[{"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-49":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},1848263,2454,"Chapter 49","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-49",49,"\u003Cp>[Translator – Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader – Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 49: The Judge with the Longsword (2)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Rank three, two defenses…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo carefully examined the record of Chungju’s Strongest Sword engraved on the regional status board.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘He has committed murder twice since becoming the Strongest Sword. Given the low frequency, he might not be a reckless person.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the defense count of the Strongest Sword is also the murder count, the probability of a wicked person having a high defense count is high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the contrary, someone who refrains from unnecessary murder would naturally have a lower defense count.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘This time, the mutant is also dead… Hopefully, there won’t be a need to fight.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, it wasn’t that there were no variables at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Yeongwoo, it was necessary to meet the merchant who had come to Chungju.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, what if the Strongest Sword does not welcome contact with the merchant and outsiders?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What should he do then?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo shifted his gaze from the corner of his vision to the notification that had been flashing since earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「You have one unclaimed achievement reward.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Do you want to claim the reward?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It referred to the reward for achievements accomplished using ancient certificates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Was it an Relic-grade achievement? Anyway, it can’t be used when trading with the merchant.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo sighed with disappointment and approved the reward claim again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he immediately realized his mistake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a familiar sound rang out from the empty space inside the vehicle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Oh, no.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pop, pop!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of Yeongwoo, ten blue coins appeared in a row.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With ten blue coins, it amounted to a whopping 500,000 Karma. Yeongwoo’s eyes widened at the unexpected income, but another surprising event occurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Kiit!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden goblin that had been crouching quietly between Yeongwoo’s legs suddenly bounced up like a bullet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“….!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The goblin, right in front of Yeongwoo’s eyes, swiftly swept away the ten coins that had materialized in the air and gracefully landed in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Myeongae, who had a gloomy expression, was taken aback at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jongsu, who had barely sensed the movement, alternately looked between Yeongwoo and the goblin with a bewildered face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What… What was that just now? I didn’t see it properly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, even if he had turned around in time, he wouldn’t have fully seen the goblin’s movements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Yeongwoo, the Gyeongbuk’s Strongest Sword, hadn’t properly followed the goblin’s trajectory just now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It picks up money on its own. Well, that’s only natural.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Golden Goblin」 – Relic Slave\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Stores items in a subspace.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Picks up things that turn into money.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In gaming terms, it could be considered a pet with an automatic acquisition function.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo silently watched the now calm goblin and brought the belongings he had scattered around the back seat to the goblin’s vicinity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The goblin, then, looked at Yeongwoo and quietly opened its subspace pouch to sweep up his belongings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It doesn’t pick up everything visible. It prioritizes my possessions as the top priority… and only collects things that have been instructed.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, if you instruct it, will it bring things that are certain to be someone else’s?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this thought in mind, Yeongwoo immediately asked Jongsu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jongsu, do you have any coins? Anything will do.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, of course. You should always carry cash…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Jongsu shrugged his shoulders and took out a crimson coin from his pocket, Yeongwoo gave a command to the golden goblin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bring that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The goblin, just like before, shot up at an incredible speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Kiit!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It shot out like lightning, snatched the coin caught between Jongsu’s fingers before he could react, and returned to Yeongwoo before he even realized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jongsu showed a delayed reaction, looking puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In response, Yeongwoo took a coin from the goblin and bounced it back to Jongsu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sorry, just experimenting.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I-it’s okay. It startled me a bit, though…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jongsu’s face was quite red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been momentarily and significantly flustered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, how could someone not be surprised when an otherworldly creature suddenly appeared and took away money?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The world… is changing in a very strange way.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Myeongho, who had been observing the back seat through the rearview mirror, interjected with a subdued voice between the two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he pointed to his chin and gestured somewhere in front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems like Chungju has become strange too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having heard Myeongho’s words, Jongsu turned his head to look outside the car window, and Yeongwoo also observed the situation between the front two seats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, their eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘People…?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People were visible from the city entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Yeongwoo had encountered an elderly gang of bandits in Sangju, but Chungju was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whoa, what’s that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jongsu exclaimed, his mouth wide open, because there were so many people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just by what could be seen immediately, there seemed to be at least a hundred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn’t look like a gang of bandits, just scattered around in different places.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeongwoo, have you ever seen something like this before?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Myeongho, referring to the scene of several people in the driver’s seat as ‘something like this,’ meant that such a sight was not common in the post-reset world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To this, Yeongwoo tilted his head and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, I’ve been to a few cities, but I’ve only seen part of that region. Anyway, it’s a peculiar sight. So many people gathered like that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps it was related to the absence of mutants and monsters in this area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that case, were there also so many people inside the city?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Slow down a bit. Let’s try talking to the people on the roadside.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Responding to Yeongwoo’s request, Myeongho gently applied the brakes, decelerating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People spread across fields near the entrance to the city began to turn their heads one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was only at this point that Yeongwoo realized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These people were not welcoming outsiders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite everyone looking at the SUV they were riding in with curiosity, it seemed they were constantly scanning the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘They’re waiting for monsters. They’re all people who came out to earn money.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only now did shivers run down his spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this ‘waiting line’ in front of him, there were even several boys who looked like they could be middle school students at most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh… how should I put it? It’s incredibly bizarre.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Myeongho also felt uneasy in the scene of people standing in fields, wielding weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other hand, Jongsu remarked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Seems like they’re ready to catch monsters as soon as they appear?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reached a similar conclusion as Yeongwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Jongsu was an Early Bird holder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a person who had been aggressive from the beginning of the reset, his response was natural.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All those people came out to catch monsters?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Myeongho found it hard to believe, raising his eyebrows as he glanced at the people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator – Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader – Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jongsu casually supplemented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, we can only see it in hindsight. They survived because they actively fought, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jongsu’s right hand was already near the Early Bird at his waist, probably preparing for any unexpected attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since there were many people around, it might be a precaution against potential surprises.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Myeongho, please slow down ahead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Yeongwoo’s request, Myeongho stopped the car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, people who had been merely watching from a distance began to gather along the roadside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Myeongae, who had been peering out of the car window, exclaimed and pulled away from the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I-is this okay?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Myeongae’s eyes began to tremble, as if she had seen orcs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At times like this, what could be said to reassure her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment of thought, Yeongwoo pointed towards Myeongae’s side of the car and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Check to see if your husband is there. Chungju seems to have handled this situation well.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, as Myeongae unconsciously looked back at the car window, Yeongwoo opened the opposite door and stepped outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entrance road to Chungju was made of smooth asphalt, and when Yeongwoo stepped on it barefoot, the color of his skin stood out prominently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps it was because of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of the Chungju citizens who had been surrounding the car and making noise suddenly showed surprised reactions upon seeing Yeongwoo’s bare feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This person is barefoot.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Really, he’s barefoot.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of them even asked, “Why is he barefoot?” However, the majority seemed to understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the body’s output exceeds a certain level, it becomes difficult to wear shoes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this meant that:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Chungju’s Strongest Sword also walks barefoot.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inverting this again meant that many people survived even after seeing Strongest Sword barefoot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo usually hid his titles, so his head was currently bare, but the citizens of Chungju seemed to already perceive him as a Strongest Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Welcome!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone in the crowd suddenly threw out a welcoming phrase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, others followed suit, each uttering awkward lines:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Welcome…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Welcome to Chungju!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nice to meet you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the bravest among them, who was closest to Yeongwoo, finally brought up the main topic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But… Why did you come to Chungju? May I ask?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As this remark was thrown out, the commotion outside the vehicle, which had been filled with contextless welcoming phrases, suddenly fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, everyone wanted to ask that question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In response, instead of immediately answering, Yeongwoo looked around for a moment and then threw out a question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Most cities I’ve passed through so far were reduced to ruins in just one day, but this is different.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Depending on what you hear, he had a pretty scary line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How can we know whether these barefoot foreigners directly reduced those cities to ruins?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps that is why the faces of Chungju citizens, who were smiling brightly on the outside, hardened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah… “Everyone is doing their best.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This answer was also given by a ‘brave person.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We think this will end one day. So, we are doing our best to normalize the city.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>City normalization…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the first future-oriented expression I had heard since the reset.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t know what the secret is, but Chungju established reset measures faster than other cities and started putting them into practice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It’s really unique. Are all big cities like this?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo glanced at the black pillar of light that was still shining in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had planned to go to Chungju only to meet the merchants, but he thought it would be a good idea to meet the Strongest Sword in person as well, if possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>|The current area is ‘Chungju.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>|The strongest in this area is ‘Shin Youngju 22.’ Rank 3, 2 defenses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo’s gaze was fixed on the black pillar of light, and the ‘brave one’ who noticed this looked uneasy as he withdrew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was time to reveal why he had come here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo, looking at the cityscape of Chungju on the roadside where the car was heading, opened his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I came to meet Chungju’s Strongest Sword……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh……!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Emergency!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Yeongwoo’s sentence could be completed, everyone, including the ‘brave one’, was shocked and hurriedly ran towards Chungju.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As everyone feared, they assumed that an outsider had come to succeed Chungju Strongest Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the method of succeeding Strongest Sword was only through murder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sight of a hundred Chungju citizens running across the field looked like a herd of gazelles fleeing from a lion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What, what is this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Myeongho, got out of the car with a bewildered expression due to the unexpected situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Jongsu in the passenger seat also got out of the car, but unlike Myeongho, he had a very amused look on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well… it’s already fully fortified here. Wouldn’t it have been like this in the old days too?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The old days…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Myeongho, who didn’t catch the context, tilted his head, but Yeongwoo remained silent, as he seemed to know what Jongsu was talking about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With almost all objects turned into stones now, there was no way to communicate, not even a phone call.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So when an emergency occurred, how would they notify others?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By foot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had to be done by people running to spread the word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, it depended on Ba-bal surviving and reaching the destination to function properly… but since Yeongwoo didn’t come to fight, he didn’t want to harm people unnecessarily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Anyway, Chungju’s Strongest Sword will come this way soon. Let’s go out to greet him too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator – Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader – Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>",2063,"2026-06-09T07:03:45.574Z",1,"novelbin.me","b8befd7b6bdde0837573ed4d7d7e11116b1b718fc33b8352a0fef6c102452ab8","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-50","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-48",688,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flevel-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-cover.jpg"]