Wasteland's Only King-Chapter 110 - 99: Refuge City Traits? Dawn·Sky City!

Chapter 110: Chapter 99: Refuge City Traits? Dawn·Sky City!

Time flies by.

In the blink of an eye.

Another day passes.

Dawn City.

Buzz——

Space fluctuations spread.

Yu Jin sits firmly upon the City Lord’s throne.

Neil, Yin Yao, Naiya, Chen Gang and the others stand with their heads bowed.

In the past day.

All three teams have completed their respective missions.

Neil and Yin Yao conquered Cooper City.

Naiya led the team to take Red Leaf City.

Chen Gang, with a hundred thousand subordinates, collected all the crystal resources from the surrounding area and finished inventorying them.

Mutated Beast Meat was simply too abundant and scattered over a wide area, and far from Dawn City, so Yu Jin handled it personally, using ’Space Folding Lv1’ to collect the meat and teleport it to Dawn City.

Before this—

Yu Jin had already travelled east alone, conquering seven Refuge Cities.

Seven Refuge Cities, but it’s certainly not Yu Jin’s limit.

He didn’t take more because the Wasteland game notified him—

Level 0 Sanctuary Cities can have a maximum of ten subordinate cities.

If he wants more, he must first upgrade the Sanctuary City.

To promote Dawn City from Level 0 to Level 1, only three subordinate cities are required.

There are also requirements for the number of Evolvers and subordinates—

Subordinates: 200,000

Evolvers: 2,000 (at least three Tier Four)

The Wasteland game has a more detailed hierarchy for subordinates.

Direct subordinates, i.e., the 150,000 citizens of Dawn City.

Branch subordinates are citizens in subordinate cities like White Rock City.

The good news is—

The subordinate count required for Sanctuary City promotion isn’t limited to direct subordinates.

This massively facilitates Dawn City’s expansion.

Otherwise, after conquering new subordinate cities, Yu Jin would have to figure out how to bring 50,000 citizens from the wasteland or other cities into Dawn City.

This would seriously impede Dawn City’s promotion speed, especially since the ’Coordinate Imprint’ ability cannot yet be used as a ’Space Teleportation Array.’

"Naiya said..."

"Promoting a Sanctuary City takes some time, during which the city closes itself off and cannot be entered or exited."

"So..."

"We need to distribute the crystals and Mutated Beast Meat ahead of promotion, so the subordinates can use the downtime to digest and strengthen themselves."

With the plan made, Yu Jin didn’t delay.

He waved his hand and issued tasks—

Chen Gang, Wang Yunpeng, and others are responsible for counting and distributing the crystals.

Yin Yao, Neil, and their teams are responsible for handing out Mutated Beast Meat.

Yu Pan’Er leads another team outside Dawn City, handling entrance registration and checks.

After this expedition, many subordinate cities and refugees from the wasteland now know about Dawn City.

During the past day,

Refugees have been trickling in, applying to join Dawn City.

Among them—

Most are players from Blue Star.

Yu Jin welcomes compatriots warmly.

Even though it’s not a rigid requirement for promotion, as Dawn City grows, it will surely need more direct citizens.

Otherwise—

The city expands a hundredfold, but still has only ten-odd thousand people; that would be much too desolate.

...

...

City Lord’s Mansion, Core Area.

Yu Jin sits atop the Super-Luxury Ten-Meter Bed.

Naiya sits cross-legged behind him, massaging his shoulders.

"Naiya."

"You’ve been doing well these past couple days."

Yu Jin says as he reviews the ’Resource Mall’ light-screen projection hovering in the air.

"Honored Lord City Lord——"

"Serving you is Naiya’s privilege."

Naiya behaves very obediently.

Yu Jin chuckles.

He’s heard—

This little loli smashed the Red Leaf City Lord’s head clean off.

And not just the Lord.

According to some Evolvers under him...

When they arrived at the City Lord’s Mansion, the ground was littered with heads—over 200 in total—a brutally bloody scene.

Clearly.

Naiya is not at all as weak and docile as she appears in front of Yu Jin.

Tier Eight Naya City Lord, leader of Moore Star civilization, only ruthless types can sit in that seat.

"Tell me about Sanctuary City promotion."

"Once the crystals are distributed, I’ll initiate the promotion."

Yu Jin turns to look at Naiya.

The upgrading of Dawn City is very important to him.

First, he can break through to Tier Ten.

Second, he can test the ’Coordinate Imprint’ ability—see if, with Level 1 Sanctuary City rules weakened, he can return to Blue Star.

Third, Dawn City’s promotion will improve the Points Mall, and above all, Yu Jin wants to unlock ’Tier Two Ability One-Click Max Level.’

"Honored Lord City Lord——"

Faced with Yu Jin’s inquiry, Naiya is clearly prepared.

She explains while continuing to massage him.

Her hands never pause, her technique even more skilled than before.

"Sanctuary Cities are ranked from Level 0-9, same as Evolver Tiers."

"The higher the level, the larger its scale, the stronger its traits, and the greater the number of subordinates and subordinate cities it can protect and host."

Yu Jin sharply catches the key point.

"Traits?"

"Sanctuary City traits?"

He hadn’t heard this term before.

"Yes, Sanctuary Cities have traits."

"And these traits are determined at the first promotion, and cannot be changed afterward."

Naiya’s tone takes on rare seriousness.

"For example?"

Yu Jin raises an eyebrow.

"For example, Naiya...there’s a Sanctuary City I know of."

"It has two traits: Concealment and Proliferation."

Yu Jin becomes even more interested.

"Explain in detail."

Naiya nods, her twin-tails swaying gently.

"Concealment trait, as the name implies, gives the city extreme stealth."

"At its peak, it enables—"

"A massive city stands right before you, but you cannot see nor perceive it."

"Entry and exit also require explicit permission."

"Otherwise, even knowing it’s right there, you can’t enter or attack it."

Naiya explains in depth and vividly.

Yu Jin blinks.

This loli’s talking about her own Level 8 Naya City, isn’t she?

"And? What about Proliferation?"

Yu Jin presses on.

"Proliferation... is a rare trait; few city lords choose it."

"The city I know only chose Proliferation when it upgraded to Level 8, selecting its second trait."

"The effect of this trait is—"

"Within the Sanctuary City, proliferation is possible."

The last sentence—just eight words—makes Yu Jin narrow his eyes.

"Normally, you can’t proliferate in the Wasteland World?"

Yu Jin asks, but his tone already carries certainty.

"Yes."

Naiya nods and adds:

"On the Wasteland, mating is possible, but you cannot reproduce."

"For civilization, this is a disaster more invisible and lethal than mutant beasts and infected bodies outside."

"Even though Evolvers live up to 100-200 years, without proliferation, population and civilization cannot continue—ultimately, they’re annihilated, fading into history..."

Naiya’s voice carries a hint of heaviness.

In fact—

Her choice of this ’trait’ was largely because of the man in front of her.

The Prophecy told her to wait on A3 Planet for centuries.

But hundreds of years—most Moore Star People could not wait.

Thus, she picked Proliferation as a trait.

However—

Even Level 8 Sanctuary City’s Proliferation trait is still weak.

Naya City’s birth rate remains abysmally low...

After hearing Naiya’s description, Yu Jin falls into deep thought.

He starts pondering a question—

One that arose long ago, but never got an answer.

The Wasteland game—where did it originate, and why does it exist?

Combine the facts: half of humanity transported, Oumuamua pollution, inability to proliferate in the wasteland...

Yu Jin speculates that Wasteland acts as a ’civilization sieve.’

But...

"Did Oumuamua bring the Wasteland, or did Wasteland create Oumuamua?"

Yu Jin furrows his brow.

Time passes ever so slowly.

Half a day slips by.

Yu Jin receives Neil’s message—crystals and Mutated Beast Meat have been distributed.

"Time to promote!"

Yu Jin shakes his head, setting aside all his theories on ’Wasteland’ for now.

"Go for it, Honored Lord City Lord!"

Naiya pumps her tiny fists, cheering him on.

The first trait for a Sanctuary City is random.

You can’t pick anything you want; the Wasteland game randomly provides several traits to choose from.

True freedom to select traits comes only when the city reaches Level 8 and selects its second trait.

"Hoo—"

Yu Jin exhales deeply, gets up from the bed, and walks to the ’Core Core.’

He reaches out and presses the button.

[Beep beep——!]

[Identity Verification Successful!]

[Welcome, Honored Dawn City Lord, Yu Jin!]

[Detected: Dawn City has met all promotion requirements. Choose your first trait and proceed with promotion?]

The cold mechanical prompt echoes.

Yu Jin doesn’t hesitate: "Yes!"

As soon as he finishes speaking,

Whoosh——

A translucent light-screen projection appears in midair.

[Now randomly selecting Sanctuary City traits for you...]

[Selection successful!]

[You may choose one of the following five traits as Dawn City’s first trait!]

[Notice——]

[Once a trait is chosen, it cannot be changed. Please choose wisely!]

At this moment—

Yu Jin instinctively holds his breath.

Full of anticipation, yet a bit nervous.

On the big bed—

Naiya’s crystal-clear eyes are locked on the light-screen.

[Available traits to choose from——]

[1. Proliferation]

[Effect: Within the Sanctuary City, proliferation is possible.]

[2. Purification]

[Effect: Within the Sanctuary City, decreases subordinate pollution accumulation speed]

[3. Amplification]

[Effect: Increase crystal absorption efficiency in city, lower attribute awakening threshold]

[4. Teleportation]

[Effect: Establish short-range space teleportation channels between subordinate cities]

[5. Sky]

[Effect: The city can float; consume huge energy to move]

Hiss——!

Yu Jin hasn’t finished reading.

Naiya is already drawing sharp breaths.

This Moore Star loli rarely does that.

But...

This time, she just can’t help it!

"You, you..."

"Wait! How did it come to this!"

Naiya, for a moment, even forgets Yu Jin’s title.

As a former Tier Eight City Lord, Naiya knows many traits, and which ones are extremely rare and powerful.

But now?

The four strongest traits she knows—

They’re all here!

The last ’Sky’ trait, she’s never even heard about in 150 years...

"Huh?"

"Really?"

Yu Jin turns to Naiya, surprised at her reaction.

He thinks—

Except for the last ’Sky,’ the first few traits all seem pretty ordinary.

Proliferation?

Useful, but not for himself.

Purification?

Useful, but he already has Purifying Light.

Amplification?

Useful, but Yu Jin doesn’t care about crystal absorption efficiency.

Teleportation?

Useful, but once Dawn City hits Level 6, Yu Jin can max out his Tier Six ’Coordinate Imprint’ ability, which might be as good as this trait.

But the last ’Sky’ trait holds Yu Jin’s gaze for a long time.

"Sky City?"

"Looks damn cool..."