Survival at Sea: I Became Number One by Growing Mushrooms

"Okay, President, I'll definitely go see it." Xu Jiawei smiled and accepted the badge.

Then she looked up at the ceiling and realized she had to fill out a huge pile of documents. It was too difficult. Her world language level was equivalent to a third-grade elementary school English level on Earth. She could only write "thank you," "hello," "name," "goodbye," and "age."

She knows nothing else, so asking her to write a lot of text is too much to ask. It must feel terrible to suddenly become illiterate.

Xu Jiawei drifted back to the front desk to continue filling out forms. This time the forms were even more complicated. She also had to write a report explaining why she was taking the Level 5 Pharmacist exam. This was very distressing for Xu Jiawei, who could only write "thank you," "hello," "name," "goodbye," and "age," but she had to write it herself.

So she had to ask the receptionist to write one for her, and she just copied it exactly.

The receptionist smiled despite seeing Xu Jiawei's crooked, scrawled handwriting, demonstrating excellent professionalism.

He thought to himself: No one is perfect after all. Even such a brilliant genius is illiterate.

However, her talent was so dazzling that illiteracy was a minor issue.

After more than an hour of hard work, Xu Jiawei finally finished filling out all the forms. She rubbed her sore wrists and breathed a sigh of relief.

She had never been so mentally exhausted even when fighting monsters; by the end, she didn't even know what she had written anymore.

After filling out the forms, Xu Jiawei had nothing else to do, so she wandered over to the association's shop. She was full of anticipation, wondering what the president was talking about as some good stuff.

"Hello, what good things have you received here?" Xu Jiawei asked the shop counter. The counter staff had changed; this time, it was a very beautiful woman with a unique temperament.

"Oh, how did you know? This is a rare find." The receptionist was somewhat surprised.

"I heard the president mention it earlier, so I came to take a look." He casually took out the badge.

The receptionist immediately understood. "Oh, it's President Xiao Ai. Does the president want to give that thing to this young lady? She does deserve it." The receptionist's smile became even more sincere.

"The items are still in the warehouse. Let me take you to see them."

Xu Jiawei nodded and followed the receptionist through the back door of the store to a huge warehouse.

The two walked deeper and deeper until they came to a sealed metal box.

"This is our new good stuff. Only the guild leader and I know about it right now. If it gets out, even a level nine pharmacist will be envious." The receptionist took a deep breath.

Even the vice president doesn't know? How could a store receptionist like her be qualified to know? This person's identity must be extraordinary.

The receptionist knew what Xu Jiawei was thinking. She just smiled, didn't explain anything, and reached out to open the suitcase.

A bright pink flame appeared, and the entire flame burst forth.

Having read the novel thoroughly, Xu Jiawei immediately blurted out two words: "Strange Fire!?" Is it that fantastical?

"Strange fire? Are you referring to this flame, sir? This is a special furnace fire spirit. You can contract it using a contract voucher to make it your pet. It can help you strengthen your fire control abilities and protect your safety when necessary."

Goodness, I really didn't realize this thing was a pet beast. You can't judge a book by its cover. Her previous pet beast eggs hadn't even hatched yet.

If fire control methods are improved, wouldn't it make refining potions even simpler?

How is this different from the strange fire in novels? I need it, I absolutely must have it!

Seeing Xu Jiawei's eagerness, the receptionist said, "The normal market price for this flame is one million gold coins. I just received news that you have been promoted to a level five alchemist, so you can get a 10% discount, which makes it nine hundred thousand gold coins."

Upon hearing the price, Xu Jiawei instantly calmed down. Good heavens, the total value of her selling special mushrooms was less than 50 yuan, almost half short of 90 yuan.

What to do? Just then, the receptionist's magic communicator rang. The receptionist apologized and went to answer the phone.

The person returned quickly and said, "Hello, your teacher paid for this flame for you, you can take it with you now."

Xu Jiawei: ? ? ? !!!

The teacher actually paid for my million-dollar purchase without batting an eye? Does this mean I have some powerful connections? It feels so good to be a sucker for someone's coattails. I can't even get a sucker for someone's coattails in the game because she's number one on the leaderboard.

Is it really this great to cling to someone's coattails? Did I really have such a powerful backer? Are my backers really that strong?

This is a contract voucher, no different from the contract vouchers given by the system; this is a high-level contract voucher.

As expected, the items in the system chest were all rewards it had gathered from various worlds, probably mostly from this world and Earth.

Xu Jiawei pressed the contract against the flame, and the contract was completed.

【Name:

Species: fire

Rating: 10

Growth Potential: S

Talent/Ability: S

Blood volume: 1000

Power: 100

Defense: 100

Physical fitness: 100

Speed: 100

Skill: Flame control, high-temperature combustion

Intimacy: 0

(Comment: You have a personality that enjoys brewing potions, and possess a naturally gifted physique, making you perfectly suited for the work of a pharmacist. Yes, you heard right, it's quite suitable for you.)

Wow, this is a really good review. The system's evaluation is so high, you can imagine the status of this flame among the pharmacists. The guild leader must have done him a great favor. Xu Jiawei felt that this flame was definitely worth more than 90 gold coins. And then there's her teacher. This flame would definitely be useful to her teacher as well, but she bought it for her cheap apprentice without hesitation.

A warm feeling welled up inside her. Was this what it felt like to be pampered? Xu Jiawei felt her heart melting. This was the first time she had ever felt the love from an elder. Xu Jiawei named the flame "Little Pink".

At this moment, the receptionist handed Xu Jiawei a small cube-shaped object. "This is a pet backpack. It can hold more than 5 pets. You can put your Flame and the mushroom in your pocket inside."

Rainbow poked its head out and let out a howl. It had been discovered! Xu Jiawei usually shrunk Rainbow and hid it in her pocket, but she didn't expect to be discovered even through the pocket. Since it had been discovered, Rainbow simply climbed out.

Xu Jiawei hung the pet backpack on her bracelet, just like a regular bracelet charm. After placing the flame and rainbow figures inside, Xu Jiawei looked at the receptionist and sincerely said, "Thank you."

The receptionist waved her hand and said, "I'm getting old. The future belongs to you young people. Young people, don't let little Grace down!"

Little Grace? Who exactly is this receptionist? She must be much older than her teacher.

"Young man, if you want to know who I am, go ask your teacher."