[{"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-557":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},1311349,1741,"Chapter 557 - 308: The Powerful Dragon Crushes the Local Tyrant (Part 3)","i-am-not-a-goblin-slayer-chapter-557",557,"\u003Cp>No wonder Yuge Town is willing to pay the big bucks; in the end, it’s about producing and selling locally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here gather the most adventurers and merchants; hosting such an event can bring considerable economic benefits to the town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, that Her...Her...\" Aaliyah suddenly recalled something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Herbert,\" Gauss replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, that’s him, the original number one; it seems he’s from Yuge Town. I heard he’s also the mayor’s son.\" Aaliyah patted her forehead. \"Should we be a bit cautious? After all, he’s a local big shot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"His results were canceled; let’s not let him take it out on us and secretly play tricks behind our backs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Probably not, right?\" Gauss thought. \"Besides, the Adventurer’s Guild is watching; they won’t let them run rampant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But still, be a bit careful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Gauss felt a normal person wouldn’t vent their anger on them since they hadn’t done anything to him, better safe than sorry; he decided to remain vigilant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After claiming their reward, they would leave Yuge Town and continue their original \"rural education trip,\" while sprinting towards the 10,000 monster total kill count.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gauss had just stepped through the city gates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A team of soldiers in uniform suddenly stood ahead, ready and waiting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A warm welcome to Lord Gauss visiting Yuge Town!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Applause!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thunderous applause erupted from both sides of the street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So... this enthusiastic?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having prepared for potential secret targeting, Gauss was a bit surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a small manor outside Yuge Town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A man in bright silver light armor suddenly pushed open the courtyard door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enough; I’ve been grounded here for several days already. I want to go back to town.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spoke towards the outside of the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, sir’s orders were clear. Without his command, you cannot leave the courtyard.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An elderly voice echoed from afar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And if I insist on leaving?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sir said, if you step out of this courtyard, he will sever ties with you and provide no support for your future training.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man’s words made the man’s footsteps suddenly freeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression wavered, changing back and forth; ultimately, he didn’t step forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heavier closing the courtyard door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew that although his father always spoiled him, once he truly decided on something, he wouldn’t go along with his whims.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he was younger, knowing his sister was ill and needed to avoid contact with dogs, yet still cried and demanded his father buy him a pet puppy; later, his father did get one but strangled it in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since then, he knew that once his father became serious, it was best not to defy his wishes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That he could become a level 5 Professional at this age was not only due to his own efforts but also deeply reliant on the continuous resources supplied by their family’s business in Yuge Town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s clearly all mine!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of a fist heavily striking the table echoed from the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the courtyard, an old man watched the courtyard wall, expressionless, as if he could see the man inside throwing a fit out of impotent rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even he could understand Herbert’s little schemes, let alone the scheming elder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply calculated the timing, guessed that the adventurer named Gauss would come to Yuge Town to claim the reward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But... he wasn’t merely an ordinary level 5 Professional.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling the master’s repeated instructions and the visit from the Guild days ago, providing a slight amount of information about Gauss, as the old butler who accompanied the master all along, he was keenly aware of the gravity of the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could a local big shot compare to a formidable outsider?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gap between these two is far greater than that between humans and dogs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this world, the Adventurer’s Guild is one of the most terrifyingly powerful forces, and someone like Gauss, a promising rising star specially attended to by the Guild, is not someone they can touch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being stripped of the title and embarrassed is not a catastrophic event; offending that young man named Gauss and having conflicts with him are the true endless troubles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh my dear Herbert Young Master, just stay in the courtyard and reflect properly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You must understand; there are always people in this world you have to bow down to.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",717,"2026-06-05T18:36:49.310Z",1,"novelbin.me","10565475ff0e73aa2d339a37afd1590f16fd0b28bc7d9cf279ca140f92409a63","i-am-not-a-goblin-slayer-chapter-558","i-am-not-a-goblin-slayer-chapter-556",640,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-am-not-a-goblin-slayer-cover.jpg"]