[{"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-3":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},1848176,2454,"Chapter 3","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-3",3,"\u003Cp>[Translator – Peptobismol]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 3: Chaebols Transform into Dragons (3)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I-is this the currency exchange?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where did it come from…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the currency exchange appeared on the ground, the reactions among the front-runners were mixed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some gazed anxiously at the sky, unsure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others, stricken with fear, took a few steps backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Determination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone, daringly, began walking straight toward the currency exchange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though a minority, Yeongwoo was among those individuals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forcing his stiffened legs forward amidst his fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The world might have reset, but not everyone’s abilities did. In terms of physical abilities, I’m at the very bottom… destined for vulnerability.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a realization that struck Yeongwoo when he fell behind in the race earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a world with dragons and quests, what would be the most crucial ability? Undoubtedly, physical abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the first quest came with a coveted first-come-first-serve reward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the appearance of the currency exchange hadn’t overwhelmed the crowd, swift individuals would have seized the reward long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘But I still have a chance.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo continued advancing, seeing those who surpassed him still frozen in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…Brrr!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…Brrr!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the distance to the currency exchange shortened to within 20 meters, its emitted light and vibrations intensified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, another piece of information seeped into Yeongwoo’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One, the currency exchange doesn’t attack humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two, it’ll disappear after approximately two hours in this location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three, touching the surface of the currency exchange initiates the exchange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt as if he’d known these facts for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo felt the inexplicability of this strange experience but continued moving forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then finally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Huh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood boldly before the pulsating currency exchange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…Brrr!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…Brrr!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its surface, indiscernible in material, was completely black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite the high sun casting its rays, this bizarre object neither reflected nor allowed light to pass through it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It blatantly declared itself as something not of this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo cautiously reached out, making contact with the currency exchange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the touch was as solid as touching marble, felt throughout his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following this, a new interface appeared before Yeongwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Resident information has been registered.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>|Name: Jeong Yeongwoo07\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>|Role: TBC (To Be Confirmed)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>|Active Benefit: [Tax Deduction – Single Household]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘A tax… deduction?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, Yeongwoo even felt gratitude toward Bonghee for dying in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for that incident, he wouldn’t have taken this seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Is this some sort of a status window?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo meticulously inspected his resident information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given the number 07 appended to the name Jeong Yeongwoo, it seemed like…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Among all the Jeong Yeongwoos in the country, I’m the seventh to register resident information.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, there were six or more daring or reckless Jeong Yeongwoos out there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo, feeling oddly immersed, examined the sole benefit he possessed: the tax deduction for a single household.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>|Active Benefit: [Tax Deduction – Single Household]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no argument against the diagnosis of a single household.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was abandoned in front of an orphanage as an infant and did not know who his parents were, thus he also had no siblings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘But being eligible for tax deductions because I’m from a single household means that someone, somehow, will collect taxes.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a world where even the president had dismantled and vanished, who was going to collect taxes?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Yeongwoo pondered this, the resident information screen disappeared, replaced by a new message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[We will begin the currency exchange.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[For every remaining karma point you have, 10,000 karma will be provided in coin form.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Karma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Likely the new currency in this reset world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘As expected…!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Confirming that the remaining points were eligible for exchange, Yeongwoo felt a subtle excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>|Worker Jeong Yeongwoo07 possesses 3 karma points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>|An exchange of 30,000 karma will be provided. Please be prepared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Prepared? For what…?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo pondered the instructions, suddenly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ting! Ting! Ting!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sound reminiscent of coins rolling came from inside the currency exchange…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shwoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, dozens of crimson coins poured out all at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whoa…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He instinctively reached out with both hands, but capturing all the coins was nearly impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ting! Ting! Ting!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, about a dozen coins slipped from Yeongwoo’s grasp, hitting the ground and bouncing noisily in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…Oh no.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the “incident” didn’t end there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ting! Ting! Ting!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone, allocated to the same currency exchange as Yeongwoo, had also begun their exchange on the opposite side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, be careful!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo attempted to warn them, but it was too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A much larger amount of coins than Yeongwoo’s spilled out from the currency exchange, followed by someone’s startled voice from the other side of the exchange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gradually, the figure of a person, previously obscured by the massive exchange booth, became visible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I-I’m sorry! This, uh…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The person, a tall young man, quickly apologized upon noticing some of his coins mixed with Yeongwoo’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Yeongwoo, noticing the man’s police uniform, picked up the few coins that had rolled towards him and handed them over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These… came all the way here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, thank you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the young man repeatedly bowing, Yeongwoo momentarily eased his guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason, he felt he was facing a genuinely good person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that didn’t last long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator – Peptobismol]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, a fierce and massive presence overwhelmed not just the two of them but everyone in the exchange area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud! Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The “latecomers,” who had been observing the situation from afar, began rushing in upon seeing the coins pouring out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s an actual money exchange, huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Incredible.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They’re just scattered on the ground?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to the reset, everyone knew the existing currency had become useless. As a result, the people rushing towards the currency exchange were in a complete frenzy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Crazy. I need to hurry.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing that chaos would soon erupt, Yeongwoo swiftly gathered the coins from the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through this process, he realized that each of these crimson coins, roughly the size of a 500-won coin, were worth 1,000 karma each.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since, after he collected all the coins scattered around, there were precisely 30 coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘If I didn’t have a bag, I’d be in real trouble.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he poured the handful of coins into his backpack, Yeongwoo suddenly remembered the police officer from earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swiftly glancing up, he noticed the officer, with a desperate expression, stuffing coins into his pants and shirt pockets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The amount of karma received from the exchange was too much; even using both hands, he couldn’t pick them all up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dududududu…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the meantime, the latecomers had closed in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his eyes fixed on the dozens of coins scattered around the police officer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘There’s no way out for him. They’ll swipe them all in front of his eyes.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing no space left in the officer’s pockets, Yeongwoo shouted loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s too late! Give up the rest!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But, but still…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only after hearing Yeongwoo’s words that the officer, belatedly grasping the situation, hesitated to leave his spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still had regrets. There were too many scattered coins on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, in the end…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Waaah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The latecomers finally rushed in and overwhelmed the officer before reaching the currency exchange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thump! Thump!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite being considered “latecomers,” they were essentially no different from highway robbers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They intentionally started scuffles to snatch away his coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, hold on!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, the officer, whose pockets were filled with coins, became the prime target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens of people crowded around him, squeezing their hands into his pockets, while others started picking up coins from the ground due to his imposing figure and uniform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…My god.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Yeongwoo, who had escaped from the scene earlier, was not safe either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, there was no safe place in the first place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Similar incidents were unfolding at other currency exchanges that had appeared everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘There is no way out.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everywhere he looked, it was a scene of robbery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And soon, the robbers closed in on Yeongwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aaah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the officer who had to deal with dozens, Yeongwoo had only a few men clinging to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the pressure of being outnumbered was enormous for Yeongwoo, who was not very large and strong to begin with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You greedy bastards!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adding to the chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wooosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As someone behind attempted to tear his backpack away, Yeongwoo felt an emotion close to the fear of death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My belongings…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was practically his entire fortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whump!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once again, his body was pulled violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enraged, Yeongwoo twisted his upper body to face the culprit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, a punch landed squarely on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baam!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The robbers were equally anxious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before others could latch on more, the immediate goal was to snatch away the backpack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo groaned in agony, those surrounding him thought, “He might give up the backpack if we hit him a bit more.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baam!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second blow struck between Yeongwoo’s right ear and cheek.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Argh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accompanied by a dull thud and a ringing in the ears, a sudden loss of strength in both legs was felt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was his first time receiving such a blow from someone else, making it difficult to gather his senses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, people continued to attempt to strip him of his backpack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘No! Without that, I…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo struggled and resisted, someone outside his field of vision twisted his arm without restraint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thwack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure felt as if their intention was to break his arm, regardless of whether it actually did or not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘At this rate, it’ll really break.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would he end up penniless, or would he end up penniless and crippled?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Ah.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the moment of despair, as Yeongwoo considered giving up his backpack,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Poof!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The quest message that had been lingering in the corner of his vision vanished, replaced by a new message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Quest Complete – “New Life”]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Rewards Granted]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>|Basic Living Funds\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>|First-come, First-served Reward\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, a glaring warning message interrupted his view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>|You are a first-come, first-served recipient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>|Prepare yourself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Prepare…?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just the word ‘prepare’ made Yeongwoo’s heart grow cold. When he had seen the previous ‘prepare’ prompt, the currency exchange had suddenly showered out coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a sharp sound, something descended from the sky, far above the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unwittingly sprawled on the ground and enduring the assault, Yeongwoo managed to open one eye and glanced up at the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And there it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sword-like object descending straight towards him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The speed was so fast that by the time he realized what was happening, the sword had already arrived right in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right next to Yeongwoo’s right hand, which was being twisted on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shiing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the 80-centimeter-long metal object fell from the sky, everyone stopped moving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wh-what is that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t just one sword that had descended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was only a slight time difference, but everyone who met the first-come first-served condition received a sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh! Thud! Swoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At every spot where people had gathered, silver streaks rained down, ranging from one to three at a time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Two, three, seven… ten… roughly ten people.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo estimated the number of ‘first-come’ recipients based on the landing sounds of the swords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faster than anyone else, he picked up his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator – Peptobismol]\u003C\u002Fp>",1865,"2026-06-09T07:03:45.574Z",1,"novelbin.me","8a1871b9f9b5ce7c50e4f03d1e1f19585f00d8870fea63885015b9a8ac61c4b6","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-110","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-109",688,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flevel-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-cover.jpg"]