Survival at Sea: I Became Number One by Growing Mushrooms

The association's higher-ups knew about the Fire Spirit incident and had no objections, since Xu Jiawei's talent had astonished everyone in the association.

Even if Xu Jiawei no longer works for the association, it's good to make friends. With her talent, her future achievements will surpass everyone here.

For such a rare and exceptional talent, it would be good enough to be able to help her and form a positive connection.

This guy is growing too fast; he might surpass them before we know it. We won't be able to help him in his time of need, so let's make a good connection with him before he grows up.

However, this little girl is grateful, and she still joined their association, adding another powerful member to their ranks.

As everyone watched Master Fei's refining movements, the examiners shook their heads with each step. The president lamented, "Not only has he not improved, but his refining skills have even regressed."

"Looks like this guy won't pass the exam." The vice president also shook his head.

He previously became a level nine pharmacist by luck, without humbly training himself to earn that position. He really thought he had earned it through his own abilities.

Now that they've reverted to their original state, to dare to take the exam when they're so rusty shows how much confidence they have in themselves.

But his overconfidence has backfired, and now he's become a clown.

Master Fei glanced at the examiners in a panic and saw everyone pointing and whispering about him, seemingly shaking their heads and sighing. He was so angry that his nose almost crooked.

The entire pot of medicine was almost ruined.

The examination room was made to be silent so that the examiners' voices would not disturb the candidates. However, the candidates themselves were not concentrating and were staring at the examiners, which affected them. This is the candidates' own problem.

After all, refining potions requires a great deal of mental concentration. If you can't even do that, what's the point of taking the exam? You might as well go home and work on your basics.

The vice president clicked his tongue twice: "To make such a basic mistake, you've really gone back to square one. You're just wasting your talent."

After all, it's a pity that someone who was once so talented and brilliant has become such a horrible sight. Even if there was a grudge, she still felt sorry for him.

"He can't even concentrate his mental energy to refine the potion. I really don't know what to say," an elder said.

Seeing how badly this guy did, Xu Jiawei felt too embarrassed to mock him after the exam; it would be too beneath her.

Two hours later, after ruining two batches of herbs, Master Fei finally produced the first potion.

He glanced at the time and panicked even more. Two hours had passed! He had only just successfully refined one of the recipes.

In his panic, even his mental energy became somewhat chaotic. He could only forcefully suppress the chaos in his heart and continue refining.

This time, however, his hands were trembling as he held the formula.

If I fail the exam, it will be too embarrassing. Wouldn't it mean that the person I look down on is actually better than me?

He couldn't accept falling from grace. If he failed the exam this time, would he still be treated so well by the Royal Society?

The more he thought about it, the more confused he became. He deeply regretted not having properly studied potions in such a privileged environment after arriving at the Royal Society.

It can only be said that he was too idle at the Royal Society. He was very relaxed. He would refine some potions when he was in a good mood and not refine any when he was in a bad mood. Everyone fawned over him, making him think that he was the number one potion master. As a result, an exam brought him back to reality. It was the first time he had tasted defeat.

Master Fei made frequent mistakes due to nervousness, and he barely managed to successfully refine two kinds of products before the time was up.

There's still halfway to passing the assessment.

Master Fei stared blankly at the timer, unable to accept it for a moment.

He immediately raised his head and exclaimed, "I refuse to accept this! I want to retake the exam!"

"Okay, please go back to the front desk to make an appointment. However, we've already closed for the day, so you'll have to wait until tomorrow to take the exam," the president said with a smile.

"But you need to think carefully. You can't choose any of the prescriptions from the previous exams when you retake the test. If you fail the fourth time, you will be permanently disqualified from taking the exam."

Master Fei was furious and immediately shouted, "I'm not convinced! You're targeting me!"

"Please don't make trouble." This time it was Xu Jiawei who said it.

Master Fei seemed to have found a target, turning his attention to Xu Jiawei: "What right do you have to talk about me? You probably passed the exam by cheating through back channels. Your Pharmacist Association is a den of snakes and rats!"

The president's face turned cold, and he said, "Please do not slander our Alchemist Association, otherwise, I will not hesitate to seek justice from the royal family."

"I refuse to accept this! She definitely cheated! I'm going to report her!" Master Fei shouted frantically.

"Candidates are not allowed to disrupt the examination room order, otherwise they will be banned from taking the exam for 3 months!" The president frowned more and more deeply, not expecting that Master Fei would shamelessly throw a tantrum.

"Why didn't you dare to check? So you're all in cahoots! I'm going to expose you and let everyone know your ugly faces." Master Fei looked smug, as if he had caught the Pharmacist Association red-handed.

Upon hearing this, the president decided to give Master Fei no face at all and said, "Very well, since you want to verify, then verify it in front of all the pharmacists. We will play the video recordings of your and Master Xu's exams in the association's hall for everyone to supervise."

Master Fei hesitated. He knew how well he had done on the exam, but he was unwilling to let Xu Jiawei go.

No, the president used this to threaten him, making him afraid to investigate further because of his pride. Doesn't that further prove that there's something fishy going on between them?

Master Fei revealed an expression that seemed to see through everything. Since that was the case, he was even more inclined to agree, so he said, "Alright, then let's play the video in front of all the pharmacists."

Master Fei looked at Xu Jiawei with an expression that said, "You're dead."

Xu Jiawei was speechless. She decided to let him be smug for a while. Once the video was released, no matter how much he slandered the association, no one would listen to him anymore. After all, there was evidence, and he had agreed to release it himself.

Master Fei thought he had caught the association red-handed and believed that the association was only putting on a brave front. So he became even more arrogant and said, "It's not enough to just let the Pharmacist Association see it. After all, they are all your people. I demand that the test be conducted in the presence of everyone."

Hsu Chia-wei: Is this because they think they've already embarrassed themselves enough, and they want to embarrass themselves in front of the whole world?

The president was secretly laughing his head off; he'd brought this on himself, but outwardly he still wore a doubtful expression: "Isn't this a bit inappropriate? Can't we just have it viewed at the association?"

Seeing the president's reaction, Master Fei became even more certain of his guess, and said, "You guys aren't up to any tricks, are you? You wouldn't dare."

The vice president immediately retorted, "Who says we don't dare? We'll just start a live stream!" After saying that, he seemed to realize his mistake and looked annoyed, as if he felt he had said the wrong thing.

Master Fei, looking smug and delighted, immediately said to prevent the association from backing out, "It's a deal, let's start the live stream now."

We will absolutely not give the association any time to do anything underhanded.

Seeing how eager he was to die, the chairman pretended to hesitate for a moment before agreeing.