[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-am-not-a-goblin-slayer":3,"chapter-i-am-not-a-goblin-slayer-i-am-not-a-goblin-slayer-chapter-478":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Am Not A Goblin Slayer",{"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},1310880,1741,"Chapter 478 - 276: Kobold Town","i-am-not-a-goblin-slayer-chapter-478",478,"\u003Cp>The first day of the formal commission was calmer than Gauss had anticipated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Basically, Ying was the one working.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They claimed to be on alert, but the situation on the surface was much safer than they had originally expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Throughout the day, not a single monster emerged from the mine to catch some air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This extremely desolate scene made it hard to associate with the fact that there were so many monsters hidden underground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Something feels off.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gauss rubbed his chin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Logically, even for a monster nest, with this many in numbers, they wouldn’t be so cautious, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a single monster sneaked out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be militarized management?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gauss shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention monsters, even if you were to restrain a thousand people in one location, unable to move for a long period, it wouldn’t be possible to maintain such strict discipline, would it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At their temporary camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hand-drawn map with freshly dried ink was spread open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every now and then, Ying would come out to report her progress and depict the network of tunnels beneath the Brenan Mine in images.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apart from the tunnel discovered by chance on the first day, with Ying’s prolonged efforts, other passages leading to the depths of the nest were also found.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The design of this monster nest was quite complex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not all mine tunnels led to the nest; most of the assessed passages were dead ends, and some were even rigged with traps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ying’s abilities were exceedingly impressive; an ordinary Wanderer might not only get injured, but might also trigger traps and alert the monsters in the nest in such harsh conditions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This group of monsters is indeed peculiar.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faced with Gauss’s observation, Aaliyah nodded in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t the first time they had encountered a monster nest of this level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last goblin nest they encountered had nearly a thousand monsters as well, but at that time, they could clearly observe signs of goblin activity around when they were nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, if not for Ying’s field investigation, standing on the surface, they could only assume this was a mine long abandoned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Their equipment is quite good,\" Ying added. \"They have iron tools, iron picks, iron swords, and so on.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to the peculiar energy lingering in the central nest, she couldn’t inspect the nest too deeply, and observing from the outside was as if looking at a flower in the fog due to the barrier’s presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, by observing the kobolds distributed in the outer mines, she could analyze that the monster’s equipment in this den was quite well-made.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They forge their weapons,\" Gauss concluded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though this mine had been abandoned for many years, to kobolds, who are naturally \"master miners,\" it’s like water from a sponge—something can always be extracted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reasonably suspected the nest had formed a self-sufficient microcosm inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, what would they eat, staying underground without emerging?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As night fell, the air quickly grew colder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather than staying near the Brenan Mine, Gauss and his group rode their mounts a little farther away before setting up the \"foldable house\" to camp and rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The use of the foldable house had become quite frequent this past month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once accustomed, it felt like home to the team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In contrast, city inns didn’t feel very comfortable anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gauss led Sif Albena, who was entering for the first time, to the house’s second floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Albena, you can pick either of these two empty rooms.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thankfully, the foldable house had six rooms, so there wasn’t an awkward situation where someone had no place to stay due to a temporary extra person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Gauss, where is your room?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Albena instinctively asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mine is downstairs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can I choose downstairs then?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\" Gauss paused for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry, they’re already taken.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three rooms on the first floor were occupied by Aaliyah, him, and Serdur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ying had a room to herself upstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you want to stay on the first floor, I could switch with you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gauss didn’t have much luggage, just a few items like mattresses and clothing, which could be packed up quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aaliyah, following quietly, wanted to say something but refrained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Albena simply shook her head upon hearing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll stay upstairs then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aaliyah nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Albena, I’ll get you some quilts and daily necessities.\" Satisfied with the result, Aaliyah turned and went to the storeroom to find supplies for the \"new resident.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, Lord Gauss, are you hungry?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Albena somehow produced food, offering it to Gauss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though not very hungry, considering he’d already declined several times today,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gauss reached out and accepted it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Albena handed him a piece of compressed nut bar this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Gauss accept it, she took a piece herself and began chewing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gauss took a couple of bites.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The taste was good, with solid ingredients.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What slightly concerned him was that Albena seemed to have developed a habit of feeding him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she ate, she subconsciously offered him food first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In reality, he didn’t have an appetite as big as Albena’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eat it then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At most, he’d meditate a bit longer after returning to his room tonight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next morning, the weather was clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vast outdoor sky was vividly blue, and waking up from a soft bed in a comfortable room put one in a good mood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gauss once again marveled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Serdur’s choice of this [foldable house] was extraordinary, significantly enhancing the happiness of executing commissions outdoors.\u003C\u002Fp>",910,"2026-06-05T18:36:35.128Z",1,"novelbin.me","58ba9d398dbb3d312ec4b43d8b264951f74b5098165bc5e81bcf8de5309e3100","i-am-not-a-goblin-slayer-chapter-479","i-am-not-a-goblin-slayer-chapter-477",640,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-am-not-a-goblin-slayer-cover.jpg"]