Level 4 Human in a Ruined World-Chapter 249
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Chapter 249: The Great Migration (4)
Among the four keywords:
– [Personality]
– [Martial Skills]
– [Patriotism]
– [Diplomacy]
One had to be revealed first.
Simultaneously, the profile and voting would open.
Thus, the first keyword needed to appeal to as many people as possible.
In that sense:
‘Though I hate to admit it, personality is probably the most problematic.’
While the exact content was unknown, one thing was certain:
There wouldn’t be much positive to reveal.
However, conversely:
‘But isn’t the candidate’s personality what everyone is most curious about right now?’
Abilities?
Undoubtedly important.
But this was a situation where he was the sole candidate for the title of the strongest in the Korean Peninsula.
Everyone could guess that the candidate possessed immense martial skills without any need for further explanation.
The only remaining question was whether he could show something beyond what the public expected through his profile.
On the other hand, the expectation for personality wasn’t high.
All the voters watching this broadcast had survived in the post-reset world for six days.
This meant they understood that one couldn’t become a strong person in this world without getting blood on their hands.
Especially if they were a candidate for the strongest in the Korean Peninsula…
‘Of course, they would think he’s a tremendous villain.’
Although not far from the truth, Yeongwoo’s evil deeds were slightly different from what was typically considered ‘evil.’
‘Shall I gamble? Let’s break through head-on.’
With a glint in his eye, Yeongwoo, officially recognized by the system as Stubborn, started to think.
‘Since this is a vote to choose someone to represent them, they won’t cast their vote recklessly. They’ll at least verify the martial skills before voting.’
But if he revealed his martial skills first:
‘Revealing the martial skills would certainly leave a strong impression, but that would be it. With three more keywords left, people would start focusing on those.’
And as the remaining three profiles were revealed, the strong impression left by the martial skills would gradually fade away.
‘Moreover, if I keep delaying the personality reveal, people will think, ‘How bad is his personality that he’s hiding it?’
This would make people wait until the personality reveal before casting their votes, as they hate being deceived.
Yeongwoo himself felt this way when he was part of the public.
He detested politicians and celebrities who dared deceive the public, the very source of their power.
If one made a mistake, they should honestly admit it and seek forgiveness.
While not necessarily the best approach, Yeongwoo was convinced it wasn’t the worst either.
‘Alright, fuck it. I’m already exposed, so let’s lay it all out there.’
Yeongwoo knew he couldn’t win this election without creating a miracle of getting 70% of the votes.
Hence, he decided to surprise everyone by revealing his weakness, the ‘personality,’ first.
‘This vote is essentially about choosing a strong person. A slightly bad personality won’t immediately flood me with negative votes.’
Even if the disapproval rate soared to 29% instantly, he just needed to ensure no more disapproval in the remaining three keywords.
‘Let’s go, Jeong Yeongwoo! Let’s go…!’
With an inner cheer, Yeongwoo immediately spoke up.
“Everyone! My personality! I’ll reveal my personality first!”
* * *
Yeongwoo’s bold move to reveal his personality first.
[……]
Even the council, who didn’t expect personality to be the first profile revealed, asked Yeongwoo again.
[…You chose ‘Personality’ as the first keyword. Are you sure?]
“Yes! You all heard it, right? I’ll start with my personality!”
As Yeongwoo addressed the voters through the broadcast screen, the council quickly proceeded with the next lines and began revealing the profile.
[As requested by the candidate, we will now reveal the first profile: ‘Personality.’]
With the council’s announcement, the sky, or rather the holographic screen covering the sky, darkened.
It was like a movie screen turning black before the movie started.
Then:
Shaa…
A serene and sentimental sound began to resonate from somewhere.
It felt like listening to the wind blowing through a vast field of reeds.
“Oh…”
Yeongwoo closed his eyes involuntarily at the unexpected emotional opening.
Then:
Swish.
A familiar color flickered through his closed eyelids.
‘Huh? This is…’
It was a warm golden light.
When Yeongwoo, sensing something, hurriedly opened his eyes, he saw golden rain pouring down from the entire screen that filled the sky.
“Ah…”
Naked, Yeongwoo raised his arms to the sky.
Soon, transparent bubbles began to gather on the screen filled with gold, forming a series of strings of text.
「Jeong Yeongwoo07, first in the country to summon golden rain.」
Then a new sound was heard.
–Sir, that’s not really it. If you do that, the situation will only get worse.
It was the conversation from when Yeongwoo first summoned the golden rain. 𝔣𝖗𝖊𝖊𝖜𝔢𝔟𝔫𝔬𝖛𝖊𝔩.𝖈𝖔𝔪
–…Yechan.
–Yes. Please, go ahead.
–Let’s close our eyes and try once, throwing 3 million.
–Ah! Really, sir! Please!
It was a recording of the conversation between Yechan and Yeongwoo, who were arguing over whether to distribute the 3 million monopoly and 30,000 karma supplies to everyone.
「From this day on, Jeong Yeongwoo07 called golden rain to every place he stepped on and fed everyone.」
「To this day, about 1.71 million people have survived thanks to his sharing, and of those, 360,000 have directly or indirectly saved another 860,000 lives.」
In other words, among the 1.71 million who survived because of Yeongwoo’s golden rain, 360,000 helped others, saving another 860,000 people.
It highlighted the positive karmic effect of the golden rain.
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‘Wow… I didn’t know that either. That’s why I accumulated a lot of good karma with the golden rain.’
Yeongwoo stared at the screen in a daze.
And it seemed that the voters across the country felt the same way, as the approval graph at the bottom of the screen immediately began to rise.
| Approval: 14.3% |
| Disapproval: 0.2% |
‘Wow, 14.3% approval right away? People care about personality more than I thought.’
But he still had a long way to go to reach the final goal of 70% approval, and his ‘personality’ profile was not yet finished.
The screen turned black again.
‘What else is there? We could move on to the next one already.’
As Yeongwoo looked at the sky with a puzzled expression, he heard a very awkward voice from beyond the black screen.
–It’s a relief that you think that way. In fact, I had an achievement to find and kill my biological father.
‘Ah…’
As soon as he heard the first line, Yeongwoo realized what was coming next.
–W-What?
–Soon, you will know when I cut off my father’s head. If we are really father and son, the achievement will be completed.
–W-Wait!
–Even if not, you must have some sin, so accept it calmly, Father!
Shwa!
The recording contained the sound of Yeongwoo swinging his sword.
‘Why didn’t they include the part where my father rolled aside!’
Despite Yeongwoo’s frustration, the screen was already filled with a brilliant light.
Then:
Shwa!
With unnecessarily splendid effects, Yeongwoo’s second personality profile appeared.
「Jeong Yeongwoo07, first in the country to attempt patricide.」
‘I was the first?’
As Yeongwoo gaped, the screen brightened and a video began to play.
It was a compilation of the humiliations Jeonggu suffered after meeting Yeongwoo, a kind of… mad movie.
—…What happens if you fail?
—Then I will finally become a complete orphan.
Yeongwoo and Jeonggu’s ‘three-day contract.’
—Uh… but I don’t have a ride.
—Yes. Father, you have no ride… so you’ll probably have to run.
Yeongwoo had Negwig ride with him, while his father had to run to follow.
—Why the hell are you doing this?
—40%.
When his son Yeongwoo suddenly cut off his arm in front of him to check the effects of physical mutilation.
—You have to endure this to survive in this world without inheriting anything.
—Tell me, Father! Haven’t you ever met a woman who was difficult to be with? Even once…!
A medley of criticisms from his son, Jeong Yeongwoo.
—Are you serious?
—Stop talking and put it on quickly.
Jeonggu, braving a firestorm to go out at night following his son.
Followed by scenes of Jeonggu being his son’s weapon shuttle, always with a dazed expression, stepping back.
“……”
Seeing it all compiled together, Yeongwoo felt a bit sorry, realizing his father’s life wasn’t smooth.
‘He did have a hard time for a few days.’
However, contrary to his expectations, the disapproval votes didn’t surge.
| Approval: 16.4% |
| Disapproval: 7.1% |
| Approval: 16.4% |
| Disapproval: 7.1% |
Despite the harsh treatment towards his biological father being blatantly exposed, the disapproval votes were only 7.1%, and in the meantime, the approval votes had slightly increased.
It seemed that the fact Jeonggu was still alive was viewed positively.
‘…Father, are you okay?’
Yeongwoo thought about Jeonggu, who was probably watching this screen right now.
Perhaps, Jeonggu’s vote was mixed in that 7.1% disapproval.
Swish!
Finally, the horrific video involving his father ended, and the screen darkened again.
‘Is the personality part… over?’
If so, it was quite successful. The first move had been played well.
[The profile reveal related to the candidate’s personality is now complete.]
‘So that’s it.’
Yeongwoo sighed in relief.
[The candidate will soon choose the next profile to reveal.]
‘Now, everything left is related to abilities. This, I am confident about.’
Having passed the biggest hurdle, the remaining issue was how many approval votes he could draw in.
[Martial Skills]
[Patriotism]
[Diplomacy]
‘I’ve given a shock with personality, so now I need something strong enough to overshadow the existing image.’
In that case, martial skills or diplomacy would be good choices.
‘Since people have already started voting, let’s go big. I’ll reveal martial skills first, then follow up with a diplomacy combo.’
He needed to draw over 40% approval votes from the martial skills part to have a chance of winning.
Having devised his strategy, Yeongwoo immediately pressed the profile button.
“I will reveal my martial skills!”
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