Survival at Sea: I Became Number One by Growing Mushrooms

She spent a long time studying the exam content, but she didn't know there was such a rule.

After Ryan's explanation, Xu Jiawei understood why it took so long. In other words, level one to three pharmacists were considered temporary workers in the company and did not require any protection.

But after level four, it's different. It's like passing a civil service exam; you need to report and be registered to truly join the association.

In the future, we may occasionally need to come here for a meeting or to participate in some activities.

To put it simply, you're a full-time employee. Not only are you provided with benefits and security, but you also have to be able to contact us at any time. So you need to report, get stamps, and process documents, which is quite troublesome. And every time you pass the exam, you have to repeat the process and change your benefits.

An inappropriate analogy is that you can only check your exam results a week after the exam.

She received her results on the spot, but could only receive her certificate a week later.

"Okay, then let's take the Level 4 Pharmacist exam first." Xu Jiawei had no choice but to agree.

She took the application form from the receptionist and started signing it. She hadn't wasted her time learning; at least she could write down the basic information.

After paying the registration fee, I went directly to the examination room with Ryan's guidance. The exam preparation only takes 10 minutes. Last time, the exam was scheduled for the afternoon only because of the competition.

After Xu Jiawei arrived at the examination venue and waited for the exam to begin, she prepared a pot of high-grade potion according to the exam requirements, and the exam was considered over.

"Congratulations on passing the exam! We will mail you the certificate, badge, and benefits in a week." The examiner smiled, appearing very kind; anyone would be happy to see a genius.

When Raine saw Xu Jiawei come out, he personally took her to fill out all sorts of application forms.

It includes things like membership application forms and benefit selection forms.

Xu Jiawei discovered in the benefits list that Level 4 Pharmacists receive a 5% discount on purchases from the association, along with a basic monthly salary of 200 gold coins. Finally, they can choose one type of basic or slightly rare herb each month.

Although there were plenty of basic herbs, she didn't lack any, so she chose to use one slightly rarer herb each month. After filling out all the miscellaneous forms, she just had to wait for the approval and stamp.

This process takes a week.

"Is this the genius student that Grace took in? What a young prodigy! The younger generation is truly formidable." Xu Jiawei had just finished filling out the application form when a middle-aged man walked over.

Renn quickly went to greet him: "President, what brings you here?" Renn hadn't expected that even the president had been attracted.

This person was actually the president, and Xu Jiawei greeted him in the same way as Raine.

The president smiled and said, "I heard that Pharmacist Xu wants to take the Level 5 Pharmacist exam?"

Xu Jiawei nodded. "That was what I was thinking, but if the association has rules, then I'll come again next time."

The president looked at Xu Jiawei: "Pharmacist Xu, we don't want to limit your talent. Rules are rigid, but people are flexible. How about this, you can take the Level 5 Pharmacist exam first this time, and we'll mail you the Level 4 and Level 5 certificates together later. What do you think?"

Unexpectedly, Xu Jiawei agreed immediately, saving herself the trouble of coming back a week later. She didn't even know if she would have time then. Was she using connections? It's so great to have connections!

Since the president had spoken, who could have more power than the president? So it went smoothly, and Xu Jiawei filled out the application form and paid the fee again.

This time, the president and vice president personally supervised the exam. The vice president was a stunning beauty with a slim waist, long legs, and a height of 1.8 meters. She smiled and said, "You are Master Grace's apprentice? I didn't expect someone like Grace to take on an apprentice."

"Vice President, do you know my teacher?" Xu Jiawei raised her head and looked at the vice president's face.

"Sigh, that girl ran away on her own, leaving me with the position of vice president and becoming an honorary elder herself. She's got nothing to do now, and all the work has fallen on me." The vice president sighed, but there was no hint of resentment in her tone.

Was the teacher the vice president before?

"Alright, the exam is about to begin. For the Level 5 exam, you will need to draw three random high-level potions. You will have three chances to try each potion. As long as you can successfully refine it, the exam will be considered complete." The vice president glanced at the time and announced the rules.

The president sat down to the side and smiled, "Don't be nervous. We're just examiners because we're curious about what kind of apprentice Grace has. Just treat us like ordinary examiners."

Xu Jiawei nodded and began drawing lots. This time, Xu Jiawei had pretty good luck and drew a high-grade healing potion, a high-grade energy potion, and a high-grade stamina potion.

They are basically enhanced versions of basic potions, which are easier to obtain.

With Xu Jiawei's skill level, she can succeed on the first try; there won't be any unexpected problems.

After Xu Jiawei finished refining the potion, she handed it to the examiner. The vice president took the potion, stared at Xu Jiawei with bright eyes, and said, "You're really a prodigy. I even wanted to snatch you away to be my apprentice, but unfortunately, that girl Grace is too stingy and will definitely not agree."

"A genius, Pharmacist Xu, you are the future hope of the Pharmacist Association." The president also stood up, looking at her intently.

Xu Jiawei suppressed the upward curve of her lips; she was actually a little embarrassed by such praise.

"Not at all, not at all. The president and vice president are the real pillars of the association. I'm still far from being as good as you." Xu Jiawei's smile was harder to suppress than AK's. Really, she couldn't stand being praised.

The president looked at Xu Jiawei's extremely happy yet desperately suppressed expression and laughed. She's still so young. Back then, he was just as naive. He was nothing like her now, never showing his emotions. Once you're in this position, you can't let others see through you.

"Pharmacist Xu, there will be an exchange meeting between various professional associations later. Most of the attendees will be leading figures in their respective fields, as well as outstanding young people around your age. Would you like to go and take a look?" The president thought to himself, "We finally found a genius, so we should show him off."

Xu Jiawei thought that the opportunity to meet and exchange ideas with bigwigs from all sides was rare, so she agreed.

[Ding! Congratulations! In three days, the faction war event will feature both the Alchemist Association and the Chinese Kingdom factions.]

Xu Jiawei: ? ? ? What did she just hear? Was this something she was supposed to hear? It seemed like the system had spoiled the plot for her.

As she suspected, the world channel was indeed related to the event!

The president saw Xu Jiawei staring blankly and didn't call her. After all, geniuses often have strange tempers, and Xu Jiawei was actually one of the better ones, only spacing out.

Other geniuses need to be appeased at all times, so being the president of the student council is not easy for him.

Xu Jiawei snapped out of her reverie and looked at the president apologetically: "Sorry, president, I was daydreaming."

"It's alright. After Pharmacist Xu finishes signing the documents, you can come and check out the association's shop. We've got some good stuff here." The president didn't seem to care at all and casually gave Xu Jiawei a badge.

"Take this with you."