[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-wasteland-s-only-king":3,"chapter-wasteland-s-only-king-wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-60":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},1595092,2061,"Chapter 60: Mendeleev’s Woe","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-60",60,"\u003Cp>In principle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chauffeur with white gloves should be opening the door for Yin Yao first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But ’Principle’ had specifically told the driver beforehand that today’s activities would follow Yu Jin as the highest standard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why Yu Jin got out of the car first, with Yin Yao following behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tong Zhiyong was confused, yet deeply shaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He noticed that Yin Yao looked just like an ’assistant’, always walking a few steps behind Yu Jin, with absolutely no sign of stepping out of line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiss—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tong Zhiyong drew a sharp breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hurried forward and took the initiative to greet them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, Yu—Yu Jin, my classmate!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m the chairman of Sanyuan Heavy Industry. We warmly welcome you to our chemical plant for this environmental project!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin glanced at Tong Zhiyong, then looked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Warning! Warning!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You are approaching ’Tier Eight Pollution Source—Mendeleev’s Woe’!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The pollution source is massive. With your ant-like body, you cannot withstand its contamination and erosion. Leave immediately!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mendeleev’s Woe?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin was slightly surprised to see this system naming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking about it, it actually made some sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chemical plant pollution is different from the pollution of garbage or sewage rivers—it contains all kinds of toxic heavy metals, and it’s no exaggeration to call it a blend of several elements from the periodic table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, this time, the system’s evaluation wasn’t wrong—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under normal circumstances, waste and residue pollution from chemical factories can indeed be quite harmful to humans, especially with direct contact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a Tier Seven Evolver now, Yu Jin was still heavily suppressed, but not to the extent that he couldn’t handle such chemical pollution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A Tier Eight Pollution Source—if nothing goes wrong, I should be able to get a Tier Seven Crystal reward.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin took a deep breath, excitement rising inside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw the hope of breaking through to Tier Eight in the short term, as long as today’s trip to the chemical plant yielded enough!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sanyuan Heavy Industry factory area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tong Zhiyong was leading the way for Yu Jin and Yin Yao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind them, a few credentialed media reporters carried cameras, snapping pictures along the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Further behind the reporters—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dense crowd, yet moving in neat unison: no less than two hundred buzzcut youths fell into step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’d arrived after Yu Jin, climbing down from the large trucks with gray-green canvas covers further back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apparently—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were civic-minded volunteers with a strong sense of environmental responsibility, eager to participate in this pollution cleanup operation at the chemical plant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arrival of these two hundred enthusiastic citizens made beads of sweat appear on Tong Zhiyong’s forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tong Zhiyong wiped his sweat as he introduced the plant to Yu Jin and Yin Yao:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chemical plant pollution generally falls into three categories.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Solid waste, liquid waste, and gaseous waste.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Solid waste is typically the solid residue generated during chemical production, containing toxic heavy metals and hard-to-degrade organic matter...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they talked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group, all wearing masks, came to a large warehouse in the rear production area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At Sanyuan Heavy Industry, we have always strictly complied with the national standards for waste emissions!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All our waste residue is processed immediately in a rigorous manner. Only after meeting discharge standards is it transported to designated areas for landfill...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tong Zhiyong’s sense of political correctness was at full throttle—repeating official slogans over and over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group stopped in front of the warehouse door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside, piles of black solid waste were stacked like little hills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even through their masks, they could smell the pungent stench wafting out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin raised an eyebrow, looking at Tong Zhiyong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The media reporters’ eyes began to gleam as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tong Zhiyong wiped his forehead awkwardly and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Due to our massive daily production scale at Sanyuan Heavy Industry...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Some of the solid waste has not yet been processed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tong Zhiyong waved to his subordinates behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Yu Jin watching and the media cameras rolling, he put on a show of ’harshly reprimanding his subordinates for substandard work.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He proactively invited Yu Jin and the others to help purify and clean up this batch of solid waste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumblemumble—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Tong Zhiyong finished speaking, several dump trucks drove up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We at Sanyuan Heavy Industry are equipped with imported foreign waste incinerators!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our incinerators have the latest displacement and adsorption technology. The waste produces no toxic gases when burned, and the leftover residue can all reach landfill standards!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tong Zhiyong spoke as\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his chubby figure squeezed into protective gear and walked up to the waste pile, shoveling it into the dump trucks himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin said nothing, just rolled up his sleeves and joined in immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[With your ant-like body, you alone have started the purification of ’Tier Eight Pollution Source—Mendeleev’s Woe’!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Given the massive scale of the pollution, the system will evaluate your purification results and award rewards upon completion!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those two hundred buzzcut volunteers joined in as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Your purification action motivates two hundred Wasteland Wanderers to voluntarily participate!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Due to the influence of your ’Wasteland Leader’ achievement—]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[These Wanderers will be temporarily considered your subordinates, and their purification results grant you additional rewards!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Current Purification Progress: 0%]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hint: The higher the purification progress, the richer the rewards!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the saying goes, many hands make light work. Ten tons of waste looked like a lot, but with everyone working together, it didn’t take long before it was all loaded up into the dump trucks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was also because the loaders joined shortly after, taking over most of the heavy lifting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half an hour later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumblemumble—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dump trucks rumbled forward, dumping the waste into the incinerators under everyone’s watchful gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yu Jin, if you would, please!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tong Zhiyong invited Yu Jin forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped sideways, revealing the conspicuous red button on the incinerator console.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a push of the button, and these ten tons of waste would be handled promptly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The environmental campaign would wrap up nicely—right in front of the media.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin had no reason to refuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He strode forward and pressed the button.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumblemumble—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The incinerator roared to life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wave of heat washed over them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half an hour later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The incinerator quieted down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clap clap clap—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thunderous, lingering applause broke out at the scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click click—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The media reporters were already in place, snapping pictures from every angle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin looked at the prompt on his panel, his eyes narrowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have led your subordinates to purify ’Tier Eight Pollution Source—Mendeleev’s Woe’!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Purification Progress: 5%!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Do you want to end the purification at this stage and claim the corresponding reward?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin did expect that Tong Zhiyong’s performance was all about ’achievements’ and face-saving projects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it never occurred to him that a whole ten tons of waste added up to only 5% of the purification progress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Awesome!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of being annoyed, Yu Jin broke into a grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant that his harvest from the chemical plant today would far exceed expectations!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before that,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin would need to ’find’ the remaining 95% of solid and chemical waste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As luck would have it,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the ’Space’ attributes he awakened just this morning, there was an Ability—’Spatial Perception’ to see underground...\u003C\u002Fp>",1225,"2026-06-06T09:25:00.978Z",1,"novelbin.me","bb8fde1a5201ca6bf5d93596be96b6b0904e9a5424b177e94cf8ee15d217c259","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-61","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-59",370,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwasteland-s-only-king-cover.jpg"]