Wasteland's Only King - Chapter 261 - 41: The Mature Lady City Lord Will Never Encounter Evil Tentacle Monsters! Local Specialty Delicacies!
Chapter 261: Chapter 41: The Mature Lady City Lord Will Never Encounter Evil Tentacle Monsters! Local Specialty Delicacies!
Crystal Mountain, outskirts.
The group of Tier Eight Evolvers from Linglong City were surrounding Nangong Linglong.
“Lady Linglong!”
“Strike while the iron’s hot, finish them off!”
“My lady, I’m willing to go with you, dive in and slay the Mutated Black Tiger!”
“Count me in too!”
“…”
Greed and a frenzy of excitement hung heavy over this group of high-tier evolvers from Linglong City.
Even Nangong Linglong, the city lord, though her instincts told her something was off—
But…
Her perception confirmed it: the Mutated Black Tiger’s wounds were real, no faking that.
“Lady Linglong!”
“The sooner the better, no use waiting and tempting fate!”
Several Tier Eight Evolvers glanced at the ticking timer, jumping with impatience.
“Yeah, odds are there are other Refuge Cities lurking nearby!”
“If another city spots this Crystal Mountain…”
“Linglong City’s advantage is kaput!”
“Only if we slay the Black Tiger first can we gather as much of the mountain’s resources as possible!”
“By then, even if other Refuge Cities come and try to split the loot, Linglong City would’ve already harvested enough crystals and Source Points!”
Linglong City’s Vice City Lord, a youth at the Tier Eight Limit, spoke in a deep voice.
His name was Gao Sheng, recognized as the city’s strongest after Nangong Linglong, and had always acted as Linglong City’s strategist.
At this moment—
Gao Sheng’s words made Nangong Linglong take a deep breath.
“Alright!”
Hesitation never suited her.
Diving into Crystal Mountain meant risk was inevitable.
But…
“Bigger waves, bigger fish!”
Gao Sheng’s shout echoed around them.
Linglong City’s evolvers hit fever pitch with excitement!
“Tier Eight and above evolvers!”
“Follow me in!”
“Everyone else, stay at the outskirts and mine crystals!”
Nangong Linglong commanded.
“Yes!”
Tens of thousands of subordinates replied.
Whoosh—
Whoosh, whoosh—!
The sound of wind slicing through the air.
Nangong Linglong led strategist Gao Sheng, plus a dozen other Tier Eight evolvers, soaring toward the heart of Crystal Mountain.
Above the Celestial Vault.
Yu Jin, watching calmly from overhead, shook his head.
To him, this show was fake as hell.
But unfortunately—
Linglong City was no Dawn City.
Dawn City’s hundreds of millions of subordinates, thanks to a cheat-player like Yu Jin, never had to worry about crystal resources and such.
In a way—
Dawn City’s people even started viewing high-tier crystals as less magical.
For Linglong City, though—
Tier Nine, even Tier Nine and above crystals were lucky finds.
Even knowing the tiger’s there, they’d still walk right into its den.
Especially now, when the tiger’s wounded and barely alive.
Buzz—
Space ripples spread quietly.
Yu Jin’s figure vanished from his spot.
He silently followed Nangong Linglong’s party deeper into Crystal Mountain.
The reason he didn’t just appear and crush that tentacle?—
The tier was way too low!
In Yu Jin’s perception, that tentacle was only Tier Thirteen at best.
Add Void Plus Three, and you get Tier Sixteen, only capable of dropping Tier Fifteen crystals.
Tier Fifteen crystals just weren’t enough to satisfy Yu Jin anymore.
But the Eye of Insight’s readout on that tentacle showed Yu Jin a chance to fleece even higher-tier crystals.
So…
Better not scare the snake out of the grass.
…
…
Crystal Mountain.
Essentially, it was a crystal ore vein.
From the sky, it looked sprawling and majestic.
The vein’s core was a valley ringed by mountains.
Right now—
In the heart of the valley, the Mutated Black Tiger sprawled out, barely clinging to life.
Dark red blood was steadily pouring out of its wounds.
The tiger’s aura was visibly waning and weak.
Buzz—
Not far behind the tiger, in the Void—
A strange tentacle covered with eyes gently swayed.
Thousands of eyes stared straight at the outskirts of the mountain.
That was exactly where Nangong Linglong’s party was headed.
“Wuh—”
The black tiger let out a mournful whimper.
The sound carried far.
“Lady Linglong!”
On the mountain’s outer edge—
The group from Linglong City, carefully scanning their surroundings, on guard for trouble and hunting for the tiger’s trail, froze for a moment.
Swish swish—
They instinctively looked towards the valley.
“Over there!”
“That’s the black tiger’s cry!”
“Weird? Could it be a trap?”
“…”
Though Nangong Linglong and the others were on high alert, their bodies betrayed them.
They channeled attribute energy, cloaked their forms, and rushed toward the valley.
Soon after—
The group reached the valley.
The black tiger appeared before them.
But now—
What grabbed the attention of the dozen mostly wasn’t the wounded tiger.
Instead…
Beside the tiger, the ground was littered with dazzling crystals!
“That, that’s…”
“Tier Nine crystals?”
“It really is Tier Nine crystals!”
“No, wait, there are also Tier Ten and Tier Eleven crystals!”
“Those must be Tier Ten and above: the energy they radiate is off the charts, beyond imagination!”
At this moment—
Forget the Tier Eight evolvers.
Even Nangong Linglong, the city lord herself, stared at the field of high-tier crystals and couldn’t help swallowing hard.
Strictly speaking, as a Tier Nine Evolver herself, she’d never seen a Tier Ten or higher crystal in person, shouldn’t be able to tell the tier.
But…
She had another identity: Linglong City Lord, and a new player in the Star System Wasteland!
[Beep beep—]
[’Wasteland’ game prompt for you…]
[A vast number of Tier Ten and Tier Eleven crystal resources have appeared nearby!]
[Harvesting these resources will grant your city increased planetary capture progress and Civilization Source Points as rewards!]
If—
Upon seeing the Black Tiger, Nangong Linglong had still held some doubts and hesitation in her heart.
