Survival at Sea: I Became Number One by Growing Mushrooms

Following the rainbow's directions, the two continued forward. The further they went, the more monsters they encountered. They were now facing a wave of monsters every five minutes. They didn't find many treasure chests, but there were plenty of monsters, which all turned into experience points for Xu Jiawei and Si Yunming.

They worked together seamlessly, and since they were in a team, the experience points would be split equally regardless of who killed the enemy, so they didn't need to think about how to divide the prey.

That's how you can last. Xu Jiawei glanced at her experience bar. After killing a few more monsters, she would reach level 34, so she killed even more enthusiastically.

They continued onward, and when they got tired, they would rest for a while. They weren't made of iron, and they didn't have any stamina potions, so they should get some rest.

When the two were resting, they relied on their pets to kill monsters.

They fought their way through until dawn, and Xu Jiawei reached level 34, obtaining another potion.

She glanced around and observed that the fog was getting thicker and thicker, and there were more and more monsters.

As they walked further, the fog began to turn gray. Xu Jiawei felt something was wrong. Could they have reached the source of another natural disaster?

The two exchanged a glance and continued walking forward. Soon, a maze made of giant stones appeared in front of Xu Jiawei. Wasn't this the clue she had obtained earlier?

"Hey, 3 o'clock, want to come in?" Xu Jiawei asked her companion for his opinion.

Si Yunming nodded, then said, "If something doesn't feel right, we'll back out immediately."

Rainbow led the way, Little Pink guarded Xu Jiawei's side, and Red Earthworm sat on Rainbow's head as they entered the maze.

The fog inside the maze grew thicker, and it was easy to get lost once inside. So Si Yunming placed pieces of wood at the entrances to mark the way. The further they went in, the thicker the fog became, to the point that even Si Yunming's efforts were ineffective. The fog gradually closed in, reducing visibility, which was undoubtedly fatal in the maze.

In the end, the two could only hold hands and feel their way along the wall to continue forward, afraid of getting separated.

Xu Jiawei didn't know how many times she had gone around in circles, how many dead ends she had walked through. She was getting dizzy, and it seemed like she was still going around in circles in a maze. This maze was bigger than she had imagined.

After walking for so long, both of them were exhausted, not only physically but also mentally. At this point, they were not in the right mental state to continue walking, as it would be easy to make mistakes.

"Let's rest first, no rush." ​​Xu Jiawei plopped down on the ground, seemingly drawing a map.

Both of them were a little hungry, so Xu Jiawei took out the food.

"I didn't expect this place to be so big." Xu Jiawei scribbled on the blueprints, but the map she drew was so abstract that it made her dizzy just looking at it.

"No rush. This area can't be too big. After all, the largest region is only about the size of a small island." Even if this maze is huge, they can explore it in less than two days.

Si Yunming said comfortingly.

Xu Jiawei wasn't worried about being trapped inside, but rather that she was afraid of wasting time and didn't know if she had any equipment to find her way.

Xu Jiawei also acquired quite a few things yesterday, so she decided to ask in the chat channel whether she could acquire one.

[AAA Mushroom Fairy: Do you have any pathfinding equipment? You can exchange it for a shield equipment.]

[Little Rabbit: Boss, are you trapped somewhere?]

[I love savory tofu pudding: It's all foggy here, so getting lost is normal.]

[Ice Cube Tofu: Actually, the place where it's easier to get lost is the disaster source. I've been trapped in this cave for three days now. The paths lead in all directions, and I have absolutely no way out.]

[Innocent Cockroach Hot: Are you stupid? Why don't you follow the bugs outside at night?]

[Iced Tofu: You think I don't want to? I don't even know where I am now, I can't even find a bug.]

[I Have Abs: Haha, you guys are so unlucky! I've stumbled upon a natural disaster source right in an open area, with the entrance standing in the forest. Brothers and sisters, I'll be the next one announced by the system. Wait for my good news, I'm going in!]

[Bumblebee: Whose catastrophe source is located directly on open ground? Could it be a trap?]

[Rainy Bear: Dude, don't go in yet, what if it's a trap?]

[Big Butterfly: Oh my god, his profile picture went black. My condolences.]

[Rippling Lake: It was indeed a trap. My condolences.]

[Jinghong Sword: Hey, you guys are getting off-topic. The pro is here to find pathfinding equipment, where did your conversation lead?]

[Bumblebee: Cough cough, I don't have this.]

[Innocent Cockroach Hot: I don't have any either.]

Xu Jiawei looked around for a long time but no one contacted her. It was a waste of several minutes. She choked on her bread.

We still have to keep going after we finish eating.

[Black: I have pathfinding equipment, @AAAMushroomFairy.]

Xu Jiawei saw that someone had tagged her and immediately replied.

【AAA Mushroom Fairy: Add me as a friend and send me a private message.】

Soon, a friend request came in, and after Xu Jiawei accepted it, a message was sent.

[Black: I don't need any shields or equipment. If you can help me solve this problem, I'll give you everything for free.]

Xu Jiawei knew all too well that what's free is often the most expensive, but she still asked, just in case it was easy for her.

[AAA Mushroom Fairy: What problem do you want to solve?]

[Black: I'm a player with the Dark attribute, and my sanity is about to be consumed. Can you help me?]

Xu Jiawei was taken aback. This was the second player she had ever seen with a dark attribute who had maintained his rationality, but it seemed that he was about to be corrupted by demons.

Xu Jiawei looked at Si Yunming and asked, "Brother San Dian, I've encountered a player with a dark attribute, and my sanity is about to be consumed. Can you save me?"

Si Yunming stroked his chin and said, "Perhaps your Light Purification can keep him rational for a while, but to completely resolve the issue, he can only rely on his own willpower to forcefully maintain his rationality."

Xu Jiawei replied thoughtfully.

[AAA Mushroom Fairy: I can keep you sane for a while, but to completely cure you, you'll need to rely on your willpower to forcefully maintain your rationality.]

The man with demonic markings on his face was pale and seemed very weak. His eyes lit up for a moment after seeing Xu Jiawei's reply. He had originally contacted this big shot with a try-it-out attitude, but he didn't expect that this big shot really had a way. However, seeing the message, he could only suppress his thoughts for the time being and fell into a struggle again. In the end, he thought about it and replied anyway.

[Black: When can you come over?]

[AAA Mushroom Fairy: ...I'm stuck in the maze and can't get through. Give me your equipment first, and I'll rush over as soon as I've dealt with the natural disaster source here.]

[AAA Mushroom Fairy: If you don't trust me, we can make a contract.]

[Black: Okay, but you need to get here within three days. I can only hold on for three days at most.]

So the two signed a contract, and Xu Jiawei also obtained this navigation equipment.

[Navigation: With this, you'll never get lost again. It will create arrows under your feet to guide you to your destination.]

Xu Jiawei could tell it was a good item. With it, obtaining the source points of natural disasters would be a piece of cake. She thought to herself, "Such a useful item, that person wouldn't have brought it out for trade if they weren't on the verge of collapse."

"Brother Three, with this we can quickly find the source of the natural disaster." Xu Jiawei waved the compass-like object in her hand.

"Let's hurry, there are still people waiting for us."

Si Yunming nodded.