[{"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-239":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},1848147,2454,"Chapter 239","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-239",239,"\u003Cp>[Translator – Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader – Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 239: The Twin Evils of Joseon (2)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cost that the Southern Union had to pay for calling upon the two masters to defeat the Wokou was 30 million karma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[PR\u002FN: Wokou\u002FWako means Japanese pirates, it sounds cooler this way.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the people of the Southern Union had never agreed to this cost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a figure arbitrarily set by the two scoundrels who would take the money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, strictly speaking, Yeongwoo hadn’t even fought the Wokou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That man didn’t even fight… So why should we pay?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Isn’t this basically robbery? Thirty million is no joke!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Strongest Swords of the Southern Union whispered among themselves, expressing their dissatisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing their murmurs, Yeongwoo stepped forward and shouted,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thirty million!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, it’s a large sum. But is it larger than the lives of the citizens of Busan?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, even so, that’s just too much…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When some still seemed unable to accept this, Yeongwoo changed his strategy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The thirty million you will spend is not just a one-time survival cost.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Excuse me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you mean?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone tilted their heads at his unexpected claim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn’t this money the reward for Yechan stopping the thirty or so Wokou?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Yeongwoo’s argument was entirely different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This money ensures that you survive twice.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Twice?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How does it become twice?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some wondered if he meant they would be killed if they didn’t pay, but Yeongwoo wasn’t that much of a villain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he was certainly cunning enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Half of the thirty million you will pay is for them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Yeongwoo said “them,” pointing to the Mon-O warriors, all eyes turned to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Growl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing three meters tall, these red-skinned rock-like aliens were heavily armored and wielding large clubs, looking like space thugs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“While stopping the enraged Chinese in Incheon, we realized the Japanese were invading. But as you know, the distance between Incheon and Busan is enormous.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Yeongwoo explained, they had no choice but to borrow external, or rather extraterrestrial, help to fly over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Anyway, the important thing is this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bam!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo pointed to the lift lying on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you don’t quickly pay and send them away, you’ll be fighting these aliens instead of the Wokou.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the Mon-O warriors made threatening gestures, striking their clubs against their palms, making everyone flinch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you saying they’ll attack us?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course. Don’t you know how violent workers can get when they don’t receive their pay?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo added,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hurry and gather at least fifteen million first. Let’s deal with them safely.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, he was asking for his share of the money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yechan, realizing Yeongwoo’s true intention, looked at his mentor with wide eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, sir…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was astonished by the seamless flow of deceit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even Yechan didn’t know one more fact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Zargal Cross-section Token」 – One-way ticket\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You can board the Guppy Express.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>|Fee: 13 million Karma\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Double deceit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo had even tricked Yechan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fare for the Guppy Express wasn’t 15 million but 13 million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, the remaining 2 million would go straight into Yeongwoo’s pocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, let’s hurry. Everyone, open your wallets. Let’s gather at least fifteen million first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo then walked among the Strongest Swords, actively collecting money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh, I only have this much right now…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Really? What’s in your coat pocket? Move your hand.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Yeongwoo, holding ‘Bastard’ in one hand, was intimidating the Strongest Swords, Yechan realized there was still something inside the lift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yechan approached the lift, a fairly large figure walked out from inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clank, clank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was none other than.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Squeak!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A metal four-legged animal with two slaves on its back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Snicker!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Cough…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What on earth is this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What on earth is this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yechan, startled, barely managed to steady himself before falling on his backside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Yeongwoo, who had been pouring the coins he collected from the Strongest Swords onto the ground, glanced at Yechan and the four-legged creature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, it’s a gift.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“From whom?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“From the sponsor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sponsor…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another new concept for Yechan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Yeongwoo couldn’t explain in detail because collecting money was more important at the moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is this all? This is a problem.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The money collected from all the Strongest Swords amounted to only 6.4 million karma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was thanks to Busan’s Strongest Sword, Kang Gyowon, who had a few high-value coins on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It looks like you’ll have to collect some money from your jurisdictions.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Yeongwoo said this, Kang Gyowon asked cautiously,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It will take quite some time to raise the funds. What about those guys?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was referring to the Mon-O warriors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo shrugged as if he couldn’t help it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’ll manage the remaining amount somehow. Just hurry up and collect the funds.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The faces of the Southern Union, including Busan’s Strongest Sword, brightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They realized that although they would ultimately lose their money, at least they could immediately get rid of those alien thugs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you have any money?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, Yeongwoo began checking Yechan’s balance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Yechan wasn’t a businessman, so he didn’t carry large sums of cash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No… Usually, I don’t have money in the morning.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the typical case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, mutants and monsters dropped karma after 1 PM, so there was no need to carry money in the morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah… So, I’m ending up doing charity work again.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he intended to get the money back somehow, it was inconvenient for Yeongwoo to see his balance decrease because he had taxes to pay and equipment to collect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What will you do? The fare is 15 million, right? So, you still need…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>8.6 million karma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it was actually 6.6 million, it was still a large amount.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll cover the shortfall for now, so get the money from them and come up to Seoul.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Seoul? Where should I go?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Called to Seoul, his master Jeong Yeongwoo’s base, Yechan felt his heart race without realizing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having lived a natural life fighting mutants in Gyeongbuk, he was finally heading to Seoul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator – Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader – Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come to Gangnam in Seoul. There’s a hotel called the Parnas Hotel near Samseong Station. Bring the money bag there, and the staff will guide you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You live in a hotel in Gangnam, giving orders to the staff?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo scratched his chin at this unexpected comment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that he thought about it, it wasn’t wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, by the time Yechan arrived in Gangnam, Strongest Swords from all over Seoul would also be bringing their money bags to the hotel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you time your visit right, you’ll see something interesting.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying this, Yeongwoo had the golden goblin take out 6.6 million karma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The goblin opened a spatial pouch and poured out countless crimson coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Squeak!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clink!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the 6.4 million karma collected from the Southern Union’s Strongest Swords and Yeongwoo’s personal contribution of 6.6 million karma, a total of 13 million karma was handed over to the Mon-O warriors running the Guppy Express.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please give my regards to the owner of the Guppy Express.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Yeongwoo greeted the Mon-O warriors collecting the coins, one of the large aliens nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Growl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at the same time,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pop!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>* Available Karma: 16,938,500\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo’s balance dropped sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t forget. Bring back 8.6 million karma.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo reiterated, and Yechan, looking toward the Japanese land connected to Cheongsapo, said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It won’t take long to collect the money, but do you have somewhere else to go in the meantime?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Yeongwoo had mentioned earlier that he was in Incheon and had hurriedly flown here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now he said his base was in Seoul… Yechan couldn’t figure out his master’s routine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Me? I have to go to Seoul now. The mutants there are quite formidable. So I need to be there.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And more importantly, with dragons starting to appear, he needed to be in Seoul at 1 PM to await his mother and uncle’s appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then I…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You must have your jurisdiction too, right? Sort things out there and come to Busan to get the money, then head to Seoul.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With these words, Yeongwoo looked above Yechan’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh, there’s no title?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No. I’ve never directly killed a Strongest Sword.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only titles he held were those of Japanese sword emperors and masters, and those they had killed, including Gijang and Dong-gu Strongest Swords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, Yechan was a pure figure who had never killed a fellow countryman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even now, I keep getting notifications to choose a title.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s amazing. So, what about swordsmanship? You’ve never used regional sword techniques, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Right. That’s why I’ve been buying martial arts from merchants to use.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My goodness, what an incredible world this is.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo couldn’t help but be impressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it was an incredibly unlikely scenario, Yechan was living proof that one could become strong even with the title of “Unknown.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This exemplified the initial guidance that one could transcend their innate rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Growl!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mon-O warriors, having confirmed that the fare was properly paid, lined up and extended their fists toward Yeongwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo, puzzled, instinctively extended his fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He bumped his fist against the large fists of the Mon-O warriors as a greeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One by one, the Mon-O warriors who bumped fists with Yeongwoo began boarding the elevator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fist bump was a form of farewell gesture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Growl!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once all the Mon-O warriors had boarded the elevator, a huge chain descended from the sky, much like what Yeongwoo had seen in the dungeon the previous night, and grasped the elevator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clank, clank!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo waved to the Guppy Express employees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“See you again, Guppy Express!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Growl!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mon-O warriors responded to Yeongwoo’s farewell with a thumbs-up, just like Guppy would.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following the rapidly retracting chain, they disappeared beyond the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is unbelievable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing in the middle of the now-deserted Cheongsapo, Yechan stared blankly at the spot in the sky where the Guppy Express had disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Yeongwoo quickly mounted Negwig and looked around Cheongsapo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, it’s all over now, right? I’m heading to Seoul first. I barely have enough time if I hurry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he had come with the Guppy Express and hadn’t even had a proper sword fight with the Japanese raiders, he had unexpectedly met Yechan and connected with the Strongest Swords of the South, so it wasn’t a loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘And I’ll get my money back anyway.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Yeongwoo checked his balance again, Yechan glanced at the spot where the elevator had been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bodies of the Japanese raiders were so mangled that they were unrecognizable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mister, do you happen to have any ability to burn things?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? What are you talking about?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yechan pointed to the scattered corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I was wondering if I should burn these or drag them into the sea.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, really? When will you ever move all these bodies? Just erase them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Erase them?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait and see.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From atop Negwig, Yeongwoo looked up at the sky again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he shouted loudly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“General, are you ready?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“General…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eyes of everyone, including Yechan, filled with fear again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And soon,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Earth! 063, 152…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo began to recite the coordinates of Busan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator – Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader – Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>",1866,"2026-06-09T07:03:45.853Z",1,"novelbin.me","5a912911d00260c83b9f9860bb238d93a6890d7c07e355785157f19dd46733b9","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-445","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-444",688,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flevel-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-cover.jpg"]