Survival at Sea: I Became Number One by Growing Mushrooms

"Of course, the materials will be handed over to our association."

Just as Jamian was about to leave, he thought for a moment and added, "Don't give the equipment I crafted to those nobles!"

Upon seeing Jamian, Xu Jiawei also had an idea. Such a powerful blacksmith was not to be missed by the players. So she immediately sent a message to Zhang Yunting, asking the official team to keep him no matter what, at least to teach him a few lessons. As for what conditions to offer, let the official team worry about it.

Xu Jiawei went back to continue her seclusion. When she came out a few days later, she heard that Jamian was giving lectures in the district, and even Bai Yu went to listen. Jamian was quite interested in some of the peculiar gadgets that Bai Yu had created.

He thought she had a rich imagination and was very talented, so he gave her some pointers, which greatly benefited Bai Yu.

So Bai Yu quickly went into seclusion. When he came out, he had already forged an epic-level piece of equipment and had completely entered the realm of a forging master.

Bai Yu excitedly shared the results with Xu Jiawei.

Unexpectedly, Jamian's guidance for only a short period of time enlightened her. Although she had a master to teach her, Jamian provided her with another forging approach and method, making her realize that forging does not necessarily have to follow the rules.

Jamian saw the equipment forged by Bai Yu, nodded, and said, "It's acceptable."

It's a pity that this child has already become an apprentice; if she hadn't, he would have wanted to take her as his disciple.

While the world doesn't object to a person having many teachers, they can only have teachers from different professions; within the same profession, one can only have one teacher.

However, after hearing that Jamian could forge demigod-level equipment, Bai Yu's master couldn't sit still any longer and wanted to become Jamian's student. Jamian thought about it and realized that if he accepted this disciple, Bai Yu would be his grand-disciple, and there would be no problem teaching him together. So he readily agreed.

So Jamian fulfilled his wish in another way and was able to teach Bai Yu as he pleased.

Bai Yu was also somewhat dazed, realizing that she had actually become someone else's grand-disciple.

Under Jamian's tireless guidance, Bai Yu's forging skills improved rapidly, to the point that she was able to provide equipment for these high-level natives and even forge equipment that could be upgraded.

This must have been Bai Yu's most exciting moment. She shared this joy with Xu Jiawei and also distributed the little things she had recently crafted to the people in the guild.

Unfortunately, these small pieces of equipment were not enough for everyone in the guild. Ever since Xu Jiawei mentioned recruiting, Zhang Yunting had been in charge of the recruitment process, and everyone who joined the guild had been strictly screened.

The guild now has dozens of members, including Robert and Wishing for 1.8-meter-long legs.

Moreover, all the players who have joined the guild are currently in the top 100 of the power rankings. Xu Jiawei was shocked when she saw that two-thirds of them were women. Xu Jiawei believes that they chose to join the guild because the guild leader is a woman.

While this was indeed part of the reason, what surprised her was that women made up a larger proportion of the top 100, with a gender ratio of approximately 3:2.

Xu Jiawei was also curious about this reason: why are there 20% more female than male players with high combat power?

But Mo Feng quickly provided the answer: "Just look at the gender ratio of the Mage Association."

There seem to be more female mages, even reaching an astonishing 2 to 1 ratio. Mo Feng explained that women are more likely to have magical affinity, and mages are a popular class among players. Nearly half of the top 100 players are mages, so the proportion of women is relatively high.

Conversely, the proportion of women in the warrior class is relatively low. Although the lower limit of warriors is much higher than that of mages, the upper limit is not as high. Therefore, there are basically no warriors in the top 100. Only magic swordsmen with magical talent can occupy a place in places where mages are prevalent. The gender ratio in the top 1000 is more even.

Nobody cares about that. They're all warriors fighting tooth and nail. Whether they're in the top 100 or the top 1000, they're all considered top players by ordinary players.

It's all the fault of the mage profession. People with magical talent either become mage tanks or magic swordsmen. Very few mages want to become warriors, unless they have absolutely no magical talent.

After all, physical attacks seem rather plain and unadorned in this era of all sorts of fancy magic. However, there is a player who specializes in training his physical body and is almost at the point of physical sainthood. His combat power ranking is also among the top five.

It seems that success is possible no matter which path one chooses. Perhaps it is the allure of the mage profession that leads some people who are not suited to be mages to insist on entering this profession. Perhaps they could go further by taking other paths. The same applies to the profession of apothecary.

Xu Jiawei has seen too much through her teaching and mentoring activities. Nowadays, most players maintain a hedonistic mentality, focusing only on the present and never considering the future.

When will they understand that perhaps the professions of apothecary and mage are not suitable for everyone? It seems that sometimes having a role model is not a good thing. Xu Jiawei's role model has led many people astray, and those with a little magical talent choose the profession of mage.

Only what suits you best is the best.

Xu Jiawei sighed. At this moment, Bai Yu was still saying in the guild group, "Don't worry, everyone will get one."

Of course, giving out equipment in the guild group isn't free; they still need to provide the materials. However, Bai Yu didn't charge for the forging fee. Even if the materials weren't cheap, selling epic equipment at this price is already like doing charity.

Si Yunming took Li Ming to level up again. Originally, Si Yunming planned to go alone, but Li Ming insisted on coming along, so Si Yunming had no choice but to take him with him.

Si Yunming is already level 75, firmly holding the second position on the leaderboard. Robert is in third place, and the fourth place is now occupied by that player with the Word Spirit talent. This player's name is well hidden, with only some distorted symbols on the leaderboard. Even Xu Jiawei doesn't know her name.

She once asked that player, who just smiled and said, "You know what? Saying someone's name is actually a kind of curse."

Xu Jiawei didn't ask any more questions. People with talents related to metaphysics were always talking mysteriously, and Xu Jiawei was already used to it.

The top five positions are now fixed, and virtually no one can challenge their dominance.

That day, the player with the talent for using words of magic came to see Xu Jiawei. Xu Jiawei teased, "What brings such a busy person like you here?"

She got straight to the point, "You've received the system message too, right? It's about where to go after this natural disaster ends."