[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-am-not-goblin-slayer":3,"chapter-i-am-not-goblin-slayer-i-am-not-goblin-slayer-chapter-19":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Am Not Goblin Slayer",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1030609,1343,"Chapter 19: The Value of the Stone","i-am-not-goblin-slayer-chapter-19",19,"\u003Cp>\"This is...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grom raised an eyebrow, pondered for a moment, then showed a hint of surprise on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing his reaction, Gauss knew he had asked the right person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truth be told, he had brought out this unknown stone precisely because Grom was well-traveled and knowledgeable—even if it wasn't metal, he might have encountered it before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is a Life Magic Stone. I'm not entirely sure of its exact grade, since I'm just a blacksmith, not a gem expert. As for price... it could probably sell for over 2 gold coins?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"2 gold coins!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Gauss could even respond, Malin beside him wore an expression that screamed, \"Am I hearing this right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>2 gold coins—equivalent to 200 silver coins, or 20,000 copper coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For an ordinary person, this was an absolute fortune. Currently, Gauss only had 5 silver coins and 12 copper coins in his money pouch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If converted to wages, an ordinary lowly laborer, assuming they could find work, would earn about 10 copper coins for a full day's labor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if this person were a bachelor, after accounting for food and lodging, saving even 5 copper coins would be extremely difficult—and that's without considering other expenses like clothing or medical care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Further assuming they could continuously find work and labor every day of the month, they'd only be able to save about 150 copper coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>2 gold coins would require working nonstop for a full 11 years under such ideal conditions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this was purely theoretical calculation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In reality, a lowly laborer would never accumulate even 1 gold coin in savings in their entire lifetime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, weighing it against adventurer equipment:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A set of leather armor, worth about 15 silver coins, could buy 13 sets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A set of light scale armor, worth 60 silver coins, could buy 3 sets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for full plate armor—well, that was still out of reach. A full suit of plate armor cost a whopping 15 gold coins, equivalent to nearly 15 houses in town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don't think this price was exaggerated. In truth, full plate armor was the real family heirloom, the hard currency of this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Property would depreciate during wartime, but fine armor wouldn't—it would only appreciate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was precisely because he understood the value of 2 gold coins that Malin couldn't help but exclaim in front of Grom, his gaze at Gauss now filled with envy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gauss was also deeply shocked internally, but he maintained a calm expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already guessed this stone was valuable—he just hadn't expected it to be this valuable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the barely contained envy and jealousy in Malin's eyes, he couldn't help but feel a little smug.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his past memories, though Malin had treated him decently—unlike other apprentices, often chatting with him—Gauss could still detect a subtle condescending pity in his attitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though not overt, it occasionally leaked through in casual words and gestures, like a city dweller inquiring about rural life just to highlight their own superiority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That said, Malin wasn't a bad person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, their situations seemed reversed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gauss pressed his lips together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apparently, even in this other world, there was a saying: \"You fear your brother suffers, but also fear he drives a luxury car.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you want to sell it, go to Widow's Lane. There's a stone house with a 'Thorn Cottage' sign—the shopkeeper there buys magical items. Of course, if you know other knowledgeable buyers, you could trade directly with them too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grom shrugged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>2 gold coins was a fortune to ordinary people, but to him, it was nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His earlier surprise wasn't about the Life Magic Stone itself, but that a greenhorn like Gauss—a bottom-rung adventurer—could produce such a \"treasure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, Gauss bringing in that pile of secondhand weapons as spoils had already been unexpected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Shopkeeper.\" Gauss was deeply grateful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no connections right now, and Grom was the most knowledgeable person he knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shopkeeper, may I... ask a few more questions?\" Gauss hesitated, feeling somewhat embarrassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Repeated inquiries made him seem less like a seller and more like someone fishing for information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go ahead.\" Grom didn't seem to mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you know about professionals? I'd like to learn how to become a mage professional.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Gauss's question, Grom's gaze gained a probing glint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simply asking this revealed much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An ordinary person wouldn't specify the mage profession unless they already knew they had the talent for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And how would one confirm that? By awakening mana and mastering spells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now Grom understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder Gauss had brought so many spoils. If he was already on the path to becoming a professional, such gains—while still somewhat excessive—were at least explainable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come with me.\" Grom glanced at Malin, who was eavesdropping with keen interest, then led Gauss toward the inner courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So unfair, Shopkeeper.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gauss glimpsed Malin muttering complaints, his face full of resentment, and secretly smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the inner courtyard, apprentices were vigorously forging at several furnaces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sharp clangs of hammers on anvils grew piercing over time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grom pushed open a small door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Gauss had worked briefly at the smithy, this was his first time entering Grom's private quarters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon entering, Gauss instinctively surveyed the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze soon locked onto a full suit of plate armor beside the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was an intricately structured yet powerfully beautiful heavy armor, composed of dozens of components meticulously connected by hinges, straps, and rivets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silver-white plating, the peaked helmet extending into engraved cheek guards, the central breastplate rising like an inverted hull—its midline protruded like a shark's dorsal fin or frozen waves, reflecting a cold metallic sheen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Layered pauldrons resembling dragon scales, gauntlets, steel-plated gloves, rigid greaves...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So magnificent...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though devoid of gold inlays or ornate engravings, this armor radiated a minimalist yet functional brutality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If ordinary full plate armor was worth at least 15 houses, this set hidden in the shopkeeper's room might be worth 50!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Gauss's instinctive estimate—and the longer he observed, the more certain he became of its exorbitant value.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the \"cheap goods\" outside, even the material of this armor seemed different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shopkeeper... you're definitely no ordinary man, are you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gauss's gaze at Grom took on an indescribable nuance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem, don't look at me like that. I'm just a simple blacksmith now.\" Grom grew slightly uncomfortable under his intense stare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Though, as everyone knows, it's only natural for a proper blacksmith to know a thing or two about professionals.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gauss nodded repeatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, if you say so, Shopkeeper—who am I to disagree?\u003C\u002Fp>",1086,"2026-06-03T09:23:13.161Z","2026-06-03T09:23:16.283Z",1,"novelbin.me","4dd06fb050bf76bf40e9f20808553a13877493a09a2c727325509b05d3086ec3","i-am-not-goblin-slayer-chapter-20","i-am-not-goblin-slayer-chapter-18",414,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-am-not-goblin-slayer-cover.jpg"]