[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-wasteland-s-only-king":3,"chapter-wasteland-s-only-king-wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-9":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},1594791,2061,"Chapter 9: Crystal","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-9",9,"\u003Cp>\"Dawn Sanctuary City!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao was shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She never would have thought that she had actually arrived at the legendary and renowned Dawn Sanctuary City!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her previous life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dawn Sanctuary City was a paradise countless Wasteland Wanderers dreamed of reaching!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were countless legends circulating on the Wasteland about this place!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Supposedly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Dawn Sanctuary City, ordinary people wanted for nothing, and Evolvers were everywhere!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most exaggerated rumor Yin Yao had ever heard was—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Wasteland Wanderer so weak he could barely kill a chicken joined Dawn Sanctuary City, and in just a single year, transformed from an unawakened nobody into a ’Tier Five Evolver’!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tier Five!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any other Refuge City, such a person could become the City Lord ruling over hundreds of thousands!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling all those rumors from her last life, Yin Yao couldn’t help but feel her heart pounding faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huff, huff—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She took deep breaths, observing her surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And was startled to notice...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people coming and going were mostly messy, dirty Refugees just like herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking around at a glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forget about Tier Five Bosses—she didn’t even see a single ordinary Awakened!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What made Yin Yao even more confused—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From some passersby, she learned that Dawn City currently had no City Lord!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The previous City Lord of Dawn City had died hunting Infected outside the city!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the new City Lord was still being voted on, not yet chosen?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s the highest Tier among Dawn City’s Evolvers right now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao grabbed a passerby, urgently asking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged woman sized Yin Yao up and down, then replied offhandedly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tier Three? Or Tier Four?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All I know is, the last City Lord had just Promoted to Tier Four.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was to celebrate breaking through to Tier Four that the City Lord decided to personally hunt Infected outside, and then...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged woman shook her head and walked off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao stayed where she was, utterly bewildered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She even began to doubt—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was this a fake Dawn Sanctuary City?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is nothing like the legends!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath a dazzling crystal chandelier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao took off her helmet, her eyes still somewhat lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beep beep—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The phone rang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yaoyao.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ve logged into the game?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s your coordinates? Let me see if we have anyone nearby who can help you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao took a deep breath, temporarily setting aside her thoughts about ’Dawn City’, and told the old man on the phone her coordinates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man’s tone over the phone was tinged with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There’s someone near you, four people!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They’re all close by, and they’ve already found the kind of Crystal you mentioned.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait a bit— they’ll bring it to you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao hung up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the direct transmigration on the seventh day, the current beta test of ’Wasteland’ had a few more functions, like coordinate positioning and reboot-on-death, but didn’t include ’pay-to-win’ features.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, all resources still had to be obtained on your own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Generally speaking, the currency of the Wasteland, and also its most important resource, was called ’Crystals’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crystals were unique products of the Wasteland World.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From low to high, they were divided into Pollution Crystals, Infection Crystals, and Energy Crystals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pollution Crystals were the lowest Tier, and also the most common; if Refugees were lucky, they might dig them up from wasteland outside the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Infection Crystals were a bit more high-level than Pollution Crystals; in essence, they were a kind of Energy Crystal, just impure and polluted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Energy Crystals were pure and safe— the true treasures of the Wasteland World, bar none.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From low to high, they ranged from Tier One to Tier Nine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Energy Crystals could only be obtained by killing Mutant Beasts and Infected Bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only by killing a Mutant Beast or Infected Body of a certain Tier could you have a chance to gain an Energy Crystal one Tier lower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, if you killed a Tier Four Mutant Beast, you might, if you’re lucky, get a Tier Three Energy Crystal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for why it’s only a ’chance’—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s because when you kill a Tier Four Mutant Beast, you’re much more likely to get a Tier Three Infection Crystal rather than a pure Energy Crystal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The odds are almost ten to one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In my past life, I heard rumors that Yu Jin was not only the first Tier Nine Evolver, but even possessed quite a few Tier Nine Energy Crystals!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hard to imagine—even killing the strongest Tier Nine Infected Body, at most you can only get a Tier Eight Energy Crystal...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao unconsciously drifted off reminiscing again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she didn’t dwell on it for long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beep beep—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the phone rang again, the old man reminded her: \"They’re here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao understood, put on her helmet, and logged into ’Wasteland’ again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After darkness, her vision changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao was once again inside Dawn Sanctuary City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had appeared out of nowhere, but the people coming and going on the street paid her no mind at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four ragged yet upright and skilled-looking youths appeared before Yin Yao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief exchange,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao took a few ashen geometric crystals from them—these were found by chance in the outskirts, and they didn’t know what they were for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is a Pollution Crystal, the lowest kind of Crystal, also called a Tier Zero Crystal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Swallow it, and you have a certain chance of Awakening—becoming an Evolver.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing Yin Yao’s explanation, the four were stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Awakening?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evolver?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn’t know what was special about the game ’Wasteland’, only that their orders were to explore and gather resources as much as possible in-game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, they thought it was just a regular post-apocalyptic Wasteland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after Yin Yao spoke...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turns out there are ’superpowers’ here too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten minutes later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao found a quiet alley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four stood on either side, serving as ’Dharma Protectors’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huff—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yao stared at the ashen Crystal in her hand, took a deep breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew well the odds of Awakening via Pollution Crystal were extremely low, and even if successful, the process was extremely painful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More advanced Crystals—even just a Tier One Infection Crystal—weren’t something you could easily get in just seven days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let alone the even rarer Tier One Energy Crystal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hope I succeed on the first try!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Determined, Yin Yao didn’t hesitate, and swallowed a piece of the gray-black Crystal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah—!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pained scream echoed through the alley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young girl, her face twisted, rolled on the ground in agony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the four acting as ’Dharma Protectors’ were moved by the sheer misery of her screams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The screaming lasted a full half hour before finally stopping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did it work?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four youths exchanged glances and turned to look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before their very eyes, Yin Yao, limp on the ground and barely breathing, suddenly disintegrated into dust, blown away by the wind!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s not logging out of the game...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Character death, auto account deletion!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss, she... failed!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>West side of Jiangcheng University.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>7+7 chain hotel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a second-floor room, Yu Jin looked dazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s it... all over?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had carefully used that ’Tier Three Energy Crystal’ rewarded by the system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Crystal was pure white, with a slightly sweet taste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crispy in the mouth, surprisingly even a bit tasty...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin didn’t get careless because of that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the contrary—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he swallowed the Crystal, he’d prepared himself to endure searing pain—after all, that’s how all those superpower novels on Qidian do it; whenever someone Awakened, wasn’t there always excruciating torment?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten minutes passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A half hour passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An hour passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A full two hours had gone by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin felt nothing at all!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he’d eaten before was really just an ordinary white candy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could this stuff be useless?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Or did the awakening fail?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Yu Jin was thinking that—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The text on the translucent panel before his eyes finally changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have used a ’Tier Three Energy Crystal’, and Awakened successfully!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have become an ’Evolver’!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You are a Tier One Evolver!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Energy surplus, auto-advance...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You are a Tier Two Evolver!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Energy surplus, auto-advance...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You are a Tier Three Evolver!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin’s eyes widened in delight: \"Does this mean I can be Happy Hero now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he finished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin was hit with a wave of violent dizziness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind went blank, his vision plunged into darkness...\u003C\u002Fp>",1414,"2026-06-06T09:25:00.699Z",1,"novelbin.me","a832b83633df2c08b8a5fbec6a8233535d17e525dbde6f531fefa13ba76b62d6","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-10","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-8",370,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwasteland-s-only-king-cover.jpg"]