Survival at Sea: I Became Number One by Growing Mushrooms

Upon receiving the message, Xu Jiawei had no idea what these little Karamis were here for. Although many big shots had come, she couldn't just ignore the Pharmacist Association and go find big shots from other associations instead.

Most of the conversations were with the big shots, while the younger people usually just followed behind them without saying a word.

She acted so timidly because she wanted to observe how others did it and learn from them. Unexpectedly, her timidity turned out to be the right thing to do, because everyone else did the same thing.

"Since there should be a reward, let's ask our elites to give their opinions." The woman on the stage looked at all the young people present.

So these people can choose their rewards? After all, those who can enter this are geniuses among geniuses, so it's not surprising that they have this right.

"You young people, just tell us what you want. We're old and don't know what you want, which is why I asked you all to come here."

Xu Jiawei: That's not what the president said. If it were just about deciding on the rewards, she definitely wouldn't have come. After all, she can't change anything on her own.

Even with only a dozen or so players, there were ten different answers, after all, the professions are different.

One person's influence is really too small. Xu Jiawei glanced at the president, who turned his face away, pretending not to see her.

Wasn't she brought here to meet a big shot? Turns out she came to vote and become a voter.

Xu Jiawei and Bai Yu exchanged a glance, then looked at the reward list and finally chose money, which was the only thing that would be useful to both of them after discussing it.

For example, the potion recipe only works for Xu Jiawei, and the forging method only works for Bai Yu. If other players are smart, they will make the same choice. Since choosing something that suits you will never work, you might as well gamble on something that works for everyone.

The players who come here are all smart people; they shouldn't do anything foolish.

The final result was announced, and all the players quietly gathered together.

"I chose the money, you didn't choose anything else, did you?" a blonde, blue-eyed beauty said, speaking fluent Mandarin, though her words and lip movements didn't quite match. The system's translation is amazing.

"Tsk, do you think everyone else is stupid? We have so many professions here, there's no chance to choose anything else," said a brown-skinned man.

This is understandable, since all other options are related to a single profession, and even equipment and weapons are listed separately, such as outer armor, swords, and knives. The only thing that can be agreed upon is money.

Players like them, who have infiltrated this world as natives, are simply short of money. If they had money, wouldn't they be able to easily acquire equipment and resources?

However, the final result was quite unexpected. The final result was a title of nobility in a certain kingdom. Xu Jiawei even checked and found that this title did not even provide a salary; it was just a title.

The players were dumbfounded. Did all these geniuses from the mainland choose this thing? But this thing is useless to players. What's the use of having a title and a hollow name? They can only survive at sea, and it's even useless if they come to the mainland. They don't get discounts when buying things.

The other young men, however, had their eyes shining: "I need to work harder! If we win, we'll get a title!"

Xu Jiawei: ...It was all for nothing. The players were so united, but it was all for nothing.

Bai Yu: "Did these people from mainland China invite us to participate so that we could see how united people from mainland China are?"

Xu Jiawei didn't want to say more: "Who knows? It feels like the invitation was just a formality."

"I was tricked into coming here by the club president. If I had known it would end like this, I wouldn't have come."

"Me too. They said they'd introduce me to all sorts of big shots, but I came here to learn more skills."

"Who isn't?" Xu Jiawei sighed, feeling utterly deceived.

"We humans can't go on like this. If we keep fighting amongst ourselves, we'll never have the chance to sit down and talk to each other again in this world," said a square-faced Chinese man.

"What can we do? The infighting within our server is this fierce."

"Then we can persuade one person at a time, and try our best to prevent players from fighting amongst themselves," the Chinese man said.

"Let's try our best." The dozen or so people exchanged glances, wondering what they could possibly accomplish with just a few people.

After the banquet ended, Xu Jiawei left with the president. The president turned to Xu Jiawei and said, "Pharmacist Xu, it's not that I wanted to lie to you, but it was their requirement. And you're the only outsider in our Pharmacist Association who's qualified, so this was the only solution I could come up with."

Xu Jiawei didn't speak. Today she realized that this world wasn't so friendly after all; it was still quite xenophobic. It was like this now, when they were still needed as players. What would happen when they weren't needed anymore?

Therefore, they must become strong enough that everyone must respect them in order to have the right to speak.

Instead of assimilating into them and becoming one of them.

"These guys haven't come to terms with reality. The people in power in this world are too closed off. They're still immersed in their own world and refuse to face reality. What you need to do is break down their prejudices," the president said earnestly.

He also disapproved of those in power, especially the nobles and royalty. The world was in crisis, yet they looked down on the players who were saving it.

Xu Jiawei thought: Break down prejudice? If prejudice were so easy to break down, it wouldn't be prejudice anymore. What she needed to do was make these people fear them as players, and make them dare not ignore their opinions.

Xu Jiawei quietly made up her mind; there was still a long way to go.

"If you win the competition, our Pharmacist Association will give you a separate reward. I see that all you outsiders want is money. So, giving you 200 million gold coins after winning the competition... isn't that a bit too little? How about 500 million?"

Xu Jiawei: !!!

"President, I will definitely do my best in the competition and bring glory to the Pharmacist Association. I will definitely work hard to build our association!" Xu Jiawei said with a smile. Damn it, she was bribed. She couldn't resist even with all her strength.

That's 5 million gold coins! That's enough to buy 500 Fire Essences! That's enough to buy a small city!

As expected of the Pharmacists' Association, the novels are true; those who make medicine are all rich.

"Okay, the association members will travel with you, and you'll lead the team." The president nodded in satisfaction, assigning the task of leading the team to Xu Jiawei. Sure enough, problems that can be solved with money aren't really problems.

The next day, Xu Jiawei arrived at the venue, which was a small island inhabited by many mutated creatures. Their mission was to explore the island.

Points are earned by defeating mutated creatures, and also by exploring.

In other words, they went to the island of demonized creatures to undergo trials and prepare for future wars, while the members of their apothecary association could only serve as a support team and were usually at the bottom of the pack.

Xu Jiawei: ...Why don't you learn your lesson? You got scammed again. How can you win with a team like this? Tell me how to win.