Survival at Sea: I Became Number One by Growing Mushrooms

Xu Jiawei and her group went from feeling uncomfortable at first to now being immersed in the New Year's atmosphere.

"You're here, boss. Head to the central square, we're having a get-together there soon," said the security guard he'd met before. They were on patrol and couldn't personally escort the boss there.

Xu Jiawei nodded, then looked puzzled. When did a central square appear here?

Xu Jiawei looked at Zhang Yunting with a questioning gaze, and Zhang Yunting shook his head in confusion as well. It seemed that it was newly built again.

Sure enough, what used to be a residential area has now become a large open space, filled with small tables that look like they were made from blueprints, very uniform and simple.

There's another stage up ahead; are there any more performances planned? It seems the training base has really put in a lot of effort.

Many people had already taken their seats. Xu Jiawei chose a secluded spot and sat down, and the others followed. Since it was the New Year, the leaders probably wouldn't ask them to discuss anything, so they could relax in a corner.

A table can seat ten people, and after five people sit down, there are still five empty seats.

It was soon 11:30, and the residents arrived one after another, chatting about everyday things. Everyone had a smile on their face, as if they had returned to the grand scene of a banquet on Earth.

"Hello, may I sit here?" The woman had an angelic face, golden hair, and blue eyes. When she smiled, it seemed as if she was surrounded by holy light. Xu Jiawei suddenly thought of the God of Light, but this person was much weaker than the God of Light.

Xu Jiawei nodded and asked, "Who are you?"

"I'm Robert, it's nice to meet you. I suspected before that your attributes were the same as mine, and today I see that they are indeed true. I'll be counting on you for the training camp in three days."

"Is this the third player to solo the Cataclysm Source?" Xu Jiawei asked curiously. "I didn't expect her to be such a beautiful woman."

Robert smiled and then said, "I asked the leader of the group for your photo. I was quite surprised at first. I never expected that such a powerful figure would be a little girl. You can't judge a book by its cover." Robert's voice didn't match her lip movements, so Xu Jiawei knew that the system was translating, allowing them to communicate without barriers.

But something looked off, so Xu Jiawei simply stopped looking at the woman's lip movements.

Xu Jiawei looked into the woman's eyes and asked, "You came to see me not just to get to know me, right?"

"You guessed right, I do have something else to ask of you, it concerns my talent. My talent has reached a bottleneck and can't be improved. Do you know how to improve it?"

"Would you mind if I took a look at your panel?" Xu Jiawei could only offer suggestions after seeing the panel.

Robert hesitated for a moment. After all, talent is something you can't just tell others, or it might become a dagger pointing at you. Xu Jiawei didn't urge him, but just watched him quietly. Finally, Robert gritted his teeth and agreed. You can't catch a wolf without risking your cub.

The talent interface was placed on Xu Jiawei's face, and the panel was also displayed.

Level: 40 (Max level, please complete the quest to break through)

Mana: 2000 + 500

Race: Light's Kin (Maximum +400)

Health: (233/500) +50 (Not bad!)

Strength: (243/500) +80 (Not bad!)

Defense: (213/500) +80 (Not bad!)

Physical Fitness: (233/500) +80 (Not bad!)

Speed: (256/500) +50 (Not bad!)

Luck: (82/100) (Good luck)

Talent: Envoy of Light (Level A, already maxed out; players are encouraged to explore on their own)

1. You are a follower of the Goddess of Light, and have gained Light affinity. When you release Light skills, you are blessed by the Goddess of Light, and your release speed is reduced by 50%.

2. Players start the game with the blessing of the Goddess of Light, becoming immune to all control effects.

3. Gain the skill Sword of Light, which transforms into ten giant swords that deal wide-area damage to surrounding enemies and grants a damage boost effect.

4. Blessing of Light: Provides an increased damage effect to allies.

Additional: Gain 50 attribute boost

Title: Favored by Goddess, grants increased defense. Angel, grants the skill Dedication, which heals nearby allies for 1% of the damage dealt per second.

Skills: Greatsword of Light (Advanced), Blessing of Light (Advanced), Arrow of Light, Protection of Light, Offering, Sacrifice of Light.

Xu Jiawei didn't continue reading, but she seemed to know where the problem lay.

Specifically, there are two reasons: 1. Her attributes are too low. Currently, her attributes are only around 200, which will affect the improvement of her talents in the future. 2. Her Light attribute is too low, even lower than that of a dual-attribute person. If her Light attribute is improved again, her talents should be able to improve, probably along with her race.

Xu Jiawei then offered her suggestion: "My suggestion is to find the temple left behind by the Goddess of Light to improve your Light attribute. Of course, you can't neglect your physical attributes either. As for your talent, you can't improve it with system upgrade tickets anymore, so you have to find a fortuitous encounter."

Robert looked grateful: "Thank you." But are my attributes low? Just how high are those of the big shot?

"You're welcome, we're all human." Xu Jiawei said, sitting back in her chair. Then she fell into deep thought. Is this the attribute of a normal player now? Then the plan to go to the source of the catastrophe might be postponed.

Moreover, Robert is already considered a top human player. If he went there with those attributes, he would just be a sitting duck. He would probably need to train his teamwork skills, as it would take several people to gang up on a bishop or high priest.

Therefore, the number of humans must be several times that of these priests, at least several thousand players, to have any hope of winning, and most of these players will likely die.

That would weaken humanity's fighting power, which is also a problem. But let the leaders think about these troublesome matters; she needs to attend the banquet now.

At exactly twelve o'clock, the dishes were served on time. Several Western-looking players came to find Robert and sat next to him, but Xu Jiawei and the others didn't mind.

Some foreign players made quite a few jokes because they didn't know how to use chopsticks.

After the banquet began, some people started going on stage to sing and dance. It was obvious that the performances had not been rehearsed; basically, whoever wanted to go up could go up. Although the performances were very rough, and some people even sang off-key, Xu Jiawei was able to feel a relaxed atmosphere for once.

We don't know what next year will bring, but right now, Xu Jiawei and her friends are very happy. After dinner, Xu Jiawei also talked with the other players, answering their questions when she knew the answers and discussing and guessing together when she didn't know the answers.

The tense atmosphere among the players was gone, and for a time, everything was very harmonious.

The afternoon passed quickly. There was no dinner party that evening, so the five of them ate together on their own. Halfway through the meal, Robert came over with a few cans of beer. "I'm joining in too. I brought these with me. I wonder if you guys will like them?"

"Welcome." Xu Jiawei smiled. In the end, everyone got drunk, and Xu Jiawei closed her eyes and fell asleep.