Survival at Sea: I Became Number One by Growing Mushrooms

The two quickly waved their hands and said, "President, we are conducting research and have just finished testing the drug. We are worried about potential conflicts with its effects."

Upon seeing this, Xu Jiawei sneered and said, "This potion also has a purifying function; it might even be able to purify the side effects experienced by the two of you during the trial."

Seeing that the two were still trying to refuse, they became even more suspicious, so Xu Jiawei shut them down with a single sentence.

Seeing that they couldn't escape, the two still had a glimmer of hope. After all, a demonic creature that could disguise itself as a master potion maker was definitely not a simple creature and was much stronger than the people in the video.

It takes real skill to remain undetected for so long; he might even be a dark apothecary.

If they hadn't been so anxious to prevent the potion from appearing on the mainland, they wouldn't have given themselves away and become the subject of suspicion.

After thinking for a moment, the president placed the two bottles of potion, which were made by Xu Jiawei using mushrooms she had personally cultivated and had the best effect, in the hands of the two pharmacists, and personally watched them drink them.

After the two drank the potion, the bottle fell to the ground, and expressions of pain immediately appeared on their faces, with magical runes creeping up their faces.

They hadn't expected the drug to be so effective, and that such a small amount of inexpensive materials were enough to produce the test drug.

The effect is only slightly different from the previous medicines, but because the method is simple and the ingredients are inexpensive, this medicine will be easier to spread than the previous medicines.

Previously, the medicine was expensive and required many ingredients, and it could not be made by ordinary pharmacists. Now, if this medicine spreads, it means that all the spies they have planted on the mainland over the years will be pulled out, all because of this woman. At the very least, they should deal with this woman!

Thinking this, the two men revealed ferocious expressions, instantly teleported in front of Xu Jiawei, and shouted, "Die!" As they spoke, a black aura surged from their bodies and attacked Xu Jiawei.

Xu Jiawei was not surprised at all and immediately released a light cocoon to surround the two of them. Painful screams came from inside the cocoon, and then gradually stopped moving. As expected of the light cocoon, its strength was several times that of the light spores, and it also retained the percentage damage.

Aside from the high energy consumption, it's a perfect skill.

After waiting another five minutes, Xu Jiawei opened the light cocoon, while some pharmacists with little combat ability had already crawled out from under the table.

The president withdrew his outstretched hand, since he was the only one in the entire Pharmacist Association with combat power, but it seemed pointless to do so.

"Master Xu, I never imagined that you were not only skilled at making potions, but also so strong in combat." The pharmacist, who emerged from under the chair, patted his slightly dirty robes and said.

It was as if he wasn't the one who had just crawled under the chair.

No wonder her teammates were so skilled at escaping; they learned it from their master.

"Are you all alright? Are you hurt?" Xu Jiawei's tone was somewhat strange.

"We're not injured. Master Xu, thank you for killing those two mutated creatures. Otherwise, we wouldn't know how long we would have been kept in the dark." These people had all drunk the test potion, so they were trustworthy.

Xu Jiawei suggested, "I recommend that the entire association conduct a thorough investigation, not just the high-level ones, but rather the low-level pharmacists who are probably the most infiltrated."

The president nodded and smiled kindly: "Of course, Master Xu. After our verification, the potion is qualified. Congratulations on becoming a level seven pharmacist."

"Master Xu, we pharmacists need to conduct an internal investigation. Could you please help us?" The president thought of how swiftly Xu Jiawei killed those two demonized humans. With her around, the demonized creatures would be easy to deal with.

"Of course, we won't let you help us for nothing. How about 100,000 gold coins?" the guild leader added.

One hundred thousand? Xu Jiawei agreed immediately without even thinking.

The badge and certificate should be ready around this afternoon. After all, she's the only one taking the Level 7 exam, so it should be relatively easy for her.

So the higher-ups of the Pharmacist Association, along with Xu Jiawei, produced a large number of test potions, all made using the mushrooms produced by Xu Jiawei's talent. Xu Jiawei then reaped a huge amount of gold coins.

The guild leader issued a summons, requiring all pharmacists who could return to the guild. Those who couldn't return would be tested upon their return. The entire guild was about to undergo a major test.

Xu Jiawei frowned and said, "President, if we're going to test people, we should do it every month if possible. Even if others pass this time, they might still be corrupted next time."

The president nodded and said, "I understand. But Master Xu is going to make a fortune this time." After all, this potion is not for one-time use. Once it spreads to the mainland, it will definitely sell like hotcakes. The patent fees alone will be enough for Xu Jiawei to make a living.

"Thanks to the president, I was just lucky." Xu Jiawei said and sat down in the chair. The test was about to begin.

Each person was called into the room one by one for testing, in case they teamed up, which would be quite a problem.

The testing continued until midnight, when all the people who had come were finally tested. After the tests, the president's expression was extremely grim. A full tenth of the pharmacists had become demonic creatures and were dealt with one by one by Xu Jiawei. Not to mention the many who hadn't even arrived yet.

The Pharmacists Association has been infiltrated to the point of being like a sieve.

The other elders and vice presidents were also devastated, their faces extremely grim. They hadn't expected so many people to become demonic creatures.

After testing, Xu Jiawei also discovered that if he was not demonized and only had a simple dark attribute, the demonic markings on his face would be dark red like Si Yunming's. If he was demonized, the demonic markings on his face would be black.

He explained the identification method to everyone, and they nodded.

The president looked very serious and said to the group, "It's getting late, everyone should go back now. I have to go to headquarters for a meeting." With that, he took the potion and left.

Xu Jiawei rubbed her shoulders, then went to get the certificate and badge, and left.

[Ding! Congratulations to the player for becoming the first Level 7 Alchemist in the entire game! You have received a Diamond Chest*1. This will be announced in the entire game.]

[Ding! System announcement: Congratulations to player AAA Mushroom Fairy for becoming the first level 7 alchemist in the entire game! Truly enviable!]

[Ye Yezi (China Server 62): Actually, I'm numb to it all. The boss truly lives up to his reputation.]

【Platycodon grandiflorus (China Server 11): +1】

[Points (China Server 345): +1]

There was no fuss in the chat channel this time; everyone had become numb to it.

Xu Jiawei obtained another diamond treasure chest, which she plans to open next time a natural disaster occurs.

At this moment, Lin Qin called through the communicator, saying that many traveling merchants had arrived.

Xu Jiawei rushed over. It was the middle of the night, and these traveling merchants didn't need to sleep. When she arrived at the guild, Lin Qin was standing at the door yawning. There were more than a dozen traveling merchants crowding outside, saying they had come to buy things. This time they had brought all their gold coins and could buy goods.

Seeing that the group was determined to empty the store, Xu Jiawei quickly called her friends over. It was already this late, and none of them were asleep; they were all replying to messages.

The group arrived at the guild dressed in their finest attire.