Overgeared

Chapter 14

Once I finished my 280th piece of firewood, my hunger became worse and I started to become dizzy. However, I didn’t stop.

‘I wouldn’t be me if I gave up at this point.’

Since childhood, I had never been good at anything. I wasn’t smart, wasn’t handsome, and my personality wasn’t good. I wasn’t even good at sports or exercising. I didn’t have a special talent in a single field.

I had no abilities, felt severe jealousy towards others, and made excuses…

I couldn’t deny that I was a bad representation of the human race. However, the reason I was able to build amicable relationships in high school was through my persistence.

I wasn’t very smart. I needed to study several times more than others just to maintain a normal grade. My personality was bad. I often put on a charade that was just as good as the politicians. I wasn’t good at exercising. During PE, I was able to play soccer with others because I tried diligently.

I knew this about myself, so I tried. I did my best to not give up. Thanks to my persistence, I was able to go to university and make it safely through the army. I might be debt-ridden because of Satisfy, but I barely managed to maintain an ordinary life.

Anyway, persistence was my strong point.

“Level… money…”

I was caught by this obsession and didn’t stop moving my axe. I had just chopped the 460th piece of firewood when suddenly, a notification window popped up.

[Persistence stat has been opened.]

“Eh?”

Surprisingly, it was a new stat. I immediately checked the stat.

[Persistence]

You never give up, even in the face of a difficult task. You won’t get tired easily. The possessions weight limit has increased. The feeling of satiation will last for a long time.

* The higher the number, the higher the effect.

* Stat points can’t be distributed to this stat.

* Every time 10 points are gained in this stat, the ‘Indomitable’ stat will increase by 1 point.

“Wow!”

I wouldn’t tire easily, my weight limit would increase, and satiety would last for a long time! It was truly fantastic. Furthermore, my indomitable stat would go up by one with every 10 points in persistence?

‘I have to be persistent to raise this stat?’

I felt some doubt as I returned to chopping the firewood.

‘I showed a lot more persistence when completing Ashur’s quest… why wasn’t the persistence stat created until now?’

difference between a

actions and same effort, but the stat growth rate of

of the legendary class, I forgot all of my

Ttaak! Ttaak!

number of firewood increased, I

along the grain, the durability of the axe decreased by one point every 200 pieces of firewood. However, at a certain point, it no longer decreased and the speed of my chopping

pieces of firewood, I had four points

all stats have dropped by half. It is easier to become affected by an abnormal

was a close call. I was lying breathless on the

“Pant pant…”

and my arms were heavy. My whole body was screaming in pain, making it hard to move.

but I was exhausted. I ate the bread and water that I took out

Forest by now. It is good that I didn’t join the party… I would’ve been disgraced if

the movement speed of the other party members. How embarrassing would it have been if I died from exhaustion, not by a monster? I shook my head as I recalled my premature

think about it, I don’t even know the drop rate of blue orichalcum. My thinking was too simple

I had a small

barely recovered and

much as possible and managed to

firewood in six hours?

laughed like it was funny

‘Is this person bipolar?’

backyard. “Isn’t it too much to lie that I chopped 1,000 firewood in

have to tell me that. If you cheat me, I’ll kick you

mouth dropped open as

the stamina to chop 1,000 pieces of firewood! Tell me honestly! Where did all this firewood come from? Did it come from Vans carpenter store? Or did you buy it from the woodcutter who lives in the mountains? Foolish guy! I asked you to

framing someone? These are my own logs of

“Ridiculous! It can’t be!”

believe me? I picked up the axe. Smith flinched and stepped back as he saw it in

Ttaack!

of firewood. As soon as the axe met the wood, a

at the sound and then looked surprised when he saw the log split neatly in two. After staring blankly, he nodded and opened his mouth, “I thought you were an ordinary

“No.”

“Then, you’re a woodcutter.”

out a hand towards Smith, who was talking

The work is better than I expected, so I will give you

40 coins. At that moment, the quest completion notification window stated that I received 15 experience points. The way that Smith gazed at me also changed considerably. Before, he had looked at me like a cockroach, and now I was like a mutt on the

normal quest after a

the mountain, there will be a mine. Gather iron

“How much?”

“As much as possible!”

[Mine Iron Ore]

Difficulty: E

Smith is suspicious

and looking, but Smith can’t understand why you are better at chopping firewood than

difficulty of the task in order to assess