Survival at Sea: I Became Number One by Growing Mushrooms

[Bumblebee: Actually, the rewards for players and natives differ greatly. If we encounter a top player, the reward we pay might even be lower than that of a level 7 apothecary from the natives.]

[Li Ji: That's not necessarily true. Don't forget, he's a top player. As a ninth-tier professional player, how could he not have benefits? Maybe his rewards are even higher than those of the natives.]

[Cold Night: No way! We finally had a chance to get guidance from a pro at a low price.]

[Wild Monkey: Actually, even if the price is the same, I'd still like to meet a top player, at least a level nine class. Others might not be.]

[Rainy Bear: How many Tier 9 classes are participating in this event? @OfficialChina, do you know?]

[Akagi: I have some information. I heard that very few level 9 professionals are coming. Most level 9 professionals are arrogant and look down on players, so they mostly send their apprentices to participate in this event.]

[Rainy Bear: I understand, boss. Could you tell me exactly how many level 9 professionals are coming? I need to be prepared not to encounter any level 9 masters.]

[Akagi: As far as I know, including our Mushroom Master, there are no more than five in total. However, for most people who haven't even unlocked their professions yet, teaching them a level 5 profession is more than enough. Unless they've already reached level 3 or 4, in which case it's more useful for someone with a higher profession level to teach them.]

[Pharmacist Apprentice No. 44: If someone like me, who's about to become a fifth-tier pharmacist, comes along and it's a level-five pharmacist, wouldn't I be at a huge loss?]

[Xiaoyu: No way, it should be allocated based on the player's skill level, right?]

We'll discuss the specifics in tomorrow's system announcement.

As everyone eagerly awaited, the next day at seven o'clock finally arrived, and the system released an announcement on time. However, for Xu Jiawei, it was released separately.

[System Announcement: Congratulations on becoming a mentor! Mentors have two hours each day to teach. During these two hours, regardless of how many people you teach, all rewards belong to you. Don't slack off! (Note: Players can choose their own start time.)]

Xu Jiawei thought for a moment and then chose to start, since she wanted to hurry up and go before the players' good items were looted.

After clicking "Start," a teleportation portal quickly appeared in front of Xu Jiawei.

The system actually teleported her directly; that's pretty advanced. The player ship she was going to was right behind this teleportation entrance.

She stepped into the teleportation portal, and when she opened her eyes, she found herself standing on a level four ship. Standing at the teleportation portal, looking expectantly at Xu Jiawei, was a very beautiful girl.

Li Qianqian rubbed her hands together like a fly, looked at Xu Jiawei and said, "Hello, I'm Li Qianqian. May I ask which teacher you are?"

Xu Jiawei glanced at the girl's Level 3 Pharmacist identity and said, "I've arrived here; the system should have given me a notification, right?"

"Oh, right, right, I forgot." The girl hurriedly opened her system notification.

[Ding! Congratulations to the Rank 9 Alchemist AAA Mushroom Fairy for landing on your ship. A Rank 9 Alchemist must pay a substantial reward. (If the reward is meager, you could easily go bankrupt!)]

"You're actually Mushroom Boss? Oh my god, I actually met a boss!" The girl was excited but also a little nervous. How much is the reward?

"Um, boss, how much is the reward?" Li Qianqian rubbed her hands together again, looking like a fly.

"5 gold coins, or valuable resources, or sufficient resources. If I don't choose what the reward is, the system will deduct it directly." Xu Jiawei didn't hide anything.

With 50,000 gold coins, Li Qianqian was somewhat distressed. She had no idea that gold coins could be used here; she had exchanged them all. She should have saved some.

As for the valuable items, I wonder if the big shot would even be interested in them.

So she took out everything she considered precious, including herbs, golden equipment, and even valuable blueprints, and let Xu Jiawei choose.

Xu Jiawei glanced at the map and spotted a blueprint for a temperature-controlled greenhouse for rare crops, which she immediately selected.

"This is it." Xu Jiawei said, then took out a Level 4 Pharmacist Handbook from her bag and handed it to Li Qianqian.

This was compiled by the system and then copied by the system, which is the fastest way to teach the method.

The manual contains several prescriptions and written descriptions of how to prepare them, as well as a video of Xu Jiawei preparing the medicine, which can be considered a form of instruction.

Li Qianqian took the manual, and a system notification immediately sounded. [Ding! Congratulations, player, you have obtained the Level 4 Alchemist Refining Tutorial. Please practice diligently.]

"Thank you, boss." Li Qianqian put the manual into her backpack.

Xu Jiawei smiled and said, "You're welcome. See you again sometime."

Xu Jiawei returned to her ship, preparing to teleport again. After the first practical exercise, Xu Jiawei also discovered that she still had room to maneuver regarding the reward. She could increase the reward by 1% to 50%, or decrease it by 1% to 50%.

She thought to herself that she would set the highest pay for people she disliked and the lowest pay for people she liked. If there was something she wanted, she could set the pay even lower.

Just like this rare blueprint, the amount actually doesn't match the reward this time; Xu Jiawei lowered it by 20%.

If Xu Jiawei were to lose her conscience and become more ruthless, she could even maintain a 50% increase in price and force a sale. However, it would be better to use this tactic on her enemies.

[System Announcement: Level 9 Alchemist AAA Mushroom Fairy has arrived on Qianqian Meiying's ship! Congratulations to player Qianqian Meiying for obtaining the Level 4 Alchemist crafting tutorial! Congratulations!]

[Ye Yezi: Wow, @QianqianMeiying, the big shot is on your ship! So lucky!]

[Lots of rambling: @倩倩魅影, what kind of reward did you receive?]

[Qianqian Meiying: The big shot said the reward was 50,000 gold coins, or valuable resources, or enough resources, but he only accepted one valuable blueprint from me. Everyone should save some gold coins; it's more worthwhile to pay with gold coins.]

After all, gold coins are plentiful, but blueprints are not.

[Bumblebee: Damn, can I pay with coins? I just traded away all that useless stuff.]

[Official Chinese statement: We recommend that everyone use gold coins as the primary currency for transactions. Gold coins can be used anywhere on this continent and are essential for trading with locals.]

[Bumblebee: I understand, I've learned my lesson.]

[Big Butterfly: Anyone have gold coins? I'm buying supplies.]

[Haihai: Holy crap, does this guy only want one rare blueprint? How come this level 8 alchemist I met is practically emptying my coffers? He wanted a rare blueprint, a gold-tier piece of equipment, and 1000 basic resources.]

[Rainy Bear: That proves the boss has a really good conscience.]

[Lin Jiaqi: Is it really kind of you to ask for a precious blueprint? If you were truly kind, you should have given it to me for free. You've all been used to being manipulated.]

[Plum Blossom Falls: Yes, how can you ask for money for something like this? Jiawei, return the blueprints to them.]