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

stat growth rate of a

class, I forgot all of my fatigue and started

Ttaak! Ttaak!

number of firewood increased, I developed the

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

I finished 1,000 pieces of firewood, I had four points

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,

a close call. I was lying breathless

“Pant pant…”

in pain, making it hard to move. Despite

chopped firewood for only six hours, but I was exhausted. I ate the bread and water that I took out of my inventory and looked

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

members. How embarrassing would it have been if I died from exhaustion, not by a monster? I shook my head

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

like I had a

a while, I barely recovered and returned

firewood. I did as much as possible and managed to obtain

1,000 pieces of firewood in six hours? You

like it was funny and glared at

‘Is this person bipolar?’

I chopped 1,000 firewood in six hours? If you don’t believe me,

don’t have to tell me that. If you cheat me, I’ll kick you

mouth dropped

amount of time isn’t the problem. You don’t have the stamina to chop 1,000 pieces of firewood! Tell me honestly! Where did all this firewood come from? Did

framing someone? These are my own logs of

“Ridiculous! It can’t be!”

picked up the axe. Smith flinched

Ttaack!

1,000 logs of firewood. As soon as the axe met the wood, a clear sound

he nodded and opened his mouth, “I thought you were an ordinary

“No.”

“Then, you’re a woodcutter.”

reached out a hand towards Smith, who was

than I expected, so I will give you more

still be seen in Smith’s eyes, but he pulled out 40 coins. At that moment, the quest completion notification window stated that I received 15 experience points. The way that Smith gazed at me

proud. I had felt helpless in the successive S and SS-grade quests, so completing a normal quest after a long time gave me a sense of accomplishment. As I was bathing in the

you climb the mountain, there will be a mine. Gather iron

“How much?”

“As much as possible!”

[Mine Iron Ore]

Difficulty: E

is

looking, but Smith can’t understand why

has greatly increased the difficulty of the task