Survival at Sea: I Became Number One by Growing Mushrooms

However, Xu Jiawei did not know what the mugwort originally looked like on Earth, or how it differed from this mugwort. But in this world, the plant called mugwort looked like an orchid.

Or perhaps it's like chives, chives that emit a yellowish-green glow, and this stuff can purify pollution?

Xu Jiawei prepared to experiment to see what the difference was between the food purified by her own light purification and the food purified by this mugwort.

She took out the wild raspberries she had picked that afternoon, divided them into two groups, boiled mineral water with a small powder, then added mugwort. After the fragrance of the mugwort was released, Xu Jiawei took out some mugwort water, and after the water cooled down, she soaked the raspberries in the water. On the other side, Xu Jiawei used Light Purification to purify the raspberries, and then compared the two.

She reached out to feel the amount of dark energy inside the raspberries. The dark energy purified by the light had completely disappeared, but Xu Jiawei, relying on her keen perception of the light attribute, found that there was still a trace of dark energy remaining in the raspberries after they had been soaked in mugwort water. It was probably because they hadn't been soaked for long enough.

Xu Jiawei continued to let the raspberries soak, and after about two hours, the remaining dark energy completely disappeared.

Xu Jiawei thought for a while, then put a large, contaminated potato that she had dug up that afternoon into the mugwort water to boil. After thinking for a moment, Xu Jiawei threw in a very small potato. In the end, Xu Jiawei found that the large potato was purified in an hour, while the small one took less than half an hour.

It seems that the purification efficiency is related to the size of the object and the water temperature. The higher the water temperature, the higher the purification probability. After thinking about it, I realized that I am the only one among the five with the Light attribute. The attributes of the others may not be observed in such detail.

Since the Light attribute is very sensitive to the Dark attribute, others probably wouldn't notice, so I reminded them in the group chat.

[AAA Mushroom Fairy: It is recommended to boil all food in water for at least two hours to completely remove dark energy. In addition, the smaller the object, the faster the purification process. Please cut food into smaller pieces before cooking.]

[Akagi: Little Xu, have you made any new discoveries?]

[AAA Mushroom Fairy: Hmm, I did an experiment. I'm a Light attribute user, but I have a very high sensitivity to Dark attributes.]

[The lucky one here: Oh no, I boiled a potato and ate it in half an hour! Am I going to die?]

[AAA Mushroom Fairy: No, it's just one meal. I'll be fine after a good night's sleep.]

[Rain Falling: Ahhh, I finally found my parents! I'm exhausted! What are you guys talking about?]

[The lucky one is here: You just connected to China Telecom's 3G network? Oh no, did you eat something weird?]

[Rain Falling: Do you think I'm as stupid as you?]

[Akagi: It's all about survival. Take a look too, don't end up like Xiao Li, now that you've been corrupted.]

[Rain Falling: I see, my goodness, so many pitfalls!]

[The lucky one is here: I told you the internet speed was slow.]

[Akagi: Oh, right, Xu, there's one more thing. This message is very important. Could you post it in the chat channel?]

[AAA Mushroom Fairy: Sure, I was just thinking of posting that too.]

[AAA Mushroom Fairy: By the way, Three O'Clock Bro, has this pollution affected you?]

[The Lucky One Here: Yeah, bro, you're a dark elementalist, aren't you more susceptible to corruption?]

[...]: It's okay, these things can't affect me.

[AAA Mushroom Fairy: That's good. I'm going out to check it out in a bit. Wait for my message.]

[Rain falls heavily: Jiawei, be careful. If there's any danger, run!]

[AAA Mushroom Fairy: I understand.]

After chatting, Xu Jiawei prepared to go out for a walk. Since the system had told her that she could go out, she decided to go.

The cave is very deep, making it difficult for the black substance to drift in through the entrance. This results in a lower concentration of dark substance inside the cave compared to outside.

As soon as she stepped out of the cave, Xu Jiawei felt oppressed and uncomfortable. The dark energy even seemed to be drilling into her body through her pores, and the purification efficiency of the light was not even as fast as the speed at which the dark energy was penetrating.

In other words, the darkness at night is so intense that even with the Light Purification function constantly activated, it cannot be completely eliminated. Furthermore, the Light Purification function is compressed by the dense dark energy, even shrinking to a range of one meter.

Xu Jiawei sensed the speed at which the dark energy was being extracted; she estimated she could only stay outside for about four hours before having to return immediately.

Is the system lying? But then Xu Jiawei thought about how the pollution levels on each island were different. Perhaps this island was too polluted, so the dark energy was too strong, and even she couldn't withstand it.

Xu Jiawei was about to ask Robert, another player with the Light attribute, about his situation.

[AAA Mushroom Fairy: Are you there? Did you go out? How's the situation on your end?]

[Robert: It's alright, we can hold on, but we need to use the Light skill to purify it every two hours.]

[Robert: How's it going on your end?]

[AAA Mushroom Fairy: The dark energy here is very dense; I probably won't last more than four hours outside before I have to go back.]

[Robert: How is that possible? Your Light attribute is so powerful, if even you can't last 4 hours, how are the other players supposed to survive? They might be corrupted into demonic humans in less than a day.]

[AAA Mushroom Fairy: I suspect I'm the only person on this island.]

If Xu Jiawei still couldn't guess that the system had deliberately teleported her here alone, then she was simply being stupid.

[Robert: Then be careful.]

Knowing that her inability to last more than four hours was due to the island itself, Xu Jiawei quickened her pace of exploration, wanting to understand the differences between night and day.

Soon, Xu Jiawei encountered her first obstacle: a two-meter-tall black creature. Xu Jiawei had Xiao Fen shine a light on it, only to discover that it was actually a black fox.

Its eyes flashed with malice, and then it immediately released a black light bullet, which shot towards Xu Jiawei's face.

Xu Jiawei immediately dodged and then counterattacked. The fox didn't want to fight Xu Jiawei head-on, so it also dodged and cast a wind shield on itself.

Then, with a flick of its tail, several fireballs flew out. Xu Jiawei was amazed by the fox's intelligence; indeed, these demonic creatures were much more powerful than the monsters controlled by insects.

If Xu Jiawei had encountered these monsters first, she probably would have had no choice but to run for her life.

Even though this monster was only level 70, Xu Jiawei didn't dare to be careless. This fox's combat intelligence was even stronger than some demonized humans. It truly lived up to its name as a fox.

Xu Jiawei instantly created five photon meteors, attacking in all directions, and the photon meteors exploded into dazzling fireworks.

The fox dodged left and right, even trying to retaliate, and began to accumulate energy orbs in its mouth to throw at Xu Jiawei, but they were blocked by the rainbow. Xu Jiawei then released several more light spores and even used her talent.

White mushrooms sprouted directly from the fox's body, and with several loud explosions, the white mushrooms exploded, leaving the fox covered in wounds.

It was a little unsteady on its feet, swaying back and forth, but finally it straightened up. The fox stubbornly raised its head, then let out a mournful cry, and the dark energy in its body began to compress.

Having dealt with many priests, Xu Jiawei immediately understood what the fox wanted to do: it wanted to self-destruct, and she had to stop it!