[{"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-314":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},1848278,2454,"Chapter 314","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-314",314,"\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 314: Noble Family (6)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s a collection team? Why do you need that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Collection team.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was such a unique term that even Song Jiseon showed curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo, staring off somewhere beyond Gwangjin-gu with a distant look in his eyes, replied,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since I’m not yet the true ruler of this planet, I can't automatically collect taxes from other countries. It’s really unfortunate.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiseon tilted her head, puzzled, and asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— What are you saying? So you're saying that in other countries, taxes are collected manually?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Something like that. Though, right now, it’s closer to alliance fees than taxes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Yeongwoo explained that they had to send people to various Chinese cities that had been ‘convinced’ to collect money, Jiseon gestured in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— Are you kidding me? China is huge. How are you sending people everywhere to collect money?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s why I built highways.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— …What? Roads? In China?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, across the world.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— W-what…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiseon hesitated, finding it hard to believe such a claim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo pointed at one of the ‘towers’ planted even in Gwangjin-gu, lifting Bastard, that he was holding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That right there is our highway. My sworn brothers, the Red-footed Orcs, built it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most likely, the roads were still under construction even at that very moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, his brothers were probably crossing Europe and building roads somewhere on the African continent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— Orcs are building highways across the world? And you’re using those roads to extort foreign currency?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems like you still don’t understand the concept of alliance fees, but yes, on the surface, it’s something like that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo nodded, Jiseon finally seemed to understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She raised her greatsword with one hand, pointing it at her son.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— Are you serious? You’re a complete imperialist! You’re crazier than I thought…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiseon, now realizing the ‘foreign policy’ of the Korea her son kept mentioning, was in utter shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—- So, when you said you were the ‘owner of this planet,’ you meant that you're in a position to extort money from the entire world?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Extort? No, mother. Soon, it’ll be a legitimate tax, and until then, it’s revenue.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— …What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is the one thing in this world that everyone wants to have?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo asked seriously, leaving Jiseon speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, it was Yechan, who had been silently watching, who cautiously raised his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yechan, go ahead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glancing nervously at both Jiseon and Yeongwoo, Yechan voiced his answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Life… isn’t it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, Yechan was able to answer right away because he had purchased his life from Yeongwoo on the very first day of the reset.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The price of life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or to dress it up a bit, a protection fee. H\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>e had hired Yeongwoo before, paying for his protection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, Yeongwoo patted Yechan on the shoulder, looking pleased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right! Who in this world doesn’t want to avoid death?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though Yechan had given the correct answer, he couldn’t feel happy about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Jiseon, hearing the answer, was utterly incredulous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— Are you insane? How is that a product? Demanding money not to kill someone—that’s robbery!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, her son had turned Korea into a giant den of thieves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Yeongwoo was thinking far beyond what Jiseon could imagine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Robbery? Please, call it the violence business.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— …What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The world has reset, so many concepts need to be redefined. In this world, even life can be a product.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Yeongwoo grabbed the ground with his hand, clad in his Vesedel armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The asphalt beneath his hand crumbled like a cookie, and dirt clung to his fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This country was the same before and now—without a single drop of oil to sell. So, what should we sell?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, Jiseon could somewhat predict what her son was going to say next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— You crazy bastard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly. We have to mortgage other people’s lives and sell them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was nothing short of creative economics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If only the essence of this business wasn’t outright robbery, it would have been an incredible business model.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, wasn’t it creating value out of nothing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Song Jiseon, a businesswoman to her core, couldn’t overlook this point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, to accept such radical ideas only an hour after arriving in this world was too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mother, this is like an insurance or investment product. It’s creating intangible value based on the trustworthiness of the company.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— Where's the trustworthiness in what you’re saying? Insurance and investment rely on trust in the company’s ability to pay out…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Jiseon tried to argue based on the old world’s concepts again, Yeongwoo raised his hand to stop her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why isn’t there trust? The belief that ‘this guy can kill me anytime’—that’s trust. And I can guarantee that I’ll instill that trust within three moves, no matter who it is.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surprisingly, this also included Song Jiseon herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The brief exchange between her and Yeongwoo had been settled in three moves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, in this business, my sales power is equivalent to my strength. And with that in mind—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo firmly gripped Yechan’s shoulder once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No one is better suited for the collection team than you, Yechan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sudden shift in target left Yechan dazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I refuse to the very end…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then I’ll have no choice but to ‘convince’ you, too. To earn your trust.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gulp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yechan swallowed nervously, Jiseon pointed to the view of Gwangjin-gu… no, of Seoul, and asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— Do people know that the country is being run like this? That you’re collecting taxes?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In response, Yeongwoo placed his right hand over his left chest and spoke in a solemn tone,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Isn’t there a reason taxes are collected automatically? I am the first-ever elected ‘Strongest Sword’ in Korean history.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— Elected?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And my approval rating is 76.8%.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiseon widened her eyes inside her helmet and scanned the distant sight of the metal Seoul skyline once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>76.8%? That was an unheard-of approval rating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What had happened in Seoul?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, more importantly… what had her son done in Seoul?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But using that approval rating to bring peace to the world is just laying the groundwork. My ultimate goal is to ensure that we don’t back down even in space.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo looked up at the sky, Jiseon’s voice began to tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―To you, \"global\" basically means a space force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes. I've seen a part of space after all. Just like my mother once led the Jinhyeon Group and competed on the world stage, I will take this planet and head for space.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Yeongwoo scattered the earth he was holding back onto the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, the disputes on this planet are nothing more than a preliminary round. The real contest is about who will decide the direction we'll take in space.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in that competition, the three significant space powers were already involved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, 'space' had effectively begun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―But you can't keep doing your robbery... no, your violence business in space, can you? Aren't you setting yourself up for global trouble?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To this, Yeongwoo surprisingly nodded in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You make a valid point.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he quickly changed course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But it's not the right point.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My sponsors are people who even beat up public officials. The fact that they have both sufficient force and background... proves that you can run a violence business in space too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"......\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yechan, who had been quietly listening, realized at some point that the conversation had gone completely off track, but he remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, this was a cosmic-level conversation, and someone like him, who barely claimed to be the ‘Strongest Spear of North Gyeongbuk,' couldn't possibly interject.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other hand, Jiseon, who had joined forces with her son to board a spaceship to space, couldn't help but keep asking questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Let's assume sufficient force, but what do you mean by background?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The chairman of my sponsor is a royal before he is a space thug.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, the fact that her son was blatantly calling his business partner a 'space thug' didn’t even register as a threat anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, after all, he was backed by space royalty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Royalty?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, I think that’s why he can kill public officials or invade other planets without facing any consequences.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, it was just a theory for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no other explanation seemed plausible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―And what about you? Compared to space royalty, you're just...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Song Jiseon raised her finger, aiming to point at her son, Yeongwoo shouted back fiercely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, 'just' what? If I kill my second uncle, I will be the sole heir to the Great Jinhyeon family and the only son of the Iron-Blooded Empress, Song Jiseon, won't I?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―...Is this kid really out of his mind?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, right now I’m just an illegitimate child, unacknowledged by my parents, with no background or even a proper family.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, sadness flickered in Yeongwoo's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But only for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, if I don't have it, I’ll have to create it. The background.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Yeongwoo was looking at the achievements bestowed upon his family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Family: Root Restoration]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From now on, I will become the master of a violent business that even aliens tremble at the sound of. To do that, I first need to conquer Earth and solidify my foundation. I need a background, a family.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And of course, a family must have members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo suddenly grabbed his mother’s arm, and a startled Song Jiseon tried to pull away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Yeongwoo’s grip was too strong, and she couldn’t easily escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Yeongwoo turned his gaze to Yechan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now that I have my mother and father to form the basic family unit, I should have at least one retainer too. After all, that’s what a great family is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A retainer...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yechan also tried to back away, Yeongwoo grabbed him too, not letting go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Welcome to the family of a cosmic dynasty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"......!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The goal of this family was to grow into something that could rival the royal families of space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'And to do that, of course, the family’s status on Earth, its origin, must rise too.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo thought this, he saw the VIP timer on his system display drop to 10 minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[00:10:02]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pop!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the timer dipped below 10 minutes, a system message appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In 10 minutes, the promotion examiners will arrive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>",1750,"2026-06-09T07:03:45.853Z",1,"novelbin.me","0f9c77b1152bbb565dbeb8497a4058a269174cae24a4b270a6d6f532f73b7eed","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-315","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-313",688,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flevel-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-cover.jpg"]