Wasteland's Only King-Chapter 62: Nuclear!

Yin Yao’s words made Yu Jin momentarily shift his gaze away from the panel.

Hoo—

Yu Jin took a deep breath.

Yin Yao’s grandfather’s invitation to dinner...

He called it a casual meal, but Yu Jin knew full well that the conversation at the table wouldn’t be simple.

Thinking boldly—

That old man might just lay everything on the table about the "Wasteland" invasion. It was entirely possible.

After all—

The issues the old man considered were quite different from Yu Jin’s.

Aside from that.

The old man was also likely to test him.

Yu Jin was clear that his behavior lately had been somewhat "unusual."

From the initial Environmental Protection Club activities to now dealing with the chemical factory...

Some things can’t be brushed off with "steadfast determination for environmental protection."

And—

"These resources today should be enough for me to promote to Tier Eight."

"And after Tier Eight, it’s Tier Nine."

"Tier Nine means I need to purify a Tier Nine Pollution Source..."

"Chemical factory pollution counts as the highest level of city pollution, but it’s only been classified as a Tier Eight Pollution Source."

"Looking at it like this, those that can be rated as Tier Nine pollution sources..."

"There’s only nuclear pollution!"

Nuclear pollution is undoubtedly the highest level pollution on Blue Star.

If even that couldn’t be rated as Tier Nine, Yu Jin might not find any Tier Nine Pollution Source on the whole Blue Star.

But...

The nuclear field is absolutely not something ordinary people can touch.

In other words.

Chemical pollution—if Yin Yao put in effort—Yu Jin could still get involved and deal with it a bit.

But nuclear pollution?

If Yin Yao’s grandfather didn’t give his blessing, forget handling it—even getting close would be pure fantasy.

Although Yu Jin was now a Tier Seven Evolver, even if his personal power was strong, he was far from "omniscient and omnipotent."

Daxia’s nuclear waste storage locations count as top-level secrets.

Even if Yu Jin could "instant teleportation" and "shuttle," if he didn’t know where the nuclear waste was stored, he’d still be powerless.

"Besides."

"Fukushima’s nuclear wastewater has been huge news these past two years..."

"If things don’t work out in Daxia, maybe that’s another opportunity."

Yu Jin’s mind was spinning with thoughts.

Of course.

There was also a very important reason... family!

"Have you thought it over?"

Yin Yao saw Yu Jin drifting into contemplation and gently asked again.

Her grandfather had specifically called her during the day about this.

Her grandfather really wanted to meet Yu Jin.

"This concerns our survival and fate!"

Grandpa’s exact words still echoed in Yin Yao’s ears.

"What time?"

Yu Jin finally spoke, breaking the silence.

"Exactly eight!"

"At my villa on the outskirts—my grandpa arrived in Jiang City from Yanjing this afternoon!"

Yin Yao’s excitement was impossible to hide.

Yu Jin glanced at the time—six o’clock sharp.

"Two hours left, shall we go now or...?"

Yu Jin asked.

"If you have plans, there’s no rush. I’ll arrange someone from Jiang University to pick you up when it’s time!"

Yin Yao smiled brightly.

She actually really wanted Yu Jin to meet her grandpa.

There were many things she couldn’t conveniently discuss with Yu Jin, but Grandpa could.

"Okay."

"Then could you drop me off at Jiang University first?"

"I happen to have some things to wrap up."

Yu Jin didn’t stand on ceremony and told Yin Yao his plan.

"No problem!"

Yin Yao replied.

...

...

Jiangcheng University.

Under the amazed and envious stares of a crowd of students, Yu Jin got out of a black sedan with white plates.

He’d returned to Jiang University to digest the gains from dealing with the chemical factory today.

And—

Before the Points Mall refreshes, to sweep up the goods that had appeared last night.

Yu Jin entered the campus, not heading to his dorm but going straight for Zhiyuan Building.

It was Saturday, no classes, and Zhiyuan Building was quite deserted.

Yu Jin climbed to the sixth floor and entered classroom 607.

This was the Environmental Protection Club’s dedicated activity room.

Click—

Yu Jin locked the classroom door with his key, then drew the curtains tight.

And then...

Buzz—!

Yu Jin activated his ability, his figure vanishing on the spot. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

At the same time.

Deep in Langlang Mountain, a few kilometers from Jiang University, inside a hidden cave.

Space rippled layer by layer like flowing water.

Yu Jin’s figure stepped out from within.

"Handy!"

Yu Jin praised.

Early this morning before going down the mountain, he’d intentionally set up a "Coordinate Imprint" in the cave, just to facilitate shuttling here, saving him from climbing several kilometers every time.

Besides.

It was perfect for covering his tracks, since from the school’s surveillance perspective, he was still inside the classroom, hadn’t left.

"Let’s check the harvest!"

Yu Jin called up the system panel.

[With the body of an ant, you led hundreds of subordinates to purify the Tier Eight Pollution Source—Mendeleev’s Woe!]

[Purification progress: 100%!]

[With the body of an ant, you led hundreds of subordinates to purify the Tier Eight Pollution Source—Ten Thousand Poisonous Liquid!]

[Purification progress: 100%!]

[...]

[Such unprecedented feat—resonates across the Wasteland!]

[You obtained Wasteland Points: 2,000,000]

[You obtained resources: Tier Seven Energy Crystal*5!]

[You obtained resources: Tier Six Energy Crystal*20!]

[You obtained resources: Attribute Activation Stone*20!]

[You obtained Ability: Sensing Lv1]

[Evaluation: Attributeless ability. You may leave a Perception Mark on targets, allowing you to sense their exact location and life status!]

[Note—]

[The farther the distance, the weaker the perception, and the fuzzier the information!]

...

[You purified a Tier Eight Pollution Source and rallied hundreds of subordinates, triggering a Territory module reward!]

[You obtained Wasteland Points: 1,000,000]

[You obtained resources: Tier Six Energy Crystal*20]

[You obtained resources: Incomplete Map*1]

[Evaluation: This map records the precise locations of every Refuge City and Mutant Beast/Infected Nest within Wasteland Planet’s A307 Area]

...

Yu Jin’s gaze scanned the lines of information.

He lingered especially long on that "Sensing Lv1" ability.

This ability...

Was exactly the sort Yu Jin needed right now.

It didn’t give combat power, but it let him sense Old Yu, Yu Chen, and Old Cui’s locations and status even after crossing into the Wasteland.

"That’s basic security, at least."

Yu Jin felt a bit more at ease, and turned to check his points balance—

[Wasteland Points: 3,065,000]

Just over three million points: a huge sum.

But last night’s Points Mall refresh had brought in a rare item, outrageously expensive.

That item—Yu Jin wasn’t unfamiliar with it, since he’d just seen it yesterday—

[Resource: Relic left by an unknown Tier Eight Powerful Being]

[Price: 2,000,000 Points]

[Evaluation: Upon opening, you may gain resources, abilities, attributes, memories, etc. from the Tier Eight being’s past—or nothing at all.]

[Note: Can only be opened after reaching Tier Eight.]

Familiar formula, familiar taste.

Except the tier had gone from "Tier Six" to "Tier Eight," and the price from 200,000 up to 2 million.

"A Tier Eight blind box, huh..."

Even after seeing it many times, Yu Jin couldn’t help but whistle.

In that Wasteland World, a Tier Eight Evolver was right at the apex—ruling a domain was nothing.

If it were a cultivation novel—

Four out of five, it’d be a relic left by a Divinity Transformation Power.

"To buy, or not to buy?"

Yu Jin pondered.

He almost seemed to hear the demon-like whispers of some motivational guru in his ear...