[{"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-46":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},1030636,1343,"Chapter 46: The Dock and the Disappearing Water Ghosts","i-am-not-goblin-slayer-chapter-46",46,"\u003Cp>“Are we almost there?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Should be. Let me check.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At noon in the wilderness, on a seemingly endless narrow path, several figures followed a cart-pulling old horse, moving slowly forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gauss walked while observing the surroundings—not admiring the scenery, but comparing it with the map in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wherever he walked, the surrounding area on his map would light up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, when traveling outside, he habitually named and marked landmarks or places with obvious features as he passed them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made the map information look richer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Currently, except for the Grayrock Town area, the rest of the map was pitch black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From Grayrock Town as the center, several winding paths were lit, each connecting to multiple villages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This map feature didn’t seem very useful at first, but when you’re lost in a vast sea of trees or endless wilderness with no man-made structures in sight, you truly appreciate knowing exactly where you are and how far the nearest town is.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You never have to worry about getting lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This itself was a powerful skill, especially for low-level adventurers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, when he became a professional with enough strength to explore more complex ruins, secret realms, dungeons, and so on, the map would bring even greater help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mazes, caves, underground worlds, sea adventures—no matter the environment, as long as he passed through, he would never lose his way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After casually marking a water source, he exited the mental map.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before his eyes, the shimmering outline of a great river appeared in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was their destination for this mission, the Ennis River.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, the task was to clear out a group of water ghosts lurking along the riverbank, about twenty in number. The team needed to search around the dock and kill the monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the second mission after the heavy rain; the previous one was clearing skeletons in the graveyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ordinary skeletons were by far the weakest monsters he had encountered so far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, there weren’t many, and Gauss had already killed a lot—only eight in the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also, skeleton-related commissions were rare, so it was lucky for Gauss and the others to get this one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Probably because skeletons were so weak that villagers didn’t even need to pay adventurers; they could just grab a pitchfork and handle them themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were the pure shame of monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, those eight skeletons helped advance Gauss’s monster kill count a little. Now he was just ten kills away from the 50 total monster kills goal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten monsters sounded like something achievable in a single mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone be careful. This heavy rain might have brought some strange creatures besides the water ghosts,” Levin warned as usual before formally entering the dock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gauss nodded in response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many monsters already hid in the river, and with continuous rain, it was indeed possible that creatures from elsewhere had been brought here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above the dock along the riverbank’s high ground sat a small fishing village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below was a flat wooden pier, with dozens of small boats moored at the dock. Underneath the boats, colorful aquatic plants swayed, and sunlight pierced the water’s surface, creating a breathtaking view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sailors, dockworkers, and fishermen labored diligently on the dock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Looks like nothing unusual.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long look from their elevated position, they could see the entire riverbank scenery nearby but apparently found no water ghosts lurking as described in the commission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s ask in the tavern first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group headed toward the village’s only tavern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This mission had been issued by a trade guild from Grayrock Town, which also managed this dock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tavern belonged to the same guild.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking for someone in the tavern was definitely the right move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Merfolk Tavern.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tavern sign depicted a beautiful fairy with a fish tail for a lower body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even during the day, the tavern was already bustling with noise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Workers eating meals, merchants drinking, and some locals chatting and toasting each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Squeak—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accompanied by the grating sound of door hinges, the door opened, letting blinding sunlight spill into the dim and noisy tavern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sudden movement attracted everyone’s attention inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the gaze of everyone, a group of fully armed men and women entered the tavern with measured, heavy footsteps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leader was a burly man with a serious expression. Walking forward, he seemed like a cold, hard wall. The people following him looked equally intimidating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their presence made most of those present instinctively avert their eyes and return to their own business.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The previously noisy atmosphere dropped in volume, as if someone had suddenly called for silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gauss observed without leaving a trace and deliberately looked seriously at Levin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought to himself that he had learned something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Properly putting on a tough front could reduce unnecessary trouble from others, especially in a tavern full of all kinds of people. If you looked too easy to bully, drunken ruffians might come pick a fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he didn’t know was that, to others in the tavern, he looked even less approachable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leather armor, round shield, long sword at his waist—except for his striking emerald eyes, he seemed ordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But anyone who met his gaze would unconsciously feel a strange pressure slowly rising deep from their mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the oppression caused by a mental strength rating of seven on ordinary people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Gauss didn’t intend it, this sometimes happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You must be the adventurers who took the commission. I’m Harvey, the owner here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hello.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After standing in the hall for a while, the tavern owner soon came over to meet them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s talk inside the VIP room.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To avoid disturbing the tavern’s normal business, the owner led them to the VIP private room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We haven’t seen any water ghosts. Didn’t you say there were about twenty lurking by the riverbank?” Gauss asked casually after the door closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh...” Hearing Gauss’s question, tavern owner Harvey showed a bit of embarrassment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After meeting his gaze, he felt an unnamed pressure and quietly looked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That was true before, but yesterday some sailors from the village had a few drinks and, fueled by the alcohol, went to kill the water ghosts.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Killed them all?” Gauss asked instinctively, thinking their trip might have been for nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harvey shook his head with a bitter smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course not. A few sailors were injured. They left behind two water ghost corpses, but the rest disappeared somewhere. They haven’t appeared along the riverbank since then.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Many merchant ships will dock here soon to unload goods. Warriors, can you help us quickly search for the hiding water ghosts and wipe them out completely?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group looked at each other in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were somewhat speechless—what were those drunkards doing, stirring up the snakes?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now the water ghosts were frightened and hiding, which only increased their workload for no reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps seeing the silence, Harvey spoke again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How about this: I’ll apply for an extra commission from the guild and offer you an additional 20 silver coins as compensation?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, everyone started reconsidering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Water ghosts were relatively high-reward monsters, which was why they chose this task.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The original commission was 1 silver coin per water ghost. Now with the extra 20 silver coins plus potential loot from the water ghosts, the total reward might surge to 60 silver coins or more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That could mean over 10 silver coins each.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, earning over 10 silver coins from a single mission was quite substantial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We need to discuss it further.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, let me know once you have a decision.” Harvey left the room tactfully, giving them space to talk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you think?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“An extra 20 silver coins makes it worth continuing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Besides, we can also scavenge plenty of loot from the water ghosts—their weapons, supplies collected from shipwrecks, even their gallbladders, internal organs, tongues, and brains can be used to make venom materials.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If no one objects, let’s proceed with the mission.” Levin nodded after collecting everyone’s opinions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But everyone be cautious. I have a bad feeling about this.” Since arriving nearby, Levin felt his chest tight and a restless irritation lingering in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His instincts as a shield soldier seemed to be kicking in again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he couldn’t quite explain what the feeling meant, so he warned the team again to be careful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone nodded but didn’t take his unease too seriously; after all, Levin often reminded them like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gauss was still pondering whether he could push harder to complete the last ten monster kills this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Total monster kills: 40\u002F50\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Monster kill types: 3\u002F5 (Goblin, Slime Slimes, Ordinary Skeletons)\u003C\u002Fp>",1430,"2026-06-03T09:23:13.161Z","2026-06-03T09:23:16.283Z",1,"novelbin.me","5111ed416de9c26850841a3df71243adfc54be0cb1cb3c07307ec6feeab59b5b","i-am-not-goblin-slayer-chapter-47","i-am-not-goblin-slayer-chapter-45",414,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-am-not-goblin-slayer-cover.jpg"]