[{"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-175":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},1848356,2454,"Chapter 175","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-175",175,"\u003Cp>[Translator – Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader – Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 175: Master of Myths (1)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s true. The continents will soon merge. Whether you believe it or not won’t change anything.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo said this while gazing at the sky, which was stirred up by embers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing that the dungeon reward this time was an armor encyclopaedia, it was time to invite the chairman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Special Agreement) [Expensive Beads of Sweat]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-「Dogo」 will obtain an encyclopedia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– If you choose a type, Dogo will acquire one within two days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– In case of failure to meet the deadline, the headquarters will pay a penalty of 100 million Karma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Special conditions of the previous advertising contract, wanted encyclopaedias.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, if this special contract is not upheld, a penalty of 100 million karma will be imposed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, no matter what the outcome, Yeongwoo would not suffer any loss from the contract.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you feeling uncomfortable right now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Why?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I need to call someone. There’s no one around, so now’s the perfect time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo said this, Jeonggu reflexively furrowed his brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What nonsense is that? Who would you call in this weather?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Jeonggu also had a gut feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The person this troublemaker was calling was definitely not an ordinary person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he never imagined that this person wouldn’t even be human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chairman! I will use the special contract now! 「Dogo」…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chairman?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo shouted at the sky, Jeonggu’s expression turned fearful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was because he knew from experience that everything this guy said would come true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, the chairman he just called out to the sky must be a real person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Where on earth is the chairman coming from? No, could it be…?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only later that Jeonggu realized something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last time, didn’t a mutant team come down from the sky?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, naturally, this time too…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘That chairman must not be a regular person either.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after realizing the situation did Jeonggu look at Yeongwoo, about to say something, when suddenly…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crunch!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the sky turned blood-red and the abnormal weather in the area stopped instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if a night dungeon had appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Oh, so the chairman can control the weather at the landing point.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo, who dared to test the head of advertisers, looked around as if in admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within a radius of 3 kilometers from where Dogo set his landing point, not a single breeze blew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What… who’s coming?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jeonggu, unaware of the ‘extraterrestrial’, realized that something extraordinary was coming and looked up at the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, soon after…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The center of the red sky split open, and a gigantic anchor, also the Dogo chairman’s insignia, shot down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh! Crash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whoa, damn!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The massive anchor that fell in the middle of the ruins of Gwangjin-gu emitted a chilling sense of danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rustle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, connected by chains to the anchor, the Dogo chairman’s airship slowly descended, this time with the lower hull already open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chairman!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo waved his hand and approached where the anchor had landed, Dogo finally appeared leisurely from within the giant tomb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Jeong Yeongwoo07. You’re still alive, I see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dogo, who clearly witnessed everything in the dungeon, pretended not to know and Yeongwoo lightly placed his hand on Bastard at his waist in response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, thanks to you, Chairman.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, glancing at the imposing chairman’s airship once again, Yeongwoo uttered the next line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have finally begun to ‘speak’, do you know why?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It meant being able to express the meaning of 「Dogo」 in a transcendent language.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, Dogo chuckled silently within his thick armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, to be precise, that’s how Yeongwoo felt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Your existence is rapidly escalating. The evidence being your ability to coin a single word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying this, Dogo added one more thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Unfortunately, it’s your choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Yes? Are you talking about words?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Yeongwoo’s question, Dogo nodded silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Even your subconscious needs 「Dogo」.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, I see…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jeong Yeongwoo, a clever little creature, was inwardly tilting his head even at this meaningful moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wondered if the chairman was using this scene as part of his promotional activities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, if the chairman was the founder of the weapon brand Dogo, wouldn’t he be a salesman through and through, down to his bones?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘My subconscious needs Dogo too…? It sounds plausible, but isn’t that a bit too prepared?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo gave him a cunning look, Dogo raised a finger clad in armor and pointed at his advertisement model.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Request the special contract.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, right. I’ve taken too much of your time, Chairman. However, before that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo took a step back, he reached out and grabbed someone’s arm behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thunk!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was none other than his father, Kim Jeonggu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I should introduce him to the chairman. He’s Kim Jeonggu, my father.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo pulled with force, Jeonggu could only be dragged out reluctantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Father, please greet him as well. He’s the chairman who pays for the advertisements.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh. Uh, nice to meet you. I’m Kim Jeonggu… Is Yeongwoo doing well?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Jeonggu awkwardly blurted out whatever came to mind, Dogo stared at him for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Jeonggu meet his gaze and then quickly glance at the spaceship, Yeongwoo thought,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What’s up with this guy? He’s not even fixing his gaze on his helmet. Is he the boss?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, finally,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Special contract.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dogo once again ordered the contract to commence to Yeongwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Chairman. The encyclopaedia I request is…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo hesitated until the last moment, but ultimately, there was only one encyclopaedia he needed to request.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s a weapon encyclopaedia. I just obtained an armor encyclopaedia earlier. So now, I can always walk around without armor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, Dogo showed a hint of joy for the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good news.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps because he was pleased with the news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dogo, who was about to return immediately, left some room for further discussion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Is all business concluded?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given Dogo’s position and personality, even if he disappeared right in front of him, Yeongwoo wouldn’t have anything to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, Dogo giving him another chance to ask was a tremendous favor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you permit, I’d like to ask two more things.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Speak. I’ll give you ‘a hand’ of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It meant one minute of Earth time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, Yeongwoo used this precious time firstly to seek tax advice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator – Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader – Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I will transition from a simplified taxpayer to a general taxpayer starting tomorrow. How much tax should I prepare?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it seemed like a pointless question to ask the chairman of a cosmic corporation, it was actually crucial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this world, taxes were absolute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if it was the rising star of the cosmos, Joseon’s Strongest Sword defaulting on taxes meant instant obliteration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And surely, Dogo, the chairman, must have been well aware of that fact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Speak the name of existence. I will entrust your affairs to that person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, the chairman had an answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The name of existence…? So, he means to say the name of the person who will serve as my tax consultant?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo, with his cosmic experience, only knew one name… that of the mediator Kubu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘If I do this, I might have to pay Kubu some under-the-table money.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There wasn’t much time left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo immediately pronounced the name that came to mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kubu… Guardian of the Otherworld, I choose Kubu.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Good. What’s next?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How much time was left?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the chairman kindly didn’t set a timer, Yeongwoo could only guess the passage of time by intuition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bastard!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-…?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why did you give me the Bastard? As the chairman, you must have had many other mythical items.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The decisive weapon of the Vessedel royal family, the Bastard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why was this sword in Dogo’s possession?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And why did he hand it over to Yeongwoo?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Was that a slightly uncomfortable question?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Dogo’s cautious reaction to Yeongwoo’s careful question, Dogo turned his gaze to the tomb he had come on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he had no intention of answering, he was ready to accept another question instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, unknowingly, Jeonggu, who had been holding his breath beside him, blurted out without thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How much tax do you pay, Chairman? Do you pay any? You might do a bit of tax evasion.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo was taken aback by the unexpected intrusion, but upon hearing it, he realized it was actually quite an interesting question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did taxes exist even in the world of a cosmic corporation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you pay taxes?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, Yeongwoo officially asked the question at Jeonggu’s urging, and Dogo drew a heavy sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swooosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, Jeonggu panicked and flattened himself on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Eek! Chairman! I’m sorry! I dare to…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Dogo, only left a mysterious line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-The only way to escape the sacred duty of paying taxes is to become someone beyond death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving this eerie line, he disappeared as if scattered into thin air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pah!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spatially shifted into the airship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon this, Yeongwoo stood dumbfounded for a moment before quickly bidding farewell to the chairman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chairman! Please take care…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo sprinted towards the chairman’s airship, like a child chasing a bird, Negwig followed closely behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Squeeeak!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And surprisingly, at that moment…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following Negwig’s path, Dogo’s spike pattern glittered brightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed he had his own tracking function.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Joseon’s Strongest Sword, chasing after the chairman’s airship while holding the Bastard high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And beside him, the iron horse scattering spike patterns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still lying on the ground, Jeonggu only lifted his head in astonishment, feeling disoriented by the bizarre sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, how does the world even work?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the midst of all this…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chairmaaann!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Yeongwoo’s utmost sincerity in seeing him off, the chairman’s massive airship rose into the sky like a flash of lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shooaaat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pop!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if nothing had happened, the space where the airship had been was now clean and empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Phew.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Jeonggu breathed a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Yeongwoo returning to his side, Jeonggu attempted to take off his cape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thwip!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What… what’s this? What the hell, you crazy guy!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, right. Father would die if this was taken off, wouldn’t he?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seemingly forgetting, Yeongwoo startled, removing his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I almost wasted 2,000.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Jeonggu, sweating in the suddenly reignited storm of embers, asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What, what was that? Why did you suddenly try to take off the clothes again?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To which Yeongwoo scratched his chin and replied,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I finished my work, so I was going to put it in the encyclopaedia.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he unfolded today’s biggest harvest, the Armor encyclopaedia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pop!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Armor encyclopaedia]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>〔20〕\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「The Collection Effect Level 1 has been unlocked.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「The Collection Effect Level 2 has been unlocked.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator – Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader – Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>",1781,"2026-06-09T07:03:45.853Z",1,"novelbin.me","b9231235b47b5671d2cbd7815e4b681871d52b189caf81fd96bc1f074350f7d3","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-368","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-174",688,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flevel-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-cover.jpg"]