Survival at Sea: I Became Number One by Growing Mushrooms

Xu Jiawei struggled to her feet and dismembered the elite venomous snake.

Disassembling an elite venomous snake yields 1 snake skin, 1 elite venomous snake meat, 1 venom sac, and 2 fangs.

As expected of an elite venomous snake, it produced a lot of decomposition results.

Xu Jiawei continued fishing for treasure chests, determined to get the minimum reward. Finding treasure chest fishing too boring, Xu Jiawei opened the chat channel again.

[Player 98767: Help! I just went into the sea and got bitten by a shark. I only have 20 HP left. Does anyone have any medicine?]

[Player 78431: Ah, are there sharks in the sea? I was just about to go swimming.]

[Good Luck: Everyone, please don't go into the water! It's safe on the raft; sharks won't attack you unless provoked.]

The sharks won't attack during the newbie protection period, but what about after seven days? Is the system's "feeding fish" actually feeding the sharks?

I had just finished talking about sharks when a shark appeared. Turns out, this fishing rod really can catch fish.

Looking at the shark, about a meter long, lying in the middle of the raft, still snapping its teeth, Xu Jiawei said: "This thing's bite definitely hurts."

He drew his long knife and swiftly dealt with the shark.

[Congratulations on defeating a common sea monster! Experience +20. Would you like to dismantle it?]

Xu Jiawei's eyes lit up. This thing was easier to kill than a snake. Snakes were too fast, and this thing had no means of attack while lying on the raft.

After dissecting the shark, Xu Jiawei only obtained a shark skin and a pair of sharp teeth.

"System, where's the meat? Shark meat is edible."

【Honey, you can't eat sea monster meat. It's a mutated creature, and the system has disposed of it.】

By 7 p.m., Xu Jiawei had not caught any more sharks, but she did catch a few boxes, which were all empty when she opened them; even the snakes were gone.

Looking at the chat channel, Xu Jiawei noticed that the probability of everyone catching chests was not high, with some catching 4 or 5 and others 2 or 3. After pondering for a while, Xu Jiawei realized that her own probability of catching chests was quite high, even though they were either monsters or nothing at all. Her bad luck was all due to opening chests.

[System Announcement: Dear players of Server 62, hello! This server is the first to launch the event. The system is surprised that some players were able to level up in just one day. Starting tomorrow, Server 62 will launch the "Treasure Chest Galore" event. From 11:00-12:00 and 18:00-19:00 daily, you will receive a treasure chest wave. Players, pick up your fishing rods and fish hard! We wish you a pleasant life.]

[Braised Egg Superman: Oh my god, is this a perk?]

[Sweet Dreams Tonight: Everyone, go check the leaderboard! The number one spot on the level rankings is indeed Mushroom!]

[The "Foot-Scratching Master" says: Thank you so much for the treat!]

Xu Jiawei opened the leaderboard and saw that she was indeed number one on the level leaderboard, while the second-place player only had 40 experience points. The number one player on the raft leaderboard was the lucky one. She was truly blessed with good fortune.

The top spot on the power ranking is the leader; the official players' combat power is undeniable. Xu Jiawei is also ranked 32nd, thanks to the longsword.

The top spot on the wealth list is still a leader. Looking at the string of scores behind it, Xu Jiawei felt a heart attack.

There's also a raft construction leaderboard, and the top spot still belongs to the lucky one.

At this moment, the leader sent a message.

[Leader: Mushroom, the supplies are ready, we can trade at any time.]

[AAA Mushroom Fairy: So fast!]

[Leader: We have a lot of people. I'll transfer half to you first, and then transfer the other half after you complete the transaction. Is that alright?]

[AAA Mushroom Fairy: Of course!]

[System notification: Your friend, the Guide, has sent you 25 planks and 25 nails. Please check your inventory.]

[AAA Mushroom Fairy: First of all, the elite monster I encountered was an elite venomous snake. It was incredibly fast, almost invisible, and its teleportation speed was much faster than a venomous snake. It had a very strong bite force, and its body was harder than a knife; normal damage couldn't hurt it.]

The man in his thirties who was talking to Xu Jiawei had a very serious expression, his brows furrowed. All of their companions who encountered the elite monster had died, so they had spent so much on supplies to find out what was going on.

[Leader: Mushroom, how did you defeat it? Can you tell me?]

[AAA Mushroom Fairy: Have you ever killed a venomous snake? The flesh from its decomposition weakens the body, and it's also useful to its own kind. Here's my guess: the flesh and blood of their own kind are very attractive to them. Of course, I've only killed one, so I haven't tested it yet.]

The leader's brow relaxed.

[Leader: Thank you for your help. This message is very important to us, and we hope to have the opportunity to cooperate again in the future.]

[System notification: Your friend, the Guide, has gifted you 25 planks and 25 nails. Please check your account.]

With the final payment received, Xu Jiawei grinned and upgraded the raft.

[Ding, system notification: This upgrade will take five minutes. Please wait.]

Xu Jiawei didn't pay attention and instead went to the petri dish, where the mushrooms had already matured.

Xu Jiawei looked at the mushroom, which was bigger than her face, and picked it off.

[Mushrooms: Non-toxic, edible. (Thank you mushrooms, you won't starve!)]

Finally, there was food! I carefully put the mushrooms into my backpack, but the system notified me that my backpack was full.

So Xu Jiawei started packing her backpack, took out the wooden box and placed it on the raft, put the water and bread inside the wooden box and put them back in her backpack, but the system reminded her not to exploit a bug.

So I had no choice but to put them directly on the raft and dismantle all the useless boxes. The backpack, which only had 30 slots, wasn't enough.

"System, can the inventory slots be expanded?"

"Honey, expanding your backpack requires Space Stones, which you can get by opening treasure chests."

[System notification: Your raft has been upgraded. Upgrading to a level 3 raft requires 1000 iron nails, 1000 planks, and 1 raft/cabin blueprint. Please keep up the good work!]

Goodness, it increased 20 times!

[Ding! Congratulations to the player who is the first to upgrade the raft to level 2! The player can receive game rewards. There are three options: 1. Luck +1; 2. Obtain a random skill; 3. Obtain a random rare blueprint.]

Xu Jiawei: "11111111, don't ask anymore."

"I live and die with luck."

[Congratulations, player, you have gained +1 Luck Point. This announcement will now be broadcast server-wide.]

[Congratulations to AAA Mushroom Fairy for being the first to upgrade the raft to level 2!] This was repeated three times.

Xu Jiawei opened the leaderboard and saw that the leader had fallen off the wealth list, and the lucky one had become number one. This wealth list should be based on the amount of resources, while Xu Jiawei had become number one on the raft list.

This time, discordant voices appeared in the chat channel.

[Aotian: @AAA Mushroom Fairy, the raft is already upgraded to level two, why don't you share some of the resources with everyone? You're so selfish.]

[Your little sweetheart: That's right, we should learn to share, help those in need, and also, the lucky one is here.]

[The lucky one is here: Hey upstairs, why didn't you share? I'll give it if I want, don't try to morally blackmail me.]

[Your little sweetheart: If I had that many supplies, I would definitely share them.]

[Not eight cents: It means, quickly divide the goods out.]

The European Emperor was furious, but he had already used up his speaking opportunities.

[Ye Yezi: Thanks to the big shot, we were able to start this event. What are those people upstairs? A bunch of ingrates.]

[Wishing for legs that are 1.8 meters long: Exactly, anyway, I'm grateful to the big shot.]

[Aotian: @AAA Mushroom Immortal, come out here! Why aren't you saying anything? Are you feeling guilty?]

[AAA Mushroom Fairy: I thought it wasn't even dawn yet, so why am I daydreaming in the middle of the night?]

Xu Jiawei rolled her eyes and immediately blocked all three of them.

The chat channel was noisy, but Xu Jiawei didn't pay attention anymore. After all, she needed to rest well to prepare for tomorrow's treasure chest wave—no, monster wave.

A penniless person has no right to slack off.