Survival at Sea: I Became Number One by Growing Mushrooms

Xu Jiawei felt no shame for eavesdropping; instead, she analyzed the information in her mind. The higher the level, the greater the reward, just like some kind of game activity. Could this be the reason why Grace and the others urged her to take the level exam as soon as possible?

I'll ask Grace after the exam today.

Two hours passed quickly, and Xu Jiawei entered the Level 7 examination room. The Level 7 exam was not difficult for her at the moment. Xu Jiawei knew how to set up the magic array for the exam after just one glance.

Since the last time she tempered her body, Xu Jiawei's understanding of magic has become stronger and stronger. No matter how complex the magic or even the magic circle is, Xu Jiawei can know its energy composition with just one glance, and can even directly manipulate the magic power in her body.

She is now more familiar with manipulating magic than with her own hands and feet.

After all, her hands and feet sometimes don't obey her commands, and sometimes her brain can do it but her hands can't. But when it comes to magic, it's like her brain can control it immediately whenever it thinks of something.

Level 7 wasn't a big problem for Xu Jiawei. There was still plenty of time, and she could take the test again. This time, the waiting time would be shorter, since there weren't many magicians who had reached level 7, and even fewer who were taking the level 8 test.

Moreover, because there were many people taking the exam, the elders, vice presidents, and presidents did not go out and were busy arranging the exam, so the exam was able to proceed in an orderly and fast manner. Normally, Xu Jiawei would only be taking the seventh level exam at this time, and it would have to be scheduled for tomorrow.

Half an hour later, Xu Jiawei entered the examination room again. This time, the examiner was a capable woman. Of course, there were also several vice presidents and elders supervising the examination to prevent bribery, leniency, and cheating from happening.

This test was still a real-world test. Xu Jiawei released her skill first. The capable woman was stunned for a moment, then immediately released her skill to dodge, but Xu Jiawei was faster.

Since releasing skills no longer requires mana, Xu Jiawei seems to have flipped a switch, instantly able to construct any skill.

The vice president, who had been relaxing, immediately tensed up, staring intently at Xu Jiawei.

The examinee was supposed to be fighting a level nine mage, but in the level eight mage exam, the examinee was dominating the examiner. However, it was clear that the examinee's level wasn't very high, so the examiner could still manage. But if Xu Jiawei were to reach level 70 or 80, this level nine mage wouldn't last more than ten moves against the examinee.

An elder couldn't help but laugh, "Excellent! Truly worthy of being my grand-disciple's skill; her control over magic even surpasses that of her master!"

The speaker was Mo Feng's master and Xu Jiawei's grandmaster.

The vice president looked at the old man in surprise and asked, "Is this person your grand-disciple? I think she's a level nine pharmacist, how does she have the energy to be proficient in both?"

Xu Jiawei's purple badge on her chest was very eye-catching, which fully achieved the purpose of the Pharmacist Association, making it visible to everyone at a glance.

"My grand-disciple is a genius. It looks like he's going to win. Vice President, get ready for the new Level 9 exam later." The old man's smug tone made the vice president roll his eyes.

Judging from Xu Jiawei's appearance, she should be taking the exam again soon, so she can definitely start preparing in advance.

The examiner, who was being suppressed, was extremely embarrassed but had no choice but to unleash his strongest skill, Wind Dragon.

The wind dragons coalesced into a massive vortex, rushing menacingly towards Xu Jiawei. Upon seeing this, Xu Jiawei immediately unleashed a photon meteor, scattering the wind dragons. Then, the parasitic mushrooms flew out, surrounding the examiners, and the exam ended.

The grandmaster stood up with a smile and waved his hand: "Little Jiawei, hurry up and register for the Level 9 exam while everyone has time."

Xu Jiawei nodded, and without catching up with her grandmaster, immediately walked out.

The vice president also stood up. There was no doubt that Xu Jiawei had passed the ninth level. She had defeated a ninth-level mage in the eighth-level exam, and the ninth-level exam required fighting a ninth-level mage for three hours to pass. Now that she had defeated him, what doubt was there?

As soon as Xu Jiawei registered, she was immediately led into the examination room. She had to fight again, but Xu Jiawei didn't care. However, this examiner was much better than the previous one. He was much richer in terms of judgment of the battle situation and combat experience, and his use of magic was much smoother.

This must be a level 9 mage who has been at the highest level for a long time, and her level is at least 80. Xu Jiawei's skills were blocked by her impenetrable defense, and she could even counterattack while defending.

Xu Jiawei also became serious. This was a rare opponent, and she could increase her experience in magical combat through this exam. Although Xu Jiawei had been tempered and had a lot of experience in combat, she didn't have much experience fighting pure magicians. Her experience was mainly against priests and demonized creatures.

Xu Jiawei stopped attacking blindly and began to fight a protracted war.

The two exchanged blows, one after the other. Even the guild leader came to watch, and couldn't help but exclaim, "To be able to fight Elder Li to this extent, their strength is not to be underestimated!"

"Of course, how did you know this was my grand-disciple? My grand-disciple is really amazing." The grandmaster smugly approached the president.

President: ...Who asked you?

"You just got incredibly lucky," the vice president retorted.

"So what if it's lucky? Some people want it but can't have it," the grandmaster continued to boast.

An hour had passed, but Xu Jiawei showed no signs of fatigue. On the contrary, through the energy-absorbing mushrooms and recovery, her magic power remained stable.

However, with such a high intensity of skill release, the examiner on the other side could no longer hold on. She did not have Xu Jiawei's abnormal recovery ability. Her magic power consumption required her to recover by drinking medicine or meditating. She could even feel her magic power being absorbed by the other side, causing it to be consumed even faster.

No, we can't drag this out any longer. If we keep dragging it out, she'll definitely lose.

She mobilized all the magic power in her body and released terrifying flames. Seeing that it was fire, Xu Jiawei raised an eyebrow. Then, six photon meteors flew out and collided with the flames.

The golden flames instantly covered the red flames, and the examiner had no choice but to admit defeat. After all, her strongest skill had been defeated, and her mana was almost depleted. How could she possibly fight back? These flames were too strange and impossible to stop.

The president immediately stood up. "Master Xu, you truly are a talent!"

"You're too kind, I was just lucky," Xu Jiawei said politely, turning to the president.

"Master Xu, this is no luck. To become a level nine pharmacist in just a few months is truly genius. If you were born in this world, you would probably have reached level nine by now," the guild leader said.

"President, perhaps if I had been born into this world, I might not have had this talent and opportunity. This is the best I can be, and I am very satisfied," Xu Jiawei said.

The president smiled and said, "Then please wait a moment, Master Xu. The badge is being made. You can catch up with your grandmaster now. He was showing off to us the whole time." He then glanced at the elder.

The grandmaster proudly raised his chin and said, "What are you looking at? Even if you look, you are still my grand-disciple. It has nothing to do with you."