[{"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-248":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},1848162,2454,"Chapter 248","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-248",248,"\u003Cp>[Translator – Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader – Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 248: The Great Migration (3)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone in South Korea, from Seoul, Incheon, Busan, and beyond, and even those scattered across the northern regions of North Korea, witnessed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene of a massive holographic screen unfolding in the sky over each region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the message displayed on those screens was only one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jeong Yeongwoo07”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An iconic figure, Jeong Yeongwoo07, had emerged as the sole candidate for the title of the most powerful person in a unified Korean Peninsula.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, there were still many people in the country who had never heard of Yeongwoo’s name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the regions where Yeongwoo had been active were not few, he hadn’t even visited half of the cities nationwide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But things were different now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starting from today, the story of Jeong Yeongwoo would spread across the entire peninsula… no, the entire Korean Peninsula.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, at the very least, everyone in the nation would know the name Jeong Yeongwoo…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo, who was looking up at the screen in the sky with about a hundred ethnic Koreans from China, let out a scream involuntarily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the screen flashed and Yeongwoo’s own face appeared on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t even archived footage; it was a real-time broadcast of Yeongwoo, who was currently in Daerim-dong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a kiss cam at a baseball game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Yeongwoo on the screen couldn’t hide his bewildered expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the ethnic Koreans who were exposed on the screen with Yeongwoo ran out of the frame to avoid being filmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, Yeongwoo was left alone on the problematic screen being broadcasted across the entire Korean Peninsula.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Is… is this not a dream but real? This scene is being broadcasted live nationwide?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo stared blankly at his face filling the sky, a very polished voice resonated from beyond the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hello, Mr. Jeong Yeongwoo.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo, who hadn’t expected anyone to speak to him, gaped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who… are you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice answered smoothly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[We are the Council. As the administrators of the reset Earth, we are here to conduct the approval vote.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Council.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were the ones who had informed all of humanity about the beginning of this disaster on the first day of the reset and had warned about high-risk mutants starting on the fifth day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just now…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Administrators of the reset Earth…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had indirectly revealed their role.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘So, they’re government officials?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instinctively, Yeongwoo tried to ascertain the status of his opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To determine whether they were someone he could kill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, as if reading Yeongwoo’s mind, the Council reminded him that his opponent was not them but the entire population of the Korean Peninsula.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using an absurd request to do so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mr. Jeong Yeongwoo, please remove all your clothes.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? You basta…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo’s innate temper flared immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he barely managed to shut his mouth before he finished his harsh words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn’t this conversation, including his appearance, being broadcasted live to the entire Korean Peninsula?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, this was a kind of verification procedure to decide the most powerful person in a unified Korea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially since soon, the people watching this broadcast would decide whether Yeongwoo would ascend to the position of the most powerful person in Korea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he couldn’t show himself losing his composure due to such a simple provocation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘This is essentially a hearing.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was in big trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was almost at the level of a setup crime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m already quite undressed, but surely you don’t mean to remove my underwear as well?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Please remove all your clothes.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…No way, these bastards.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were literally asking him to stand before the people without a single thread on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do I really have to take off all my clothes? I don’t think everyone watching this broadcast would want that. Surely there are children among the viewers.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he was caught off guard by the unexpected hearing, Yeongwoo tried his best to defend himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, being the most powerful person in Korea wasn’t an ordinary position, but standing before the entire nation in his underwear was a different matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a matter of human dignity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Council’s will was firm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Then we will conduct a public opinion survey of the Korean Peninsula’s citizens for the next 15 seconds.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[For those who think the candidate should present himself fully to the public for the selection of the most powerful person, please think ‘approve.’ Those who disagree, please think ‘disapprove.’]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the same method used on the first day of the reset to nominate candidates for elimination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Council was abusing its power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘You crazy bastards, if you do it like that, even I would approve.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When else would people get to see the underwear of a candidate for the most powerful person in Korea?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Setting aside the idea of standing fully before the public, most people would gladly vote ‘approve’ just to mess with the candidate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And, unsurprisingly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The public opinion survey has concluded.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The results are 84.2% in favor, 15.8% against. The approval has won by a majority.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The candidate is requested to comply with the public’s request.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is how a power struggle is conducted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo ground his teeth in frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The Council bastards, I’ll kill them someday.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what could he do right now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If all the voters wanted it, he had no choice but to comply with their wishes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…Sigh.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, Yeongwoo began to take off the ‘Cosmic Etiquette’ cape mounted on his shoulders with a detached expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clunk, thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once he threw off the Cosmic Etiquette cape, the next steps became much easier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bracelets on his wrists fell to the ground with light, cheerful sounds matching their weight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clink, tap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, even then, Yeongwoo carefully placed the items on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were precious things to him, not something to toss aside with his belt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clank!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon the belt also fell to the ground in Daerim-dong, leaving him only with his pants and the underwear underneath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Okay, I’m taking off my pants.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo slowly pulled down his pants while looking at the screen in the sky, the ethnic Koreans surrounding him started murmuring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The buff tattoos he had on his groin were exposed in all their glory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now then.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo spoke in a dry tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The time had come to remove the final layer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Damn it, what’s the big deal about taking off some clothes?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator – Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader – Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Yeongwoo resolved himself and began pulling down his underwear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[……!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A beam of white light, about a span wide, pierced through the Earth’s atmosphere and the hologram screen, shooting down to Yeongwoo’s feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right between his bare feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo, startled, instinctively took a step back, but then he noticed the familiar pattern inside the mysterious beam of light and widened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the insignia of Dogo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tiny insignias filled the inside of the beam of light like a mosaic effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chairman?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo whispered very softly, looking up at the sky, and saw his image on the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo stood proudly without a thread on, just as the voters had requested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the beam of light from the sky had conveniently covered his lower body, obscuring some of his parts from the broadcast screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The chairman has provided a mosaic!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Protecting their own advertising model.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo felt a stirring in his iron-clad heart from the chairman’s grace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the particularly interesting thing in this situation was:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[…….]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reaction of the Council, who claimed to be the administrators of the reset Earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, the beam of light covering Yeongwoo’s groin was only about a span wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, with a slight adjustment of the camera angle, Yeongwoo’s naked body could be fully captured despite the beam of light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[We apologize for the uneven broadcast due to a transmission error.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Council tacitly allowed Dogo’s intervention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘This is how real power struggles are conducted.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cosmic-level power struggles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the majority of the Korean Peninsula’s viewers would have no idea what had just happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other hand, for those in the know, this scene itself was a tremendous reveal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following this, Dogo even handed out a kind of promotion bonus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ping!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Dogo] “Recognition and Fame”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mission] Get elected as the strongest person on the Korean Peninsula.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Reward] 30 million Karma\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A whopping 30 million Karma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Considering the reward for the ‘Parental Verification’ quest, which took three days to complete, was 20 million Karma, this showed how much Dogo cared about this election.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘They are telling me to make sure I get elected as the strongest.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo quietly nodded while looking at the white beam of light still protecting his groin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the Council proceeded with the main approval vote.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Finally, the candidate stands proudly before the entire nation.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The person elected through this vote will represent the Korean Peninsula in future global matters.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Global matters?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It meant there would be something on a national level in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the person representing the Korean Peninsula in that context would be today’s candidate, Jeong Yeongwoo07.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Therefore, please refer to the candidate’s profile and cast your valuable vote with care.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A piece of advice that seemed to hold many implications.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[We will now review the candidate’s main achievements.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Ah, it’s finally starting in earnest.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half excited, half worried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo took a deep breath and awaited the next development, a large interface suddenly appeared before his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was four holographic buttons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were made large enough for voters watching the broadcast to see clearly as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each button was inscribed with large text, which upon a glance, were the key aspects of Yeongwoo’s profile to be introduced from now on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Personality]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Martial Skills]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Patriotism]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Diplomacy]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘These bastards are really trying to bring me down.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at the same time, it made sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the person elected through this vote wasn’t just a ‘strongman’ but also held a political role representing the people of the Korean Peninsula…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Then it’s natural for everyone to be curious about the traits of the person representing them.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In essence, it was a process of selecting a kind of diplomat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, given the reset state of international society, only those with outstanding martial skills could qualify.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Well, you need to be strong enough to be seen as a conversation partner.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo tried to rationalize the situation as he scanned the four buttons with his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a series of videos flashed before his eyes at an incredible speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Huh? What was that?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking he might have imagined it, he scanned the buttons again, and once more, dozens of videos played briefly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he couldn’t be sure exactly what was being shown due to the speed, he had a sense of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘There are video clips included in those buttons.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was likely that videos corresponding to each keyword would be played on the giant screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A video album of all the things Yeongwoo had done, to be viewed by all the citizens of the Korean Peninsula.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Is this… alright?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo pondered what kind of disaster might be contained in each button, the Council made an intriguing statement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The candidate will now choose the first profile to be revealed.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh… So I can choose what to show first?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if all four were going to be revealed anyway, what difference did it make?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Yeongwoo was thinking this:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the bottom of the screen in the sky, graphs labeled “approve” and “disapprove” appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh……?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Voting will be conducted in real-time, and voting will be possible starting from the moment the first profile is revealed.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, voters could cast their votes even before seeing all four items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The criteria for election in this vote is a 70% approval rate.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? What did you say?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A 70 percent approval rate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An absurd standard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Assuming there were 100 people currently residing on the Korean Peninsula, it meant that 70 of them had to support him to be elected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant that regardless of age, birthplace, political orientation, race, etc., a significant majority of people had to want Yeongwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Damn, just the fathers of this land alone would probably take up 20 percent of the total votes…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And didn’t he just recently decapitate Hwang Gilhwi, the head of the ethnic Koreans in Seoul?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, he could consider all the votes of the ethnic Koreans in the country lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Damn it… I’ve already taken off my underwear.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The naked candidate’s expression darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the Council started a five-second countdown, urging the candidate to make a decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Which profile will you reveal first?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator – Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader – Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>",2123,"2026-06-09T07:03:45.853Z",1,"novelbin.me","0e280a664ba6151d7153d9a9574b30f5c2fcae39ba1eb1f89f3dbf69d64828c9","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-249","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-247",688,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flevel-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-cover.jpg"]