Wasteland's Only King-Chapter 109 - 98: Yu Pan’Er’s New Attribute? A Master of Oral Skills in the Capital (1/3 Minimum Guaranteed)
Bright City.
City Lord’s Mansion, Council Hall.
Yu Jin sat upright on the City Lord’s throne.
Below.
Yu Pan’Er and Tang Yan, both with eyes shut tight, sat cross-legged on the floor.
Outside the Council Hall.
Thousands upon thousands of refugee players from Blue Star stretched their necks, peering in eagerly.
Everyone’s gaze toward Yu Pan’Er and Tang Yan was filled with envy and longing.
Just moments ago.
Lord Yu Jin gave each of those two a Tier Two Energy Crystal for awakening and advancement!
"That’s a Tier Two Energy Crystal!"
"Even if you dig crystals in Bright City until you drop dead, you couldn’t get one."
The refugees heaved sigh after sigh, long and short.
They were excited and thrilled by Yu Jin’s arrival, and didn’t bother to hide their hatred and resentment toward the previous Bright City Lord.
Of course.
These Blue Star refugee players would occasionally sneak glances at Yu Jin, sitting up high on the City Lord’s throne.
"It’s only been five days since we crossed over..."
"How is the Boss already this OP?"
Over ten thousand people looked at each other, but no one had an answer.
"The Bright City Lord was a Tier Five Evolver..."
"For the Boss to one-shot him from a distance, at the very least, he has to be at least a Tier Six Evolver!"
"Maybe even..." 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶
"Tier Seven’s possible!"
Someone boldly speculated.
"Tier Seven?"
Many people looked a bit baffled at the words.
Tier Seven—for them, that was just too far away.
So much so—
They couldn’t even begin to imagine what that tier was like.
All they knew—
The previous Tier Five Bright City Lord was already godlike in power.
"If only he was really Tier Seven..."
"With this Boss as City Lord, our days of suffering would finally be over."
"Even if the Boss still made me go outside to dig crystals, it’d be way better than before. At least I’d feel good about it!"
...
...
Council Hall.
Tang Yan opened his eyes, full of joy.
"Lord Yu!"
"I did it!"
He jumped to his feet—shua!
Bang—!
Then immediately dropped to his knees—shua again.
"Lord Yu, you’re my dad, my real dad!"
"Wuuu—"
"I’ve been digging crystals for twelve days, dug till I wanted to die!"
"But, Boss, you came! Not only did you show up, you even made me an Evolver!"
"..."
Yu Jin didn’t say anything. He only picked him as Deputy City Lord candidate because he thought this guy had ’spirit.’
Looking at him now, though, maybe a bit too much spirit.
[Tang Yan]
[Mother Star: Blue Star]
[Tier: Tier Two]
[Attribute: Wild Grass]
[Ability: Wild Grass Entanglement Lv1, Wild Grass Whip Lv1]
[Evaluation: Steadfast will, grateful, loyal]
Seeing the evaluation’s last line, Yu Jin raised an eyebrow.
It was the first time he’d seen Eye of Insight give such a positive evaluation—and all three, at that.
"This one has the makings of a City Lord!"
Yu Jin gave his own evaluation in his head.
Time trickled by slowly.
Soon enough.
Yu Pan’Er also opened her eyes.
Except...
Unlike Tang Yan’s excitement, this former Vice President of the Dance Club wore a rather strange expression on her pretty face.
"Hm?"
Yu Jin grew curious, activating Eye of Insight.
[Yu Pan’Er]
[Mother Star: Blue Star]
[Tier: Tier Two]
[Attribute: Tongue]
[Ability: ...]
[Evaluation: A master mimic from the capital]
Yu Jin fell into thought.
"Yu, Yu... Lord Yu..."
Yu Pan’Er stammered, the tips of her ears blushing.
She didn’t know how to explain her attribute and ability to him.
Maybe...
Let Yu Jin have a taste—no, give some guidance?
...
...
Boom——!
Thunder flashed.
Yu Jin’s figure disappeared from the sight of hundreds of thousands in Bright City.
"The Boss left after all..."
"Sigh!"
"Thought he’d stick around as City Lord."
"Didn’t expect him to just pick a Deputy City Lord."
...
"Boss said, don’t call him Lord, just call him Yu City Lord. Does that mean he has his own Sanctuary City?"
"Oh, right!"
"What’s his Sanctuary City called? Where is it?"
"Recruiting? Sign me up!"
...
"Tang Yan City Lord."
"Hey, nah, better call me ’Deputy City Lord!’ "
"This Bright City’s true owner is Lord Yu!"
"So, what do we do next?"
"Uh, Boss said, we all head out of the city to pick up crystals, then gather them up, and wait for his orders to distribute them all at once."
"Pick... crystals?"
"Distribute?"
The crowd who heard the news were baffled, but also shocked.
Meanwhile, not far off...
Deep in the City Lord’s Mansion, Yu Pan’Er walked out blushing, caressing her lips lightly, gazing off into the horizon.
She’d decided not to become Deputy City Lord, but to join Dawn City instead.
Yu Jin had agreed to her request.
The reasons weren’t complicated: one, she was familiar; two...
Her bizarre attribute really wasn’t suited for City Lord.
Can’t have her performing mimicry if enemies invade, right?
...
...
Boom——!
Wasteland Wilderness, thunderstorm raging.
Where Yu Jin passed, not a single blade of grass remained.
Soon after.
The outline of another ordinary Sanctuary City appeared on Yu Jin’s horizon.
"I have a sword!"
Yu Jin called out, full chuuni mode.
Shua——!
Light Saber Lv1.
After Yu Jin remotely locked onto the City Lord using his Light Touch Ability, a Light Saber over ten thousand meters long roared down from the sky.
[You have defeated and slain ’Tier Five Evolver — Peak City Lord’!]
[Strongman’s Spoils (Lv1) is on cooldown.]
[You have gained no rewards]
"Come to think of it..."
"Killing Evolvers doesn’t seem to trigger Brother Tongzi’s notifications or rewards."
"Not only that, the Light Saber Lv1 didn’t even get any experience."
"Looks like in Brother Tongzi’s eyes, fighting Mutant Beasts and Infected Bodies is the real ’main quest’..."
Yu Jin muttered, flying down toward the city below.
He didn’t mean to stick around; he’d pick someone he liked as Deputy City Lord, then head for the next Sanctuary City.
Dawn City is Level 0 right now. Getting to Level 1 requires at least three subordinate cities.
But Yu Jin’s goal today is to snatch at least ten subordinate cities all in one go!
...
...
A308 Area.
Three hundred kilometers south of Dawn City.
Cooper Sanctuary City had fallen into utter chaos.
"Kill——"
"For Dawn City, attack!"
"Hey, hey!"
"I surrender, I’m a new refugee! I’m not with them, please don’t kill me!"
"..."
Neil and Yin Yao’s team consisted of a full ten thousand Tier One Evolvers, twenty thousand Tier Two Evolvers, and 250 Tier Three Evolvers.
By comparison.
Cooper City’s entire Evolver population was barely over two thousand.
This was an utterly one-sided fight from the start.
Let alone...
After the gates were breached—
Tier Four Yin Yao went all out with Mind Control, instantly turning 800 of Cooper City’s Evolvers against their own.
...
Outside Cooper City’s City Lord’s Mansion.
Neil drew his Laser Longsword and charged at the Tier Five City Lord.
Yin Yao took on both Tier Four Vice City Lords one-on-two.
Times had changed.
Tier Three vs Tier Four might seem like just a tier apart,
But that’s the difference between refugees and Vice City Lords—night and day!
"Sand, come!"
Yin Yao raised her hand, summoning an endless sandstorm.
...
Half an hour later.
Cooper City changed hands.
Add one subordinate for Dawn City.
...
...
At the same time.
North of Dawn City, Red Leaf Sanctuary City.
City Lord’s Mansion.
Naiya appeared out of thin air before the Tier Five City Lord.
"You..."
"Who are you?"
The Tier Five City Lord was shocked. He hadn’t noticed when she came in!
No wonder—he was always cautious, and outside there were over a hundred Evolvers standing guard around the City Lord’s Mansion!
Naiya said nothing, simply stared quietly at the City Lord.
Naiya’s crystal-like eyes began to flicker with mysterious symbols.
"Hey—"
"Quit acting all mysterious!"
"Judging by your aura, you’re only Tier Five!"
"Wait till I take you down and interrogate you hard—"
The Red Leaf City Lord didn’t finish his sentence.
His eyes snapped wide open in horror.
Naiya...
Had already appeared behind him.
"Those pointless words of yours..."
"I don’t want to hear them a second time."
"And besides..."
"Charging up a Tier Five Attribute Ability that long? Trash."
Naiya’s voice was light as a feather.
The Tier Five Red Leaf City Lord also felt light as a feather.
With a small smack from Naiya’s hand, his head was sent flying...
While his body still remained standing right where it was.
His hands, hidden behind his back, were forming a complex sign, Attribute Energy gathering continuously...
He’d only been talking trash to buy time and finish charging up.
But...
This loli from who knew where hadn’t given him the slightest chance!
"Why...?"
The Tier Five City Lord was confused, eyes full of bewilderment.
He was sure it was his first time seeing Naiya, but she seemed to know everything about his abilities and trump cards.
Naiya shook her head, her chestnut ponytail swaying slightly.
She strode forward, took two steps.
Bent down and picked up the head of the Tier Five City Lord, whose eyes were still wide open.
Bang——!
Naiya kicked open the doors of the City Lord’s Mansion.
"From today on, this city is a subordinate of Dawn City."
Naiya’s crisp voice rang out, echoing through every corner of Red Leaf City.
Tens of thousands of subordinates, faces full of confusion.
Outside Red Leaf City.
Over thirty thousand waiting Evolvers surged toward the city gates.
"When did this...?"
Outside the City Lord’s Mansion.
More than two hundred Evolvers still looked completely baffled.
They...
Had been diligently standing guard outside the City Lord’s Mansion the whole time.
But...
How did Lord City Lord’s head end up rolling?
Naiya said nothing, just blinked away.
Bang—
Bang, bang—!
Every time Naiya swung her little hand, another flying head soared through the sky.
"Seriously..."
"It’s been ages since I’ve fought like this."
Naiya muttered to herself, but her hands didn’t stop moving for a second.
She didn’t use any Tier Eight Value or abilities—just kept herself suppressed at Tier Five.
It’s just...
This group was far too weak.
So weak, in fact, Naiya couldn’t even muster a hint of interest.
Back in the day, when she’d led the people of Moore Star, building up Naiya City step by step, the enemies she faced were all powerhouse Evolvers of Tier Seven or Tier Eight.
"Speaking of..."
"Wonder how they’re doing with what I asked them to do."
"There are only 175 days left until promotion. At Dawn City’s current pace, it’s still a long ways till Level 8 Sanctuary City..."
"But how am I supposed to tell Yu Jin that I’m planning to give him a thousand Sanctuary Cities, all in one go?"
Naiya’s chubby baby face scrunched up slightly.
Still...
Her hands didn’t slow for even a moment—if anything, she only got faster.
Bang——!
Bang, bang——!
Outside the City Lord’s Mansion, heads were flying everywhere.
The strange thing was—
Not a single drop of blood had landed on Naiya...
