[{"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-483":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},1848047,2454,"Chapter 483","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-483",483,"\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 483: Beyond the Orbit (9)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using Doatel as a money-laundering front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the sheer audacity of this plan, Jiseon couldn’t help but gape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Is that... really okay? I mean, even if this place is...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She trailed off, swallowing the rest of her words: even if it’s space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A vast world governed by the law of power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn’t it a miracle in itself that charitable organizations even existed in such a brutal universe?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—In a galaxy where lunatics like you run wild, aren’t philanthropists the salt and light of the world? So why mess with people like that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that, Yeongwoo tilted his head and objected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm not messing with them. Either way, the relief centers Doatel runs are going to receive a ton of funding. It’s not like I’m taking it all for myself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he tried to launder all of it, it would no longer be tax avoidance—it’d be outright tax evasion, and he'd definitely get caught.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—So? You're actually going to donate some of it to the relief centers?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh... Well, technically, our clients are the ones making the donations. But yes, a portion of the money sent to Doatel has to be used for genuine charity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this wasn’t really out of the goodness of his heart—it was still for his own sake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taxes were up to the tax office, and as long as they were fooled, he’d be fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But karma—both good and bad—was judged by the universe itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If our wrongdoing ends up doing some good, then maybe we can prevent our karmic debt from ballooning. So yeah, part of the donations need to go to actual charity.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—…You do know you’re committing a crime, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But at the same time, it's a good deed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo smiled wickedly as he said this, and Jeonggu cautiously interjected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then... how much are you giving that cosmic relief center?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sharp question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Yeongwoo shrugged, as if he hadn’t considered it yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not sure. I’ll have to talk with Prince Aldo directly to figure out the laundering rate.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Laundering rate?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The percentage of money that actually gets laundered.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—You lunatic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiseon immediately clicked his tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crazy phrasing aside, if you were really going to launder money, that was a negotiation you had to have.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How much of the donations brought in by Renaissance would be diverted to fund the brigands, and how much would be used for “true charity”?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was essentially a negotiation over the ratio of good to evil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Money laundering itself is a crime. You think that prince guy's dumb enough to just agree to it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Prince Aldo is seriously committed to virtue—like, almost stupidly so. So if we just balance things right... I think he’ll accept. After all, this would be a chance to spread more good across the universe.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Balance? What do you mean by that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s just... a thing like that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a concept only those who’d clashed with Aldo in the promotion arena could understand, so Yeongwoo didn’t bother to explain further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And to Aldo, even stopping an evil person from doing more evil probably counts as doing good. Good and evil are all relative, after all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the angle Yeongwoo planned to exploit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While laundering donations wasn’t pure good, it wasn’t pure evil either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘If Aldo refuses my offer, I’ll have no choice but to commit full-blown evil. In that case, Prince Aldo would be complicit in letting evil run unchecked.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perfect logic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could the paragon of virtue, Prince Aldo, really argue against that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, what about that installation thing? Let’s get moving.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo asked about the ship’s expansion status, Earth projected a series of graphs above its palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fwoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『I’ve already purchased the relay rights. We’re cleared for a star system jump.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then pointed to the smallest graph.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Propulsion reinforcement is currently at 6%.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s gonna take a while. I’ve got a meeting later today with someone named Chancellor Herisa. Will it be done before then?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『What time?』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh... 7 PM, our time?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『That’s an appointment you made before departure, right? They’ll probably contact you again through the access chamber. Either way, reinforcement should be done by then.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Earth waved its hand in the air and formed a bluish rectangular frame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What’s this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo tilted his head, noticing it was the same height as he was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earth answered succinctly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『A door.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A door?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『To the access chamber. Only you and I can enter, but only you, the ship owner, can accept the ‘proposal’ inside.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait, you’re telling me the access chamber isn’t just a message inbox but an actual room?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『The form of a message varies based on the sender’s level. Sometimes it's just text, other times audio, video, or even ‘meanings.’』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Likely referring to transcendental language or something akin to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『So if there’s not enough space, you can’t properly perceive certain messages. That’s why the access chamber takes the form of a room.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So from now on, all sorts of messages from all kinds of people are going to pile up in there?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Yes. Though, I doubt most of them will be pleasant...』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Either way, I have to cause some trouble for those messages to start rolling in, right? Let’s get moving.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo’s gaze once again turned to the endless sea of stars beyond the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earth, as if expecting this, brought its hands together in midair and then spread them apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fwaaa!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A black backdrop appeared, dotted with countless points of light—some kind of map.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, a line began to draw itself across it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pop, pop-pop, pop!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A white line darted between the dots, growing longer. Yeongwoo couldn’t help but ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s that? Our route?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Yes.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You already know where Doatel is. So why not just draw a straight line there?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『We’re not taking a detour. We’re avoiding certain places.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Avoiding? What... exactly?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Territories allied with Shirach, and other celestial bodies deemed unsafe to travel through.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Celestial bodies not recommended for transit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo wanted to press further—his curiosity was piqued—but he couldn’t, because the outside of the cockpit had already begun to glow red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vrrrrroooooom...!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Earth Ship was already drawing in energy for its interstellar jump.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Star system jumping is considered one of the more advanced forms of interstellar travel. Some of the routes will be detected by the Ship Administration Bureau. And…』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And? What else?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo asked, but instead of answering, Earth spoke in a polite tone and broadcasted a planetary notice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>《Dear residents, this is Earth. Our planet will soon attempt the first star system jump in Earth’s history. A powerful impact is expected, so please take your seats.》\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, wouldn’t that just scare everyone?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『That might make them listen better. And the impact will actually be intense.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With those words, Earth’s pupils glowed blue, and seeing that, Yeongwoo quickly sat down in the captain’s seat and gripped the armrests tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What the hell… Is this the ride quality of a supposedly top-tier ship?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo grumbled, curling up, a portion of the space outside the control room warped dramatically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FWAAAAANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sound like a thick rubber band being violently snapped rang out, and the view outside the window filled with countless streaks of multicolored light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tremendous pressure shook the entire control room as if it were being held and rattled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Are you nuts? Trying to kill every Earthling on board?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiseon couldn’t hold back at the absurdly rough ride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Earth sent out another planetary notice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>《Hold on tight. We're going again.》\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Might as well jump again while everyone’s already shaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, we're seriously going to die like this. What is this, a way to weed out the weak?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『There's no avoiding the first jump. But the shock will lessen with each one. Soon, the transit tunnel will adjust to our parameters.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And again, the control room shook violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Though that doesn’t mean you’ll be able to walk around casually.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earth’s official broadcast and its off-the-record comments inside the control room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s how Yeongwoo and the rest of the Renaissance crew were repeatedly calmed down as the jumps continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>WHOOM, WHOOOOM…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And indeed, the shock from the jumps lessened each time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, it got to the point where Yeongwoo could stand up from the captain’s seat slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You really can get used to this, huh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『That's because we're passing through relay zones. If we ever have to do a sudden acceleration, though, people might actually die.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…That bad?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『But if we’re accelerating like that, our survival is the real issue, not humanity’s. Unless there’s another ship right in front of us, we wouldn’t need to do that anyway.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earth then emphasized the importance of the captain again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『In moments like that, it has to be manual control. So keep an eye out for someone worthy of being a captain.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A skilled captain who’d willingly take the helm of a planet-class vessel…? I’ve got a feeling it’d have to be some crazy villain.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn’t one mad clan head enough for this family?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo hoped to find a captain who wasn’t evil, but that didn’t seem likely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘If I clean up our family’s image with donation laundering, maybe we’ll meet someone good someday.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Yeongwoo was making a nearly impossible wish, Earth suddenly lifted its head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Oh, looks like we're almost there.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The transit system had sent a notification.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was saying the reserved route was nearly complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, the destination was close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Doatel isn’t as far as I thought, huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『What are you talking about? We've crossed so many star systems. We're almost at the upper reaches of the galaxy.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Upper Galaxy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An unexplored realm untouched by the lower galaxy’s families, where new houses had begun to establish themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to those upper galaxy families, the Earthship would be an unknown presence too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Fortunately, Doatel seems to be on the border of the upper region.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meaning they wouldn’t have to stir up the upper galaxy too much to get there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FIIIIIT!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came a sharp screeching sound from somewhere, and the chaotic holographic patterns outside the window began to disperse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Entered the Upper Galaxy.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「All families in the upper region sense the change.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? What’s that? It says all the families are sensing a change?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Of course. A planetary system from the lower galaxy just entered the upper galaxy without permission. But they probably won’t know exactly what happened.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They detected a major shift on a galactic scale, but wouldn’t realize a planet-ship had arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FWASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The holograms outside completely cleared, revealing the pitch-black void of space once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On one side of the dark expanse, a strangely shaped planet appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was milky white, like a candy drop, but what stood out was the countless specks floating outside its atmosphere, like cookie crumbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is that Doatel?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo pointed at the milky planet and asked, and Earth nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『According to the coordinates… that’s Doatel, all right.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That planet looks really unique.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Even I think so. Those aren’t rings… What are they? A cluster of satellites?』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Earth, itself a planet, couldn’t identify the “crumbs” surrounding Doatel, so Jiseon spoke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Seriously? I figured it out at a glance. You guys really don’t know?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? What is it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Doatel’s supposed to be a cosmic relief center, right? Then those are refugee ships. Probably more like scrap ships.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? All of those are ships?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo blinked and stepped toward the edge of the control room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Earth cautiously offered its opinion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『If those are all ships… that’s hundreds of millions of them. And if even 10% of those are armed with cannons…』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without hearing the rest, Yeongwoo understood perfectly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a reason Doatel, despite calling itself a cosmic relief center, had never been invaded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These bastards… They've got ten million cannons.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>",1991,"2026-06-09T07:03:45.910Z",1,"novelbin.me","ec832b796ab1b15c89cbed89c86ec4ab6155c3e5eba583924483b039009ac6cb","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-484","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-482",688,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flevel-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-cover.jpg"]