Wasteland's Only King-Chapter 126 - 114: You Have Obtained Tier Twelve Interstellar War Commander Carol!

Chapter 126: Chapter 114: You Have Obtained Tier Twelve Interstellar War Commander Carol!

Alpha City.

City Lord’s Mansion.

Yu Jin used the Coordinate Imprint and returned to Dawn City.

Wu Yufei, however, stayed behind.

He chose to take up the position of Alpha City’s Lord.

Even if Yu Jin hadn’t come, this was his original plan.

Alpha City has ’knowledge’ that attracts him—perhaps about the history of this very planet, maybe even allowing a glimpse into the origin of ’Wasteland’.

A short moment ago.

After waking up, Wu Yufei immediately shared all the information he had received from Eureka with Yu Jin.

Although he hadn’t fully absorbed all the knowledge yet, he had already keenly grasped the key points within.

First, the Level II Civilization Celsa’s ’Wasteland’ closed beta, and the mechanism of choosing to cross over at age twenty.

Second, the ’Star System Contamination Source Arrival Detection Notice’ that appeared alongside Level II Civilization Celsa’s ’Wasteland’.

The deadly part is...

After Yufei said those words, ’Pollution is unstoppable, Blue Star is doomed to destruction.’

His ’Knowledge’ attribute gave an extremely intense response.

It was only a response, showing that his current tier is too low to gain a promotion due to this portion of ’knowledge’.

The response existing means that this sentence, at least in part, aligns with historical fact—or, rather, contains a truth.

"Sigh—"

Yufei gazed at the empty Council Hall and sighed deeply.

He had no idea if his parents had also crossed over to this Wasteland.

Before now,

Yufei always hoped they hadn’t crossed over.

But now?

All Yufei could do is pray they succeeded in crossing.

Pollution. Unstoppable.

Even Level II Civilization Celsa could only escape the arrival of pollution and preserve the spark of civilization by traversing the ’Star System Wasteland’—seeking the slimmest chance of survival.

As for Blue Star,

A civilization of the lowest level—how could it resist?

On September 9th, during those few seconds before crossing, Yufei had witnessed the Purifying Light that lit up the entire Northern Hemisphere of Blue Star.

After seeing Yu Jin so easily slaughter a ’High-level Civilization Player’, a Tier Nine Evolver like Eureka, Yufei had already deduced the answers to many things.

That Purifying Light was, in all likelihood, Yu Jin’s doing.

But...

Even if ’Oumuamua’ was completely purified,

Is the pollution really over?

Yufei shook his head, pity welling up in his heart.

The Knowledge attribute, while granting him heaven-defying abilities, also meant he must bear the fate of exploring the history of Wasteland and bearing Blue Star’s knowledge.

Before long,

Yufei, following Yu Jin’s instructions before leaving, arrived at Alpha City’s Core Area.

After a simple identity verification, he became Alpha City’s New City Lord.

Yet...

Just as he entered the Core Area, his gaze was drawn to a crystal ice coffin sitting silently in the corner.

"A coffin?"

Yufei was utterly astonished. He never imagined that in the core area, which only the City Lord could step into, there’d be a quietly placed ice coffin.

Driven by curiosity, Yufei walked up to the ice coffin.

The ice coffin seemed made of some special material—impossible to open, even unable to peer inside.

The only thing Yufei could sense was...

The corpse lying inside was, in all probability, a Tier Six or even higher Evolver.

Moments later,

Yufei abandoned his intent to probe the ice coffin’s secret.

He had truly important matters to deal with here.

"Alpha City..."

"Tell me—your history across millennia."

"Tell me—the past of this world you are on."

Yufei muttered, reaching out to touch the waist-high City Core.

Since the day he entered Alpha City, the ’Knowledge’ attribute had been urging him toward this very place...

...

...

A308 Area.

Dawn City, City Lord’s Mansion.

The Council Hall was filled with figures.

Yin Yao, Naiya, Neil, Chen Gang, Wang Yunpeng... and the newly appointed Sheriff, Jiang Haichuan.

All of Dawn City’s core management personnel were present.

Excitement and delight shone on the faces of Yin Yao and the others.

Over the past two and a half days, Yu Jin had been in seclusion, crunching crystals.

Meanwhile, Dawn City had been ceaselessly conquering cities, rolling across the Wasteland!

In the southern A308, fifty Sanctuary Cities were taken under their banner!

To the north, including Daluo City, fifty-one Sanctuary Cities were now under Dawn City’s control.

This was all thanks to the information Naiya had revealed.

Now, Yin Yao and the others had already mastered the requirements and rules for every tier of Sanctuary City.

In terms of subordinate city numbers—

Level 0: No subordinate cities.

Level 1: 3 subordinate cities.

Level 2: 10 subordinate cities.

Level 3: 25 subordinate cities.

Level 4: 50 subordinate cities.

Level 5: 100 subordinate cities (to rule an entire discrete region)

...

’Wasteland’s’ subordinate city caps for each Sanctuary City level are strictly limited.

For example, a Level 0 Sanctuary City needs at least 3 subordinate cities to Promote, but can have no more than 10.

Therefore...

If not for the fact that Dawn City is currently a Level 2 Sanctuary City, with a maximum of only 50 sub-cities, Yin Yao and the others would have taken all 51 Sanctuary Cities, including Daluo City, in these two days.

Since breaking into Tier Ten and finishing that first Promotion, Dawn City’s affairs had been handed by Yu Jin over to Yin Yao and the rest.

This would be the pattern from now on.

Dawn City’s development and expansion were entrusted to Yin Yao and company.

Yu Jin, meanwhile, focused on raising his own Level, preparing for the future when his Max Level account would step onto the Star System Wasteland.

"You’ve all done well."

Yu Jin sat up high in the City Lord’s seat, scanning the room with a soft voice.

"Loyalty~!"

The call rang out in unison from everyone in the Council Hall.

Even Jiang Haichuan, who’d been in Dawn City not even three days, was already fully immersed in this atmosphere—his loyalty shout was louder than Chen Gang’s.

Yu Jin watched, nodding in satisfaction.

"Good spirit!"

"Then..."

"Promote!"

This return to Dawn City was for precisely this purpose.

Especially...

After hearing Yufei’s prediction about ’Blue Star’s inevitable destruction’—

Dawn City’s Promotion had become even more urgent.

Only by quickly reaching Level 6 could the Tier Six ’Coordinate Imprint’ ability ’One-Click Max Level’.

Returning to Blue Star would then be so much more hopeful!

...

...

City Lord’s Mansion, Core Area.

Yu Jin sat cross-legged on the ten-meter-wide bed.

During Dawn City’s promotion period, the City Lord and all subordinates could not leave—everyone had to stay inside the city.

After the Promotion, Dawn City would go straight from Level 2 to Level 4.

"Two days..."

Yu Jin muttered to himself.

In the past, he would never have felt these two days were long.

But now?

After learning the memories and information Yufei had gotten from Eureka, Yu Jin wished for a literal ’insta-Promote’.

Hu—

Yu Jin let out a long breath.

Worrying about Blue Star was pointless—anxiety served no use now.

"First, digest the rewards, one by one."

Yu Jin focused his mind.

Swoosh—

The System Panel and the ’Wasteland’ Game Panel appeared before him simultaneously.

To be fair, their design style, layout, even their font were nearly identical.

"Too many rewards—let’s just go in order..."

"S-680 Micro Interstellar Spaceship!"

"Come on!"

Yu Jin recited in his heart.

But...

Time ticked by, second after second.

No spaceship appeared before Yu Jin.

"Oh, the ship’s big—I gotta go outside."

It dawned on Yu Jin that he was being a bit dense.

But just as he got up,

The system prompt arrived.

[Due to the long distance and A3 Planet’s rule restrictions...]

[Strongman’s Spoils reward: S-680 Micro Interstellar Spaceship—unable to deliver!]

[System intervening—seeking solution...]

[Locking onto S-680 Micro Interstellar Spaceship (purchased in advance by Eureka, code xp1001) location...]

[Locked in!]

[Location: Southeast starry sky of Drake-3 Wasteland Star System]

[Activating backup plan—]

[Bypassing Star System Server rule inspection...]

[You have become the S-680 Micro Interstellar Spaceship (code xp1001)’s captain and commander!]

[You will gain actual control of the ship upon promoting to Star System Wasteland!]

[Until then, you cannot control the ship—it will wander the starry zone autonomously...]

"..."

Yu Jin fell silent for a moment.

He hadn’t expected it to be so complicated—he thought he could pilot a starship on A3 Planet right away.

"No wonder it was just a little extra."

"Say what you will, Eureka’s not trustworthy—definitely not to be relied on."

This starship, as he is now, is neither useful nor discardable.

By the time he could promote, Dawn City might already be an Interstellar Refuge Fortress—why would he need such a tiny ship?

Yu Jin shook his head but swiftly readjusted his mood.

With no time to regret not being able to pilot the ship, he moved right on to...

"Tier Eleven Legacy Blind Box!"

"Open!"

The last box brought mixed results—only scraps of memory.

Plenty of information, sure, but not what Yu Jin really wanted.

What Yu Jin wanted was...

[You have obtained the orphan of a certain Tier Eleven powerhouse (Tier Twelve)!]

"What the fuck?"

Yu Jin’s breath hitched.

Damn!

An orphan of a Tier Eleven powerhouse—and it’s a Tier Twelve Evolver?

What a jackpot, seriously?

"Hold on..."

"Tier Twelve?"

"Don’t tell me this is like the ship—can’t open, no, can’t use?"

Yu Jin felt a bad premonition, but his eyes still fixated honestly on the specific introduction on the panel.

[Orphan: Carol Yalikosis]

[Gender: Female]

[Tier: Tier Twelve]

[Attributes: War, Star]

[Talent: Inspiration]

[Status: Dying]

[Mother Star: Level II Civilization Celsa Star]

[Experience——]

[Thirty years ago, crossed to ’Drake-3 Wasteland Star System’ from Celsa Star, joined Celsa’s Ninth Interstellar Fortress...]

[Twenty years ago, broke through Tier Ten, promoted to Sergeant Major]

[Fifteen years ago, broke through Tier Eleven, promoted to Squad Commander]

[Five years ago, broke through Tier Twelve, promoted to Fleet Commander]

[One year ago, during an interstellar war with Level II Civilization Lanaka Star, was besieged. The entire fleet was abandoned by Celsa’s Ninth Interstellar Fortress. Carol led her squad in a breakout—her subordinates all died in battle, and she herself fled to an Uninhabited Planet. She has been hunted by Level II Civilization Lanaka Star to this day on the planet...]

[Notice——]

[Upon claiming your reward, Carol Yalikosis will be healed and her loyalty to you will max out.]

[Notice——]

[During her escape, Carol learned she was abandoned and besieged due to upper-level power struggles within Celsa Star; her fleet was a pawn sacrificed in the contest, so she no longer feels belonging—or even has come to hate her former civilization.]

[Upon claiming your reward, Carol Yalikosis will be loyal to your Blue Star Civilization!]