Super Equipment
Chap 14's

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After Rous finished his 280th piece of firewood, his hunger got worse, and he started to get dizzy. But he did not stop.

"I would be a useless person if I gave up at this moment."

Since childhood, he has never been good at anything. He was neither smart nor handsome, and his personality was not good. He's not even good at exercising or exercising. He has no special talent in any one field. He has no ability, feels severe jealousy towards others, and makes excuses ...

He cannot deny that he is a poor representation of humanity. However, the reason he was able to build a good relationship in high school was his persistence.

He's not very smart. He needed to learn several times more than the others just to maintain a normal grade. Bad personality. He often puts on plays that are just as good as politicians. He's not good at sports. During Sports lessons, he can play football with others because he tries diligently.

He knew this about himself, so he tried. He did his best not to give up. Thanks to his persistence, he was able to go to college and successfully pass the conscription safely. He may be in debt because of Satisfy, but he barely manages to maintain an ordinary life.

After all, perseverance was his strong point.

“Levels... Money...”

Rous is trapped by this obsession and does not stop moving his axe. He had just chopped off the 460th firewood when a notification window popped up all of a sudden.

[Stat persistence has been opened.]

“Eh?”

Surprisingly, it was a new status. He immediately checked his status.

[Vigilance]

[You never give up, even in the face of a difficult task. You will not get tired easily. The weight limit for your items has increased. The feeling of fullness will last a long time.

* The higher the number, the higher the effect.

* Stat points cannot be distributed to this stat.

* Every time 10 points are earned in this stat, the 'Gigih' stat will increase by 1 point.]

"Wow!"

He will not tire easily, his weight limit will increase, and his satiety will last a long time! That was absolutely fantastic. Furthermore, his indomitable stat would rise by one with every 10 points in persistence?

'I need to be persistent to raise this stat?'

Rous felt doubt as he again cut firewood.

'I showed more persistence when completing the quest for Earl Ashur ... Why was the persistence stat not made until now?'

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

'Maybe the same actions and efforts, but the stat growth rate of a legendary class is higher than a normal class.'

Once he discovered the new benefits of the legendary class, he forgot all of his fatigue and started cutting down firewood with even greater determination.

Nah! Nah!

As the amount of firewood increased, he developed the skill of hitting firewood.

Despite the fiber, the durability of the axe is reduced by one point with every 200 pieces of firewood. However, at a certain point, it no longer reduced, and its cutting speed accelerated.

By the time he finished cutting 1,000 pieces of firewood, Rous had four points in persistence status.

[You haven't eaten a meal in a long time, so all the stats are down by half. More easily affected by abnormal conditions. If you continue to starve, your health will gradually decline.]

That was a close call. He lay panting on the ground.

“Lapar hungry..”.

Rous's knees were weak, and his arms were heavy. His entire body screamed in pain, making it difficult to move. Despite the compensation from the persistence stat, his level-3 stamina was still poor.

He had been chopping firewood for only six hours, but he was exhausted. Rous ate the bread and water he took from his inventory and looked towards the east where the Grey Forest was located.

'The raid party should have arrived at the Guardian Forest by now. Lucky I didn't join the Party ... I'll be humiliated if I join.'

With level-3 stamina, he would not even be able to keep up with the movement speed of the other party members. How humiliating would it be if he died from exhaustion and not from monsters? Rous shook his head as he recalled his premature attempts to join the Party.

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

It felt like he had a little mental growth.

After a while, he almost recovered and returned to Smith's workshop.

“I finished cutting firewood. I did as much as I could and managed to get 1,000 pieces. ”

"What?" Smith exploded, “Huahahaha! A newbie like you cut 1,000 pieces of firewood in six hours? You are not only a beginner but also a liar! Are you trying to fool me? ”

He laughed as if it was funny and glared at Rous.

'Is this person bipolar?' Think Rous.

Then he pointed to Smith's backyard. “Isn't it too much to lie that I cut 1,000 firewood in six hours? If you don't believe me, why don't you go and check it out in person? ”

“You don't have to tell me that. If you trick me, I'll kick you right out of here.”

Rous followed Smith into the backyard.

After a while, Smith's mouth opened when he saw 1,000 firewood piled up on one side. “B-How is this possible...? How can a man like you cut 1,000 pieces of firewood so fast? and also perfect...! No, the amount of time is not a problem. You don't have the stamina to cut 1,000 pieces of firewood! Tell me honestly! Where did all this firewood come from? Did it come from the Vans carpenter shop? Or did you buy it from a woodcutter who lives in the mountains? Stupid fool! I'm asking you to cut firewood yourself! "

"What's? Why do you suspect someone? This is my own firewood!”

"Silly! Impossible!”

'Is this guy senile? Why doesn't he trust me?’

Rous took the axe. Smith flinched and retreated when he saw the axe in Rous's hand. However, Rous had just placed Wood.

His wood cutting technique had reached its peak after cutting down 1,000 sticks of firewood. As soon as the axe met the wood, a clear voice sounded. It was a thrilling sound that echoed through the workshop.

Smith was amazed at the sound and then looked surprised when he saw the log split neatly in half.

After staring blankly, he nodded and opened his mouth, "I think you're an ordinary beginner, but you've actually been working in woodworking for a long time."

"No."

"Then you're a woodcutter."

"No." Rous reached out to Smith, who was speaking nonsense. "First, give me compensation."

“Umm... Yep. The job is better than I expected, so I'll give you more compensation than I promised ..." Doubt was still visible in Smith's eyes, but he took out 40 coins.

At the time, the Mission completion notification window stated that Rous received 15 Exp points. The way Smith looked at Rous also changed greatly. Before, he saw Rous like he was a cockroach. Now, Smith looked at Rous like he was a mutt on the street.

Rous proud. He felt powerless in consecutive S and SS class quests, so completing a normal quest after a long time gave him a sense of accomplishment.

While Rous was bathing in the sun, Smith gave him the Mine axe.

“If you climb the mountain, there will be a mine there. Collect iron ore from there!”

"How much?"

"Much maybe!"

[Iron Ore Mine]

[Difficulty: E]

Blacksmith Smith is suspicious of you.

He kept looking and searching, but Smith didn't understand why you were better at chopping firewood than he was.

Smith has greatly increased the difficulty of the task to judge you correctly.

Quest Clear Conditions: 80 pieces of iron ore.

Gift Quest: Affinity with Smith +30, experience +55, 20 bronze.

Failure Quest: Affinity with Smith -30.]

'55 Exp!'

If Rous completed the Mission, he would rise three levels at once and eventually get rid of the minus level. She's happy.

'No, wait. Other people start from level 1, while I'm happy to reach level 0...'

He felt strange when he accepted the mission. "I'm leaving now."

Rous placed the power in his hand that held the axe. He had great passive skills that understood items. If he made use of this, the mining work would be done without any difficulty.

Then Rous left the Forging workshop without delay.

As he headed to a small mountain behind the village, he asked a passing child, "Son, are there any monsters appearing on that mountain?"

The boy with a runny nose, who appeared to be about eight years old, shrugged and replied, “Are you really asking that question? How could there be monsters on the mountain clinging to the village? My father said that city soldiers patrol this area for our safety. So you don't have to be a shivering coward, you coward.”

"P-coward? Me? " The boy had a spiteful expression and an evil tone! This is an evil child that triggers one's desire to punish him. As Rous prepared to rub his fist on the boy's head, he saw a large man, who was probably the father, approach the boy. The man looked between Rous and the boy with a disapproving expression.

"Well, why are you chatting with that guy? He looks stupid, so don't hang out with him! "

"Yes. I only answered him because he looked so pathetic and frustrated" said the boy.

"Huhu, my son has to go through a lot of trouble. By the way, how did such a newcomer come to our village? Our village is not a place that can be entered by lazy people. "

"That's right. But he asked me, and I didn't want to be rude. "

"Haha! Yep, yeah. Then let's eat. Your mother is waiting. "

"Yes, Dad!"

The father and son left.

"Damn it, now I'm humbled by a child."

"outrageous."

The NPC's attitude towards Rous was disturbing. Everyday beginners level 1-10, NPCs did not show favorable opinions towards players, but they still helped players and helped them continue to grow. However, they will be degraded.

Rous knew that he was a minus level. They were irritated just for making eye contact with him. Rous's reputation might increase by 500 in exchange for finding Pagma's rare book as well as the dignity stat after changing classes, but the minus level itself seemed to have the worst affinity with NPCs.

'Then that means Doran is a very good person'. Rous preferred an NPC like Doran who thought he was Strong. Doran had forced Rous to accept the search, but at least he did not demean it.

"When I think of Doran, I think of the Ring of Doran".

He was still lamenting the thought of losing Doran's ring. Rous looked at the sky for a moment and calmed his mind. Then he checked his status window before moving into the mountains.

^Note^

There are some changes such as :

Search -> 'Mission' (quest)

Experience -> 'Exp'

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...~TBC~...