[{"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-546":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},1848560,2454,"Chapter 546","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-546",546,"\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 546: Black Custmers (9)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Galactic traversal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was, in other words, peace for Earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because, sprinting through the relay sector for so long, Yeongwoo had no spare moment to cause trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No furious aliens came calling, and conversely, the Earth-ship wasn’t firing its batteries into the far reaches of space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That “peace” had continued for about two hours when Yeongwoo suddenly kicked himself up from the owner’s chair newly set behind the captain’s seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This—there’s a problem.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earth, who had been staring blankly out the window, furrowed his brow and turned around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『What’s the problem this time?』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This quiet. We’re degenerating.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Degenerating? What are you talking about? We’re traversing the galaxy at ultra-high speed. That’s a massive step forward.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Earth pointed at the relay sector outside the window, Yeongwoo shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re only moving; we’re not growing. Why is nothing happening?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『You crazy bastard… in this vicious universe, nothing happening is a good thing.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not for us. If you want to keep hauling this Earth-ship around, we need to grow a hundred million years every day.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『That damned hundred million years.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earth pressed his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to sock the owner’s jaw sideways every time he said something, but he didn’t want to shatter this rare calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he still wasn’t confident he could beat Yeongwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he had gained substantial power after being repurposed for combat, that power wasn’t given to fight the owner, was it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『So how exactly are you going to grow while sitting here? It’s not like there’s some other method.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Earth grumbled, Yeongwoo shifted his gaze back out the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tuani, was it? How much longer to that galaxy?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『By our time, we’ll only be entering the outskirts by tomorrow morning.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? Tomorrow morning?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Yeongwoo, who carved each day up by the minute, it was a bolt from the blue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So until then we’re stuck inside this relay sector with nothing to do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Wh… why not change your thinking? We’re not stuck; we’re on a fast voyage.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, are you just being lazy in your head?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the riled-up Yeongwoo reached for Earth’s collar, Jiseon wedged herself between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Why are you throwing a tantrum again? Can’t you rest a bit for once? And you could catch some sleep too—you’ll have to go to a dungeon tonight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the word dungeon, Yeongwoo’s anger ebbed a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, right—the night dungeon. Misfortune within fortune.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least he wouldn’t be stuck idle until morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the lack of growth was still the same problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So what can we do right now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Yeongwoo tossed the question into the air, Kubu appeared again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Srrrip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―If you are not going to exit the relay sector, then business via the communication channels should be possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would have to arrive at the Tuani Galaxy to liquidate Katangdal ingots or sell off the seal, so leaving the relay sector was practically off the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the only immediate work was—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Business via communication channels?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Yes. Communication channels remain usable in the relay sector.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, use the channels to set up next appointments and such.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Business over comms, huh? I feel like I’ve already met most of the people I need to meet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was even harboring three escapees at the moment. Broadcasting their position around wasn’t a great idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Doatel’s donation transfer will have to wait until we sell the Katangdal ingots… and Chancellor Herisa’s commission is for after the Black Sector.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shhk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo drew Chancellor Herisa’s letter from his coat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blood-red letter sealed with an iridescent crest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Chancellor’s request: find Ketu, an enforcer on the planet Rijibi, and simply read him this letter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instant he did, a sheaf of bonds guaranteed by the Chancellor would mature—creating five billion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…Five billion for reading a letter aloud.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An absurd reward—meaning the real difficulty would also be absurd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which is why he needed to sufficiently bolster assets and firepower through business in the Black Sector.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘So is that all? I feel like there was something else I could squeeze out…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo frowned, Jiseon spoke, looking ominous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-You’re stuck in the relay sector anyway—what are you agonizing over?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Be quiet, I’m trying to think about what we should do next.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Yeah, stop thinking. Nothing you think up is ever normal. You’re always scheming how to fleece someone…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Jiseon articulated fleece, Yeongwoo’s eyes flew open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah! I remember!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Wh… what?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Maon. That bastard still owes me one more level.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-…Level?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiseon had already forgotten the promise, but Yeongwoo never forgot what he was owed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Maon promised to raise my Prestige by two levels, but it only went up one.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-But haven’t you leveled way past that since then?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo’s Prestige Level now stood at 48.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Maon had made the promise, it had only been 38.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Maon had agreed without much worry, and after he taught Yeongwoo the Blasphemy of the Stars, it rose to 39.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The situation’s changed. Maon has to make me Level 49. The market price went up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t exactly her problem, but Jiseon still worried for Maon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Can he even do that? I’m not so sure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Maon is the eldest among the lords of the lower galaxy. He’ll find a solution. The Tisef family’s long history will help—he’s got a mountain of knowledge.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then let’s call him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a revived gleam in his eye, Yeongwoo rubbed his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earth scratched his chin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『You’re really going to call Maon—just to demand one more level?』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sure. We need to do something. We can’t just sit here. We can reach him, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『We’ve got a comm room now… as long as he picks up, no problem.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then send the signal.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earth nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『From his perspective, this is a calamity.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes shone blue as he gazed into the void, sending a signal toward Maon’s communication channel somewhere far beyond the galaxy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『He might not answer.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Doubt it. We’re practically the most problematic beings in the lower galaxy—he’ll be curious how we’re doing. And Maon remembers the ‘one level left.’ To him, it’s a debt to shake off.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Huh.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earth’s eyes rolled, and with a wave of his hand he conjured a large rectangular hologram.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flaaash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What, did Maon get the signal?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as Yeongwoo asked, the inside of the hologram brightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the familiar face of Maon—known to most present—came into focus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Ah. So the call came sooner than I expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From beyond the screen flowed Maon’s deep voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo dipped his head slightly in courtesy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s been a while, my Lord.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―A while? Ha, has it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Maon—on whose scale the time since their last talk was but an instant—Yeongwoo’s “while” was funny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Wasn’t it a hundred million years of growth per day you prattled about?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. I’m impressed you remember.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―To me, the time since then has been a mere blink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But our pact has changed a great deal in that blink.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maon’s expression turned subtle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Speak. What mischief have you done?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m simply too extraordinary. My Prestige has soared in the meantime.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―…I see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if half-expecting it, Maon shut his eyes briefly, then opened them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―But an oath must be honored. Our old pact stands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Yeongwoo’s current level wasn’t what it used to be, he would still raise it by one, as promised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo grinned wickedly and scratched his cheek with his prosthetic arm ‘Gambler.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scritch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mechanical right arm of the same material as a large warship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―……!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, Maon’s eyes widened at the sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―You… just what did you do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh. Nothing a commoner could comprehend. The last time you saw me was two hundred million years ago.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Spare me the nonsense. Explain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo spread four dark-blue metal fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Forty-eight.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―…What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My Prestige Level is now 48. Which means you’ll have to think far deeper than two hundred million years ago.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From 48 to 49—it would require an astronomical amount of achievement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Short of some truly mystical experience, it was impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Even witnessing the death of a star might not suffice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Witnessing a star’s death—a cosmic idiom meaning “something vanishingly rare.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing a star’s exact fate was nearly impossible; even if you found one dying, seeing its end might take centuries or millennia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But there must be a method. You’re the one who told me to slap a star’s cheek, remember?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―It’s not easy. At Level 48 you’re practically…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maon suddenly closed his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? What is it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―At 48… you’d be around the average inmate of the Great Prison. How about going there?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? Prison?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having been in a prison not long ago, Yeongwoo felt a twinge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re saying going to prison raises Prestige? That makes no sense.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Not from being imprisoned—but if you could escape that insane place, it would impress the cosmos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You want me to go to prison just to raise a level?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Great Prison wasn’t a relatively civilized lockup like Blackiron Prison—it was the real deal, a place where cosmic fiends were sealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―That’s the level of meaning we’re talking about. You’re a pretty big boulder now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Other ways? I’m not planning on getting locked up again.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shaking his head, the boulder Jung Yeongwoo spoke; Maon folded his arms and pondered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―In that case… only a truly bad idea comes to mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Worse than a prison break?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Breaking the unwritten laws of the cosmos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you forget? A planet-ship already defies the order of the universe.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo scoffed. But for beings who were celestial bodies, that was another matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『By unwritten laws…?』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earth asked, his voice tinged with fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maon shrugged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―I hesitate to even speak it—but if you could cause a permanent structural deformation to another celestial body…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he finished, Sun Moro jabbed a finger at the screen and roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『You cur! Blasphemy!』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An unexpected reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo tilted his head and asked Earth,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“W… why is Mother-in-law that angry?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Because—for celestials, that’s something we cannot even imagine.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Meaning… what?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Go to someone else’s planetary system and steal a planet. For us, that’d be like some punks showing up and snatching Mars.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wh-what? Steal… a planet?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t something Yeongwoo had ever imagined either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait—that’s possible?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo’s jaw dropped, the old family head on the hologram added:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―There’s even precedent. Roughly two thousand years ago, there’s a record of a planet being unlawfully taken. We still don’t know by whom…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Maon looked from Yeongwoo to the celestials behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Only now do I feel certain it must have been the work of a planet-ship master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>",1780,"2026-06-09T07:04:10.527Z",1,"novelbin.me","e66b9291e89215f33267df9b71f08ccd81b3285f32dcd8685dedb4b1a025657b","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-547","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-545",688,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flevel-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-cover.jpg"]