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?’

think of it as the difference between

be the same actions and same effort, but the stat growth rate of a legendary class

of the legendary class, I forgot all of my fatigue and

Ttaak! Ttaak!

I developed the knack of hitting the

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

pieces of firewood, I

half. It is easier to become affected by an abnormal state. If you

a close call. I was

“Pant pant…”

arms were heavy. My whole body was screaming in pain, making it hard to move. Despite the compensation from the persistence stat, my -3 level stamina

the bread and water that I took out

raid party should’ve arrived at the Guardian of the Forest by now. It is good that I didn’t join the party… I would’ve been disgraced if I

to follow 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

know the drop rate of blue orichalcum. My thinking was too simple when I tried to join the party. I should think

a

barely recovered

as much as possible

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

laughed like it was funny and glared at

‘Is this person bipolar?’

Smith’s backyard. “Isn’t it too much to lie that I chopped 1,000 firewood in six hours?

tell me that. If you cheat me, I’ll kick you out of

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

have the stamina to chop 1,000 pieces of firewood! Tell me honestly!

someone? These are my own

“Ridiculous! It can’t be!”

up the axe. Smith flinched and stepped back as he saw it in my hands. I set up a

Ttaack!

firewood. As soon as the axe met the wood, a clear sound was heard. It was a thrilling sound that rang through

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.”

a hand towards Smith, who was talking nonsense.

so I

15 experience points.

a normal quest after a long time gave me a sense

there will be a mine. Gather iron ore

“How much?”

“As much as possible!”

[Mine Iron Ore]

Difficulty: E

is suspicious of

looking and looking, but Smith can’t understand why

of the task in order to assess