Survival at Sea: I Became Number One by Growing Mushrooms

The moment Xu Jiawei took out the treasure map, the mission began, and the countdown to their stay in the mountains changed from a little over an hour to three days.

Xu Jiawei glanced at the person following behind her and explained, "This is a statue of the Goddess of Light. I've seen it before with Brother Three."

The group looked surprised.

Seeing the confused looks on their faces, Xu Jiawei said, "Do you guys remember that tower-climbing activity from before?"

Zhang Yunting and the others immediately realized what was happening and nodded.

"Xiao Xu, what does this have to do with climbing the tower?" Zhang Yunting was still a little confused.

Xu Jiawei continued, "Well, you left earlier. After we cleared the sixth floor, we entered the fake seventh floor and obtained a ticket to revisit the seventh floor."

"Upon entering the seventh level again, we arrived at a temple. The statue there had the same face as the bust, and it was a statue of the Goddess of Light."

"However, the statues in the temple have already been corrupted by the evil god, and I estimate that this place will not escape the same fate. Everyone, please be careful," Xu Jiawei warned in the end.

The group became serious upon hearing Xu Jiawei's warning.

"Yes, Xu is right, there is a dark aura here," Si Yunming added.

Upon hearing this, Xu Jiawei thought to herself, "So that's how it is. No wonder that child was invaded by the dark aura."

Xu Jiawei then cast a purifying spell on the group before continuing onward.

The mission is called "The Last Wish of the Goddess of Light." Does the Goddess of Light still have consciousness? Or has she become a shadow of an evil god, like she did in the temple before?

Forget everything else for now, let's find the treasure of the Goddess of Light first.

Xu Jiawei showed an expectant look. This map was placed together with the mythical-grade equipment. It would be unreasonable if the treasure's grade was not higher than mythical.

Xu Jiawei looked at the location of the treasure map, followed the strangely shaped stone, walked forward until she reached the edge of the cliff, then went down the cliff and entered a cave halfway up the mountain.

Tibet is quite secluded. Without a treasure map, you can forget about finding this place. Even if you get to the edge of a cliff, it will take a lot of effort to find the cave.

Xu Jiawei used her levitation technique to jump off the cliff. Fortunately, flying was not prohibited in this area, so Xu Jiawei could be considered to have cheated.

After searching around the cliff, we finally found the entrance to a cave hidden by bushes.

After finding it, Xu Jiawei floated up and told everyone the location.

So the group tied ropes to the tree and climbed down.

"Sister Baiyu, is this rope okay? It's so thin, won't it break?" Li Ming swallowed hard halfway up the mountain, feeling apprehensive.

"Don't worry, I made this rope myself. Its strength is no less than that of purple equipment. Besides, we're already halfway up the mountain. Isn't it a bit late for you to ask this question?" Bai Yu rolled her eyes and explained.

She naturally didn't give them a friendly look for daring to question her abilities.

"Isn't that making me nervous?" Li Ming chuckled awkwardly.

Suddenly, Li Ming felt the rope tremble, and his expression immediately changed. "Sister Bai Yu, my rope is going to break!"

"How is this possible? The rope I made is strong enough to hold 100 of you, how could it break!" Bai Yu couldn't believe it, she suspected that Li Ming was playing a trick on her.

"Really, I'm not lying to you!" Li Ming was almost in tears. Oh no, was he going to fall and die? No!

Bai Yu wanted to say something more, but suddenly felt her rope start to shake, and her expression changed.

Bai Yu immediately shouted, "Someone's cutting the ropes up above! Everyone, quickly find somewhere to step!"

"No, there's nowhere to land! Everyone, quickly slide down to the cave!" Zhang Yunting immediately analyzed the situation and calmly gave instructions.

Upon seeing this, Si Yunming immediately abandoned the rope. The dark substance flew out of his palm and landed on the cliff face, tightly suspending Si Yunming there.

After clinging firmly to the stone wall, Si Yunming immediately pulled Zhang Yunting, who was closest to him.

Xu Jiawei was already waiting in the cave. Hearing the commotion above, she immediately flew up and grabbed the other two. After grabbing Bai Yu, Xu Jiawei grabbed Li Ming, only to see the rope Li Ming had just grabbed fall down. Soon, the other ropes also fell down one after another.

Li Ming patted his chest with his other hand, thankfully he was alright, he almost fell and turned into a meat patty.

Xu Jiawei pulled the two of them down into the cave, then flew up directly, trying to grab the person who cut the rope.

After flying up, Xu Jiawei didn't see anyone. Looking at the broken end of the rope, it didn't look like it had been cut with a knife. Instead, there were signs of corrosion at the break, and Xu Jiawei even sensed a dark aura.

At this moment, Si Yunming also climbed up, and after seeing the broken end of the rope, he looked around again.

"Yes, there's a dark aura around us; they've been here before."

It seems things are more serious than she imagined. She never thought these rats in the gutter would be able to do such things so openly.

"Let's go back. We need to be more careful from now on." Xu Jiawei frowned, pulled Si Yunming over, and flew down with him.

Before leaving, Si Yunming glanced around one last time.

Back in the cave, the three immediately surrounded him.

"Jiawei, how's it going? Did you catch the person who cut the rope?" Bai Yu asked first.

Li Ming angrily cursed, "Which bastard dared to cut our ropes, almost causing us to fall to our deaths!"

Xu Jiawei shook her head. "No, the rope wasn't cut; it was corroded by the dark element."

After Xu Jiawei finished speaking, all three of them changed their expressions.

Even Xu Jiawei felt a little scared, since they hadn't sensed anything following them when they arrived.

"Everyone, stay alert and maintain formation," Zhang Yunting said.

The group then cautiously made their way deeper into the cave, and nothing happened along the way.

The entire cave shows signs of being artificially carved, with a very smooth entrance and some strange murals.

As Xu Jiawei walked, she looked around. The entire mural depicted the process of the Goddess of Light becoming a goddess.

At first, the Goddess of Light was just a child from a poor family. She showed amazing talent for light in the test and was taken back by the lord to be nurtured.

Through continuous efforts, after she came of age, she went out alone to fight the dark monsters, leveling up along the way. Three hundred years later, she became the goddess of light, revered by all.

The last scene is of a goddess holding a staff and everyone kneeling in worship. The mural is no different from the others, and there are no clues to open the mechanism. It simply tells a complete story.

"Ah, the Goddess of Light's experiences are so ordinary, they seem so unremarkable," Li Ming remarked after looking through the entire mural.

"After all, not everyone's experience is so dramatic, but to go from a poor child to a god revered by everyone, that's legendary enough. It's a classic 'Mary Sue' story, isn't it?" Bai Yu replied.

"Indeed, it's inspiring enough as it is," Li Ming agreed wholeheartedly.