Survival at Sea: I Became Number One by Growing Mushrooms

The environment she had just experienced made Xu Jiawei extremely uncomfortable. This religious lifestyle made her scalp tingle, and the fanaticism in the believers' eyes felt like it was scorching her.

"You probably aren't used to it. This is a long-standing problem in this world, and it's hard to change," the Goddess of Light said.

"It's alright." Even if it's hard to change, it seems that no one will believe in God anymore in the future.

Instead, the world is dominated by nobles and powerful people, a pure jungle law, with no way for ordinary people to rise. And now, it seems that religious believers are in control of the discourse.

"You seem to know a lot about the future. Can you tell me?" The Goddess of Light smiled.

Xu Jiawei tried to speak, but no sound came out.

Xu Jiawei tried several times, but eventually had to give up.

"I'm sorry," Xu Jiawei said apologetically to the Goddess of Light.

The Goddess of Light simply smiled and shook her head. "It's alright. I may have been asking too much. Perhaps it's a drawback of this time travel. You can stay in this temple until you return." With that, the Goddess of Light vanished before Xu Jiawei's eyes.

Xu Jiawei then felt a sense of panic as if she were in an unfamiliar place. She tried to open the system panel, but the system panel seemed to be malfunctioning, as if there was no such thing as a system at all.

Xu Jiawei took a deep breath. Since she was already here, she might as well stay here for now. She didn't know why she had returned to the past.

Xu Jiawei pushed open the door and went out, where she saw a girl dressed in white standing at the doorway, bowing respectfully.

"Distinguished guest, I'll take you back to your room." The girl wouldn't say another word, and no matter how Xu Jiawei asked, the girl just smiled and walked forward.

After asking a few questions, Xu Jiawei saw that no one responded, so she stopped trying. Xu Jiawei noticed that everyone here was just like this girl, very elegant and beautiful, but without any sense of life, which made Xu Jiawei feel uneasy.

After arriving at the room assigned to her, Xu Jiawei searched the entire room thoroughly and, finding no problems, sat down on the bed with peace of mind.

Sigh, I wonder how my friends are doing, and whether they're worried about me.

Xu Jiawei tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep, and decided to go out for a walk.

Upon arriving at the temple again, Xu Jiawei almost fell asleep listening to the prayers of the crowd below. Most of them were about mundane matters, such as people who had been bullied coming to the statue to pray for punishment of the bullies, or people who had caught a cold coming to the temple to pray that the gods would heal them.

In short, Xu Jiawei felt that everyone in this world was very dependent on God, and she spent three days in a daze. Xu Jiawei was extremely bored and had nothing to do except listen to other people's prayers and complaints every day.

So Shenwan had no choice but to find a place to brew the potion.

Here, Xu Jiawei discovered many potion recipes that she had never seen in later generations. Some were because the herbs had become extinct, and some were because the recipes had disappeared. But this world is not the future world; some extinct herbs can be found here.

Xu Jiawei immediately realized that this was a great opportunity for her to improve her potion-making skills. So, she compared her own herbal encyclopedia with the current one and began to collect seeds and herbs of extinct herbs. Even if she couldn't grow them, her talent allowed her to make mushrooms with the same medicinal properties.

After Xu Jiawei shared her thoughts, the girl in white said nothing, but led her directly to the place in the temple where the herbs were kept. She told Xu Jiawei that she could use them freely, and then left.

Xu Jiawei did her best to memorize all the prescriptions she had never seen before, and also took a piece of each of the herbs she had never seen before. Since energy stones were the common currency here, Xu Jiawei did not get them for free and left behind quite a few energy stones.

While Xu Jiawei was busy with her work, the Goddess of Light came over.

"Are you settling in well here?" the goddess asked.

Xu Jiawei then raised her head, nodded upon seeing the person, and asked, "Excuse me, why did you pull me over there?" She hadn't seen the Goddess of Light before, so now that she had finally seen her, she quickly asked.

The Goddess of Light seemed somewhat surprised: "Did I bring you here?" Then the Goddess of Light fell into deep thought.

Xu Jiawei explained how she got here, but since the treasure map had disappeared, she couldn't provide any evidence.

After hearing Xu Jiawei's words, the Goddess of Light pondered for a while and then left without saying a word.

As the days passed, Xu Jiawei was surprised to find that her experience bar was constantly increasing. What was going on?

Could it be that in ancient times, the land was blessed with outstanding people and abundant energy, allowing people to level up effortlessly? Xu Jiawei couldn't help but feel a little envious.

After memorizing the prescription at the temple, Xu Jiawei prepared to leave and search for a way back; she couldn't stay there indefinitely.

The Goddess of Light did not object; instead, she personally escorted Xu Jiawei away.

After leaving the temple, Xu Jiawei planned to wander around and see the local customs and culture. However, as soon as she arrived in a town, she discovered something incredible.

Xu Jiawei was stunned by what she saw. She was astonished to see people with dark attributes walking openly down the street and getting along well with others.

They were no different from people with other attributes, and were not subject to any fear or discrimination; their minds were also perfectly normal.

After Xu Jiawei inquired, she learned that the Dark God was not an evil god at all, and that he also had his own followers.

Xu Jiawei, who knows the future, clearly knows that the God of Darkness has become an evil god, which ultimately led to the death of all the gods.

Xu Jiawei followed the followers of the God of Darkness and infiltrated the temple of the God of Darkness. This temple was not much different from the temple of the Goddess of Light. People came and went, and the clergy performed their respective duties.

Xu Jiawei cautiously entered the seemingly solemn and majestic temple.

Fortunately, Xu Jiawei was not conspicuous. Wearing a black robe, she looked very harmonious with the color of the temple and the black-clad believers. No one noticed Xu Jiawei, so she stood quietly behind the pillar and observed.

Before long, Xu Jiawei noticed a person dressed as a priest walk into the temple and come to the side of another person dressed as a priest.

"The items have arrived," the priest said softly.

"Take him away, and don't let anyone find out."

Xu Jiawei hid behind a pillar and listened to the conversation. She was very interested in what they were talking about, so she hid and followed them.

She wanted to see what it was.

Activating the invisibility cloak, Xu Jiawei slowly approached. She saw the man stand in front of a large box, which was placed on a wooden cart. The box was enormous, large enough to hold more than a dozen people.

Xu Jiawei frowned and followed the priest, turning left and right until they arrived at a small house without windows. The man looked around and then went directly into the house.