[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-wasteland-s-only-king":3,"chapter-wasteland-s-only-king-wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-269":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},1594951,2061,"Chapter 269 - 44: The Carol Fleet Arrives! Star-devouring Touch Falls! Airdrop Plan 3.0!_2","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-269",269,"\u003Cp>Combining the previous Tier Nineteen fluctuations with this sudden arrival of a ’mysterious and powerful force’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost all of them reached the same conclusion——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The P-8808 Star Realm is about to witness something big!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the slowly closing Void Passage, inside the Super Large Fortress labeled S-1.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carol was gazing at the vast starry sky filled with fortresses and fleets, her brows furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back when she served as Commander of the Selsa Fleet, she’d heard some rumors regarding new player promotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was said——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many high-tier civilization forces loved to blockade the outskirts of the ’Newbie Village’ where new players had just been promoted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>New players promoted from the planetary wasteland could obtain micro or even small interstellar fortresses much more easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And these types of fortresses were exactly what those civilization forces needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Carol knew, a few years ago, the Selza Civilization also took part in a similar ’blockade’ event.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That time, Selza Civilization harvested several fortresses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though all of them were only micro fortresses, with just one small fortress, compared to spending huge Source Points in the Wasteland shop, this ’strong-arming’ method was way more cost-effective...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hoo——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carol stared outside into the starry sky, exhaling a long breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Danger flickered in her bright gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If these bandits really set their sights on their own Lord...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, as a subordinate, she wouldn’t mind activating the Quantum Resonance Splitter another time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the might of the Splitter, every fortress and fleet in this Star Realm, big or small, would be instantly annihilated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master’s first arrival in this starry sky...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe he needs a good chance for some heads-on-spikes?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carol stared out the porthole, sinking into thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, she relayed the news of her arrival outside the Star Realm to Yu Jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Carol Yalikosis!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Standing by with the Interstellar Fortress and fleet, awaiting the Lord’s arrival!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Venus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been about half a day since Yu Jin unleashed the Seventeen-Colored Lotus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tremors across the whole planet hadn’t stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Yu Jin hadn’t promptly shaped an Energy Shield, with that attack, Venus would’ve been completely shattered, just like the Tier Sixteen Star Realm Dominator, Star-devouring Touch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Your divine power has arrived; with the body of an ant, you have slain the Tier Nineteen Star System-Level Mutant Beast Dominator—Star-devouring Touch. Civilization Source Points +50 million!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Such a feat, unprecedented through the ages, shakes the universe!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You received resources: Tier Eighteen Energy Crystal *2!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Yu Jin’s vision, the system panel’s reward info had been displayed for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this meant the mighty Star Realm Dominator that terrorized the whole planet had fallen for good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What a pity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin shook his head, sighing softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t expected the Seventeen-Colored Lotus he casually molded to be so ridiculously powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d originally thought...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d turn this ’Star-devouring Touch’ into an ultra-sized teppanyaki to hand out for Dawn City’s subordinates to get some nutrition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Star-devouring Touch’s head and tentacles were vaporized, not a shred left behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumble——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tremors of Venus finally reached their end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin exhaled, no longer sustaining the planet’s energy shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at that moment——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swash——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aftershock, delayed for half a day, swept across Venus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sandstorms erupted all over the planet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But these sandstorms could no longer threaten the planet itself, and Yu Jin didn’t bother intervening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"L-Lord!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside Crystal Mountain, the Linglong City group shouted in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thump——!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kneeling, all of them knelt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nangong Linglong, Gao Sheng—after witnessing Yu Jin use the Seventeen-Colored Lotus to instantly kill the Star Realm Dominator-level Mutant Beast, they utterly knelt in admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miners? Slaves?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It doesn’t matter anymore...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing such a terrifying Boss, simply surviving was already huge luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let alone the fact, they could even, by rounding off, become the Boss’s ’colleagues’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin overlooked the row of kneeling Tier Eight Evolvers and the Tier Nine Mature Lady City Lord, nodding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not bad.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin didn’t bother pretending; he seriously nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the moment he saw the Linglong City crowd, he’d already regarded them as miners for Dawn Fortress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they cooperate, perfect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not, he had ways to deal with non-cooperation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Remember, ten days.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin gave one last order, then space began to tremble around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With things settled, he had no reason to stay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nangong Linglong called out in her delicate voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin turned back, glancing at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nonchalant gaze sent the Tier Nine City Lord’s heart shuddering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instinctively, Nangong Linglong subtly clenched her thighs together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your, your name...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can, can your subordinate know it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Sheng and the others swore they’d never heard such humble words from their City Lord before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But right now, none of them found it odd at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could we know your honored name?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Sheng and the rest shouted together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ha——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin shook his head, laughing softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buzz——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spatial ripples spread outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His figure vanished from where he stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Out of the void, came a faintly lingering reply:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yu Jin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dawn Fortress, Tower of the Sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin appeared before the fifty-meter-wide bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re back!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That octopus monster earlier—you took it out yourself, right!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master, you’re so awesome, so mighty!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tao Naimu Xiang sisters, having somehow changed into cool maid outfits, crawled up on all fours to him as soon as they saw Yu Jin return, chanting in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faced with their flattery, Yu Jin shook his head with a smile, not bothering to respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d returned to the fortress for serious business.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Light flashed in front of Yu Jin’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system panel appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your subordinate Commander Carol Yalikosis is sending a communication...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin glanced at it, then withdrew his gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carol had arrived earlier than he’d expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin didn’t plan to leave the P-8808 Star Realm, aka Newbie Village, so soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carol’s report about the high-tier civilization bandits lurking outside the Star Realm only convinced Yu Jin further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he promoted Star System Wasteland, Yu Jin had already gotten a Wasteland OL game prompt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like planetary wasteland, Star System Wasteland had its own ’promotion’ mechanism, simply renamed as ’ascension’ or ’dimensional upgrade’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The destination for ascension, unsurprisingly, was the Ophelia Federation where Athena resided, aka a high-dimensional civilization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The time for the next promotion was almost upon him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying there’s almost no time isn’t exaggerating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half a year—just half a year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next promotion wouldn’t come for a hundred years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hundred years?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin wasn’t going to wait a hundred years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to, and couldn’t afford to miss this chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And half a year was crazy short; not even enough to properly set foot in all regions of the vast Star System.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current ranking of Dawn Fortress, or Blue Star Civilization, was only 100,000th.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the top 10,000 could promote.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, Yu Jin wanted to target Selza Civilization for his first move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selza in the Star System Wasteland was nothing more than a small fry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carol’s report inspired Yu Jin with new ideas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who’s the hunter, who’s the prey?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s a great question...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin’s mind spun, then he sent a communication to Carol.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carol replied——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Supreme Lord!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll carry out your orders, spreading this information as instructed!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If needed, I’ll use every means to make it more convincing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carol’s adaptability and cleverness made Yu Jin deeply satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle on Venus gave Yu Jin a clear sense of his power in Star System Wasteland, or in this ’Newbie Village’ P-8808 Star Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Prestige established, reputation secured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, things could be left to Yin Yao and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once planetary progress hit the mark, he could trigger the promotion of Dawn Fortress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And until then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin gently inhaled, his expression more serious and solemn than it had been when he faced Star-devouring Touch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before him, a gray-black helmet appeared from thin air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The High-dimensional Helmet of Wasteland OL!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The previous Mars OL and Venus OL, Yu Jin had airdropped warships and resources for Carol.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would drop waves upon waves of massive supplies—for himself, for his Dawn Fortress!\u003C\u002Fp>",1365,"2026-06-06T09:25:00.978Z",1,"novelbin.me","f0bcedb690695e58394f356bc370f99c45454642be82ff6140dd2aa870b86da7","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-270","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-268",370,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwasteland-s-only-king-cover.jpg"]