[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world":3,"chapter-level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-157":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Level 4 Human in a Ruined World",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1848330,2454,"Chapter 157","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-157",157,"\u003Cp>[Translator – Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader – Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 157: Hot Night (1)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Clang!*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo removed the golden breastplate that wrapped around his torso after taking off his cloak, Jeonggu’s expression turned to surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was because there was a spiral-shaped flame tattoo on the chest of Jeong Yeongwoo, the dreadful son candidate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That wasn’t all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why… Why is your shoulder like that…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, Yeongwoo’s right upper arm was flickering as if covered in gray noise, like a graphic error.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Yeongwoo glanced at his shoulder briefly and then touched the black metal card in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It looks like the screen is adjusting because the advertisement is about to be attached soon. I just received the advertising fee.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>#Basic advertising fee: 10 million karma per week.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>#Basic contract period: 4 weeks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the basic advertising fee of 10 million karma that the chairman had promised along with two special clauses, it was now in Yeongwoo’s hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Available karma: 14,214,000\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to this, Yeongwoo’s total karma amount had increased to a whopping 14 million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The timing is incredible. I was planning to visit the merchants one by one after arriving in Gangnam.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this rate, it was almost certain that he would enter the night dungeon tonight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo, who had finished changing his clothes, raised his head to the sky, a system message appeared in his field of vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「As of now, the combined advertisement for the ‘Dogo’ weapon brand will be broadcasted on your advertising tattoo ‘White Space’.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「The content of the broadcast advertisement will be periodically changed, and the contract period is 4 weeks.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Finally, it’s starting.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo read all the messages, a large Dogo emblem appeared before his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Swoosh!*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Bzzz…*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A vibration-like sound emanated from the ‘White Space’ covering Yeongwoo’s right upper arm, and the screen adjustment stopped, turning black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Swish.*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like the moment before a movie started at the theater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo searched for something resembling a mirror, he stood in front of the large two-handed sword, ‘Golden Trail’, which was floating nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the advertisement surface covering his shoulders and elbows was reflected on the wide blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is… Is that an advertisement from outer space?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both Choi Jongseon and Kim Jeonggu, his probable father, couldn’t help but be interested in the advertisement being broadcasted on the body of Joseon’s Strongest Sword, Yeongwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Gulp.*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Jeonggu swallowed heavily and subtly shifted his gaze towards Yeongwoo’s shoulder, the advertisement started right on time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>–∠∨≪\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the first tattoo advertisement for Yeongwoo, starting with the appearance of extraterrestrial characters meaning ‘Dogo’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This caused the pupils of all three people, including Yeongwoo, to widen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can you just read that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the characters they saw with their eyes were strangely shaped, they could understand their meaning in their minds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the ‘White Space,’ the red atmosphere of a desolate planet was visible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Whoosh!*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The camera angle descended towards the ground, revealing a desert scattered with large rocks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a scene of extraterrestrial beings, small in stature with reddish-brown skin, diligently striking the rocks with their tiny fists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then cracks started to appear in the rocks, and thick blue liquid began to pour out from the cracks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>–°∨⌒∧∠·。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Monocular boy Gepi from the planet Jargal had to pound the rocks every day until blood came out of his hands in order to obtain the sap.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The camera zoomed in on one extraterrestrial in front of a rock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Probably Gepi, the boy from the planet Jargal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gepi looked at the rock with a sad expression, then slowly raised his hand, which was covered in scabs, and extended his fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Swish.*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, between his cute fingers, a scene appeared where a large anchor descended from afar and struck the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Oh, it’s the chairman’s ship.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed to be a staging of the encounter between the impoverished Gepi of the frontier planet and ‘Dogo’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>–∩⌒×。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(But not anymore.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The screen faded to black with extraterrestrial text.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then suddenly the screen brightened, showing Gepi standing on a planet with a completely different feel from before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was standing upright, wearing a lot of unusual equipment on his small body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>–≪⌒°∨∠⊇∴∴∈。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(With the support of Dogo, Gepi became a space pirate ruling over 6 planets.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Yeongwoo and the two Strongest Swords wore blank expressions, in the advertisement, Gepi was kicking the inhabitants of other planets into his spaceship that he had brought along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>–∠·∧°￢\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(And now, Gepi has 70,000 slaves pounding rocks for him.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gepi, now back on his home planet, had a happy expression on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And by his feet, there was a slave holding a jar filled with sap, lying on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thunk!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gepi snatched the jar away and gulped down the sap in one breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>–≪⌒∋∠≤。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Dogo supports your dreams.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the camera was now zooming in on a slave lying on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Dogo said ‘your,’ it meant both Gepi and his slaves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crunch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, the slave clenched the sand on the ground with his hand, leaving a spike pattern on the ground with his fingers, and the advertisement concluded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What… is this…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Choi Jongseon alternately looked at Yeongwoo and the ‘White Space’ with a dumbfounded face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, on Yeongwoo’s shoulder, an alien with several tentacle-like arms was explaining the usage of ‘Dimensional Bombs.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were the bombs Yeongwoo had received as sponsorship from the dungeon last night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s this about? It’s one of my breadwinning methods.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo said this, he hesitated as he tried to put on his armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Wait, can I wear a top? That way, the advertisement will be completely covered.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once money is received, professionalism comes first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Yeongwoo were the advertiser, he wouldn’t allow the model to wear a top.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Of course, the contract didn’t explicitly say to keep the advertisement exposed…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But logically, is it reasonable to hide the advertisement after receiving payment?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘And this is also a matter of principle.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, there was another problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The effects of the armor he was currently wearing were too good to take off and wander around naked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Golden Oath」- Legendary Breastplate\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Reduces enemy attack power by 50%.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator – Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader – Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I guess I have to wait a bit until I get the Armor Encyclopedia.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo glanced vaguely at Dogo, then quietly put on the armor he had thrown on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is… Is it okay?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo murmured as he looked at the sky, and Jongseon tilted her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s wrong?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The clothes. I was wondering if I could cover the advertisement completely.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Understanding Yeongwoo’s meaning, Jongseon furrowed his brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he was considering wandering around without a top the whole time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shall we go back then? We need to finish our work quickly before it gets too dark.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current time was 7:10 PM.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it was summer and the days were long, the surroundings were already getting dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There wasn’t much time left until the notice for the lodging will appear in 50 minutes, so time wasn’t that abundant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What other tasks do we have left?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Jeonggu asked as he prepared to chase after the iron horse again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo pointed south and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First, we need to leave Jongseon and the baby in Gangnam, and then we’ll go through the merchants.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Merchants…? At this hour, wouldn’t everyone have taken away the goods?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jeonggu expressed a logical doubt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it wasn’t the case for Seoul, especially for Yeongwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The merchants left in Paju might be a little worrying, but no one would have touched the ones in Seoul. They know I’ll come back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spoke with great confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As someone who didn’t know Yeongwoo’s status among the Strongest Sword in Seoul, Jeonggu could only tilt his head in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>* * *\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>《We have invited Yangju Strongest Sword, Choi Jongseon, who will be in charge of Gwangjin-gu mutants starting tomorrow.》\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo entered Gangnam through ‘Pado’ while informing the Strongest Swords in Seoul about the new Strongest Sword they had recruited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since it was almost time for the next lodging notice to appear, there weren’t many people outside the city outskirts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At 8 PM, the lodging notice appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At 9 PM, the lodging service began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was waiting in front of their favorite residences to occupy them as soon as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems like Gangnam… almost doesn’t show any signs of the reset.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Jeonggu opened his mouth in surprise as he looked at the neat buildings in Gangnam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Dobong-gu had considerable damage on the first day of the reset, so most of the low-rise buildings had one defect after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. I heard the previous holder of Gangnam was a chaebol, so the order was established early on.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gangnam chaebol…? By the previous holder, do you mean the Gangnam’s Strongest Sword?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. Gangnam’s Strongest Sword.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon Yeongwoo’s words, Kim Jeonggu glanced at Yeongwoo’s title, which read ‘Joseon Strongest Sword.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the title of Strongest Sword could be seized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What happened to the previous holder?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, he died. And now I’m also the Gangnam Strongest Sword.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t explicitly mention swinging his elbow to cut the throat of the previous Gangnam Strongest Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nor did he mention the presence of the son’s body of the former Gangnam Strongest Sword at the scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The people who used to help the previous Gangnam Strongest Sword run Gangnam are now helping me. It’s a strange world, isn’t it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The bottom of Seoul was really chaotic.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jeonggu finally realized that the monster on horseback he had heard about through the ‘wave’ announcement the other day was Jeong Yeongwoo in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that time, he hadn’t paid much attention to the situation in the southern part of Seoul, but now he realized that it was the time of upheaval in Seoul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Squeak, squeak!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they exchanged various conversations, the three of them entered the central part of Gangnam, and they could feel that the number of citizens along the roadside was gradually increasing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was because there were more and more people following them as they talked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Strongest Sword?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did your title change again?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rumor that the Gangnam Strongest Sword was riding a horse had already spread throughout Gangnam, and even if it hadn’t, thanks to the golden rain that had fallen today, all the residents of Gangnam knew Jeong Yeongwoo’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, because they hadn’t heard the story of him flying around with a greatsword, they didn’t approach the Strongest Sword rashly but followed from a distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s fortunate. It used to be so congested that it was difficult to move.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo glanced back slightly and said, making Jeonggu look at him with a puzzled expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why do the people in this area like you so much…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was understandable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All Jeonggu had seen of Jeong Yeongwoo so far was when he had split the Uijeongbu Strongest Sword in half and stabbed him with a sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I wonder. Maybe because I’m the representative of their region?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo said this, looking at the Coex building and the Parnas Hotel on the other side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was because he could see that the protocol team of Taewon Group was already gathered there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They must have been standing there for hours, not knowing when he would return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What’s that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dobong’s Strongest Sword Kim Jeonggu, who was once again in culture shock due to the protocol of a large company, opened his eyes wide, and a person from the Taewon side who recognized Yeongwoo ran towards them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was none other than Lim Suna from the secretary’s office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeongwoo!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lim Suna’s expression froze in real-time as she ran towards the Gangnam’s Strongest Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was because she had just realized that this troublemaker had brought two more Strongest Swords from other regions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, what did he do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn’t his title changed to Joseon Strongest Sword?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, it wasn’t surprising that the golden greatsword was flying around by itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“S… So many things must have happened.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. Was there any trouble during that time?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Yeongwoo asked like this, Lim Suna cautiously opened her mouth after glancing behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The family of chairman Kim Taejoon requested a meeting while you were away.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Want to see me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems like they want to meet Kim Taejoon again.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, that makes sense.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo smiled awkwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was awkward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although there was one more chance with the whistle, it was intended to be used in the dungeon tonight at 11 o’clock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh… the chairman has to go to the dungeon tonight, so he can’t go out. What should I do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo fiddled with the whistle and then his eyes lit up as if he had a good idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please tell his family. If it’s okay with them, how about staying at my place tonight?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lim Suna, who didn’t fully understand Yeongwoo’s words, made a face asking for more explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Yeongwoo made a square with his index fingers and thumbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kim Taejoon will appear on TV tonight. This time, it’ll be a human appearance, so it’ll be more pleasant to watch.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo said this and then made a request.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, but it’s better not to let the children see it after 11 o’clock.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why? Why is that…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At that time, the chairman might be doing something dangerous.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator – Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader – Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>",2235,"2026-06-09T07:03:45.853Z",1,"novelbin.me","f17da56b00c551a519f2033948f0ba098194f8684fde396e75510ec0ff7e74ac","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-360","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-156",688,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flevel-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-cover.jpg"]