Survival at Sea: I Became Number One by Growing Mushrooms

"Can these items only be used by magic users?" Xu Jiawei asked. If they weren't restricted by class, she would bring one for each of her companions.

After speaking for a long time, the shop manager took a sip of water to moisten his somewhat dry throat, and then continued, "If you'd like a hat that's not restricted to any profession, we have those too. Look over here, these are all hats that aren't restricted to any profession, and they have various functions..."

Xu Jiawei was very satisfied and bought several items before leaving the Magicians' Association and returning to the ship.

Back on the ship, Xu Jiawei presented each of her companions with a hat, choosing them based on their individual talents and what best suited them.

Everyone who received a gift replied to Xu Jiawei.

[The luckiest person here: Sis, thank you so much, I love it!]

[Rain Falling: Ahhh, what an adorable hat! I'm going to make an outfit to match it.]

[Akagi: Xiao Xu, thank you.]

[...: Thank you, these shoes are for you.]

[System notification: Your friend... has sent you Epic Boots. Please check your account.]

These are epic shoes; Xu Jiawei felt they were incredibly precious.

[AAA Mushroom Fairy: This is too precious! That hat is only a gold-tier item.]

[...It's okay, I just wanted to give it to you.]

Xu Jiawei was very touched and immediately put the shoes on, which added 20 points to defense, 20 points to health, and 20 points to speed.

After giving out all the gifts, Xu Jiawei immediately contacted Mo Feng via her magic communicator.

Mo Feng resumed his meticulous and neat appearance, with his clothes and hair being impeccably styled.

"Teacher Mofeng, I have passed the certificate exam." Xu Jiawei placed the certificate in front of her.

Mo Feng nodded. "You want to learn how to create this barrier? Sure, come over here."

After Mo Feng finished speaking, a teleportation channel appeared behind Xu Jiawei. Xu Jiawei's eyes lit up; she really wanted to learn this too.

Seeing Xu Jiawei's expression, Mo Feng smiled, a rare occurrence. "It's too early for you to learn this move at your current level."

Xu Jiawei could only nod regretfully.

I stepped into the teleportation channel and returned to this barrier, where birds sang and flowers bloomed, and the temperature was just right.

Xu Jiawei looked at Mo Feng expectantly. Mo Feng explained the working principle of the barrier to Xu Jiawei. To put it simply, this barrier is actually a magic circle. However, compared to a teleportation array, the method of setting up the barrier is more complicated and requires a large number of energy stones to maintain its operation.

Xu Jiawei raised her hand, and Mo Feng nodded. "Go ahead and ask."

"Will this barrier conflict with the protective shield, teacher?" Xu Jiawei asked.

Mo Feng seemed to approve of Xu Jiawei's question, "Good question. Barriers and protective shields have many similarities in their operation, but they are also very different. They can be used at the same time without conflict. However, once you learn how to create barriers, making protective shields will be very simple."

As he spoke, Mo Feng explained the difference between a barrier and a protective shield to Xu Jiawei. Xu Jiawei listened with great interest, and Mo Feng even told her about the maintenance of the protective shield.

Unexpectedly, there was an additional benefit: the protective shield can now be repaired by itself.

Mo Feng spent two whole hours explaining just how the barrier worked, leaving Xu Jiawei dizzy and disoriented. He gave her time to process the information before quietly going about his own business, leaving her alone to ponder.

It took Xu Jiawei a full hour to digest the information and roughly understand how the barrier worked.

Mo Feng then began to teach Xu Jiawei how to set up the barrier. First, draw a diagram and draw the magic circle. Then, after you are proficient in drawing, use your own mana and mental energy to draw it. Finally, use energy stones to set it up and it will be completed.

It sounds simple, but Xu Jiawei realized how difficult it was when she tried it herself.

First, there's the drawing of the magic circle. Unlike teleportation circles, the barrier requires the artist to complete it in one go. Heaven knows just how complex this magic circle is. Before drawing it, you have to memorize the diagram and the drawing order. The drawing order absolutely cannot have any mistakes.

Secondly, once you've mastered drawing, you must refine your control over magic and mental energy.

These two points are the most difficult. Even the first step presented immense challenges, and Xu Jiawei felt dizzy just looking at the magic array diagram.

This also shows that her mental strength is somewhat insufficient; she only glanced at it and that's how it is, let alone remember it.

Mo Feng was not good at teaching apprentices and was completely unaware that this was still a bit of a stretch for Xu Jiawei.

However, since Xu Jiawei didn't say anything, Mo Feng naturally wouldn't know.

Xu Jiawei endured the dizziness in her head and tried to memorize the drawing. Suddenly, she felt a burning sensation in her nose. When she gently wiped it, she saw that her hand was covered in blood. Xu Jiawei was stunned. She had a nosebleed. Was she feeling hot?

Looks like I'll have to make some chrysanthemum tea to cool down when I get back.

Xu Jiawei stuffed a tissue into her nose to block it and continued to memorize the blueprint. After a while, blood also flowed from her eyes and dripped onto the blueprint.

It seems she's really suffering from a serious case of internal heat; even her eyes are bleeding. However, she has finally memorized the drawing.

Mo Feng walked over and was startled. "What happened to you?" He couldn't let anything happen to Sister Grace's apprentice here. How could he explain it to Sister Grace?

Xu Jiawei raised her terrifying face to look at Mo Feng and said, "It's alright, Teacher Mo Feng, I'm just a little feverish. By the way, Teacher Mo Feng, I've memorized the blueprints."

Mo Feng hesitated for a moment: "Really?... " He felt it was a symptom of mental energy being overdrawn due to stimulation, but Xu Jiawei had already memorized it, so it shouldn't be that. If her mental energy wasn't strong enough, how could she still memorize it after being overdrawn by stimulation?

Thus, Mo Feng completely missed the correct answer.

"Why don't you rest for a while before practicing drawing?" Mo Feng saw that Xu Jiawei's current state was indeed a bit frightening and advised her to rest for a while.

Xu Jiawei nodded. She was indeed feeling a little dizzy, probably because she was afraid of blood.

She immediately slumped onto the table and fell into a deep sleep, her brow still furrowed, the dizziness in her head showing no signs of abating.

Suddenly, a barrier broke through in her mind, and the pain in her head immediately disappeared, replaced by a refreshing and comfortable feeling. Xu Jiawei felt so comfortable that even her brows smoothed out.

Xu Jiawei woke up after only ten minutes of sleep, immediately feeling refreshed and eager to try drawing.

This time, she tried incorporating her mental power, and whether it was her imagination or not, her control over her mental power seemed stronger. With her current level of control, she might be able to try making an infinite potion.

Xu Jiawei is full of expectations for the future.

Compared to memorizing, drawing was much simpler for her. Even Xu Jiawei herself found it hard to believe. She had just found memorizing so difficult and would forget it as soon as she saw it, but she had learned to draw after only a few practice sessions.

Next came the infusion of magic to create the drawing. Xu Jiawei hadn't expected that this would be the most difficult part. Her magic control was still somewhat rough. This magic control was too delicate, and Xu Jiawei failed on her first stroke.

She devoted all her energy to manipulating magic.