I'm not Goblin Slayer

Chapter 1 Adventurer's Manual

Emerald Forest, Gray Rock Town.

In the early morning, the wind blowing from the forest woke up this gray border town.

"Dingling bell——"

The small wind chimes hanging on the window frame swayed and collided, making a crisp sound.

Goss sat on the crate bed, stretched out his hand to press the linen under his body, feeling the feedback feedback from the thick thatch under the rough cloth, and remained silent for a long time.

Fragments of memories from the past kept pouring out of his mind. The memories of the young hunter who left home to work hard and the memories of the college student who had just graduated and joined the workforce were entangled, causing him to fall into some kind of chaos.

Who am I? Where am I? Is this a dream?
As if to confirm, he stood up, walked to the window and looked out.

The morning fog has not completely dissipated, and the caravan truck made a squeaking sound on the sandstone road. A woman held a clay pot under her arm and placed goods on the display rack outside her shop. The apprentice of the blacksmith shop opened the door and hung a wooden sign for business.

What comes face to face is a street scene that is completely different from the previous life and full of the atmosphere of another world.

Everything was telling him that he had traveled through time and came to a new world.

Gauss was stunned.

If the memory in my mind is correct, it seems that this world is still full of fantasy and magical powers.

Whether it is goblins, kobolds, and mud monsters that the common people at the bottom may come into contact with, or dragons and devils that can threaten the survival of the kingdom, they are all real and not just fictional stories passed down by the bard group.

In addition to a wide variety of monsters, there are also professionals who master magic and combat skills, mages, warlocks, warriors, druids, rangers, etc.

Thinking about this, Gauss's somewhat gloomy heart couldn't help but beat faster.

Although it is not easy for ordinary people in this world to become professionals, he did not come empty-handed.

Coming into this world with him was his golden finger, a magical book that only existed in his brain - "The Adventurer's Handbook".

[Attribute Panel][Monster Illustrated Book][Map]

The appearance of this book in his mind greatly increased the sense of security for Gauss who suddenly traveled to a different world.

Name: Gauss

Strength: 5 (kinetic energy output such as strength, weight bearing, explosive power, etc.)
Agility: 5 (body flexibility, dynamic coordination ability)
Physique: 5 (endurance, physical fitness, trauma recovery, cardiorespiratory metabolism) )
Intelligence: 6 (memory, thinking, mental power)

Perception: 5 (senses, intuition, judgment)

Charm: 5 (temperament, affinity, appearance)
Skills: None

The attribute panel page records various values ​​about him. Except for intelligence, which is 6, the others are all 5.

His physical condition is mediocre, and 5 points should be the average attribute level of the general public.

Maybe the 6 points of intelligence is related to time travel?
Shaking his head, Gauss then looked at the monster illustration.

The monster illustration is divided into ordinary, elite, commander, lord, legend and?? according to the threat level.

The only thing he can look at now is the Monster Manual in the general section. The following pages are stuck together and he cannot open them.

Unfortunately, even the normal interface is still gray.

When you randomly click on a dark icon, a prompt will pop up saying "The target has not been killed yet, and the path to the corresponding target illustration cannot be illuminated for the time being."

"Tip, the illustration accumulation is divided into single species and all monsters. Each time you reach the corresponding illustration accumulation number target, you can receive the rewards of the corresponding stage."

It seems that he needs to kill the monster first, and then he can completely unlock the monster illustration and obtain the rewards of various stages.

Gauss nodded thoughtfully.

Then he looked at the last "map".

He concentrated on it, and a map quickly appeared in his mind.

The center of the image should be his own position.

The location is a simplified icon of a stone house.

"The building can be named."

"Sofia Hotel." He thought silently in his heart, and soon the building was named.

There are very few lit areas on the map, only the area near him.

Other places were shrouded in fog. Based on his intuition, he felt that it should be related to the degree of exploration.

He has not left the room yet, so naturally he cannot collect information to improve the map.

As his exploration of the surrounding environment deepens, the map should continue to light up.

After checking out the various functions of Goldfinger, Gauss was convinced.

After packing his personal luggage, he walked downstairs.

"Sofia, a breakfast, thank you."

The first floor is the dining area and the front desk, with several empty log tables. This building, which he named Sophia Hostel on the map, is actually more like some of the youth hostels he converted from private houses in his previous life, serving freelancers like him who have no fixed residence.

The rental methods are divided into short-term rental and monthly rental.

The daily rent for a single room is 2 copper coins, and the monthly rent is 30 copper coins per month, which is very cheap compared to the tavern.

In addition, for an additional fee, the store manager Sophia can also provide meals.

Breakfast is 1 copper coin per portion, and main meals such as lunch and dinner are 2 copper coins per portion.

The price is low and can fill your stomach, but don’t have any additional requirements for the dishes.

Of course, you don’t want to see meaty food. Brown bread, homemade pickles, wild vegetable soup, stewed beans, and oatmeal are the most common dishes on weekdays.

"Okay." A plump blond woman emerged from under the cabinet at the front desk. She looked to be close to thirty years old, but her appearance did not look old. Instead, she had the charm of a mature woman. "Little Gauss, did you oversleep today?"

"Yes, I couldn't sleep last night, and there were obviously fewer preys to catch." Gauss just found an empty wooden table and sat down.

"Then you should also pay attention to rest."

Not long after, Sofia heated up the dishes prepared in advance and handed them over.

Today’s breakfast is brown bread and vegetable stew.

The brown bread on the plate has been cut into slices and looks very hard.

Seeing that Sophia had returned to the kitchen, Gauss picked up a piece of bread and knocked it on the dinner plate. The moment the black bread slices collided with the wooden dinner plate, they made a crisp banging sound.

Is this thing really edible?

He looked at the unknown stone-like object in his hand suspiciously. If he looked carefully, he seemed to be able to see tiny pieces of wood mixed in it.

Never mind!
According to the eating method in his memory, he put the brown bread into the boiling vegetable soup.

After a while, the black bread was finally soaked and softened, soaked up with soup, and turned into something that looked edible.

Scoop out a piece with a wooden spoon, put it in the soup and put it into your mouth.

Chewed it several times and swallowed it.

As the food passed through the throat, there was a sticky and disgusting taste, with a slight discomfort in the throat.

Huh? This taste, this texture... is really not delicious.

Even though Gauss was mentally prepared, it was still more unpalatable than he imagined.

There is no way. In his previous life, he lived in a world with abundant supplies. Even if he was just an ordinary migrant worker, his three meals a day were much better than the vital signs maintenance meal at the bottom of this other world.

Gauss numbly finished his first meal in his life in another world.

In the voice of concern from the store manager Sophia, "Be careful along the way", he waved his hand and officially embarked on a journey to another world.

The rising sun has climbed to the spiers of the distant mountains.

The early morning sun shone on the gray stone roofs of Gray Rock Town, and this border town next to the Emerald Forest began to become lively.

There are people coming and going on the streets. In addition to businessmen doing transactions and acquisitions, you can also see groups of suspected adventurers from time to time. Of course, the largest number are free practitioners like the original person.

He was originally a half-baked hunter who made a living by hunting. His daily job was to hang out in the outermost areas of the Emerald Forest and lay some hunting traps.

If you catch hares, pheasants and other prey, each one can be sold for 20 copper coins, because meat is a relatively expensive commodity in this world for the common people at the bottom.

However, the hunting results depend on luck. There are not many hunters active in the outer reaches of the Emerald Forest. The hunting resources are not as abundant as imagined due to competition.

When he was lucky, Gauss caught up to three hares a day and earned a daily salary of 5 or 60 copper coins.

If you are unlucky, you may not be able to open for four to five days or even longer.

Fortunately, after he placed the trap, he could also pick wild vegetables, wild fruits, and medicinal materials on the outskirts of the forest along the way, so that he would not return empty-handed with random harvests.

Coupled with the fact that I can occasionally do odd jobs, purchasing some agricultural products from the village and setting up stalls in the town to sell them piecemeal, life is actually not that difficult.

It has been a year since I left home, and I have been able to save a small amount of money by relying on my ancestral trap-making skills and my diligent and frugal habits.

3 silver coins and 65 copper coins.

His goal of saving money is to buy a house in a small town, and the cheapest house in the town costs more than 90 silver coins. Coupled with the various house taxes that need to be paid continuously in the future, his savings are actually quite far behind. It can be said that without adventure, he would have to work hard for at least another thirty years to buy a house.

Greystone Town is located in the border area, but it is not in a village after all. In addition, it is adjacent to the Emerald Forest. There are many adventurers and caravans coming and going. The business is prosperous and the services are complete. It is naturally not an easy task for ordinary people to own a house here.

But it is precisely because of this that the original person, who was forced to leave home and work independently, wanted to buy real estate here and settle down, so as to prove to his family that he was successful.

"It's a pity that the money you have worked hard to save for more than a year to buy a house will be used by me today." Gauss shook his head, seeming to be talking to himself.

He went out today not to continue hunting, but to kill a monster to light up the monster illustration and see what special rewards he would get later.

He wants to break away from his status as a low-level free practitioner. At present, his hope lies in this "Adventurer's Manual".

(End of this chapter)