Survival at Sea: I Became Number One by Growing Mushrooms

If Xu Jiawei is in seclusion, she won't check messages no matter who tries to contact her, and she frequently disappears. So now, unless it's an emergency, no one will contact her.

Footsteps came from behind her, and Xu Jiawei turned around to find Si Yunming.

Si Yunming stopped and said, "We should get going."

"Have they arrived yet? Where do we meet?" Xu Jiawei asked casually, then immediately checked the information and found that someone had already sent the coordinates.

Although they knew Xu Jiawei wouldn't see the messages, they didn't skip any of the necessary work. Since Si Yunming was clearly by Xu Jiawei's side, they wouldn't skip this step either.

Because here, everyone is susceptible to being corrupted and becoming a traitor to humanity. If someone is killed over such a trivial matter, just to save a little time and effort, then that is the responsibility of the authorities.

Xu Jiawei immediately released Little Grey, and then looked at Si Yunming. Without her saying anything, Si Yunming jumped onto Little Grey's back under her gaze. The two could even communicate without words.

This is the benefit of frequent collaboration.

The coordinates weren't too far from Xu Jiawei and her group; they were located right in the center of the island, which was the safest location calculated by the official metaphysicians. It was the perfect place to set up camp.

A giant bird swept across the sky and slowly approached the base. The personnel on guard picked up their weapons, and the not-yet-completed base immediately sounded a piercing alarm.

"Enemy attack! It's a flying dark creature!" the alert soldier shouted.

The soldiers quickly assembled, and the squad leader shouted, "Squad One, listen to my command! Hold it back! We cannot allow it to attack the base! Squad Three, lure it out of the base!"

Seeing the soldiers rushing to action below, Xu Jiawei realized that Little Grey had caused a misunderstanding. She immediately made Little Grey shrink, while she herself took Si Yunming, spread her wings, and flew into the air, slowly descending.

The scout with the ability to see far and wide immediately shouted, "Everyone, put down your weapons! It's Mushroom Boss and Three Dots Boss! It's all a misunderstanding."

The squad leader asked, "Investigator, are you sure?" This concerned the safety of the base, and he couldn't afford to be careless.

"Squad leader, I swear on my life!" With those words, the squad leader completely believed him, ordered everyone to put down their weapons, and let them pass.

After landing on the ground, she apologized, saying, "I'm sorry, I didn't think it through and forgot that Little Grey is of the dark attribute, which caused you to misunderstand."

She had completely forgotten that when people see someone with dark attributes, their first reaction is that it's an attack by a demonic creature. She should have just sent Rainbow.

Little Grey immediately had a bad feeling and pitifully tugged at Xu Jiawei's sleeve.

Xu Jiawei softened again. She decided to just be more careful in the future. Little Grey was truly born with the divine body of an ox or horse.

As soon as they entered the base, a leader immediately came up to them, "Comrade Xu, Comrade Si, it's been a long time. You've become even stronger."

Xu Jiawei and Si Yunming simply nodded, without any further formalities, displaying an air of superiority.

He remained silent, pretending to be an expert. Of course, the leader didn't pay attention, and his expression turned serious as he began to get down to business.

"Comrade Xu, Comrade Si, just now, we received an invitation from this world's noble family to discuss cooperation." The leader's face darkened as he seemed to recall something.

Xu Jiawei asked, "Boss, isn't this a good thing? Why do you look so gloomy?"

The leader took out a copy of the letter and said, "You'll understand once you see it."

Xu Jiawei and Si Yunming went over and opened the invitation. They immediately understood why: this invitation completely disregarded their player group.

What do you mean by "we've noticed that you have even the slightest presence in this world"? What do you mean by "based on the fact that you've made some contribution to this world"? It's infuriating! The words used don't seem to contain any vulgarity, but the whole thing is full of arrogance and contempt.

No wonder the leaders were angry when they saw it; some of them with short tempers went straight up and started a fight.

Finally, it is an honor for you to receive our invitation. Don't be ungrateful. We know very well what your background and capabilities are. At most, you can only follow behind us and help us with some minor tasks.

The more I read Xu Jiawei's writing, the angrier I got. What kind of arrogant person wrote this?

The last paragraph was so infuriating that it made you want to tear the paper up.

Don't talk to us about conditions, and don't even dream of an equal partnership. We've set a plan, and you just need to follow it. We're already being generous by giving you the opportunity to speak. We'll give you a week to think it through before you start cooperating. Don't waste our time.

We won't wait for you long, and we have no expectations of you.

Respectfully submitted by the Royal Cooperation Association of Nations

Some of the wording was still polite, such as "Respectfully yours," but the content was so vicious that even Xu Jiawei's breathing quickened. She wondered what the hot-tempered generals and commanders were thinking; they were probably furious, having not been treated like this in a long time.

Xu Jiawei took a few deep breaths to calm herself down. Calm down, calm down. There are two people in the Cooperative Association, Grace and Mo Feng. Under normal circumstances, it would be absolutely impossible to send out such a provocative invitation.

If it can be released, it means it was intentionally released.

Was it that Grace was willing but unable to do so, or was she simply turning a blind eye? It was all Grace passing on messages to them, so that they could recognize the true colors of these nobles as soon as possible and formulate a countermeasure.

Upon receiving the invitation, the officials were indeed thrown into a panic for a while, and now they are all holding meetings in tents.

The base leaders led Xu Jiawei and Si Yunming toward the meeting place. Before they even entered, they heard Commander Zhang slamming his fist on the table, yelling, "Give in my foot! Let me lead the troops, and I'll raze their entire stronghold to the ground! They're all hiding in the back, enjoying the fruits of our labor, and now they're acting all high and mighty! Bah! Don't stop me!"

"Old Zhang, calm down. Do you know their level? They can be so arrogant because they definitely have some trump cards we don't know about! This isn't admitting defeat, it's a strategic retreat," someone advised.

"I support Lao Zhang. I can't swallow this insult if we back down. Even if I die, I'll still take a few bites off of them!" another person shouted angrily, slamming his fist on the table.

Judging from the voice, it seemed to be Commander Li. His voice was so loud that even Xu Jiawei outside could hear it clearly. The leader smiled awkwardly, walked in, and said, "Alright, what kind of behavior is this, making such a scene? You're making a fool of yourself in front of the young people. Old Zhang, Old Li, you two sit down. Don't smash the table."

Commander Zhang and Commander Li turned around and saw Xu Jiawei and Si Yunming. Their anger subsided, and they sat down in their chairs, their expressions still indignant. They couldn't help but say, "Little Si, Little Xu, you tell me, aren't these things going too far?"