Survival at Sea: I Became Number One by Growing Mushrooms

"This won't work. If we keep grinding like this, our leveling speed will actually slow down," Xu Jiawei said.

Si Yunming thought for a moment and said, "Let's go straight to the trap."

There are at least more traps than there are high priests at the source of the calamity. Xu Jiawei thought about it and nodded. This was indeed the best solution at the moment.

After all, the high priests run away whenever they see them, and there's nothing they can do about it. At least the traps have more people, so they can leave more high priests behind.

From being chased by the High Priest to now chasing after him, Xu Jiawei exclaimed, "Things have changed so much in such a short time! It's true what they say, 'Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river. Never underestimate a young man's potential.' I've become a dragon overlord for a while now."

Just then, a system announcement came through, and the two stopped and opened the chat channel.

[System Announcement: Congratulations to player Rainfall for resolving a mid-level natural disaster source. Congratulations!]

[Rain falls heavily: I'm still number one this time, hahaha.]

[AAA Mushroom Fairy: Congratulations, congratulations!]

[Rain Falling: Jiawei, I'll come find you later, please don't refuse.]

[AAA Mushroom Fairy: Okay, we're now in a high-level Scourge zone.]

[The lucky one here: Actually, I want to go too.]

[System Announcement: Congratulations to player AAA Mushroom Fairy for... successfully resolving a high-level natural disaster source point. Congratulations!]

The chat channel fell silent for a moment, until Zhang Yunting spoke first.

[Akagi: I feel we're still too weak; going there would only be a hindrance.]

[The lucky one is here: I need to get stronger, much stronger, because I'm still too weak.]

[Rain Falling: Yeah, maybe I shouldn't go. I'd just be a hindrance. I just finished the intermediate-level Scourge.]

[AAA Mushroom Fairy: It's okay, I just happened to need your help with something.]

[...You are all welcome to come.]

[The ultimate lucky charm is here: Really?]

[AAA Mushroom Fairy: Three-Point Bro and I have discussed it. You guys working together should be able to handle the Lesser Priest, and the two of us can handle the Greater Priest.]

Upon hearing the news, the group immediately sprang into action. Li Ming quickly packed his things to say goodbye to his family. Although his parents were worried, they still agreed, since his teammate was a big shot and it wouldn't hurt to have a good relationship with him.

"You brat, don't drag the big boss down!" Mr. Li shouted in a booming voice.

Li Ming immediately said, "Old man, I understand," and left without looking back, taking Mei Mei with him and heading towards the location sent by Xu Jiawei, which made Li's father so angry that he wanted to beat him to death.

On Bai Yu's side, after meeting with Zhang Yunting, Bai Yu entrusted her parents to the Leader team.

The leader said, "Xiao Zhang, don't worry, I will take good care of your family. Don't have any worries. Follow Miss Xu and Comrade Si to solve the source of the natural disaster and resolve all of this as soon as possible."

Bai Yu and Zhang Yunting nodded immediately. Bai Yu's parents looked worried but also relieved: "Xiao Yu, take good care of yourself. Your safety is the most important thing."

Bai Yu nodded. "Don't worry, Mom and Dad, I'll be careful." After saying goodbye to her parents, she left.

Xu Jiawei and her companion were not idle either. After dealing with the trap, these guys didn't call for help. However, the commotion caused by their battle was too great, and the high priest of the nearby Calamity Source also noticed it. By the time Xu Jiawei arrived, she found that the place was deserted and even the statue had been moved away.

Xu Jiawei was speechless. So, would smashing this place now be considered destroying the source of a natural disaster?

He imagined Xu Jiawei smashing the temple, burning the insect eggs to death.

[Ding! Congratulations to the player for destroying a branch of the Dark Temple and resolving a high-level Cataclysm source. You have received 4 Diamond Chests, but since the idol was not destroyed, the reward is halved.]

As expected, it didn't work. But something is better than nothing. Less is more. It seems that two people are still a bit too few. Having a few more people to hold them off is a good idea.

Let's wait until Bai Yu and the others arrive before we talk about it.

Li Ming was the first to arrive; this guy was indeed incredibly lucky, being the closest to them.

"Sis, long time no see, you've gotten even stronger." Li Ming leaned closer.

Xu Jiawei looked at the well-behaved student with a buzz cut and black hair with some suspicion.

Is this person Li Ming? "You're Li Ming?"

"Sister, I'm so heartbroken. You don't recognize me anymore just because I shaved my head?" Li Ming said sadly.

"No, it's just that the changes are so drastic that I hardly recognize it," Xu Jiawei said.

Li Ming's muscles are much more solid now, it seems he has become much stronger recently and has been working even harder.

"Great, you've mastered it." Xu Jiawei patted Li Ming on the shoulder.

"Sis, please stop teasing me. My skill level isn't even as good as my own brother's. I'm really afraid of holding you back," Li Ming said.

Just then, a familiar female voice came from behind Li Ming, "Don't be afraid, your sister Bai has equipment here that can definitely save your life." Bai Yu and Zhang Yunting arrived together.

"Long time no see, Xiao Xu, Xiao Li, Brother Si," Zhang Yunting greeted them.

Xu Jiawei waved and immediately said, "Everyone, it's been a long time."

"Brother Zhang, Sister Bai, you're here too! Sister Bai, what kind of equipment do you have here?" Li Ming eagerly approached, seemingly very interested in what Bai Yu was saying.

"This is equipment I forged recently, specifically designed for the source of the calamity. Although it may not be able to defeat the High Priest, it can still save my life in his hands."

Xu Jiawei immediately became interested and quickly asked Bai Yu to introduce her.

"This is a purifier that can purify dark attributes, this is a protective shield that can block a fatal blow, and..." Bai Yu began to talk endlessly.

At this moment, Si Yunming spoke up: "Since that's the case, with these things we won't be afraid of the High Priest. I have a plan, listen to it."

Everyone else was a bit confused. What method was being used? What problem had they encountered?

Seeing the bewildered looks on their faces, Xu Jiawei said, "We have indeed run into some trouble. These guys have gotten smarter lately. They run away when they see us, and we can't split up to take care of one side while we're busy with the other."

Good heavens, is this even human language? The priests run away when they see you? Are we playing a game?

After the group finished processing the information, Si Yunming explained his plan: "In short, before we arrive, all you need to do is hold them off and protect yourselves."

The group immediately nodded in agreement, no longer worried about not being able to collect all the rewards.

After catching up, the group ran up to the top of the rainbow. Li Ming said enviously, "Sis, your rainbow is really useful."

Meimei angrily breathed fire, setting Li Ming's hair on fire and burning him bald. "I was wrong, Meimei, please forgive me!" Li Ming immediately begged for forgiveness.

Xu Jiawei: Now I know why this guy shaved his head, it turns out he burned it off.

The group managed to suppress their laughter.

Xu Jiawei headed towards the foggy area, trying to level up Rainbow and Red Earthworm to the maximum level as soon as possible, and then they prepared to go and check out the last 10 natural disaster sources.

"By the way, what level are you all at?" Xu Jiawei asked.

Bai Yu answered first: "Let me go first, I'm level 31 now."

Next up is Zhang Yunting, "I'm level 32 now, one level higher than Xiaoyu."

"Damn, you guys are so high level now. I'm only level 29, almost level 30," Li Ming said.

The situation was better than they had imagined. Xu Jiawei spoke first: "Not bad, we should be able to survive." All three of them were very strong. With their combined levels and Bai Yu's equipment, they might actually be able to hold them off.