Survival at Sea: I Became Number One by Growing Mushrooms

After discussing their plans for the next few days, the group returned home. Xu Jiawei prepared to refine the high-grade herbs given to her by the team of leaders into a potion.

Just as Xu Jiawei was about to practice the potion after taking out the crucible, someone knocked on the door again. This time it was Zhang Huaiyi, whom she had met during the day, followed by some elderly men and women of similar age.

They all look like they regularly cultivate their character and are very healthy, even healthier than some of the corporate slaves on Earth in the past.

"Comrade Xu, we heard you don't rest at night. We hope we haven't disturbed you." Indeed, they hadn't disturbed her. Xu Jiawei hadn't set up a soundproofing magic circle yet, so she could hear the sound and open the door. Otherwise, no matter how long they knocked, Xu Jiawei wouldn't have heard them.

"No disturbance, may I ask what brings you here?"

"We all want to learn from you. Could you teach us how to make potions?" Zhang Huaiyi asked.

Xu Jiawei was a little conflicted because she also needed practice time.

"We don't need your explanation; we just want to watch you make the potions."

In this way, Xu Jiawei wouldn't be troubled anymore. She just needed to inform them in advance that she was going to refine the potion, and whether they came or not was their business.

"Okay, I was just about to make some potions, you can watch." After Xu Jiawei finished speaking, she led them into the house. She had gathered all the herbs for the pet breakthrough potion, so Xu Jiawei was preparing to make some pet breakthrough potions for later use.

This potion is extremely difficult to refine, even for Xu Jiawei. It's easy to ruin it if you're not careful, let alone with so many people around. Xu Jiawei has to concentrate.

Xu Jiawei released Xiaofen, which automatically floated to the bottom of the crucible. Then, Xu Jiawei took a deep breath and added herbs at an extremely fast speed. This kind of potion must process more than a dozen different herbs at the same time, and there can be no mistakes. Therefore, this refining method is different from other potions. Other potions can only process two or three herbs at most at the same time.

This is completely contrary to common sense and human nature.

Xu Jiawei continued processing the herbs, leaving everyone dumbfounded as they watched her dazzling techniques. Could this be the true strength of a level seven pharmacist?

Zhang Huaiyi's eyes were sharp. This kind of handling was no exaggeration to say that he was at the level of an eighth-level pharmacist. The seventh-level pharmacists he had seen did not have this level of skill.

After processing the herbs, the next step was the most important: condensing the medicinal liquid. Xu Jiawei broke out in a cold sweat, then concentrated on condensing the liquid. Half an hour later, about 20 bottles of pet breakthrough potion were produced. Xu Jiawei carefully put the potion into glass bottles.

He then let out a long sigh of relief. Zhang Huaiyi immediately asked, "Comrade Xu, what is this medicine for?"

"This is a breakthrough potion for pets. It's very difficult to refine, and even I had to concentrate on it." Xu Jiawei smiled.

It is indeed very difficult to refine, as everyone could see. It involves processing more than a dozen kinds of herbs at the same time. But is there such a potion? It seems that pet beasts can also be used to greatly increase combat power. This is another new way.

Xu Jiawei remembered what her teacher had said: in terms of difficulty, this potion could already reach level 9, but now there is a shortage of pharmacists.

Currently, leveling up to level eight and nine mostly tests your ability to refine different types of potions and how to deal with unfamiliar recipes.

The Pharmacists' Guild has three unique potion recipes, which are quite challenging.

In other words, an eighth-level pharmacist has three chances to challenge a ninth-level pharmacist. If they fail all three times, they will remain at the eighth level forever until the Pharmacist Association obtains a new potion formula.

That's truly a hope that's been waiting indefinitely.

In Grace's words, this was unreasonable, since each pharmacist had a different focus, and three were still too few. At the time, Grace was committed to changing the Pharmacist Association's assessment standards, but she failed, which is why she chose to retire.

However, after seeing the pet breakthrough potion, Grace decided to give it another try. After all, this was no easy feat, and perhaps the reform was still possible. Fortunately, Grace also had a few recipes that could reach the strength of a level nine potion.

I wonder how it's going now, whether the teacher succeeded. If she did, Xu Jiawei might be able to use the new assessment method.

"Comrade Xu, you should be able to take the Level 8 Pharmacist exam after you leave this time, right?" Zhang Huaiyi said. He planned to take the Level 5 exam after he left, so he asked.

"An eighth-level pharmacist needs to learn at least 15 types of advanced potions. I'm still a bit short and need to practice for a while longer," Xu Jiawei said.

This is the content of the assessment for an eighth-level pharmacist. Of course, they also need to concoct a potion with a difficulty level of at least eighth level. Yes, you heard right, a potion with a difficulty level of at least eighth level. So the assessment for pharmacists is quite easy.

Some unlucky level 8 pharmacists are even stronger than some level 9 pharmacists, and the gap between level 9 pharmacists is also huge, even greater than that between level 1 and level 9. Therefore, the assessment method is completely unreasonable.

However, it cannot be denied that those who can reach level nine are either extremely strong or extremely lucky.

Luck is also part of strength.

According to Grace, her teacher was an extremely unlucky eighth-level pharmacist who failed his exams. The first time, someone stole the formula and modified a pirated version with incorrect dosage, so he failed. The second time, the Pharmacist Association's crucible had a problem, causing energy chaos. The third time, the formula happened to be the opposite of his research area.

It was incredibly unlucky, but his strength was undeniable. In Grace's opinion, her teacher was far superior to some incompetent level nine pharmacists, but he simply didn't have the chance to upgrade to level nine, so she tried to find a way to circumvent this rule.

Getting back to the point, Xu Jiawei continued refining potions all night. The next morning, as she was preparing to leave with Si Yunming, she glanced at Li Ming, who was training. Li Ming was currently doing a grueling weighted run, but this time the weight was 100 kilograms.

After all, players have been modified and are no longer the same as before, so the training intensity is simply terrifying, heartbreaking to hear about and tearful to witness.

However, Li Ming gritted his teeth and persevered. Many people had already collapsed, but Li Ming remained in the first position and was the most active in training.

After spending the whole day grinding monsters with Si Yunming, Xu Jiawei and the others returned before seven o'clock. Because an extra activity was added in the evening, they went out to grind monsters, and Xu Jiawei and the others were there to protect them.

When Xu Jiawei returned, she found all the players lying on the ground without any regard for their image. Even some handsome men and beautiful women who were usually very conscious of their appearance were now lying on the ground in a spread-eagle position.

They were all exhausted, some were even panting heavily and sticking out their tongues.

When Commander Zhang saw Xu Jiawei and the others return, he clapped his hands and said, "Alright, alright, what kind of behavior is this, lying on the ground? Get up now! Didn't you see that Mushroom and the others spent all day farming Cataclysmic Points and came back to protect you?"

Upon hearing this, the player lying on the ground immediately struggled to stand up.

"Now, while the bugs are away, we'll launch a special operation to raid a high-level Scourge source. Is everyone ready?"

Upon hearing that they could raid the source of the natural disaster, everyone immediately shouted, "Ready!" It was their first time going to a high-level source of the natural disaster, and they didn't know how it differed from a mid-level source. Everyone was looking forward to it.