[{"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-521":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},1848535,2454,"Chapter 521","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-521",521,"\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 521: To the Edge of the Galaxy (4)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A voyage to the edge of the galaxy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was true that they were planning to “do business” with the arms dealer, Koatu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But broadcasting all this live through cameras was purely for show.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―If you’re going to go this far, why not just accept donations or livestream tips?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From outside the camera angle, Jiseon grumbled with a look of dissatisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo just shrugged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It's nothing more than a public record for reporting purposes. I’m not trying to cozy up to the voters just to gain a few more points.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as he said this, Yeongwoo glanced toward Earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…But still, is it possible to add that kind of function?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『It’s possible. The city’s level is high and the planet’s rating has gone up, so adding something like a ‘fundraising’ function wouldn’t be hard.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What about adding real-time approval votes? Like on the spot?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『That’s even easier.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hooh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that was the case, then it wouldn’t be difficult to reflect “public opinion” on specific issues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could gather the planet’s opinions in real time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘This could be pretty useful, even aside from being a campaign broadcast.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Currently, four small circles floated around Yeongwoo, each representing cameras 1 through 4.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever Yeongwoo looked at one of them while broadcasting, that camera would activate, sending its feed and audio.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he could also pick up a specific camera and aim it wherever he wanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is basically top-tier broadcasting equipment.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『It was originally designed as a security monitoring system. You’re just using it in a weird way.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, through a separate camera in the corner of the bridge, the conversation Yeongwoo had earlier with the executor was being rebroadcast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was to publicize that the re-vote was being carried out on Yeongwoo’s own initiative.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『We’re about to enter the relay zone. Expect some turbulence.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Earth said this, the view outside the bridge window was engulfed in shimmering, multicolored holograms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kudududududuk…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tremor powerful enough to shake the entire bridge struck the planetary ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At last, Renaissance—the disguised charitable foundation—was embarking on its first business venture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kugugugugu!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a while, only the sound of the bridge rattling filled the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo thought he should say something—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Camera 2’s light was on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh… so, where we’re heading right now is—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before he could continue, Jiseon suddenly jumped into the camera’s frame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whip!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―If you keep doing it like that, it’ll flop again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caught off guard, Yeongwoo failed to hide his confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiseon quickly stepped in front of him, blocking his face from view, and addressed the camera directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Hello. I’m Yeongwoo’s mom, Song Jiseon. A dragonkin, born a mutant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she grabbed Camera 2.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―And don’t ask why a mutant happens to be the mother of the planet’s representative. It’d take way too long to explain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tilted the camera’s angle toward the view outside the bridge window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―We’re on our way to shake down some arms dealer who supposedly lives at the edge of the galaxy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, Earth—who had been quietly listening—turned its head, eyes wide in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Jiseon continued her monologue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―By now you probably get the gist, right? In this universe, we’re the villains. And being able to live as villains means we’re strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shhk—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She raised a sharp index finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Yes. Right now, our ‘Earth’ is strong. Strong enough to go around extorting aliens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that, Earth’s jaw dropped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Uh…….』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Our Earth is strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That, more than anything, was the perfect catchphrase to sum up “Jeong Yeongwoo.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, Jiseon was conducting a campaign broadcast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―So then, how strong are we? That’s what we’re here to show you in this broadcast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying this much, Jiseon fell silent, staring intently into the camera.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―This feels kind of empty though, since I can’t see the audience’s reactions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Not as easy as you thought, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo grinned wickedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he turned to Earth and asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can you display viewer reactions too? Like let them type their thoughts in as chat messages?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Reactions? It’s possible… but can you even keep up? Right now there are at least tens of millions of viewers.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then we just apply a filter to narrow it down.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Filter?』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah. Display every chatter’s name along with their country and city.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『You want to make it real-name only……?』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once again, Earth’s jaw dropped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an approach it hadn’t even considered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly. And if there are still people willing to type under those conditions, then display their reactions on screen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earth grimaced but nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『…Fine. Give me a second.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Yeongwoo’s command, Earth’s eyes gleamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And soon after, a giant broadcast feed appeared at the top of the bridge, with a chat box attached on the right-hand side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『From now on, if viewers think of something while watching, they can decide whether to post it in the real-name chat window.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earth added that a warning would appear, explaining that the poster’s nation, city, and full name would all be disclosed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps because of that—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Hmm. Nothing’s coming up? Is the system bugged?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『It’s not that nothing’s coming up. It’s that no one dares post anything.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After confirming that there was no problem with the system, Yeongwoo switched Camera 2 back onto himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To test if the chat works, could someone please post something? Anything’s fine. I promise I won’t hunt you down and kill you for it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with that assurance, the chat box remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, but seriously, this is…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So just as Yeongwoo was about to request a system recheck from Earth—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, the first message appeared in the chat window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[South Korea\u002FSeoul]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>| Yoobin: Yahoo!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, the first chatter was someone from Korea like Yeongwoo, a person living in Metal Seoul named “Yoobin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Wait, Yoobin… don’t tell me it’s that Yoobin, the Strongest Sword of Seongbuk? No way… or is it?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, to be the very first person to show themselves in a real-name chatroom being watched by the planetary representative and the entire world, you’d need courage on the level of the Strongest Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very least, Lee Yoobin must have believed Yeongwoo wouldn’t harm them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yoobin from Seoul, nice to meet you. As I said before, this is just a broadcast for record-keeping. I won’t be using it as an excuse to bother any of you……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo said this while looking at the first chat, the second message finally appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[USA\u002FOregon]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>| Jeremy: Representative, withdraw the alien tenant plan! Earth belongs to Earthlings!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Oh, for fuck’s sake.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Straight into politics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Oregon, of all places—one of the regions where Yeongwoo planned to bring in alien tenants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll give time for political discussion later, so for now……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[USA\u002FNevada]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>| Talo: That’s right! Earth belongs to Earthlings!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[USA\u002FOregon]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>| Will: I don’t want to live next door to aliens!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They say the first step is always the hardest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jeremy’s bold statement from Oregon became the trigger, and soon the chat window began to flood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Yeongwoo, almost reflexively—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slammed the armrest of the captain’s chair to suppress the protest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You crazy bastards! I said political talk is for later!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golden light even spilled from Yeongwoo’s eyes, and only then did the chat start to quiet down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Just to add, in order to defend our Earth from the universe, we need an astronomical amount of money.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then turned the camera toward the broadcast region outside the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The reason we can travel this fast to the galactic edge is because we paid usage fees.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In space, without money, you can’t even secure basic combat strength—let alone voyage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So we need to use every resource we have to make money. One of those is the alien tenant plan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t expected his very first broadcast to turn into a policy briefing, but since the topic was out, Yeongwoo continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So then, does anyone have an alternative? How else can we raise hundreds of billions in the short term, and trillions in the mid term, from space?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, the chat was silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as when Yeongwoo first began the broadcast, humanity’s understanding of space was still very low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone, we are now space-dwellers. So we need to learn about space. I’ll teach you one step at a time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Yeongwoo looked into the camera with a gentle expression, Earth let out a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like a good closing note.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even from that brief protest earlier, it was clear that securing 70% approval ratings would be no easy task.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And right about then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fzzzt!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The density of the hologram outside the bridge window shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meant the ship had entered a new sector of its voyage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How long until we arrive?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『About 30 minutes left.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By then we’ll be right in front of the arms dealer’s planet?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Not exactly in front of the planet… more like entering that planetary system’s domain.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah. The planetary system.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that term reminded Yeongwoo of something else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t just have business with Koatu, the arms dealer—he also had an errand for the star of that system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How’s the shield work going?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earth glanced into the air, then answered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『It’s almost done, within five minutes.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In five minutes, even if they rammed into a small star, the surface of the Earth-ship wouldn’t crumble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Yeongwoo grabbed the camera again and addressed everyone on Earth:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, everyone. Watch closely.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then raised both fists into the air and smashed them together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“From now on, I’ll explain the Stellar Headbutt Plan. This is something only I can do.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[USA\u002FTennessee]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>| Ria: Wh-what do you mean, a headbutt……?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Spain\u002FNavarra]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>| Lucas: What exactly is headbutting a star supposed to mean?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>",1645,"2026-06-09T07:04:10.527Z",1,"novelbin.me","7b590a065be83f85c7ddfe8ed24eec30b9e5c5e93c8a23bc2db9daffc58d8cdc","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-522","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-520",688,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flevel-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-cover.jpg"]