Survival at Sea: I Became Number One by Growing Mushrooms

She wanted to seize this opportunity, after all, the big shot was a level seven pharmacist, and she might never see a pharmacist of such a high level again in her life.

"I'm only a level seven pharmacist. With your talent, it wouldn't be unreasonable for you to apprentice under a level nine pharmacist," Xu Jiawei said.

The girl said, "Boss, it's okay. I've never seen any other pharmacist take on apprentices before. This might be my only chance."

"Maybe after the natural disaster, the next event will feature class-based activities. There's no need to rush," Xu Jiawei advised. Her intuition was quite accurate; after all, it had been so long since class-based activities started, they should be coming soon.

"Master, I really want to become your apprentice, please."

The fact that this expert reached level seven alchemist in just a few months shows that her talent is far superior to that of a normal level nine alchemist. Becoming her apprentice would definitely be a worthwhile investment.

Xu Jiawei thought about it and agreed. After all, this guy had good talent, and she wouldn't lose out. Having another person to refine potions would be good, and she wouldn't have to be so busy.

[Ding! Congratulations to the player for having acquired their first student and imparting potion knowledge to over 50,000 people. You have earned the title of Best Teacher.]

[Best Teacher: The purpose of this title is unclear; players are encouraged to explore it themselves.]

Wait, she has a title? When did she teach potion knowledge to 50,000 people? Could it be from the previous screen recording? The leaders processed the recording and posted it to the chat channel, so quite a few people must have seen it.

As for this title, which had no apparent purpose, Xu Jiawei put it out of her mind.

Commander Zhang couldn't help but sigh. He had finally found a promising talent and was just about to bring him to the official side when Xu Jiawei snatched him away.

Xu Jiawei had no idea what Commander Zhang was thinking. Right now, all she could think about was taking on a disciple. Suddenly, she felt old, and her gaze towards Bai Jian became more loving.

Even if you become her student, she will only teach you in class most of the time. She will only have enough time to teach you properly after the natural disaster is over and you return to the ship.

Although she was only a nominal apprentice, the girl had become quite famous, and everyone looked at her with great interest, wanting to strike up a conversation.

"What's your name?" Xu Jiawei asked. She couldn't possibly forget the name of her own apprentice.

"Teacher, my name is Bai Jian." Bai Jian lowered her head shyly. Her name was given to her by her parents, who favored boys over girls.

She was the first child in the family, and her parents had high hopes for her, expecting her to be a boy, but she was born a girl.

Her parents lost their temper and berated her, giving her a vulgar and cheap name.

This vicious name might have accompanied her for the rest of her life. Fortunately, when she went to register her information, the person entering her name couldn't bear it and said that he had accidentally typed "simple" instead of "simple". So she went from "Bai Jian" to "Bai Jian".

She was very grateful to that kind stranger, so that she wouldn't have to spend her life with that malicious name.

After Xu Jiawei took on an apprentice, she specifically assigned her a task: to learn how to make these basic potions during this period of time, so that she could at least make a normal batch.

Bai Jian nodded vigorously, her voice filled with excitement, "Teacher, I will definitely work hard and won't let you down!"

She listened attentively, and Xu Jiawei briefly explained the preparation methods for the other two potions before get out of class ended. In the end, besides Bai Jian, another person successfully prepared the potion.

That was Zhang Huaiyi. He had somehow infiltrated the team and was diligently taking notes and refining potions like a student.

Zhang Huaiyi was, after all, a level four pharmacist, whose skill level was far superior to Bai Jian's, so the quality of his potions was all up to standard, and he even managed to refine a few bottles of intermediate-grade potions.

Zhang Huaiyi sighed, "I'm getting old, I'm getting old, I can't keep up with the young people anymore. Now it's all up to you young people, the younger generation is pushing the older generation forward."

"Master, please don't say that. Although I was faster, the quality of the potions I made was very poor, and very few of them were up to standard," Bai Jian quickly advised.

Zhang Huaiyi knew she was trying to comfort him, after all, this young girl had only been making potions for the first time. He just smiled and didn't reply.

He turned and left, muttering to himself, "I'm getting old, I'm getting old, I can't keep up with the young people anymore."

Zhang Huaiyi couldn't help but sigh that he couldn't deny getting old.

Today's class is over, which means there will be one more practical class tomorrow, and then this week's classes will be finished.

I've recently taken on a new apprentice, and I'll have to tell my teacher about it when I get back.

When Xu Jiawei left, her students followed her. Xu Jiawei asked, "Shouldn't you be training? Why did you follow me?"

"Commander Zhang said that my talent shouldn't be wasted, that making potions is more important than having another combatant, and that I should practice making potions."

That's fine, after all, potions are essential in battle, they're a vital logistical supply that can be life-or-death.

As for Xu Jiawei, she was also preparing to refine potions, so she went to the Leader's Base to ask for some herbs. When the person who delivered the high-grade herbs to her said that she could use the herbs from the base as she pleased.

Xu Jiawei was preparing to apply for a batch of applications when she arrived. Just then, the leader of the group and Commander Zhang were there, and it was quite lively.

People kept bringing things in from outside and putting them into the warehouse. They seemed to be medicinal herbs. There were so many, they must be from the military.

"Oh, it's Comrade Xu. You've come at the perfect time. There's a batch of medicinal herbs that the authorities have provided. See if you have any useful ones. Take them with you." The leader said with a smile.

Upon hearing that she could choose freely, Xu Jiawei led Bai Jian inside. She didn't stand on ceremony. After Xu Jiawei finished choosing, Commander Zhang said with a smile, "Comrade Xu, these are some players with the potential to become pharmacists, selected based on this lesson. After Elder Zhang teaches the next lesson, the final list will be available. Please see if there are any changes needed."

Xu Jiawei glanced around and saw that, apart from those who had already become pharmacists, there were also some promising talents whom they had discovered.

Xu Jiawei did not answer the question. "That's secondary. You'll know after a few more classes. The main thing is that after selecting the students, we need to provide each student with a uniform crucible. We can ask Bai Yu to make some."

Commander Zhang nodded, then asked, "Any requirements for the crucible?"

"The requirements don't need to be too high. Just a basic crucible for the Pharmacist Association exam will suffice. Go ask other pharmacists; maybe someone will have one." After saying this, Xu Jiawei looked at Bai Jian and then at the base leader. "Get a crucible for my apprentice. It doesn't need to be anything fancy; just something that works."

Finally, the base leaders opened the treasure vault and let Xu Jiawei choose. Unexpectedly, she found an exam crucible. She took it out and handed it to Commander Zhang, saying, "Commander Zhang, just make the crucible like this."

Xu Jiawei then took out a crucible that was slightly better than the one used for the exam and handed it to Bai Jian: "For beginners, you don't need anything too fancy. This is enough."

Bai Jian excitedly accepted the crucible, tears welling up in her eyes. It had been so long since she had met such a kind person. Everyone she had met here was trying to scheme against her—her parents, her brother, who, after coming to this world, were still thinking about how to suck her blood and completely drain her.

So she stayed far away, even refusing to accept her parents, completely severing ties with them. Bai Jian had no idea how they were doing now.

"Thank you, teacher. I will never let you down again." Bai Jian made up her mind to practice hard.

Xu Jiawei distributed some basic medicinal herbs to Bai Jian and said, "Practice hard."