley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group reached the valley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black tiger appeared before them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What grabbed the attention of the dozen mostly wasn’t the wounded tiger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside the tiger, the ground was littered with dazzling crystals!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That, that’s...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tier Nine crystals?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It really is Tier Nine crystals!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, wait, there are also Tier Ten and Tier Eleven crystals!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those must be Tier Ten and above: the energy they radiate is off the charts, beyond imagination!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forget the Tier Eight evolvers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Nangong Linglong, the city lord herself, stared at the field of high-tier crystals and couldn’t help swallowing hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strictly speaking, as a Tier Nine Evolver herself, she’d never seen a Tier Ten or higher crystal in person, shouldn’t be able to tell the tier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had another identity: Linglong City Lord, and a new player in the Star System Wasteland!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Beep beep—]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[’Wasteland’ game prompt for you...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[A vast number of Tier Ten and Tier Eleven crystal resources have appeared nearby!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Harvesting these resources will grant your city increased planetary capture progress and Civilization Source Points as rewards!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing the Black Tiger, Nangong Linglong had still held some doubts and hesitation in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>",926,"2026-06-06T09:25:00.978Z",1,"novelbin.me","aee412ea5e3e01192a009072ca5990e6607091114fbae04eb7d1614d567ed7b0","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-262","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-260",370,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwasteland-s-only-king-cover.jpg"]