[{"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-452":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},1848016,2454,"Chapter 452","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-452",452,"\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 452: Lord Jeong Yeongwoo07 (5)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ship Management Bureau.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo had heard a similar name before — the Planet Management Bureau.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the affiliation of the inspectors who had visited Earth for its advancement screening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So if this Lizardman was really from the Ship Management Bureau...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re saying you’re from the Ship Management Bureau? Are you telling me you’re government officials?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo’s eyes turned to the second Lizardman, whose body had been split in two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If these guys were government officials, then… he had just murdered a civil servant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wouldn’t that be grounds to be thrown in jail?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘No, come on. Do people go to jail like that? If I had embezzled a fortune or something, I wouldn’t even feel wronged.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then his thoughts shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Wait a second.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now there were only two people left in the room — the Lizardman and himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘No witnesses… means no crime, right?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo's golden eyes gleamed with murderous intent, the Lizardman stared at him in shock, mouth wide open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—H-Hey…? What are you thinking right now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Yeongwoo was already glancing around the dark room, his glowing eyes scanning the surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was looking for a recording device, just in case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know it too — this was self-defense. There were three of you, and anyone could see you were about to ambush me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least he confirmed that there were no physical cameras in the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Yeongwoo knew that in this universe, invisible cameras existed too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So reluctantly, he asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this place being recorded by any chance?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lizardman looked up into the air, panic written all over his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—O-Of course it is!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Liar.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smelling fear, Yeongwoo slowly raised Bastard, prompting the Lizardman to cry out in a voice close to a scream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—I-If you kill me too, the Bureau will come looking for us! You’ll be in serious trouble too!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s more troublesome — them finding a random Lizardman corpse with no known cause of death, or letting a living witness go who saw what I did?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Better to be a suspect than a confirmed criminal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve got nothing personal against you. If the cops come around tomorrow, I’ll make something up. Farewell, Lizardman from space.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo finally gave his farewell, the Lizardman frantically raised his badge and shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—S-Shipmaster Jeong Yeongwoo07 is required to register his biometric data and submit a navigation plan to the Ship Management Bureau!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—All Ship Management Bureau agents are currently on field duty, so we’ve sent an acting representative! A reply is necessary, so please return the representative if possible—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lizardman spewed the rehearsed lines like a machine gun, then stood there panting and drooling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Yeongwoo, upon hearing that, muttered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Wait. So they really were government officials?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slowly lowered the Bastard and looked again at the bisected corpse on the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…If you’d said that earlier, I might’ve spared one of them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lizardman responded with a look of frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—I didn’t think you’d draw your sword out of nowhere!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you talking about? You were hiding all over the place ready to pounce from the start!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that logic, these guys would have died sooner or later anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could they approach a Shipmaster like that just to request biometric registration?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was basically a suicide mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the Lizardmen had their reasons too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—You’re an evil-aligned Shipmaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—The intel we received said you had a severely evil alignment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why they hadn’t expected cooperation even after showing official credentials — they were ready to use force if necessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Use force? With that level of skill, you couldn’t beat anyone…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo stopped mid-sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had just remembered that only a few hours ago, he’d been beating down Pluto.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t that these Lizardmen were weak — he had become far too strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And what about you guys? You don’t exactly look like pure-hearted civil servants either. I wouldn’t peg you as acting officials.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo gestured toward the corpses with the tip of his sword, the Lizardman, half-hidden in the darkness, spoke quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—I’m Piane, captain of Unit 6 of the assassin group White Night.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What, assassin group?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo barely held back a laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Piane remained completely serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—The one you killed without even making eye contact was our second brother, Kisane. And the one who died in the back was our third brother, Joane.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Ah.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So these guys were brothers, all with names ending in ‘-ne’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My… my bad. I didn’t know you were siblings.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—It was inevitable. That’s the fate of an assassin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—But I can’t die too. Someone needs to report back if we’re to receive our pay.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…So this is you begging for your life.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Don’t let my brothers’ deaths be in vain. Let me go. And while you’re at it, please register your biometric data and navigation plan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is it just because you’re close to death, or have you always been this shameless?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, Yeongwoo no longer felt like killing Piane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, if these guys weren’t actually government agents, then he hadn’t really committed a crime, and wouldn’t be sent to prison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Well… people kill and get killed all the time in space, right? You don’t get jailed just for arguing with a government proxy.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was one thing that stuck in his mind — the line Piane had shouted earlier:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘A reply is necessary, so please return the representative if possible—!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the stance of the Ship Management Bureau that had sent the Lizardman brothers as acting agents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘If possible, return the representative.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Interpreted differently, it also meant:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘If the representative doesn’t make it back, it can’t be helped.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, the Bureau had considered the entire Unit 6 of White Night to be expendable from the start.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the fact that they labeled Yeongwoo as “severely evil-aligned” in their intel… meant they were well aware this mission could be deadly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Hmph.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo re-sheathed Bastard at his waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shhhhk—click!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Piane, who had been shriveled up in fear, blinked and cautiously raised his torso.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—W-What? Did you change your mind?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah. If you guys aren’t government officials, then I don’t really have to add more sins to my record, do I?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Yeongwoo’s words, Piane’s expression visibly brightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way, have you ever met shipowners before? Why’d you even take on this risky job?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo glanced between the two dead lizards—who wouldn’t have died had he not come—he asked, and Piane rubbed his jaw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—That’s why we only meet first-time shipowners. That group is the safest and easiest to subdue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First-time shipowners?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By that standard, Yeongwoo did fit the group that Piane described as \"safe and easy to subdue.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was, after all, his first ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only issue was—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It is my first ship. But it’s a planet-class ship. Did you know that before coming?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that, Piane’s eyes widened as he stuck out his tongue in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—W-What? What kind of ship?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You came all the way across the galaxy, risking your lives, and didn’t even know what kind of ship I was launching?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—I mean… a ship is a ship…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be fair, this wasn’t Piane’s fault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How many planet-class ships could there even be in this universe?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it was natural to assume that a \"shipowner\" referred to the owner of a standard ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the lizard brothers had come to register a newly minted, first-time shipowner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, from the standpoint of the Piane brothers, who were just doing initial registration, it was impossible for them to predict that the shipowner they’d meet was the owner of a planet-class ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘These bastards really got played.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo touched his forehead as he took in Piane’s dumbfounded expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, the situation was becoming clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Piane didn’t know, the Ship Administration Bureau must have known that \"Jeong Yeongwoo07\" was launching a planet-class ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘A planet-class shipowner… and one with a high karmic crime ratio at that. I guess they couldn’t risk sending a precious government official.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That had to be it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed like the Bureau had basically thrown the lizardmen in as bait for the new planet-class shipowner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they were lucky and one came back alive, great. If all died, it was no loss to the Bureau.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The Administration Bureau really is full of bastards.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking that far, Yeongwoo turned his gaze back to Piane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bad day for you guys too, huh? I really am sorry about your brothers.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scratching his chin, Yeongwoo added:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Um… not sure if this is appropriate, but can I ask how much you were paid for this job?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Piane surprisingly held up one finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flick!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—One hundred million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One hundred million?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Yeah. We were to be paid 100 million karma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That's quite an expensive job.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that money became the price of his brothers’ lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment of silence, Yeongwoo made an offer to Piane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll spare your life. And I’ll pay the 100 million for this job in your place.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—…Really?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Piane’s eyes sparkled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo nodded, repeating himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“On one condition.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—What is it? Say anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The moment you leave here, go back to the Ship Administration Bureau. Empty-handed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And tell them this: if they don’t send a proper government official next time, not only will they fail to register the ship data, they’ll never find us in the galaxy again.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tomorrow, the Earth-class ship would gain power and leave orbit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, their location would no longer be traceable with current coordinates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, and tell them to bring a gift. I missed today’s regular dungeon because of this. If the gift sucks, there’ll be no data registration.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—I-Is that okay? That’s basically insubordination. And the Ship Administration Bureau is…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Piane began to worry for Yeongwoo instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Yeongwoo was already extending his right hand to initiate the transfer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Insubordination? That’s for standard ships to worry about. We’re a planet-class ship. Didn’t they send you in the first place because they were too scared?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Yeongwoo waved his right hand in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Take my hand. At least get paid.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The truth was, Yeongwoo was trying to do some good to offset the bad karma from killing the lizard brothers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of the “Burning Ice” achievement, his karmic crime score couldn’t exceed double his virtue score.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Th-Thank you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, Piane approached and took Yeongwoo’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clasp!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>100 million transferred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His personal fortune dropped from 8.3 billion to 8.2 billion, but Yeongwoo strangely felt a bit relieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘This… isn’t so bad.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having forked out 100 million for a single slash and block, Yeongwoo pointed toward the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now get out of here. And don’t come back to Earth—though, next time, you wouldn’t be able to even if you tried.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Piane looked up at the sky, following Yeongwoo’s gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, for the first time, he smiled brightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Thanks. I failed the job, but still got paid in full.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But your brothers are dea—…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Yeongwoo began to offer condolences, he saw the body of the second lizard, Kisane, twitch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What… the hell?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then a faint movement came from the third one too—Joane, whose skull had been crushed, twitched his toes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait, no way. What the fuck?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lizards had rapid regeneration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Yeongwoo himself had similar abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Did they trick me? But one of them had a crushed skull—how is that even…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo stood stunned, realizing he’d just been scammed out of a hundred million, Piane took a step back and beamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Shipowner Jeong Yeongwoo07! I won’t forget your generosity. I’ll deliver your message to the Bureau!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You damn lizards! Give me my money back!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo had only ever extorted money before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the first time he had been extorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Panicking, he instinctively reached for the hilt of Bastard on his waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that, Piane clapped his hands together in alarm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Let’s end this impressive meeting right here! Farewell, Jeong Yeongwoo07!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were probably about to close the dungeon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“W-Wait! At least take this with you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Yeongwoo swung Bastard forward in desperation—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His vision turned completely black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>",2038,"2026-06-09T07:03:45.910Z",1,"novelbin.me","acee49036b68b5da6405ab5b7f4a4fd21b53a772c9fa3add6cef1ba779522874","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-453","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-451",688,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flevel-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-cover.jpg"]