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Chapter 3 Purification

"Damn it, damn it, damn it!"

"Old Yu, you've really gone mad!"

"They're actually going to take Senior Sister Yin to pick up trash!"

Even after leaving the lecture hall, Tang Yunxuan kept whispering and babbling in Yu Jin's ear.

"Lick the dog!"

After giving his evaluation, Yu Jin ignored it.

Tang Yunxuan's face turned red with anger!

A few meters behind the two, Yin Yao, dressed in a white dress, followed quietly.

She gazed at the slightly tall, yet somewhat thin and frail figure not far ahead, a hint of searching in her eyes.

in fact……

Her reason for joining the environmental protection club and getting close to Ember was not solely out of a desire to "cling to someone powerful."

Born into privilege, she faced harsh realities in the wasteland, but the pride she had carried for years was hard to erase in a short time.

Rather than humbly 'clinging to someone's coattails,' she actually wanted to figure things out—

In that alien wasteland where everyone struggles to survive, how did Ember become so powerful, so powerful that he exceeded the limits of countless people's thinking, as if he had cheated?

"Today, September 2nd, is only seven days away from the Wasteland game invasion, and it is also the time to start the first batch of closed beta tests."

"In my previous life, I didn't take this so-called 'Wasteland' game seriously."

"It wasn't until later that we learned that the save data of the initial beta testers could still be retained after arriving in the wasteland."

"In other words."

"These seven days of closed beta testing will give me a significant head start over others in the wasteland."

"The reason why Ember is so abnormally powerful must be because he obtained unimaginably precious resources during the closed beta!"

Yin Yao's mind raced, but her steps never faltered as she closely followed Yu Jin ahead.

……

……

Not long after.

Yu Jin led Tang Yunxuan and Yin Yao out of the Boxue Building.

Although it was evening, the summer heat was still strong.

"Go to the activity room and get the equipment."

Yu Jin, exercising his authority as president, issued orders to Vice President Tang Yunxuan.

Tang Yunxuan was somewhat reluctant; he would have preferred to stay here with Yin Yao. However, he was, after all, a minor official, and he didn't want to appear lazy in front of Yin Yao. After muttering a few words under his breath, he had no choice but to leave reluctantly.

On the tree-lined path of Boxue Building, only Yu Jin and Yin Yao remained standing side by side.

The man and woman were alone, but the atmosphere was far from romantic.

Ember stared at the illusory panel visible only to himself—

Wasteland Points: 800

【hint--】

[The points shop will be unlocked once you accumulate 10000 Wasteland Points!]

"Personal panel?"

Yu Jin tried to silently recite it in his heart.

Swah——

The words before my eyes had actually changed.

Name: Yu Jin

[Rank: Unawakened]

[Identity: None]

[Item: None]

[Ability: None]

……

【Points: 800】

[Evaluation: You are currently as weak as an ant, unable to survive in the perilous wasteland. Please fight with all your might and strive to become stronger!]

At a glance, Yu Jin saw that the panel showed nothing except for '800 points'.

This is definitely a 'three-no' panel (no manufacturer, no quality certification, no license).

However, Ember was not discouraged by this.

On the contrary, he gleaned a great deal of useful information from it.

For example, descriptions like 'rank' and 'unawakened' are hard not to make one think, 'I don't eat beef'...

"Superman?"

"Beware of Superman?" "Happy Superman?"

As Yu Jin thought about it, he found the system increasingly pleasing to the eye.

Simultaneously.

His reason for bringing Yin Yao to participate in the garbage-collecting assessment was certainly not because he had nothing better to do.

Based on the previous experience of feeding a stray three-flowered beast, which was mistakenly identified by the system as 'reforming a third-tier mutated beast king'.

Ember believes—

Picking up trash, a seemingly ordinary act, might bring unexpected surprises from the system.

Even if that doesn't work, you can still find a few stray cats to feed while you're scavenging for trash, and earn some wasteland points.

"ember?"

The sudden sound pulled Yu Jin back to reality from his thoughts.

"Senior Sister Yin?"

Yu Jin turned his head and found that the person calling him was none other than Yin Yao.

Yu Jin was somewhat surprised; he hadn't expected that this senior student with such a powerful background would actually know his name.

Do you know anything about the wasteland?

Yin Yao blurted out a nonsensical sentence, then stared intently into Yu Jin's eyes.

"Wasteland?"

Yu Jin's face showed just the right amount of blankness, then he fell into thought.

"Wasteland, generally refers to a world after the apocalypse where order has collapsed and urgently needs to be rebuilt, right?"

"Like in the movie 'Max,' the whole world has a rather dilapidated and wild style."

After hearing Yu Jin's answer, Yin Yao pursed her lips imperceptibly.

"I'm talking about a game, the sci-fi game 'Wasteland,' which is going to be released worldwide in seven days. Didn't you know?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Jin was stunned, truly stunned this time.

"Don't make it."

He knows very little about games, and the only game he has played in the past two years is the domestically produced Black Monkey.

Upon hearing this, Yin Yao frowned slightly.

Tonight is the start of the closed beta test for Wasteland, but Ember doesn't even know this game exists?

Could it be that his future power comes from obtaining valuable resources in advance during the closed beta?
call--

Yin Yao let out a soft breath, her chest rising and falling slightly.

Whether or not her guess was correct, the decision to approach Ember and build a good relationship was ultimately the right one.

"Brother Yu, I'm here!"

A short while later, Tang Yunxuan finally returned with the 'equipment'.

The so-called equipment consisted of three snakeskin bags and three pliers specifically for picking up trash.

Tang Yunxuan, I don't know how he did it, actually brought Yin Yao a pink snakeskin bag, which made Yu Jin stunned and exclaim in surprise.

"okay."

"Tools in hand, tasks assigned."

"If you can fill half a burlap sack with the trash you collect before nightfall, you'll pass the test."

Yu Jin handed Yin Yao a pair of pliers.

"No problem, President!"

Yin Yao's answer was firm and powerful.

Tang Yunxuan's heart pounded, and his breathing became rapid.

"Damn, is picking up trash this exciting?"

soon.

The three split up and, according to their designated areas, carrying burlap sacks and pliers, began their environmental protection mission.

And just two minutes later.

Just as Yu Jin picked up an empty mineral water bottle from the roadside and put it into the snakeskin bag, his movement froze in mid-air.

"Really?"

Yu Jin's face betrayed his undisguised surprise.

at this time.

Several new lines of text suddenly appeared on the semi-transparent panel in front of him—

[Your divine power is unparalleled! You have successfully purified the 'Tier 3 Contaminated Core - Spring of Calamity' with your mortal body. Wasteland Points +800!]

[You've successfully purified a source of pollution for the first time, unlocking the achievement 'Wasteland Purifier'!]

You have gained the ability 'Purifying Light'!

(End of this chapter)