[{"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-619":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},1848662,2454,"Chapter 619","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-619",619,"\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 619: The Real Job (2)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lord of Planet Tehen, Duke Dalqui Izori.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until recently, the only thing Yeongwoo knew about Duke Dalqui was that he was Lady Kanaph’s older brother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was no longer the case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘If he’s already encountered another planetary ship before, this should make things a lot easier.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the implications of that fact were anything but simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Duke Dalqui had met another planetary ship, that meant at least one planetary ship was currently active somewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nine planetary ships that appeared throughout cosmic history hadn’t all faded into nothing more than legends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Right? If Duke Dalqui has seen a planetary ship before, that means there’s another one out there, operating somewhere.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiseon nodded in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Unless Duke Dalqui is a creature that lives for thousands of years… that seems like the only conclusion. That’s quite unexpected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke, Jiseon glanced sympathetically at Lady Kanaph, who was being held in Yeongwoo’s grip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—My apologies, my lady. But since our real job is robbery, I can’t exactly scold my son. Work is work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Kanaph stared at Jiseon in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—This family is truly something else. You’ll surely rise to greatness one day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—We already have, to some extent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Mantero requested a communication link with Planet Tehen, and approval came through almost immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the planet had already received a planetary ship once before, there was no attempt at posturing or intimidation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Connection established. Switching to forward display.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Mantero finished his report, the glass wall at the front of the bridge glowed white, projecting a real-time communication feed from Tehen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fwaaaash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the screen appeared the broad, flat face of Duke Dalqui Izori—the same one they had seen earlier through a one-way transmission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「This must be another planetary ship. To witness the marvel of the cosmos twice in one lifetime…」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Muttering to himself as if resigned, Duke Dalqui suddenly widened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Huh…?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the planetary ship’s side of the screen, an entirely unexpected sight had appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Ka… Kanaph? Is that really you, Kanaph?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Brother!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the sound of her brother recognizing her instantly, Lady Kanaph cried out, her eyes filling with tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo grabbed her by the back of the neck and shoved her closer to the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you get it now? Our business here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「You insane bastard! You were the one who kidnapped my sister?!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Huh? What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faced with a reaction completely different from what he’d expected, Yeongwoo scratched his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dangling awkwardly in midair, Lady Kanaph hurriedly tried to explain—if it could even be called an explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—N-no! He saved me from kidnappers, and then afterward he… kidnapped me again…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Kidnapped again.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, even Lady Kanaph had no idea how to explain the situation properly. Seeing this, Yeongwoo decided to take the straightforward approach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He drew Bastard from his waist and pressed the blade against Lady Kanaph’s neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Listen up, Duke Dalqui! If you don’t want to lose your sister forever, hand over everything you’ve got!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「What?!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Yeongwoo’s myth-backed threat, Duke Dalqui jumped to his feet reflexively—then collapsed back into his seat as he remembered that his opponent was a planetary ship lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「What do you even want…? This place hasn’t even recovered yet.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Recovered? Recovered from what?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Don’t planetary ships communicate with each other at all? It hasn’t even been that long since this place was looted.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, use your head. If planetary ships could communicate, why the hell would I come here again? I prefer fresh customers too, you know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo stared at Duke Dalqui’s utterly drained face for a moment before pulling the sword away from Lady Kanaph’s neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He set her down on the floor and continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still, give me something. I brought your sister all the way back—surely that’s worth a fee.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Duke Dalqui weakly gestured behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Take whatever you need. If it’s true that you saved my sister, then I owe you a great debt.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn. This is the most lifeless ransom negotiation I’ve ever seen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a sigh, Yeongwoo asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What can you give me? Anything worth money? Cash, Katangdal ingots, whatever.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「I did have some Katangdal ingots… but I used them all on the previous ‘guest.’」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Used them all? You didn’t get robbed—you spent them?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「I repaired their ship.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A ship? Like a medium-class vessel?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「No. I repaired a planetary ship. It arrived here already half-destroyed.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he heard half-destroyed planetary ship, a chill ran through Yeongwoo’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A planetary ship… can be half-destroyed?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「I don’t know what kind of insanity they went through before arriving here, but the damage was catastrophic.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So you took on a planetary ship repair job?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「A job? It was practically robbery. We tried to resist at first, but we didn’t stand a chance.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if recalling the past, Duke Dalqui’s gaze drifted into empty space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How long ago was this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Hmm. About two hundred years ago. Just before Kanaph was born.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Yeongwoo understand why Lady Kanaph had known nothing about Tehen’s history.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had happened before she was even born.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait—two hundred years ago, and you’re calling that ‘recent’?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Isn’t two hundred years just a moment? We haven’t even recovered half the damage from that day yet.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the frogfolk, two hundred years clearly wasn’t a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Just how long do these frog bastards even live…?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo muttered internally, something suddenly clicked, and he asked another question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hold on. You said you repaired a half-destroyed planetary ship, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Yes. That’s why nearly all of Tehen’s resources were drained.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Duke Dalqui continued emphasizing how broke he was—but Yeongwoo had a different goal in mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So you’re experts at ship repair and dismantling, then?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「The technology of House Izori is among the finest in the galaxy cluster.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then take a look at our ship.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Duke Dalqui’s face stiffened in fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「What? We don’t have the resources to repair another planetary ship!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not the planetary ship. We picked up a vessel recently—a small one. It shouldn’t be hard.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「I-is that so? What exactly do you want fixed?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s a tracking beacon attached to it. I want it removed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「……!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At those words, Duke Dalqui frowned deeply, as if he’d caught the scent of trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「May I ask where you acquired this ship?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’d find out as soon as they saw it anyway, so Yeongwoo didn’t bother hiding it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s a ship from House Salzeo.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「…I see.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know messing with this ship is dangerous. But this is your sister’s ransom.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once again, Yeongwoo pointed his blade at Lady Kanaph.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Duke Dalqui shook his head slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Planetary ships… must be designed to cause trouble, no matter what.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come to think of it, the previous planetary ship he’d seen had arrived half-destroyed as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least in Duke Dalqui’s experience, there was no such thing as a planetary ship that lived a quiet, normal life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, deal approved? Honestly, I’m letting your sister go for cheap.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Is that really all? Removing the beacon from a Salzeo ship?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How much money do you even have?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To show he had no intention of lying, Duke Dalqui raised his wrist, displaying his balance indicator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「460 million karma. Barely enough to maintain this vast territory.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…This bastard has less money than me while I’m on the run.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without meaning to, Yeongwoo was about to do an actual good deed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I came here to commit extortion, not charity…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But you couldn’t steal money that didn’t exist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he took even those 400 million karma, Planet Tehen would truly collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine. Just remove the beacon. Guess I’ll do a good deed for once.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Yeongwoo instructed Earth to prepare the ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He intended to send Lady Kanaph down aboard the Salzeo vessel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’ll send your sister down on the ship. Remove the beacon, then send the empty ship back up. Sound good?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「An excellent plan.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the news of his sister’s return, Duke Dalqui’s gloomy expression brightened noticeably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching that, Yeongwoo couldn’t deny that his mood improved a little as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without making money, he still felt satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Damn it. My money.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a sniff and a sigh, Yeongwoo pushed Lady Kanaph forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go live well. It was a short time, but you went through a lot.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Kanaph turned back, worry evident on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—But after you leave… House Salzeo will come looking for us someday. What then?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From Salzeo’s perspective, the last place their ship’s signal had been detected was Tehen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only a matter of time before a Salzeo pursuit force arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm. That’s true.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he’d released the hostage, it would be nice if she at least lived out her natural life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When they come, give them Earth’s communication code. That way, they can contact us directly, and they won’t need to harass Tehen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At those words, Earth tilted its head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Sharing our comm code isn’t a big problem, but what then? Are you really planning to meet Salzeo?』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No idea. But we’ll have to settle things eventually.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could Earth actually defeat the Salzeo fleet in a straight fight right now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Objectively speaking, Yeongwoo didn’t think so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘To fight Salzeo, the deputy needs time to adapt to the new cannons and shields. Ideally, we’d get at least one small skirmish in before that.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo pondered this, Duke Dalqui cautiously spoke from the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Didn’t you say planetary ships don’t communicate with each other?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah. Why?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Is it because they’re hostile to one another?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a strange nuance in his question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo tilted his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not really. It’s just that there’s no way to communicate. Why?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「If you want… I can tell you where the planetary ship that visited here went.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a completely unexpected offer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, Yeongwoo quickly regained his composure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That ship came here two hundred years ago. What good is knowing its location now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Duke Dalqui raised a finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Because that place was its final destination. After one last battle, it said it would retire there.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>",1689,"2026-06-09T07:04:16.329Z",1,"novelbin.me","3d36f49c382007db4d965d4b8488796da692896e2becfb34ba8cfc9544eea2b6","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-680","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-679",688,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flevel-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-cover.jpg"]