[{"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-345":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},1848309,2454,"Chapter 345","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-345",345,"\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>w\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 345: Affiliated Businesses (1)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Affiliated Businesses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A venue that installs public execution platforms for weddings?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiseon couldn’t help but be astonished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— What kind of people live there…?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unconsciously, she found herself looking up at the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, she thought she might understand her son a little better—the crazy boy who spent every free moment staring at the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even so…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, really? So you can set up different tiers for the guest seats as well?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She doubted she’d ever fully understand her son, especially when he said things like this without a hint of shame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Like first class for the biggest cash gifts, second class for the next tier, and if a new top donor arrives, the current first class gets bumped down to second class, and second to third!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo enthusiastically described his ideal seating arrangements, Kubu blinked slowly, expressing his disapproval in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— That’s something you should discuss further with the affiliated business.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then turned his gaze back toward the north.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was once again surveying Gwangjin District, where the wedding venue was to be set up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— We’ll summon the installation team to Gwangjin District. However…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…However?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— Since Metal Seoul’s city level is currently at ‘3,’ the mayor’s approval is required for any external access.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was unexpected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, they now had a say in whether external forces could enter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wow… So at level 3, we can start regulating access.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, major forces like Dogo, Mara, and Lemu could still come and go as they pleased, but it was a start.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just a tiny sliver of autonomy, but compared to before, it was a significant step forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is about city-level access, though, not planetary access, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Yeongwoo asked this, Kubu answered immediately, as if it wasn’t a difficult question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— That’s correct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, other areas outside of Metal Seoul remained open to external forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, Yeongwoo turned to his mother and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now do you understand why Metal Seoul must become Earth’s new capital?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— …You crazy brat, I haven’t said a word yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiseon shuddered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, noticing the abandoned armor lying nearby, she turned to Yeongwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— Isn’t that one of your spoils of war? Don’t forget to take it with you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Prompted by his mother’s remark, Yeongwoo suddenly remembered Tsushima.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battlefield where he had left behind the Strongest Swords and his brothers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Bang.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— Speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now that the immediate crisis is resolved, you should return to Tsushima. That war needs to be wrapped up as well.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, Lord Bang tilted his head and looked at Yeongwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— What about you? Are you saying you’re not returning to the battlefield?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I plan to return before the war ends, but…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo’s gaze drifted northward again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, planning his parents’ wedding was as important as the war on Tsushima.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First, I need to check on the wedding venue.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— ...I see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lord Bang couldn’t hide his disappointment at the war being relegated to second place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo, noticing this, tried to soothe him by adding:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When you return, there should be equipment left behind by the Lemu faction. You and the brothers can divide it among yourselves.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was referring to Lemu’s combat robots and the laser swords distributed to Japanese swordsmen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m sure the Japanese side brought some of their own gear as well. Discuss it with the Strongest Swords and distribute it accordingly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not that there would be much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given that fighting naked was a baseline requirement for the war, personal equipment was mostly limited to accessories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— And you? Don’t you need anything?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Lord Bang asked this, Yeongwoo thought for a moment before replying simply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If there’s any equipment resistant to abilities or that mitigates damage, I’d like that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he didn’t have high hopes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Equipment like that had a low drop rate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was far more likely that Yechan, currently traveling the world to deliver wedding invitations while networking with merchants, would find such equipment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I hope Yechan comes back alive and well.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo thought this, another idea came to him, and he called out to Lord Bang again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Bang.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— What now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lord Bang, who had been heading toward the tower, turned back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Strongest Swords’ equipment is stored at the upper levels of Tsushima’s tower.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— That makes sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And you have administrative control over the transport routes, don’t you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— I do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You might not realize this yet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— What do you mean?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you lock the transport routes before the war ends and demand money from the Strongest Swords, you could extract a significant amount. You could then use that money to power Darwin’s dimensional gate and rescue more of your brothers.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In simpler terms, he was suggesting holding the equipment at the top of the tower hostage to extort money from the Seoul Alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— ...Little Foot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, Lord Bang gave Yeongwoo a scolding look, as if addressing a misbehaving child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— You seem to accumulate karma with every breath you take.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They used to pay protection fees daily anyway. But now, since I’m not charging them, their situation has actually improved. They’re rich, trust me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Yeongwoo’s view, taking a little now wouldn’t hurt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, activating the dimensional gate would let him strengthen his void fragments, effectively killing two birds with one stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was, in essence, embezzling Seoul’s assets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was no way Lord Bang would use such cunning tactics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— If it’s truly justifiable, you do it yourself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can’t. I’m the mayor of Seoul—I can’t exploit my own citizens.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mayor’s actions could always come back to haunt him during election campaigns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his brothers were different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though they had gained control of Seoul’s Guro District and were effectively citizens of Seoul, they weren’t public officials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Think of the brothers still left on your home planet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— My brothers wouldn’t want to survive by oppressing others for their money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Strongest Swords aren’t weaklings, Lord Bang.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— The strong don’t get extorted. Which means the only one here who isn’t weak is you, Little Foot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lord Bang then silently looked at Dragon Song Jiseon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if his gaze was saying that Jiseon, forced to accept a wedding involving an execution platform, was also a victim in her own right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— M-Master…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiseon, impressed by the Orc Lord's profound insight, unconsciously muttered the title \"Master,\" while Bantubangtong began walking toward the tower again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-To my eyes, Mara also seems like someone who pays back debts no matter what. Does that mean Mara, too, possesses a sense of 'justice'?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-I still don’t quite understand what ‘justice’ is. It seems you don’t fully understand it either, so keep pondering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Lord Bang reached the lower levels of the tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>w\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped beyond the widely arching outer wall and informed Yeongwoo:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Today, I will not draw my sword twice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant he would not extort money from the top swordsmen after the war ended but instead let them go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo couldn’t help but admire him and bowed deeply to send Bantubangtong off with respect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I will have to think deeply about this. I respect the Master’s will.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Bantubangtong entered the tower, his body ascended to the heavens, glowing with light. Witnessing this, Jiseon slowly approached her son and spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—You’re the only garbage in this city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“People who don’t bring wedding gifts are garbage too. Let’s go build the execution platform.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>* * *\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gwangjin District.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The official battleground of Seoul as designated by Metal Seoul Mayor Jeong Yeongwoo and also the wedding venue for Yeongwoo's parents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A place where even beings from the higher echelons of the universe might attend was, for now, literally an empty wasteland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—How do you even set up a wedding venue here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiseon looked over the desolate Gwangjin District landscape and asked, to which Yeongwoo habitually looked to the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nothing’s impossible in the universe. I think setting it up will take less than 10 seconds if the configuration is ready in advance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—But the venue you’re setting up isn’t a normal one, is it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If there’s a related business, doesn’t that mean someone has done a similar task before?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, Yeongwoo glanced at Kubu, who was blinking nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pitiful administrative agent closed his eyelids, then gave a report instead of a direct response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>–The installation company has arrived and is requesting entry into the city. Shall I allow it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though still invisible, the wedding hall company was waiting for permission to open its gates somewhere beyond the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, let them in. But only allow entry into the Gwangjin District.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Yeongwoo added this condition, Kubu blinked a few more times and reported:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>–The affiliated business has been granted access to Gwangjin District.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At almost the same moment, a small black hole appeared in the sky, and from it, something resembling a rusty monkey wrench shot out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shreeeeek!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the object quickly grew in size, it became evident it was some sort of spacecraft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—What is that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the suspicious vessel, Jiseon voiced the ominous question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crude-looking object was heading straight for the wedding venue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo, knowing that the appearance of a vessel often reflects the nature of its occupants, had a gut feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No matter how you look at it, that’s not a wedding company.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Yeongwoo looked to Kubu for clarification, Kubu blinked his large eyes and replied:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>–The venue for the ceremony must fulfill the mandatory requirements set by the family court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kubu explained that as long as the stage for exchanging gifts, seating for the guests, and an outer wall of a certain specification were in place, the physical form of the wedding venue would suffice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So? Then as long as it meets those requirements and we add an execution platform or two, there’s no problem, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Yeongwoo demanded further clarification, Kubu’s eyelids trembled slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>–Typically, the ‘additional structures’ for ceremonies include thrones for special guests or devices to harmonize with planetary atmospheres.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, are you saying my requested execution platform doesn’t qualify as an ‘additional structure’?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Yeongwoo asked, Kubu answered him head-on for the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>–That’s correct!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>–I judged that the requested ‘additional structure’ cannot be installed through the ceremony service provider.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something wasn’t adding up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that’s the case, what exactly was the company descending from the sky?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then what is that? Didn’t you say it was an affiliated business?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Yeongwoo pointed to the sky, the strange vessel crashed into the northern part of Gwangjin District.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was more of a crash than a landing, and Kubu blinked rapidly as he spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>–Quaya’s Hammer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Quaya’s Hammer?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>–A prison construction company.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This guy hadn’t summoned a wedding-affiliated business; he’d brought in a company for execution platforms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is this guy insane?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Earth’s absolute martial master, Yeongwoo gaped in astonishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Kubu added even more shocking details as if prepared for this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>–Regardless of the process, as long as the mandatory requirements are met, the venue will be officially recognized. So, if you use them, it’s theoretically possible to build a wedding venue with an execution platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, one is influenced by the company they keep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo had to admit that his dark energy had seeped into Kubu as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s a brilliant idea. Let’s do it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>w\u003C\u002Fp>",1934,"2026-06-09T07:03:45.853Z",1,"novelbin.me","d321de73f8be2dd5e4202f3e03c1a32bb168476dda8fa01f0bb3efbb01bb80a4","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-346","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-344",688,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flevel-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-cover.jpg"]