Wasteland's Only King-Chapter 52: Shopping Spree

Gunzhou University entrance.

When Yu Jin parted ways with Yin Yao, the latter still looked preoccupied, lost in thought.

Yu Jin tried probing with a couple of questions, but Yin Yao kept her lips sealed, so he didn’t push any further.

He had plenty on his plate today too.

Especially—

After discovering that Yu Chen had also started playing "Wasteland", Yu Jin felt a strong urge to get his family prepared.

...

...

Gunzhou, Xieqiao Lane.

Yu Jin unlocked the door, pulled up the shop’s rolling shutter with the crooked "Old Yu’s Noodle House" sign overhead.

After entering, he turned back and pulled the shutter down again.

Click—

Just to be safe, Yu Jin locked it with his key.

Since it was broad daylight, even with the lights off, the room wasn’t totally dark.

Yu Jin noticed—

On the floor by his feet, a gray gaming helmet was lying there quietly.

Yu Jin picked it up, tempted to put it on and give it another go, but remembering the system’s warning, he set it back down.

The shop was empty; outside, he could hear the bustle of people passing by and the honking of cars.

Yu Jin walked to the back of the shop, turned off the cameras, and, just to be extra cautious, shut off the camera power directly.

Then.

Yu Jin climbed the stairs all the way up to the second floor.

This was where he’d grown up, and also his current bedroom.

The room wasn’t big—just five or six square meters, barely fitting a bed, a desk, and a standing bookshelf.

Before he turned three, he grew up in an orphanage.

But from age three on, this place was his home.

Whoosh—

Sitting on the bed, Yu Jin let out a deep breath.

It’s kind of weird.

Yesterday, when he promoted to Tier Six, he was still hyped about descending into the Wasteland, fast-forwarding to being the Happy Hero who doesn’t eat beef.

But...

When he actually got home, Yu Jin felt a pang of reluctance deep down.

Yeah, here he’s just an ordinary guy—no background, no power, no wealth.

But here, he’s got Old Yu, Cao Fang, Yu Chen, and tons of old friends and brothers.

"Those web novel protagonists only start missing home after they reach godhood. I haven’t even transmigrated yet and I’m already getting sentimental..."

Yu Jin shook his head and chuckled at himself.

At the same time—

He pushed aside all kinds of tangled thoughts in his mind.

Swoosh—

A semi-transparent panel popped up in front of his eyes.

Before cracking crystals, he had to sweep up all the heavy hitters he spotted in the shop last night.

And that meant his hoarded 1.7 million Points would be wiped out in one go.

If Yin Yao hadn’t already given him the green light that tomorrow’s Jiang City eco event would go as he wished—and target the chemical plant—Yu Jin would probably be super anxious about emptying his Points right now.

"If the Points go, they go. I’ll earn more tomorrow!"

"If I miss out on these heavy hitters, there might never be a second chance in the future..."

Yu Jin muttered, looking at the five product slots on the panel.

The first three items weren’t anything special: a Tier Three, Tier Four, and Tier Five Energy Crystal, one of each.

The prices were 5000, 10000, and 20000 Points respectively.

Yu Jin didn’t hesitate and snapped them up.

Although these Crystals wouldn’t boost him much anymore, hey, meat’s meat, even if it’s tiny.

Yu Jin stowed the Crystals and gazed at the fourth product slot.

[Attribute Activation Stone]

[Price: 60,000 Points]

[Evaluation: A special Crystal with a chance to trigger a new Attribute. In the Wasteland, it’s a rare gem every Evolver craves but can never get.]

[Limit: 0/10]

Yu Jin was plenty familiar with Attribute Activation Stones—his "Thunder" and "Value" Attributes were awakened thanks to them.

"As I get more Attributes, the success rate of Activation Stones keeps dropping..."

"I gotta grab all ten of these!"

Yu Jin had already made up his mind.

For him, the more Attributes, the better. So the more Activation Stones, the better.

At 60,000 Points a pop, Yu Jin didn’t think it was expensive at all—in fact, he felt the system’s pricing was a bit too low.

Of course.

That’s Yu Jin’s objective evaluation.

If he were being selfish, he’d wish the system priced them at 1 Point apiece, with no purchase limit—unlimited stock!

[Wasteland Points -600,000]

[You acquired: Attribute Activation Stone *10]

[Current Wasteland Points: 1,065,000]

After that shopping spree, Yu Jin’s Points balance was down to just over 1.06 million.

That number seemed big, but honestly, it was barely enough to buy the final item.

And this item was exactly what Yu Jin had been dreaming about—the one "heavy hitter" he absolutely couldn’t miss!

[Ability: Strongman’s Spoils (Level 1)]

[Current price: 1,000,000 Points]

[Original price: ???]

[Evaluation: A Powerful Being should ruthlessly plunder everything from the weak!]

[Effect: When you defeat another Wasteland Evolver, you can choose to acquire one random ability/attribute/memory/resource from them!]

[Cooldown: 24 hours]

[Tip——]

[This is an Attributeless Ability and can be used without prerequisite Attributes!]

[Tip——]

[This ability cannot be promoted to a higher Tier!]

[Tip——]

[This ability is ’unique’!]

[Tip——]

[When using this ability, proceed cautiously—overuse may draw the gaze and covetousness of High Dimensional Entities!]

Heavy hitter!

This is the real heavy hitter!

Yu Jin was in shock when he saw this item’s info last night.

Just looking at this ability’s effect...

No exaggeration, it’s way more OP than most web novel protagonists’ cheat skills Yu Jin’s ever seen!

So long as he defeats an enemy, he can randomly get one "thing" from them.

Including—

Ability, Attribute, Memory, Resource... and more!

The ellipsis was straight from the item description, and Yu Jin had no clue what else it might contain.

He only knew—even if it was just "Ability, Attribute, Memory, Resource"—these four alone were enough to be game-breaking!

Setting aside ability, memory, and resources.

Let’s talk Attributes...

Yu Jin couldn’t even imagine how many Attributes he could unlock in the future with this ability.

Yu Jin didn’t know how many Attributes existed in the Wasteland.

He only knew...

Theoretically, if given enough time, and every Attribute had someone who awakened it, and with some luck, he kept winning the "Attribute" lottery—then "all Attributes" wouldn’t be out of reach!

For others, "Attribute" is the source of all abilities, marking their growth path for the future.

But for Yu Jin...

"Strongman’s Spoils" lets him treat Attributes like a puzzle-collecting game...

"Buy!"

"Not buying is criminal—a total crime!"

Even though Yu Jin hasn’t transmigrated to the Wasteland yet, nor met any enemies he could beat, that doesn’t stop him from being dead set on grabbing this heavy hitter!

[Wasteland Points -1,000,000]

[You acquired: Strongman’s Spoils Level 1]

[Current Wasteland Points: 65,000]

[Friendly reminder——]

[Your current Wasteland Points balance is low. Please work hard to earn Points and strengthen yourself so you can survive in the danger-filled Wasteland World!]