[{"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-632":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},1848684,2454,"Chapter 632","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-632",632,"\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 632: Toward the Unknown (4)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I… I got played!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo’s mouth fell open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With just that single threat, hadn’t he ended up blurting everything out?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, if he hadn’t said anything at all, Phaemong really would have fired the main cannon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fellow Planet-Ship Master… no, a universally acknowledged lunatic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why he knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Threats like that only work when they’re meant sincerely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「By the way, seeing you panic like that, you still seem to have a long way to go, yet you’re already running into Black Holes?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…That’s how it turned out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Come to think of it, it’s been quite a while since I last told Tesache stories of the outside. In the meantime, time must’ve gone around two full turns.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two cycles of the promised hundred-year interval. He was talking about two hundred years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He seemed pretty angry, saying you deliberately broke the promise, senior.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that, Phaemong on the blue screen let out a dry chuckle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Deliberately? Well, if you call it willful negligence, then I suppose it was deliberate.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you mean by that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「As you’ll see, my ship’s engine broke down. I could run around everywhere for parts, or I could steal and smash your ship to get components if I wanted, but…」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「It’s a hassle. I’ve already retired.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, with his Planet-Ship’s engine wrecked, Phaemong had also stopped going around to meet the Black Holes. That was his explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had truly retired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Retired… what exactly does that mean? Is being a Planet-Ship Master something you can just quit like that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「If you’ve settled all grudges and decide not to sail anymore, isn’t that retirement?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Settled all grudges……?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This could be interpreted in many ways, and for Yeongwoo—who still had countless enemies clinging to him—it was hard to imagine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grudges.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s reconciliation as one way to resolve them, but there’s also the brutal method of simply eliminating the cause itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So when Phaemong said “settling grudges,” it could very well mean he had killed everyone who posed a problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「In any case, you’re the one who’ll have to placate Tesache in my stead, so I’ll treat you as a guest.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then a single line of coordinates appeared on the blue screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「If you get too close, the orbit will distort, so board a ship around there and come to these coordinates. I’m curious what you look like.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>* * *\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An invitation from the Planet-Ship Master Phaemong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following his instructions, Yeongwoo prepared to sortie in a smaller vessel without bringing the Earth-Ship any closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even had Salzeo’s ship, from which the beacon had just been removed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Looks like you’ll have to go through some trouble again.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Yeongwoo pointed at the arms dealer Koatu, he frowned in displeasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>–Me again? Why?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The deputy has to stay and guard the Earth-Ship… so among the ones left, you’re the only one who can pilot a vessel.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>–I’m not your vassal, I’m a tenant. You haven’t forgotten that, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Think of this as groundwork to make the place you live in more secure. Look on the bright side.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo finished speaking and nodded, Earth opened a portal leading to Salzeo’s ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『You’re not going down there to cause another incident again, are you?』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Considering who I’m meeting… I can’t really guarantee nothing will happen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『If your life signal weakens, should we just run for it immediately?』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You probably should. I don’t think I’d win if I ended up sword-fighting a senior Planet-Ship Master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A quick admission that was unlike Yeongwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this opponent was on a completely different level from anyone he had met so far, so he had no choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Don’t go spouting crazy nonsense like usual and get yourself killed. If it looks like you can’t get anything out of him, just come back quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiseon saw him off with words that were more warning than encouragement, and Jeonggu also stood by the portal with a worried expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Judging by how he threatened you earlier, that guy’s no ordinary person either.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s a senior Planet-Ship Master. Of course he’d be that much. Anyway, I’m off now. See you all later.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After looking over the group once, Yeongwoo immediately stepped beyond the portal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoooosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the control room of the Earth-Ship, a new scene filled his vision—one with luxurious interior decor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been moved inside Salzeo’s ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Those Salzeo guys… I guess a prestigious family really is a prestigious family.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Yeongwoo was admiring the embossed beast figures on the wall, Koatu, who had entered right behind him, turned his head and soon found the pilot’s seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he muttered something not much different from Yeongwoo’s remark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>–…As expected of Salzeo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even to someone like him who had piloted various types of vessels, this was clearly a high-end product.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon the coordinates they had received earlier were entered into the monitor at the pilot’s seat, and Koatu tilted his head after seeing them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>–Looks like your senior just lives on a shattered planet or something?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s probably a broken Planet-Ship. He’s likely staying where he originally lived.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>–Ah… even shattered, its mass is so huge that it’s still orbiting along with the reek?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not sure about that, but those coordinates are definitely a Planet-Ship. If it were me, I’d want to spend my retirement on my own ship too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo said this, Koatu settled into the pilot’s seat and launched the vessel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>–It’s got great propulsion, so we’ll get there quickly. Let’s just hope we don’t get shot down on the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re not enemies, so he probably won’t use such underhanded methods. Unless we end up provoking his temper once we get inside.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Yeongwoo, it actually felt easier to relax, since he could just infer the other person’s thoughts by comparing them to his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘How can he act exactly like me? Are all Planet-Ship Masters like this?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that were true, it would mean the universe was saddled with ten enormous headaches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>–See that blue fragment over there? That’s the planet your senior lives on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At last Koatu pointed to a blue planetary fragment in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fragment in question, split off in a fan shape, looked to be about thirty percent of a full planet’s original size.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, it was nearly as large as the Earth-Ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It must’ve been an incredibly huge planet to begin with.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>–We’ll be entering its atmosphere soon. Whatever happens, hold on tight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Koatu’s warning, the ship adjusted its flight angle and entered the atmosphere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rrrrrrrk!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if considerable pressure was closing in from the outside, the ship’s outer hull tensed—something they could feel even from inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then after a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shhh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure squeezing the vessel disappeared, and the scenery outside the window became much gentler.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bluish atmosphere spread in all directions, just like Earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon a cloud-filled atmospheric layer appeared, and beneath it an expansive landmass revealed itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Wow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps ancient Earth had once looked like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sight of forests and fields stretching endlessly in green was both familiar and unfamiliar to Yeongwoo as an Earthling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>–See that fortress over there? The coastline in front of it is the coordinate point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where Koatu pointed stood a fortress with dark-gray spires and turrets rising in a balanced mix, and in front of it lay a white sandy beach and a wide ocean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A castle in front of a beach… that’s way more sentimental than I expected.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Yeongwoo let out a hollow laugh, Koatu shrugged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>–Seems perfect as a retirement spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon Koatu lowered the ship’s altitude and entered above the sandy shore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kwoooosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the underside of the vessel scraped across the sand, it sounded like scooping up wet sand with a shovel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then finally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hisss!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The outer hull opened to the left and right, drawing in the outside air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had arrived at Phaemong’s Planet-Ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is my first time landing on a beach.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo leaned out beyond the opened hull, he saw a tall, silver-haired man walking out from the fortress in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pale blue skin, white eyes, and brilliantly shining silver hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was none other than the Planet-Ship Master, Phaemong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What the… he’s just wearing a pair of pants?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phaemong was dressed in nothing but a pair of shorts like someone strolling through a resort, and he didn’t even carry a small dagger—completely unarmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>–Because this is his own territory? Still, coming out bare-handed to meet a Planet-Ship Master… impressive confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Koatu admired Phaemong’s self-assurance, Yeongwoo tucked Bastard at his waist and only wore Aratubank on his arm as he stepped forward to greet him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior……!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phaemong brushed back his hair fluttering in the sea breeze and slightly furrowed his brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>–Why exactly am I your senior?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You launched your Planet-Ship before I did, so of course you’re my senior, aren’t you? I still have a lot to learn.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>–If you’re already meeting Black Holes… haven’t you learned enough?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he said this, Phaemong lifted his head and looked at the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo followed his gaze, and beyond the sky he could see the corpse of a dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Earth has a moon, here a dragon’s corpse floated outside the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Looks like you finally won the final battle.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>–I lost a large portion of my Planet-Ship because of it… can you really call that a victory?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then did you have no choice but to retire?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>–No. I was planning to spend the rest of my life here anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time the conversation reached this point, a strange phenomenon occurred in the sea before the sandy shore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ssssss…….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bubbles suddenly formed on the surface of the ocean, and extremely fine droplets of water began rising into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo looked surprised, Phaemong sat down on the sand and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>–Ah, first time seeing it? It’s the circulation system here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A circulation system, you say……?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>–A sort of auxiliary device to maintain that sea. As you saw, my ship is no longer truly a “planet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, on this fan-shaped, shattered Planet-Ship, the sea was being maintained artificially.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then the mountains and fields I saw earlier are all…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>–Those are all real. They’ve been there from before. I may look like this, but I’m pretty nature-friendly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phaemong seemed to take a certain pride in the natural features filling his Planet-Ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Come to think of it, I don’t think I’ve seen any collision scars here either.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the ten Planet-Ships, only one had not achieved the achievement of star-collision marks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Yeongwoo began to wonder if he had just found that very Planet-Ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>–Now it’s your turn to talk. Why did you come looking for me? And after even promising to visit the Black Holes in my stead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well… because you’re my senior? One of the only ten Planet-Ships in the universe is here—why wouldn’t I come take a look?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phaemong snorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>–Stop talking nonsense you don’t mean and act the way you usually do, brat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The way I usually do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that, Yeongwoo immediately drew Bastard like lightning and aimed it at Phaemong’s neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hand over the money. And the myth that’s somewhere around here too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>",1888,"2026-06-09T07:04:16.329Z",1,"novelbin.me","4840d86f4034de9d674d850232062a1d5e1a0c898a3146c73185436b6d4a13a4","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-633","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-631",688,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flevel-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-cover.jpg"]