[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-wasteland-s-only-king":3,"chapter-wasteland-s-only-king-wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-93":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},1595125,2061,"Chapter 93 - 88: Hope of Returning to Blue Star! Tier Eleven Refugees?","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-93",93,"\u003Cp>\"Following Brother Tongzi’s Void Plus Three pattern, if I’m lucky enough to bump into a Tier Nine Infected Body...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tier Nine jumping straight to Tier Twelve?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wouldn’t say it’s impossible!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neil never once thought his leveling speed was too fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You kidding me?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I mean, if I’m hacked already, who the hell levels up one step at a time, all slow and steady?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is all about skipping the rules—going big or going home!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Crack—!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the thought hit, Neil crunched a crystal for fun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bunch of Tier Nine Crystals from earlier system rewards—still haven’t even munched on those yet!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neil wasn’t in any rush to get out and grind monsters; the plan was to wait for Chen Gang and the others to finish gathering the crystals, then pass them out and level Dawn City up in one big wave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Wasteland World is ginormous, so instead of running around who-knows-where for High-Tier Infected Bodies, might as well use Dawn City as the basecamp and steamroll everything outward, carpet map-style!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Refuge City?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dawn City’s subordinate city!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Refugees?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dawn City’s subordinates!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mutant Beasts\u002FInfected Bodies?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking crystals for Dawn City’s warehouse!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A3 Wasteland Planet?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dawn Wasteland Planet, baby!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any complaints?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Go cry to Dawn City’s City Lord Yu at Tier Nine, Ten, Eleven, or Twelve!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dawn City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the city gates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Gang was leading over a thousand Evolvers, nonstop, bending over collecting crystals off the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not far off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Yin Yao left the City Lord’s Mansion, she joined the squad too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She used \"Sand Vortex\" to scoop up crystals, her speed blowing everyone else out of the water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how quick, with over a hundred thousand crystals, ain’t nobody finishing this stash any time soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you freaking kidding me...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can’t believe there’s actually a day when I’ll be stressed because there are too many crystals.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as a Tier Three Evolver, Chen Gang was about to die from constantly bending over and standing up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He panted, staring forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everywhere he looked—crystals!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>LORD HAVE MERCY.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, he’d risked his damn life over a Tier Two Crystal, brawling with a Mutant Beast till both their brains nearly spilled out!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tier Two Crystals just lying around the streets—dogs in Dawn City don’t even give them a sniff!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But honestly though...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Yu must be hacking!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No way, Tier Nine in three days—even hacks can’t pull that off, can they...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Gang kept muttering, but his hands never slowed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tired is one thing, but crystals are another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back on Blue Star,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Gang’s greatest love was gold—you’d flash that shiny yellow and his legs would turn to jelly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But nowadays?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he’s all about those crystals, baby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pick! ’Em! Up!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pick them up like your life depends on it!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you don’t pick every last one, I’ll beat your ass, you hear me?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This fierce string of grunts wasn’t aimed at anyone but himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a scene,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>made the other Evolvers—almost a thousand—stare in awe, yet work even faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Goddammit!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fight for hard work? Or loyalty?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bring it on, I ain’t scared!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elsewhere—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within Dawn City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The forty-something newbies from the Environmental Protection Club were also working their butts off to prove their \"loyalty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Name? Age? Measurements?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait what...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why the hell do you need my measurements?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, obviously it’s for the president—uh, no, for Lord City Lord, so he gets to know his subjects better!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearby,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the gates of the City Lord’s Mansion,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neil, having finished his \"massage and back-thumping\" gig, was now sent by Yu Jin to act as \"Supervisor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Angelina Neil barked an order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack crack—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tens of thousands of Mechanical Flying Insects circled above Dawn City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their eyes glowed scarlet, recording every nook and cranny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time marched on slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Neil let out a quiet hum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Flying Insects notified her—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside Dawn City, there was a squad of about twenty refugees approaching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A random group of refugees doesn’t even warrant Neil’s attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looks like there’s a pretty strong Evolver in that group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tier Four? Tier Five?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If they can power up Dawn City, my lord might just like this...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neil thought out loud, blinked, and vanished in a flash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dawn City, outside the gates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Gang was still picking crystals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little crystal, you want to feel my big hand?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Want me to use these big hands and sweep you up REAL good?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm? Say something?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Gang rambled to himself, shoving another crystal into his pocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His pocket was stuffed to the point of bursting now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Chen Gang bent down for another crystal, he noticed a bunch of refugees had popped up right in front of him—god knows when.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gulp—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very front, a burly, shirtless guy swallowed hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the actual hell...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of city has their gates covered in crystals like a damn red carpet ceremony?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tier One, Tier Two, Tier Three...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even *freaking* Tier Five and Tier Six crystals are lying around!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sup?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thinking about snatching some?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Gang picked up on the guy’s Tier Two Evolver energy and instantly got bold as hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His electricity, never failed him yet!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buzz—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Current sparkled between Chen Gang’s fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shirtless brute instinctively stepped back twice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest of the refugees, stunned by all the crystals, snapped out of it as soon as the electric buzzing hit their ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, nonono!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The burly guy waved his hands fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t scared of Chen Gang, but...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tier Six crystals were still fresh and toasty on the ground!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What did that mean?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It meant the City Lord here could stomp Tier Six Infected Bodies and Tier Seven Mutant Beasts flat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s some terrifying power level, man!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Him, a measly Tier Two Evolver?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forget snatching crystals—just looking at them too long could get you killed for disrespect!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We, we just want to...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The brawny guy glanced at the nearly thousand Evolvers gathering behind Chen Gang, words tripping on his tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d wanted to say \"join your Refuge City.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All those crystals everywhere...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just couldn’t get the words out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So what do you want?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Gang jutted his chin, all swagger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We want to join the Refuge City.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind the burly dude, a petite figure stepped out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hi, I’m Nia.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The small girl took off her oversized, clunky hood, letting two chestnut pigtails fall onto her shoulders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stood barely over five feet, babyfat cheeks still smeared with wasteland dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Gang stared at Nia, a bit stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How the hell is there a pigtail loli in this raggedy gang of refugees?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s Emmond, leader of our refugee team.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We came all the way from Bright Sanctuary City, hundreds of kilometers away, wandered here, hoping to join your city and get Lord City Lord’s protection.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nia’s voice was soft as milk but her tone was steady, respectful just right—not too humble or pushy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was the only refugee who hadn’t zoned out over all the crystals on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Uh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Gang was dazed all over again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He realized—this little girl genuinely wasn’t scared by him, \"Electric God\" at Tier Three.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His very instincts told him—don’t lock eyes with this girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes, sparkling clear like crystal, could see right through all his thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Chen Gang was drifting off,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Angelina Neil teleported right to the front of the refugee team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her blue, mechanical eyes looked past Emmond straight to the petite Nia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tier?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Attribute?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neil’s voice: still icy, still mechanical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tier Five. Prophecy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nia blurted it out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air froze right after.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Gang’s eyes went wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The approaching Yin Yao, her beautiful eyes shrank to pinpricks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even tough-guy leader Emmond was totally confused now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tier Five?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nia, didn’t you say you were only Tier Two...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dawn Inner City, City Lord’s Mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right after crunching another Tier Nine Crystal, Yu Jin hopped off his seat and scanned the mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spotted a whole separate wing out behind the Council Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing special about that in itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at Tier Nine, even with \"Light Touch,\" Yu Jin couldn’t see inside the place at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could that *not* catch his attention?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Living quarters?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exclusive impart area for the City Lord?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin was curious as hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just as he took a few steps, a string of messages suddenly popped up in his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[System Notification——]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"Tier Eleven Star System Level Wasteland Wanderer—Naiya\" requests to join Dawn City!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1426,"2026-06-06T09:25:00.978Z",1,"novelbin.me","f4bd4898ac9c195bf9eec3cbba2aa3cd42584faf34933b48d5e0bb270425caa9","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-94","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-92",370,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwasteland-s-only-king-cover.jpg"]