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?’

of it as the difference between a normal rank class and a legendary rank

effort, but the stat growth rate of a legendary class is higher than a

benefits of the legendary class, I forgot all of my fatigue and started to chop the firewood with

Ttaak! Ttaak!

I

hitting along the grain, the durability of the axe decreased by one point every 200 pieces of firewood. However, at a

firewood, I had four points in

in a long time, so all stats have dropped by half. It is easier to become affected by an abnormal state. If you continue to starve, your health

call. I was lying

“Pant pant…”

heavy. My whole body was screaming in pain, making it hard to move. Despite the compensation from the persistence stat,

was exhausted. I ate the bread and water that I took out of my inventory and looked towards the east where

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

it have been if I died from exhaustion, not by a

about it, I don’t even know the drop rate of blue orichalcum. My thinking was too simple when I tried to join the party. I should think and act more

like I had a small

recovered and returned to

as much

firewood in six hours? You aren’t just a newbie, but a liar as well! Are you trying to

it was funny and

‘Is this person bipolar?’

chopped 1,000 firewood in six hours? If you don’t believe me, why don’t you go and check

If you cheat me, I’ll kick you out

few moments… Smith’s mouth dropped open

the stamina to chop 1,000 pieces of firewood! Tell me honestly! Where did all this firewood come from? Did it

Why are you framing someone? These are my own

“Ridiculous! It can’t be!”

flinched and stepped back

Ttaack!

had reached the peak after chopping 1,000 logs of firewood. As soon as the axe met

in two. After staring blankly, he nodded and opened his mouth, “I thought you were an

“No.”

“Then, you’re a woodcutter.”

a hand towards Smith, who was talking nonsense. “First, give

work is better than I expected, so 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

and SS-grade quests, so completing a normal quest after a long time gave me a sense of accomplishment.

be a mine. Gather iron

“How much?”

“As much as possible!”

[Mine Iron Ore]

Difficulty: E

Smith is

understand why

has greatly increased the difficulty of the task