Survival at Sea: I Became Number One by Growing Mushrooms

The next morning, Xu Jiawei stopped practicing her magic and checked the time; it was almost 6:30.

So she stood up and went to the meeting point. When Xu Jiawei arrived, she found that almost everyone had already arrived. Xu Jiawei glanced at the time suspiciously. It was only 6:30. Wasn't the meeting point at 7:00?

She didn't misremember the time, did she?

Soon Xu Jiawei met her companions. "Why did you arrive so early?" Xu Jiawei asked.

"I don't know either. I heard someone leaving during practice, so I quickly packed my things and went out. Did they change the time?" Li Ming was also a bit confused.

Si Yunming also shook his head. He went out in the middle of the night to find a place to practice his sword. After all, the dormitory was not soundproof, and neither was his room. So he arrived at the meeting place early to practice his sword. At five o'clock in the morning, he found that some people had already arrived, so he stopped.

"Someone arrived at five o'clock." Si Yunming said and then fell silent.

"My goodness, are they all this enthusiastic? And you, don't you even take a break? You're all such workaholics!" Bai Yu complained.

Si Yunming remained silent. Xu Jiawei coughed lightly, feeling a little guilty herself. "Then let's wait for the other instructors to arrive and see how they arrange things." After saying that, Xu Jiawei looked up at the sky. The sky was so blue.

Soon it was 6:50, and Robert arrived, looking for Xu Jiawei. After greeting her, he stood there quietly.

Soon the training instructors arrived, and the one in the lead was someone Xu Jiawei recognized—Commander Zhang from the video call during the previous potion testing experiment. Commander Zhang nodded to Xu Jiawei, then turned his gaze to everyone and said, "You're here quite early, and so enthusiastic. It seems we can increase the intensity of today's training."

The noise immediately grew louder, and Commander Zhang shouted, "Everyone, line up in an orderly fashion and await my orders!"

After Commander Zhang finished speaking, everyone panicked and became extremely chaotic, as if they were discussing how to line up.

"I'm going to queue up too, sis. Don't go easy on me later." After saying that, Li Ming returned to the crowd, while Zhang Yunting and Bai Yu stayed behind.

Just yesterday, they also became instructors under the persuasion of the negotiator, so naturally they didn't need to go down.

Now it's almost impossible to get the whole team together. Whoever has time can go farm the Cataclysmic Source Points. They have to split up. And Li Ming won't have a chance to go out at all unless he reaches level 40.

Besides teamwork, most of the training is practical combat, with instructors leading people to farm natural disaster points to level up. Of course, the instructors also need to answer the questions the trainees want to know, without being stingy. For example, if a trainee asks how to level up or how to become stronger, you should at least not keep it to yourself.

Ten minutes later, the players finally lined up. During this time, Commander Zhang didn't say a word until everyone quieted down before he spoke.

"Hello, my surname is Zhang. You can call me Commander Zhang. I will be your chief instructor for the next period of time until you are qualified enough to fight back against the priests' attacks. Then the training will end."

"Do you understand now?"

"I understand." "I understand." A few scattered voices came through.

Commander Zhang frowned when he saw that these people looked completely unrefined. "Too quiet, I can't hear you! Speak louder!"

"I understand!" This time the voice was louder.

During this period, they must learn to cooperate like real soldiers.

"Alright, next up is Instructor Mushroom's first lesson. She will teach you basic knowledge of potion preparation and combat methods. Study hard." Commander Zhang's words made everyone gasp. Potion knowledge? This kind of knowledge can actually be taught for free? Doesn't that mean they also have a chance to become potion masters?

Some people who had no way to pursue their education stared intently at Xu Jiawei.

Xu Jiawei stepped forward with a smile and said, "I don't know what to say, but you can ask me any questions you have."

As soon as Xu Jiawei finished speaking, someone raised their hand and asked, "Boss, how did you become so strong?"

"It's simple. Practice your skills and improve your proficiency. Just shorten the skill casting time so you won't be too passive when dealing with enemies. This is the simplest way to get stronger."

"Master, how did you practice your skill proficiency? How come your casting speed is so fast?" After all, he also practiced often, and now his casting speed was still several seconds.

Xu Jiawei thought for a moment and said, "As long as you practice your skills every moment of your rest time, you can increase your proficiency. As long as you understand the characteristics of the skills and find the simplest way to operate magic, you can greatly speed up the release speed and give you a deeper understanding of the skills. However, the best way to operate each skill is different, so you need to explore it yourself."

The person who asked the question seemed to understand only partially, and a heated discussion broke out in the crowd. Someone cautiously raised their hand: "Hey, how many hours of rest do you get each day?"

The discussion immediately quieted down. Xu Jiawei frowned and said, "Wouldn't resting be a waste of time? We can rest when we're tired. Maybe we'll rest every few days."

The entire room fell silent. Is this what a big shot is like? No wonder he's number one on the leaderboard, you can't argue with that.

The answer of "not taking a break" made the other players on the leaderboard suddenly understand, but some were still puzzled: "Wow, aren't you sleepy if you don't take a break?"

Xu Jiawei took out a bottle of energy potion and a bottle of stamina potion: "Drink the potion if you're tired."

Everyone: ......The thought of staying up all night just popped into their heads and immediately disappeared. The big shot has potions, but they don't. They're not pharmacists. Who's as extravagant as her, turning something that could save their lives into a regular nutrient solution?

The pharmacists seemed to be deep in thought, then looked intently at Xu Jiawei.

"Boss, could you demonstrate how to brew potions?"

Xu Jiawei nodded. Since she had nothing else to do, she took out the crucible and herbs. She was going to make a pot of intermediate-level potion. It wasn't that she didn't want to make basic-level potions, but even if she used herbs for basic-level potions, it would still be intermediate-level potion.

For the demonstration, Xu Jiawei didn't ask Xiaofen for help. She casually threw the herbs into the crucible, and in less than ten minutes, a pot of intermediate-level potion was ready.

Some novice pharmacists stared wide-eyed, completely bewildered. How could the expert turn herbs into intermediate-level potions without doing anything?

Some pharmacists at level three and above noticed something: Xu Jiawei's control over potions and flames was terrifying; she truly deserved to be called a master.

"Is this the terrifying power of a level 7 alchemist?" A pharmacist who had been stuck at level 3 for a long time raised his hand. "Master, master, how do you precisely control the state of herb refining?"

"Relying on mental strength." Xu Jiawei uttered something that some people had never even heard of before. An old man with white hair who had come to observe looked at Xu Jiawei excitedly. She was the only level four pharmacist in the base, and he stared at her with fervent admiration.

"Comrade Mushroom, hello. I am Zhang Huaiyi, the 102nd generation successor of Mingjitang. Could you please demonstrate the refining of advanced potions?"