Survival at Sea: I Became Number One by Growing Mushrooms

Xu Jiawei followed the woman through a portal and arrived at a small island. Why was it called an island? Because she could hear the sound of waves and the calls of seabirds.

Before her was a huge manor. Xu Jiawei followed her inside, and then she saw the lady go through a series of complicated procedures, which seemed to be unlocking a door, before entering a treasure vault.

Xu Jiawei was so overwhelmed by the dazzling array of choices that she didn't even recognize many of the items and didn't know how to make a selection.

Seeing Xu Jiawei's dazed expression, the woman smiled and said, "Take your time choosing, I'll wait outside."

Since we don't know how to choose, let's just let Xu Yuan choose.

"I wish to choose something that will greatly improve me and is the most suitable for me," Xu Jiawei read aloud.

When Xu Jiawei opened her eyes again, she felt something attracting her and pulling her forward.

Finally, she stopped next to a golden stone. Xu Jiawei stood there, unable to move, a voice in her heart telling her that she must get this thing.

Xu Jiawei took the stone in her hand and then walked away without looking back.

"Have you made your choice?" The woman was elegantly sipping her tea nearby.

"I've made my choice. Um, may I ask how I should address you?" Xu Jiawei took out the golden stone to show it off.

"I am the leader of all the associations, and the presidents of each association obey my orders. You can just call me the manager," the manager said softly.

Good heavens, this is the boss's boss, the legendary big boss.

I thought the president of the association was the highest position, but I didn't expect there to be even higher management.

"Well, now that you've made your choice, let's leave." The manager stood up and led Xu Jiawei back the way they came.

Xu Jiawei quickly followed and returned to the podium.

Si Yunming, Zhang Yunting, and Bai Yu were chatting offstage when they saw Xu Jiawei return, so they waved to her.

"Brother Zhang, Bai Yu, you're both here! I didn't see you at the awards ceremony." Xu Jiawei asked with a smile.

"Don't even mention it. We didn't encounter any monsters along the way, so our score wasn't high. Our leader was giving us a lecture, and by the time we got here, you had already gone to collect your prize," Bai Yu said.

Zhang Yunting didn't leave because he was waiting for Bai Yu.

Zhang Yunting sighed: "Xiao Xu, and Brother Si, if you see danger in the future, just run away. Don't rush in to fight like this. You're scaring us to death."

"Knowing there was something wrong with the lake, you still dared to approach it. You're completely oblivious to the danger." Zhang Yunting's scolding was quite intimidating, and Xu Jiawei felt like she was back in her school days being lectured by her teacher.

Xu Jiawei retorted, "Isn't this just because I want to get more points?"

"You're still talking back? Right now, our priority is survival. You're humanity's hope, and nothing can happen to you."

Xu Jiawei shook her head: "Brother Zhang, we're in a survival game. If we don't fight hard, we'll be overtaken sooner or later. Besides, there's something like an evil god. How can we fight against an evil god if we don't fight to become stronger?"

"Every time you become stronger, it's in a life-or-death battle. If you indulge in comfort, you're just asking for your own destruction."

Zhang Yunting stood frozen in place, not expecting Xu Jiawei to have thought things through so thoroughly. Despite being so young, she had already shouldered the pressure and wanted to solve all the problems.

Their official ranks are currently mired in internal strife and stagnant, focused solely on vying for power, leaving Zhang Yunting feeling deeply sorrowful.

"Alright, I won't say any more. You know what I mean," Zhang Yunting sighed.

The president of the Pharmacists Association walked over. "Pharmacist Xu, you're back, why didn't you come to see me?"

"I didn't have a chance yet, but I happened to see my companion and we chatted for a bit," Xu Jiawei explained.

"Pharmacist Xu, what did you get from the manager? She has mythical-level equipment, so don't just pick a bad one." The guild leader said, afraid that Xu Jiawei would suffer a loss. He thought that if Xu Jiawei got something bad, he would definitely take people to exchange it.

Xu Jiawei took out the item, and the chairman stared at it for a long time but couldn't figure it out. He had never seen this thing before.

"Ahem, Pharmacist Xu, what are you holding?" The president wasn't the type to pretend to know what he didn't, so he humbly asked for guidance.

"I don't know," Xu Jiawei answered honestly.

"You dared to choose without knowing?" The president looked at Xu Jiawei with the eyes of someone looking at a superhuman.

"This is what I chose using my skills; it's the one that suits me best," Xu Jiawei explained before putting the stone back into the bracelet.

Something he didn't even recognize must be a good thing. The chairman nodded and then took out the badge and certificate from his pocket.

"Pharmacist Xu, your certificate and badge are completed ahead of schedule." After saying that, he exchanged the five-star pharmacist badge with Xu Jiawei's three-star badge, and took the three-star badge away. However, there were two certificates, one level four and one level five. According to the guild leader, these things are indispensable, and they look nice to display at home.

"It's finished so quickly?" It's only been a few days, although they stayed in the lake for quite a while, it didn't exceed three days.

"Sigh, this was caused by someone working overtime. I was originally thinking that if you died, I could be buried with you~" the president joked.

"By the way, the association's reward has been deposited into your card. You can check your balance." After saying that, the president left; he was very busy.

"Thank you, President!" Xu Jiawei waved goodbye.

Si Yunming also received a reward of 100 million gold coins, which is a huge sum for someone with bad luck in the game.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Si Yunming bought a lot of high-level potions from Xu Jiawei. Since Xu Jiawei hadn't yet sold them in the system's shop, Si Yunming had nowhere to buy them.

Moreover, Xu Jiawei gave him a 20% discount, which was much cheaper than buying from these pharmacists.

Bai Yu and Zhang Yunting were stunned. They never expected there to be such a good thing. They exchanged some of theirs as well. Today was a day to make a fortune.

Once back on the boat, Xu Jiawei's small boat moved slowly.

[Ding! Congratulations, player, you have obtained a Race Upgrade Stone, which allows you to further develop and upgrade your race.]

Xu Jiawei didn't have time to check, because the surrounding environment made her alert.

The ship had some scratches, and the mushroom also had a lot of injuries.

What's going on?

Just then, the sound of ping-pong balls came from inside her house. Xu Jiawei rushed inside and saw that the house was dilapidated, and Xiao Qingtong was hanging from the ceiling by a red vine, babbling and clearly panicked.

Seeing Xu Jiawei return was like seeing a savior.

What is this vine? Only then did Xu Jiawei notice the cracked eggshell on the ground. The eggshell was dim and completely different from before, as if it had been drained by something.

[Ding! Player has discovered Parasitic Vine. Parasitic Vine: It parasitizes pet eggs by planting its seeds inside them, draining the host dry before hatching and feeding on flesh and blood. (Ah, your pet got eaten! But this thing can still be used for now.)]

Eaten?! My three babies, who hadn't even hatched yet, have gone to their deaths, leaving behind a fat red vine.