Survival at Sea: I Became Number One by Growing Mushrooms

Although Xu Jiawei was referring to other people, the elderly king understood the implication: the other people were the nobles.

These nobles indulged in pleasure and never worked hard. Some of them reached level 80 at a young age, but only they knew how they got to that level.

Just like how Xu Jiawei leveled up Xiao Huihui, their levels were also obtained in this way: having high-level guards, coaches, or elders take them to level up, reducing the monsters to their last few drops of health so that they could kill them, without having to exert any effort, just waiting for others to feed them, which was both safe and fast.

However, people who are upgraded in this way are just pretty faces with no substance, all show and no substance.

Just like that genius who reached level 82 before he was 100 years old, the reason why he was so weak is this.

Little Grey is, after all, a pet beast. Although Xu Jiawei helped it level up quickly, it also often hunted demonized creatures alone. Would those nobles dare to hunt demonized creatures alone? If they did, they wouldn't be so weak.

"I understand. I hope this cooperation will be successful." The elderly king asked the question he wanted to ask and then left.

His servants were waiting outside, and when the king came out, they lifted up his magnificent, floor-length robe to prevent it from dragging on the ground.

Xu Jiawei couldn't help but sigh. Wearing such glamorous clothes to meetings was too inconvenient. Nowadays, Xu Jiawei wouldn't even glance at such clothes.

As expected, the nobles have been indulging in pleasure for too long. It's unclear whether these people can adapt to the pace of battle. The lesser nobles, on the other hand, have combat experience, since they often level up on their own. They can't afford coaches or have high-level elders, so they have to rely on themselves.

But these nobles, if they could afford high-ranking guards, would gather a large group of people to help them level up, or they would hire people with their own money, or at the very least, they would have their elders take them to level up. How many of them had actually been on the battlefield?

So the base leaders were too happy too soon. It's good enough that these people aren't causing trouble. Anyway, Xu Jiawei didn't see them as saviors.

Xu Jiawei knew it was because she had personally experienced fighting against them. The others had only seen Xu Jiawei fight against them and assumed that it was because Xu Jiawei was too strong that she was able to defeat them. They never guessed that these guys were too weak.

However, once the real fight begins, we'll see how capable these people really are, and it'll be time to put an end to the arrogance of these nobles.

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In the evening, there was a banquet. To entertain these nobles, the officials brought out the best of everything to serve them. Xu Jiawei also planned to go and freeload, because she had heard that there was food that could increase attribute points, so she figured she might as well take advantage of it.

When the banquet began, the nobles initially looked disgusted, after all, they usually ate delicacies from land and sea.

The food the player made looked very strange, completely different from how it's prepared in their world. They must be from outer space; it's a complete waste of food.

Finally, out of politeness, they took a small bite, and once they tasted it, they couldn't stop. They never expected that this food could increase their attributes. These alien players actually had such good stuff, and the food tasted very good. It seems that these players are not entirely useless after all.

To the astonishment of the players, these nobles devoured the food on the table with remarkable elegance.

There were over 20 dishes, all served on large platters. It would be a bit much for one person to eat them all. After finishing their own dishes, the nobles elegantly wiped their mouths and said, "The taste is barely acceptable."

Xu Jiawei's eyes twitched. She could barely finish all the food. If it was delicious, would she eat all the food in the room?

Finally, the chef rushed to prepare a few more dishes, and the nobles were finally unable to eat anymore.

Each person had more than 20 dishes, and dozens of nobles came. This one meal almost depleted the official food reserves.

The logistics minister silently calculated the expenses for the night, which made him feel the pinch. It seemed that he would have to go to the mainland to buy food, but the key was that his teleportation token was almost gone. It was not worth using a teleportation token just to go to the mainland to buy food. He sighed and decided that he would have to live frugally from now on and not think about eating and drinking well.

After the dinner ended, there was still a lot of food left. Xu Jiawei packed up what was on her table and took it with her. The others also voluntarily packed up the food they hadn't finished.

What kind of wealth do you have? You're already in the survival world, and you still dare to waste it.

Back in her secluded cabin, Xu Jiawei continued her seclusion. She still hadn't figured out the pattern of how her Mind's Eye activated. Perhaps it was because she had eaten a full meal tonight, but this time, she entered that state in less than ten minutes. Through the servants guarding the gate, she finally observed the difference between the natives and the players.

Although the aura of these natives was much weaker, their magic was very solid, while the players seemed much more unstable, with their magic spreading throughout their bodies. What caused this?

Is it the cultivation method, or is it because the player's strength is obtained from the system and doesn't belong to them, or perhaps it's their cultivation age? Xu Jiawei didn't understand for the time being.

However, if it's about cultivation methods, then there's something to it. After all, players just brutally kill monsters to level up and become stronger, and there are no other ways to increase their strength. Could it be that the people in this world have unique cultivation methods?

Her spiritual energy drifted further and further away, and soon she left the base and came outside. She observed the dark attributes around her and noticed that something was amiss, because under normal circumstances, these dark auras should not exist here.

These energies abruptly attach themselves to objects and living beings, violating the rules of the world. After all, they were forcibly transformed by the Dark God using energy, and traces of rule modification are clearly visible, making them distinctly different from the rules of nature.

Since the Dark God can alter the rules of nature, can she do the same? It's quite obvious that the modified rules are very advantageous to demonic creatures. What if she could make some modifications to turn those advantages into disadvantages?

However, as soon as Xu Jiawei came into contact with the rules, she felt extremely dizzy, let alone able to modify them. It seems that she is not capable of doing it with her current abilities. It is estimated that only a god-level being can do it. She is still too far away from that level.

Xu Jiawei stopped trying and simply focused on understanding the rules. She couldn't be discouraged; she would understand them someday, but not now. However, to understand and master the rules, she needed to start accumulating knowledge now.

Moreover, Xu Jiawei also discovered that learning this method would benefit her in refining potions. The improvement in her mental strength and her understanding of the nature of the world made her more adept at refining potions.