Level 4 Human in a Ruined World - Chapter 151

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Chapter 151: Hot Stock (4)

Hundred Thousand Swords Mountain

When Yeongwoo heard that Dogo was the owner of the Hundred Thousand Sword Mountain, he was captivated, recalling the first day of the reset.

It was because the name evoked memories of the “Mountain of Swords,” which supplied weapons all over the country.

‘Could it be that the weapons back then were also provided by Dogo?’

As Dogo was a war weapon manufacturer, it was entirely possible.

Supplying weapons to a planet scheduled to open its gates due to the reset would undoubtedly be helpful from a marketing perspective.

Rumble…!

Eventually, thunder roared from the sky, indicating that something was about to happen. With a beam of light, Lemu, who had lost in the contract competition, soared into the sky.

Piaaaat!

As Dogo’s shareholders jeered at Lemu, who was quickly moving away, he ascended into the sky with a cubic shape.

–Boo! Lemu!

–Booo…!

–Lemuuuu!

–Get lost

‘It seems since they are a weapons company, they are extremely belligerent.’

Yeongwoo shook his head nervously.

Of course, the shareholders were quite upset.

They almost lost in the bidding competition.

But with the chairman’s dramatic intervention, they managed to turn the tables, causing the shareholders’ morale to soar.

‘It seems like even those giants change in front of the chairman.’

As Yeongwoo shifted his gaze back to the chairman, he noticed Dogo, the founder, looking up at the sky.

Then…

Quack!

The same sound he heard on the first day of the reset echoed again.

The sound of the sky tearing apart, with tens of thousands of feathers falling.

Quaaaaa…!

All sorts of weapons began to pile up on the ground, making the same sound as a train passing on a railway.

The sight was reminiscent of the “Mountain of Swords.”

The only difference was that the equipment piling up here started from at least the Unique grade.

“Ch… Chairman… This…”

As Yeongwoo looked at the Hundred Thousand Sword Mountain with wide eyes, Dogo slowly flew up to the mountain and said:

–What you saw was a product made to mimic the Hundred Thousand Sword Mountain.

Upon hearing this, Dogo’s shareholders elaborated.

–It’s also a product that we generally provide to our customers.

–Calling the Hundred Thousand Sword Mountain in the Tier 4 contract is an honor.

—Praise be to Dogo…!

“Oh…”

The intergalactic war weapon brand Dogo.

In fact, Earth was just one of the many customers for them.

‘So when I used the Morning Star, Dogo was the first to detect it.’

Seeing that Earth was a Tier 4 contract site, the contract between Dogo and Earth was also Tier 4.

In other words, until the appearance of the individual known as Jeong Yeongwoo 07, Earth was not significant to Dogo.

‘So Earth… or rather, are those council members the ones who have contracted with Dogo?’

As Yeongwoo pondered this, Dogo, who had reached the top of the Hundred Thousand Sword Mountain, reached out his hand into the air.

Swish.

Then, from inside the mountain, a shimmering light emerged, and a single sword rose among the myriad of equipment.

‘Oh, that…’

That was the mythical-grade equipment promised by the Dogo chairman.

–Take it. With this, the first promise has been fulfilled.

(Special clause) [Owner of the Myth]

– Upon the signing of this contract, the headquarters must provide you with one mythical-grade equipment.

Special clause fulfilled.

As Dogo snapped his fingers, the unknown sword that had risen above the Hundred Thousand Sword Mountain flew towards Yeongwoo like an arrow.

Shaaaat!

“….!”

Naturally, Yeongwoo thought the sword would hit the ground and stepped back.

Shaaaat!

But to his surprise, the problematic sword, instead of falling to the ground, remained suspended in the air.

“Huh?”

Like the Golden Trail with an automatic combat function.

Shweeaaat…

Wrapped in crimson magic, the sword had a unique appearance, resembling a thorny vine.

‘Wow, it feels very evil.’

The expectation of something dignified like the “Dragon’s Legacy” shattered completely upon seeing it.

Moreover, it was impossible to read the tooltip just by looking at it.

‘Do you have to touch it to read the tooltip?’

If not, perhaps only the owner could know its functions.

After all, it was a mythical-grade equipment.

Swoosh.

As Yeongwoo cautiously reached out his hand, the crimson energy enveloping the sword began to flow towards his fingertips, as if it were alive.

‘Huh…?’

Yeongwoo was somewhat surprised to see the magic winding around his fingers, but he remained silent as the chairman spoke.

–The sword has simply detected its new owner.

“Ah… I see.”

Were mythical-grade equipment originally like this?

Receiving mythical-grade equipment for the first time in his life, Yeongwoo watched with a tense expression as the crimson magic permeated his body.

Finally.

「You have become the owner of the myth.」

「You will be able to maintain dignity in the presence of transcendents.」

「Existence will no longer break.」

Some unknown procedures were carried out through the system notifications that Yeongwoo couldn’t understand.

“What’s this?”

As Yeongwoo looked at the bizarre notifications, Dogo, looking towards the sky, said:

―This means that from now on, you can showcase “Dogo” anywhere.

Though it was a cryptic statement, the chairman seemed to think he had done what he needed to do.

–If you have any desired encyclopaedias, feel free to request them. You will receive them within two days.

With Dogo’s words, the anchor that had descended onto Earth floated back into the air.

As countless weapons that had formed a giant mountain soared back into the sky, Yeongwoo forgot even to bid farewell to the chairman, gaping in awe at the surreal sight, as if rewinding a scene of rain falling.

And the same went for the Yangju Strongest Sword Choi Jongseon.

Perhaps it was because she had seen too much in such a short time.

She felt not only amazed but also fearful.

‘Is this the world I have to live in from now on…?’

Moreover, it was also the world the child in her arms would have to navigate.

Ooooooh…!

As the giant “tombstone” that Dogo’s chairman had ridden on gradually floated up, Yeongwoo finally came to his senses.

“Chairman!”

Yeongwoo called out the title of Dogo, who had already entered the tomb, somewhat belatedly.

Then Dogo, as if glancing back slightly, closed the tomb’s door.

“…He really left.”

As Yeongwoo looked disappointedly at the tomb that had already risen far away, Dogo’s shareholders bid him farewell.

–Jeong Yeongwoo07!

–May glory be upon you!

–Owner of the myth…!

Then, amidst a moment of brilliance.

Paaaaaah!

With a loud roar, they disappeared into the sky as if being sucked in.

And as all beings disappeared from sight, Yangju’s Strongest Sword Choi Jongseon cursed into the sky.

“You lunatics!”

But little did they know that countless beings in the universe were listening to this sound.

“…Madam, I’m terribly sorry.”

Yeongwoo bowed to Yangju’s Strongest Sword, who was completely taken aback, again belatedly.

Upon this, Yangju’s Strongest Sword, with a look of disbelief, surveyed the completely devastated cityscape, then pointed to the sword still floating in front of Yeongwoo.

“That thing looks too ominous. Take it away quickly or do something.”

“Oh.”

As Yeongwoo grabbed the handle of the eerie-looking sword at her words, tooltips for the mythical-grade weapon, which had not been visible until now, appeared.

Pah!

「Bastard」- Mythical One-handed Sword

【Authority Obstruction】

【Contempt for the weak】

【challenger】

“Wow…”

Each of them were unique effects that felt rather ominous.

And following that, detailed tooltips for each effect appeared.

【Authority Obstruction】

|Weakens the authority of transcendents.

【Contempt for the weak】

|This sword’s attack can only be blocked with mythic or higher equipment.

【challenger】

|Combat abilities increase dramatically when fighting beings of higher rank.

‘Crazy. Mythical-grade equipment transcends the concept of ordinary equipment.’

Although “Contempt for the Weak,” which prohibited even confronting the sword, was an insane effect, what caught the eye more was “Authority Obstruction.”

‘Do you need mythical-grade equipment to maintain dignity in front of transcendent beings…? But isn’t this sword a weapon to fight against those transcendents?’

Yeongwoo became lost in thought.

Because Dogo deliberately chose this weapon from the Hundred Thousand Sword Mountain.

Even if mythical-grade equipment was precious, would the chairman have only this sword?

‘He had other mythical-grade equipment, but he deliberately handed this one over for a reason.’

Then what was the reason?

‘I’ll have to ask next time I see him.’

Yeongwoo thought to himself, as one agreement had not yet been fulfilled, giving him a reason to summon Dogo again.

(Special Agreement) [Expensive Beads of Sweat]

-「Dogo」 will obtain an encyclopedia.

– If you choose a type, Dogo will acquire one within two days.

– In case of failure to meet the deadline, the headquarters will pay a penalty of 100 million Karma.

Although he could immediately issue a encyclopaedia search warrant, Yeongwoo’s thoughts were different.

‘I’ll be going to the dungeon again tonight anyway. So, it won’t be too late to request it after checking what encyclopaedia comes out from there.’

Therefore, the remaining tasks for today were.

‘Meeting the merchants in Seoul and Paju to gather more equipment and find out about my father.’

At least until entering the nighttime dungeon, that was the main agenda.

Swoosh-

The tracking mark still in sight was still pointing south, towards Uijeongbu.

‘If Uijeongbu is such an ominous neighborhood… then it’s better to start looking for my father. He might end up dead before I even get to see him.’

As Yeongwoo pondered alone while looking south, Choi Jongseon approached cautiously.

“Now you’re really leaving… I mean, going?”

Jongseon had initially thought she would finally see Yeongwoo off, but she changed her mind.

Because of the kinds of things that the orphan Strongest Sword had brought, Yangju City was no longer at a level where it could be considered a city.

“The story about Gangnam earlier. Is it true? That you’ll give me a home and a job if I go there?”

“Yes. Of course.”

To reassure Jongseon, Yeongwoo temporarily changed his title to ‘Gangnam’s Strongest Sword.’

“Seoul is quite different from what you think. It’s quite systematic and political…”

But thanks to that, when he was around the level of Gangnam Strongest Sword, finding a place for a friend in Gangnam wasn’t a problem.

“You can live in Gangnam and commute to work in Gwangjin-gu at the time of mutant emergence. I’ll take care of the mutants in Gangnam and move on, so it won’t be too dangerous.”

The ‘danger’ that Yeongwoo mentioned referred to when reinforced mutants appeared in Gwangjin-gu.

As long as he survived while organizing Gangnam, he could handle any mutants that appeared in Gwangjin-gu.

“Are you sure?”

It was a story that Jongseon could not easily believe, but there was no other option in her current situation.

Isn’t it impossible to raise a child in this ruin?

And even though the orphan in front of him was a lunatic, knowing that he had some faith also helped her calm down.

“…Okay. Let’s do it that way for now.”

“Yes. You won’t regret it.”

“Then are we moving to Gangnam now?”

As Jongseon looked to the south, hoping for a comfortable future, Yeongwoo shook his head.

“I’ve said it from the beginning. I’m someone who’s on my way to Uijeongbu to find my father.”

“What do you mean? No, no way.”

“It’s the same way anyway. I’m just going to briefly meet my father on the way.”

“But that’s Uijeongbu…?”

Entering the worst lawless city with a child.

Seeing Jongseon’s horrified expression, Yeongwoo showed her “Bastard” and reassured her.

“I promise. I won’t let a drop of blood spill on the baby.”

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