Survival at Sea: I Became Number One by Growing Mushrooms

For example, there's the fact that she will die during the event, but some things, if spoken out, will be discovered by the Dark God, so she can only keep them to herself.

"Sister, what's so difficult about this? I have a lie detector talisman here. If you're worried she's lying, just ask her directly." Li Ming, who had just finished condensing his divine spark, was about to share his joy with Xu Jiawei when he overheard something.

He immediately wanted to help, but Yanling knew he couldn't escape it, so he said, "Alright, I'll tell the truth." Yanling also knew he couldn't hide it, so he might as well tell the truth frankly.

"My rebirth was not accidental; it was due to talent and the timing of my death. I can't say too much."

Words of the Spirit made Xu Jiawei fall into deep thought. She suddenly remembered what the leader had said: that Words of the Spirit was their last resort, and that if Words of the Spirit continued to upgrade its abilities, it might be able to turn back time.

Xu Jiawei felt as if she had been hit hard on the head. What if the power of words in her past life was used to reverse time?

"I regained my memories during this event. If I hadn't been with you, I would have died here. That person has already noticed me," Yan Ling said succinctly.

Xu Jiawei pondered deeply. So, the Dark God in this life had already noticed the time-reversal she had made in her previous life? This was terrible. Xu Jiawei realized that the Dark God would definitely target the Word of Power in the same way he had targeted her, nipping this threat in the bud.

Moreover, it was probably Yan Ling who was the last to turn back time in her past life. Yan Ling was also annoyed that she only thought of it so late.

She had seen some fragments before, and she thought she had awakened a precognitive ability, but she wasted so much time.

"Will He take action in this event?"

Yan Ling nodded, and the lie detector talisman in Li Ming's hand burned to ashes. He said, "What she said is true."

Yan Ling sighed, "Having said all this, the Dark God has completely set his sights on me. He has discovered me." This is why she didn't want to tell the truth. As long as she didn't speak, the cause and effect wouldn't trace back to her. The Dark God only suspected her, but the moment she spoke, the Dark God already knew. She was probably facing even greater danger.

But if he didn't tell her, Xu Jiawei wouldn't believe him. Even if what he said was half true and half false, Xu Jiawei still wouldn't believe him.

However, since she had said it, she believed Xu Jiawei.

Xu Jiawei nodded: "Don't worry, I will find you as soon as possible."

"Be careful, remember what I said." Yanling still seemed somewhat worried; there were certain things she truly couldn't reveal, otherwise...

After bidding farewell to the Word Spirit, Xu Jiawei began to ponder again. The Word Spirit's words were very interesting. Was the little story she made up a hint about something that the Dark God couldn't discover?

Before we died, all we saw were some thin black threads wrapped around our bodies. This sentence sounded very abrupt at first, but Xu Jiawei remembered it.

Xu Jiawei knew that the words of the spirit were not spoken without reason; there was definitely a purpose behind them.

What exactly was she trying to convey that she spoke so cryptically? Black always reminded her of bad things, of entanglement. Xu Jiawei could only think of relationships, like the God of Love tying red threads and black threads. Was this something related to connection?

Xu Jiawei couldn't understand it. Of all the words the spirit spoke, only this one was extremely strange. Xu Jiawei thought to herself: I hate riddle people the most.

What exactly was she trying to warn us about? Hadn't she already been discovered? Why couldn't she say it? Unless this matter wasn't related to the Dark God, could it be related to the system?

The system, the black line... Never mind, if I can't figure it out, I won't think about it anymore. I'll find out when the time comes.

However, this explanation makes sense; she probably discovered some secret about the system, which is why she can't reveal it.

Three days passed quickly, and when Xu Jiawei opened her eyes, she found herself in an unfamiliar place. She had left the place where she had been imprisoned for nearly a year.

[Ding! Game rules announced: 1. The event uses a point system. Defeating a mutated creature earns 1-100 points. The higher the level, the more points. Defeating a player earns 100 points, and killing a player earns 1000 points. Players are encouraged to participate.]

Xu Jiawei felt a chill run down her spine. The system had been encouraging players not to kill each other, so what was going on? She suddenly remembered what the Word Spirit had said: the black lines. Did it mean that the system had been infiltrated and was no longer trustworthy?

No wonder the Word Spirit didn't speak it aloud. There's a line of code in the system that forbids damaging the system's image. If the system is infiltrated by the Dark God and reveals this, wouldn't that damage the system's image? And could the Dark God use the system's authority to punish the Word Spirit?

Moreover, the system might not have even noticed; perhaps the Dark God had simply infiltrated and changed a few words. Xu Jiawei became wary.

A chat channel has now appeared on the chat interface, and the chat in the channel has exploded.

[Bumblebee: System, what do you mean? Are you making us kill each other? You're definitely not a good person!]

[System: Player Bumblebee has been defiled by the system. Penalty: Movement speed reduced by 50%. Killing him grants 2000 points. His location has been revealed.]

[Bumblebee: Damn it, everyone, don't trust this system! It's obviously not a good thing.]

Although everyone sensed something was amiss, no one dared to say anything out of turn.

[AAA Mushroom Fairy: You stay where you are, I'll help you.]

[Color: Boss, do you know what's going on? I'm scared.]

Xu Jiawei was also afraid of being targeted by the system and didn't know what to say. What if it directly reduced her attributes by half? Wouldn't she be furious?

She thought for a moment and then spoke.

[AAA Mushroom Fairy: Don't fight amongst yourselves, cooperation is the key to clearing the level.]

[System: Player AAA Mushroom Fairy has been defiled by the system. Penalty: Movement speed reduced by 50%. Defeating the player grants 2000 points. Location coordinates have been released.]

[Phoenix: Holy crap, is this also defaming your image? Boss, don't say anything, we believe you!]

[System: The player's Phoenix Slander system appearance is affected, with a 50% movement speed reduction penalty. Defeating the Phoenix grants 2000 points. The coordinates have been released.]

Everyone was stunned, and no one dared to speak for a moment. Xu Jiawei frowned deeply. Where was the real system? Why was this system, disguised as a dark god, allowed to run rampant?

No wonder the Word Spirit's hints were so subtle. But now she's being targeted. If another slowing buff comes, she'll be sent to her death. The Word Spirit is in danger right now. Guild members and the Word Spirit are both in danger. Xu Jiawei doesn't know what to do.

Soon, a dark figure suddenly appeared in front of Xu Jiawei; it was Si Yunming.

"I'll go pick up Bumblebee, you go help Yanling. We'll meet at the central lake. Don't use the system chat, it's already been corrupted," Si Yunming said urgently.