Chapter 7 Genius Path

"Okay, now with this skill I can chop the wood faster than before." I continued my work cutting the wood. It turned out that reality didn't live up to expectations, even though I got a slash skill that made it easier to chop wood. But my stamina doesn't increase so my speed is the same as before I got this skill.

'Slash' Creak... 'Slash' Creak... 'Slash' Creak...

Time flies so fast when I'm chopping wood. 'This the 200 wood I need to chop today.' 'Slash' Creak... And it was getting dark. Fortunately, I managed to finish my work today. If not I have to continue tomorrow or maybe he doesn't want to pay me.

"Done, now I need to tell the uncle I finished the job and get the money," I stabbed the ax I used in a wooden plank. Then I arranged the wood that I had cut into small pieces neatly. After that, I went to meet uncle.

"Uncle, I finished the job," I said.

"Oh, you're done ?" 'it's faster than my estimation, I don't think this brat will be able to finish this job today.' uncle said with a smile.

"Yes, and I have also arranged the small logs into piles so that it is easier for you to get the firewood," I said. "Good, how thoughtful you are, this is the money that I promised for the job today." Uncle gives me 50 dollars.

I received the money with a happy face "Thank you, uncle, and I want to ask you something uncle." I said.

"What do you want to ask me about ?" Uncle said.

"How to become a stronger faster uncle, right now my strength it's not enough to enroll in the academy, do you know what I must do?" I said.

"You want to enroll in the academy ?" uncle said.

"Of course, I want to enroll in uncle's warrior academy, because I want to become a strong warrior and get out of my poverty," I said with determination.

"Oh, so you want to enter the warrior academy too, huh?" Uncle said. "I thought you'd want to work for me onwards boy." Uncle said in a joking tone. "What? No, I don't want to work like this forever." I said.

"Okay, Okay, hahaha, Then let me ask you something, Did you know why not everyone in this village does not go to the academy ?" Uncle said.

"They don't have sufficient strength ?" I said.

"Yes, it's one of them, but the real reason is money boy, you must pay 1.000 dollars a month to enroll in the academy," Uncle said.

"What? 1.000 dollars just for one month." I said with a disbelief tone.

"Yes, and why do you think people in this village are not strong and just like me a level 1 warrior," Uncle said.

"Because people in this village like you and me, we don't have much money when we are young," Uncle said with a sad face. "And it's just one of the reasons kid".

"Then what are the other reasons, uncle?" I asked. "Hehehe, You'll find out when you get into the academy, kid," Uncle said.

"Now you understand kid, in this world money is very important you know," Uncle said.

"So, I can't enroll in the academy because I'm poor uncle ?" I said.

"No, It's not impossible, it's just difficult," Uncle said.

"Then tell me how I can get enrolled in the academy uncle," I said.

"All right, first do you know the strength minimum for enrolling in the academy right ?" Uncle asked me.

"Yes, 100 kg strength and 10 km stamina run," I said.

"Yes, but it's just a minimum requirement to enroll, not you can get in with just only that strength," Uncle said. "If you have that minimum strength and you enroll in the academy, it's not certain that you can get into the academy, even if you manage to get in you must pay a thousand dollars per month, and I know you can't afford it right? Hahaha," the uncle said with a smile on his face.

"Then what I must do? Is there another way to enter the academy without paying the money?" I said with a worried face.

"All right, I tell you, in the academy, they have two paths to enroll academy, first a normal path, like you said every person must have 100 kg strength and a 10 km stamina run. But there is the other path, and that path is the path of Genius." Uncle said.

"path of Genius? what is that? I've never heard of it" I said.

"hehe, of course, you wouldn't know, The genius path is a path for a person to enroll academy with free payment, so you don't have to pay a thousand dollars per month," Uncle said.

"Hah... I don't have to pay a thousand dollars per month, then how to get the path of genius uncle ?" I asked excitedly.

"To enroll with a path of genius you must have 250 kg strength and 25 km stamina run minimum," Uncle said with a smile.

"What? 200 kg strength and 25 km stamina run minimum? this is strength equivalent to a level 1 warrior right?" I said with disbelief.

"Yes, it's equivalent to a strength level 1 warrior. And that's why I said to you it's difficult, very difficult. Because people who can enroll in the academy on a genius path are people from the prominent warrior family who have many resources from birth or people with supreme talent. And you kid I know you don't have both of them right ?" uncle said.

"Yes, your right uncle, I don't have both of them," I said.

"But, I will never give up my dream to become a warrior. Even if I can't enroll in the academy then I will become a warrior on my own." I said with determination.

"Hahaha, good very good, you got spirit boy, it's okay to not enroll in the academy and you still can be a warrior by yourself. Hahaha," the uncle said. "But if you become a warrior on your own terms, you will only be a level 1 warrior for the rest of your life like me." Uncle spoke in a serious tone.

I swallowed my own spit. Gulp... "Okay, let me tell you how to become stronger faster and enter through the path of genius," Uncle said with determination.