Survival at Sea: I Became Number One by Growing Mushrooms

She understood that she shouldn't put all her eggs in one basket and had long been prepared to lose contact with Rainbow. But even with all the preparations, it was no use. Her backpack was gone, and even the compass in her pocket was broken. No matter how much she took precautions, she couldn't save it.

It seems we still need to think of a way. Xu Jiawei frowned. The surroundings were silent. It would be good if a demonic creature came. We can't let her starve to death.

Her stomach kept rumbling. Not only that, even if she found food, she had to cook it thoroughly, since she had a natural aversion to raw food. On Earth, she had never even tried sashimi.

How can we heat this water?

Seemingly sensing Xu Jiawei's thoughts, the red earthworm conveyed its desire to eat raw food. Now, she only had the red earthworm and little gray as her two conscious pets. Little pink was still asleep, and it was unknown when it would wake up.

Let's find food first, and then we can think about whether it's raw or cooked.

As she walked forward, the surroundings were desolate and extremely dark. Now her eyes seemed to have night vision, but everything she saw was still gray. Soon, she found a few pieces of seaweed growing in a coral reef.

Xu Jiawei immediately pulled the seaweed off and put it in her mouth.

Since I don't eat raw meat, I feel no guilt about eating some raw seaweed, and I don't have to worry about parasites. I filled myself up halfway and stuffed the rest of the seaweed into my pocket.

Xu Jiawei finally smiled. Now she no longer had to worry about going hungry. As for water, she was now an aquatic creature, so how could she lack water?

But she still needed to find a backpack. Carrying all this seaweed was too much trouble. She could only find it as needed. She preferred living on land. She wanted to solve the pollution problem here as soon as possible and leave this place.

Having resolved her survival issues, she now had other matters to attend to. Upon waking, she vaguely sensed something drawing her closer from the depths of the island, a feeling that grew stronger with each passing moment.

This feeling seemed to be related to the blue energy that was transforming her body. It could be said that it was this blue energy that attracted her there. After learning that this energy was related to God, Xu Jiawei prepared to go and take a look. Moreover, her compass was broken and she couldn't find the source of the pollution, so she had no other choice.

If this god is still conscious, ask Him where the source of the pollution is.

The almost unchanging scenery around her made Xu Jiawei feel somewhat depressed. It was so much better to breathe the free air on land. Here, all she could hear was the sound of flowing water, with a strange reverberation. Living in the water all the time would drive her crazy sooner or later.

The journey was peaceful, and no foolish mutated creatures came to cause her trouble. Xu Jiawei finally breathed a sigh of relief, since she was currently in a weakened state and would be at a great disadvantage if she faced mutated creatures.

During this time, Xu Jiawei also saw some small creatures, all of which looked strange and were quite disgusting. Sure enough, the animals in the deep sea are all ugly one by one.

Since there's no light at all, it just grows however it pleases.

They are all Cthulhu-style animals, some with bumps all over their bodies, some with eyes on their bellies, and some with movable "tree branches"—in short, all bizarre and strange. What on earth are they?

Although Xu Jiawei was very curious, the thought of having to eat them if there was no other food instantly dampened her curiosity, and she quickened her pace.

She realized she wasn't born an aquatic creature, and now all she wanted was to leave the ocean that had "nurtured" her and return to Mother Earth's embrace.

The further you go, the denser the building ruins become, and you can even see the outline of a city. Before this island sank, there must have been human inhabitants. However, as the island sank, these human remains sank to the seabed and have remained there for tens of thousands of years.

Although there are ruins of the city, Xu Jiawei did not find any human remains, which is normal. Tens of thousands of years have passed, and even if there were remains, they should have been completely decomposed.

Moreover, the island must have sunk suddenly, leaving the island's inhabitants no time to react. The reason why Hsu Chia-wei is so certain is that almost every site contains valuable artifacts, such as gemstones and gold coins.

If these people retreated, how could they not have taken any money with them? Even if the retreat was too hasty, it's impossible that they didn't take anything at all. At the very least, the wealthy should have taken most of their money.

However, all this money was carefully stored in a metal treasure chest, and the total amount was enormous. Upon opening it, there were even some metal antiques, the family head's seal, and the like.

That family head's seal, that family head's token, is why Xu Jiawei guessed that no one here had escaped. Even if they fled in a hurry, they wouldn't have taken their money, but they couldn't have left behind such a token representing their status. It's a symbol of their identity.

It's a pity that the rainbow isn't here, otherwise Xu Jiawei would have taken all of these things with her. Now she can only look at them, not take them, which is even more of a pity. Xu Jiawei even found a box of rare materials and a lot of energy stones, but she couldn't take them with her. Her face was full of heartache.

What kind of underwater city is this? It's clearly a treasure trove! She could only pretend she hadn't seen anything and continue forward with a heavy heart, looking for any storage equipment in the temple. If she left these things here, Xu Jiawei would regret it for the rest of her life, and she would have to slap herself every night when she thought about it.

The further she went, the better the buildings were preserved, and they became even more prosperous. The buildings also became denser. Xu Jiawei went through each room to see if there was anything she could use right now.

Surprisingly, Xu Jiawei actually found something useful: a piece of white cloth that shone brightly. Despite the passage of time, the cloth remained unchanged and was extremely durable. Xu Jiawei picked it up; it was just the right size to use as a backpack, capable of holding some things.

This piece of cloth is definitely a valuable item; otherwise, why would it be kept separately in a gold box? However, Xu Jiawei is now using it as a backpack.

The urging voice in her mind grew more and more urgent. Helpless, Xu Jiawei could only quicken her pace, cutting back on the time spent searching the house, focusing solely on getting there.

Although she can only walk now, she is walking faster and faster, and her ability to adapt to the pressure on the seabed is also continuously improving. Perhaps soon, she will be able to move freely underwater.

When danger comes, Xu Jiawei will be able to handle it on her own. She wonders where all the mutated creatures have gone. She could hear their sounds from time to time when she was unable to move, but when she woke up, there was complete silence.

Now, not only can you not hear a sound, but you can't even see a shadow; it's as if it suddenly vanished.