Survival at Sea: I Became Number One by Growing Mushrooms

The commotion surrounding Xu Jiawei's house construction attracted many residents to come and see. Surprisingly, someone actually bought that dilapidated house; they were really foolish and had too much money.

However, having a lot of money and being naive means there's profit to be made.

Several residents volunteered to help, offering to pay them wages.

Xu Jiawei slapped her forehead and exclaimed, "I'm so stupid! I really should have just outsourced the construction to the indigenous people!"

Why bother with all that effort? It's better to find a professional.

Xu Jiawei and Jin Jian have maintained a cooperative relationship. Her mushrooms have already gained popularity in this world, and the demand is increasing. Although the total price has dropped, they have become affordable items for improving attribute points in the mainland. Ordinary families can afford to buy a set if they grit their teeth, and there is no limit to the quantity. Naturally, they have become the first choice for the natives.

Xu Jiawei directly called Jin Jian.

"Boss Jin, we want to build a house. Could you find us a trustworthy construction team? We'll provide the materials and blueprints."

"Master Xu, you actually bought a house in mainland China?" Jin Jian has been promoted again. Now, he can speak for himself at headquarters. His career luck is truly unstoppable.

I guess so.

"Okay, tell me the address, and I'll find you a construction team." Jin Jian nodded and started taking out his notebook to find the right person.

Xu Jiawei immediately froze. Where was she? She genuinely didn't know.

She turned her gaze to the others, but they just shook their heads. Xu Jiawei could only stop a passerby to ask.

Passersby looked at Xu Jiawei as if she were crazy. She had bought a house here and still didn't know what kind of city this was.

Is this person making fun of her?

When Xu Jiawei slipped her a gold coin, the woman immediately beamed with joy. This wasn't a lunatic; she was clearly a great philanthropist.

"Young lady, this is Floating Cloud City. Although it's small and dilapidated, it's not remote and it's quite safe," the woman said kindly.

Xu Jiawei then looked at Jin Jian on the other end of the communicator.

Jin Jian: ...You don't even know your own town when you buy a house? Interesting.

"Okay, I'll have someone come and hand over the work to you tomorrow. However, that place is very remote. How about we move it here so we can look after each other?"

Xu Jiawei: I want to move, but this is a reward I can't exchange for.

"No need, I quite like it here, it's quiet." Xu Jiawei laughed awkwardly twice, ending the conversation.

Xu Jiawei looked at the group who were still digging the foundation and shouted, "Comrades, it's over. You don't need to do any more hard labor. Let the construction team take over from now on." No matter how hard they worked, they could only work for two hours a day. If they handed it over to the construction team, they could work at least eight hours a day.

"I'm exhausted!" Bai Yu plopped down on the ground, then looked at the guild interface and said, "Jiawei, I see that guilds can open shops to sell things. Can I open an equipment shop?"

Xu Jiawei nodded and then said, "It can be opened, but this place is small and dilapidated, so it probably doesn't have much money. The location is quite safe, but I doubt many people will buy equipment and weapons."

Bai Yu thought for a moment and agreed with Jiawei. "Then I'll mainly sell farm tools. There should be people who want to buy those."

After making the agreement with Bai Yu, Li Ming also wanted to open a shop to sell things he didn't need anymore. Xu Jiawei readily agreed, since he was rich and didn't care about making money.

Since Zhang Yunting didn't come, Xu Jiawei directly asked him in the group chat if he wanted to open a shop.

[Akagi: Reserve a shop for me; we need to see if we can sell what we make.]

[AAA Mushroom Fairy: Okay.]

After the group returned to their boat, they felt the temperature suddenly rise a notch, so Xu Jiawei took off her coat.

Just then, a familiar guest arrived on Xu Jiawei's boat and swayed as he walked over.

Xu Jiawei stepped forward and asked with some surprise, "Master Mishili, what brings you here?"

"Didn't you guys have another event? After feeling the temperature here, I think my design still has some flaws." Mishili took out another set of drawings, then looked at Xu Jiawei's greenhouse: "This is too ugly."

Xu Jiawei felt a little embarrassed. This was something that had been built before and hadn't been taken down yet, but now that the temperature was rising, it was time to take it down.

"This design is specially designed with insulation, which is more effective than the thing you have on your wall now, but you can choose to use both together," Misri said, standing up.

Xu Jiawei nodded quickly, then beckoned Missy to go inside.

Misri waved his hand and said, "I'm busy, so I won't go in." Then he boarded his small boat and left.

Xu Jiawei opened the blueprints.

[Mushroom Boat Blueprint, Improvement Required Materials: 1000 Planks, 1000 Stones, 1000 Energy Stones.]

There weren't many items, so Xu Jiawei used them directly. The mushroom boat's exterior and interior remained unchanged. After examining it for a while, Xu Jiawei finally discovered that the walls had become thicker and the window glass had been specially treated.

She had completely forgotten about this fourth-class ship event, and she was really touched that Master Mishili was still thinking of her.

Xu Jiawei made some ice with an ice maker, put some drinks and fruit in the freezer, and then turned on the high-end air conditioner. Instantly, a cool breeze swept over her, and Xu Jiawei shivered.

Yes, it works very well.

These past two days, Li Ming has started selling air conditioners, but because the temperature is not high now, not many people are buying them.

Moreover, Li Ming set purchase limits, so those who had a sense of impending disaster and wanted to hoard goods to sell at high prices had no chance to do so.

Stock up on healing mushrooms to sell later. They're useful for heatstroke and burns, and can even save a life in some situations. Then there are recovery potions.

With mushrooms around, Xu Jiawei has no shortage of basic potions; she can just put them up for sale when the time comes.

"This talent of mine is really convenient," Xu Jiawei exclaimed, "at least I won't die."

To live well, you need to prepare some heat-avoidance equipment.

Just then, the teleportation array started moving. The mushrooms that had been mining energy stones had returned. She was consuming a lot of energy stones every day, and if she didn't send more mushrooms over, she wouldn't have enough.

Xu Jiawei saw that her mushrooms had returned empty-handed and injured.

Looking at the battered mushroom, Xu Jiawei's expression darkened slightly. What happened?

Rainbow asked her injured little brother, then stammered as she answered Xu Jiawei, "Aww, Master, it was the people who were mining with us who attacked us. They don't want us to mine anymore."

Xu Jiawei's face instantly turned cold. This couldn't have been done by her friends, so it could only have been done by a stranger. Xu Jiawei sent a private message to Zhang Yunting to ask.

[AAA Mushroom Fairy: Brother Zhang, my mushroom got injured while mining for energy stones by someone else.]

[Akagi: What? We clearly communicated with them; they knew there were other people involved, and they agreed to it.]

[Akagi: I'll go ask around and get justice for you.]

Xu Jiawei practiced her magic proficiency while waiting, and soon Zhang Yunting sent back a message.

[Akagi: Sorry, Jiawei, they've blocked me. I can't contact them.]

[AAA Mushroom Fairy: It's alright, I'll get justice myself. Besides, that teleportation array is for your guides, don't just give it to anyone else.]

[Akagi: I'm sorry, we weren't strong enough to protect her.]

Xu Jiawei said no more and walked directly into the teleportation array. She had told Zhang Yunting earlier that she was just giving the authorities face, but if they really dared to bully her, she would make everyone pay the price.