Wasteland's Only King-Chapter 97 - 90: Yu Jin: Have I Become a Wasteland Tycoon?

Chapter 97: Chapter 90: Yu Jin: Have I Become a Wasteland Tycoon?

[Refuge City Information]

[Name: Dawn City]

[Level: 0]

[Number of subordinates: 153,054]

[Number of affiliated cities: 0]

[City Lord: Yu Jin]

[Facilities: City wall, city gate, underground water supply system, City Lord’s Mansion.]

[...]

Damn!

After reading the lines of information on the light screen, Yu Jin couldn’t help but blurt out, "Damn!"

So this is how the game "Wasteland" is supposed to be played?

He had just guessed not long ago that the City Lord was actually the real player at the table.

And now?

Totally confirmed!

At the same time.

Yu Jin also remembered a discovery Yu Fei had made during the beta before he transmigrated—

"Refuge Cities are not built by human hands."

"They’re like products born at the same time as the Wasteland World, standing there from the very start. Only the City Lord and the residents inside have changed from generation to generation."

"It’s like... a game facility."

It all connects, everything just falls into place!

At this moment, as Yu Jin stared at everything in front of him, his mind was a little fuzzy, but also amused.

I mean, just who would believe this—a self-proclaimed ’Level 100 Account’ at Tier Nine, and now he’s only learning all this information...

"Honored Lord City Lord."

Naiya shuffled up next to Yu Jin with little quick steps.

She lowered her head slightly, her twin ponytails swaying.

"Checking Refuge City information is just the most basic function of the City Core."

"Its real purpose is to activate your exclusive Resource Mall, Lord City Lord!"

Upon hearing this, Yu Jin raised an eyebrow in surprise.

Resource Mall?

Speaking of malls, ever since the system updated to version 2.0, the Points Mall that Yu Jin used to love shopping in disappeared completely, without a trace.

"Could this be connected?"

Yu Jin couldn’t help but make the connection.

Naiya gave a more detailed explanation:

"As City Lord, you can mobilize your subordinates, or the refugees who have come to take shelter from the Wasteland—"

"Or even, you can head out personally—"

"To collect crystals."

"Pollution Crystals, Infection Crystals, Energy Crystals..."

"Crystals of different quality and Tier can all be converted into ’Wasteland Points’ through the City Core."

"Wasteland Points are the only currency in the Resource Mall."

"In the Resource Mall, you can buy any resources, abilities, intel... even attributes you can think of!"

"As long as your points balance is enough!"

Naiya’s explanation hit Yu Jin like a hammer in his heart.

Damn.

Wasteland Points?

Is it the Wasteland Points I think it is?

Swoosh—

Yu Jin willed it.

A semi-transparent panel, only visible to him, popped up.

[Wasteland Points: 160 million]

Before he knew it, Yu Jin’s Wasteland Points had racked up to an unbelievable number.

Among them,

The bulk came from purifying nuclear waste back then, as well as purifying ’Oumuamua’.

Before transmigrating,

Yu Jin only had time to claim the Tier Nine Crystal reward for purifying ’Oumuamua’. He didn’t have time to collect the other rewards, or even take a look at them.

After transmigrating to the Wasteland,

The system version updated.

Those unknown rewards were converted by the system into ’Wasteland Points’.

After that,

This little Moore Star girl in front of him made him freeload another 20 million points in the short while since arriving at Dawn City.

"Honored Lord City Lord,"

"Actually, just now when you decided to hand out crystals to the tens of thousands of subordinates in Dawn City, Naiya really wanted to remind you that the crystals could be kept and converted into points. Naiya knows, though, that those Low-tier Crystals can’t really boost your level..."

"But..."

Naiya didn’t finish the rest of the sentence.

That atmosphere back then, that scene back then.

Naiya understood, even if Yu Jin knew the use of points, he’d probably still hand out the crystals as before.

Otherwise, it would seriously damage the City Lord’s authority.

Yu Jin didn’t take Naiya’s words to heart.

All he wanted right now was to verify one thing—

The "points" of the Refuge City, are they the same as the "points" he milked from the system?

Or put another way,

Can his 160 million points actually work in this so-called Refuge City "Resource Mall"?

Yu Jin pressed his right hand a little harder on the giant crystal.

The light screen in midair shifted again.

Not long after,

Rows of "goods" that Yu Jin knew like the back of his hand appeared.

[Wasteland Gold 1kg]

[Price: 800 points]

[Evaluation: Once a hard currency used for thousands of years, its status has vanished in the Wasteland World—it’s worthless.]

Old friend, but the price isn’t right.

If Yu Jin remembered right, this stuff only cost 500 points in the system’s Points Mall.

[Tier Four Energy Crystal]

[Price: 30,000 points]

[Purity: 75%]

[Evaluation: An energy source of exceptionally high purity, a rare treasure in the Wasteland World.]

This feeling of déjà vu is just overwhelming!

So strong that Yu Jin thought he was browsing the system’s Points Mall.

The only difference? The price was jacked up again.

"Not only is the purity lower, but the price is twenty thousand more?"

Only now did Yu Jin realize how conscientious Brother Tongzi was.

He really is a good system!

...

After that,

Yu Jin checked a few more products.

Same old format, same old price labels, same old evaluations...

Yu Jin was now 99.9% sure his points worked here too!

"Let’s give it a shot!"

Yu Jin thought to himself and mentally commanded, "Sort and filter."

The prices were a rip-off here, but there were tons of items available.

Yu Jin simply chose: sort by price descending.

Swoosh—

The light screen changed.

Product info shifted, too.

"Let me see just how expensive the most expensive thing is!"

Yu Jin was a little excited.

[Tier One Ability Max Level]

[Price: 3,000,000 points]

[Effect: After purchasing, the Tier One Attribute Ability of your choice is raised to max level, lv9!]

[Evaluation: One-Click Max Level, you deserve it!]

"..."

Yu Jin was stunned for a long moment.

On one hand,

This "One-Click Max Level" was really unexpected.

When he’d looked at Naiya’s ability panel before, he’d been curious—

This Moore Star girl managed to get almost every ability to lv7 or lv8, how’d she pull that off?

Laser and Thunder, those abilities that could kill monsters for XP, maybe raising their level wasn’t that hard.

But for non-combat, functional abilities, like those with prophetic attributes, leveling up wasn’t just hard—Yu Jin actually had no clue how you’d even do it...

But now?

The mall’s actually selling "One-Click Max Level" items!

"OP!"

"Too OP!"

Yu Jin couldn’t help clicking his tongue.

Other than that, what left him stunned was—

"The most expensive one is only three million?"

"So cheap? Who are you looking down on here!"

As soon as he finished speaking,

Naiya’s crystal-clear eyes froze on the spot.

"Three million points?"

"Cheap...?"

Naiya didn’t get it, but was completely shaken.

As a former City Lord of an Eighth-level Refuge City, even she dared not call three million points "cheap"!

This Yu City Lord in front of her didn’t seem to realize just how hard it was to earn points?

Even if—

You converted all the hundred thousand or so crystals Dawn City got today into points, it still wouldn’t add up to three million...

Naiya looked at Yu Jin, wanting to say something but holding back.

She wanted to speak, but was afraid of offending him.

But the next second,

"Buy!"

Yu Jin waved his hand with confidence.

[Beep beep——!]

All around, the mechanical prompt sound from "Wasteland" rang out.

[You have purchased the item ’Tier One Ability Max Level’!]

[Quantity purchased: 6!]

[Points deducted: 18,000,000!]

[Points remaining: 142,000,000!]

"?!"

Naiya’s cherry lips dropped open, frozen on the spot!

Wh-wh-what the hell?!