[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-wasteland-s-only-king":3,"chapter-wasteland-s-only-king-wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-66":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},1595098,2061,"Chapter 66: Shelter","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-66",66,"\u003Cp>Yu Jin stared at the map in front of him, unable to speak for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sincerity, the weight of it is overwhelming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So much so—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin wasn’t even sure how he should accept it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t thought about so much before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just wanted to be an environmentally conscious college student, wanted to pick up garbage, wanted to become an Evolver, wanted to stop eating beef, wanted to be Happy Hero...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ha—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if seeing the shift in Yu Jin’s mindset, Yin Shanhai suddenly laughed, stood up, and patted Yu Jin’s shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young man.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What I said just now was only the worst possible scenario, you don’t need to put too much pressure on yourself!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just do things your way, however you see fit, go for it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for Blue Star, don’t worry too much either.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if that ’Oumuamua’ really does fall...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We Daxia People will never surrender, never accept fate quietly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’ll resist, we’ll persist, we’ll struggle!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And maybe someday, maybe there really will be a day, you can return as someone Extraordinary, to save Blue Star!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Shanhai smiled warmly, cheering Yu Jin up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heavy talk about ’Oumuamua’ just now had never happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Shanhai added:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your family, Daxia will also give them the highest standard of protection.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve already sent their information out to a hundred thousand fellow citizens; if your family crosses over to the Wasteland, they’ll be protected with their lives the moment they’re found.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can fully trust in the faith and loyalty of these one hundred thousand people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the future, if you’re willing, you can bring all of them under your command—they can be a considerable support.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If your family hasn’t crossed over...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’ll give them the highest protection as well—even if Pollution really happens and spirals out of control, your family will surely be among the very last survivors.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I promise, even after I’m gone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Shanhai’s words, without a doubt, were another big addition to the pot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Yu Jin had no doubts about the weight behind those words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For someone of that old man’s level, lies are absolutely meaningless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Another thing—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides the map, these hundred thousand also brought back some important information about Wasteland Planet—it’s all compiled here, you can take it home and read in detail.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Shanhai patted Yu Jin’s shoulder again, then handed him a folder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin was completely speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man had done everything he could; if he still acted heartless, then he’d really betray the Daxia blood running through him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll do my best.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin’s tone was earnest, every word was careful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha, good!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Shanhai’s face was filled with smiles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the best answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just Yu Jin’s empty promise at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one can see what the future holds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sitting in this position, Yin Shanhai knew better than anyone that hearts, thoughts, even faith, are easily changed by greater Power and higher status.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at least right now, Yu Jin gave him this commitment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that’s enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Shanhai didn’t talk any more about ’Wasteland’ or Oumuamua, his smile grew even kinder and more approachable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d really shed all status and identity, and was simply inviting Yu Jin to the house for a family meal as a grandfather.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yaoyao, time to serve the dishes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Shanhai smiled and tapped the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the parlor, Yin Yao, who had been waiting for a long time, finally pushed the door and came in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at Yu Jin, then at Yin Shanhai, curious about what the two had discussed—she couldn’t even overhear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But curiosity was curiosity, since grandpa didn’t plan to tell her, she wouldn’t ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the dining table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Various dishes were steaming hot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Shanhai, Yin Yao, and Yu Jin, the three took their seats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the meal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one brought up the topic of ’Wasteland’ again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the contrary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Shanhai instead praised Yu Jin’s recent ’environmental actions’ non-stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone talks about environmentalism, but few really act on it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re so young, but just speaking of environmental protection, you do much better than I ever did at your age.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Shanhai paused slightly, looking at Yu Jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you have any other ideas about environmental protection?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you have any ideas, say them boldly—as long as you stay within principles, I’ll give you my full support.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he finished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The table fell into a brief silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao paused with her chopsticks, looking at Yu Jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin, after putting down his chopsticks, thought carefully, and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the main reasons he came to this dinner tonight was exactly this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d planned to try to bring up the topic; he didn’t expect the old man to give him an opening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s the idea? Let’s hear it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Shanhai kept his reassuring smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nuclear Pollution!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin uttered those three words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the table, Yin Yao’s beautiful eyes instantly widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Yin Shanhai, his smile didn’t fade, as if he wasn’t surprised at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, I’ll make arrangements.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Shanhai smiled, agreeing to Yu Jin’s boldest possible plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At nine thirty in the evening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin walked out the manor’s gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao, hands clasped behind her back, followed behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did you suddenly think... of tackling nuclear pollution?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao watched Yu Jin, finally unable to hold back her question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Had a dream.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the dream, as long as I did more for the environment, I could become Superman.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin didn’t turn, speaking softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A dream?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao remembered Yu Jin had told her something similar at the zoo before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That night, she’d snuck off to the zoo herself, and patted the butts of all the tigers and lions there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unfortunately, she didn’t dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe he really is the chosen protagonist of Wasteland!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This thought sprang up again in Yin Yao’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Wasteland of their previous life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless people had been curious, had even sought out the reason why Yu Jin was so strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also countless theories had been put forward—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some believed he wasn’t ordinary; he was the child of the masterminds behind the ’Wasteland’ game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some thought he stumbled on a heaven-sent opportunity, just outrageously lucky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others believed maybe he’d discovered some bug or loophole in the ’Wasteland’ game, so he broke through like he was cheating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tiny minority were sure—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin was cheating by some unknown method!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Yin Yao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she first returned through Rebirth, she’d also been curious, even tried to investigate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five days had passed, only two days left until the Wasteland crossing, and Yin Yao had let go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how Yu Jin became so strong—whether he was the masterminds’ son, or just insanely lucky, even cheating—it didn’t matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t need to investigate, shouldn’t investigate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After coming back through Rebirth, Yin Yao really only needed to do one thing—cling tightly to Yu Jin’s thigh, and never let go!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anything else, especially things that make thigh-hugging harder, Yin Yao wouldn’t even consider.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daxia is much the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among all this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Including why Yu Jin is so determined about ’environmental protection’ recently—even considering tackling ’nuclear pollution’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes, being too smart isn’t a good thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Appropriate stupidity is the correct thigh-hugging posture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few minutes later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin walked up to the black sedan parked at the gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The driver had already opened the back door in advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin lifted his leg and got in. Yin Yao didn’t follow, but stood where she was, waving goodbye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Back to Jiang University, or somewhere else?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The driver returned to his seat, respectfully asking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gunzhou?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that doable?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, no problem.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white-gloved driver smiled and started the car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the engine roaring, the black sedan faded into the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Shanhai, however, was somehow already standing by Yin Yao at the manor’s entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Grandpa?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How come you came out too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao was surprised. She knew grandpa had lots of duties every day; today, making time to eat with Yu Jin meant he postponed tons of work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yaoyao...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Shanhai looked into the distance, in his cloudy eyes were emotions too complex to describe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your classmate Yu Jin...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He’s really something special...\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1398,"2026-06-06T09:25:00.978Z",1,"novelbin.me","e26a995a38b0b4a7f7f3094e8d3b70102286adb2b328baead47a0e1c51882752","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-67","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-65",370,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwasteland-s-only-king-cover.jpg"]