[{"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-24":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},1030614,1343,"Chapter 24: The One-of-a-Kind Bottom-Rank Adventurer","i-am-not-goblin-slayer-chapter-24",24,"\u003Cp>\"Magic Missile proficiency +1\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ring 1 Spell: Magic Missile lv1 (4\u002F10)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So tired.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Successfully cast a spell once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, it was better than the last when his mana was completely drained; at least he wasn’t paralyzed, but his spirit still felt very fatigued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the fatigue from multiple failed spell attempts is rated as 1, then the fatigue from successfully casting a spell that heavily consumes mana is about 5.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lay down to rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After resting for over half an hour this time, he finally felt the chaotic, mushy exhaustion in his mind subside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His intelligence attribute of 7 was still working.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, his mana was steadily increasing daily, albeit slowly, but it was stable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Increasing little by little every day was very reassuring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, even though his mana continued to grow, it was still too little for the level 1 Magic Missile at this stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had only awakened his mana for about a week, at most, and needed more time to fully digest the advantages brought by his spiritual attribute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is there a way to reduce the mana consumption of Magic Missile?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he couldn’t quickly increase mana intake for now, Gauss had to think about cutting back on expenditure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, he felt the full power of the Magic Missile was a bit excessive for him, and a lot of mana was wasted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take goblins for example. Not to mention killing ordinary goblins, even the large goblin could be overwhelmed by the Magic Missile’s power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gauss suspected that 30-50% of the Magic Missile’s power would be more than enough to kill that large goblin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for ordinary goblins, maybe just 10% power would suffice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this was just his intuitive judgment, and he wasn’t sure how accurate it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why not try to see if it was achievable?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he limited the mana output power to 10%, or even 80-90%, it would be fine, as long as it could slow the exhaustion and emptiness from heavy mana consumption in a short time, allowing faster practice cycles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, the current training cycles were too long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rested again for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the mana in his body slowly recovered, Gauss began to act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He closed his eyes and concentrated again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he had just successfully cast once recently, this time finding the spellcasting feeling was smooth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he didn’t rush to complete the entire casting path along the intuition; instead, he actively cut off the process as soon as the mana started flowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It sounded easy, but in reality, the act of cutting off was far more complicated than it sounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the spellcasting started, the magic flow seemed to move forward with some inertia, and interrupting this process required very strong control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, his spiritual attribute was strong again, and he succeeded in cutting off the flow on his first try.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, he needed to finely control it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To crudely put it, a spell was like a pre-designed program. Normal casting only required finding the correct spellcasting feeling—inputting the right commands—to make the program run automatically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The difficult part of magic was building this spell \"program\" in consciousness according to the books and teachings left by predecessors, following their \"tutorials.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this presented a problem: if one relied solely on this magic \"black box,\" the mage could not finely control the spell itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want to intercept some mana the moment I prepare to cast.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gauss had a sense of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he could cut off the mana flow, he naturally could intercept some.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The difficulty was how much to intercept, whether the timing was right, and doing so without interfering with the normal spell operation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Keep going!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From then on, Gauss continued the cycle of repeated failure, persistent attempts, rest, mana recovery, and practice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the sun set and the afterglow dyed the grassland, he barely managed to limit the Magic Missile's output power to about 95%.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For now, he could only intercept 5% of the mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Intercept a little more, and the mana wouldn’t flow smoothly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though 5% seemed small, it was a huge improvement; at first, it was only 1%, and after continuous attempts, it slowly reached this level, proving he was on the right path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His idea was feasible; now he just needed to keep working in this direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rubbing his sunken stomach, he packed his belongings and turned toward the town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, five sunrises and sunsets passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gauss went out early and returned late every day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Patiently, he practiced spells silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Magic Missile proficiency steadily increased under his diligent training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magic Missile lv2 (1\u002F20).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides the proficiency upgrade, his mana had grown significantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he took the mana consumed by a full-power Magic Missile at the very beginning as one standard unit, his previous mana reserve was roughly at that one-unit level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, his mana reserve quietly reached 1.5 standard units, a full 50% increase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this was just a rough estimation he made himself, relying on personal feeling; it might not be very precise but was roughly accurate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the power limitation training of Magic Missile, he could now only reach 60% output power, which he called 0.6 standard unit mana Magic Missile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his mana reserve, he could roughly cast two 0.6 standard unit Magic Missiles and still have 0.3 standard units of mana left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The later it got, the harder it became to limit power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because casting Magic Missile required a certain mana threshold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using Gauss’s past life knowledge as an analogy, it was like a fuel car; no matter how much engineers optimized the engine to reduce fuel consumption, it always required a certain amount of fuel, and the harder it was to optimize as time went on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Practice will pause for now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ending this short training akin to a cultivation retreat, Gauss breathed a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The five days of training passed quickly but were exhausting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every day, he continuously consumed mana, fatigued his spirit, recovered, and consumed again—truly a repeated mental torment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had promised himself to rest after finishing the Birch Village commission task,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but in the end, he only made himself more tired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gauss couldn’t help but laugh helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, this stage of training was effective, and the suffering was not in vain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he complained outwardly, he knew in his heart this exhaustion was worth it; every drop of sweat now would become strength in future crises.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, through training, he had initially gained some ability to kill powerful enemies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A 0.6 standard unit Magic Missile was enough to easily kill the large goblin from before, and he could use this attack twice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he could return to that night, he definitely wouldn’t be so helpless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having some self-protection ability relieved much pressure in Gauss’s heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, ever since he transmigrated into this world, an underlying sense of urgency had been pushing him forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was precisely because of this unease that he desperately wanted to master various magics and blades to arm and protect himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, the reserved Magic Missile was enough to give him a certain sense of security.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the powerful destructive force of Magic Missile, just from an offensive standpoint, he should be unmatched among unpromoted low-level adventurers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evaluating his combat power, Gauss, who had been steadily practicing magic for days, felt an itch to fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why not find a few goblins to practice on? Test the results of his training?\u003C\u002Fp>",1247,"2026-06-03T09:23:13.161Z","2026-06-03T09:23:16.283Z",1,"novelbin.me","bdee5d18627fba75c1f48ff2c60b58693050aaf244c618559da592ea0caa8b7c","i-am-not-goblin-slayer-chapter-25","i-am-not-goblin-slayer-chapter-23",414,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-am-not-goblin-slayer-cover.jpg"]