Survival at Sea: I Became Number One by Growing Mushrooms

Seeing that someone else was coming, the group looked at Xu Jiawei warily, silently put their hands on their weapons, and stared intently at her.

Xu Jiawei, completely unaware of being on guard, jumped off Little Grey's body and looked at the wary crowd.

Her powerful aura immediately intimidated them, leaving them hesitant to approach and speak to her, unsure whether she was friend or foe.

But when they saw her appearance, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. She was actually a delicate young girl, which immediately put them at ease. Xu Jiawei looked at everyone with great satisfaction. The effect of her appearance was exactly what she expected, and everyone relaxed their guard.

The group looked at her and the giant bird; the little girl's flying mount made them all very envious.

Many people have acquired mounts by now, but at most they ride wolves or tigers. I heard that the only famous one is the top player who rides a mushroom.

This was the first time anyone had ever seen someone riding a giant bird, and everyone was extremely envious. However, contracted beasts were very difficult to seize. Even if the master was killed, these contracted beasts would simply flee immediately. Moreover, generally speaking, contracted beasts were of a very high level, and their low-level contract certificates were simply not enough to form a contract with them.

Furthermore, one must be wary of the contracted beast's counterattack. Some contracted beasts with high affinity with their masters may even seek revenge for their masters, which is simply not worth the risk.

Of course, more importantly, contracted beasts generally have higher attributes than humans, so even if several people gang up on them, they may not be able to defeat them.

Therefore, after experimenting, players discovered that stealing other people's pets was a very unprofitable business, and gradually, no one did this thankless task anymore.

Moreover, this woman clearly has a close relationship with her pet animal; didn't you see the giant bird rubbing its head against her?

The group was completely surprised to find that the number one on the leaderboard had come in person. After all, how could the number one on the leaderboard possibly be interested in this low-level source of pollution? Moreover, it was common knowledge that the number one on the leaderboard rode a mushroom, although this giant bird was also quite imposing.

Aside from both being women, Xu Jiawei doesn't resemble the top-ranked person in any way.

"Girl, did you come alone?" Someone looked behind Xu Jiawei and was momentarily disappointed.

What can one person do? This is a source of pollution; it would take at least 20 people to solve it.

"Hmm." Xu Jiawei didn't want to say anything more and headed straight for the source of pollution.

"Um, let's wait a bit. There are less than five of us; we can't possibly handle the source of the pollution," someone kindly reminded us.

Xu Jiawei paused for a moment. Not wanting to cause trouble, she nodded and sat down to the side, while Little Grey diligently acted as a guard.

Seeing the ferocious giant bird standing behind Xu Jiawei, the crowd hesitated to approach. Someone asked tentatively, "Girl, that giant bird of yours is amazing! Where did you get it?"

Everyone was extremely envious, and even their fear dissipated somewhat as they all wanted to know where Xu Jiawei had obtained it.

Xu Jiawei had just received two opportunities and was in a very good mood, so she was happy to say a few more words.

"I obtained it on the island," Xu Jiawei said vaguely, not wanting to reveal her identity, as that would mean countless troubles.

"We have this on our island? Aren't things that are a little bit big supposed to be unable to fly?" someone asked in confusion.

Xu Jiawei said, "Now we can fly, otherwise how would I have flown here on that giant bird?"

Everyone was stunned. One of the people with flying skills tried to use his talent and took to the air. He then exclaimed in surprise, "Hey, I can fly!"

When Little Grey saw that someone had flown above its head, it immediately flew up in a huff, overtaking the person and exhaling a stream of air from its nostrils.

The man chuckled awkwardly. This bird, to be honest, had a rather cute personality. He liked it and wanted to find a similar pet.

Xu Jiawei had been waiting for half an hour and was getting annoyed. What was the point of playing games with these people here? She should just finish this quickly. Just as she stood up, she heard footsteps coming from a distance. Xu Jiawei looked in the direction from which the sound came.

A petite girl carried a huge package on her back and hurried forward step by step.

The enormous package was about to crush her. The more Xu Jiawei looked at the figure, the more familiar it seemed. Wasn't this her cheap apprentice? She hadn't heard from him recently, so it seemed he was doing quite well.

The large package he was carrying looked like a crucible. Due to this natural disaster, the apothecary profession was inconvenient, as they had to carry their crucibles at all times, like a tortoise shell.

Now, whenever someone carries a pot, whether it's a frying pan, a soup pot, or a crucible, people assume that person is a pharmacist and deserves respect.

Fortunately, she had the rainbow bug, otherwise she would have had to carry the cauldron out with her. Xu Jiawei thought for a while and realized that it had been a long time since she had practiced potion making. She felt a rare moment of guilt.

She had been on the brink of death for a while, so she had no time to practice potion making. After arriving at the low-level polluted island, she practiced her skills every day. By all accounts, she had neglected potion making for almost a month.

Xu Jiawei shuddered, wondering how Grace would scold her when she got back. It seemed she would have to set aside some time each day to refine potions.

At this moment, Bai Jian also saw the group of people standing at the entrance of the pollution source cave. Upon seeing the familiar figures, Bai Jian's face showed a look of surprise and delight.

"Master, I didn't expect to see you here too?" Bai Jian jogged over.

"Long time no see, I wonder if you've been practicing well?" Xu Jiawei smiled and helped Bai Jian up.

This is my eldest apprentice, my pride, even though I haven't been a very good master.

"Yes, Master, I practice every day according to the methods you taught me, and I have now reached the level of a Level 4 Pharmacist." She estimated that she would reach Level 5 soon. She didn't say the last sentence, wanting to give her master a surprise. She absolutely couldn't let her master down.

"Not bad, keep up the good work," Xu Jiawei praised. Bai Jian looked at Xu Jiawei with sparkling eyes after being praised.

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up with excitement. They never expected that this seemingly ordinary girl was actually a Level 4 Pharmacist. It's true that appearances can be deceiving.

But if the girl who came before was the mentor of a level four pharmacist, then what level of pharmacist is she? Wouldn't she be even stronger than level four? Could she be a level five or six pharmacist?

Everyone was eager to curry favor with the two of them, and someone took the initiative to speak first, this time addressing Bai Jian: "Um, miss, do you sell potions? We can exchange them for supplies."

There are several advantages to encountering a pharmacist. At the very least, you can buy some medicine. Although there are some unscrupulous pharmacists who take advantage of the situation to raise prices, they are ultimately a minority. Moreover, such price gouging can be reported to the Pharmacist Association without any problem. Ranked pharmacists would never do such a thing.

Of course, there are some people who will try to rob pharmacists, or even kill and rob them, but all pharmacists who have passed the pharmacist level exam have a life-saving badge issued by the association, which allows them to be teleported away directly.

No one can stop them, and they can even use potions to get revenge. So now no player is foolish enough to offend the alchemist. Even if someone is suicidal, other players who need the alchemist's help will take care of them directly.

This teleportation array represents the association's motherly care for these pharmacists who only know how to hide under tables to escape; it's filled with the association's blood and tears.

Fearing that these fragile pharmacists might do something rash or become easy prey, the Pharmacists' Association spent a lot of money to buy materials and make these badges.