Chapter Summaries

Gauss and his team reached Lawrence Camp and secured a ballista and Alchemy Bombs before heading into the Heron Mountain Range to hunt the goblins. At the goblin stronghold, the surviving Goblin Bat Rider warned the Boss Goblin about Gauss just as a thunderous blast shook the camp, convincing the rider that Gauss had arrived.

• Gauss led his team to Lawrence Camp, where Captain Miller authorized them to borrow the ballista from the armory.
• Gauss dismantled the ballista and stored it, then accepted three Alchemy Bombs from Miller.
• The next morning, Gauss and his team left their mounts at Lawrence Camp and headed deeper into the wilderness.
• At the goblin stronghold, the surviving Goblin Bat Rider told the Boss Goblin that Gauss was a dangerous threat, but the Boss Goblin dismissed its warning.
• A thunderous blast shook the stronghold, and the Goblin Bat Rider believed Gauss had arrived.

Gauss’s ambush devastated the goblin camp with explosions, a ballista strike, and burning, poisonous debris. Grak was left unconscious as the surviving goblins panicked inside the smoke-filled valley, while Gauss watched the numbers of his gains rise.

• Grak ordered the Old Shaman to calm the survivors and sent Kaga out through the valley fissure to find and distract the enemy while the goblins dug through the blocked exit.
• A ballista bolt struck Kaga’s bat, and Gauss captured the fallen rider in the forest, planted an Alchemy Bomb inside him, and sent him back toward the camp.
• Kaga’s bomb detonated in the middle of the camp, shattering the Old Shaman’s barrier, badly injuring Grak, and throwing the goblins into panic.
• Burning, fuel-soaked logs and poisonous smoke filled the enclosed valley, turning the camp into a deadly furnace.
• Gauss watched the rising numbers of his gains beyond the mountains.

Gauss and his companions destroyed a goblin stronghold by burning its mountain cave, killing a Commander Grade Goblin Chieftain and earning major talent upgrades. After Gauss reached Class Rank 4 and Alya advanced to Level 3, the party returned to Lawrence's Camp, where the locals welcomed them and a bard began writing about Gauss.

• Gauss and his companions kept the mountain cave burning until notifications confirmed the deaths of the Goblin Shaman and Commander Grade Goblin Chieftain.
• Gauss unlocked the Path of the Commander, upgraded Energy Gland into the Blue Quality talent Special Stomach, and advanced Tough Scale Bloodline to Commander Grade.
• Gauss broke through to Class Rank 4, while Theron and Shadow remained at their current levels and Alya advanced from Level 2 to Level 3.
• Alya's Animal Companions grew stronger, and the party prepared to return the ballista to Lawrence's Camp and collect their reward.
• Bard Matt exaggerated the goblins' destruction into a tale about the Gauss Furnace, then watched Gauss return to camp and began writing about him.
• A little girl gave Gauss a bouquet of wildflowers, which he accepted and smelled.

Gauss and his party traveled to Sena City to exchange their commission rewards, and they reached the coastal city after several days on the road. On their first day, they intervened when local children bullied two sea-folk siblings, then continued toward the Adventurer's Guild.

• Gauss returned Miller's ballista and thanked him for lending it and the Alchemy Bombs that helped defeat the Goblin Chieftain.
• Gauss chose Sena City in Coral Bay as the party's destination, and Theron described the dangers and wonders of the sea during their journey west.
• After several days of travel, the party saw the sea and Sena City's vast harbor from a coastal ridge, then entered the bustling city.
• Shadow confronted boys who were bullying two sea-folk siblings, and Gauss made the boys apologize before escorting the siblings home to their father.
• Gauss and his party reached the white building of the Adventurer's Guild.

Gauss met with Adele at the Sena City Adventurer's Guild to submit proof that his party had completed the Black Fang Tribe's commission and learned why the guild could not locate the commission site in the Emerald Forest. Adele presented the special rewards, and Gauss eagerly considered which spells to choose.

• Gauss examined the wanted posters in the guild and memorized the faces of the criminals before presenting his identity badge and the Black Fang Tribe's commission letter at the counter.
• Adele arrived from the third floor and invited Gauss and his party to a soundproof VIP room to discuss their commission.
• Gauss asked why the guild had received advance notice about him but could not pinpoint the commission's location, and Adele explained that the Emerald Forest's barrier blocked detection and divination.
• Adele praised Gauss's party for defeating a Level 6 Goblin Chieftain and more than a thousand goblins, then laid out the rewards they could claim.
• Gauss studied the spell list and considered choosing powerful 3rd Ring spells, especially Fireball and Vampiric Touch, despite being only Level 4.

Gauss and his party chose their rewards for completing the commission, with Gauss selecting spells, magic clay, a larger storage bag, and swordsmanship training. Shadow postponed choosing her rewards, and Gauss planned a celebration where he could discuss whether she would stay with the party.

• Gauss chose Fireball and Fly, then exchanged points for magic clay, a Medium Storage Bag, and a Professional Swordsmanship Skill Book with instruction from a level-5-or-higher Swordsman.
• Alya exchanged points for a Creature Bag and a Druid Oak Staff, along with Attribute Enhancement and Plant Growth spells.
• Theron chose Food Creation Art and Mass Healing Word, then spent 100 points on a Foldable House for the party.
• Shadow asked Adele for two more days to decide on her exchanges, and Adele allowed her to return later.
• Adele revealed that she would teach Gauss swordsmanship, and Gauss left the Guild wondering whether Shadow would remain with the party.
• Gauss proposed a celebratory gathering and said he had something to discuss; the four rented rooms at an inn and met again after nightfall.

Gauss invited Shadow to join the Gauss Squad, and she accepted, becoming its fourth official member. The next day, Gauss went to the Adventurer’s Guild for swordsmanship training with Adele, who discovered that his abilities were far more unusual than she expected.

• At the Siren's Song, Gauss invited Shadow to become the Gauss Squad’s fourth official member, and Shadow accepted.
• Alya welcomed Shadow, and Gauss, Alya, Theron, and Shadow toasted their expanded squad.
• The next morning, Gauss and Shadow went to the Adventurer’s Guild, where Shadow arranged to choose a reward and Gauss met Adele for private instruction.
• Adele took Gauss to a special training room and revealed that she was a Master Swordsman.
• When Adele asked Gauss to demonstrate his strength, he transformed with golden eyes and Dragon-like scales and formed an Energy Dragon Claw, leaving Adele questioning whether he was truly a Spellcaster.

Gauss sparred with Adele, whose White Falcon Sword Skill pierced his defenses despite his strength and rapid healing. After calling a halt, Adele offered to teach him the technique and explained that the Adventurer's Guild had identified him as a key candidate for development, then revealed that she came from the White Wave Family in Wefs.

• Gauss and Adele exchanged spells and sword attacks, and Adele's White Falcon Slash cut through his defenses before his wounds quickly healed.
• After a prolonged fight, Adele stopped the spar, and Gauss reflected on how Master Professionals integrated their abilities into a seamless whole.
• Adele praised Gauss's strength and offered to teach him an advanced technique from the White Falcon Sword Skill, which he accepted.
• Adele told Gauss that the Adventurer's Guild had been monitoring him as a potential pillar of the Guild and humanity.
• Adele explained why the Guild avoided giving promising adventurers excessive help and revealed that her family, the White Wave Family in Wefs, trained its heirs through adventuring.

Adele offered Gauss an alliance with the Vevs Family, but he refused the marriage and child-rearing conditions attached to it. She then began teaching him the White Falcon Sword Technique, and Gauss learned its breathing method far faster than she expected; they planned to continue training the next day.

• Adele explained her history with the Vevs Family and invited Gauss to join its network in exchange for an engagement and having the family raise his first child.
• Gauss declined the offer, and Adele accepted his decision without pressing him.
• Adele began teaching Gauss the White Falcon Sword Technique by guiding him to sense and control his inner breath.
• Gauss used the scroll to perceive the energies in his body and mastered the breathing method in one day.
• Adele praised Gauss's extraordinary progress and asked whether he could continue training the next day.

Gauss completed his training in the White Falcon Sword Skill under Adele, and a Swordsman class core began forming without conflict with his Magic User core. After reuniting for nearby quests, Gauss Squad chose a mission targeting Beach Goblin pirates near the Tidal Cave.

• Adele praised Gauss's rapid mastery of the White Falcon Sword Skill, accepted his thanks, and invited him and his teammates to dinner.
• Gauss realized his Swordsman class core was forming without the usual conflict with his Magic User core and kept the Adventurer's Handbook's role secret from Adele.
• The next day, Gauss Squad met again and headed to the Adventurer's Guild to pick nearby quests.
• A receptionist recognized Gauss and gave the squad VIP treatment, including quest crystals, snacks, tea, and coffee.
• Gauss found a quest asking adventurers to eliminate Beach Goblin pirates near the Tidal Cave.

Gauss Squad accepted a commission to exterminate Beach Goblins near the Tidal Cave and sailed aboard the Seagull toward their waters. As Gauss learned about the sea and its dangers, a goblin harpoon attacked him, and he caught it with one hand.

• Alya guessed that Gauss wanted the Beach Goblin commission, and she explained his preference for goblin quests to Shadow.
• Gauss Squad accepted the commission and rode to a small coastal dock to meet Captain Fern and board the Seagull.
• Fern described how the Beach Goblins attacked ships, and the Seagull set sail with Gauss Squad aboard.
• Fern told Gauss about the islands and treasure legends around Coral Bay while the party explored the ship and settled in.
• A Beach Goblin launched a harpoon at Gauss, and he caught it calmly in his hand.

Gauss and his companions defended the Seagull from a large Sandfin Merman attack, with Gauss’s swordsmanship turning the battle into an easy victory. The crew thanked him, and Captain Fern offered Gauss Squad an eighty-twenty share of the spoils.

• Fern identified the attackers as Sandfin Mermen and ordered the sailors to take cover and cut their boarding ropes.
• Gauss charged the fishmen, using his newly mastered White Falcon Sword Technique to kill them while protecting the sailors.
• Alya and the other two joined the fight, and Gauss defeated the hidden Sandfin Merman Priestess after she cast a Human Stasis Spell.
• The crew finished the battle with only one sailor lightly injured, and Gauss received an upgraded title for killing the Sandfin Mermen.
• Captain Fern thanked Gauss and offered Gauss Squad eighty percent of the spoils, which Gauss questioned as potentially too little for the crew.

Gauss and the Seagull’s crew reached the Tidal Cave and lured the Beach Goblin pirates into attacking their ship. After the goblins rammed the Seagull and swarmed aboard, Gauss’s presence frightened them as the boarding battle began.

• Gauss shared the monster loot with the sailors, and the Seagull sailed toward the Black Sea Reef Area.
• Fern guided the Seagull safely through the reefs to the Tidal Cave, where Gauss Squad prepared to attack after the tide receded.
• Gauss spotted Beach Goblins launching boats and rafts, and their pirate force surrounded the Seagull.
• Gauss used Wind Dance to deflect many stink bombs, while Fern ordered the ballistae to fire on the swordfish towing the goblin speedboats.
• The Goblin Mothership rammed the Seagull, and Alya used vines to lash the ships together as goblins boarded.
• Fern led the sailors into battle, and Gauss’s aura made nearby goblins freeze in fear while the sailors struck them down.

Gauss and the sailors defeated a huge tribe of Beach Goblins, though the battle damaged the Seagull. The ship anchored by an island for repairs, where Gauss and his companions heard a beast roar from the mountains.

• Gauss boarded the goblin mothership, summoned Clay Beach Goblins, and killed the goblin chiefs and the other enemies with his sword and Dagger Cloud.
• The sailors noticed Gauss’s overwhelming strength as the goblin ship became a blood-soaked wreck, while his Clay Creatures pursued fleeing goblins into the sea.
• The battle ended with nearly all the goblins dead, the sailors wounded but without serious casualties, and the Seagull damaged by the collision.
• Fern learned that Gauss was still Level 4 and treated him with greater deference; Gauss returned to his room with Alya and Shadow while Theron tended to the injured.
• The Seagull anchored near the island of the Tidal Cave so its crew could repair the breach, and Gauss warned his companions after a beast roared from the mountains.

Gauss and his companions left a mysterious island after discovering signs of volcanic activity and possible mass graves, then returned to Sena City with valuable spoils and an unusual treasure map. At the harbor, they saw a powerful adventurer connected to the Wefs name, and one of his entourage approached them.

• Shadow returned from scouting with Sulfur and Necromancy Mushrooms, leading Gauss to suspect the island had an active volcano and unexplained corpses.
• Theron unfolded his Foldable House, and Gauss, Shadow, and Alya rested there while the crew kept watch; an overnight tremor unsettled everyone.
• The Seagull left the island and sailed back toward Sena City with valuable loot from the Goblin pirates.
• Fern gave Gauss sea charts and a worn treasure map, which Gauss decided to examine later with Comprehend Languages.
• At Sena City's harbor, Gauss learned that the Great Serpent Adventurer Group was led by Kidd Wefs and watched a serpentine-eyed man depart before one of his companions approached.

Gauss refused William’s offer to recruit him and Theron into the Great Serpent Adventurer Group’s core division because the group would not accept all of his companions. Meanwhile, Kidd faced pressure from the Vevs Family elders over his growing influence and the Sea Elders, while the elders learned Gauss had rejected his invitation.

• William invited Gauss and Theron to join the Great Serpent Adventurer Group’s core combat division but said Alya and Shadow did not meet its requirements.
• Gauss refused to split up his team, and he promised his companions they would build a greater adventurer group of their own.
• Kidd learned Gauss had refused his offer and went to the Vevs Family council chamber, where Lawrence Wefs and Lady Marjorie challenged his conduct and his handling of the Sea Elders.
• Kidd agreed to deal with the elders’ demands but left after warning that the family needed a great serpent, not a harmless sheep.
• The elders learned Gauss had rejected Kidd’s recruitment attempt and decided not to pursue him because a powerful lord had already taken an interest in him.

After returning to Sena City, Gauss and his companions submitted their commission and learned that people with sea-folk blood called Sea Elders had been suffering violent episodes and were being arrested. Gauss then met Rachel, the East District branch head, who took him to the training ground to give him pointers.

• Gauss and his companions rested at an inn after selling their spoils, and Gauss celebrated his progress on the 3rd Ring Spell Fly.
• On the way to the Adventurer's Guild, Gauss's group witnessed city guards arresting Sea Elders and heard that their violent episodes had increased in recent months.
• Gauss's group submitted their commission at the Guild, and Gauss bought a Spellbook for Comprehend Languages.
• Gauss visited Adele and met Rachel, the powerful head of the East District branch, who invited him to train.
• Rachel led Gauss to the training ground to give him pointers while Adele watched with amusement.

Gauss trained under Rachel, deciphered part of a mysterious Treasure Map, and refined his White Falcon Sword Skill. His successful strike awakened a sharp new energy within him, leaving his second profession on the verge of taking shape.

• Rachel put Gauss through extreme strength training and explained how it improved his physical control and mental strength, while Adele described the restorative effects of Dragon Blood Moss extract.
• Rachel told Gauss that someone else had paid for his training and warned him to avoid the chaos in Sena City.
• Gauss used Comprehend Languages to read part of the Treasure Map, but he and his teammates could not decipher its coded clues or determine whether it was genuine.
• Gauss spent several days training his body, practicing the White Falcon Sword Skill, and working on spell models for Fly and Fireball.
• Rachel demonstrated how to focus all his strength into a single point, and Gauss followed her guidance until he broke through to White Falcon Sword Skill level 4.
• Gauss's perfected strike released a sharp new energy from within his body, which surged through his arm and into Wind Chaser.

Gauss began condensing a second Class Rank while Rachel left their training room to confront a coordinated attack on the Adventurer's Guild and unrest across Sena City. Rachel stopped the attackers and later led Alya, Shadow, and Theron back to Gauss, who remained safe and focused on his breakthrough.

• Rachel sent everyone away and guarded Gauss as he entered a profound state of enlightenment and began condensing a second Class Rank.
• After explosions shook the Guild, Rachel learned of prison riots and attacks across Sena City, ordered a Level One Alert, and went to the plaza.
• Rachel killed several attackers, stopped their leader from reaching a hidden device, and kicked his glowing corpse into the sky before it exploded.
• Rachel and the Guild members subdued the remaining attackers, while the Guild reassured civilians and received word that the wider crisis had ended.
• Rachel told Alya, Shadow, and Theron that Gauss was safe and breaking through, then led them to the training room, where his aura had reached its peak.

Gauss forged his Heart Sword, condensed a second class, and discovered that its Intent Sword feature could strike at the soul. After learning about the unrest in Sena City and Rachel’s warning that the explosion might have targeted him, Gauss left the Adventurer’s Guild and suggested that his team depart once he mastered Fly.

• Gauss completed his breakthrough and forged his Heart Sword, then opened his status panel to find that he had become a Level 2 Sword Soul alongside his Level 4 Magic User class.
• Gauss demonstrated an attack that could strike the soul, and Rachel recognized the danger it posed to opponents of similar strength.
• Rachel told Gauss about the attack on the Adventurer’s Guild branch and warned him that the explosion might have been aimed at him.
• Gauss thanked Rachel, left the Guild with his teammates, and saw that the plaza had been damaged by the explosion.
• Gauss suggested that his team leave Sena City for a while after he mastered Fly, since he preferred straightforward adventures to the city’s unrest.