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?’

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

but the stat growth rate of a

all of my fatigue and started to chop the firewood

Ttaak! Ttaak!

increased, I developed the knack of hitting the

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

1,000 pieces of firewood, I had four points in the persistence

consumed food in a long time, so all stats have dropped by half. It is easier to become affected

call. I

“Pant pant…”

making it hard to move. Despite the compensation from the persistence stat, my -3 level stamina was still

had 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 towards the

party should’ve arrived at the Guardian of the Forest by now. It is good that

-3 level stamina, I wouldn’t even have been able to follow the movement speed of the other party members. How embarrassing would it have been if

of blue orichalcum. My thinking was too simple

like I had a small amount of mental

a while, I barely recovered and

much

out, “Puhahahahat! A newbie like you chopped 1,000 pieces of firewood in six hours? You aren’t just a

laughed like it was funny and glared

‘Is this person bipolar?’

Smith’s backyard. “Isn’t it too much to lie that I chopped 1,000 firewood in six hours? If you don’t believe me, why don’t you go and check

to tell me that. If you cheat me,

few moments… Smith’s mouth dropped open as he saw the 1,000 firewood piled

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 it come from Vans carpenter store? Or did

Why are you framing someone? These are

“Ridiculous! It can’t be!”

didn’t he believe me? I picked up the axe. Smith flinched and stepped back as he saw it in my hands. I set

Ttaack!

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

marveled 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 newbie, but you’ve actually worked for a long time in

“No.”

“Then, you’re a woodcutter.”

Smith, who was talking nonsense.

is better than I expected, so

stated that I received 15 experience points. The way that Smith gazed at

a normal quest after a long time gave me a

there will be a mine. Gather iron ore from

“How much?”

“As much as possible!”

[Mine Iron Ore]

Difficulty: E

is suspicious

understand why you are better at

the difficulty of the task in