[{"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-457":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},1848021,2454,"Chapter 457","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-457",457,"\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 457: High-Growth Stock (1)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>3 billion for taking a hit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And 2 billion for the opponent’s pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After earning a total of 5 billion in just a few words of conversation, Yeongwoo finally realized something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Wow, this is how you make money!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you want to earn big, you shouldn’t just offer simple labor—you need to sell value.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And through this deal, a provisional hierarchy between the Satral family and himself had been established.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Bioto couldn’t name a pride price higher than Yeongwoo’s hit price.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘If it were the Chairman, he would’ve named a higher pride price out of sheer pride alone. No—he probably wouldn’t have even offered a pride price to begin with.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Chairman were in Bioto’s situation, he would've simply settled things with his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any case, the head of the Satral family, Bioto, decided to spend 5 billion Karma instead of risking three thousand years of peace, and Yeongwoo fully respected that decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, now punch me in the face. This is basically a 5 billion–won beating, so do your best.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—…You’re really a head of a family?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bioto looked at him in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vulgarity of this man was beyond what one would expect from the head of a noble house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then again, hadn't he also eventually given in to that vulgarity?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Ugh…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Bioto closed his eyes tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, clenching his fist, he spoke through gritted teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Here I come, you bastard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One punch worth 5 billion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Yeongwoo saw Bioto’s right shoulder pull back, he gritted his teeth and braced for the hit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Yeah, I need to make this worth 5 billion. I won’t dodge!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t know Bioto’s exact Prestige Level, but since they weren’t bound by any etiquette, it had to be within 2 levels of his own—either higher or lower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo’s current Prestige Level was 38, so Bioto's had to be at least 36, at most 40.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Still, he doesn’t seem like a level 40. At best, 38 or 39.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, even if Bioto hit hard, it wouldn’t be lethal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Bioto seemed to have different hopes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Dieeee!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His momentum was overwhelming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally—if he could kill Yeongwoo with a bare fist, he wouldn’t have to pay 5 billion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SWOOOSH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bioto’s fist, infused with a murderous will, roared like a jet engine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Eek…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo shut his eyes tight, worried his eyeballs might burst.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SMACK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a nasty impact sound, Yeongwoo’s upper body snapped back violently where he stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘This… this crazy bastard can actually hit!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the fists of the solar system’s planets couldn’t sting this much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could feel his shattered cheekbone rattling as he whispered hastily to Bioto.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Quick, draw your sword and pretend to slash me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—…What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That wasn’t part of the original agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it’s not like Bioto had any reason to refuse a chance to swing his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Fine! Just die already!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Excited by the unexpected request, Bioto went in for a real slash, not a pretend one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Yeongwoo immediately raised his guard with Bastard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLAAANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As their swords collided, the shockwave was strong enough to push back the Blue Knights surrounding the palanquin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FWOOOSH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling Bioto’s brute strength through Bastard, Yeongwoo started simulating a real duel that might happen someday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘His power isn’t unmanageable. I could probably withstand a few dozen exchanges.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, there was one last thing to confirm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>WHOOSH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo suddenly stepped back to create distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bioto, wearing a bloodthirsty expression, flinched momentarily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—What now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Raise your guard. This is the final performance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bioto blinked in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Bastard sliced through the air like a lightning bolt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SWOOSH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bioto, barely in time, managed to raise his guard and block the strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…Myth-grade!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo’s eyes widened as his sword strike was blocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Bastard was blocked, that could only mean one thing—the opponent’s weapon was also Myth-grade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘So Satral did have a Myth weapon, after all.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he stared at the blade locked against his own, Bioto’s expression hardened—he’d figured something out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—You bastard… don’t tell me…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He finally realized it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second exchange had been a trap, designed just to confirm the rank of his weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Why you…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shocked, Bioto was about to say something when—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Enough with the disgraceful behavior.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A commanding voice, laced with immense Prestige, swept over both family heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FWOOOOOSH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Ugh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Kgh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like their bodies had cramped up—completely locked up in pain, unable to stand tall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Etiquette.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Wh–Who…? Someone stronger than Bioto?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had to be one of the remaining four families.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the visiting family heads from Earth had a Prestige Level over 40.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Straining, Yeongwoo slowly turned his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw a pale-skinned man with long white hair flowing in the wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were others standing behind him, but Yeongwoo knew instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's him, right? The one you just mentioned.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Yeongwoo asked this in a low voice, Bioto, who stood in front, nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—That’s Emel, the Deputy-Head of the Shirach family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Deputy-Head? So, the son of the Head?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—The Shirach Head has no children. He’s the Head’s younger brother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, the Shirach family had sent the Head's proxy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why, despite his overwhelming presence, he had entered this planet with lower priority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I should feel thankful he obediently followed our guidance.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo stared silently at the face of Emel, the Deputy-Head, so pale that blue veins were clearly visible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, at last, Emel began walking slowly toward the site where the issue between the new Head and Bioto had led to their swords crossing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clank, clank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emel, the Deputy-Head of Shirach, stood about 1.8 meters tall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even compared to Earthlings, his height wasn’t unusual, and his build and physique were also human-like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, if anything, his figure was so lean and sharp that it was almost unsettling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His entire body, except for his head, was covered in black leather armor, and at his waist hung two swords, each about 1.5 meters long, strapped diagonally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Just from his outfit, he looks like someone incredibly fast.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From observing the equipment alone, Yeongwoo instinctively understood—this was someone he couldn’t defeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the saying goes, “There’s always someone above the heavens”—this universe was indeed far too vast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Well, trying to overcome millions of years with just two days of history is a bit much.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s more, Emel was the only delegate from the visiting families who hadn’t brought a personal guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meant he was confident enough in his combat prowess not to need one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is the Shirach family the strongest among the neighbors? Also, what exactly counts as a ‘neighboring family’ anyway?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo watched Emel walk with ease, he asked again in a low voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bioto frowned and snapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—You bastard… Am I your secretary? Why do you keep asking?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, I’m a rookie Head. Can’t I ask my senior a few questions?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Yeongwoo used the word “senior” to flatter him a little, Bioto gave a slight grin through his bruised mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—In terms of wealth and combat power, yes, the Shirach are the strongest in the lower part of the galaxy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The lower part of the galaxy? Wait, how can a galaxy even have an upper or lower part?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bioto then gave Yeongwoo a look as if he were the dumbest person alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Relatively speaking, the heavier region is considered the upper galaxy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heavier?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—It has more massive stars. That’s the idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But… stars in a galaxy orbit around too, right? So wouldn’t their weight-based positioning change in real-time?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Sure, by your logic, the upper and lower regions might flip someday—but will that happen within your lifetime?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That, at least, Yeongwoo could understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a human who might live only a hundred years at best, the current concept of galactic “upper” and “lower” was practically immutable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in the Milky Way, our tiny Sun takes more than 200 million years just to orbit the galactic center once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So how long would it take for the galaxy’s upper and lower parts to switch?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…This must be why galactic families take so much pride in their long histories.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Exactly. You and we Satral are fundamentally different. No matter how many generations your family passes down, you won’t live to witness the changes in the universe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Satral family had a history of 1.2 million years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In contrast, the Renaissance family had only existed for one day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, as a family made up of humans, Renaissance couldn’t hope to witness grand shifts in the cosmos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the Satral family, having endured for over a billion years, might very well witness such an event in one of their generations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if there exists a family that’s persisted for tens of millions of years, they’ve likely already seen those universal transformations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn, these damn guys…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Overwhelmed by the vast scale of the universe, Yeongwoo groaned and shoved Bioto aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Millions of years? How do you even wait that long? Isn’t it boring?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—…What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We, you bastard, we’ve decided not to just sit around and wait—because we know we don’t live that long.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo’s voice was loud enough that Emel, who was still approaching from the other side, stopped in his tracks and looked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—What do you mean by that? If you’re not going to wait, what will you do instead?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To that, Yeongwoo raised a finger toward the sky—no, toward space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Our Earth will soon become a planet-ship. So whether it’s the upper or lower galaxy, we’ll just fly there and see for ourselves.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If life is too short compared to the timeline of the universe, then the solution is simple—move faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in fact, Yeongwoo, a being living in mere moments, had managed to bring the 1.2-million-year-old Satral family under his fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An incredible rate of growth, no doubt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You all saw it, right? A lowly man like me trading blows with the great Satral family.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hand that had been pointing skyward was now clenched into a tight fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, slowly, his index finger lifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So I dare say this: My single day is equivalent to your hundred million years.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—The hell?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—……!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room of family Heads gasped at the unbearably arrogant claim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Yeongwoo, showing no sign of shrinking back, continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Which means, when today ends, I’ll have achieved two hundred million years’ worth of growth, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—…….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An unbelievably ignorant claim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, no one could refute it—because everyone had seen the duel between Bioto and Yeongwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least for now, the new Renaissance family’s growth rate did seem close to a hundred million years per day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around that time, Yeongwoo licked his lips and swept a sly gaze across the family Heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So… anyone interested in investing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>",1812,"2026-06-09T07:03:45.910Z",1,"novelbin.me","6aba2bb4ec708992cfdc36052c8e9fb5e180d84dd7f7d0fbc89b8ce544f9fa0f","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-458","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-456",688,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flevel-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-cover.jpg"]