[{"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-547":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},1848561,2454,"Chapter 547","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-547",547,"\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 547: Crossing (1)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? You’re saying there’s a precedent?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone had apparently stolen a planet without permission two thousand years ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even to Yeongwoo, that sounded like the kind of thing the Planet-Ship’s owner—just like Maon said—would do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Well, sure. If someone stole a planet, they must have taken it to use it for something, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiseon lent weight to Maon’s speculation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-But who would ever use a whole planet? Other than the owner of a planet-ship, who else would do that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Jeonggu muttered with an innocent expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Um… what would you even do with a whole planet? Don’t we already have a bunch of planets?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo answered as if he’d been waiting for that question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It completely depends on which planet it is.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Which… planet…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Imagine having two Earths.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If it were me, I’d steal a planet that can support life. Then you effectively double the usable land. That means you can put twice the number of tenants on it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, you’d dramatically increase habitable space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, we can’t know whether whoever did that crazy theft two thousand years ago had the same idea as me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe it was an adventure to raise their prestige level, or maybe they truly needed a new planet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Either way, the important thing was that planet theft was possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Yeongwoo suddenly remembered something and asked Earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But how would you steal a planet? Aren’t planets bound to their stars?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『…….』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that question, Earth finally put on a look that said the inevitable had come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『That’s the tricky part.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you mean, tricky?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Because we have tremendous mass and gravity, it is theoretically possible to intrude into a target planet’s orbit and pull it toward us. However…』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earth cleared its throat, glanced at Moro, and lowered its voice to a whisper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Before we intrude, the target planet’s system will have its central star, right?』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right. Like our Sun for our system.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Right… you’d need to temporarily weaken that star’s influence—the central gravitational pull of that planetary system—so the target planet can be captured into our gravitational domain.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In plain terms: you’d have to weaken the gravitational influence of the star that holds the target planet, so the planet could be incorporated into their gravity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How could you even do that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Yeongwoo tilted his head and asked, Earth answered cautiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Drive the star to the brink of death.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Theoretically, if you push a star to near-death, its gravity weakens.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you saying we have to beat a star until it’s about to die?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo uttered something close to a scream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moro shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Even though I agreed to transgress our limits, I cannot permit this. This is sacrilege.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a natal star, Moro refused to condone abusing another star and forcibly taking its planets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Yeongwoo — a walking embodiment of sacrilege — raised a hand in surrender this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not easy. Even if you manage to weaken the star, a planet you drag away won’t willingly follow you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Solar System shows, planets have reverence for their central star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In theory planet-theft might be possible, but practically, you couldn’t put a captured planet to use because it would hate you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I may be a gang leader, but I don’t want to bring a depressed planet into my system.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo’s remark made the celestial bodies around Moro look surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Seriously? You’re not that kind of guy. So you’d give up on raising your prestige level?』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earth asked on behalf of the other bodies; Yeongwoo shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No. This is obviously the kind of crazy stunt that would skyrocket prestige — I wouldn’t give up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least one planet-ship owner must have tried something like this before, after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Then? But there’s no way to get a planet without tormenting the star.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We don’t have to torment the star.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『……?』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earth looked completely baffled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo said something that stunned everyone on the bridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re going to steal something even bigger than what the predecessors stole.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『What…?』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’ll steal the star itself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『…What?』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earth’s mouth fell open, and Moro and Parina were dumbstruck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo accelerated his pitch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If we steal the star, the planets will come along as extras, won’t they?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, steal the whole planetary system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『…what?』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the unimaginable suggestion, Earth’s jaw dropped; even Moro and Parina could not find words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo pressed on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If there are two stars, that’s like having two engines. Then maybe we could move faster and fire our guns more often?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Foolishness is often boldness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because planet-ships were so rare and unprecedented, even Earth and Moro could not answer—there simply wasn’t precedent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『I… don’t know. Is that possible? First of all, the idea of two gravitational sources is…』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait, does the idea of a planet-ship even make sense? Originally the planet-system’s central star is Moro, and you would be replacing her as the central pivot.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『…well, that’s true.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You see? Then why can’t a planet-ship have two stars? It might be more complicated, but there’s no guarantee it’s impossible.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『But……』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earth hurriedly checked the internal processes of the planet-ship, searching for any reason why two power sources would or would not work — and found none.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s no proof it can’t work. So it can work. I believe in the potential of the planet-ship.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Don’t be insane and stay quiet. You’re losing your mind.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earth anxiously looked at the solar-mother Moro, silently begging for wise counsel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Moro was sweating too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Two stars…?』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Moro muttered in a daze, Yeongwoo approached and said seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Moro, the only obstacle to this project is your pride. Adding a star to the Earth-ship would be unpleasant for you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lifted a finger with his Katangdal prosthetic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But Earth only has one Sun. I’ll make sure the new star is inferior to your mother.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course — the Earth-ship couldn’t handle a star larger than the Sun, nor would persuasion be easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, Earth quickly intervened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『No, no. Why are you even talking about bringing one in? Two stars are nonsense.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surprisingly, Yeongwoo had an insightful retort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why is it nonsense? Centauri is a multiple-star system. It has three stars.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Uh, that’s…』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earth was momentarily at a loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo had a point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Besides, we’re called the Earth-ship, but we are effectively a celestial body too. We should be able to replicate natural celestial structures.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『This guy suddenly sounds a lot smarter.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo grinned and Maon on the screen finished for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>― It’s because we’ve grown a hundred million years every day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now you understand.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>― So my duty is done; our covenant has been realized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That was certainly some great information.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>― Well then, I should get out of this mess quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maon cut the communication as Yeongwoo nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that snap, the bridge was left with only the troublesome question of turning the Earth-ship into a binary-star system — a colossal challenge whose feasibility was still unknown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『No matter how you think about it, it’s ridiculous. If a naturally occurring binary star system implies a planet-ship could also have two stars, then what’s impossible? Next you’ll be saying we can drag whole galaxies.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『…what?』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We could theoretically assemble galaxies too. The problem is persuading celestial bodies at that scale — making it practical would be difficult.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo spoke earnestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Isn’t that what the universe told us when we launched the Earth-ship? It said we had become the main stage, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『…….』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It said we had the right to be the center of the universe. You just need the courage and effort to realize it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze drifted toward the relay sector outside the bridge and out beyond — to the deeper cosmos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why dismiss it as impossible before we try? Once you leave natural orbits, you agree not to be limited anymore, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moro listened quietly and slowly nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『You’re right. We have transcended our birth limits. Yet now we draw another limit ourselves.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『M… Moro-nim.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『We no longer revolve on fixed orbits. We can go wherever we want. Of course, there will be consequences for our actions.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moro then turned to look in the same direction as Yeongwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『As the universe is endless, so are our limits. If a star is needed, then we’ll take one.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly, Mother!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『But most other celestial bodies are still natural objects. How easy will it be to find beings that will accept transcending their limits?』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course it won’t be easy. That’s why there are so few planet-ships in the universe.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, Yeongwoo had an inexplicable confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But somewhere out there, there’ll be candidates as ambitious and adventurous as Mother.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Mantero, who had been quietly helming the ship, spoke to Yeongwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Um… excuse me during this important conversation, but there’s a checkpoint ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A checkpoint?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Yes. We’re about to enter the next galaxy, and they seem to be doing basic inspections.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo turned to Kubu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can we go through the checkpoint?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kubu blinked twice, then scanned the prisoners in the bridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―There are four reasons you can’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Right here we have a seal thief, stowaways, and a rebel weapons dealer.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What, why are you naming them? That’s only three. What’s the fourth reason?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―The three problems you brought aboard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh… so we can’t be inspected, then.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo made the decision; Mantero’s face fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Then we’ll have to breach the checkpoint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>",1591,"2026-06-09T07:04:10.527Z",1,"novelbin.me","1d8311c94466af6a02b23f5de40d1d716100fc29f37db1cb97bc1ef89b5eefa2","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-548","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-546",688,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flevel-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-cover.jpg"]